A little difficulty

Above is a work in progress for a Christmas Art swap at the Australian Art Forum.  This is kind of exciting.  Throwing work out into the world, knowing something is coming back to you in turn.  There is pressure too though – it needs to be worthy, you want it to be liked.  And art [...]

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Tags and Scribble

One year I did buy gift tags, but on the whole I prefer to make them, and this year it was a collaborative effort between Miss Z and myself.  The young Mr was busy building Bionicles to protect us all – so I can’t blame him for not getting into this particular exercise.   It [...]

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self-portrait wednesday

I am – to be honest, quite sick of looking at myself.
So here is what I look at – be me for a minute.  Feeling inspired?  Me neither.
There is light at the end of the tunnel though.  Things are steadily getting ticked off my list.  I have to wash the windows and floor, and do [...]

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Slow and steady

The lack of painting time is driving me NUTS!
So busy cleaning, organising, shopping, making lists, organising christmassy events, occupying little hands, carting water from the bath to the garden.
At night my hands are furtively making things for miss Z. The Lola doll is almost finished, and I am ridiculously proud of her. A [...]

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Happ E Birthday!

I just realised this morning it was my blog birthday the other day!
I’m going to celebrate by making myself a new header soon, and  by giving something away.
Writing this blog has been a great adventure for me.  It’s provided discipline, a gateway to new friends and lovely people, hello messages from the other [...]

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The bed and the instruction book

Here is the bed.

Here is the instruction book – actually – there are many instruction books. Many, many instruction books.
Many, many instruction books.
I must be totally, completely and incurably insane to have even contemplated – with 2 exhibitions coming up in the first half of the year – the idea of buying such a [...]

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The purge

Christmas and Easter are when the bug hits really hard.  Too much stuff, must clear, must clear with urgency!
Crazy really – when there is so much else to do, but I do love having a nice clean-smelling house for summer.  To have the windows open and a breeze flowing through clean curtains.  To have a [...]

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self-portrait wednesday

Oh – it’s horrible.  And crooked, and you should see me first thing in the morning.  Never mind – it’s growing every day and it’s a reminder not to get hung up on stuff.
Too much to do to get hung up on stuff.
I met with a local gallery yesterday – on Daniel’s recommendation (thank you [...]

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Threads

Been thinking a lot lately about how life knits together, and the threads that carry through.
Incidental meetings that prove fortuitous in unexpected ways.   Happy coincidences and warm feelings to be taken at face value and trusted without reservation.
I’m not sure about you, but there are times when I shake myself into ‘reality’ and think [...]

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Slowing Down and Reaching Up

Happy is the journey (46 x 46cm ) Oil on Linen.
Everything is slowing down.  Getting more difficult.  Being stalled with distractions (both necessary and pleasant – but impeding progress).  The days are getting hotter.  The days are getting longer (and shorter with nighttime settling taking forever).
The Contemporary Art Society Show that was on last weekend [...]

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