Where is your glow in the dark studio?
I started painting in Christchurch New Zealand about 15 years ago. I lived for 10 years in Halswell. I had a good space there to paint. It's not a studio open to the public but I painted thousands of Moons, comets and stars in New Zealand. Now I live rurally in SW Australia. Don't be imagining dry sand and flies though, the SW is an amazingly lush paradise of incredible wild life. We live in a rural area next to Bridgetown WA. The sweetest historic township I think I've even seen. It's hilly, green in the winter and golden in the summer, and if you can imagine an Australian version of Tolkien's Hobbit shire that is exactly where we live. My...
Are you still shipping Glow in the Dark Canopies and Stars to the EU?
Yes, I am still shipping my glow in the dark star canopies, star ceilings and star stickers to the EU. (Despite massive tariff difficulties this year!) For Germany, and Sweden, your price includes all taxes and duties. What you see at checkout is final. I send these items prepaid for you, no surprise fees. England, shipping as normal, I send all your items prepaid so no surprise fees. For other countries in the EU: Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia (Czech Republic) Denmark Estonia Finland France Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain I still ship to these countries. Please note though, all import tax and tariffs are the responsibility of the buyer....
One year at the beach
The tourism slogan for Western Australia is “Walking on a Dream” and that is exactly how our adventure in SW Australia has been the last year. Busselton has been our new home town in SW Australia. It’s known for its long 1.8 km jetty that goes far out into the shallow Geographe bay. The beaches in Busselton are yellow/white sands and the water is clear and often smooth like glass. There is more surf and washed up seagrass in the winter but on summer mornings the still waters of the sea and the beach looks like heaven. From every part of Busselton, it's only a short walk to the beach or foreshore. Busselton is busy in the summer season and...
A batch of smaller landscapes before I start another large fantasy work!
A batch of smaller landscapes before I start another large fantasy work!
"I have sunlight on my glow in the dark stars all day but they don't glow... why?"
This was an old problem that was more common when I first started painting glow stars about 15 years ago. Every now and then I had a frustrated customer wondering why she had put her stars in daylight all day long but they weren't glowing. These were also usually people who had not yet put the stars on the ceiling but had them sitting on a table. So some of these people were not looking at them at night with their eyes adjusted to the darkness. Not the best way to view glow stars. It's also not the best way to charge the stars. It's less of a glow problem and more a timing problem. If your stars are in daylight...
US TARIFFS - Australia to USA - It's all good!
Quick summary on the new tariffs to the US from Australia - My original artworks are exempt from tariffs and my other products like canopies will be sent via a method where there will be no tariffs to pay. The new tariffs and removal of the De minimus Exception There are now new 10% tariffs on most Australian products to the US. (Previously products under $800 were exempt from tariffs.) This change was meant to happen in 2027 but was brought very quickly forward. What Stella Murals products are affected? Original art (all my paintings and another decals) is exempt for tariffs there will be NO TARIFFS to pay.The star stickers and star canopies will be sent through courier shipping...
Copyright Infringement and Art Theft
For those asking why I don't sell star ceilings anymore, this was why... For years my work has been copied by other sellers on Etsy (my canopies, my star ceilings, even my murals) but also the last five years my star ceilings were copied and sold by the thousands in Walmart, Aliexpress, Ebay and more. Photos of designs are stolen from my site, printed in China and then sold in $10-20 packages as cheap knock offs, then resellers sell hundreds of thousands. My first star ceiling: The Chinese copied star ceiling: I know this happens to many artists, it's the crushing and heartbreaking side of being a successful artist. I'd like to say they can never beat the original or...
The Best Starry Glow-in-the-Dark Bed Canopy for Kids and Adults
The Best Starry Glow-in-the-Dark Bed Canopy for Kids and Adults ~ Exclusive to Stella Murals.
New Shadlowlux Glow in the dark Art for 2025
New Shadlowlux Glow in the dark Art for 2025 - Shadowlux Art is my new glow in the dark project. For over ten years I’ve painted glow in the dark art literally in the dark and now it’s time to change it up and fuse glow art with colourful canvas art.