Back on the horse

I'm finally putting pencil to paper.

Thank God!

The show I'm working towards is 'flirt'. It'll be my first solo show and given the (entirely self-inflicted) time crunch I need to finish the art I'll use on the flyer quick smart.

It's going to be a naughty nautical piece called 'The Girl From Every Port'. She's certainly flirty enough.

Here's a sneak peek:



I know, I know. Not very impressive yet, but I can see where she's going and I'm liking her.

xxx kate

New tattoo

A few days ago, a lovely girl from Vancouver Island let me know she liked Turtle Garden (below) so much, she used it as inspiration for her new tattoo.

She asked if I'd like a pic for my blog - hell yes!





This is the fourth tattoo I've seen of my artwork. I'm making a little photo collection - so if anyone else has a tatt of one of my girls, please email me a pic. :)

Thanks!

xxx kate

Two steps in the right direction

Step 1. I'm changing (day) jobs

Dave and I resigned a fortnight ago. In a couple of weeks, we'll start at a new agency as creative directors.

It's scary.

But also really, really exciting – a chance to spread our wings and do things the way we think they should be done.

Hopefully we won't be shit at it.

;)

Step 2. I'm desperately seeking inspiration

And it's about bloody time.

My solo show is coming up in September and with everything else going on job-wise I'm justifiably nervous about getting everything (anything?) done in time.

I've been blindly hoping inspiration will strike (it didn't) so yesterday I took matters into my own hands and started scouring the net again. Eye-candy proved particularly fruitful. As did coup de foudre and fashion victims.

Here are the images that pushed my artistic buttons:

















Hope to post some new pics in progress soon.

xxx kate

Stop the world. I want to get off.

Dear Blog and Etsy shop,

I'm sorry guys. You two have been completely ignored lately. But, as I've explained to you, sometimes my day job has to come first.

I know, I know - it doesn't seem fair.

I promise I'll make it up to you both in a month or so.

xxx kate