3 of those WIPs are now finished and in my Etsy shop
Everyday I go upstairs and do
a little bit more
though it is late in the afternoon
when it is a little cooler
x te
Monday, December 29, 2014
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
3 New paint Rag Books
Sold
New books in my Etsy shop
2 small
and 1 large
for ideas on how to play
with them
go here
Mo Crow is doing lovely things
I hope everyone has a
Great Festive Season
I will be up at 4.30 am
to get Dan off to work
but I will probably go
back to bed for a couple of hours
Not sure if we will be having anything special to eat
as we were supposed to go last minute shopping this afternoon
but I just received a text saying
one of the guys at work has rolled the truck
and Dan may have to drive him to Hospital.
Makes things tricky
But there is always Mangoes
thankfully IGA and the bottle shop was still open
so all was ok in the end
x te
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Multiple WIPs
At the moment I am playing with Oil paint
and cold wax medium
it takes a long time to dry
so I am working in multiples
I have several pieces
of gessoed watercolour paper
taped to my table top
I add to them a little at a time
Some small pieces
I also have some large pieces happening
on improvised easels
foam esky lids on chairs
This is the biggest I am working on
at 100 x 100 cm
and on canvas
so i will have to go easy on the wax
This is a piece on board
small works tucked underneath
and one on the bench top
Paper pieces live under the bench
so all in all I seem to have a lot happening
but nothing finished
Hopefully over the Xmas season
I can get some work done
as Dan will be working
apparently prawns need to be fed every day
and this is one of the lovely
tropical Xmas trees
I can see from my balcony
a Poinciana
Delonix regia
originally from Madagascar
x te
Monday, December 8, 2014
Painting
Cloud-Walker 2
Cloud-Walker 1
Two new pieces up for sale in my Etsy shop
I had so much fun with these
I mixed up my own oil paint
with a combination of
earth pigments and linseed oil
or for the blue natural indigo powder
and I added the pigment to cold wax medium
which I make myself
beeswax and pure gum turpentine
I geesoed up some 300gsm watercolour paper
then taped them to the glass tabletop
and built up layers of colour
patiently waiting between
for them to dry
Until one day I looked
and said
that's it
finished
I do believe there shall be more
x te
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Books Read, October and November
I only list books that I have read and enjoyed.
Disclaimer:
Some of the links go to the Book Depository (BD) with whom I have an Affiliated
Link and so get 10% of the price you pay
if you purchase through that link. Where the book is currently no longer available there the links go to booko.com.au
which is a favourite site that will show you where books are available and at
what price. I do not get anything from here.
Books marked (KD) are through Amazon Kindle
November
Books
Fiction
Eve
Green: Susan Fletcher BD
Abhorson:
Garth Nix BD
Lirael:
Garth Nix BD
Well
Wished: Franny Billingsley BD
Tatsania’s
Gift: Kim Falconer KD
The
Pollyanna Plan: Talli Roland BD
A
Swarming of Bees: Theresa Tomlinson BD
Non
Fiction
The
Martha Beck Collection: Martha Beck
Autobiography
Tree
Spirit Woman: Colleen Baldrica BD
Walking
Home: Sonia Choquette
Online Workshops
Daily Oracle Card Reading: Colette Baron-Reid
Strawberry Full Moon, Year Planner, Vision Cards: Jamie Ridler
New Blogs
Jamie Ridler Studios
October
Books
Fiction
Sabriel:
Garth Nix BD
The
Magicians: Lev Grossman BD
The
Collected Works of A.J. Fikry: Gabrielle Zevin BD
The
Caller: Juliet Marillier BD
Non
Fiction
Map
Art Lab: Jill K Berry BD
Monday, November 17, 2014
There and Back
what a time was had
this is a lovely piece from
the workshop in Perth
The lovely Kailee
who I shared
the cutest cottage with
The clothesline
Some of Jenni's decor
Jenni Worth
a wonderful host
FOOD
MORE FOOD
clothesline
clothesline
clothesline
clothesline
clothesline
Did I mention the FOOD
Awesome delicious fabulous FOOD
The next workshop
has a lot to live up to
So if you get the opportunity
for Bear & Hedgehog catering
(India & Roz)
don't hesitate
and of course
the ever moving
Sandra Brownlee
what a treat it was
to spend time
with this inspiring woman
The cottage
It was an absolutely amazing time away
I hope the pictures give you a small taste
of the fun I had
Next I will show a few pics
of what I managed to make
x te
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Heading West
I am off on Tuesday
trekking West
I am teaching a
1day workshop
On Simple Paints and Tape Bound Books
on Saturday Oct 25th
Then I am off to SA
to be a student in a workshop with
Sandra Brownlee
Then to Melbourne
where I will be teaching at
Open Drawer
Nov 5 & 6
and then finishing up
with a 1 day workshop
again on Tape Bound Books
Friday Nov 7th
I will be shutting up my Etsy
tomorrow afternoon
I am very much looking forward
to the planning to be over
and the doing to begin
x te
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Moombaki Display
Lots of me here
The three little ones are mine
Some pictures of works on display
at Moombaki Wines
back home for the
Art Trail
On a personal level I am doing ok
Slowly starting to do stuff other than
read and watch TV
Though my attention span
and level of focus
still remains quite low.
But I am trying to do something
in the studio
everyday
x te
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
September Reading
September
Books
I am very grateful this month for the solace and escape of books, I do not think I could have coped without them
Books
that are helping me cope with loss
Non-
Fiction
Fiction
Disclaimer: The (book) links go to the Book Depository with whom I have an Affiliated
Link and so get 10% of the price you pay
if you purchase through that link.
(ebook) goes to Amazon kindle with whom I do not yet have a link.
Where the book is currently no longer available there the links go to booko.com.au
which is a favourite site that will show you where books are available and at
what price. I do not get anything from here.
Thursday, September 25, 2014
The Autumn Gift
Kathryn Polanski
25/5/79 - 7/9/14
I've been away form here for a while. Some of you may be aware through FB that I have recently had to deal with something really really difficult, probably the hardest thing in my life so far.
At 16 I had a beautiful baby girl who I gave up for adoption, seventeen years later I met her and we spent time together when we could but life got in the way as it does, so I never got to spend as much time as I would have liked.
On September 7th she lost her battle with depression and took her own life.
I did not even know she was struggling with depression. No one let me know.
The loss of the future time we could have spent together is overwhelming.
and no matter how I curse and swear and look at what I maybe could have done this is something that I cannot change and that is the saddest thing of all.
She was the Autumn Gift (from Charles de Lints Spirit Walk ) but I did not realise it until it was too late. So many people felt better for having her in their lives but she still felt like she wasn't special and had nothing to offer.
I have always wanted to emulate Esmerelda Foylan The Westlin' Wind ( again from Spirit Walk)and help people to find their way. I had hoped to be able to do Martha Beck's training course but the money was just not forthcoming at this time, but next time or sometime I will do it, I also plan to do the Art Therapy course through Phoenix and somehow make a difference. I have wanted to do this for a long time but I am hoping to use this as a catalyst to push me forward.
All I can take from this it to make sure my life is the best damn life I can live, not to take things for granted.
The best people possess a feeling for beauty
the courage to take risks
the discipline to tell the truth
the capacity for sacrifice
Ironically their virtues make them vulnerable
they are often wounded
sometimes destroyed
Ernest Hemingway
Goodbye beautiful girl
x te
Saturday, September 6, 2014
New Work off to WA
4 of 9 new small works hot wax on paper
with hand made oil paint
They will be in an exhibition
at Moombaki
a very nice winery
just around the corner from home
as part of
running from September 27th
to October 12th
x te
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