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New Book!! And a launch to send it into the world…

Yesterday a box arrived which filled me with great glee. It was the long-awaited advance copies of my newest picture book My Boots In Season which is new and lovely and little and gorgeous! It’s written by Kerryn Pascoe and she will be launching it TOMORROW. (I can’t be there, most unfortunately.) Yes Tomorrow!!! So – if [...]
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The future is here…

Because I have an iPad now. It’s like going into outer space and having solar cells or antennae implanted into your brain stem for better sbs reception. It’s the future – Here Now. Never before, ever, have I been such an early adaptor of technology. And what’s it like? Yeah, frankly it’s Cool [...]
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Family Day!

Need I say more? Drawing, a picture scavenger hunt, lollies and a room full of children and families. Too lovely! Of course I forgot to take pictures until the end… if anyone has them from either function I’d love to see them BEAUTIFUL pictures everyone.
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What a night!

I’m still on a bit of a high after an absolute knock-out of an evening! I had no idea an opening could be so much fun. We had a wonderful crowd of close to 300 people  – the wine from Crittenden Estate was Beautiful and much loved, the chocolate from Koko Black was sumptuous, we [...]
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INVITATION

I have the utmost pleasure of inviting you to my exhibition, and most particularly to the two events – the sophisticated grandeur of Opening Night and to the friendly festivities of Family Day. OPENING NIGHT 6 – 9 pm on Thursday, 20 May 2010. at No Vacancy Gallery Located on level 3, QV (Enter via Russell St. near the corner [...]
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Market fever

Two markets this weekend and if you thought you knew where they would be… guess again! Saturday May 1 @ the Prahran Fruit & Vege market 11-2pm on the Market Stage Part of Literature Live, Children’s Literature in the Marketplace 163 Commercial Road, South Yarra 3141 [Melways Map 2L, H9] Stonnington Council, with NEEF (the National Employment [...]
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Exhibition website

  Yes – we have a name! And yes it is all coming together spookily well! So without further ado… I hereby launch the new exhibition website and invite you to have a look. Most excitingly I have released four paintings for pre-sale. These pieces will still form a vital part of the exhibition of course – but [...]
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Koko Black artists

Thursday was the announcement of the winners of the 2010 Koko Black Easter Creative Drawing Prize. It was a beautiful day that celebrated the drawing talents of some amazing artists – young and old. Well, none actually very old at all They came from interstate, and all around Victoria. There were stories of [...]
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KOKO Black 2010 Creative Drawing Prize

There is still time to get your entries in for the KOKO BLACK drawing prize. Yes, a drawing prize created and supported by the delicious team at KOKO BLACK, chocolatiers extraordinaire. Pop onto their website quick-smart and download the entry form and drawing template, or pick one up in person from any KOKO BLACK shop. Drawings [...]
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No short course in 2010

I have decided not to run the RMIT short course in 2010 as I expect to have other teaching commitments not to mention a whopping book to do (the epic). However, I may not be able to resist running some course or other – this year I ran a drawing workshop for kids, an illustration [...]
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