First Ukulele Cat brooch order of 2013 (this one off to America)!  Thank you so much. 

I have so much fun doing these. That envelope was especially relaxing to draw, although when I went to post it the lady at the post office gave me a strange look, like "wh- what on earth is this?!"). Still, totally worth it. I really love any excuse to send or draw on envelopes and send them away into the wild!

Yesterday I got a little bit crafty and prepared a whole new batch of Ukulele Cat Brooches for my Etsy store. I've still got to prepare their packaging, but they should be ready to go very, very soon!

 

"Space Cat" Paper Doll and the Galaxy House

Work in Progress

The base used for the house was actually a papercraft version of Sol Lewit's 2003 'Wall drawing #1091: arcs, circles and bands (room)' that I picked up at the Sydney Art Gallery. The Art Gallery sometimes has papercraft versions of artworks that you can take and assemble at home for free. :) I think they're meant as activity sheets for children, though, because when I picked one up the security guard gave me this weird suspicious look... (whaaat, can't a 21 year old fold a fun papercraft activity sheet too? Geez!)

 

 Worked on another Ukulele Cat order today! 

 

 

Worked on an Ukulele Cat Brooch order today!

I sell wooden brooches on Etsy and one of my favourite things to do is to decorate the envelopes that the brooches are sent in, often with a sprinkle of drawings and thank you notes. It's a 1) a token of my appreciation (thank you so much!) and 2) it's just so much fun decorating a package! I'm not sure why, but I love drawing for other people, especially on letters to be mailed out.

I love it when I get a little handwritten note or letter delivered to my door, so I try and channel that feeling and do some little extra drawings so as to surprise someone else!

 If the drawings and note add a little bit extra - a crack of a smile even - then I consider my job done!

Hi there! I'm Lucie Tea, and I'll be using this blog to document my projects and my wandering mindramblings (of which I have many!)

 I have a tumblr for my art, but I've found that I can't resist making at least a little more commentary, so this blog will be a very personal space in which I can let my hair down and relax and freely blog about my projects, art, writing and interests.

I also love making zines and brooches, and sell a few crafty curiousities at my Etsy page (take a peek if you're so inclined!)

 

Candy Purveyor Girl from my sketchbook

 (unfinished as of yet... but perhaps forever a WIP!).

I'm not sure who this girl is, but she looks like someone who'd serve you lollies in a candy store. Or choctops and popcorn before a really good movie. Perhaps... (just perhaps)... she is a purveyor of much more mysterious goods. If you're on the hunt for a rarer kind of curiousity, she'll help you - find an out of print book, for example, or a strange beast from a foreign land, or eyedrops that make you cry solid gold tears. Or even that other matching sock you lost in the wash.

In any case, she'll probably be making some sketchbook reappearances!

I've been looking at some amazing painters and have decided I'd really love to learn to use colour. I work in black and white pen most of the time, but I've realised that the only way I'm going to improve on colour is to practice, practice, practice! I guess "learn to paint" can be my 2013 New Years Resolution!