Posted in kids, reading, sewing, tagged pippi longstocking, reading, sewing on February 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Sewing
First stages of a skirt from this book. Considering stitching the entire thing by hand (resting, meditating, creating in the quiet).
The pattern is wonderful, and seems to drape so nicely around the body. I am deeply in love……
Reading
I bought this book for my conventional son – who is thrilled by extremes, but won’t go there [...]
Posted in art, excitement, tagged art tools, design, inspiration on February 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Detail of a wall in Carlton (Melbourne).
I do believe in messages from the universe, and I’ve had the same one twice this week from slightly different angles, and combined, makes a fantastically useful tool when looking for inspiration, so I thought I’d share what I have distilled out of it, and pass it on……
italian totmatoes [...]
Posted in Knitting, art, tagged archibald prize, Knitting, painting on February 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Thinking of her – oil on linen
Thinking of him – oil on linen
Two new works for Life Lines.
When I havn’t been painting, I’ve been knitting. So I guess it was inevitable that knitted garments would start appearing in the paintings. Knitting something that is getting longer – and yet is not long enough. It’s sea-green. [...]
Posted in art, show on February 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
work in progress – or not – oil on linen
Just over a week to go until the show opens.
Invitations have been distributed, papers have been contacted and a photographer has just left my house.
In anticipation of said photographer I cleaned the kitchen, made beds, tidied the lounge, and in the end, the photo was taken [...]
Posted in art, reading, sewing, tagged reading, sewing, skirt on February 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Alison Willoughby makes an art form of the skirt form. She’s been on my list of favourites for evah.
When a good mate of mine sent me an email to say look at this book, I hyperventilated. There was gasping, there was speeding of pulse, there was an immediate order.
Immediate.
It arrived yesterday.
If I had tiny little [...]
Posted in art, excitement, painting, show, tagged exhibition, miniatures, paintings on February 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Small work for Life Lines – oil on canvas panel
It seems that when the house is quiet and full I am able to work my best. All quiet, all sleeping, me madly working – until the clock nags me to retire or suffer the consequences the next day.
After a decent painting session on something larger, [...]
Posted in art, tagged found, inspiration, oyster on February 21, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Inside an oyster shell found on Brighton Beach.
Husband said – Look at this huge Oyster shell.
Son said – Hasn’t it got lots of layers!
Daughter said – Can I throw it?
I said – Crikey – look at the tree on a hill. I’m taking that home.
And I did. Painting in progress…..
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged indigo on February 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
As kids do, my boy asked me the other day what my favourite colour was. The answer immediately came – red.
But it’s not actually true.
The colour that feeds me the most – that I can never quite find – except from it’s true source – the colour that I would wear from top to toe [...]
Posted in art, tagged art, head cold, tired on February 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The answer came in a dream (oil on linen).
It’s slow and steady. Steady and slow.
And sloooow. But steady.
Trying to keep my head in the 2 weeks remaining. Handing cards to friends and relatives, and finding good places to just leave them, hoping they will find their way into the right hands. Getting a bit excited, [...]
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