Love is in the air....

We have this amazing sasanqua camellia in the back garden that is dropping light pink heart shaped petals. On the grass underneath is a sea of delicate hearts!

beautiful Autumn daze....

It is SUCH an amazing Autumn day today, bright sunny and a beautiful temperature! So nice in fact, I decided to ride down to the local market on my bicycle and buy some flowers for the garden! I brought home some vibrant Easter Cyclamens and violas. Days like this leave me in a daze of wonder about good ol' Mother nature!

pastel drawing.....

Jenny, a lovely model. (pastel 70 x90cm)

Origami Skirt

Peppermint magazine pattern - Autmun 2011

Just finished this origami skirt!!! (I didn't press it very well as I was in a hurry to photograph it before the rains came!)

Dylan, the legend.

Just 10 days and 9 sleeps til the Dylan concert! And to make it even more awesome, the opening band is Paul Kelly, my all time favourite Australian group!!! Thank you Russell for making this year the birthday of all birthdays! xoxo

Check these out!!!!!

What a wonderful surprise! My dear friend Carol sent me these beautiful Daler-Rowney pastel pencils for my birthday! Oh she knows me so well. Looking forward to savouring these Austrian babies and putting them to good use! Thank you so much Carol!

Authentic indigo....

I have been sourcing this vintage and antique indigo from a Japanese warehouse in the city for years. Scrounging through containers of discarded kimono fabric scraps, carefully collecting washing and saving them until I had enough, and the courage to actually use them! So I have finally made a skirt from the pieces. Each scrap has been carefully perserved in the shape that it came and pieced with minimal seams. (Some of the pieces are no bigger than 1cm x 2cm.) The actual colour is quite a bit more vibrant than the photo. I'm very happy with the outcome , and I plan on making another longer skirt soon!

Thank you so very much!

Amazing fuschia plant from my amazing daughter!

Thank you to all of my friends and family for the wonderful Birthday wishes! I had an amazing day with lunch and champagne with my great friends at Cafe Vue, and dinner with my family at Cafe La Vie! And the festivities continue with another lunch and dinner next week! I feel very fortunate. xoxox