Artworking; April 2023
Rare studio-lyfe pic. Setting the display up before a market day, I want it looking good…
Only to be rained out! It was raining but pissing down raining. Crammed it all together but everything was wet.
We did what we could
At the East Lindfield market. Under cover. Weather not an issue.
I did some product photography
I’m going to do a range of small works for the market along with my Shelfings, I have a nifty display device worked out & have begun production on a few ideas for decorative pieces. I’m expanding my brief. I’m on the waitlist to have a stall at The Big Design Market in October so I need inventory. Its a three day affair so I need inventory!
Aaah I love it all. But there comes a time at every market, shortly after I finish setting up, which can take over an hour, where I just want to cry & go home. Its not all easy. The cry & go home need is real. And some days are better than others. But good. Y’know.
Sweet promo pic of fire jawn jewels
The kickingest arse earrings out there
My beautiful rings. Cuffs, just like the cuffs. So they are adjustable.
Cuffs! The newest thing, I’m bananas for my cuffs, I love them so much. Its taken time to develop as I refine a high level of finish, absolutely none of this will be done on a is-that-good-enough basis. It’s Good or Go Home or rather, Good-or-Dont Go To Market. And its such a rush, going to market, I am now finding it enjoyable when people buy! Major, adrenalin. But fun too! People have said the nicest things to me and have come back to buy more after seeing me at another market. Repeat customers, imagine that.
A funny thing happened when I bought a second hand Gucci handbag, which has bamboo tassels. Love. For bamboo tassels. Am bananas for bamboo now. Bananas. Doing everything with it. Not stopping soon.
Cuff madness pictured below.
Note gesture to bamboo feature ceiling above right
Ichibanboshi in the city for lunch. You order via tablet at your table. Zero human interaction = perfect
Kinokuniya its right outside Ichibanboshi
A whole swack of buttons coming my way from a French flea market, sourced by AF
Sweet stash at Sous le Soleil
Hotel Realm, Canberra
Really nice food at Raku (the place with feature bamboo ceiling)
Beautiful painting by Paddy Nyunkuny Bedford at National Gallery in Canberra
On the way home from Canberra we foraged for Saffron Pine Mushrooms!
Over the Easter weekend I did some sewing and that was just lovely, I love sewing & dont have much time to give it now. Now I have an almost-full time business! But over the long weekend I made three tops (two Mandy Boat tees, the new pattern from The Assembly line, the funnel neck top) and refashioned an Asos skirt I found at Vinnies. Good work Rosie!
One more bamboo opportunity isn’t it GORGEOUS