Excited tummy butterflies

I am packing my well-travelled hot pink plastic suitcase for San Francisco. Ticket- check. Visa- check. USD- check. Flight date and times- check. Aussie gifts for my man- check. Lonely Planet- check. Someone to water the plants in my apartment- check. Half a suitcase full of jewellery designs & Bowerbird plans & November solo show plans & projects to finish whilst I am away- check. Excited tummy butterflies- check.


I am UBER excited to hit the city that is famous for its street art scene, alternative culture, festival scene, its vegetarian/ vegan restaurants (in fact the food movement in general) & who waves rainbow flags! For those who know me, you know that I am a bit potty & love rainbows!


I have heard that San francisco is so cool that skinny leg jeans, the nerd/ woodchopper/ farmer look, heavy glasses frames, retro t-shirts and quiffs are way too mainstream for their taste! Apparently locals hate mainstream brands like Gap & American Apparel, too even thought that's the birthplace of these brands. According to local San Franciscan's if you fit in to any scene then you are considered a big fat dag & completely out of fashion! Individuality is considered the only fashion key. I cant wait to hit the streets that offer a bounty of independent designers & makers. Once I unload the pressies Ill have room for souvenirs.


This is a picture of one of the floaty ceramic dishes that I made recently. I use these dishes to put my jewellery in next to my bed before sleeping, to put used tea bags on when friends come to visit for a a cuppa and to pop little handmade soaps on in the bathroom. Over the next couple of weeks I am going to try & upload pics of my work. I just havent had time! It is crazy town around here getting ready for all of the events coming up.


So on that note, Happy Sunday friends! Back to packing I go. It's an early (evil) flight in the morning then I have to travel all the way across the world! 


Bai bai!


Oh my friend Marianne just texted to say that my art is on television on ABC 24 again RIGHT NOW! Hula hula! Good times!