Back in the ’70s my parents divorced. I was only two and a half, Mum had no choice but to work full time, and I spent a lot of time with my Nan. A seamstress by trade and an amazing home-style cook, Nan was a constant ray of sunshine in my life. She was quirky and…
HOW TO MAKE A LEAFY-FEATHERY-CROWN-THINGY
During the last school hols, Ava and I got our creative on and made some pretty leafy-feathery-crown-thingies. It came to mind as we came home from the market and I saw some green leafy vines hanging out over the driveway. I grabbed the secateurs and cut some lengths for Ava, Mum and I. So what next? There’s…
GHOSTPATROL’S MATISSE FAN CLUB
Back in 2006 when I got back from London, I worked in a design studio in the city (right in the centre of Melbourne). I used to catch the tram to work along Brunswick Street (that’s Fitzroy to non-locals), and every day I’d go past a large format art paste up of two children inside…
FROM THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR
I spend a lot of time creating images. For the blog, for Insta, for Facebook, for brands and sometimes just for us. My camera is a permanent fixture in my bag, and I shoot hundreds of images each week. Sometimes it takes 20 shots to get one or two images I’m happy with. That’s a…
MOTHERHOOD & CREATIVITY
Before I had Ava, I used to read ALL the time. I’d devour crime fiction like cocktails on a hot summer’s day, and Mum and I would regularly swap our latest finds. Since having Ava, reading has not been on my radar like it used to be. I’ve read plenty of informative parenting books, but…
DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY
Last weekend I went to Home-Work to hear Gemma Patford speak as part of the Craft Cubed Studio Sunday Talks. It’s always fab to see the Home-Work ladies, it’s makes me happy just being in their creative space. I met Gemma about three years ago at a screen printing workshop when the Home-Work crew were…
MY LITTLE APPRENTICE IMAGE MAKER
Last weekend I was setting up some images for a new blog post, while Ava was playing upstairs. She came down and asked if she could make some of her own. I had the pegboard out, and was styling some of our crafty creations for a few flat lays. I finished up my shots, while…
A DAY OUT AT HEIDE
Last Saturday I took Mum and Ava to Heide Museum of Modern Art. We decided to celebrate Mother’s Day (a day) early as we were due for super nice weather. And in typical Melbourne fashion, it rained all day Sunday, ha! We got there late morning and checked out the main gallery, I was really…
WARHOL + WEIWEI AT NGV
My love for creativity began at a very young age. I was that little girl who was happy to sit and draw, create, and colour in, for hours on end. Throughout primary school, Art was my fave class (by a mile!), and that remained the same throughout high school. As a teen in art class,…
THE FMS PHOTO A DAY CHALLENGE
If you follow us on Instagram, you may have noticed that I’ve been creating images for the Photo A Day challenge. If not, here’s what it’s all about it. The challenge was created by Chantelle of Fat Mum Slim fame. She’s a pretty cool blogger who does all sorts of awesome stuff, including some really…
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Hey, I’m Lauren. Visual storyteller, writer, blogger, music lover, foodie, and so much more! 
