wholehearted food is on the shelves

Wholehearted Food by Brenda Fawdon, published by UQP, is now launched and on the bookshelves. Last Sunday saw the 'mountain launch' of the book, up here on Tamborine Mountain at Marks & Gardner at Secret Garden. Launched by the Scenic Rim Regional Council Arts and Cultural Coordinator, Bronwyn Davies, the book found its way into the homes and hearts of many. It is such a pleasure to witness the fruition of our work. The book is available online or in many quality bookstores around the country.

wholehearted food

This year I worked on a fantastic project, close to my heart and close to home - well, from my home, actually. Brenda Fawdon, co-owner of Mondo Organics restaurant, cooking school and catering, has written a brilliant wholefood cookbook, Wholehearted Food, published by University of Queensland Press (UQP) and due to be released 23 October 2013. The book contains loads of delicious recipes, and wholefood and nutrition advice. I took all of the photographs for the book and designed it, as well as co-styled all the food pics with Brenda. What an undertaking! Everything was cooked up in our kitchen and photographed on our back deck or in our kitchen garden on Tamborine Mountain. Here's a link to the UQP website; you can read about the book and even download some sample pages. Brenda is speaking at the Brisbane Writers Festival this Friday - I can't wait.

the year so far ...

High time to report on what's happening. A productive and creative start to the year, indeed.

In January, I designed the Scenic Rim Regional Council's Studios and Events 2013: Cultural Trails of the Scenic Rim, featuring Tamborine Mountain artist Kate French on the front cover and, well, me on the back - thanks to Bronwyn Davies, Arts and Cultural Coordinator of the Scenic Rim.

My first children's picture book, Bea, published by UQP, was launched on 28 February at Avid Reader in West End, Brisbane, by the wonderful Professor Sharyn Pearce. Here's a link to UQP's website where you can take a look inside the book. Bea enjoyed a mountain launch on 24 March at Marks & Gardner Gallery @ Secret Garden on Tamborine Mountain, by the Scenic Rim Regional Council's Arts and Cultural Coordinator, Bronwyn Davies.

I have typeset and proofread a number of Playlab's New Vintage plays. New Vintage is a digital collection of Australian plays that stretches back over one-hundred-and-fifty years of Australian drama to the mid nineteenth century. A great project!

I am now designing a wholefood cookbook by Brenda Fawdon of Mondo Organics, published by UQP and due to be released later this year. I have also done all of the photography for the book - food shots and more.

Until next time ...