"Enamel Thursday" an exhibition on Saturday 30th January 2010

A backyard exhibition* of enamel collected on some Thursdays in 2009.
I have been collecting enamel from around the traps for the past year. some from Finland and Norway, others from China and others nameless. It is a beautiful colourful collection i wanted to share with my friends, instead of it hiding in the cupboards.
Booze was byo
Chappy catered.
A few chose their favourites from my collection
Handball was played by all

Vini, Australia day picnic, flying market t-shirts

New Prints!

here are some shots of my new collection.

Print 1 Sails

Print 2 Rio Boardwalk

Handscreenprinted at Screenhaus in Sydney.

They are on sale now at paddington Markets. Come on by and have a look, or if you want to buy online let me know as i am just about to put some up on Etsy.

love and sunshine, Beattie

illustrations from Finland

beautiful book about the moomins from Finland.
Found last week.
Gorgeous stories and interesting characters. Delightful drawings. Love those Finns.
who wouldn't want to wake up in a curtain of flowers!

max at the market in Beattie Shirt

Max came to the market on Saturday. He wore his custom Birthday shirt in the Linen "sails" print.

I am going to make one for the markets this week in the Rio Boardwalk print.

current market stock

christmas holidays and new years eve

so it has been a busy and hard working year, time to slow down and celebrate friends and family and HAM!

Christmas is always so much fun with my extended family of 23 peeps this year all around one table with paper christmas hats, turkey, poached salmon and lots of wine! also we all love a tacky christmas game -i even became the undefeated champion of the make a bird game!

must be my fine motor skills...

happy new year to everyone who looks at my blog.

More delights await this year.

am working on winter at the moment.

see you at the markets soon!