pateygirl | friday art journal
I love getting my art on with messy, painty, inky fun. The thing with being self taught is that you make ALOT of *ahem* mistakes (yes I know in theory there are no mistakes in art… just trust me some...
View Articlepateygirl | see the beautiful print
Sometimes we need a little reminding. A reminder to see the beauty around us, delight in the good stuff, change the stuff that bothers us, smile, and choose to be happy. It’s been on my mind all week...
View Articlepateygirl | friday art journal
Today I had the chance to sneak into my creative space and work on my art journal while the kids were still fast asleep. I love the early morning quiet and a chance to start the day without rush....
View Articlepateygirl | homestyle kids
Liv has the smallest room in our home, but it is my most loved bedroom in the house. It has beautiful light, and I love the gorgeous bright and cheery colours. It screams “little girl lives here”...
View Articlepateygirl | bright and shiny
Hope is a bright and shiny thing. I pondered on this all night last night. Yesterday was a HARD day, I’m talking teary, snotty, miserable, listless …. everything was hard and horrible. It was bleak...
View Articlepateygirl | warm white
OK – I love colour, generally I love super saturated, rich, bright, clashing colours. I like BOLD graphics and I like crazy combinations. When I add beautiful, soft warm white something happens to...
View Articlepateygirl | art groove
I’ve been painting. It’s been pretty therapeutic as I recover from a pretty nasty cold and the lethargy that comes with being sick. It’s given me a chance to explore some ideas and designs I had...
View Articlepateygirl | art connections
I always work on my own when I make arty messy stuff. In my quiet house when everyone is at school and work. Usually I have some music in the background and my computer nearby to check emails and FB,...
View Articlepateygirl | arty mess
Some days we all need a little “letting go”, surrounding ourselves with an activity that switches our brain off, stops the over thinking and allows us to deal with emotions, messy head spaces, and...
View Articlepateygirl | Bloom True
I am SUPER excited. Over the top, can’t wait to start kind of excited. This year I promised myself was the year to paint, explore texture and colour, feel a little more confident in my painting and...
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