Inspiration from 'Dear Ada'

Here is a fantastic blog that I have recently discovered. I visit often to get visually nourished by the work of so many amazing artists. Here is one I found recently on Dear Ada. It is the work of Alyoisus. Isn't it beautiful?

Alyoisus, originally found on Dear Ada

Alyoisus, originally found on Dear Ada

Alyoisus

It reminded me of one february evening when I decided to decorate parts of my body inbetween painting eggs for Easter. Here are the results.

Interview on Calico & Co

I am so thrilled to have been featured and interviewed by the lovely Amanda Fuller of Calico & Co. A graphic designer and creative blogger, Amanda's blog is well worth a visit. Especially now! Read all about it here.

And be sure to check out this gorgeous post about Blanca Gomez here.

Green

Green inspiration form around the house. To continue on the colour theme I have photographed some of my favourite green things.

My first exhibition

I am very excited about my very first exhibition which I have coming up in the middle of June. I have been invited by the Design Institue of Australia to exhibit some of my work. The exhibition is called "Interwoven" and the work displayed by all artists is on fabric. I will be working with my beloved hemp which I buy form the fantastic Hemp Gallery. If you're looking for a good hemp supplier call Beatrice or Sandra. The quality and service is outstanding.

So I have started doing a few paintings to get some momentum going and I am thrilled with this first set which has inspired me to no end. The first is a photo of the whole painting and the subsequent images are close up shots of sections of the same painting. I just love how so many artworks have come out of just one. And the possibilites of looking at one painting are endless. I could have easily continued taking photos of this one painting for the rest of the day and I would have been just as excited about each shot as I was with these. I will keep posting about what I'm up to in preperation for the exhibition.

Blue

I feel so inspired. It's wet, cold and rainy outside. The light isn't very good but I just had to take some photos of all these beautiful blue things which I have recently acquired. I did not plan on all this blueness. The sheer dress was given to me by a dear friend, the table cloth I've had for many years and the rest I recently bought at St Vinnies. I love these images :)

Laikonik Photograms

Hello again, today I am posting about my Photograms which I have been selling for a little while and which are becoming very popular. I have added them to my online shop and they are now ready to purchase directly from me. The Photogram is for sending a letter, four photos and a gift all in one to someone you love. It opens up like a little concertina and can be stood up like a frame to display the photos. There is space at the back to write a brief letter to someone and it also comes with a beautiful postal wrapper ready for sending. I send these to dear friends on special occasions or to my family overseas. They make great birth announcements or even wedding thank you's to special guests. Also fantastic for Christmas. So pop into the Laikonik online shop now.

Kasia :)

beautiful screenprinted cover featuring my own design

The photogram stands like a frame displaying all four photos

Use the postal wrapper to wrap your Photogram, address it and send.

Write a brief letter on the back

Photos displayed in the Photogram

Drawing nature

I love drawing nature. I enjoy looking at an object very closely that I found and then drawing all its little details often distorting them. Then I like to create new designs using those details. Here is an example of a day at Balmoral beach in Sydney, last year. These drawings lead to the lovely Chestnut Tree below. I really like it. Background colour added in Photoshop.