My first chilli pod!

Remember when I was given a baby chilli plant for my birthday last year? Well, it started fruiting! All I can see is just one pod…but I’m hoping and wishing that there will be more to come!!

Some photos from our winery adventures. We had so much fun!

We went up to Swan Valley, got a map from the tourist centre and drove through the wine trails stopping at the local wineyards. We stopped at some pottery shops and the chocolate factory, bought chocolate (obviously) and some fresh local produce. We even found a Little Mo pond for me to sketch!

The wine tasting was wonderful on that summer afternoon…I don’t think I remembered much after that…other then we found this lovely spot to sit…and unwind from all that wine drinking!

Oh I got a bit lucky, I had a surprise present from Big Mo. I could get used to this!

Fresh from our garden!

Some random things that kept me occupied this weekend.

Fresh basil from the garden. I took a handful and made mushroom and ricotta pasta for dinner.

Sun parasols. This was a wedding gift from one of our guests and now that spring is here, it has started blooming again:)

Fresh strawberries for tea.

I found this fern plant at the sick bay in the local garden section and I had to bring it home. I’ve been looking for some fern plants to put in our house and this one caught my eye because of it’s funny shaped leaves. A few days of watering and misting did it good!

My husband jokes that every time I go out, I bring a plant home. I can’t help it! I like having plants around, they make me happy and I love having various shades of green in the house too. If I was to decorate our dream house, I would first knock a big hole on the roof for sunlight to flood in, paint all the walls white, buy light wood furniture, put white shutters on every window and put green foliage at every corner of the house. Everything will look fresh and bright. Like a greenhouse maybe?

Speaking of fresh foliage, here are some lovely things that have caught my eyes recently:

Early morning art print

Succulent planter

Mudpuppy moon chimes

Butterfly Necklace

Adding a bit of green colour in the house!

My little teacup succulent (a dwarf aloe vera) and my peperomia angulata plant.

I can’t wait till my plants grows bigger so that I can draw their pretty leaves for my new designs. I love drawing foliage…pretty obvious huh:)

My yellow Calandiva plant is blooming happily on my kitchen window sill.

I love yellow. I think yellow is a happy colour!

Just added some new stickers in my shop!

A set of 10 adorable hand stamped stickers, featuring Little Mo and her rabbit tossing paper planes and love letters in the air. You can stick them on books, presents, diaries and anything that needs prettying up! Perfect for penpals and they are eco friendly too! Yaaay! Enjoy:)

Yaay! Little Mo and Friends is featured on the latest issue of Giftrap Magazine.

I love their latest issue because they focused on environmentally friendly businesses in Australia. As an eco-designer myself, I find it so inspiring to meet other designers who share my passion for helping the environment.

I think it’s good to see an emergence of new businesses that are becoming more eco-aware, and are creating lots of fantastic sustainable products. And it’s also good to see customers choosing to buy recycled products.

Let’s all spread some green art! xoxo

Hi again!

Apologies for my sporadic postings! I’ve been trying to juggle between drawing and work and the latter seems to take up more of my time. But I’m determined to draw more than ever! In fact on some days when I come home and I’m so tired from work and the long train ride, I just go straight to my desk and sketch. I find that it relaxes me.

Currently on my playlist is Buffalo Daughter. They are a Japanese rock band with some electro pop influence. Their music is probably not to everyone’s taste but if you’re feeling a little drained of energy…they might give you that extra pop!

I also just heard that my artwork is featured on head2head Magazine. You might remember this post awhile back.

I was trying to draw based on the department’s brief of ‘Wealth and Wellbeing’. The tree symbolises a communal green space; to play, rest, do some gardening etc. And I drew children as the characters (not just because it’s my style), but also because they are our voice for the future. I think the magazine cover came out pretty well!

For more updates on my portrait illustrations, check out Little Mo and Friends Facebook fan page.