It's been eternally sunny in Mullumbimby since we moved here. Despite the odd day of rain, I have had to pinch myself to see if I was dreaming, on many occasions. I can't believe how close I live to a very cool kids beach and how the clothes seem to dry in an instant due to the sea breezes. You see, after all these years of living in the Northern Rivers, I honestly never thought I would ever live this close to the coast. I feel grateful, surprised and also apprehensive.
Today felt like a normal day. Toddler goes off to sleep and I sit in the studio exploring and making things. The dust is finally settling as we reach the end of the moving mayhem.
I've been doing a lot of thinking about where to take 'Alleva printmaker' next. It's seems as if everything has been uprooted and the once stable blooming tree was plucked out of the ground and moved to different creative soil, this time under Mt Chincogan on a very busy street, with a sea breeze. This new environment will hopefully ignite new work and designs and a new focus on offering an array of one-off workshops from my home studio early next year.
Sunny days with a turquoise breeze, bird mandala, sustainable wood, acrylic 2013
By Katie Alleva
Screen printed up-cycled fabric button earrings.
Today's harvest.
A sneaky look at my (not very unpacked or organised) studio.
Sunny days, with an ocean breeze
Bird mandala, sustainable wood and acrylic