a paper hummingbird, so fragile and delicate. 

seen here.

Losing Sight

TITLE: Losing Sight

MEDIA: pencil + ink + watercolour

Of what's out there in the big big world wide web

Winter Giveaway!

I'm having a giveaway to warm up the winter weather! Win your favourite littlemiso piece just by commenting on this post and sharing what you like to do during winter.

Make sure you are a follower of the blog to be eligible.

Competition closes 10 June, 2011 so be quick sticks!

Good luck :)

Polka Play

TITLE: Polka Play . . .. . .

MEDIA: pencil + ink + adhesive labels

Just wanted to play with self-adhesive labels, so drew a big black skirt to apply them on. twas fun!

Soft necklaces

The days are getting cooler, winter is coming - we all need a bit of warmth.

These softly woven, organic cotton necklaces by A Alicia just look so warm and cosy, like being wrapped up in a doona on a cold, rainy night...

Oh the joys the internet brings, I just wish I could try one on!

hello sandwich zine

this hello sandwich zine is pretty clever stuff, the back of the zine is a fluro orange gingham which can be used for wrapping after! Pretty, functional and represents hello sandwich oh so very well :)

Check out the Gift Wrapping Zine here toooooo

Embroidery Set by Nevertheless

Clever young(!) Sheryl from Nevertheless has just made these cute embroidery brooches! I am loving the 'Bonjour Love' heart-shaped one, it would looks so cosy on a cable knit cardi....

Check out more of Nevertheless's brilliant work here, or get an embroidery brooch here!

Moss Bunny + Clock + Time Passing

This is how it all started...

I was never really into jewellery. I'm not the type of person that knows how to pull off heaps of accessories, I just like to keep it simple. A long necklace or a big brooch - that's enough to do the trick. (I haven't worn earrings for months, and now my piercings have closed up, argh!)

I started making jewellery out of found items, which I thought was great because nobody else would have the same piece as me... it got to a stage where I put a long chain on a miniature hammer? Strange, yes.

So when all the lasercut jewellery came about (at the time it was all acrylics and mirror) I was so excited - because you could cut out any shape, as well as engrave or colour (raster) on it! I'd had the idea of TEARS for a long time, but never knew what to make it out of or whether it was even possible! Finally it was, and on Oct 1, 2009 (after much drama because it was my first lasercutting experience), I launched TEARS and set up my online shop.

From then to now, step by step. 

Anyway this is a timepiece I found in Hong Kong recently, at a very cluttered shop on Hollywood Road (aka antiques road).. I'm not sure about it being an antique, but it has certainly worked out as a nice necklace :)  I haven't made jewellery out of found objects for a while, so it brought back a lot of memories.

p.s. How cute is Moss Bunny? He sits on my desk and makes me think of hopping through green fields.

Double Rainbows

Something fun for a Tuesday arvo! I've made these double rainbow brooches as a joke, if you find them as silly as me they are available at my shop :)

If you haven't seen the double rainbow video... hehe you must watch it here.

$12 for the set of rainbows! Give one to a friend and you can be rainbow buddies...

*Update*
All double rainbows have sold out! what does this mean?! May possibly make more stock (if there is demand). 

Mr Matt Biocich

My super talented friend Matt Biocich has FINALLY shared his website with us, and started a blog as well! Take a good look at his work here, or read his blog here :)

798

All these pics were taken at 798 Art District, Dashanzi, Beijing. It was an amazing space - I only went down a few of the streets and wished I could have stayed longer! There were sculptures dotted everywhere, graffiti on the walls, street after street of small art galleries, bookshops, design shops, artists' studios, photography studios and cafes. Photoshoots happening everywhere too, because of the cool scenery. There was so much to explore - my Mum and I got so lost we had to ask a policeman for directions with our (very) basic mandarin skills. All part of the adventure right? :)

Beijing

Here are some photos from my Beijing trip.

Photos 1-3: Forbidden City

Photos 4-5: Olympic City (Bird's Nest, Water Cube)

Photo 6: Street Vendor

Photo 7: Temple of Heaven

Photo 8: Great Wall of China

Photo 9-10: Summer Palace

Photo 11: I can't remember!

Robert Montgomery

makes art by filling empty billboards, adshels and walls with his words. it's funny how i would actually stop and read these passages - even though they are so much longer than advertisements - but not take more than a second to look at an ad. 

more here via here.

Flying off

I'm going on a 2.5week break to Hong Kong and Beijing tonight! Will come back with photos and more to share!

Images of the bird market and goldfish market in Hong Kong by CherryBlossomGirl.