if nudity offends, avert your gaze!

Still drawing after all these years...
pastel 2 x 3'.

A few days away ...

Bendigo

Russell and I went away for a few days out to the country towns of Bendigo and Ballarat. I was interested in seeing an exhibition, "The Golden Age of Couture - Paris and London 1947-57," which was in it's final week at the Bendigo Art Gallery. Being a guy, Russell left me to the exhibition while he explored the rest of the town! Beautiful clothing including a cape worn by Audrey Hepburn, a suit of Leslie Caron's and dresses of both Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. Amazing in their detailing!
The next day we went on to Ballarat and it's gallery with it's extensive Australian collection.

In memory of Dad

Other than the photos I have of my Father in recent years, this is the only other photo I have of him. In this photo he is a toddler in his native Netherlands. I'm trying to make a piece of Memory jewellery using this image. This piece is a brooch. I'm not very satisfied with this particular piece, but I have many other ideas which I will attempt. ( 24 gauge copper sheet with silver rivets and is 1 x 2 1/4 ". Unfortunately the image became a bit dulled in the making.)

The Stitches and Craft show

Last week I went to the Melbourne "Stitches and Craft Show. It is described as the "...meeting point and market place for contemporary crafters and designers from around Australia and beyond." I was particularly intrigued by seeing the documentary film by American Faythe Levine, "Handmade Nation, which documents artists, crafters and designers as they reflect the do-it-yourself movement, the new economy and lifestyle based on creativity, determination and networking." Also know as the "indy craft movement." I made this embroidery at the craft bar at the show. The design comes from Jenny Hart's "Sublime Stiching."

more jewellery...

I'm having such fun experimenting with my jewellery, and will have to focus on making my line for sale. I have several "outlets" of interest, it's just a matter of making duplicates. This little one is a brooch made of a vintage photo transfer onto copper with copper wings. She stands about 3" tall (complete with silver antennae) and 1 3/4" wide.

woodland creatures

I've been making a series of woodland creature brooches out of 22 gauge brass and copper and giving them a brushed finish. The deer is about 1 1/2 x 2' and the little wren is about 1 1/2 x 1 1/2"