Artist in the making

Enjoying her first play with paint... artist in the making 

My first mothers day

Gary and Enid made me a lovely card for my first mothers day...so sweet. It bought tears to my eyes! It has been such a great first 8 months of being a momma.

Kraftbomb and Lil Pudding

My friend Holly has a great blog and has been making the cutest little hand screen printed onsies, number bunting and posters (to name a few things!).  She has also been attending Kraftbomb in Auckland.


I got all inspired and thought I might make some illustrations and enter a stall.  Eeek.  After looking at what I've got in my archives I've definitely got a little bit of work to do to get some things together (and a brand?).  The applications for this month close today, so I think I might try and work on a few things this month and apply for June.  See how we go I guess.


Here's some little illustrations that I did while at Tec.    Some more portraits like these could be fun.  And maybe some that would be enjoyed by other Mum's in their wee ones' bedrooms...


I also found a few illustrations I made having fun with the idea of teaching kids interesting colour names

monobrow boy

chameleon girl

To do list

So I have been busy over the last year and a half making, baking and caring for a new baby.  I have been feeling its high time to organise the creative side of my life though... so felt a little retrospective organising of a couple things I have already been involved in will make me feel good.  Kind of like making sure there are a couple of things you have already done on a To Do list so you can begin by ticking them off.


First things first... the love of my life.  Enid Audrey Venn.  
Born 11 Sept 2011 - now 8 months old.  Wowee.

from this...

...to this in a few short months