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The artists dilemma – commercial or creative

by Dina | Apr 28, 2013 |  In my artistic career I often get caught in the balancing act of making creative art which comes purely from my soul and art which is also...

Memories of student mosaics at the ArTTable

by Dina | Dec 21, 2013 |  All photos by Dina Goebel ©2013In Brisbane I had a dedicated art studio for the ArTTable, over the course of 5 years I ran weekly mosaic workshops...

When did dolls grow up?

by Dina | Jun 7, 2013 |  I remember barbie dolls, large dolls and the occasional boy doll or Ken. However since I had sons, dolls haven’t been in my life for over 30...

Would you hang a nude?

by Dina | Mar 22, 2013 |  For some reason I skated through life not ever thinking about hanging a nude painting or art in my home, either I never thought about it, or...

Today’s inspiration – wattle! And how to borrow...

by Dina | Feb 16, 2013 |   One of the easiest methods to create a new design is to borrow from nature! The enormous combinations of colours and shapes are already preformed in nature and therefore creating art...

Starting a new BJD wattle theme

by Dina | Mar 26, 2016 |  Having some fun while starting Surrea’s next costume – ‘Wattle’ which is our state floral emblem here in Victoria Australia. You you can read more about Wattle on...