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- Brisbane, Australia
- Birthday:
- December 20, 1980
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- The Illustrators at KILN
KILN Gallery
Friday, July 31 at 6:00pm - Works on Paper Exhibition
KILN Gallery
Friday, April 3 at 6:00pm - Connect Four: Play
Valley Studios
Saturday, March 28 at 6:00pm
I hope desktop number 12 finds you well, it’s the culmination of a whole year in my creative practice and a milestone of commitment for me. At the beginning of the year I had the idea to do monthly desktops on a whim but I’m really proud of myself for sticking with it because I have l...
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Natalie Perkins
Just over 600 of you, that's INCREDIBLE! I was kind of gobsmacked when 300 people became fans and now it's doubled that in only a couple of months I'm speechless!
Don't forget I'm running a silent auction to win Red Ribbons. You can make offers until Wednesday, but so far no one has bid which makes me sad *cries for your love*
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My friend Kathleen wrote a tweet about forgetting things and tying red string around her fingers, and it inspired this image. There are so many things you
I very nearly didn’t submit my report today because I just didn’t feel like it. Instead, I put on some music and squeezed out some fance!⇒ Incredible needlework by benjibot, asking all the hard questions. Who DID die and make you Mr. Fancy? Hmmm?⇒ For a while I was completel...
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My friend Kathleen wrote a tweet about forgetting things and tying red string around her fingers, and it inspired this image. There are so many things you have to do to remain a lady, sometimes you can tie yourself up in remembering it all.This piece is for sale, if you’re interested in buy...
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When Damien asked me to draw some lettering for the cover of the International Superheroes of Drawing, Illustration and World Domination book I was totally flat out but I really wanted to do it. I met quite a few awesome people, like Damien, on Red Bubble (where the International Superheroes HQ i...
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Once Upon launched last Thursday night, and by all reports it was a fantastic night in Sydney. I wish I had the cash for plane tickets down for the last week, because Happenstance were launching their second issue (which I’m in!) as well!One of my pieces sold, but the other three are still ...
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I keep forgetting to do the My Place and Yours theme! This week’s is My Collection, set by Fox’s Lane. I have collections of a few little things: pens, pencils, doilies but nothing big. They’re all useful things too. The biggest collection I have is buttons… just random bu...
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Natalie Perkins The Once Upon show launched on Thursday night, apparently it was an awesome night. So sad I couldn't get down there! If you want to buy work from the show, check out the website. One of my pieces is already gone!
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Please find below scanned images and photos of the works displayed at Leeloo’s Once Upon art exhibition. Artworks that have sold are marked accordingly, otherwise are available for purchase at the marked prices (originals or prints as noted).
The weekend means mystery flowers from the market! The sign in the bucket said “Lizzies $5 or 3 for $10″, so I bought three for a very plump looking arrangement. I did a bit of a google for Lizzy/ Lizzie flowers but the image search results turned up some flowers that didn’t loo...
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I am drawing my arm off lately for lots of people, but the other day I had a day to do something for me. This piece is bigger than I usually draw, but as a result I can’t scan it without doing bits and stitching them all together. I don’t have the time or patience right now!This is th...
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⇒ Charlotte Gainsbourg in Vogue Paris – so lovely!⇒ Rebecca Wetzler’s illustrations for Bloom combine ink and watercolour, two of my favourite things!⇒ Bugs and Fishes makes some really adorable felt objects, and she often writes up tutorials on how to make things like ...
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Tumblr has been having a lot of “maintenance issues” lately, but I was heartened to see this marriage proposal on my dashboard just then!
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This month the lovely Lady Melbourne is being lovely on the cover of Peppermint magazine; my lettering is quite chuffed to hover at her shoulder!And most exciting, Peppermint won three awards for design and sustainability at the Publisher’s Australia Excellence Awards. Congratulations, I fe...
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A few weeks ago I was asked to take part in the Ezibuy Wardrobe Challenge, and was totally honoured to be thought of for the experience! Essentially, the challenge is this: 10 key pieces means you can create 21 different looks to take you from casual to dressy. I selected seven items from the Sar...
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I bought these lovely velvety, brainy-looking Celosia from the markets because they are such fascinating looking flowers! The stems are green but have threads of the red through them and they reminded me so much of rhubarb that I wasn’t surprised to read on the wikipedia page you can eat so...
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My birthday is five days out from Giftmas (December 20) and (get out your little violins) my celebrations are usually overlooked because people have engagements and stuff to buy. So it usually ends up with me having a pity party and eating worms. Allow me this one indulgence: to compile a list of...
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I’ve been watching a lot of Grand Designs lately, and one episode in particular caught my imagination. A couple bought a disused water works building and pretty much converted the entire building themselves into a home with a huge living area, while maintaining the integrity of the material...
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Today is my husband’s 30th birthday – he storms into his third decade on earth with panache! My sister celebrated her birthday on November 3, or Melbourne Cup day. She was rather sozzled
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I just stepped into the 21st century the other week: I got an iPhone. The best part about having an iPhone is having an iPhone – they’re just so lovely and sleek and well designed. It’s like having the internet by my side, where ever I am (so long as I have Optus coverage!) I...
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to LUNCHDOODLE! I have been a little busy in the last week or so, but I’ve still managed to do a few doodles. I really can’t recommend this highly enough if you want to strengthen your visual-spatial metaphor skills (basically, drawing stuff!)Here are the doodles I’ve been most ...
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Natalie Perkins
Some of my friends started #lunchdoodle on twitter as a way to exercise our brains during lunch breaks.
There's a daily theme, and you can upload your doodle to the tumblr account!
http://twitter.com/lunchdoodle
http://lunchdoodle.tumblr.com/
⇒ I wonder what makes cats so fancy? I’m not a cat person myself, but I can’t deny Caitlin Shearer’s Leaning Tower of Cats has far too much whimsy for it’s own good! Caitlin will also be participating in Once Upon – her fairy tale is Cinderella.⇒ There is n...
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I love playing with how I look, by and large I’m pretty fortunate to live in a country where I am free to do just so. I may get odd looks, people whispering behind their hands and others who simply express their delight/ confusion to my face; as an introvert it’s not really my favouri...
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The other day when I was getting ready to go out I thought I’d record my ritual. This is my “bare minimum” face for being presentable outside my house and I’ve done it since I was in my teens. I have acne that is impervious to over the counter treatments (believe me, IR...
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If you love month long projects and vintage dresses, you should check out Amanda’s Vintage November project. The first two days are adorable so far, I envisage some serious frothing at the mouth in the weeks to come!I’m very inspired to search a little harder to find more vintage dres...
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Today I went to the Brisbane Finders Keepers markets on a whim, despite being apprehensive about being amongst such talent and gorgeous knick knackery. I got this vintage dress in the mail last week, so I decided to seize the day (and the overcast weather) and wear it out before it gets really re...
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I am pretty terrible about paying attention to things; I don’t go out of my way to watch films or read books… rather I just sort of observe, watch, read and absorb things as they come along. It might sound like a rather passive way to enjoy life, but too often I feel under pressure to...
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I wasn’t sure I’d get the Fance up today because I had a bunch of stuff to do, coupled with some stuff I forgot I had to do. I’m not one of those organised bloggers who has posts queued up for weeks… noooooo. This is genuine off-the-cuff blogging magic, right here. I took ...
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Natalie Perkins
Some of my friends started #lunchdoodle on twitter as a way to exercise our brains during lunch breaks.
There's a daily theme, and you can upload your doodle to the tumblr account!
http://twitter.com/lunchdoodle
http://lunchdoodle.tumblr.com/
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The jacaranda trees are blooming here and they always remind me of being in primary school. We used to collect the least squished flowers from the ground, thread them on twigs and present purple wands to our teachers and mothers. I remember all my exercise books so fondly, and how I’d doodl...
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