Photo/s of the day.

From the garden.


Lechenaultia formosa - first flower of the season. (on behalf of Dani: one of the Lullfitzes at the Lullfitz native nursery told us that Lechenaultia formosa doesn't do well in Perth gardens (they died after a year / year and a half) because we lack the deep limestone substrate necessary. It's probably true everywhere else, but it's bullshit for us. Anyway, that was his explanation for why he didn't stock them. We eventually found some formosas at Bunnings, bought five, and they have lived for two years and flower bigger and better every year. This year it looks like they're shaping up to flower for about 4 months, if my calculations are correct. That's a fucking bumper crop of some of the brightest groundcover flowers you'll ever see in your life. Also? Totally hardy. Need no supplementary watering once established (though you can deep water a couple of times in Summer if necessary), no fertiliser, and look amazeballs, imagine a carpet of these for weeks at a time, and you have one of the best Lechenaultias out there.




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[Art] Dhole Totem.

I can finally show you one of the commissions I've been working on (the others I have to wait, since they're gifts.) It's completed; huzzah!


Dhole as Totem (Cuon alpinus alpinus)
- commission -
A4 (20.5 x 29 centimetres / 8.7 x 11.4 inches).
This piece is crafted on sturdy bend and damage-resistant Crescent 100% rag, acid-free, gallery quality illustration board, with watercolour pencil, pencil, water-fast fineliner, and acrylic and iridescent paint.

Prints available.

Dhole as a totem represents: Unusual behaviour, having a unique voice, doing things that make sense to you, but no one else, communicating in many different ways, connections to water and the energy of water, being able to slip into and out of temporary communities and families, knowing your place and where you belong, using strictness and discipline to ensure peace and harmony. (full totem dictionary here.)




( Larger images and general awesomeness under the cut. )

[Art] Horned Lark and Llama as Totem

Two more!
And then I'm making bacon and eggs for lunch. Huzzah!


Horned Lark as Totem
Eremophila alpestris

Prints available




( Larger images and photos and such under the cut. )

Llama as Totem

Prints available
Original currently on hold.




( Larger images and photos and such under the cut. )