I am looking forward to next Saturday’s local East Melbourne Library Community BBQ. This event has become a wondeful part of the local community calendar. I have a stall, where people can purchase my cards, including Christmas cards and ‘drawn in’ books.

It is great time to catchup with locals. and meet new ones. I have a group of regulars who purchase their cards from me here. All of my cards and ‘drawn in’ books at available on my ETSY store.

East Melbourne Community Group will have the barbecue sizzling! While that’s happening, you’ll listen to the lovely voices of the East Melbourne Community Choir, join in the Christmas Carols Singalong, enjoy festive treats, and visit a variety of pop-up stores and children’s Christmas activities (including a visit by a special someone in a red suit).

City of Melbourne

A few weeks ago I talked with Linda, the Librarian, about holding a sketching session in the Library. We have decided on a free one-hour session after the BBQ. It will be inside the library, sketching the Christmas decorations. Any locals can attend – no art experience required – just enthusiasm. Watercolour pencils, waterbrush and paper (Art Spectrum A5 210 Smooth) provided.

I spent three hours yesterday in the LIbrary sketching some of the decorations. The decorations are very impressive as they come from the City of Melbourne collection. I will have these sketches on the table to give people ideas of what they can sketch. I will also have some of my previous sketchbooks from my previous Christmas’ to show what I have sketched and provide more ideas.

It is pouring rain and cold at the moment in Melbourne, although tomorrow is the start of Summer. The weather has been inconsistent and we all have our fingers crossed for next Saturday. There is a Plan B for the stalls to be inside, with the BBQ under a marquee.