Sunday, June 1, 2008

oh happy days

sometimes life can be so surprising and unexpected.
i am not a lucky person.
but last week i got lucky. big time.
MOST of my hard drive was resurrected.
back from the dead. and looking no worse for it.
all it cost me was $100 and two good bottles of red.
i'm still in a state of shock, disbelief.
have I got an external hard drive now? well, not yet. but soon. the june sales aren't far away.

new things in planning stages. nothing to reveal yet.
i was heat setting a pink antler cushion for a friend recently and decided to double up on the ironing by placing a bunch of lino cut birds under the antler fabric. when I turned the fabric over the birds had stuck to the antler design.


reminds me of an elaborate marie antoinette hairstyle.

the boys have been drawing some lovely dinosaurs.
these from ollie...

and this from jack...

and then over to me ...

'fingers' and 'tail' have been selling well.
thanks boys.

8 comments:

Shannah said...

I can only imagine how relieved you must feel to get everything back:)

Obviously amazing art runs in the family-
those dinos are awesome!!!

ckillin said...

shannah ... i can't begin to explain how incredibly relieved i am to get my hard drive back, particularly after grieving for it when i was told it was unrecoverable...

and the boys who supply me with so many lovely drawings are my nephews, max (7), and jack & ollie, twins (6). very lucky to have these little guys in my life.

mizu designs said...

god those antler and birds look amazing! creative accidents are such beautiful things.
great to hear about your computer recovery.

Lisa said...

OMG i LOVE THOSE! i havent looked yet, are they for sale? your boys are VERY talented!!!

ckillin said...

hey lisa,
the cushions will be available in a couple of weeks .. if they survive the regular markets i do and so far they've been selling as i make them. about to run out of one of the fabrics though, need to search for more.

and what about your houses? just had quick peek at your blog .. you know i love your houses ... there's one in particular i have my eye on .. watching and waiting ...

Diana said...

Just found your blog through the madeit blog and weirdly not through your comment on my blog. Thanks for your comment by the way, printing on wood is challenging. You need the base colour to be super thick. Love, love your pillows.

ckillin said...

thanks diana, how spooky.. blogging works in mysterious ways..

Suki said...

wow!! you can get everything back?? This is unbelivable!! You must be really relief now!!

Remember to back up every month from now on...

I love the dinos, especially with the bird... haha LOVE IT!