A plain, serviceable top and skirt can be revived by adding silk frills – five rows to the skirt and one to secure the altered neckline of the top.

I’m excited today to have the opportunity to attend a talk by Western Australia’s most famous botanic artist Philippa Nikulinsky who has dedicated 50 years to her craft as an illustrator of natural history specialising in plants from harsh environments. The colour and attention to detail in her work is superb.

Philippa’s story began back in the Kalgoorlie goldfields where she was born and continued through a wonderful partnership with her husband Alex and their creative children and grandchildren, some of whom I had the pleasure to meet yesterday.

Hearing other people tell their story helps crystallise your own – particularly when there are shared values of integrity, creativity, autonomy and purpose involved.  Continue reading →