m o m e n t s

these days are a bit of a daze at the moment

i have just returned from
the spring poetry festival in canberra
which was both a joy and a privilege to attend
i met so many inspiring and wonderful people
both on the panels i was on, and the audience
who came along . . .

and certain conversations reminded me
that following this passion and lifelong pursuit is worth it. . .

even if, sometimes, the solitary pages and (often)
melancholy wanderings of my work,
leave me scared or perplexed. .. .

to inspire even one person is worth it
and i think whether we grow beetroot or sugarcane,
wash windows or nurse people who need care,
mother, paint pictures, or sell groceries
we all have a story

and we are all poets in our own way
"does a poem have to even have words?"
a new friend asked . . .

and as i took this photo of the curtains
in my lounge room this afternoon
i thought of this and agreed,

no it doesn't . . ...

christmas SHOW

paper boat press
annual christmas show

sunday november 22

st francis theological college
233 milton road milton
(entrance via baroona road)

10am - 2 pm


for sale will be :
ornaments
quote tags
new tags and magnets
pencils and prints
brooches and pendants
5 pack little stars for your christmas baking and gifts
2010 calendar ( yes it's done, after many requests ! )
vessels (including some new designs )
as well as lots of other bits and pieces . . .

feel free to pop in for a cup of tea
and a spot of christmas shopping

spring poetry festival

next weekend

the 13th and 14th
i will be in canberra as a guest at
the spring poetry festival
if you live down that way and this is of interest
do pop in and say hi
a program can be downloaded HERE

remembering to breathe

i'm finally coming up for air to say hello again . . .
the past weekend at finders keepers
was amazing and exhausting and amazing

it was so lovely to meet so many people who
knew my work, or discovered it for the first time . . .
talk to people about how wonderful the markets were,
and how lively the brisbane design scene is . . .
it was a great way to get a few more things for my christmas
shopping list crossed off, as well as meet other brisbane designers
where introductions had only previously been made
through email or through admiration of their work

a big thank you to the fabulous brooke, sarah, and alischa who
made the weekend such a marvel . . .
and to my darling sister, dear friend sarah, and miss jen who
played fabulous shop girls with me

i haven't stopped for long this week to recover
as the last of my wholesale orders go out,
many a phone call and email between myself and
the publishers as the final tweeks
of a once courageous heart gets done . . .
and somewhere amongst all of that

remembering to breathe . . .

someone very close to my heart used to tell me to do
that . . . i still hear his words ringing in my ear
when it all gets too much . . .

can't wait . . .

so . . . i can't wait . . .
sarah has hinted tonight,
and tomorrow these will be out for public viewing
and sale at finders keepers . . .
our special collaboration
months in the planning

paper weights...sculptures...little things...

organic shaped clay-body by me
crochet flowers and ramblings by miss b

we have talked for years (and years)
about collaborating on this and that
and finally we've done something that is
in keeping with our individual passions
while still coming together in colour shape and tone

all good things are worth waiting for . . .

and this is only the beginning too, different clay bodies and
cotton colours to come . . .
we hope you like them

an extra special shout out to miss b
for her exquisite packaging also, seriously you are my style guru

x

new things...

the finders keepers market is saturday

above are some sneak peeks of new work
i will have for sale at my stall

also at my stall will be
the reveal of a lovely collaboration i've been working on
with my dear friend sarah . . .
all i will say is it is made of
cotton and clay . . .
( and i will share some photos soon )

if you are in brisvegas and plan to come along to finders keepers
do stop by and say hi . . .

the new tags and magnets will hopefully be in my online store soon
and released to my retail outlets in the new year . . .
as well, the new clay and colours will find their way onto
poetry pots and other new vessels . . .

c e l e b r a t e . . .

so, this is how it goes . . .
i promised my friend teresa, my fabulous shop girl,
when we reach a hundred orders online
we shall celebrate with a bottle of verve . . .
well, that happened months ago now

and yesterday, finally,
in a nice break from my 7 days a week
crazy working schedule at the moment
i stopped, my sister joined us . . . and verve we had
( we've set another goal for the next bottle, of course )

thanks so very much to all of you who have supported
paper boat press online
thanks for your orders
and your lovely comments
and thanks of course to teresa who has made
this process run so smooth and easily
and peppered each day with integrity and humour

p.s. i promise there is lots of work getting done
and i also promise this won't become a blog/news page
all about alcohol that is consumed while making said work

c h r i s t m a s . . .

christmas ornaments are now
in store . . .

not all are there yet, and not as well stocked as i'd hoped
( so many wholesale order commitments )
if any show sold out please know i will be replenishing them
as soon as possible through the coming weeks

i will have a small collection at my stall at the finders keepers market
next weekend and even more at my annual christmas show
on november 22

studio flowers (today)

i am part of all that i have met
- tennyson

these days

these days are fun and exhausting
crazy and inspiring
i've got too much on my plate to explain fully

amongst the clay is working with my publishers
on the final parts of my next book
a once courageous heart
though it's not out until march next year
it needs to be ready for printing in the next few weeks
so many a late night is being spent moving text
drawing, and shifting poems on a computer, in my head and
on paper . . .

i have been invited to be a guest at the spring poetry festival
in canberra in november also,
details to follow soon for those of you interested and
down that way . . .