New Year

It's Spring time again!! 

we're constantly talking about the weather in Ireland so an update for you! The sun is shining here, it's still cold and frosty but so beautiful. Snowdrops are out in force, some daffodils have already bloomed, fields are ploughed ready for sewing, seeds are layed out and planning for the new year has started in earnest.

2012 so far has been good to me. 

I've took a booth at Showcase, Dublin with the Creative Carlow group. This was my first wholesale show and I got great feedback on my products, made wonderful connections and some fab new shops who are going to stock my goods! 

So now it's all about filling out the order book, getting suppliers to ship out stock yesterday, thinking seriously about where I want to go as an artist and a designer, product maker etc. Thinking about the logistics of actually making this work for me. How I want to grow, where I want to be. It's a very exciting time filled with sheer bliss and a healthy dose of fear!

I'm doing my best to embrace true growth and existence in the now, and the future journey it will bring me on.

 This little (well she's quite tall really!) darling is available on my etsy shop - link here x

2012 - bring it on :-) 

2011

2011

 was 

          busy

                                  exhilarating

                                                  tiring

                             exciting

              loving

thrilling

It was about becoming again...

becoming a mama

becoming an artist

becoming myself

becoming brave

I nursed my baby, started to paint again, nested my home, established my studio, started my blog, met lots of online lovelies, worked on a product line, made lists, scrapped lists, made plans, scrapped plans, cleaned bums, wiped tears, laughed more than I can ever remember, struggled with life/work balance, tried to give up on regrets, started a journal, then abondonded it, had lots of shows, hosted a couple of parties, had lots of quiet nights in, cried, laughed, loved and dreamed. 

Looking forward to more of the same.

Happy New Year Everyone!

deck the halls

hohoho! 

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!

The tree is sparkly and decorated

The halls are decked

Anything that stay still long enough has some kind of decoration -party hat anyone?

 Lights and red noses are perched and hung everywhere

  

Santa's letter has been written and posted, we got a reply!!! he really is coming :-) 

stockings are hung

All there is left to do is to enjoy 

 

Happy Christmas everyone!!

Illustration Friday - Round

Round,  like a big O - for Ostrich, tenuous link? Perhaps, but indulge me!! 

Whoop for Winter Shows!!

|Just a quick post about a couple of shows I'm doing this December 

The first is a group exhibition in Carlow - it's with the Blueprint Art Group and has some really great artists involved. I'm really excited about this - opening is on Friday the 9th of December and runs till the 11th. Do please come if you're in the area!! 

Also the Jordan gals are having their Open Studio once more - it's on in chez Clare so pm me at info(@) siobhanjordan.com for directions. Friday the 9th and Sat the 10th of December - gifts to suit all and you are guaranteed to come home with some extra sparkle in your day(if not from the shopping, from Clare's studio - it's always awash with glitter :-) ) 

Oh and here's a little something to whet your appetite for the group show - some details from my entry, called 'before the rain' 

xx

meet Gloria!

It's been a while!

I've been to London, not to see the queen but to show at Country Living Gift Show in Islington. It was great - loads of beautiful stands, lovely support from buyers and sellers alike. Too tired to speak when I got home - immense road trip!! 

So since I've been home I've been chilling with herself and himself, catching up with the new cat, old cat and dog and generally relaxing. 

I've made myself an awesome christmas tree angel though - I'm beginning to get in the spirit of things (finally you may say!) I adore her - her name is Gloria and she's proper lush - hand-stitchd and made from silk fibers, silk dress, vintage buttons, antique sequins, glass glitter, found and previously unloved zips and bits, god I can't wait to get her up onto the tree!! 

Let me know what you think of her!! Still time to get your own for your tree!!

 e-mail me at info  (@) siobhanjordan.com  - prices start from €110!!! 

Illustration Friday - Stripes

Today's topic is stripes - I ADORE stripes - have image after image that I could have used for this but I decided to do a new one. 

So this is my new stripe- using a series of scans from my new art pin collection.

I love this - how great a fabric would this be? Too much fun - way too much fun when deadlines are looming and Real work needs to get done. Anyho's - thanks for looking :-)