Tribute to Maurice Sendak
I was very sad to hear
that the incredible author and illustrator Maurice Sendak passed away recently.
Sendak was most famous for his iconic book Where the Wild Things Are published
in 1963 and made in to a movie by Spike Jonze in 2009. Where the Wild Things
Are has transcended the ages and i think it would be hard to find a person who didn't have this book read to them when they were a child. I still own a copy and am still as
captivated by Sendaks illustrations as ever before. I came across this beautiful
interview with Sendak and thought it would be a perfect tribute to this very
talented man.
Happy Mothers Day!
This page is from a
book I made about the advice my Grandpa left us with before he passed away. This
page shows my great grandma, my grandma and my Mum. I hope everyone is having a
great mothers day!
A Sunny Day in Autumn
Autumn in Melbourne is in my opinion the most beautiful time of the year. Here are some pictures of Autumn leaves that i took while going for a walk around my area. These pretty pictures just might make there way in to a new drawing I've been working on...
Miso
Anyone that is interested in street art has most likely heard of the Melbourne based artist Miso. Today I was very lucky to have had the chance to listen to Miso speak about her practice, inspirations and thoughts on street art in general. She talked about the beauty of street art being in its ephemeral nature, subject to the conditions of its environment. She uses street art as a way to communicate to the general public, inviting an audience that is not restricted to those involved or interested in the art world but to everyone and anyone who passes by. She believes that street art should be non-commercial and refuses to take commissions for her paste-ups, describing her work as “gifts to the city”. You are likely to find Miso’s beautiful hand drawn and cut paste-ups guarding the doorways of laneways around Melbourne’s CBD.
A big weekend coming up!
I’ve had a busy day
painting frames and getting ready for a big weekend of markets ahead! I will be
at the Red Hill market on Saturday from 8am-1pm and the Rose Street Artists’ Market
on Sunday from 8am-5pm. I would love to see you there!
Emma Leonard
I was lucky enough to
visit the stall of one of my favourite illustrators Emma Leonard at the Finders
Keepers Market in Melbourne. Her stall
was just as pretty as her beautifully delicate illustrations. To see more of
Emma’s amazing illustrations click here.
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