For as long as I can remember, in the upstairs hall of my family home there has hung a special painting. It is a watercolour that my Mother painted when she was 19 years old, in 1949. It is a portrait of a Balinese dancer, an image has intrigued me all of my life. I have hoped that I would one day have the opportunity to visit Indonesia, and we have had the fortune to visit Bali for a week! I must say that it is more than I ever hoped for, there is a spirituality there, the people are kind and gentle, the art, architecture and craft are beautiful, exotic and so unique to anything I have ever seen before. We stayed in a beautiful bungalow, in north Seminyak, that was unbelievable! I'm still jet-lagged, as we have not been home long, and will post more very soon!

snail mail

(If you look carefully, turn your head sideways to the right....)

I saw this beautiful heart shape on the footpath the other day. A snail trail, perhaps made for someone they love!

ATLAS - 5th Annual Artisan Book Show!!!

Artisan Books
159 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065
PH:03 9416 4805
http://www.artisan.com.au/
21 August - 11September 2010

Daniel has sent out the announcements for the 5th Annual Artisan Bookshow, entitled "Atlas". I have been fortunate enough to be accepted for this exhibition, once again. There were SO many possibilites with a subject as wonderful as this, but only one piece per artist was allowed. So now I feel I can officially post photos of my piece, "Atlas of my Heart". (Brass heart with vintage atlas pages, copper wire, hydrostone hand with bronze patina, silk ribbon and pearl bead. 23 x 23 x 29cm)

Bali !!!

Going to Bali, VERY soon! Can't wait!

Life is good!

Loving sunny Melbourne days, my family, meeting up with friends at cafe's and making art!

Drawing

Drawing is such a big part of my life. I draw in sketch books and once a week I spend a day drawing from life models. I've also begun keeping a sketchbook/journal for my very private thoughts. Having trouble finding sketchbooks with the quality of paper I desired, I've made a few basic books of my own with exposed coptic binding.

(ps... the Marbled frogmouth owl roosts in our backyard at night! This is a drawing of him/her. And the other drawing is a study from John Tenniel's Alice and wonderland drawings.)

Que sera!

Still knitting away, making gifts, but forgetting to actually photograph them before I give them away to loving new homes! This cardigan I just finished for myself is knitted out of recycled cotton yarn from Red Heart. The pattern is called "que sera", which I love!