Catherine Campbell

new limited edition prints...

I have just added two new limited edition prints to my store. You can find them right here...

http://myfolklover.etsy.com

Thank you!

random nice things...

 

I made a really yummy berry cake on the weekend from a recipe I found over at Design*Sponge. If you don't already know about it and you feel like eating something nice, you should visit their recipe page.

Also, I stumbled across these beautiful simple patterns on one of my favourite blogs, Fine Little Day...

 

 

frankie number 35...

 

The latest issue of Frankie is a beautiful one. I got to make some little drawings which were then turned into life size models that show off some lovely scarfs...

The whole issue is full of lovely things... as usual.

granny squares...

I want to make this:

 

The internet is so rad, I found this in a random image search and thought that it could only be the individual creation of someone's odd ball imagination. Well, probably yes, but with a bit more looking I found that a pattern is available and it comes from a 1977 publication by Better Homes and Gardens called 'Crocheting and Knitting'. Then a few more clicks and I ended up buying the book from Amazon for $4! 1977 and the future are going to combine to make an excellent crochet blanket... hopefully... if I have the patience...

new work for art melbourne...

'Hopeless Romantic'

Here is one of the new pieces that will be displayed at the upcoming Art Melbourne. My work will be in Booth B5, it's at the Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton from 22 - 25 April!

(In case it's a bit tiny to read, she has HOPELESS ROMANTIC tattooed across her fingers.)

art melbourne drawings...

 

Some work in progress... I found this beautiful greeny grey Japanese paper the other day and am adding it in under the drawing. The steel pen nib scratches bits away as I draw and it ends up with quite a nice texture.

creating a sketchbook...

 

I bought some new sketchbooks yesterday, there isn't many pages in each and they have cardboard covers which is nice and comfortable for me. Glamourous sketchbooks intimidate me, especially the first white page, so clean and perfect, I never know how to start. I don't tend to keep a sketchbook, my initial ideas usually arrive as words that I scribble down all over the place, however I have recently been looking at the books of Stella Im Hultberg and thought it might be a nice thing to do...

 

 

:: Stella Im Hultberg's sketchbooks on flickr ::

still drawing...

 

Art Melbourne is looming so I'm busy with a new series of drawings. I think I'm going to continue on from where I got to with the Somersaults and Strange Company work, maybe something like this...

bad dudes...

 

The next show at Extended Play opens on Friday night and it is the exhibition of my very good friend and gallery running business partner Andy Lewis. He has been busy making excellent bad dudes, so come by if you are in the neighbourhood. It's at Extended Play Gallery, 547 High Street Northcote, the drinks start at six!

new gumboots...

I've spent the day marching around the garden in my new zebra print gumboots trying not to scare the plants. I hope you're having a lovely time whatever it is you are doing this weekend.