art + photography by Helen McLean

Ok, having the DVD listed on my wishlist would still be nice (Gwen Stefani “Harajuku Lovers Live”), however, going to The Sweet Escape concert just kicks arse!

And isn’t this promo shot just gorgeous - hmmm, inspiration for another retro style artwork perhaps?

Anyway, absolutely can’t wait - but unfortunately will have to wait until 2nd of August. And thanks to my husband for such a wonderful gift, even though I wasn’t supposed to know until June - he accidentally opened the mail with the tickets in front of me - doh!

I love this homepage design of Tiki Oasis! Love the illustrations but the colours work really well too - it’s different to all the other Tiki sites that are typically brown toned - not that there’s anything wrong with that because I love brown tones - it’s just that this is refreshingly different.

I have sold 7 out of 8 Tiki mugs that I made!

I will be making more this year and I will make more than 8 mugs in the second run.

Thanks all for coming to have a look-see and catch-up! It was great to get your feedback on my artwork - and it seems as though there’s a common favourite (or two)…

This one most people seem to like, including my husband who wishes to have a custom surfboard made up with this image:

Then there’s this favourite: