In case we haven’t met, I am a lifelong notebook collector, particularly for planners, but sadly, I have never found the perfect one for me. So I have begun to publish my own… The Sweet Life series is a collection of planners for living. Each book focuses on one area of life – being, gardening,… This goes deeper, click to read.
Digital version from my book Art Saves Lives (out of print) of some of my early handmade chapbooks: a sewn felt seed pouch, painted with watercolour and written with black Rotring .25 drawing pen. The handwriting was use for the Jules-te-reo font. I still have the vase which held the arum lillies. I am learning… This goes deeper, click to read.
click to view larger images I love silk. I love the way it floats, I love that some silk of a lower momme is slightly transparent and feels airy. One thing I have dreamed about is seeing my own designs on fabric of beautiful quality, dyed in the exact shades I specify. I have had… This goes deeper, click to read.
from my first exhibition: Bus. My very first exhibition was in Wellington, New Zealand at Victoria Cafe in Mt Victoria in 1985. I was a teenager. The exhibition was called Bus and consisted of 8 paintings, approximately 4 feet square. Those paintings meant a lot to me. Back in the day I used to paint… This goes deeper, click to read.
As many of you know, I love making handmade gifts, handmade card, writing letters – put a pen in my hand and I’m in heaven. Like many, probably everyone, I love to express myself and this is how. a little page with a few illustrations I did several children’s literature papers at the University of… This goes deeper, click to read.
Or, Tutorials and other life lessons. Not quite life lessons, but knowing some basic stitches will get you a long way in life in my opinion. So I thought the various things I have to teach could be put on this page for easy reference. In some semblance of order even. The designs I work… This goes deeper, click to read.
I’ve taken up embroidery, and these are the pros and cons: Pros This is an art form which is so easy to transport. It fits inside my handbag. I can pick it up or put it away within seconds. It will not make my clothing dirty. There is no drying time. I can choose my… This goes deeper, click to read.
It is my dream to continue upholstering furniture with my own surface patterns. Now that I have found some local printers, with a very quick order to delivery turnaround, I feel like this is quite achievable. Any takers? This goes deeper, click to read.
Recurring motifs can form the narrative of our lives and make art interesting and meaningful. However, artists looking backwards see clearly that not everyone gets their art. This goes deeper, click to read.
Flashback: What is your legacy? In my homemade board game, I just kept drawing all the bad cards. But I still got enough points to leave a legacy. This goes deeper, click to read.
I met a fashion designer who told me that to ever make it in the world of fashion, she needs to have fabrics exclusively designed for her. This goes deeper, click to read.
I have my own designs on drapes and upholstered furniture, sometimes drab pieces needing a wake up. So many people need pieces which are one of a kind. This goes deeper, click to read.
Flashback: Do you pay attention to your dreams? Do you even have them? Have you ever had a recurring dream? This goes deeper, click to read.
Flashback: This post was originally posted to promote an exhibition where this image was sold. This goes deeper, click to read.
Flashback: When you are deciding on a design, how do you do it? Do you place the choices together and then carefully compare before you bring other options into the mix? This goes deeper, click to read.
Flashback: What creative ideas have you had, things that you love to draw, or write or sing about, objects that you love to create, a signature dish, genre or something else and how can you recycle some of your ideas, expand on them, multiply your creativity and reuse one of your own motifs? This goes deeper, click to read.
Flashback: As New Zealand is such a small place, many of us know of one of the guys who won Lord of the Rings Oscars. One of the guys (who won one) brought along a genuine Oscar on Saturday. This goes deeper, click to read.
Flashback: I am a keen organic gardener. It is small pleasures like this that make life beautiful… This goes deeper, click to read.
The opportunity to own original art by Jules or gift it to your precious loved one is only $US85! Plus $2 for airmail postage anywhere in the world. This goes deeper, click to read.
I design fabric and sell on Spoonflower. Fall Airily is a nod to autumn in the northern hemisphere. This goes deeper, click to read.
Only $18 for 8 true type fonts, including the well-known JulesLove (as worn by Madonna) and jules-te-reo (as seen on the popular Ribbet app). Plus freebies only available if you purchase here. This goes deeper, click to read.
Subscribe to my YouTube channel for updates, videos of art that I am working on and tutorials. Be inspired and educated. This goes deeper, click to read.
This is Personal Use (for free fonts): Madonna wears a jacket with MADONNA written with my JulesLove font in front of several large audiences during her Sticky and Sweet tour. She is using it personally. She is not selling copies of it. This goes deeper, click to read.
This is Basic Commercial Use (included in $18 font pack): JulesLove is used in Creme magazine and julesgirltalk on a Pumpkin Patch brochure. This goes deeper, click to read.
Extra Commercial Use (permission needed and fee paid): A t-shirt which used JulesLove font and was distributed by a multi-national clothing chain. This goes deeper, click to read.
Live simply, love uniquely, learn abundantly, create beauty.
This is my 8 word mission statement. What is yours? This goes deeper, click to read.
Surely I am not the only fanatic with my creative ideas. Art saves lives. (I share my paisley painting process.) This goes deeper, click to read.
Do you love colour? If so there is a website for you. This goes deeper, click to read.
One of my A5 paisleys has developed itself into a hand-painted gift card (paisley of course) from me to the beloved and sent via the New Zealand postal service. This goes deeper, click to read.
Amidst the post-earthquake disruption, there can still be art. I have always been an artist who adapts to my circumstances, or rather refuses to let adverse conditions prevent me from creating. This goes deeper, click to read.