the sj and tom story

she's beautiful and about the funniest girl you'll ever meet.

sarah-jane (sj) created this little masterpiece of her and her 'man' tom.

i love the quirky design.

(all done in paint would you believe!)

more please sj!

(click the pic to enlarge)

my new visual image recording device

i got a fabulous new camera!

it's only a digital compact (canon powershot SX120 IS) but does a pretty good job for that.

yes christine and ed, it's a model up from yours and i paid less that you.

mini ha ha.

so saturday after work (yes – i worked saturday)

sj, bunky (two of my MOST AWESOME friends) and me

went down to south beach (fremantle) at sunset for a photo sesh.

just a bit of silliness really.

dear (birthday) musketeer

tomorrow is one of my musketeers birthday!

happy birthday to my darling best friend.

i wish i could be there, but only 49 more sleeps until i see you again.

ten (of the many) reasons I love sylvia:

1 she has always loved me unconditionally.

2 she sticks up for her friends.

3 she has exuberance the energiser bunny would have a hard time matching.

4 she sings at the top of her lungs, often with wrong (made-up) words.

5 she has an amazing ability to laugh at herself.

6 she is kind and patient with EVERYONE.

7 when i see her she hugs me so hard it hurts.

8 she cries at the drop of a hat, even over tv programs like the biggest loser.

9 she makes the best chicken wraps.

10 she is the most beautiful person in the world.

what i wore today

inspired by these little gems i had a little quick sketch of my own.

not one to be bothered with pens and scanning and effort for a little lunchtime experiment, i just drew it using my 'pencil' in illustrator.

cute and fun.

might become a regular feature.

(click the pic to enlarge)

lighthouse logo

here's a logo i recently designed for lighthouse ministries – a christian outreach program based in rockingham, western australia.

bronya asked me to create this.

she designs 'on the side' (has two most adorable little girls to look after).

and said she was having a bit of trouble making a lighthouse look like a lighthouse.

i daresay i would have had the same issue, so i decided to go with a different approach of focusing on the 'light'.

always good to use my 'talents' for God's kingdom work.

ouch

been a bit absent again i know.

my back and i are no longer friends.

it put me in hospital last week.

only upside – i had a cute british doctor who made the pain bearable with a wonderful drug cocktail.

and he gave me a hug.

now i'm struggling on.

trying to work.

trying to design.

trying to stay awake.

(meant to be at home flat on my back with a heat pack, but life must go on.)

so apologies in advance if my posts are few and far between.

pic via here

i have a thing for wallpaper

especially one that you can colour in!

it's the joy of childhood mixed with a grown up love.

i would like (want) some.

one day when i get my own house:

random person: "what are you up to?"

me: "oh, just colouring in my walls."

get it here

sneeze indeed

yes it's been a while since i've posted.

not due to slackness, lack of thoughts, or being too busy.

the truth is i sneezed.

more truth is that i sneezed and hurt my back (badly).

but thankfully i didn't break a rib or dislocate anything.

(which i have learnt – due to recent events – is entirely possible).

so have spent the later part of last week lying on my back, drugged up to my eyeballs (legal doctor medication of course).

the kind of medication which upsets my stomach.

i won't go into detail but the only thing i could bear to stomach for a few days was ice-cream.

don't ask me why, it just was.

feeling much better now though.

back at work.

can move 'properly' again.

can kind of eat.

smiles.

pic via here

sheepish bag

i have by far the coolest 'gym' bag.

lovingly made by my darling sister christine from my specifications of

"oh i love that sheep fabric, it needs to be big enough for my running shoes and clothes, and red lining pleeeeeaase".

she came up with the design/pattern herself and sewed it to perfection!

it even has a 'phone' pocket – which i admit i use for my gym membership card and my earphones (or my watch when i'm at the beach).

i love it and lug it around with me everywhere.

it see's my gym gear, work lunches, beach towel, water bottles, shopping, market groceries, paperwork – pretty much everything.

thanks again sisel.

xxx

blind dog events

this was a great little job i recently designed at work.

(logo, banner and business cards)

the client is a new events management company in perth.

the brief was to portray them as a young and fun company for anyone who wants something different but doesn’t know what/who/how.

the illustration is based on esther's own dog – who is indeed blind and has a bent ear from running into a wall.

the scattered paw prints are a bit of a pun because the blind dog's not really sure where it's going.