ARTIST
THE
BOOK
My messy musings on my mixed media mash ups.
Things that make me tick + tick me off. AND…
I f*cked it… but I fixed it. Series.
A Note From Fi.
This is where the scraps, tangents, wrong turns and half-mad ideas come to play.
Part artist diary, part creative confessional, part “I f*cked it… but I fixed it” field notes.
Expect messy musings, upcycled experiments, thrifted things given another chance, mixed media mash-ups, and the occasional opinion about what ticks me off.
Welcome to The Artist’s Book — the place where the work gets to talk back.
THE T-SHIRTS
SHOP THE DROP
A couple of years ago I entered the Newcastle T Shirt show and it was so much fun and it really got me thinking about what I could do about the problem of fast fashion and keeping textile waste out of landfill.
So I’ve started coming the op shops ( a favourite hobby) for old T-shirts that I can modify, paint, change in some way and resell through the Wunderkammer Shop on my website.
It’s so much fun.
Shop the latest drop.
THE DRIP
F*CKED IT… FIXED IT!
A dodgy font, a spray-paint mishap, and one very opinionated jacket.
When a wearable art commission for Kirsty started going sideways, I leaned into the mess instead of fighting it. A lettering fix turned into overspray, drips, heart templates, and a whole new direction for the piece.
CUTTING CORNERS
THINGS THAT MAKE ME TICK AND TICK ME OFF.
Cutting corners on the road ticks me right off. It’s lazy, unsafe, and usually makes someone else deal with the mess. But in the studio? That’s a different story.
Sometimes a shortcut, a mistake, a wonky mark or a “well, that didn’t go to plan” moment is exactly what pushes the work somewhere better.
The Cross Hare T-shirt started as a thrifted piece with more life left in it. A second chance. A bit of attitude. A reminder that rushing doesn’t always get you there faster — and sometimes the thing you nearly ruin becomes the best bit.
