a peaceful garden

I have had a busy few weeks since I last posted, with many xmas get togethers, finishing up Art school for the year and making a quilt in a hurry for my sister to send to her best friend in USA but unfortunately we don't think now it will get to her in time.
This week I got my results and got credits for my 2 sculptures units, so that's great news.
I'm also in the throws of doing a major excavation (archival dig) in my studio which has been ignored for way to long, can you tell I'm procrastinating by blogging and putting off going back out to my shed to keep sorting and digging

so I thought I'd calm myself with the last of my travel photos of some wonderful sculptures and tree textures from my cousins garden in Perth






ahhh now I feel better

just in

This is Caitlin Grace,
my sister Glenice's partner's newest grand daughter that I made the quilt for and delivered when I was in Perth, isn't she gorgeous

and big sister Elise wanted to share it with her to,
aren't they two cuties

I've just come back from dropping Mackenzie at his year 10 formal,
doesn't he look dashing, he even put grandads top hat on for the photo

how did my baby get so grown up

it was so lovely to sit and watch all of the guys and girls walk by in all their finery, they had been having their photos taken at the lighthouse then walking down to the function centre on the beach, it made me feel all warm and fuzzy and proud

more travel pics

While in Perth I spent the day with a lovely lady, Julie Williams,
Julie was very generous with her felting knowledge, I only new Julie from an Internet felting group, this was our first meeting and we talked as if we'd known each other for years and we spent many hours going through all of her supplies/suppliers and all of her amazing pieces and being educated about different techniques along the way, I even came away with one of her fab scarves.
Julie lives not to far from Mandurah one of the special places from my childhood, so off we headed for lunch on the beach, I had salt & pepper calamari, yummmmo and this beautiful view was so enticing we had to walk out along the jetty, this is looking back to the restaurant


the water is so blue - I wanted to jump in

these mussel shells were under this grate on the jetty

I wanted to see how close I could get to them and still keep them in focus

did I succeed