Journal

Why is it so hard to give yourself permission to pause? To stop. To think. To not be doing/making/producing. I’ve spent more years than I can count being busy. People ask how I am. I say “busy.” [...]

It’s that time again – when I get to celebrate dedicated, creative and delightfully inky people who keep showing up at my studio, workshop after workshop. The Repeat Offender Reward is my [...]

Running a creative business can be deeply rewarding, but it also brings unique challenges … navigating websites, marketing, pricing your work, managing admin and simply finding the [...]

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how we, as creative people, carry so much more than the work we create. We juggle inspiration, time, money, materials, doubt, dreams and (often quietly [...]

What a weekend! I’m always surprised, flattered and encouraged by how many people take the time to visit my studio during Open Studios Sunshine Coast 2025. This year (and my 5th in the Open [...]

I have a deep affection for cyanotype – that beautiful blue, alternative photographic process that has become an integral part of my creative work. Invented in 1842 by Sir John Herschel [...]

Open Studios Sunshine Coast is just around the corner, and I’m excited to open my studio doors again! From Friday 16 May to Sunday 18 May, you’re invited to step inside my creative space in the [...]

I have loved books for as long as I can remember. Reading them, holding them, looking at them and making them. I have admired bookplates (also known as ex libris labels) for many years. I love [...]

Katie, CONGRATULATIONS, you attended your 20th workshop this year. WOW!! You have now received your second Repeat Offenders Reward.

So this happened …. Officeworks has started selling gel plates and asked me to share my love of the process with some ‘how to’ steps in their latest Noteworthy instore magazine [...]