at last....

this is my second attempt this evening to post....i officially hate my pc! i am going to write a letter to santa claus tonight and ask for an imac for chirsitmas....fingers crossed! i have been flat out over the last couple of weeks with the new job. i wrote a couple of weeks back that i went to sydney and i have just been to adelaide as well. i had an opportunity to visit the art gallery in adelaide too which was great. there was a rodin and a tiwi island art exhibits on and they were both fantastic. i loved the repetitive patterns in the tiwi art and the subtle colours. there was one amazing etching of two penguins that i just can't get out of my head!

i am finally posting the pics of my new book - swatches - here they are...

these are a couple of the patterns in the book that i caught my attention. some of them are divine and others a a bit boring really. but there are enough goodies in this one to keep the inspiration rolling for a while!

with the weather improving now i have been taking my notebook and heading down to the fitzroy gardens on my lunch breaks and doing quite a bit of drawing and doodling. it is such a nice way to spend lunch - laying in the sunshine and drawing whats around you. i am working on a couple of patterns at the moment and i hope that some will be ready for posting soon.