Sketching the Mungo Scott Flour Mill

 

Being based around Summer Hill in the inner west, and often riding the train home, the Mungo Scott Mill is a familiar landmark.

The Flour Mill was built in 1922 and was owned by a number of different companies, including Mungo Scott. In 2007 the Mill was sold to a developer, it is now the site of the new light rail, with a further plan to build and apartment block and shops.

I've knew that I wanted to draw the Mill before the development had started, so I took an excursion out to document the Mills public face from all of the sides and started sketching. It looks like a little village, with clusters of buildings in various cylindrical, rectangular and misc shapes.

On the old Canterbury Rd side there is a lot of discarded building materials and rubble leading up to the cylindrical silos, makes for an interesting texture to draw.

The Sweets Workshop annual exhibition 'My Goodness My Gocco' is coming up and I think I might turn some of these sketches into gocco prints!

Design for Community

Mis last year, I had the great opportunity to illustrate some banners for Ashfield Council. The banners are for display at events and festivals, they wanted a design that would appeal to the community and that was bright and engaging.

I focused on colour and shape to represent the culture, events, facilities and landscape of the Council area. I am really happy with the vibrant outcome.

Party – Down at Fraggle Rock

Yes, I got the water colours out to help celebrate the 30th anniversary of Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock. Talenthouse has put a creative call out for a poster design to commemorate the 30 year milestone. I hand drew the Fraggles & Friends with pencil and bled my water colours to make the colours bright. You can view my entry here and if you like it, you can vote your cares away : )

I see blue people

Just some hovering UFOs spotted suspended one of the alleys above China Town. An average night in Sydney. I like them blurry.