This website uses cookies to improve your experience navigating our site. By continuing to browse, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
OK, I understand
Australian houses, from architectural masterpieces to suburban family homes, Victorian terraces, mid-century marvels, coastal shacks, city apartments, and everything in between.
Award-winning Australian architecture, inspiring homes, and interviews with Australia’s top architects.
Award-winning Australian interior design, inspiring homes, and interviews with Australia’s top designers.
In depth features on Australia’s most beautiful gardens and landscape design.
Studio visits with Australia’s most talented creatives, from artists to architects, ceramicists to stylists, furniture makers to lighting designers.
Studio visits with Australia’s top artists, and unmissable art exhibitions in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and beyond.
Weekly recipes and meal ideas from our favourite cooks, authors and foodies.
Unique travel destinations, design-led accomodation and day trip ideas in Australia and New Zealand.
Australian houses, from architectural masterpieces to suburban family homes, Victorian terraces, mid-century marvels, coastal shacks, city apartments, and everything in between.
Award-winning Australian architecture, inspiring homes, and interviews with Australia’s top architects.
Award-winning Australian interior design, inspiring homes, and interviews with Australia’s top designers.
In depth features on Australia’s most beautiful gardens and landscape design.
Studio visits with Australia’s most talented creatives, from artists to architects, ceramicists to stylists, furniture makers to lighting designers.
Studio visits with Australia’s top artists, and unmissable art exhibitions in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and beyond.
Weekly recipes and meal ideas from our favourite cooks, authors and foodies.
Unique travel destinations, design-led accomodation and day trip ideas in Australia and New Zealand.
Thank you to Tiel Seivl-Keevers for an incredible week on the Guest Blog! It has been such a refreshing week getting to know Tiel and learning about some of the inspiration behind her work. A big congratulations to Bella (comment #5) who was the winner of the 'Season Delight' I, II, and II prints! Remember to visit Tiel's Etsy and Bigcartel stores and of course her fantastic blog too. - Jenny x
Well it’s almost Christmas time. School holidays have begun which means I don’t get much time to paint or draw. Often the humidity that Brisbane is infamous for makes it really uncomfortable to concentrate anyway. These are the days where the crafter inside of me explodes, as does my sewing room, and every other available surface in the house.
Reflecting back, 2011 has been slightly a chaotic year. There were the floods here in Brisbane, a house move and many other personal hurdles that needed jumping. I didn’t achieve what I set out to do, but as my dear friends keep reminding me I still managed to accomplish some great things, including a few successful shows I was involved in.
Looking forward to 2012 and crossing my fingers that I’ll have more time to dedicate to my art and illustration work. For now until then, I will enjoy the elements of summer. Fresh fruits, salty water, reading books, decorating for Christmas, gardening, the odd cocktail or three, and time with the kids.
Thank you to Lucy and Jenny for asking me to be a guest blogger. Looking back at some previous guest blogs I feel honoured to share this zone with some amazing Australian Talent. Congratulations to the winner, I will send these to you ASAP. Thank you to everyone who commented, I really loved reading them and really appreciated the descriptive feedback. Merry Christmas and happy summer to all.
- Tiel x
The Design Files acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.
First Nations artists, designers, makers, and creative business owners are encouraged to submit their projects for coverage on The Design Files. Please email bea@thedesignfiles.net
The Design Files’ original content and photos are copyright protected. Please email us before reposting our content on other publications, personal websites, or Instagram. Feel free to share our images on Pinterest using the credit ‘via thedesignfiles.net’. Thank you!