Blog hopping and the power of the interweb!

Yesterday I posted an A4 print of my gumleaves image to someone in NSW as the prize for a competition.

The competition ran on the 'homely one' blog in May 2013. Thanks to the power of the interweb, my art is being seen by people all over.  Amanda first bought a print from my etsy store a while back.  She liked it so much she decided to purchase another one as a prize.

Thanks Amanda!

Here's a link to her lovely blog

and more pattern repeat designs...

I am really channeling the blue and white theme here.  I am intending for the birds, butterflies and other items to be 'woven' into the design.

And here are some images of flowers and berries specifically for these designs - just as scanned.  You can see I ran out of paper for the 2nd camellia so had to glue another strip on:

Chinoiserie pattern images

So here are some ideas for my chinoiserie inspired textile designs.  Him indoors is currently scanning the bigger and more realistic images of camelias, Australian lily pilly (monkey apples), and citrus to complete the selection.  I think mixing realistic and fantasy images might be interesting.

As these will all be 'cut up' in Photoshop and rearranged, they are not presented s finished 'pictures'.
I'm channeling Manuel Canovas' designs below: isn't this gorgeous??!!  I love the duck egg blue background!

More fabric

We've returned from our annual holidays.
This year was Sri Lanka with a short stopover in Penang, Malaysia.

Here is the haul of gorgeous fabrics: have you ever seen such mad patterns and colour combinations on fabric?

Exibition and St Vincent's hospital and link to view images

My latest show is up at St Vincent's Hospital, Paddington,  Sydney.

Details, images and prices are also available on my website.

I am on holidays - currently thinking about the next body of work.

Pictures for Mother's day at Botannix

My pictures are up at Botannix Yoga Studio & café in Botany.  I went over yesterday and took some pictures of them with customers enjoying a yummy lunch or coffee with the show.

A list of works in the show and prices is available on my website.

The introduction to the show is as follows:

Dear Viewer

Thank you for looking.  I put this collection together to celebrate one of the most important people in our lives - mothers. 

Mine passed away in December 2011, a month shy of her 92nd birthday.  Bonnie Malpas was fabulous.  A classically trained pianist, she raised 10 children (two of us were adopted).  Somehow she managed to keep us all fed, clothed and schooled and in line!   For all of these years she was also following her passion: she played in a touring folk orchestra and taught piano.   It was Mum who taught me the art of living well and living with empathy, and kindness.

Mum loved flowers and birds.  She knew the names of every plant and bird.  As a gardener I have admit she was terrible but not for want of enthusiasm and instilled the love of these things in me.

I hope these pictures make you smile and/or think fondly of your mother. 

If they do, then they have done their job.

Gabby Malpas
April 2013

New Show details

Hello Mango Frooters.

It's been a while since I posted but I haven't been too idle;
There is a Mother's day show up at Botannix Yoga Studio & Café, Botany, Sydney - details are on my website here.  The show is on until Sunday, May 12.

Yesterday, the lovely girls from Art Pharmacy came around to interview me and take photos in the leadup to the Art Pharmacy 'City vs Nature' popup show in May.

Here is one of yours truly in front of works for the St Vincent's show which will be open from 4th May 2013.

Pattern repeats

I have teamed up with a very talented artist and designer: Aylie Mcdowall to produce these fabulous wallpaper fabric patterns.

Which one do you like best?

Gabby Malpas and Avant Cards

I am so excited to announce that Avant Cards, the achingly marvelous and uber hip distributor of free postcards across multiple Australian venues, has chosen the above artwork by yours truly to feature on a new run of cards coming to a venue near you (In Australia), from tomorrow.

I am just over the moon at the prospect of reaching a much wider audience with the little picture of Granny bonnets above.

You can see all the details and send an e-card of this image here.

Art Pharmacy Interview

I was fortunate enough to meet the lovely Emilya from Art Pharmacy.

She did a little interview with me about a month back and it is on her site.

Thanks Emilya and thanks all for reading.

Have a fabulous week

Click here to read the interview