Paula Mills Art

I am very excited about being asked by Unleash Creative to run a water colour workshop in Melbourne on Saturday the 11th of July 2015. I will be alongside collage artist, Pete Cromer and illustrator Kate Pullen who will each be running their own workshops, all under the banner of Paperlecious.  It is going to be one brilliant, creative day! Pop over to Unleash Creative to get all the details. Tickets are limited. Photographs of me, in my home studio taken by Sallyanne Hartnell.

Circle Collage Illustration nominated for Etsy Design Award I am most flattered to be a finalist in the Australian Etsy Design Awards ! My illustration, entitled Circle Collage has been nominated as one of the finalists, amongst some amazing artists! You can vote for my entry here  and be in with a chance to win a $250 etsy voucher for yourself, yay! Thanks so much everyone, Paula xxx ' View the 58 finalists to vote for your favourite item or Etsy shop.  Etsy Design Awards celebrate the people who make Etsy.com a destination for great design. Entrants have the chance to win a trip to Etsy's headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, and be featured in the December issue of  Inside Out . Vote now and go in the draw to win a $250.00 Etsy gift card'

Our lovely paper packs - can be found in our  etsy store We have brand new wonderful Paper Packs all ready to go in our etsy store . Our love for vintage paper runs long and deep. Here at Sweet William we are endlessly rummaging through second hand book shops, markets, thrift shops, charity shops, garage sales - always on the search for beautiful old treasures that no one loves. Then we transform our finds into these exciting packages - filled to the brim with paper goodness, ready for you to make what ever you want with them - cards, scrapbooks, collage, artwork. We are passionate about these packs and love the idea of sharing our sometimes obsessive passion with other paper lovers. Each Sweet William mixed paper pack is an intriguing collection of vintage ephemera and papers, which will include at least 25 pieces of : lovely old children's book images, postage stamps, illustrations, old playing cards, postcards, fine papers, labels, vintage wall paper, paper ...

I think one of the challenges of an artist or illustrator is working out your own 'personal style'.  Finding a style that feels comfortable and that comes easily, is quite a challenge. Then, just when you feel you are settling into something which you can claim as your own  - wham! A whole new direction comes along! I suppose it is good to embrace change and never stagnate. I do love a bit of diversity. I have been very inspired by all the bright colours, clean geometric shapes and graphics that are around at the moment. (Check out Marimekko's website for a big dose of bright poppy graphics - amazing!) While I have always been drawn to colour and pattern, have dabbled with a bit of collage and abstract work, I will admit that these four pieces of work are quite different to anything else I have done...but I am still happy for them to sit amongst the rest of the Sweet William creations because at the end of the day they are still unique to me. I hope you enjoy...

Vintage paper coasters Putting  packages  together - messy but fun! Vintage Australian Tram tickets A finished packaged Paper Pack Our love for vintage paper runs long and deep. Here at Sweet William we are endlessly rummaging through second hand book shops, markets, thrift shops, charity shops, garage sales - always on the search for beautiful old paper treasures. Then we transform our finds into these exciting packages - filled to the brim with paper goodness, ready for you to make what ever you want with them - cards, scrapbooks, collage, artwork. We are passionate about these packs and love the idea of sharing our sometimes obsessive passion with other paper lovers. Each Sweet William mixed paper pack is an intriguing collection of vintage ephemera and papers, which will include at least 25 pieces of : lovely old children's book images, postage stamps, illustrations, old playing cards, postcards, fine papers, labels, vintage wall paper, paper tags, m...

The first two prints are dedicated to my favourite band - I am a huge Mumford and Sons fan! I could listen to their music non stop for hours. I find their music very inspiring, the lyrics are deep and moving. I had the the privilege of seeing them perform live in Melbourne and I have been meaning to put together these prints for ages. Awake my soul is just a brilliant song and the other print is entitled Grace, which goes to the lyric: 'grace on her heart and flowers in her hair' ....beautiful. The other two prints are pieces of work that have been hanging around my studio for awhile now and so I am glad I have finally committed them to paper. These prints are for sale in our Etsy shop. Happy Friday to you all!

My six year old daughter snuggled into my arms and whispered this in my ear, what else could a parent wish for? It was so cute I had to share it with everyone. I created a cut out in coloured paper, collaged onto vintage paper and added a little geometric heart. This would make a lovely print for a corner of a nursery or for any one you love! It is now available in our etsy shop.

I do love collage, in any way or form and was totally inspired by finding an old crate full of images from our travels from the days when we used to print our photo's! Here is one of a series of three which i have put up on my illustration blog .