She presented me with her artwork titled ‘from Pulan to Mulgumpin’ meaning from Amity to Moreton. "Once so close our people could communicate with each other. "

"'Pulan to Mulgumpin' represents the view (travel) from Amity on Stradbroke island to Moreton island. You can see the two landforms and the water in between." I wanted those beautiful Australian animals to be in the front panel. It was a little challenging for us and our team to make sure all animals are positioned correctly in all sizes. I also needed to take into account the way the performers would move during their performances.

I visited the old museum last Saturday and watched their rehearsal before they performed at QPAC. When I saw them together in the uniform, it made me emotional. 

As I watched the orchestra perform in their new uniforms, I couldn't help but feel a deep sense of pride and gratitude. Our collaboration with Delvene had not only created a beautiful visual on stage, but it had also woven the rich tapestry of Indigenous heritage into every movement. 

Seeing these talented young musicians on the stage, showcasing their passion and talent while honouring the land they called home, I realized that art and culture could bridge the gaps between us and make the world a more harmonious place. 

My hope is for these young artists to truly shine as they face the future.

This is my version of KIN TSUGI creation.
KIN TSUGI, originating in the 15th century, tells a tale of transforming precious pottery fragments into new art by adorning them with gold.

In the same spirit, I find beauty in the fusion of diverse cultures, nationalities, generations, and artistic forms.

Each carefully chosen vintage kimono piece, uniquely hand-printed with Australian native flora from Arnhem Land.

Here, you see Charlie and my son wearing beautiful overdyed vintage kimonos. It's not the traditional path, but a fresh fusion of creativity.

Many of those old archstoneventura clothes have been passed to the next generation or to their friends and still in great condition.
All of us have changed our lifestyles and also our body shapes over the 20+ years. So we often upcycle and mend those clothes to suit their current needs. 

So our production team at South Brisbane have been working on improving our patterns and designs to suit our customers and their extended family

I believe archstoneventura suits a wide variety of demographics and age groups and sex. 
If you ever see me or our team members tell us your story with archstoneventura. Our possibilities are unlimited. 

We are no longer just a label for women of a certain age, we are branching out to the younger generation - no matter what their age or gender.

Here in the picture is my high school son in archstoneventura clothes. After so many years, my children are finally starting to show interest in archstoneventura!

I hope you enjoy the end results as much as we do creating them.

It is so special for me to make a wedding dress for someone that I have known for such a long time. 

She lives in the UK now and the wedding ceremony will be held over there. All the bride's family and friends from Brisbane are unfortunately unable to attend due to global travel restrictions.

So, on the wedding dress completion day, I invited the bride's mother Sue (who lives in Brisbane) to see the dress before we send to the UK next Monday. 

The original idea was to take a few images of her mum and the dress, and then share them with the bride and her family. 

At my studio last Friday, we were a bit busy finishing up the dress before the bride's mum arrived. 

When Sue came upstairs to where my sample room is, she took careful steps, one by one, it was probably that she was going to see the bride in her mind. I could see her coming upstairs holding her emotions. 

As soon as she saw the dress, I became emotional.

I truly believe that she saw her daughter in the dress.

When I saw her face, It really reminded me of my mother. Most likely that is what my mum would have done in that situation. 

It took a while for her to come close to the dress, she was looking at it for a few moments. I invited her to see the dress closely. 

She slowly and carefully touched the dress, as though she was nervous about it, almost like holding a new born baby. 

I really wonder if all memories of her beautiful daughter's childhood, her teenage years with her sister and all of their family lives went through her mind at that time - just like in an old film. 

I really hope that we could capture the moments with her and the dress, we can send the photos to the bride with the dress on Monday, along with her mum's love.

Located on Brisbane's south side, in the quiet suburb of Tennyson our thoughts and hands are mixed together. In the last 6 months, we have all been working really hard to complete our Autumn Winter 2023 collection.

There are sometimes challenges, especially with language, but we have more fun and excitement at archstoneventura. Everyday is different.

I hope you can see our unique touch through our collection.
This week, we have just finished showing our collection in LA.

Do you remember Priscilla from 10 years ago?

We created a Market Day at my Woolloongabba studio one Saturday and organised a fundraising party to send her to the 2012 Paralympics in London for her art exhibition.

Instead of hiding her prosthetic leg, she made it as a statement art piece.
Her unique idea of creating art pieces and exhibiting them was a sensational movement. We all gain so much courage and strength from her beautiful smile and positive action to share her story internationally. Our Astro pants were her staple pants originally but since Priscilla started to show off her beautiful artistic prosthetic leg, she started to wear skirts more often.

Priscilla and I reconnected recently and I met her partner Lucy at Tennyson this time. When I saw Priscilla after 10 years all my emotions came out.
I wanted to hear all about her life, and her exhibition in London 2012 during the paralympics as I never had a chance to hear.

Her beautiful smile was the same as 10 years ago. Priscilla wanted to show her new special prosthetic leg for her black wedding dress that she chose.
It was so special for me to create this piece for her wedding.
I am very happy to share this story with you all, the photos are amazing!
Congratulations Priscilla and Lucy .. I hope you have a beautiful life together..❤️

Over the last 20 years I have met many beautiful women who have fought with cancer and other illnesses. We often meet customers who are going through illness and often listen to their stories and help to style them together

As we age, we all go through some kind of physical challenges and become more aware of the importance of our health. But also realise that we are not defined by our diagnosis.

Dogstar family in Pink Eclose Apron

As always, I want to continue to support and be there for those facing hardships in the archstoneventura community. I would like to honour these strong-willed individuals, with something special from archstoneventura.

We will be donating a percentage from all sales of our PINK Eclose apron to the Australian Cancer Foundation.

Would you be interested in getting behind this cause? We get to look fantastic as well as supporting our community at the same time.

This is my small team at my Tennyson studio in Brisbane. In order to make this one shirt last for a lifetime, we select the highest grade quality cotton fabric, we rigorously test the fabric and make the perfect pattern that makes this shirt so comfortable yet durable. It takes numerous samples to make sure that our shirts fit perfectly.

Using my Japanese pattern techniques, we make our shirts look as sharp on the body as possible and easy to coordinate with other pieces.

We are only a small team, but we strive to understand your body movement, body shape and lifestyle, it helps us tailor our garments to mould and grow with you.

Here is one shirt that will last for a long time, not just the quality, but stylistically as well. We put a little bit of our heart and soul in every piece.

I was asked to make a wedding dress for my customer a few months ago.
The main request from my customer was a wedding dress that is understated yet elegant. It was also important to her that the dress is able to be re-wearable again after the wedding day. I personally think it's a great idea.

We chose a linen ensemble for the wedding dress. The short bolero jacket which has a long draped tail is complimented with embroidery. We selected an antique white for the dress. I really love the idea of wearing the dress again and again for a long time, reminding the wearer of the very special day. I can even shorten the length or change the design if it is desired at a later stage.

I really enjoyed making this dress and wanted to share the ideas of a repurposed wedding dress. Congratulations Heather from myself and my team on your wedding. I hope that you will be reminded of that magical day each and every time you wear these pieces.

We had many things in common and started to talk about our creations and old materials. 

Recently I purchased a hat from Jennifer and started to play with it. 

My BORO stitch cloth worked beautifully with this hat. 

I started to design my Autumn/Winter collection based on this hat.

It has a Japanese feel to it. I have been working on this BORO stitch for nearly 2 years now. 

Memory of my grandma. 

BORO indicates "POOR" in Japan. Old damaged clothes are patched and stitched back together. 

I hated to wear any BORO stitched clothes my grandma repaired when I was a kid. 

There are not many BORO things in Japan these days. People just replace it with something new. 

Based on this BORO hat, I am making a collection for this AUTUMN/WINTER. 

This is one of my pieces from this week. 

I often get excited with the way that ideas and creations can be mixed with others and my journey is always evolving and changing into something new. 

To me it is their hands that created and supported archstoneventura. Each garment has been carefully made by them and finished beautifully, their thoughts were sewn with each stitch. I just wanted to introduce the creators behind the beautiful archstoneventura pieces.

I have known her longer than archstoneventura has been around. 

As soon as I stepped into her room, it was like being in another world, simple and quiet. 

Time was running differently from the outside world.

I fell in love with Paola’s simple and slow living, her thoughts of value in life and passion about connecting to the Australian nature inspire me.

There are Australian native dry flowers on her desk. Her colour pallet is filled with the colours of memories.

This time she was painting the petals with squeezed lemon juice. Her magic touch... 

She was slowly and carefully brushing along the strokes of the bush petals on the card.. almost remembering the time she spent with her beloved family and friends this year.

In our busy day we can forget the purpose of simple gifts and cards. We are often busy with computers and mobile phone, but the convenience of these devices can’t possibly replace hand made things.

The slow process of making something by hand makes us think of the individual person and wish them love.