Category: Art

  • Picking wild berries

    Picking wild berries

    Eating wild berries as a kid was a special treat.

    When I was little, I loved picking the wild berries that grew near our house.

    When the rain came in winter, wild blackberries grew big and juicy.

    I’d head out with my brothers and pick and eat so many. We were free to roam on our bmx bikes. Living in the hills in Perth was a special kind of lucky. Lots of space, bush and things to explore.

    The berries used to grow along the creeks up in Glen Forrest, near the shops.

    We knew where the best ones were, big and juicy and when to pick them. Sometimes I think back now and wonder who planted them. They’re not natives, so someone has planted seeds or seedlings along the creek bank.

    And we’d eat and eat and come home full as anything.

    Then not be able to eat our dinner, whoops 😅 Mum would be upset again. Sorry Mum 🤣

    I think if you have these memories too, of picking wild berries as a child, you’ll recall that special feeling of eating fruit out in the wild 🧡✨

  • Three years since returning to illustration

    Three years since returning to illustration

    Three years ago I restarted my illustration journey. I’d taken a break due to life and other things.

    It’s been a lot of fun and I’ve learnt so much over that time. Sometimes it’s good to look back and see just how far we’ve come.

    Tonight I scrolled back to the first idea I had for illustrated tutorials. Recycling a single-use coffee cup. It’s ironic, because I’m still an offender of using these. Come on mate, be better 🤣✨

    I’m still enjoying it and have a plan to revamp it all into more of a story format. Things to come.

    Some of the lessons I’ve had along the way:

    ✨ Just start – you’re not going anywhere until you start. Just get moving and see what happens. You learn by doing.


    ✨Your style takes time – you’ll figure it out. As you create and try new things, you’ll figure out what works and what doesn’t.


    ✨Be clear on your purpose – if you don’t know why you’re creating, play around until you have some idea. When you find your purpose, you’re gonna speed right up because your direction is clear.


    ✨It’s not all gonna be great. You’re not gonna love everything you make. That’s life. But something made is better than not at all. You learn things by trying and creating what you’re not happy with.


    ✨Be brave. Publish some of those things you’re not happy with. People sometimes connect with the most unexpected things. Those surprises are also lessons.

    ✨Try the scary things.
    Experiment, sometimes in those tough moments, you find the direction you’ve been searching for.


    ✨Remake your stuff. One thing that’s so cool about the social platforms is, you can just recut your work. Remake it. If you’re not happy, or have a new idea, remake it and unpublished the old work.


    ✨Screw the like count. Sometimes just creating for you reveals some magic.

    For now, I’m enjoying what I’m doing and I get lots of great feedback so let’s keep going. Stories though, are my next exciting step forward. Can’t wait.

  • Perth Comic Arts Fest 2026

    Perth Comic Arts Fest 2026

    Always an inspiring event, the Perth Comic Arts Fest is so much fun. Seeing the work people have been putting in over the years to produce comics, graphic novels, stickers and other merch.

    The collective energy is really crazy when so many creatives are in the room buzzing with excitement. I luuuv seeing how people have put together their stories, hand made zines, home-printed stickers and so much more. Just a real buzz.

    There must’ve been about 100 stall holders selling and displaying their work. Perth def. has some seriously talented artists that may not be doing a lot of self promotion.

    I’m always surprised to hear people have put years of work into something and have not yet published it online or printed it.

    Would’ve been good to see more of our Indigenous artists represented. I’m looking forward to seeing more work in 2027, maybe it’s time I take my own advice and print my work 😌

  • ded 💛

    ded 💛

    I created a brand called ded. I always wanted to make a brand that is just for fun, so I just got started. Check my first tee on teepublic 🔗

    I’ve been using redbubble and teemill for on demand tee printing, ngl they’re both not amazing for two reasons.

    teemill, I like their shop setup and the remilled material is great, very eco. But they fade. The prints just don’t last much more than a year.

    redbubble, the shirts and prints are great. They last and are comfortable. But why oh why can we still not print a different image on the front and back?

    So that brings me to teepublic. Easy shop setup, flexible design tools and the materials look good. I’m testing them out by ordering a few samples.

    Anyway, ded 💛 is here 😂

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  • Art exhibition at St George’s Cathedral

    Art exhibition at St George’s Cathedral

    On the weekend I went to see my son’s painting in St George’s Cathedral in Boorloo. I’ve seen his painting so I know it well, and the plan was to quickly check it out and also the level of art from the other students.

    But I ended up staying over an hour and getting blown away by the general quality level of all of the art and the crazy building that is the cathedral.

    If you get a chance, visit the exhibition of the senior art students. There’s some amazing work.

    And at the same time check some of the details of the cathedral, I’ll be going back to learn more.