This series “dolls my mother gave me” has allowed me to revisit the past. She evidently loved dolls then and still does to this day and the outcome was a doll for each birthday. None were given names at the time but I have since named one of the dolls after her, called Muriel. My book, Muriel’s Dream, features the doll.
The series “diary of the white duck” began with the appearance of a special duck on our dam. It just appeared one day and stayed. We have other wild ducks which are black duck variety but the white duck found us one day and has a special friendly place here. The series began with a dream about the white duck who found a soul mate in Dog. Many of this series have been sold. Click on the images for a closer look. These art works are small mixed media works on canvas, size 20 by 25 cm.
I created poster for the concept of the King and Queen of the Fringe Adelaide Festival. The idea of the fringe is evocative …something around the edge, borderline, sitting on your forehead, on the bottom edge of a moo moo. What is a moo moo? There were wierd dresses, I think in the 60s. They were straight dresses called shifts, often with large bold flowers, often with large bold colours and with pom pom fringes around the lower edge.
It is a passionate idea of mine to pursue electronic books. I want to write them, illustrate them and publish them. The whole idea of developing books from start to finish, from conception to birth is thrilling. I have been reading up on what is needed for an e-book. Ultimately I want to develop 3D interactive books, but I have decided to start with basic e-books and go from there…
At present I am investigating interactive pdfs and .epub versions. I have my ideas for books and have already developed a book which I plan to launch first. But further reading is first needed. I feel excited.
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