July has been a bit crazy though, so I’m sure I can be pardoned?

What’s been happening, you ask? Well, first of all, I started a new job and am now working 3 days a week, so that coupled with the fact that housework doesn’t get done by just giving it mean stares, I’m pretty buggered most days.

Then, there’s also the fact that SMASH! is coming up in Sydney next weekend, and I’ve been busy preparing for it.

This year will be my first time attending, and I’ll be a part of the ABJD photography panel as well as the ABJD faceup workshop. I’ve been trying to prep for the 2 panels, but it’s slow going, seeing that I haven’t been all that inspired to take any doll photos for my own pleasure lately, and I have been on a short hiatus from faceup commissions. Nonetheless, I am very excited about attending SMASH! next weekend!

Note to self: Need to update website before SMASH! too. And shamelessly pimp out the Faireground forum to all the ABJD enthusiasts that’ll be at the convention!

Wordpress has also just released version 2.8, and I've installed the new version and am liking what I see so far!

In other news, the Faireground forum is coming along nicely! It’s been about 2 weeks’ since we launched the forum, and we’re up to 88 members. Hopefully we’ll break 100 soon!

It was lovely being back in Melbourne again catching up with family and friends, but I’m actually looking forward to going back to Newcastle too and seeing the boy again.

It was fun to see so many people at the Blythe exhibition opening night at Robio last Friday and also to see so many Blythe custom dolls, handmade clothes and artwork!

Below are just a few photos from the show:

(Print by me featuring Kenn.)

(Print by me featuring Poe.)

The exhibition ends this Saturday, 9th May 2009, so if you are in the area (Robio is located at 73 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy, VIC), do pop by to check it out!

Went down to Robio yesterday to drop off 2 photo prints for the upcoming Blythe exhibition (opens this Friday at 6pm), and then spent time getting reacquainted with parts of the city on foot – strolled along streets of Fitzroy and Collingwood and browsed through various shops – I love the vibes this city gives off!

Then of course, i went back into the city and got a bubble tea before heading home – got a cup of kumquat green tea with double serving of pearls. Mmm, yum!

Since moving to Newcastle, I’ve started taking commissions for dolly faceups again, and this was one that I’d recently completed that I liked very much.

She’s a Volks Amelia, and the owner wanted her to be feminine, yet somewhat sexy. Generally, I do feel that this sculpt looks better as a male doll, but I had fun repainting this one as a girl anyway! Somehow, she reminds me of an old hollywood beauty.

I’m going to be flying back to Melbourne tomorrow for a short holiday, so won’t be able to work on any faceups for the next week or so, but when I’m back, I’ll be waiting on a few new commissions to arrive, so am looking forward to that!

Poeme doesn’t look too happy that I made her impersonate the Easter Bunny.

Hope everyone (who celebrates it) has a happy Easter though!

I was very excited when one of the projects was a photography gallery called Gallery RAW. It’s hard to find a gallery locally that is dedicated to solely photographic work, and this one also has plans for future workshops and meetups at the premises.

3 of my photos are currently part of an exhibition at the gallery. The exhibition is called “It Must Be Art!” and it showcases works of Flickr photographers from Newcastle and the Hunter Region. I’m very excited and honoured to have my photos be a part of this exhibition!

If you are in the area, please do take the time to stop by the gallery and take a look! There are a total of 70 prints on display by various photographers and the prints are also available for purchase directly from the gallery.

One of the simple pleasures in life is to be able to sit down to a homecooked meal.