Dear friend, Why do you think we set up email and snail mail against one another, as if one was superior to the other? Electronic versus paper. Fast versus slow. Wireless versus tangible. Really they’re all just ways to communicate with one another, aren’t they? To reach out, to stay connected, to be part of……
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A little while ago a woman approached me and asked if I’d like to collaborate with her by illustrating a children’s book she had written. It was an absolutely beautiful story, about “Grandad” and a family of dolphins, that was based on true events. I gave her a resounding YES, with the caveat that I…
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Shall we start a club, of sorts? A movie club for people who love snail mail? And, related: do you want to be in my next book? Let me explain. I’m writing a book about snail mail. One that celebrates snail mail in the modern age, and has a lot of fun with all the…
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I’ve been thinking lately about relationships and friendships and how important it is to us to stay in touch, no matter how far the distance or time is that separates us. After all that’s how Facebook became so popular, isn’t it? Several years ago I spent some time in the outback filming an educational documentary…
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Hello dear stranger! How are you? These joyful Christmas photographs were taken about 18 months ago. Wait. No, they were taken only three weeks ago. How is that even possible? How was your Christmas (if Christmas is your thing)? Ours was really lovely, full of friends dropping by and delicious food and very excited children…
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Oh my gosh, I have SO MUCH drawing and painting to do, and SO MANY letters to write. I owe mail-art letters to more than 30 (!) readers of this blog (this picture is of some parcels I’ve prepared to send to some of those lovely readers). Are you one of these patient people? I’m…
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I have been remiss in sharing my incoming mail of late, so I’ve gathered a some bits and pieces together to show you this SERIOUSLY amazing collection of drawings, craft, collage, hand-sewn gifts and beautiful stationery, sent from all over the world. I can’t tell you how blessed I feel every time I receive something…
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Boo! ‘Prophet!’ said I, ‘thing of evil! – prophet still, if bird or devil! – Whether tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore, Desolate yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted – On this home by horror haunted – tell me truly, I implore – Is there – is there balm…
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We’re heading off on holidays this weekend. To the glamorous, fun-filled, culture-soaked destination of… Canberra. In other words, the destination is the people we love, not the places. Luckily, there is a LOT of love for the people on this trip. I’ve decided not to write in my blog while we’re away. I won’t even…
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How do you keep track of your creative life? Recently I drew this mind-mappy flow-charty thing to try to figure out, for myself, how all my various fun and creative projects relate to and support one another. Here’s what I learned about my creative life from creating this map: 1. Writing a novel was not…
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As I write this post winds and hailstorms are battering outside, which is ironic, because I want to write about celebrating sunshine and spring. I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’m a fan of winter. I like the crisp, cold air of a July morning. The crunch of frost underfoot. My hands wrapped…
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These are some of the “tea fortune” parcels I sent out to some super-lovely people recently. (You can take a look the tea fortunes here). It was actually quite hard to come up with mail-art designs that worked on such teeny tiny packages. I struggled to find space to fit pictures and names and addresses…
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