Inspire Me Thursday - Breakfast

I had this yummy dish for breakfast last october. This mango was from a friend who has a family mango farm in the Northern Territory. She came back from mango picking with some delicious mangos! I had this for breakfast with banana, plain greek style yoghurt, sunflower seeds and shredded coconut. YUM!! The taste of summer.

Doors

For a while now I have wanted to scan these photos and post them on my blog. They are photos I took in Newtown, Sydney when I was studying Design. We were studying the relationship between the urban landscape and design. Newtown has changed a lot recently, but it used to be dirty, colourful and interesting.

Inspire Me Thursday - My Comfort Zone

Coloured pencil over watercolour background.

Coloured pencil is a medium that I am fairly comfortable with, watercolour I am not.... I did this drawing several years ago, I haven't done that much drawing of late. I have been focusing on painting with acrylics and watercolours. Maybe I should start drawing again...

Inspire Me Thursday - New Year Resolutions

I have written my resolutions a little differently this year. Most years I make a list of things I want to achieve, but I decided not to make a to-do list this year. Instead, I am listing some words I want to use as a theme for the year. I couldn't choose one single word for the year so I chose many. With the words I have mainly focused on being a parent for the first time, organisation and savouring every moment of being a parent.

Life Savour / Spirit / Love / Friendship
Relationships Attention / Listen / Openness / Support
Art and Domestic Order / Confidence / Creativity / Growth

I also plan to start an art journal using mainly pen and ink. I'll use a little collage and watercolour when I want some colour and texture!

Inspire Me Thursday - Giving

I painted these canvases for my nieces and nephews in a bid to have at least a partial handmade-Christmas. The kids are always asking me for paintings of their favourite things.

Inspire Me Thursday - Hats

This is me in a hat, a very long time ago! I have worn many other hats since then and they are very important to me, considering how fair-skinned I am!

Inspire Me Thursday - Birds

Ink and acrylic ink on paper.

This is an ink scribble I did earlier this year, before I was pregnant. Steve calls it my "I want a baby" painting. I plan to develop it further sometime.