on my desk

On my desk – soft things 23

On my desk – soft things

In an unprecedented leap – both children have been sleeping until after 7am every day this week. I am quite delirious as I feel kind of normal again! Phil and I have been able...

Prototyping 21

Prototyping

On my desk today – rag doll designs. I am trying to make a new doll shape and it’s driving me crazy! I came up with just the right proportions this afternoon only to...

On my desk – turned wood 25

On my desk – turned wood

On my desk today are a group of beautifully turned wooden kokeshi-like dolls. My Uncle Michael has had a wood lathe for a long time but just recently has been spending some serious time...

On my desk – prickly pears 29

On my desk – prickly pears

I thought I would post a happy photo for today – for on my desk. Actually – is it happy? They all look so terrified! While cleaning up my studio, I found at least...

On my desk — not much at all 13

On my desk — not much at all

Well, the new desk was a complete debacle. We took down my old, grey, albatross of a desk, stacked it all in the shed, unpacked and constructed the new desk only to find that...

On my desk …. stencil design 16

On my desk …. stencil design

On my desk on a Wednesday happens so fast! Here’s what I have managed to squeeze in amongst all the detritus today… this is the next stencil I am going to cut. Thank you...

On my desk… fabric and a novel 14

On my desk… fabric and a novel

On my desk today is a little pile of Japanese fabrics from Patchwork on Central Park — the strawberries are very, very cute. That’s also a bit of Rosa’s ribbon draped casually across it....

On my desk… mess. 19

On my desk… mess.

We’re in the middle of school holidays so blogging time is pretty limited… sleep ins, Horton hears a Who, fairy crafts and mad playdough sessions are in abundance. I have also completely lost track...

BOOM! 30

BOOM!

Here’s a little break away from my usual “On my desk… on a Wednesday” post. It’s dire. I need to do something about my studio. PRONTO. Yesterday I wrote an email to Pip telling...