A well deserved afternoon off…

Despite being in Sydney for two months I’ve actually done very little exploring, I’ve been so busy with work. Which is great, but sometimes it feels as though I’m living the exact same life I was in London. This afternoon we decided it was time to head out of the city and up the coast to Palm Beach for a spot of lunch in the glorious waterside “Boat House” and a refreshing dip in crystal clear water…now you can’t get that in London! {oh and I remembered my camera so I can share it with you – not that I’m trying to make my fellow Brit’s back home jealous but…!}

 

Loveliness from Castle

I’ve been so pre-occupied with shoots of late that it completely slipped my mind to share with you the stunning work of Rachel Castle. I’d seen some of her amazing felt works of art in magazines but while out propping in Orson & Blake a few weeks back I was so pleased to stumble across a mini exhibition of her colourful pieces.

Each one is hand stitched by Rachel and her mum (Mum if you’re reading I’m feeling a joint venture on my return to the UK!) I’m a sucker for a bit of felt and bright colour so I was always going to love Rachel’s work, but isn’t it just gorgeous? I need one of the song lyric pieces!

Classic Beauties

It’s been another busy week here in Sydney and despite the scorching 40 degree heat today I still had a few things to do in preparation for next weeks shoot. While in Borders this morning {hunting for a Sydney A-Z, today was my first time behind the wheel here in Sydney!} I found myself side tracked by a set of beautiful books. Now I know you shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover but I always do. I love a Penguin book, and always find myself drawn to those striking orange covers. Now I’ve found the clever designer folk over at Penguin have re launched some of their Classics in pretty cloth bound covers, and all of a sudden I need to own a copy of Emma

While hunting online to find pics to share with you I found a great interview with the very lady who designed them here at Design Sponge.