Category Archives: Nature

One of those nights…

So, today is one of those thinking days… the kind where you remember good times, and also the people who hurt you. For me, I remembered a few people who I met in Auz. I also remembered a good old … Continue reading

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Hey, all– here are a few new ideas out of my studio!

  I’m continuing the aloe surface design, because it seems to be successful. The form design, however, is brand new! Lately I have been making a lot of lattes and cappuccinos at home, so I decided it would be a … Continue reading

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It’s a Waiting Game

    Happy as I seem, I’m living in my dreams, I’ve got a million things on my mind. It’s just another line, I’m waiting all the time, ‘Cus time seems to go so slow.   Stop before you go, … Continue reading

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15 Days Left in Lismore– I might be getting attached

    Ok, so it has been a long time in the making, but I think I finally almost feel comfortable here. Yes, a car and a job and maybe an off-college living situation would make me even more comfortable, … Continue reading

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Grevillea Flowers and Cheeky Dragons

I am going to miss print making. I don’t know if I will be able to do it when I get back to the states unless I enroll in the class. This is my Grevillea flower copper plate printed in … Continue reading

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33 days left in Oz

  My stay here in Lismore is coming to an end. But– the end is the beginning of my ten day vacation to Perth after uni stuff finishes 🙂 I will be sad to leave my friends here, but I … Continue reading

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Making the most of being in Australia

  I have been incredibly lucky to be able to come to Australia and meet so many new great people. Life is treating me good this week. I feel happy, content, and I have new friends to pass my time … Continue reading

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Tuning out to Tune in

    Photo: greenware work in progress, a big serving bowl with an Australian Grevillea flower inlaid in red underglaze.   Sometimes, the world is too noisy of a place for focus. Too much going on, too many people who … Continue reading

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Sharpening my colored pencil drawing skills– Orchid Study

  Ahh, the perfect photo subject reference– an orange Phalaenopsis orchid. Until this, I have not drawn an orchid using a photo reference in detail on paper. This is my first real paper study of a phalaenopsis orchid. I did … Continue reading

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Lismore River Walk– a printmaking adventure

  Okay, there is a reason for the repeated photo of this dirty plant. Today for print making class, we were told to meet up at a park by the river downtown, so I hitched a ride to meet my … Continue reading

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