My next collection titled... Illumination...

I've been back in the studio working on my next collection titled 'Illumination'. I was looking for a subject close to my heart, something to touch, inspire and bring a moment of joy. After a few trips to Maroubra beach to meditate on the theme, the word Illuminate came to mind.

It's a fascinating topic as one can feel it in many different ways but what does it look like? The images below begin to describe it. The colours of the sky, rays of the sun and the moon personify illumination in my world, along with the feeling of a kiss from another precious being. I'm uplifted, my breath taken away by the beauty projected... the combination of elements to produce natures light show, on the interior and exterior of the body.

The 'Illumination' collage with some of the many incredible images I found

Ionized gas in the Lagoon Nebula, a star forming region 5000 light years distant in the constellation Sagittarius 

A close up of my favourite images

Independence Day

Sunday 4th July marked a major event in my handbag designing career, which was previously kept alive in my mind since 2006. It was the day my creations were manifested into actual samples to be featured in a fashion photo shoot, yay! The two weeks beforehand were a mixture of concept briefing, designing, purchasing of materials, pattern making, confusion, sewing, frustration, more confusion then voila - success! It was a huge relief to have 2 completed samples in front of me at 5am Sunday morning, 1.5 hrs before the shoot call time! Phew, I finished just in time! The shoot took place on the grounds of Centennial Park, Sydney, Australia.

                            

Reflections in the stunning grounds of Centennial Park

Dream Catcher Bag

The crew preparing the model

Super Stylist 'Pasion' on location for shot #1 

Priestess Luna Clutch, affectionately known as 'Lulu'

Textures on the tree trunks in the forest

Photographer Tiffany in action with our gorgeous model Gina Mendoza from Colombia