Monday, July 21, 2008

Monet's Mixed Media Garden

just a quick post as I have lots to do before I head down to Melbourne for the Craft and Quilt Fair, starting on Thursday.

I will be working/demonstrating on the Unique Stitching stand selling all the wonderful fibres and mixed media products and will daily be teaching a class mainly aimed at textile school aged students working with Angelina fibres, Tyvek, yarn and beads to make either a Dream Catcher or to just learn how to work with these products.

I will also be teaching a class called Monet's Mixed Media Garden (photo below) at 5.30 on Saturday evening, using Tyvek, Textiva film and silk throwsters waste.




come and say hello if you are there and maybe we can tempt you with some wonderful products.

now must away and wash so I can pack.........

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Stuff

Have had a good few days of sewing and finished a quilt top and also a few bowls, will post photos of them soon.
We have been having nasty damaging winds all week and when I went out yesterday morning to do a fence check before I let the dog out I discovered a few branches down up the back, I'm so glad one of our back neighbours cut down a huge tree in their yard a few months ago as I recon it would have reached my studio if it had come down our way.

Now this is a photo I feel a bit thingy about showing but here it is anyway..........
Prior to going to Perth we were having trouble with mice and no amount of traps or baits were getting rid of them, I thought I had them under control but it's amazing what damage a little mother to be can do in a sock draw, she shredded my very old draw liners and took rubbish from my bedside bin and also shredded a whole lot of Spanish reviews that my husband had been keeping in a box under the bed, luckily I caught her before she gave birth.

I went into my room to clean out my sock draw and got carried away and went through all of my draws and wardrobe and filled up 6 bags of clothes to go to the Op Shop.
There were a lot of pants that I was hoping to get back into and all of those shirts and jumpers that you can't bear to part with, out they went - so I'm feeling quiet virtuous as my house has gotten out of control and hasn't had a good clean out for years, I had my hips replaced 3 years ago and not much got done leading up to that and then things have just built up since so these holidays I intend to make a dent in the house and try and declutter and do a bit of personal housekeeping and not hang onto things - don't panic Tim I'll hang onto you.

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

a few assessment pieces

here are a few more of my sculpture pieces that got the teachers excited last week when I had assessment.

this piece is only about 6" high and one of my favorites.


This is my first piece of carved soapstone, I really enjoy working in this medium as you don't quiet know where it will take you till you start carving it.


I've posted 2 of these 3 framed pieces before but not the 3rd one in the series with the offset frame, for those that didn't see them previously, they are cut up chair legs and building blocks

and at least I hung this piece this time and it was hung the correct way (it was hung sideways in the gallery at TAFE)