Two Ruffians NEW! 'Small Prints'

It's constant around here at the moment, which is great, but I'd love a sack full of money
for a little holiday. These are my new A6 'Small Prints' they're hand printed by me, with a little love, but not as much as most people! I say I print with a twinkle in my eye and a sense of devilment!!!


I got an email the other day which described me as a creative entrepreneur which made me really happy. Seriously, I've been up all night adding and designing the new pages on my website. Yesterday I printed and took photos for the web, amongst other things. Ideas and my work don't just happen by magic, so it's nice to think that I'm being observed in a positive way.


I hope you like my new prints.


Until Next time....

Condiments, a Combi for Mrs Westacott and Gorilla printing

It was blowing a gale in Flinders yesterday so Curio and Curio was a little quiet, but luckily a few shoppers braved the weather.


as the shop was quiet I drew a few condiments that had been suggested to me the day earlier, and I finally drew the Combi for Mrs Westacott's boys.


Here they are. 

All of these will be available to buy online shortly.


I've also designed a small homewares range which I'll blog about next week once they've 
been snapped up by my stockists. It's the usual collaboration between Curio & Curio and Two Ruffians. My designs using their colours, a formula that seems to be working.


The reason I can talk too much about this, is because I'm taking a gorilla approach to designing, with quick short burst, that the copy cats wont see coming. I've had my fingers burnt recently, where my generosity and contacts have been used by someone to create a competitor in my wake. 


But they wont even see me coming, and my new idea is brilliant. 


Can't wait to show you all how and what it is, once my stockist have bought next week.


Now I've got printing to do.


Until Next week.

Two Ruffians are teaching. Silence in Class!!

Back in November I was asked by the lovely girls at Harvest Textiles to be their artist in residence and teach a weekend workshop in the Harvest Workroom. It was a huge success and I loved teach something I'd taught myself. It was very rewarding.


As a result of the this experience and from be asked by customers I've set up my own small screen printing workshops called 'Mobile Print Workshops' where I teach a small group of up to 4 people the basics of screen printing from their home. I come to you. Easy! check out my website for details.


Here are some photos from my time at the Harvest Workroom. Check out the printed storage cubes that the girls made. Some had never screen printed before. Brilliant!

oooh! ARRRRH! Country Style photo shoot

Country Style magazine photo shoot at Curio and Curio back in September, with local Snapper Armelle Habib, Me, Clair and Jack.

Rewind Mic Selector!

Every time I start up the blog again I do it with the intention of keeping it regular, but I really don't know where the last 6 months have gone.


Curio and Curio at the Tractor Home trade fare in Melbourne August 2011.


This was a huge success and we picked up enough stockists to keep me busy
printing through the autumn months. Here are some photos of all our colourful
designs on display.

last week, Tractor Home Sale and 4 new prints.

What a week! 


this time last week I was sat in our shop dealing with the hustle 'n' bustle of the Queens birthday long weekend, and contemplating all that was in store for me in the week to come. I remember feel like some freaky experiment where I was being kept captive and made to work with out a break for what seemed like years. Of course I could get off the treadmill anytime, but everytime I see a break on the horizon the road ahead just stretches out again and I keep going. 


Last week was a classic example.


Sunday 12th


Worked in shop


Monday 13th


Worked in shop


Tuesday 14th


Filmed and interview by channel 9's Postcards show.


Wednesday 15th


Day off, YES! watched a documentary on the photographer David Bailey and drew and finished a new print. Then RING RING! RING RING! it was Clair on the phone and it was only 11.30am. Could I come and help organize the furniture being deliveredfor a photo shoot on the friday. That was then end of my day off.


Thursday 16th


Drove to Flinders to pick up cushion inserts, then to the loaction to carry on helping Clair.


Friday 17th


Up at 6.30am to load cars with props then off to the loaction for the photo shot. Worked all day on the shoot, and loaded car back up with props at 6.30pm


Sat 18th


Worked in shop


Sunday 19th 


In shop writing this blog post.


So as you can see, the road just keeps stretching out in front of me. Next Thurs-Sun we're
doing a Warehouse sale at Tractor Home's warehouse in the city. ( see map and add below).


Clair and I don't really have any warehouse stock to shift as we hand print everything. So next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday I'll be printing stock to sell at a Warehouse sale that apart from sample cushions, will all be stock that I don't need to discount or shift to make way for new stock? I'm sure that it'll be a worth while few days though.


If you read this blog post and you're in the City next week please pop in and say hello, I know that Tractor Home will have some cool African stuff on sale, and we'll be worth a check to.

I've managed to draw 4 new designs in the last week too, and here they are.


'We're all the same until we get labeled'

'Plastic People'

'Art Teacher'

'Excuse Me! Where did you get that scarf?'

Massive Warehouse Sale!

There's some action happening in Tractor Home's warehouse at the end of the month. We got a little collaboration happening. Tractor Home have teamed up with me (Two Ruffians), her (Curio & Curio) and

Carnival Homewares, to bring together the Fattest sale the city has ever seen.

23rd - 26th of June Be There!