Lusting...pretty much over the whole issue!

Check out the latest issue of Ivy & Piper: Fashion for the Home.

Sharing Inbox Candy

Been a fussy one when it comes to what arrives in my inbox, here are a few favourite blogs I subscribe to....

http://decor8blog.com/

http://salvationjanehome.blogspot.com/

http://brightboldbeautiful.blogspot.com/

I heart Hen's.

This weekend I'm packing my bags and taking the long drive I love from Port Macquarie to the Gold Coast for a friends Hen's. The sheer mention of the word Hen's should induce the usual pole dancing and pink hummer images. And rest assured they are both included in this very overdue girly weekend! Throw in a little wine tour to loosen the limbs and dancing late into the night to complete the deliciously cliched event. Oh how I love a good cliche - I CANNOT wait! 

Undoubtedly, pictures will ensue...no doubt reading like one of those picture flipper books where the stick figure ends up stacked in a crumpled mess on the last page! The question is will that be MOI?!! 

Of course, this would be the sensible option...for you can expect no penis straws or strippers at my Hen's. 

At least, that's what they all say!

Here's a peek at my new dancing dress from The Future of Frances Watson. Yummy!

ciao

SAM

An Interview with the Artist

For in.cube8r.com.au

Tell us about your background:Trained in Interior Design, art was always going to be part of my career, but after studying Small Business Management Hey Stella was born and art became my life!

 Tell us about what you create:I paint, draw, rub, stick, assemble, scratch back and paint over - mostly on canvas or paper, sometimes on furniture or found objects. Whatever I do there is a richness of colour and texture and always a story in there somewhere. I create art that is never boring.

 What made you start making your pieces?:
Growing up creative and longing for rainy Friday craft-a-noons at school I got serious about my art one Mothers Day about 10yrs ago. I needed a gift and went about painting furiously all day. It felt great - freeing - and all that warm and fuzzy stuff. And my mum loved it!

What materials do you use?:I'm a bit of a rule breaker - perhaps in retaliation to my drafting days - so anything goes. I love the pace of working with acrylics; I love the tactile quality of fabrics and papers; the mess of paint sticks and charcoal; and the finality of thick semi gloss varnish! I also think an unframed canvas looks clean and contemporary hung or leaning on the wall so I rarely frame anything.

Tell us about your creative process?:It's a little sporadic. It either has to be complete silence and calm or absurdly loud and wild. I definitely have to be in 'the mood.' And when the mood strikes I'll have to start 20 things at once and not stop until they’re all finished or I can no longer tell what colour I'm using!

Why did you choose in.cube8r?:in.cube8r was a bit of a milestone for me. It meant that I was 'taking my career seriously,' that I was 'putting myself out there.' I thought the in.cube8r concept was too good an opportunity to not be a part of. I sold a painting every month for the first three months of Mosman been open and am proud to be here amongst so much creative vibrancy.

Where else can we find you?: 
Online:

 www.hey-stella.com

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hey-Stella/145503225130

http://www.madeit.com.au/storecatalog.asp?userid=1865

http://www.etsy.com/shop/samstown

http://www.youngrepublic.com.au/heystella.html

http://hey-stella-sam.blogspot.com/

In Person:

In.cube8r Gallery – Shop 7, 3-5 Myahgah Mews, Mosman, 2088

 i heart gallery - 643 King Street, St Peters, 2044

Gemelli Estate Cellar Door - 168 Palmers Lane, Pokolbin, NSW 2320

Riot on William – William St, Port Macquarie, NSW, 2444

 What is your inspiration/influences?:There is art everywhere, even where you least expect it and so much inspiration to soak up. Instead of taking photographs of something that catches my interest I’ll usually just absorb the feeling of it. I'll walk with it and see if it stays with me. I'll write down words or phrases that conjure it more clearly. And then I'll paint it out. It might all happen in a matter of minutes or it may take months before an inspiration becomes something tangible. I don’t like to present something with one obvious influence, but rather a collection of layers.

See Some Stella in the Flesh!

With supermegapixel camera's and biggerbrighterbetter LCD screens at our fingertips, buying art online these days is no big deal. But for those sensory types (and for anyone who has been a tad miffed at seeing the realdeal Mona Lisa) there is nothing like seeing your investment in the flesh.

So here's where to find Hey Stella! artwork to ogle at - from every angle:

SYDNEY

in.cube8r - Mosman

shop 7
3-5 myahgah mews

mosman 2088

p: 02 9960 6082

mon to fri 9 – 4

sat 10 – 4

sun closed
closed public holidays

i heart gallery - Newtown

643 King St, St Peters

Sydney, Australia, 2044

Wed - Sun:

11:00 am

-

7:00 pm

HUNTER VALLEY

Gemelli Estate - Pokolbin

168 Palmers Lane, Pokolbin, NSW 2320

For reservations and enquiries call us on 02 4998 7910

So get up close and personal.

x SAM x



Port Macquarie Peeps Who Make Stuff.

Check out some of my local lady-friends who CREATE! Click on the images for more deets. Enjoy!

I'm in LOVE with Kylie's COLOURS from Early Bird Creations.

My friend Wendy has some AMAZING and REAL corsets! Plus she makes SEXY THINGS too!

Melissa at SMOOCHY KISS is one clever (& gorgeous) gal INDEED!

Kerryanne creates just about anything SHABBY CHIC style and with LOVE!

QUEEN Viv the lovely mumpreneur CAKE CUSTOMISER extraordinaire!

Hey Stella! selling on Young Republic

Doing a little dance over my acceptance onto the Young Republic!!

http://www.youngrepublic.com.au/heystella.html

Young Republic is Australia’s first interactive marketplace for fashion, jewellery, homewares, art &; lifestyle products from home-grown upcoming and independent designers - INCLUDING HEY STELLA!

 Their vision to create is a safe and secure online marketplace for stylish, sophisticated and eco-conscious shoppers.

Check out the listings so far...

Hey Stella on madeit

Hey Stella on madeit

Heading to Hunter

Soo excited about my first weekend away from running two computer shops in 12mths! And all the better that it is for MY OWN creative pursuit - taking a dozen gorgeous paintings down to Gemelli Estate in the Hunter Valley for their newly refurbished gallery/cellar space!

Even the trip down shall be delightful.

Don't you get that urge sometimes (if you live in a regional area most probably) to just hit the highway and keep driving? I just love it!

Will have pictures on our return. Happy weekend y'all x