golden cockie.

hand drawn house online shop.

photos by kim brockett & alice mckellar

my sister alice has just put up her online shop. at this stage there is cute bags and cards, lots more to go up.
check it out here

Shop: http://handdrawnhouse.bigcartel.com/
Blog: http://handdrawnhouse.blogspot.com/

stitching.

wow this is so lovely! inspiring. from the familychic site i found through my fave blog poppytalk. i need to stop being lazy and get some personal work done.
this weekend im going to start a big new embroidery for an exhibition i am part of later in the year. and by start i probably mean think, but procrastinate.

time.

still counting.

gorgeous-george.

for something im working on. georgia is so beautiful

time.

one month and counting

patton.

this is a dog portrait i did for someone in canada. its his adorable little dog, a gift for his partner. he sent me a photo and i made this. it was fun

outdoor cinema.

i just made this poster for stonnington. actually they had more info to put in last minute so it changed a fair bit as far as info + text goes but they wanted to be able to do that themselves. so this is my version! i did all of the text by hand with ink and a thin brush, i am really getting into doing handmade typography. my bf has this really great book called handjob: a catalog of type its great for anyone thinking of getting a new book.

daylesford road trip.

last weekend we went to daylesford in victoria to look for wild berries and mushrooms. we found so many of both, but our mushroom book was rubbish and we couldnt identify anything! so we collected a few and brought them home to look up on the internet. turns out most of them are deadly, woops!
we went to some berry farms and little fruit stops on the side of the road and got ourselves the most delicious homemade jam, honey, and apples.

dear sydney.

My Friend Liz is having her first solo show 'A Found Place', at Art2Muse Gallery in Sydney opening on the 29th March and running until the 11th April.
If you are in Sydney please have a look!
Liz will be up in Sydney on the weekend of 8th April if you are around and would like a tour through the works. The work can also be viewed on the Art2Muse website.
Her work is so beautiful and I wish I could be in Sydney for the opening.
You can see her work here.

markit.

i did a new logo for markit, the market at federation square. it's actually a really lovely market for people into their design and craft. you can check out their website for more details.

housewarming.

(pls click to actually see the picture. i am still trying to work out how to make these bigger)

i made this for my friend months ago for her housewarming.
but i still havent given it to her. so here it is. you will get it someday
its just painted free hand onto a tray i made in pottery class.

my pansy.

hope you're in a beautiful garden with lots of carrots and soft blankets, rest in peace my love.

frankie.

(c) Olga Bennett

(c) Olga Bennett

im so excited to be featured in the ones to watch article in this months frankie! it is such an honour to be part of it.
and i also met a beautiful photographer, olga bennett. if you read frankie you would have seen her work before, and her blog & website are definitely worth checking out! olga took these photos of me in my studio aswell as the ones in frankie.

photographs.

i just got some film back from my holidays. sometimes i think it's unfair to be inlove with someone who has to travel so often for work. but now when i look at these photos, well i dont care because it makes the time we have together so much more amazing.

stradbroke island.

i went to straddie for the week, it was amazing, we took a million photos.

hand drawn house

my sister Alice started her own screen printing & textile design business Hand Drawn House some time last year. her focus is on environmentally friendly, fair trade & certified organic textiles and products. she uses her own drawings & designs and screen prints everything in her studio!

she's having a stall at this weekends craft hatch, if you're in town you should come past to visit and check out all of her beautiful creations! she will be selling tea towels, pillow cases, stationary & more.

Craft Hatch
Saturday 12 February 2011
City Library
253 Flinders Lane, Level 1 Gallery, Melbourne, 11am-4pm

alice's contact: info@handdrawnhouse.com