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  • The value of a compliment

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    Liz

    In 2006, my Hubby and I spent two weeks in Western Australia. It was a fantastic holiday, WA is a wonderful place for the nature lover. It is gorgeous. About halfway through the holiday we had a long stretch of a drive between Albany and Toodyay. It was a road trip where we hadn’t planned…

  • How I fell into the world of beads

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    Liz

    In January 2014 I had a random idea. I had been looking for different ways to use my butterfly paintings and I came up with this: And I love these earrings, they go with a lot of things. I have since created more, but at the time I was distracted with another idea. Which all…

  • About me

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    Liz

    I thought a good place to start would be me. Who is Liz Powley? (Yeah, I know, I need a better photo. It is on the list 😀 ) Liz Powley… Is a visual artist who is exploring all kinds of art, seeking inspiration and finding it in its multitudes. Is a writer of fiction…

  • The A to Z Blogging Challenge

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    Liz

    Yep, another attempt. Done it once, failed it once, can’t hurt to try again can it? Best wishes, Liz

  • Designing logos

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    Liz

    Today was spent designing logos. Multiple logos, all for one client, so they have a choice. So for today’s post I thought I’d write up how to go about designing a logo, what makes a good logo, and how I go about it. First up, what is a logo? Generally speaking a logo is a…

  • Another hand

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    Liz

    And now blogging is giving me a kick to art more…yay! Tired tonight. It has been a long week and it is not going to stop until at least Easter, but at least I should get a little sleep in tomorrow. It is my youngest’s fifth birthday today and she has a party on Sunday,…

  • My addiction

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    Liz

    They say that when you can’t do art, buy things to do art later. Well, let’s be honest, I said that, and mainly because I don’t have much time to do art and I continue to have an art materials purchasing addiction. I have a lot of art materials. I am fully equipped for acrylic…

  • Winter returns

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    Liz

    The temperature is forecast to dip below 20C this week, the final sign that summer is truly leaving and the April rains are due. Here comes the cold. I’m not a fan of winter, however for the first time in a long time we will be travelling interstate this year right in the depths of…

  • Heel of Yorke

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    Liz

    I was planning on posting about some of my jewellery tonight, but I’ve managed to run out of time. So instead here is a photo from our recent holiday on the Yorke Peninsula that caught my eye while uploading those jewellery photos. This is right on the heel of the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia.…

  • Random art from the past

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    Liz

    Here is a little scribble from wayback that I played with a little digitally tonight.