DIY Cardboard Fruitbox Dolls House

Posted in Kids, Sustainability
DIY Cardboard Fruitbox Dolls House

DIY Dolls house made from found objects = Rainy day fun with my daughter Cardboard fruit boxes  x 2qty Sticky tape Scissors

Book illustration – EPA composting manual

Book illustration – EPA composting manual

In 1999, Social Change Media asked me to illustrate the Down to Earth manual, Earth Works the learners guide for the EPA.  The course manual highlights the benefits of reducing waste by composting and gardening. For the manual I illustrated over 120 drawings. The brief was to create a visual how-to guide so people with as english a second language could benefit from the course. It was […]

Book Illustration – Taylor’s Troubles

Posted in Design, Kids, published
Book Illustration – Taylor’s Troubles

In 2004, Pennon Publishing asked me to illustrate the third edition of Taylor’s Troubles, written by my Dad (Lowell Tarling).  A novel about the trials and tribulations of a first year high school student. It was lots of fun having the opportunity to add my own interpretation to a story which I was very familier with. I’m excited that […]

DIY Kids Bamboo TePee

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DIY Kids Bamboo TePee

DIY Tepee made from found objects Bamboo Old Inner bike tube Double bed Sheet Bull dog clip   Bamboo cut from the back of my garden and an old bike tube cut into strips. Tie the bamboo up with bike tube.   Double bed Sheet held on with a Bull dog clip.  

Pig Lane Opening

Posted in Council, Design, Garden
Pig Lane Opening

Originally Hay street car park was a place were people walked through as quickly as possible just to get to Norton street. However over the last few months it has been transformed by the Leichhardt Council into a food garden and sitting area called ‘Pig Lane’. The name is a tribute to the sites historical past, when […]

Street press political cartoonist collection 2004 – 2008

Street press political cartoonist collection 2004 – 2008

I worked 5 years as an editorial cartoonist for Sydney City Hub between producing a monthly cartoon. This was during the Howards Years and I felt I had ability to express views which were being swept aside. These were all done after hours while working full time in the print industry. During this time I also became […]

Street Press Cover artist 2004-2008

Street Press Cover artist 2004-2008

While I working as a political cartoonist for the Sydney City Hub, I would regularly be commissioned to illustrate their covers. These were briefs working directly with the owner and editor Lawrence Gibbons and the Group Manager Chris Peken. For my collection of political cartoons see link  

Exhibition: Annandale Sketches

Exhibition: Annandale Sketches

In 2005, I was living in Annandale studying Graphic Design at night at the Enmore Design Centre.  I felt I’d been working on computers so much, I needed to get back to what I loved. Which is was simply drawing on paper, I grabbed  my sketchbook and pen. I sat across the road from my home […]