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Rants and ramblings from an opinionated individual…

Bye-Bye Etsy Shop

Friday August 3rd, 2012, 9 months and 4 weeks ago

If you’re a regular reader of my blog, you’ve probably gotten used to me saying “My shop is almost ready!” My relaunched blog has just had it’s 1st anniversary & is now one year & two weeks old… Read the full story…

Blog Eat Blog

Monday July 9th, 2012, 10 months and 3 weeks ago

Do you use Google’s Search by Image? I must be living in a cave, because it’s been around for a year & I only just heard about it a couple of weeks ago… Read the full story…

Done vs. Perfect

Saturday December 10th, 2011, 1 year and 5 months ago

You’ve heard that quote, “Done is better than perfect”… Is it really? Must they be mutually exclusive? Must they compete with one another? If “Done” was in a wrestling match with “Perfect”, who would win? I am a perfectionist from way back… Read the full story…

Making for Money

Monday August 15th, 2011, 1 year and 9 months ago

Last night, I watched with great interest, the documentary Making it Handmade, by Australian indie film maker Anna Brownfield that screened on ABC2 (if you’re in Aus, it’s available to watch on iView for the next couple of weeks). It was great to see… Read the full story…

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Imitation isn’t So Flattering

Sunday July 31st, 2011, 1 year and 10 months ago

I really don’t want to take up blog space dwelling on negatives, but I think it’s worthwhile to open up a discussion about copyright infringement. Being on the receiving end can cause a lot of grief, exasperation & heartache. For instance, the image above… Read the full story…

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May I Rant About Digital Art Please?

Monday August 25th, 2008, 4 years and 9 months ago

I’ve started digitally “inking” the sketch from my last post in Illustrator & thought you might like to take a look at my progress. You can see from the scan of the original sketch (acting as template) that I’ve made a few adjustments… Read the full story…