Phoebe 'Tea Pot'

One of Phoebe’s favourite sayings is “Tea fixes everything” and it’s true! Ok so maybe not everything but it does fix a lot of things… Tea often involves sitting down and talking to someone which really can help. Sometimes just taking a moment to sit and sip tea can help calm any situation. If only our world leaders would get together for tea to solve the problems of the world instead of fighting? Oh what a wonderful world it could be… xo

My latest Phoebe illustration and story…

Phoebe ‘Teapot’ illustrated by Kaz Clarke

Phoebe ‘Teapot’

Instinctively, every bone in Phoebe’s body seemed to be pointing out that she needed to do something, something really important. Meanwhile, an annoying little song suddenly burst out in her head… “I’m a little tea pot, short and stout,”. Of course!! It was time to make tea.

Make Tea. Not War…. xo

Phoebe 'Soap Box'

Lately I have entered a few art exhibitions which has involved filling out entry forms, on which I had to declare myself as either a ‘hobbyist’ (used to describe an artist without an ABN who isn’t registered for GST and doesn’t make a living from their art) or ‘an artist’ who has an ABN and is registered for GST. It’s legal smegal stuff for tax purposes of course but it really annoys me that there isn’t a third box to choose from for those artists who are in fact ‘artists’ without an ABN because it is not always possible to make a living just from your art! Most artists have another form of income to pay the bills so that they can be who they are meant to be – artists. It’s crazy! I was born an artist, it is my identity. It is not a hobby, it is WHO I AM. Van Gogh, one of the most well known artists in the world, never sold a painting in his lifetime, so does that mean he was a hobbyist? I really, really despise that word! I am an ARTIST by heart and soul… x

Phoebe ‘Soap Box’ by Kaz Clarke

PHOEBE ‘SOAP BOX’
Phoebe was having a soap box moment – she refused to be forced to fit into a non-applicable box any more! With her newly found voice, she now much preferred to be standing on a box, declaring her passion to the world. And after facing so many unfaceable fears lately, Phoebe was on fire… like a Phoenix rising!

Phoebe 'Together'

Following your heart isn’t always a journey along a straight, direct path. Sometimes we stray, get distracted and fall back into patterns from the past. I seem to loop backward and forward! However, it’s mostly a forward direction these days, it’s just a case of regaining focus on what truely matters deep down in my soul and of course in my heart. For this I need to find solace. Driving in the country does it for me. There’s something about propelling forward along a country road surrounded by great expanses of space and sky that connects with my soul. Everything becomes clearer and all the stress and worry is literally blown out of the windows. And even though I have my music blaring and I’m singing at the top of my lungs, I feel at peace, I know who I am and what I need to do. Answers and truths come to me while I’m driving… and sometimes a new Phoebe appears.

Phoebe ‘Together’ by Kaz Clarke

TOGETHER

Phoebe was all over the place and just couldn’t seem to get it together. Too many distractions, things to do and places to be had tugged her in so many different directions that she no longer knew if she was coming or going. How much longer could she keep this up? Sometimes you just need to throw caution to the wind, quit the act and start following your heart… x

And remember, always trust your heart… it knows the way.

Kazxo