tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48806139533521177802024-03-14T03:35:15.982+10:00.Svenjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213955626177011191noreply@blogger.comBlogger333125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880613953352117780.post-19024576319581667552023-12-31T20:05:00.001+10:002024-01-01T12:20:19.708+10:002023 wrap up<p>It's always nice to remember and reflect on the year gone by, and 2023 has been a busy one. A constant throughout has been the creation of new works for my next exhibition DistoMorph. Alongside that goes the shopping for materials, the sampling of said materials and techniques, and the constant wrangling of the creative mess. Although not at it's finest, I am happy with the state of my little creative cave as I venture forward.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMFN8jp2i7Htf5lOScStaAW4wTMK1NZB8Yhw_62zHzR8WQlbqzvI0_tVmAJFzNF8LILm6Zh2oCUpGY9l8Eb3e8Fzd4lRf9qBxf0OdIbvj7mkXGtDtnQB-PAs3Q1O3S4T7fd3k_dHlnbHMcwLz1N2tKzaQIavddsPX-c_cPSHZ6nrzkvtPGf_XrypU4w8/s4000/20231231_165015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMFN8jp2i7Htf5lOScStaAW4wTMK1NZB8Yhw_62zHzR8WQlbqzvI0_tVmAJFzNF8LILm6Zh2oCUpGY9l8Eb3e8Fzd4lRf9qBxf0OdIbvj7mkXGtDtnQB-PAs3Q1O3S4T7fd3k_dHlnbHMcwLz1N2tKzaQIavddsPX-c_cPSHZ6nrzkvtPGf_XrypU4w8/s320/20231231_165015.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>The year began with photographing some works in readiness for applications to galleries, competitions, and call-outs. Many of these were unsuccessful, so I'm taking a break from the time, frustration, and expense of the latter.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pWwef63md2uDTJE5yjRrTLYfxzy5DXPjPbnX_d9KZzEoHyOHbQzmNkQs0xARBL-IqmbXUAwLevxe1GnDfHmPzb_PlSTbc5UXczNxXmB5EKtfLKjAh22WqkM8pAEQfZGdtHP7_jyuW8_v3wU2V3eguQkeJzBddtmjCjQB4LQ9aX_mJ46fJESRTe4PdPM/s5472/XX_Flight_Work_1sml.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2748" data-original-width="5472" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pWwef63md2uDTJE5yjRrTLYfxzy5DXPjPbnX_d9KZzEoHyOHbQzmNkQs0xARBL-IqmbXUAwLevxe1GnDfHmPzb_PlSTbc5UXczNxXmB5EKtfLKjAh22WqkM8pAEQfZGdtHP7_jyuW8_v3wU2V3eguQkeJzBddtmjCjQB4LQ9aX_mJ46fJESRTe4PdPM/s320/XX_Flight_Work_1sml.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRI0Ul_A5FNTPocp5CQRHggC-4iYLTY9LBaBGkjmd9tOD6ADdHoqX6UsC6d-rhRYemuxVpcQLekKddsurnG2RH0ws2h0y8XL-ZLsESIKMyQxXs6m7byfyEiL3M7VdYSIrxH-bqigtgIm9ngjKr4bl0M2Lcv5qKzdojko13NRea8Oy0nS7R5BvhaXv8Xn8/s5472/IMG_7277a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRI0Ul_A5FNTPocp5CQRHggC-4iYLTY9LBaBGkjmd9tOD6ADdHoqX6UsC6d-rhRYemuxVpcQLekKddsurnG2RH0ws2h0y8XL-ZLsESIKMyQxXs6m7byfyEiL3M7VdYSIrxH-bqigtgIm9ngjKr4bl0M2Lcv5qKzdojko13NRea8Oy0nS7R5BvhaXv8Xn8/s320/IMG_7277a.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3No9XI9G6YK8HtoqGrEeeaSNjwTjsba8YqokrGr5syqgthJC2KHseWWdRdIeeLGkBKyOn3cekaNILAryJfFFGC-7_iDLhwhil0H_ILaPHBuSZnnqoeFyyfAAdajVfu485A6_H3gLLqQUHxOTCUz5tdej54Y6eCJSDeLQxod5t-11ZyYqQ9pyCninD44/s5472/Crayfish%20Carapace.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3No9XI9G6YK8HtoqGrEeeaSNjwTjsba8YqokrGr5syqgthJC2KHseWWdRdIeeLGkBKyOn3cekaNILAryJfFFGC-7_iDLhwhil0H_ILaPHBuSZnnqoeFyyfAAdajVfu485A6_H3gLLqQUHxOTCUz5tdej54Y6eCJSDeLQxod5t-11ZyYqQ9pyCninD44/s320/Crayfish%20Carapace.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Some of these were a step away from my usual work, especially in colour palette. From now on, I will only create works that can be included in my exhibitions if unsuccessful in these ventures.<div>My exhibition <i>Algalrhythms</i> opened at the Lockyer Valley Regional Art Gallery in February, and finishes its final leg of the tour at Dogwood Crossing in January 2024. Each time I unbox it, I enjoy seeing the work again, and hanging it in different ways. I've learned a lot about how things can enhance and change the way works are viewed. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwG-cyPbgYo2klHjpTrV_7EcbYuvQC9a1igtr8JTNs6D_wzfsPatTOfDCHffRuWWgIersmmXBNVQMMsNshqEorS45IfzsyeUw6gPjMIhQkooRnGqcDL3agCkWCQ_S57d1Cg62EKNAULNZMGpvVBY-NfoWji5Tf6tnVw5XyOOhQTC4sXGFXu5Jl9OKz5M/s5472/IMG_7391.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwG-cyPbgYo2klHjpTrV_7EcbYuvQC9a1igtr8JTNs6D_wzfsPatTOfDCHffRuWWgIersmmXBNVQMMsNshqEorS45IfzsyeUw6gPjMIhQkooRnGqcDL3agCkWCQ_S57d1Cg62EKNAULNZMGpvVBY-NfoWji5Tf6tnVw5XyOOhQTC4sXGFXu5Jl9OKz5M/s320/IMG_7391.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Opening at Lockyer Valley Regional Art Gallery</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9XPAt_O-hEJUNmR-ymrsoQ5fa4yC_nmNbBYDLoQsMpzLolck1r0LtqpMqCjA1IA4X5hFYSLXp26X_JNRmhDS1tImwUtlESTgcX0qVcPItu1kRme03dyjIB5ClBKalKWvFzguo46TtPHK9xy-TXLt58ukDfU1eP1IxJr5RQ4a-XwqY0uKbfuNtgJog0M/s5472/IMG_1077.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9XPAt_O-hEJUNmR-ymrsoQ5fa4yC_nmNbBYDLoQsMpzLolck1r0LtqpMqCjA1IA4X5hFYSLXp26X_JNRmhDS1tImwUtlESTgcX0qVcPItu1kRme03dyjIB5ClBKalKWvFzguo46TtPHK9xy-TXLt58ukDfU1eP1IxJr5RQ4a-XwqY0uKbfuNtgJog0M/s320/IMG_1077.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Installation at Dogwood Crossing Miles Art Gallery</td></tr></tbody></table>Janet de Boer (above) was finally able to perform the opening at Lockyer Valley, after the crazy post-Covid times. We have continued to meet throughout the year, enjoying a catch up with some food, always bubbles, sometimes cats, and even at our favourite surgeons rooms!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCAQLsx_8rUSJ2hW_0kPA6VJETNxkp-H_KT1PjpcxsJZeI_N04ESkIqnyDRHOSZCdaoKLEulM3-Qoj6g8QxBpmM8AYvZdcNpzR4CsefI98Gif7xdztLzWAauDCHnK1DOKPyblKEK86ehBs-Xbor6VK0s2Uw_qv0W5XBNVOgvIIUbunh-BAa6Ixre1Lbzo/s4109/IMG_0686.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4109" data-original-width="2739" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCAQLsx_8rUSJ2hW_0kPA6VJETNxkp-H_KT1PjpcxsJZeI_N04ESkIqnyDRHOSZCdaoKLEulM3-Qoj6g8QxBpmM8AYvZdcNpzR4CsefI98Gif7xdztLzWAauDCHnK1DOKPyblKEK86ehBs-Xbor6VK0s2Uw_qv0W5XBNVOgvIIUbunh-BAa6Ixre1Lbzo/s320/IMG_0686.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the opening of Australian Wearable Arts Festival</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRPMicStNPjqOkZBjuB3iJjeqVJCzQLuX0_N6zdXeJoB_vdso0rX2HeEib3RXgM-qo4zphjBCglVlDdmNxUaJO2K-JM2t4m42-Uv-oPhLhvMcchMXxL9z8VXl78ey1GahD_nqiHIyE5TuvIJVeVD5nWyLKoi67KgdsGo-h9qqclJxJwyn1vEMofzDNlM/s4000/20231206_144019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRPMicStNPjqOkZBjuB3iJjeqVJCzQLuX0_N6zdXeJoB_vdso0rX2HeEib3RXgM-qo4zphjBCglVlDdmNxUaJO2K-JM2t4m42-Uv-oPhLhvMcchMXxL9z8VXl78ey1GahD_nqiHIyE5TuvIJVeVD5nWyLKoi67KgdsGo-h9qqclJxJwyn1vEMofzDNlM/s320/20231206_144019.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAFHh26wAH5_X58sxknaB-sKTCWFssyliQqToHMeUwHSSYI64lmt8VWdDSnow8fsp5cI3a8LeKIE2Ez7_2Lgtl6CC9jaZLpfl32n9dkWuki-pkYeGEcVGUzVMFnGJGzfpQIYlQblS703kXEAxfRFxvFFFNnTgpehiMS_NLtZZGDbc7-P6CVX2HVvbvK0/s5472/IMG_0684sm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAFHh26wAH5_X58sxknaB-sKTCWFssyliQqToHMeUwHSSYI64lmt8VWdDSnow8fsp5cI3a8LeKIE2Ez7_2Lgtl6CC9jaZLpfl32n9dkWuki-pkYeGEcVGUzVMFnGJGzfpQIYlQblS703kXEAxfRFxvFFFNnTgpehiMS_NLtZZGDbc7-P6CVX2HVvbvK0/s320/IMG_0684sm.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pre-radiation 'medicine'</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRhDGcIiLc0i5q_LPKxfUnl0b20iT20wO46S-n5R0vFIVeuRRkS77-KSyCx7p1-G6FD3xwyunazYWh0Hhlti0u0d2lZNFti4oOc-gEObwc3T9legIFAtcZ2l4c2WrHtWygqBOyc1oqXRBPHoVGNfBRy2AQXnuvrautarStYcge62pxbebl1JA8-Ppwz8/s3264/20230808_150334sm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRhDGcIiLc0i5q_LPKxfUnl0b20iT20wO46S-n5R0vFIVeuRRkS77-KSyCx7p1-G6FD3xwyunazYWh0Hhlti0u0d2lZNFti4oOc-gEObwc3T9legIFAtcZ2l4c2WrHtWygqBOyc1oqXRBPHoVGNfBRy2AQXnuvrautarStYcge62pxbebl1JA8-Ppwz8/s320/20230808_150334sm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglPSW-NZXiAmMRS9tt4YjNXYPdO_XloF1pAniK2ay5afLwYfRu5BR-fnItVnA1zb8mxH9MHapvp7m9Kr-zFLzbLxWycqXoMwUEIh3RVeF76YjTAifveq1dEbYv3q4l-Jt5ZUGLxoGLmxempy3uG63QYjFKrM0obfjrO8wZk7bk1Jd8lm2NiVDrZ9gr8l8/s3264/20230428_144259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglPSW-NZXiAmMRS9tt4YjNXYPdO_XloF1pAniK2ay5afLwYfRu5BR-fnItVnA1zb8mxH9MHapvp7m9Kr-zFLzbLxWycqXoMwUEIh3RVeF76YjTAifveq1dEbYv3q4l-Jt5ZUGLxoGLmxempy3uG63QYjFKrM0obfjrO8wZk7bk1Jd8lm2NiVDrZ9gr8l8/s320/20230428_144259.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Ah, yes, the surgeon. Mid-May I had a rhinoplasty, which had more of an impact than I'd anticipated, especially after a five-hour nosebleed led to a very traumatic night in Emergency a week later.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK0bYLXglWyELVzLusuHn6DEx4Tenux22OofzKFhSCDSlqkuUbc-s-fbBlL78Vtv6aqMjICR0rUWsAB_Yt_Gw_8yZZefj9G-GR_xNY1mMyAhk8G1KloFDAXXYy2qLn9HUOOmxPGPcVPR8l83dC7MhyphenhyphenVy_9Z6H5P1HHbk5UfEhz40oqOQN9E_6aHqnoLg0/s2640/20230518_123231.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2640" data-original-width="1980" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK0bYLXglWyELVzLusuHn6DEx4Tenux22OofzKFhSCDSlqkuUbc-s-fbBlL78Vtv6aqMjICR0rUWsAB_Yt_Gw_8yZZefj9G-GR_xNY1mMyAhk8G1KloFDAXXYy2qLn9HUOOmxPGPcVPR8l83dC7MhyphenhyphenVy_9Z6H5P1HHbk5UfEhz40oqOQN9E_6aHqnoLg0/s320/20230518_123231.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Luckily I recovered well in time for the drive drive down to Police Point, Mornington Peninsula, for my two-week artist residency there. Matt and I spent a fun couple of days on the road there, before parting ways in Sorrento, with him returning home by air.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmwuI1AjhYuFtW3gm_9qXcSx4ljlu6cQSC1E1gXVPEl6B2yC1vHbjZ31b_YKeSLbaFtRzFl-ldIy16nm8_B_d9zgeNQ-EvtokdJcBkuHYepGhOl5WGjJvpm7PDyuW_RqJ1yWX9vaw8YXXgvIsSya7QYAABFppID-vwvTMB-UlSNN8fC6HwSxAtGtwJ1o/s3264/20230612_150104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmwuI1AjhYuFtW3gm_9qXcSx4ljlu6cQSC1E1gXVPEl6B2yC1vHbjZ31b_YKeSLbaFtRzFl-ldIy16nm8_B_d9zgeNQ-EvtokdJcBkuHYepGhOl5WGjJvpm7PDyuW_RqJ1yWX9vaw8YXXgvIsSya7QYAABFppID-vwvTMB-UlSNN8fC6HwSxAtGtwJ1o/s320/20230612_150104.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The residency was fantastic - you can read about it on my website <a href="https://www.studiosvenja.com/police-point-residency-2023" target="_blank">here</a>. The highlight was definitely the snowy wonderland of Mt Donna Buang, but I certainly loved walking the wild and windy peninsula.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsGPw7rzfAlt7F0XD-Tdyl3rdgOztEkPEZQurTQuU4Hbw-x07L4lrmTCbgW1rVBYOmZ06oVQiraxjTL5O6DdZ_EbYuXatdglu5EQA42259yZ4rclM4Ci65M-PjtiE0UOhWXiVWcYosfBhXqoDwtedbP9LzILzoynTM5K3mAmhBZ0-dWsbG-lHYo3_KU8/s5472/IMG_9095.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsGPw7rzfAlt7F0XD-Tdyl3rdgOztEkPEZQurTQuU4Hbw-x07L4lrmTCbgW1rVBYOmZ06oVQiraxjTL5O6DdZ_EbYuXatdglu5EQA42259yZ4rclM4Ci65M-PjtiE0UOhWXiVWcYosfBhXqoDwtedbP9LzILzoynTM5K3mAmhBZ0-dWsbG-lHYo3_KU8/s320/IMG_9095.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeehr7OCW_31rV51HpGgKuS7QDAo_FUGCl606XfwLy9dBZoMU0rE5cKMR0HOMFpF7Jcu0vRh0m3PrEil55PxYv4IXJxxMB-SpAc1s3duel2YDKuwOa2o1BGgGkVkyBuaPQYQcI2HnulzWsBQp79PmRdVWbAyj-TNu7T9YMAPOOSKktowmHUiGRHStj_uk/s5472/IMG_8580.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeehr7OCW_31rV51HpGgKuS7QDAo_FUGCl606XfwLy9dBZoMU0rE5cKMR0HOMFpF7Jcu0vRh0m3PrEil55PxYv4IXJxxMB-SpAc1s3duel2YDKuwOa2o1BGgGkVkyBuaPQYQcI2HnulzWsBQp79PmRdVWbAyj-TNu7T9YMAPOOSKktowmHUiGRHStj_uk/s320/IMG_8580.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Having learned that I was mere hours away from the Gippsland Art Gallery, home of the Annemieke Mein permanent display, after leaving my cottage I detoured out to visit it, and was rewarded with the site of familiar works - and new ones! It was pretty magic. I can't wait to see her new exhibition next year, and meet her!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XDJorF9EW4OqOtQw0F4dJ23E-Gk0thAC79NmDLyXFH-k7Dd3OgybQPxXoOVynAs5mUWdPa0OYk85qA5hq7S-MST7GoqgwiUCTwtUd6zJN-c-Lfg-6z7QbojtU5uEU52Vg8KLjkpqbzfkknsxm5_I1N26sW2OJb7W3rqghp9lN50F24I_mycAFm2nSAo/s5472/IMG_0105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XDJorF9EW4OqOtQw0F4dJ23E-Gk0thAC79NmDLyXFH-k7Dd3OgybQPxXoOVynAs5mUWdPa0OYk85qA5hq7S-MST7GoqgwiUCTwtUd6zJN-c-Lfg-6z7QbojtU5uEU52Vg8KLjkpqbzfkknsxm5_I1N26sW2OJb7W3rqghp9lN50F24I_mycAFm2nSAo/s320/IMG_0105.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>From here I drove into Melbourne to spend a few nights before making my way to Fibrearts Ballarat and running into these two.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPtqdqhBmm9M-_yY5PSdA5N_4vjPmfHM5XxdOz5ugy3xaGuE1AVvatTxMAfbxboPrbbpVGFU3CzK4sFiRz7_oEv0LKXFLosTqE_kySjFjLkB188liRi0JlUmjcZfXscFIGiBMPo2aK0_9h9O4WiE6dxH-EVda9IMjvNX40N650sRjlfiLWqheGBLRrzA/s1278/thumbnail.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1278" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPtqdqhBmm9M-_yY5PSdA5N_4vjPmfHM5XxdOz5ugy3xaGuE1AVvatTxMAfbxboPrbbpVGFU3CzK4sFiRz7_oEv0LKXFLosTqE_kySjFjLkB188liRi0JlUmjcZfXscFIGiBMPo2aK0_9h9O4WiE6dxH-EVda9IMjvNX40N650sRjlfiLWqheGBLRrzA/s320/thumbnail.jpeg" width="270" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjB3dx7nHHuqAPlbhpml-iNdy4_ef7VNF-_TnnVdY3k5pLJMiscZoBzSDMtkzc3bnHvKQyZWuTn8DUGnnlRshCgo8Wdl7zuLnQJftshWCOgIylfmT3lvn8Ll5oiOFNjRL8K9dAXiQTboeve56z0PvJbYC_SZ5Cp-Jr3EHtzHOyIzbXsgu4CTvn25GE0XU/s2040/355034828_763311852251285_5097356846536033848_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1530" data-original-width="2040" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjB3dx7nHHuqAPlbhpml-iNdy4_ef7VNF-_TnnVdY3k5pLJMiscZoBzSDMtkzc3bnHvKQyZWuTn8DUGnnlRshCgo8Wdl7zuLnQJftshWCOgIylfmT3lvn8Ll5oiOFNjRL8K9dAXiQTboeve56z0PvJbYC_SZ5Cp-Jr3EHtzHOyIzbXsgu4CTvn25GE0XU/s320/355034828_763311852251285_5097356846536033848_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>It was great to settle into the now completely renovated Ballarat Grammar digs, and prepare for work in Alysn Midgelow-Marsden's class. My classmate and neighbour was the fabulous Jane, and we had an excellent time together, along with more old and new friends.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhhnTmWP0674t4mnesXQM3Em48jP8cLUbT-a_m0X6I3COJ0Q6gnDvncyK3ElDO9eE5wbV-pyg79AWxvcp_cCHlqpaNofGGcGzlbH-Gxd5gffzc9d6pBtDEOr8U0Eal5JyltqetZZJ2wbBoBtjpxrBEYeGlBwBBmyg-Q1LD48n70i6PhjbJcZMR7EwDA0/s1080/thumbnail%20(4).jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="1080" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhhnTmWP0674t4mnesXQM3Em48jP8cLUbT-a_m0X6I3COJ0Q6gnDvncyK3ElDO9eE5wbV-pyg79AWxvcp_cCHlqpaNofGGcGzlbH-Gxd5gffzc9d6pBtDEOr8U0Eal5JyltqetZZJ2wbBoBtjpxrBEYeGlBwBBmyg-Q1LD48n70i6PhjbJcZMR7EwDA0/s320/thumbnail%20(4).jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jane and Christine</td></tr></tbody></table>The workshop was on working with metal cloth, and I absolutely adored colouring it with flame, although many other techniques were explored.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIl_nYZJOYBGVHKKcikNkeYVVlslkT3k9UvmRa4lTQp9B8RTU2pgGuGlcqYFJMTtKxpPGMQaQonBQjnBSSYcTslEBFtjL0rS1T3he4pT72bJPGDSCpUw2wiqM_koq705-HkyvmvLsCaPDgu62CK9RipxyoWcUIyjmZKL855z2sqB3Dnez6GhEZGBw4DM/s1440/thumbnail%20(3).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIl_nYZJOYBGVHKKcikNkeYVVlslkT3k9UvmRa4lTQp9B8RTU2pgGuGlcqYFJMTtKxpPGMQaQonBQjnBSSYcTslEBFtjL0rS1T3he4pT72bJPGDSCpUw2wiqM_koq705-HkyvmvLsCaPDgu62CK9RipxyoWcUIyjmZKL855z2sqB3Dnez6GhEZGBw4DM/s320/thumbnail%20(3).jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGQQjShqsKZdH2sDJrxdoAYmpDPqL9EZfLtn1NIrfTb52HS4Okv5FJd2gkcvki8MJ3WwtDLakjPligx9NRjBxiQ6u-lgy3Fv9Z3sv7HsN_kdpJkyeSvTuecLHKyOcZUzJ84LlhRg9qHZGmxjX-LG15jLEJCEIXtB75L64J8iDj8IeqgqB7VkcRsj_tGU/s1080/thumbnail%20(13).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGQQjShqsKZdH2sDJrxdoAYmpDPqL9EZfLtn1NIrfTb52HS4Okv5FJd2gkcvki8MJ3WwtDLakjPligx9NRjBxiQ6u-lgy3Fv9Z3sv7HsN_kdpJkyeSvTuecLHKyOcZUzJ84LlhRg9qHZGmxjX-LG15jLEJCEIXtB75L64J8iDj8IeqgqB7VkcRsj_tGU/s320/thumbnail%20(13).jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMdgzGNfjKs83fGL24n18FJlzvBTuv9UI-ZU7Rh1tI-2hX6MYYAUN9Rl7d_uaGZIJPFdsgYYVkPwHTxKirZKIoKqh8dVs71pDq3hhzttoPCeG0wNIYuPW9i58O_HFeWhmK11wIX04tIzTYX5SnO-_MRIUoyj5tLbWSHBb3jVJCkOGVvDgbR8pRLePNMo/s724/thumbnail%20(10).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="698" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMdgzGNfjKs83fGL24n18FJlzvBTuv9UI-ZU7Rh1tI-2hX6MYYAUN9Rl7d_uaGZIJPFdsgYYVkPwHTxKirZKIoKqh8dVs71pDq3hhzttoPCeG0wNIYuPW9i58O_HFeWhmK11wIX04tIzTYX5SnO-_MRIUoyj5tLbWSHBb3jVJCkOGVvDgbR8pRLePNMo/s320/thumbnail%20(10).jpeg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Then came the long drive home by myself, which I was very proud to have achieved, as I have a tendency to fall asleep at the wheel.... I started off by getting bogged, when I pulled off the road to admire a creek near a deserted old mill. After very fortunately being helped on my way, I made quick stops in at Bendigo and Wangaratta to view textile art exhibitions.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBU1GodN8w2ogLi61vf9DSwKcQgEz-V1g_nz5ed5q72cqGPSOLtC7z95NoJKlUcfah7c-FmERpb53F7ov3NzRj_MHOiTBiysx7GXBRV9dJ14ADBPopBgGvTNRysQpERFP5B3iaPGKoqQX9JWadeG04BhQPMK8Lh_mEtIZT0BQeKZ-uHeR8oI39PZHQ0U/s4080/20230704_091703.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBU1GodN8w2ogLi61vf9DSwKcQgEz-V1g_nz5ed5q72cqGPSOLtC7z95NoJKlUcfah7c-FmERpb53F7ov3NzRj_MHOiTBiysx7GXBRV9dJ14ADBPopBgGvTNRysQpERFP5B3iaPGKoqQX9JWadeG04BhQPMK8Lh_mEtIZT0BQeKZ-uHeR8oI39PZHQ0U/s320/20230704_091703.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZjPHFXQogywd1NoAf5Kcy6omreZyG0TMc2E3i9Kzadho7PZtoRvsk6d181Kp2wXFnLt1viYks9KX_nB2FLGG-bZR881YNbdr5AWOnzER5HL_M64NTw8kvnaoS9y6EpHFwLI8acwZja3OmyZezxuwYNyf_4fNw4dvP4ymrnLyL1LWzYTzv33j1iM4PgI/s4080/20230704_113323.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZjPHFXQogywd1NoAf5Kcy6omreZyG0TMc2E3i9Kzadho7PZtoRvsk6d181Kp2wXFnLt1viYks9KX_nB2FLGG-bZR881YNbdr5AWOnzER5HL_M64NTw8kvnaoS9y6EpHFwLI8acwZja3OmyZezxuwYNyf_4fNw4dvP4ymrnLyL1LWzYTzv33j1iM4PgI/s320/20230704_113323.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMAAINrkBTaPyWiwishNMpxa2DkA-ypX2a0fLobhch1u3zTAqVf2o63U53NRRdFoLIIVv261_QjMOWFMTu5NeQCaXg5T8YYn4jhs3llZqzwsYTCWBnJ4KoHzZ1e5Gyv-7Ptm2z4elOdKk_8dG6Umc67DL5GGVwRSMDLP1RdW6KcdseS65OUSK42c5e5s/s4080/20230704_144526.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMAAINrkBTaPyWiwishNMpxa2DkA-ypX2a0fLobhch1u3zTAqVf2o63U53NRRdFoLIIVv261_QjMOWFMTu5NeQCaXg5T8YYn4jhs3llZqzwsYTCWBnJ4KoHzZ1e5Gyv-7Ptm2z4elOdKk_8dG6Umc67DL5GGVwRSMDLP1RdW6KcdseS65OUSK42c5e5s/s320/20230704_144526.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I was very keen on seeing the Wangaratta Gallery itself, as I was putting in an application to exhibit there, after being encouraged to by staff after my last submission. Having left it until the final deadline to submit ( I had been trying to complete as many works as possible to photograph for the submission) there was a technical issue trying to use their official portal, so I let them know, and sent them via Dropbox. To my utter dismay, this was deemed unacceptable, even though they were aware of my intention to submit, and I had sent emails to explain the situation. It was suggested that my browser was out of date - I would have thought that in the circumstances, with technology itself clearly being the issue, some compassion would be shown, but no. But I digress....<div>Back in Brisbane, it was almost immediately off to Warwick for the Jumpers and Jazz Festival, where I had been invited to display some of my wearable art works, and judge their inaugral Warwick Wearable Art Awards. We had fabulous accommodation in a tiny house on a property with Alpacas, Highland Cows and goats!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFuyMygDbdEtKdjHC6a8hRKMREyb_3WC2VQsIcN5JFfH2nuX8PaWrjepjLin4pW7U5zsD-S4cWVsnrCRDpRaYBLuwTrvKiFx0LYJWfleYJg-QXt69NOWCNKeMOAftw1hgJFBppMEJ7SzKZFIscf3Ff2sGBdCJajW0FYrDuEqTZ6_qEagoeUr2crzgSOw/s3046/20230723_092121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3046" data-original-width="2213" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFuyMygDbdEtKdjHC6a8hRKMREyb_3WC2VQsIcN5JFfH2nuX8PaWrjepjLin4pW7U5zsD-S4cWVsnrCRDpRaYBLuwTrvKiFx0LYJWfleYJg-QXt69NOWCNKeMOAftw1hgJFBppMEJ7SzKZFIscf3Ff2sGBdCJajW0FYrDuEqTZ6_qEagoeUr2crzgSOw/s320/20230723_092121.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Nt9J_JmLBK_twUL5Uld8E2eaM91ChrhyphenhyphengQEAGdnAlSETEc6TOGuvGNYzihgOgEjJKsCGv12HJUR-bq6GyCnojZHborA0SMM1AA2ZwJsHVb9LXhq-HGxWUmiefSCNzvFQcOE-FhNEgFlNXOW1u3mqIt6uX3QZIxJ7WkveUX6vmRyrvkPyr4eVZc2WQnY/s2811/20230723_163908.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2108" data-original-width="2811" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Nt9J_JmLBK_twUL5Uld8E2eaM91ChrhyphenhyphengQEAGdnAlSETEc6TOGuvGNYzihgOgEjJKsCGv12HJUR-bq6GyCnojZHborA0SMM1AA2ZwJsHVb9LXhq-HGxWUmiefSCNzvFQcOE-FhNEgFlNXOW1u3mqIt6uX3QZIxJ7WkveUX6vmRyrvkPyr4eVZc2WQnY/s320/20230723_163908.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBcsUCY5H8zfIG6rbFBWD3-bpHL_T57s5B8JUXmj1wMVtqZ6DJ2rV0-Q6ByT_T4Iti4pZ0s0VeRFIBlEotthfUpjronb4jtTLTz8S4oLRP20Of7Da47nTT2s4ubZhVjRrywpN0O31B8E7G3BxnxcBr2NNJ6BjCkKhGvERr5a9bQBxuNcQFi-wsxlRNyxM/s4080/20230721_163136.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBcsUCY5H8zfIG6rbFBWD3-bpHL_T57s5B8JUXmj1wMVtqZ6DJ2rV0-Q6ByT_T4Iti4pZ0s0VeRFIBlEotthfUpjronb4jtTLTz8S4oLRP20Of7Da47nTT2s4ubZhVjRrywpN0O31B8E7G3BxnxcBr2NNJ6BjCkKhGvERr5a9bQBxuNcQFi-wsxlRNyxM/s320/20230721_163136.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The following month saw us up on the Sunshine Coast for our second Australian Wearable Arts Festival, where I was representing <a href="https://www.artwearpublications.com.au/product-category/magazines/single-issues/textile-fibre-forum/" target="_blank">Textile Fibre Forum</a>, the magazine I write for, to choose and present awards on their behalf. The show was of a great standard, and I hope it continues to grow to support and showcase the amazing artists.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHA6pMjGSyhsPXSM_JVLfJfSvHt2DdWDGu5DJEwkx0Vtyg4g70Urr-a901xpYxwp0vtaTgvIsC-D3mo1cR8PG6EGjl_nYPo3w2iHKDzyHoupeX32Xo4_OGNux2MewKoMfqrAnNzHsMIZIFBTHbs1txuruegRA0TVi5wfPgoXp8FO0-ZxhFTiSvglhyZeo/s3264/20230812_180922.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHA6pMjGSyhsPXSM_JVLfJfSvHt2DdWDGu5DJEwkx0Vtyg4g70Urr-a901xpYxwp0vtaTgvIsC-D3mo1cR8PG6EGjl_nYPo3w2iHKDzyHoupeX32Xo4_OGNux2MewKoMfqrAnNzHsMIZIFBTHbs1txuruegRA0TVi5wfPgoXp8FO0-ZxhFTiSvglhyZeo/s320/20230812_180922.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVAV9ScbJGgH4itfZWQznR0TMKOgHUZ0brPItk5hVJP-uLv2bqJaljzaAsUkujGZIPDvC23LErf4N8dY9jCt6fMM0PJbImPYP23WPdnN1gJNxcd36jFsb69tOXn6WeIHWJkOF_QmvT_NISybhLtBym2bKVARhj46gF8EWi7208q4fIiTUC_xIKVCHfEg/s4080/20230812_181559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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One of these was Denise Lamby, a fellow artist, who I was able to catch up with properly when we organised a day of studio tours with visiting World of WearableArt artist Vicky Robertson. We drove to the Sunshine Coast first to visit with Heather O'Flaherty, then onto Denise, with a spontaneous return visit happening the next day!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIITluHqf8UB1FY8vW2A9Va6DXCPURRIwRrs_cnCRQviy-GP7U9WOFEPk7msVkHoXDsDyAr35Cfaa5pkmae8iccIYTyJpCUXVidFoLPLPwJk5mz1YPJ4gj-LBp0WLjgBkrDUz89E8mapkVcxEy9ay942hGUlk6LEfEwJpmUEdLIKIXmySMn4aOOfkWQPs/s5472/IMG_1020.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIITluHqf8UB1FY8vW2A9Va6DXCPURRIwRrs_cnCRQviy-GP7U9WOFEPk7msVkHoXDsDyAr35Cfaa5pkmae8iccIYTyJpCUXVidFoLPLPwJk5mz1YPJ4gj-LBp0WLjgBkrDUz89E8mapkVcxEy9ay942hGUlk6LEfEwJpmUEdLIKIXmySMn4aOOfkWQPs/s320/IMG_1020.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vicky and Heather</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6zqhvyprnIXn6C1jqXI4EPZNCGrVapzMZGaZayKxG7fpASyKAYMwtrqL6-M_aFxlvlgCk-HQ9HTpViWZQEGCrmCWQKkyUlAvEXtT_PKUMJgJJPtXukudqCn2eSYb4QIq4bEljHeJmbLZG4bq2gXBox5-xbKLr5C3V2aJQaRaE3TAFkEfG526n9VO8SI8/s5472/IMG_1035.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6zqhvyprnIXn6C1jqXI4EPZNCGrVapzMZGaZayKxG7fpASyKAYMwtrqL6-M_aFxlvlgCk-HQ9HTpViWZQEGCrmCWQKkyUlAvEXtT_PKUMJgJJPtXukudqCn2eSYb4QIq4bEljHeJmbLZG4bq2gXBox5-xbKLr5C3V2aJQaRaE3TAFkEfG526n9VO8SI8/s320/IMG_1035.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Denise</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoeMy3qhjFWa6Xw3NWWWrta9VAQYs_RBdVFK-WWqengxqG0bz3F2hIS1wTemqyUkQmfso7VQPNNBdGHcTKj48LtRBGz6bvwYXMiMn6n670SO83rkLwMP3iRsC6TwTp7QROCEVF7pT2jXrfq3zRHmd0Zhp4MNRbPKq3EakOdKiFJbMfMV_2pEKaNOm60Q/s2048/387567230_1362427941334082_6869085630743103073_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoeMy3qhjFWa6Xw3NWWWrta9VAQYs_RBdVFK-WWqengxqG0bz3F2hIS1wTemqyUkQmfso7VQPNNBdGHcTKj48LtRBGz6bvwYXMiMn6n670SO83rkLwMP3iRsC6TwTp7QROCEVF7pT2jXrfq3zRHmd0Zhp4MNRbPKq3EakOdKiFJbMfMV_2pEKaNOm60Q/s320/387567230_1362427941334082_6869085630743103073_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A fabulous canal-side lunch</td></tr></tbody></table><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhduSB3B2EVEzwjsurWMB5mFwm_9QK5RclS0sAxFFfLnONyzGcYcsmprXb8lcn09BYWRqBpsJLXXS0KUxDSng_JHU-VGdpAeyAb7TQYwQWUqiUatNokJLyKS1nVEFXaIW91GgUSdTkjnlHiVPVxZLUQFjLoDyXN319del6scj2OzF7ZOU1zJdYVzZ6sA/s4032/398301559_353376307085380_6779883848658657513_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhduSB3B2EVEzwjsurWMB5mFwm_9QK5RclS0sAxFFfLnONyzGcYcsmprXb8lcn09BYWRqBpsJLXXS0KUxDSng_JHU-VGdpAeyAb7TQYwQWUqiUatNokJLyKS1nVEFXaIW91GgUSdTkjnlHiVPVxZLUQFjLoDyXN319del6scj2OzF7ZOU1zJdYVzZ6sA/s320/398301559_353376307085380_6779883848658657513_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Denise meets Trumptopussy</td></tr></tbody></table><div>Just before this, in September, Jenelle and I headed off for our first sojourn together to Geelong Fibre Forum, to make felt hats with the delightful Dawn Edwards. What a prolific, happy class we had!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEXyIA20M67W2dGT_6WXLjGoyzKvJwUab8ejJsOUAwduxmqHSXH8vDC6g5aFQSUVUMfca5u2zSnMcyjCi_5Vfxkh-czuUO3M5a1RsfMxPSX720OeDW0ILTVHbOx7Ti2jnzRUIiyvTAxUBEBBBHiviwnoYSP2RXnzgbo6S7PelPA8nt1e4c5vxfgMJjgI/s2822/20230929_173752.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2362" data-original-width="2822" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEXyIA20M67W2dGT_6WXLjGoyzKvJwUab8ejJsOUAwduxmqHSXH8vDC6g5aFQSUVUMfca5u2zSnMcyjCi_5Vfxkh-czuUO3M5a1RsfMxPSX720OeDW0ILTVHbOx7Ti2jnzRUIiyvTAxUBEBBBHiviwnoYSP2RXnzgbo6S7PelPA8nt1e4c5vxfgMJjgI/s320/20230929_173752.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3iXZdWnQJIc59vaMnqGRyYvDynWmtMElYufkX-9xAQJfRmlBS4LHob4CylxzeDLUgVDY_FAMwi6pdrJrrboUwr_EmUQbwMPcc1RYqVXLF0K8Hu5u6NrKGDj01tGmEcr7-fnu3zLfMBJuKDZiT6cDm3Jbgx5ndqzZkfEFxEVoJ34rbT04kCB4Adven3Kk/s3264/20230929_193143.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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And where does it all go, you ask? I don't know. I just don't know. All I know is I have to keep making.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_zkD0McwD1vfBX2puUcXwAFkmutzPNji4ArGWtyobwD_c5d7Rxcik4_R58AaGW6Z17IybpM97SB5xyV16CX-l8crISISanOCoJZLyT4hUWBsxQcOuiLdB55iDjvOF6rnu5rcwb-HX3ZjaJSZMzHNthd7TRoBkn2xdzv2nJ0n5Z8pK01x0ljtVA48Stg/s5472/IMG_1069sml.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_zkD0McwD1vfBX2puUcXwAFkmutzPNji4ArGWtyobwD_c5d7Rxcik4_R58AaGW6Z17IybpM97SB5xyV16CX-l8crISISanOCoJZLyT4hUWBsxQcOuiLdB55iDjvOF6rnu5rcwb-HX3ZjaJSZMzHNthd7TRoBkn2xdzv2nJ0n5Z8pK01x0ljtVA48Stg/s320/IMG_1069sml.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>So I'm looking forward to another year of designing, making, writing, experimenting, learning, sharing, and enjoying all things textile. I have met some fabulous people through my textile adventures this year, and had some wonderful experiences. Thank you to all those who support me, who read my articles, who come to my exhibitions, who buy my work, who visit my website and blog, who comment and share on Instagram and Facebook, who gift me fabulous treasures which find their way into my work.</div>Svenjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213955626177011191noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880613953352117780.post-79485271343484481762023-11-21T10:31:00.008+10:002023-11-21T11:23:44.123+10:00Dogwood Crossing @ Miles<p>Last week we strapped on the big pink box for the final trip with Algalrhythms, and probably the final trip for the box itself! Since Matt built it in 2010, it has shipped many WOW entries back and forth, and taken Algalrhythms to five galleries. Shipping is a brutal practice, and there have been many repairs, but the last run-in with a forklift is almost fatal.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6H9uHuQ_TkOOQr0_NMby5Cg3-Ebe7V6rMLwauogMMUsADeg2LNKlAgC-haKPjD8INF0ULtDmJ9WsZxhz9tTK-Amw4cpl7jJ5BeuvodA76waZZvZopPVDZKusubTnYtSN6ZxKqdRK9im71Oxu4mqNgH0U4R0y2dI-ukgsuR8lwBaRcKWs4Toh0_QpNYI/s4000/20231116_070631.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6H9uHuQ_TkOOQr0_NMby5Cg3-Ebe7V6rMLwauogMMUsADeg2LNKlAgC-haKPjD8INF0ULtDmJ9WsZxhz9tTK-Amw4cpl7jJ5BeuvodA76waZZvZopPVDZKusubTnYtSN6ZxKqdRK9im71Oxu4mqNgH0U4R0y2dI-ukgsuR8lwBaRcKWs4Toh0_QpNYI/s320/20231116_070631.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>We arrived just before midday and got straight into the unload, then placement of works. We went with the mobile wall set-up as it was – it created some nice separate spaces. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKa_YESSB6erd5MMq9vFap7VTVTzlivC8jgBLwgNHwkiqA2u7m2Na1ZXzbDPaDYqq6ZTUa78dHKsukJAnAd_L7fy8veAv58K_MOeZ1pa66Kq_gEmegiPB4cj-6MN6eOMByrBjPb56qYBFtrX7svIF2EQry2O1ZSvEqzmncKlfXiK40QH6NBvNIHAyLrbo/s4000/20231116_120605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKa_YESSB6erd5MMq9vFap7VTVTzlivC8jgBLwgNHwkiqA2u7m2Na1ZXzbDPaDYqq6ZTUa78dHKsukJAnAd_L7fy8veAv58K_MOeZ1pa66Kq_gEmegiPB4cj-6MN6eOMByrBjPb56qYBFtrX7svIF2EQry2O1ZSvEqzmncKlfXiK40QH6NBvNIHAyLrbo/s320/20231116_120605.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3DOeSXV6ez3rhEZNpfv9zrOxhNG7vMb_PtzIrYDM4BBUbcXGD8evGSZaWhCv3o4RENQmghzre7fVJBnNRS4ejoz0saeZGXkwpKWcnTBiZsE4vNAUbcrB6-M-qCUP4Kkt8_4MA94OgmM4KVwATpTsEevDECyxFhXnLO5y_VB4syXXazaaCaWWlQ0qdaxY/s4000/20231116_151747.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3DOeSXV6ez3rhEZNpfv9zrOxhNG7vMb_PtzIrYDM4BBUbcXGD8evGSZaWhCv3o4RENQmghzre7fVJBnNRS4ejoz0saeZGXkwpKWcnTBiZsE4vNAUbcrB6-M-qCUP4Kkt8_4MA94OgmM4KVwATpTsEevDECyxFhXnLO5y_VB4syXXazaaCaWWlQ0qdaxY/s320/20231116_151747.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVlxwLuCMVZDiqwvwBSGIpADqN7uHqJbFxWDyIbvENmtjOb2ZNKW2YLiMwmhsXGdheQ_DwyxtpRYJZ-RX1ZFNkDAVyhImGxo3c2ZJZkWnpf-Rb9KV4FUgm742jpQ8gErp3Dux6vcQtG_cKbM9LE6QGcPYFvc6Qzv2_tyYYE7SjAlKmnK4Qu9yRQ3JdwY/s4000/20231116_151741.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVlxwLuCMVZDiqwvwBSGIpADqN7uHqJbFxWDyIbvENmtjOb2ZNKW2YLiMwmhsXGdheQ_DwyxtpRYJZ-RX1ZFNkDAVyhImGxo3c2ZJZkWnpf-Rb9KV4FUgm742jpQ8gErp3Dux6vcQtG_cKbM9LE6QGcPYFvc6Qzv2_tyYYE7SjAlKmnK4Qu9yRQ3JdwY/s320/20231116_151741.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Easiest of all to place was the Kelp Cluster digital print series, which I knew were going to look absolutely lush on the black wall.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75BtunWh__JJWKy674lsSTZXl1Gu8faCHo2dthqFz4nYG9KnfN2cd0yFs6Melk1CqHXkd6vEYjeegpJmfty8n03qgMp5Lchf7K0hI1enX0rmPA_aVv41EcR2aZSEvd6-210wEbXHkEcQ7M2jtrA_F3NZoNIwN2psGxJ_FsVNQFZIVDeUnDnZdmwOEfgc/s5472/IMG_1069.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75BtunWh__JJWKy674lsSTZXl1Gu8faCHo2dthqFz4nYG9KnfN2cd0yFs6Melk1CqHXkd6vEYjeegpJmfty8n03qgMp5Lchf7K0hI1enX0rmPA_aVv41EcR2aZSEvd6-210wEbXHkEcQ7M2jtrA_F3NZoNIwN2psGxJ_FsVNQFZIVDeUnDnZdmwOEfgc/s320/IMG_1069.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>This whole little ‘room’ became quite rich, as lots of greens ended up there as well. There were a few moments of having too many works, then not enough, then it all came together! Prints were last, as always, and I used the other black wall to showcase my plain, inked, lino prints for the first time. This open back corner had three walls of prints, and one back wall of textile works, as well as housing the screen of photographic images of the King Island Residency. It was actually pretty lovely to see all the work again, as they have been packed up since earlier in the year. By the end of Thursday we had most of the works hung and levelled, and by then I was desperate for a cold beer – in my defence, I think that controlled temperature in the gallery really dries you out! We enjoyed a few at the bar, where a local won the $700 jackpot on the wheel, and had to buy the bar a round – don’t they look thrilled about that!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAE6uUOaBEGopTJOuZ518UPXHyx_lX-r2P_NaZad-yi6K_QDEbLWLzyCvwOShoYxveTiXGKSuxYcvGykREirvinVUSWEPNP1o5qEIbNGzjv5HjLwBBCHRs975mc6aBtmIN-keKxLEpttQSHQbV1QPeuwGaP5tkxHVG6sEkM7fOJSP-LP1AMPlaPAFzELM/s4000/20231116_170550.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAE6uUOaBEGopTJOuZ518UPXHyx_lX-r2P_NaZad-yi6K_QDEbLWLzyCvwOShoYxveTiXGKSuxYcvGykREirvinVUSWEPNP1o5qEIbNGzjv5HjLwBBCHRs975mc6aBtmIN-keKxLEpttQSHQbV1QPeuwGaP5tkxHVG6sEkM7fOJSP-LP1AMPlaPAFzELM/s320/20231116_170550.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBU-RiAVDLCEhkrmW11qGP5YCKwtqgZVhpuYrYUxdos94R5TlfoFkqAonL7PDZkYmn6Ge8K751GLCPhPHBFQqcKoNiu6gse4nnql-jrmWZoVfYQEyjIJX4ekVH-mV5fsTueDWJnMnHCpzlvMqtbllaBoqcua6D8oVC8FavBrIDhmx25JFc8baOFBV-wEU/s2000/385529572_675612214671911_6634049568229599_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBU-RiAVDLCEhkrmW11qGP5YCKwtqgZVhpuYrYUxdos94R5TlfoFkqAonL7PDZkYmn6Ge8K751GLCPhPHBFQqcKoNiu6gse4nnql-jrmWZoVfYQEyjIJX4ekVH-mV5fsTueDWJnMnHCpzlvMqtbllaBoqcua6D8oVC8FavBrIDhmx25JFc8baOFBV-wEU/s320/385529572_675612214671911_6634049568229599_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpT6zStYe871anF-eto6ax3vOAp7EuzAhxC1uqTFfSp6_rBAA8-5BkKg9u32jH4l_FZnX_fiXurfWNc1zMT33-IHQ1cctYi5rBUYKBCNZi7eq9Atd2LoNk_zyYIaiGSB1GTjmDiPox3ftZsKn30IbozUVqWnb2hyW9Majiu7vHlTfVR78hmLzPXrlLn0/s2000/received_1273128406676613.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpT6zStYe871anF-eto6ax3vOAp7EuzAhxC1uqTFfSp6_rBAA8-5BkKg9u32jH4l_FZnX_fiXurfWNc1zMT33-IHQ1cctYi5rBUYKBCNZi7eq9Atd2LoNk_zyYIaiGSB1GTjmDiPox3ftZsKn30IbozUVqWnb2hyW9Majiu7vHlTfVR78hmLzPXrlLn0/s320/received_1273128406676613.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> The Australian Hotel was by no means salubrious, but I actually really enjoyed it’s dinginess! Before heading to bed I enjoyed some time on the verandah watching the trucks passing on the Warrego Highway.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwMg5vCx2EXDLPFfwy6VqfHYhYBkWPrRvDNis-wQRmJCzh66bEsYKyR6blcPB17og7i4b_3JTmKXDbZxKgShV5BQpAdrQ1As9SNCH-u83brn3TmXxEim8iOOaSkNJMc31URmeEx0iVLvwGXfy1lNWsLcghPSD5CGPiG6ABFuJrtsm5V7HFEgMRgmx1pg/s4000/20231116_165957.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwMg5vCx2EXDLPFfwy6VqfHYhYBkWPrRvDNis-wQRmJCzh66bEsYKyR6blcPB17og7i4b_3JTmKXDbZxKgShV5BQpAdrQ1As9SNCH-u83brn3TmXxEim8iOOaSkNJMc31URmeEx0iVLvwGXfy1lNWsLcghPSD5CGPiG6ABFuJrtsm5V7HFEgMRgmx1pg/s320/20231116_165957.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxx5Pzg79LRo9mLRAmC-dlS-duF167lJYoHN9RAUJTUJeyTh52PUNc6uhySunbE6mg7J-UucbpWXJdyQ796dNN4w1JsDwWfmrvidr85vDt3gRTGOF-9YOAujuNaRqf3l-29w0vvPIDzAdMjASXLjhMRdkR_-D24NPO3uRtyNs_bmCxyU7A9S6QjQlrDyw/s4000/20231116_170002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxx5Pzg79LRo9mLRAmC-dlS-duF167lJYoHN9RAUJTUJeyTh52PUNc6uhySunbE6mg7J-UucbpWXJdyQ796dNN4w1JsDwWfmrvidr85vDt3gRTGOF-9YOAujuNaRqf3l-29w0vvPIDzAdMjASXLjhMRdkR_-D24NPO3uRtyNs_bmCxyU7A9S6QjQlrDyw/s320/20231116_170002.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDFlDAauPUkzZ7hrAQJK3Jv-BJ3ONmSEVtR_5iZyrVq7EHdV9TNFkp9tIHAy1iFd_0vh66DfnlQ76WKxW6esW-4HtUYlmcvSjFGn7mZwKRoJllYzUp7Xu9c7O0PemtF9Ef2gPE-LDXp1-7s4u5nqRBxnbanlmLF1efqqmGnXtE_HuC8Qiko6wbsfWc2M/s4000/20231116_170138.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDFlDAauPUkzZ7hrAQJK3Jv-BJ3ONmSEVtR_5iZyrVq7EHdV9TNFkp9tIHAy1iFd_0vh66DfnlQ76WKxW6esW-4HtUYlmcvSjFGn7mZwKRoJllYzUp7Xu9c7O0PemtF9Ef2gPE-LDXp1-7s4u5nqRBxnbanlmLF1efqqmGnXtE_HuC8Qiko6wbsfWc2M/s320/20231116_170138.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;">In the morning I had planned to go for an exploratory walk, but it felt so hot in the hallway when I got up that I didn’t. My loss – it was actually just the hotel, and outside was beautifully cool and breezy. Unlike many of our travel destinations, cafés in Miles open at 4am – and this one had Merlo- YASSS!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWAGa4IyqbmU7R39QzVL-G-ajfQVTmVOKbTsEZBIRN6KT9pn4WGb00KFZScYxo-jx8_u7aXvZa4fyavYHpYk0qC4PhVmSAA_oFn01GGqsFxY4rOm5BMthr7q0bDW7luX4KYkASI9ml3u5mrbreCCZX1a9cvoxm0oYGn5-EwbfL9NzioWmedxBRQpFvnM/s4000/20231117_071720.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWAGa4IyqbmU7R39QzVL-G-ajfQVTmVOKbTsEZBIRN6KT9pn4WGb00KFZScYxo-jx8_u7aXvZa4fyavYHpYk0qC4PhVmSAA_oFn01GGqsFxY4rOm5BMthr7q0bDW7luX4KYkASI9ml3u5mrbreCCZX1a9cvoxm0oYGn5-EwbfL9NzioWmedxBRQpFvnM/s320/20231117_071720.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Back at the gallery, staff and volunteers were back in action and we sorted out labels, and getting the prints up with the fabulous Magnart system ( which I have now purchased).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3yRm2xVGR4eBhJ1mJDioOSsUob27cjzj9W_oMPn9po79-4_YdPta1ZNHVnUiuWjhBNX2-hfQDqkVjT_GMLUje9mnhkVnH7rHQBErYMqobtyZi5IvajyrwUqWI5s4ebOz7tYMrFUo4qqE-btj7431emZ6PGI8OjD6O_FmJ58WE90aYcg5IIFtrCPnkxA/s4000/20231117_091136.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3yRm2xVGR4eBhJ1mJDioOSsUob27cjzj9W_oMPn9po79-4_YdPta1ZNHVnUiuWjhBNX2-hfQDqkVjT_GMLUje9mnhkVnH7rHQBErYMqobtyZi5IvajyrwUqWI5s4ebOz7tYMrFUo4qqE-btj7431emZ6PGI8OjD6O_FmJ58WE90aYcg5IIFtrCPnkxA/s320/20231117_091136.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> It was great for me to learn the technique for using templates to assist with easy, correct placement of a row of prints. I’ve never done so much in an install before! Dogwood Crossing @ Miles had also put together a wee catalogue, as all my works are for sale at this final exhibition – it was much appreciated.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDu1673-2PgKO3jo7ahSqWgIlBMJUeG0ZCOkee3fyt0y6cWZaSg-rmCc1JO6sVpLV8ycLtLHpYWxTj-g6inj5ZhfENq0YG9JG-Vz7qgtdJbFVhxv91A0SDC8AqPZL1plCcKiGaCr0vPllFoQVexUoQy6X3n3vnTeoRLop2TrS0_KSMP5xaWIfCLFkNX8s/s4000/20231117_092636.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDu1673-2PgKO3jo7ahSqWgIlBMJUeG0ZCOkee3fyt0y6cWZaSg-rmCc1JO6sVpLV8ycLtLHpYWxTj-g6inj5ZhfENq0YG9JG-Vz7qgtdJbFVhxv91A0SDC8AqPZL1plCcKiGaCr0vPllFoQVexUoQy6X3n3vnTeoRLop2TrS0_KSMP5xaWIfCLFkNX8s/s320/20231117_092636.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSdkHiDoEqXoXyyNhHC_5y3nai_3XinN_F7HiKrIU6gf7wY72Kwnfk9ooigoU-JdBsZdlAdM9gBdsjKiAQDIMs-NFNJC9UwCC_Gk3VE0GVul8C2K7hYrSguW0A5qDjc8ijnwnH4so3xs_Z-zg3na8GJqVV5ypop-BeHFmp0BUVlXH0J2_27knTwTHL8Y/s4000/20231116_151730.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSdkHiDoEqXoXyyNhHC_5y3nai_3XinN_F7HiKrIU6gf7wY72Kwnfk9ooigoU-JdBsZdlAdM9gBdsjKiAQDIMs-NFNJC9UwCC_Gk3VE0GVul8C2K7hYrSguW0A5qDjc8ijnwnH4so3xs_Z-zg3na8GJqVV5ypop-BeHFmp0BUVlXH0J2_27knTwTHL8Y/s320/20231116_151730.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPnr3O-Xt7lcSo9_dHLrJwjKqk-a-KsP7PChz08NeGaSTq1zwHVdr9pKPYU6GxKfSERjX2j8O6amXP_j_fdLHER5sUNrujDMxzql_yRGAqWO4j3EFo68ttU24BSj2dI5yRy6QpjSfzaIdFJr5S-GFTG16325p9NOWzCLhxSiloCDvgr2Hu9kYwPwFRJY/s4000/20231117_094148.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPnr3O-Xt7lcSo9_dHLrJwjKqk-a-KsP7PChz08NeGaSTq1zwHVdr9pKPYU6GxKfSERjX2j8O6amXP_j_fdLHER5sUNrujDMxzql_yRGAqWO4j3EFo68ttU24BSj2dI5yRy6QpjSfzaIdFJr5S-GFTG16325p9NOWzCLhxSiloCDvgr2Hu9kYwPwFRJY/s320/20231117_094148.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I was able to get away for a bit in the afternoon to do a little writing work, and may have shut my eyes for a few moments…. Then it was time to glam up and start the show! There was a great crowd there, no doubt mainly for the community exhibition in the foyer, but I’m not complaining. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUqLvPVk3AinwU9oPlKRmpb1Mz4LQMYnU1-c1LKVOjeUKKz4fE7D3L6kgcnl55_TFxnbJenVv2HaUAIgAni3LgZwxF0LXDIObRDWr8vKgSK2Na0Y0-YJw33C91d7S09qp0kwzsHrufb5dEqCSFvh5941rSVL93DkuOHrX1NgmR26U_nX07EQoSUym05E/s4000/20231117_183109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUqLvPVk3AinwU9oPlKRmpb1Mz4LQMYnU1-c1LKVOjeUKKz4fE7D3L6kgcnl55_TFxnbJenVv2HaUAIgAni3LgZwxF0LXDIObRDWr8vKgSK2Na0Y0-YJw33C91d7S09qp0kwzsHrufb5dEqCSFvh5941rSVL93DkuOHrX1NgmR26U_nX07EQoSUym05E/s320/20231117_183109.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fHi4FslVJxk_0XaI0uifjs5jSBSAzyLoo0yyCnZMFaJUo3SRQCotmH1fREZbOuBUiP-H5WnMnP8xCUkZrzy7jm2VHYErRIr2RQK6IYTm5UF7PqGtlVkYwgJJh6IwXirJNbWuZF6Uit_2MEBvZUVwOlyvhEPm3Va91W_UocZDelyBokMnrmfHxBDPML4/s2000/received_648991357395248.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fHi4FslVJxk_0XaI0uifjs5jSBSAzyLoo0yyCnZMFaJUo3SRQCotmH1fREZbOuBUiP-H5WnMnP8xCUkZrzy7jm2VHYErRIr2RQK6IYTm5UF7PqGtlVkYwgJJh6IwXirJNbWuZF6Uit_2MEBvZUVwOlyvhEPm3Va91W_UocZDelyBokMnrmfHxBDPML4/s320/received_648991357395248.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>With the main gallery, they keep it shut and covered up until all the official speeches are done – it’s great, it really feels like an ‘opening’! I enjoyed chatting with people, some who were even familiar with King Island, and others who bought some work! It is lovely also to receive appreciation for your work, and I love explaining my materials and techniques to people.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasLgBUkOOMUUo8glCSC2vE882_73vZ4mjLPMDxvoqxyDMKWRmZSfgU0qQABoiAX5aXERwJNxj0W2L7BDn4kVc5OODSSzUEu6S95XNbUpWnkM59JNtnOIxTqud9ABliOVVhw7WHmbfU2QLxIF6B8OOhFstZraWQOrn5epkab3ZRzStqE3eBDSvfjZIYnI/s3887/20231117_193941.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3887" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasLgBUkOOMUUo8glCSC2vE882_73vZ4mjLPMDxvoqxyDMKWRmZSfgU0qQABoiAX5aXERwJNxj0W2L7BDn4kVc5OODSSzUEu6S95XNbUpWnkM59JNtnOIxTqud9ABliOVVhw7WHmbfU2QLxIF6B8OOhFstZraWQOrn5epkab3ZRzStqE3eBDSvfjZIYnI/s320/20231117_193941.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnapvYVEpvl3ZdNo2NsIRLTXO_sH64KfkMmLqLcN0zNUIo-DdMY2K6LjfUlXMt1gKseCBLql7FwW7EwZN0ZKBNuqLWn_4Ecpj5V6m2Qdq09xU4XBrnVEhzb395mHski3kb0d6NYCCXGIcvEHphn-z-wtvXAoyPaDHWULWVaS4UGlNs1PimJl4V4uA6N6I/s4000/20231117_193352.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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New Zealand in Australia for a short time, she was keen to meet other wearable art
artists in the area. In September she met
Sunshine Coast artist <a href="https://bciart.com.au/about-bciart/" target="_blank">Denise Lamby</a> at the WOW event in Wellington, whom I had
met at the Wearable Art Creatives event in Townsville the month before, and after
a flurry of messages, it came to be that we were to visit her studio on the
Sunshine Coast and stay for lunch, after visiting Heather O’Flaherty on the way
through.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">After a very smooth drive to Heather, I for one was in awe of
her very neatly ordered room, with images of my chaotic space in the back of
mind for comparison! Her beautiful work ‘The Storyteller’s Muse’ from this year’s
Australian Wearable Art Festival was there, and it was great to see it on
display, and appreciate all the great detail. And how groovy is the walrus made from denim?!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZiMV7vbqiTKnCbW6v5UJTaRaqZGrZgso3439i_jdumV-Klc3qarUNpjdTgxCMS6XK5glEtINJR1H5ExM2hF_-cP3_nYLXyIhzImdvRHBlUrrby_ASaeLOoUYKlXDxbqxOO0WPobYvSGhwztFrCpNVjnZW4YnBflDYB7gie9eLBG46JGeHEoD3cq4guVQ/s4764/IMG_1019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4764" data-original-width="3635" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZiMV7vbqiTKnCbW6v5UJTaRaqZGrZgso3439i_jdumV-Klc3qarUNpjdTgxCMS6XK5glEtINJR1H5ExM2hF_-cP3_nYLXyIhzImdvRHBlUrrby_ASaeLOoUYKlXDxbqxOO0WPobYvSGhwztFrCpNVjnZW4YnBflDYB7gie9eLBG46JGeHEoD3cq4guVQ/s320/IMG_1019.jpg" width="244" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheoHOhK3FULTzvMqQxNpH__rKLE7RIZDKPRsvK9LLcGYYMkr8PXeY8QnFSY87EpKmcw70pGfK_0QsGkWOjr3CB-uyqpqwcS65h-838JIAO8IB_nZzkFFf7tpf6OXOFZ6ZeqLk9AYlJ5OnB2StqutNIUk3MIFjsW5GTpOtd2VL8SlWKHhN7sDTHGloqeAU/s5472/IMG_1024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheoHOhK3FULTzvMqQxNpH__rKLE7RIZDKPRsvK9LLcGYYMkr8PXeY8QnFSY87EpKmcw70pGfK_0QsGkWOjr3CB-uyqpqwcS65h-838JIAO8IB_nZzkFFf7tpf6OXOFZ6ZeqLk9AYlJ5OnB2StqutNIUk3MIFjsW5GTpOtd2VL8SlWKHhN7sDTHGloqeAU/s320/IMG_1024.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH312qYaE3VEgTt1r7WI08yzYi2dWRzNxYWEmHzF01HZ5sZKe9dsW2g6Q4MqlTeTRpDhkh6BEOxJSDEq7pcPxt2CwhUGGqphnOwN18HjD8iMefB1f91VW0CJGwNOSgRovqhwDp0S1yu8YCbwCDJjQEpyndlc3pGwURKdXNmMT8O1o9d6JXclBdLMIT0P0/s5472/IMG_1023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH312qYaE3VEgTt1r7WI08yzYi2dWRzNxYWEmHzF01HZ5sZKe9dsW2g6Q4MqlTeTRpDhkh6BEOxJSDEq7pcPxt2CwhUGGqphnOwN18HjD8iMefB1f91VW0CJGwNOSgRovqhwDp0S1yu8YCbwCDJjQEpyndlc3pGwURKdXNmMT8O1o9d6JXclBdLMIT0P0/s320/IMG_1023.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Milk bottles at their finest</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8R6ql2J9ctc97KroYQr8kfbICHkJO_uQvMcKyQyxfTjBsLXdy0SUhoIFUOTvbAObpeKxbw0GL0Qu6tPtB0F6hHCadO0G3-18xqx_a-9caATKLi7hU6rQwSeeHhp0yWbyKnZdqSeUvkOpaMLgMC1V0ukdeMukFz4dIc5LXFpz8Az_8EO7rtiMMLQDutIY/s5472/IMG_1020.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8R6ql2J9ctc97KroYQr8kfbICHkJO_uQvMcKyQyxfTjBsLXdy0SUhoIFUOTvbAObpeKxbw0GL0Qu6tPtB0F6hHCadO0G3-18xqx_a-9caATKLi7hU6rQwSeeHhp0yWbyKnZdqSeUvkOpaMLgMC1V0ukdeMukFz4dIc5LXFpz8Az_8EO7rtiMMLQDutIY/s320/IMG_1020.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vicky and Heather</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I was also wildly impressed with
her record keeping – she had a neatly ordered folder documenting the entire
journey including processes, samples, and inspirations. She was also kind enough
to open her current sketchbook for us, and I was captivated and inspired by her
stunningly drawn designs. That, combined with the excited chat about wearable
art got me a tingling….and missing the ride of the wearable art magic bus!</span></div><p class="MsoNormal">Onwards to Denise, with yet another sleek house and studio -
on a canal, no less! The house was like a gallery, filled with her large works
in aluminium can tabs, tea bags, and melted trophies. Her studio was incredibly
well ordered, with colour coded jars and labelled drawers – and a large, clean
work surface! ‘How do they do it?’, I wondered to myself. Her current works
were on display, although I believe works in progress were moved to the bedroom
to keep them out of sight, a completely understandable move.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKWxHHThByVGBh2WKHfLBBdVek1VibLU5QSCFvPh1DNZCU1NJT5zb9vQJYXz2ZA8zPdUhz51OnzOokoKkjcEHzQH1zdj8WIJqmaUTLfZLTp-GQk-UZWpDNXm8NCKZr0ISFtXthHJI8IatK82kp9vYrT-yQjsafXLd7P-MFr3hXmvBSx-Yof9mZIiwAZ8/s5472/IMG_1035.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKWxHHThByVGBh2WKHfLBBdVek1VibLU5QSCFvPh1DNZCU1NJT5zb9vQJYXz2ZA8zPdUhz51OnzOokoKkjcEHzQH1zdj8WIJqmaUTLfZLTp-GQk-UZWpDNXm8NCKZr0ISFtXthHJI8IatK82kp9vYrT-yQjsafXLd7P-MFr3hXmvBSx-Yof9mZIiwAZ8/s320/IMG_1035.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Denise Lamby</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgcVaHVOhQ7cXfGZzOJ3V9w_TYbu-DrKqGpg6vbrqwJZjnbpAPGRXhK-xyFXyrRJRKMmbZOlVld7iLo1VI3HUKgdsHHkp8z_ExooIK3HppI30FtBj_MjFEaWbIbUv_ghtXUNTuuRFm6G6UCkMFA2g27s9NJi6WKnsWqUolifqorwxI3XsHPUfbfB2o-w/s5472/IMG_1034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgcVaHVOhQ7cXfGZzOJ3V9w_TYbu-DrKqGpg6vbrqwJZjnbpAPGRXhK-xyFXyrRJRKMmbZOlVld7iLo1VI3HUKgdsHHkp8z_ExooIK3HppI30FtBj_MjFEaWbIbUv_ghtXUNTuuRFm6G6UCkMFA2g27s9NJi6WKnsWqUolifqorwxI3XsHPUfbfB2o-w/s320/IMG_1034.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwI9SjtucngfDM65slhAU5ibVVxQgGWL_CNyV7ryjLkl-Db8DI6lVm0hV5yBKfqmNIjaEnyQYMjAFix8DUm1nxcLa8y0gzmwH7EtjaYj2Wv9Q_ob28gxjk-jL6QINJXYvqrx_eacIucah_DAFBsYRVQiQ2t3tSwIqdExDkcqoO2tj3lUAAW7NZhzCGGnE/s5472/IMG_1031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwI9SjtucngfDM65slhAU5ibVVxQgGWL_CNyV7ryjLkl-Db8DI6lVm0hV5yBKfqmNIjaEnyQYMjAFix8DUm1nxcLa8y0gzmwH7EtjaYj2Wv9Q_ob28gxjk-jL6QINJXYvqrx_eacIucah_DAFBsYRVQiQ2t3tSwIqdExDkcqoO2tj3lUAAW7NZhzCGGnE/s320/IMG_1031.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVnT_bx0ER2Q2wqh0rey6BS-_8uc-__DNvhAcyAIJQVPiGDVrycdnx2kh16XvRJe-1voLmx11GtMJ-d-Q8w_ME604fLcUKd2ShOq42xThS9P4aMW4Ofse4zPBqIg7hQflwATyZzdLiWsKor6VrlkQkzczHqE-ZrkG5J87-W1dUN1uFnc6YlrOGOPAQTM/s5472/IMG_1027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVnT_bx0ER2Q2wqh0rey6BS-_8uc-__DNvhAcyAIJQVPiGDVrycdnx2kh16XvRJe-1voLmx11GtMJ-d-Q8w_ME604fLcUKd2ShOq42xThS9P4aMW4Ofse4zPBqIg7hQflwATyZzdLiWsKor6VrlkQkzczHqE-ZrkG5J87-W1dUN1uFnc6YlrOGOPAQTM/s320/IMG_1027.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisX3PEBM3mUbJIVSt4zGJ4wanFzFPhRnYXxbYVSimY_ABwngvVR6P39UXcNdXDarJ7vklw9r9e6St1uee1odmlZ1ABGp7XrJl386fxWTtgsX9zKIeU8diTL647pPLTTa9tAEtj7xmNm17Fl46twbBIWbF-RgVxlJWrGCZmY2idCKwb6JxtDtnTFG8zgiw/s5472/IMG_1025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisX3PEBM3mUbJIVSt4zGJ4wanFzFPhRnYXxbYVSimY_ABwngvVR6P39UXcNdXDarJ7vklw9r9e6St1uee1odmlZ1ABGp7XrJl386fxWTtgsX9zKIeU8diTL647pPLTTa9tAEtj7xmNm17Fl46twbBIWbF-RgVxlJWrGCZmY2idCKwb6JxtDtnTFG8zgiw/s320/IMG_1025.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">Following the tour, the girls put together an amazing spread
which moved outside where we nestled into the lounges, and were soon joined by
photographer Barry Alsop and Larissa Salton, photographer and wearable artist.
We all got on famously, and entertained each other with stories of our
experiences in the arts, and there was much hooting and cackling! I left Vicky
there for the night and headed home later than I had planned, with my mouth
sore from grinning.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghuSrrviQw7DJeroH71A76vb0NUtmw9FfMAiLxcZleH0slZ_FCtcxwl9jli8GX0bZGzV_3KA3wMKR3gtPC1Wmwh6VkV-akgaqaHhBmFnW3KgKNFFSCqx74yl8Op2G2uyzi4W9Tg98Ud6eVcMK-0nIfBqHl7eBSF_tYfaPLdfsx9KM9Z7MnDV0w0G7lBkU/s5472/IMG_1037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghuSrrviQw7DJeroH71A76vb0NUtmw9FfMAiLxcZleH0slZ_FCtcxwl9jli8GX0bZGzV_3KA3wMKR3gtPC1Wmwh6VkV-akgaqaHhBmFnW3KgKNFFSCqx74yl8Op2G2uyzi4W9Tg98Ud6eVcMK-0nIfBqHl7eBSF_tYfaPLdfsx9KM9Z7MnDV0w0G7lBkU/s320/IMG_1037.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrN9fXJjAjqJyxpsYH8KL2nA0cFEihF7pTDbYRHGAc6JC3lk7wX4n4V0MebsaUfr2shlzgAmyRYMS7dQU4nlMUBfrWBTINSfYTRyvuvIi7Kb3-oRd-DgfuzAOIQv1hGISlUufDQI1iMlOO-l50ckSTLNQQvVs3F5KG9Kq-_-lm9xPfBfDSN4UnEyoINI/s2048/387567230_1362427941334082_6869085630743103073_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrN9fXJjAjqJyxpsYH8KL2nA0cFEihF7pTDbYRHGAc6JC3lk7wX4n4V0MebsaUfr2shlzgAmyRYMS7dQU4nlMUBfrWBTINSfYTRyvuvIi7Kb3-oRd-DgfuzAOIQv1hGISlUufDQI1iMlOO-l50ckSTLNQQvVs3F5KG9Kq-_-lm9xPfBfDSN4UnEyoINI/s320/387567230_1362427941334082_6869085630743103073_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">We’d had such a good day that when I found out Densie would
be driving Vicky back to Brisbane the next day, and visiting Reverse Garbage, I
offered for them to visit me. I no longer felt self-conscious about the
contrast between our studios, mine is just – different. Again, there was much
laughter as well as sharing of thoughts and ideas, failures and successes.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hB7LcHEDkghqYpppMGH3Elk6N_mpKrvfo51uEKm2HRymIJ60Ytzzr4ZoXvxnh_yaMBARvE1ZSphw_-2WO5LSXntMxBnyuecfwthVPwqvJf68HmPwaAtikaJIot9eHixucoxcqkeaE77FAkLBuDNWQiNs3_2pzvuDhXPGrmUunWLxhAXpZ1qt28d0gD4/s1242/387340799_1838509106605892_5019223077181835503_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="1242" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hB7LcHEDkghqYpppMGH3Elk6N_mpKrvfo51uEKm2HRymIJ60Ytzzr4ZoXvxnh_yaMBARvE1ZSphw_-2WO5LSXntMxBnyuecfwthVPwqvJf68HmPwaAtikaJIot9eHixucoxcqkeaE77FAkLBuDNWQiNs3_2pzvuDhXPGrmUunWLxhAXpZ1qt28d0gD4/s320/387340799_1838509106605892_5019223077181835503_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vicky at Reverse Garbage</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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sometimes be daunting to spend long periods of time with people, but it turned out that this
was the kind of interaction I had missed, the mad, ‘talking to your
tribe’ kind of vibe I used to find with other designers at WOW. It made me realise how positive it
can be, and how it would be nice to foster these creative relationships – I just
wish they were a bit closer! Still, who doesn’t want an excuse to spend time up
the coast! Thanks for bringing the sunshine to my week, ladies. See you soon.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Svenjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213955626177011191noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880613953352117780.post-61546888188395000092023-10-02T20:10:00.002+10:002023-10-03T11:47:58.932+10:00TAFTA Fibre Forum 2023 - Felt Hats with Dawn Edwards<p>Just a week ago, Jenelle and I had an early start flying down to Melbourne to head out to Geelong Grammar School for <a href="https://taftainc.com.au/" target="_blank">TAFTA's</a> annual Fibre Forum. It was really warm when we arrived on campus, and boy were we excited when we got to our rooms and the bed was made - with a chocolate on top!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUr7rd1tgpeMQ0Q32jANRuW11nrEVEXIPjZ9YdDkEeMi53uO4S7KaXVAxp8DO2MewO2ffhTy0iykJbxF4211zzjhWohj39fGSlgRsU2rmEsh6WRXIVsq_zshXE6ER9qUC2MB5RUT2CE3yRM8TFOvnAZxcwuuLYvxqo_O-9aYlzvuNPi7nyBdfFiiq6nM/s4080/20230923_103759.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUr7rd1tgpeMQ0Q32jANRuW11nrEVEXIPjZ9YdDkEeMi53uO4S7KaXVAxp8DO2MewO2ffhTy0iykJbxF4211zzjhWohj39fGSlgRsU2rmEsh6WRXIVsq_zshXE6ER9qUC2MB5RUT2CE3yRM8TFOvnAZxcwuuLYvxqo_O-9aYlzvuNPi7nyBdfFiiq6nM/s320/20230923_103759.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bag with all the workshop supplies for two.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqS-o_5CCpvfepmwBd25oPlnqqwVlObkWHrBQkCn_1HtaYzIzWNSWKCLc9vulMtRmyQHJ0mfXN29KVV4saXinmeF5-jMYcgvjrsZ9u_QYkc-CY6Wn2kT8bO-Cgg7Jyv2q-czQ-nTLoZO1A7ZOokQMqEBhBEeaJ_qxBbXfqEwCoLv_Z-dheNL0yi8MCtgM/s4080/20230924_072347.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqS-o_5CCpvfepmwBd25oPlnqqwVlObkWHrBQkCn_1HtaYzIzWNSWKCLc9vulMtRmyQHJ0mfXN29KVV4saXinmeF5-jMYcgvjrsZ9u_QYkc-CY6Wn2kT8bO-Cgg7Jyv2q-czQ-nTLoZO1A7ZOokQMqEBhBEeaJ_qxBbXfqEwCoLv_Z-dheNL0yi8MCtgM/s320/20230924_072347.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAk0i3IeRP4l2ozhPAlOfkLCt-a3Wyo38HxsmoLu0qCgAneTrByk6vAAvG5DdZP61-oQYW5qPbu6TQrgEXH8UXwCRnQ_gbILZv9NR9o0EMTy12jFPPnIHirHRRHsIw2ScFw05uVY1rSIp2ASIv7d01_c1CXy3iO3xJ2aBjpyLw3GzrxWbSIH8oGy3R4s/s3264/20230924_080013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAk0i3IeRP4l2ozhPAlOfkLCt-a3Wyo38HxsmoLu0qCgAneTrByk6vAAvG5DdZP61-oQYW5qPbu6TQrgEXH8UXwCRnQ_gbILZv9NR9o0EMTy12jFPPnIHirHRRHsIw2ScFw05uVY1rSIp2ASIv7d01_c1CXy3iO3xJ2aBjpyLw3GzrxWbSIH8oGy3R4s/s320/20230924_080013.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbxaV0RACLtwnb-0JBkVybTAcPr9bSIP4MweqLIRfuL5HmKdBt1Fqyg_JMVEJbDYvQnrL3W4VzEx5o9IBJTwcBO2SjVJpn__5q2y1KlHGWQVsqti0z8UAYTtu2lCqgxHdG_iuiW6XpzCWJnRMMEHvO-NoCErTdhl3uVa4zRft5tXC3yZxeJb29BRV-5U/s4080/20230924_131239.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbxaV0RACLtwnb-0JBkVybTAcPr9bSIP4MweqLIRfuL5HmKdBt1Fqyg_JMVEJbDYvQnrL3W4VzEx5o9IBJTwcBO2SjVJpn__5q2y1KlHGWQVsqti0z8UAYTtu2lCqgxHdG_iuiW6XpzCWJnRMMEHvO-NoCErTdhl3uVa4zRft5tXC3yZxeJb29BRV-5U/s320/20230924_131239.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Our old friend Della was in the next room, and she was kind enough to loan us her car to go to nearby Corio Village to get some supplies (coffee and beer!)<div>The next morning was a glorious sunrise, which filled my corner room in Manifold house. Off we went for a walk out to Limeburner's Bay and beyond.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4JtQS0n5Bd3fUD2NgIXB_XkmVkCm5ekFXDjPxIlsvEIaGHpS7Em379A5jAGJsoHC8eXuDyRlrfki-i3hfWvZG6Y3CT-bVz_J1RJ-0VyGRxVTHEkP8CjSbx4x0f0uySWCPm3BuuOoW6rkyUBrCSNk0u4DYrg3I2GECkQg8HpqDXlVrfPy_WSOFwnBupA/s4080/20230925_061459.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4JtQS0n5Bd3fUD2NgIXB_XkmVkCm5ekFXDjPxIlsvEIaGHpS7Em379A5jAGJsoHC8eXuDyRlrfki-i3hfWvZG6Y3CT-bVz_J1RJ-0VyGRxVTHEkP8CjSbx4x0f0uySWCPm3BuuOoW6rkyUBrCSNk0u4DYrg3I2GECkQg8HpqDXlVrfPy_WSOFwnBupA/s320/20230925_061459.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My room was on this corner</td></tr></tbody></table><div><p>Eleven classes were held, so it was a healthy number of women who headed off to their classes after a glorious breakfast of bacon and eggs. Our tutor was the lovely <a href="https://www.feltsoright.com/" target="_blank">Dawn Edwards</a>, who had come all the way from Michigan to teach us how to make wonderful felt hats. We got straight into it after she showed us all her wonderful samples and supplied us with patterns to trace.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZa5uHC-cH5nb4JFyQJoAoDMaXT_U2GVD6x7pQljChS8lNkPopMwhXL9jLu46RbePEkt22slSUgdbXCrJ7PBOPvwf6sEiJPs8IjPdcIuDbSmjmxbkBh0YfH47DvnVf2BSKl04k1JJLsF-c0o689cFenZsmrqkgUpzJGSdvQz3_ab_hsfb5BMHxiZVozAw/s4080/20230925_143744.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZa5uHC-cH5nb4JFyQJoAoDMaXT_U2GVD6x7pQljChS8lNkPopMwhXL9jLu46RbePEkt22slSUgdbXCrJ7PBOPvwf6sEiJPs8IjPdcIuDbSmjmxbkBh0YfH47DvnVf2BSKl04k1JJLsF-c0o689cFenZsmrqkgUpzJGSdvQz3_ab_hsfb5BMHxiZVozAw/s320/20230925_143744.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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And right next to the bar.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizqo_jsk6dBCBmA_vlPc0bRe7z3qfvoqyDej5kLmcppPfHzfw1LacFJHYa4zuNixsapNqUVa7NhMhODIKh1LOj_UeOnchFMKfFvLbpEPRvD5GfoTTNayVJ_OLcmK_w0k2J4DxMDaUKd39YN3pd33h0WLYdueCoM26IPkJtm05YT52YBy2cFHlfo4UdmM/s4080/20230926_171421.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizqo_jsk6dBCBmA_vlPc0bRe7z3qfvoqyDej5kLmcppPfHzfw1LacFJHYa4zuNixsapNqUVa7NhMhODIKh1LOj_UeOnchFMKfFvLbpEPRvD5GfoTTNayVJ_OLcmK_w0k2J4DxMDaUKd39YN3pd33h0WLYdueCoM26IPkJtm05YT52YBy2cFHlfo4UdmM/s320/20230926_171421.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>At the market night I got this gawdjuss trio of cat earrings by Fiona Hammond aka <a href="http://chiatanyadesigns.com.au" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Chiatanyadesigns.</span></a><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXiiaT7hhfuYOo2Pq3O6OA9jWHVGAcGN20fFay8A0sh0crJV35sRbDGgq8-pJSJDnXtxMka_MSLpGUazgNgUT7M1w_ydvK8QdTeEAF9eq_saFv4TRc-XiAt7uLy3-O3M52Ul-Vtj8qj07pYUqLSsqdyafXuPkVjJc6IIppcvtAqAPQYBvBy7G3HTuwKQ/s4080/20230926_200543.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXiiaT7hhfuYOo2Pq3O6OA9jWHVGAcGN20fFay8A0sh0crJV35sRbDGgq8-pJSJDnXtxMka_MSLpGUazgNgUT7M1w_ydvK8QdTeEAF9eq_saFv4TRc-XiAt7uLy3-O3M52Ul-Vtj8qj07pYUqLSsqdyafXuPkVjJc6IIppcvtAqAPQYBvBy7G3HTuwKQ/s320/20230926_200543.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The next morning brought another glorious walk, but sadness also at seeing this stingray left alive on the jetty, and other dead ones in the water below. Why? Why catch and leave them?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJiUnDZoZK9oKIjM2OiyL7q9Tsbn0GxMRVosMdRrL2XHP5ltLordbQmXqo8KKqxIeQav1Op63wuFJUJUSd39idoiaK8uqedAQW1s7xqjv0RglMlNBJcMPrRHdhudHq1uDfmgwcWQK3aZTzGb-0QGO_Q0DrLXaEmOGrrPzV0gG_zHjPYMGtpj9jLcBWFzU/s4080/20230927_071154.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJiUnDZoZK9oKIjM2OiyL7q9Tsbn0GxMRVosMdRrL2XHP5ltLordbQmXqo8KKqxIeQav1Op63wuFJUJUSd39idoiaK8uqedAQW1s7xqjv0RglMlNBJcMPrRHdhudHq1uDfmgwcWQK3aZTzGb-0QGO_Q0DrLXaEmOGrrPzV0gG_zHjPYMGtpj9jLcBWFzU/s320/20230927_071154.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsbeqEjD1sN7_ZQcB38lPD4QlPmWR9HCDIm6nVNxMLl9VAXWyLQGmR4ZBqjRGl9X71kS6PCud1t6okHSBvR3-kjUcG9w0cY3KmjJdaS6t6v-NQZORof07RnNF_-r5NVEFz3lzWdDjGTt9yhAPUfhev2VBuF8LoGciEcz9UNNwkFLliMK_8CEK3mCd1TCs/s4080/20230927_070030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsbeqEjD1sN7_ZQcB38lPD4QlPmWR9HCDIm6nVNxMLl9VAXWyLQGmR4ZBqjRGl9X71kS6PCud1t6okHSBvR3-kjUcG9w0cY3KmjJdaS6t6v-NQZORof07RnNF_-r5NVEFz3lzWdDjGTt9yhAPUfhev2VBuF8LoGciEcz9UNNwkFLliMK_8CEK3mCd1TCs/s320/20230927_070030.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8purQSdGT0O3rMdDR8R0vstbo4JyDqa5122VIL689wiBNcAOPMzIN5WOx_2fd4vedb1hg31Zdc6o3GhBryIamFESZTZpSKBtw2pURDQgKKBxjlAfVY4jl3ocLOKxswWoZSZrtU-K9AkKQf971ekfthevTgYIXmFTp5vQFRmnuzOaSiTh4Vpv-DSBUws/s4528/20230927_061618.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1824" data-original-width="4528" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8purQSdGT0O3rMdDR8R0vstbo4JyDqa5122VIL689wiBNcAOPMzIN5WOx_2fd4vedb1hg31Zdc6o3GhBryIamFESZTZpSKBtw2pURDQgKKBxjlAfVY4jl3ocLOKxswWoZSZrtU-K9AkKQf971ekfthevTgYIXmFTp5vQFRmnuzOaSiTh4Vpv-DSBUws/s320/20230927_061618.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigM-Bf4poTDfews5ldhLBX0Qtkp1OvqxNhfSLnhoeeWFc89JuCu7wWZTFblcB8689ecghi6EfhPcz23sKnYhVYMkB5PwU6sYvRXP8t7Izk1Udz8NbEFPLbJ7dStVOoOBq4ITdUleY5IZFM9sHdsMr_-oXAjNVRbLfIXXCLHrjH97we9ANeUfgkn8mOwq8/s4080/20230927_061112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigM-Bf4poTDfews5ldhLBX0Qtkp1OvqxNhfSLnhoeeWFc89JuCu7wWZTFblcB8689ecghi6EfhPcz23sKnYhVYMkB5PwU6sYvRXP8t7Izk1Udz8NbEFPLbJ7dStVOoOBq4ITdUleY5IZFM9sHdsMr_-oXAjNVRbLfIXXCLHrjH97we9ANeUfgkn8mOwq8/s320/20230927_061112.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Class brought a chance to work on a vessel instead of a hat, and I laid out my wool and embellishments in my best attempt to mimic Dawn's sample. I definietly have a light hand with laying out, as mine turned out to be very thin!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZK7T3LKiaHs3z5ytsraKSvcnPxRlk7fmnoHFf9kNT-SDObem3Z0OzMuzwxQAlJXTORaZgNBi_V9fodh7CUZbZBNjCvGjmdlJvRTAxZgmc2yIjuTOhpnyMIEtkH52jm0TP2Pb1atsot-zJEhJXn_CPwG6LIRv8bS_l_gfJElFvKWvZeGJYK6jt8zRG1Hc/s4080/20230926_145143.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZK7T3LKiaHs3z5ytsraKSvcnPxRlk7fmnoHFf9kNT-SDObem3Z0OzMuzwxQAlJXTORaZgNBi_V9fodh7CUZbZBNjCvGjmdlJvRTAxZgmc2yIjuTOhpnyMIEtkH52jm0TP2Pb1atsot-zJEhJXn_CPwG6LIRv8bS_l_gfJElFvKWvZeGJYK6jt8zRG1Hc/s320/20230926_145143.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5rsoHs05FTWNxTLcA71ALElnznnx9NCqW9IOBdxx3f-2XaRg8nnE_-bh2-mOPrz_ZWQdJQyM4uQvHjjYvUWs1_ghgGa5xKxavElkQmqgA1O_EcoNL3RqraqenGROkz4phdYQteXJxqrd0_eTa17OgtxG-eYKg_WYrSAii-9-UtxY_Gs0La3ji-hWScM/s4080/20230926_152549.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5rsoHs05FTWNxTLcA71ALElnznnx9NCqW9IOBdxx3f-2XaRg8nnE_-bh2-mOPrz_ZWQdJQyM4uQvHjjYvUWs1_ghgGa5xKxavElkQmqgA1O_EcoNL3RqraqenGROkz4phdYQteXJxqrd0_eTa17OgtxG-eYKg_WYrSAii-9-UtxY_Gs0La3ji-hWScM/s320/20230926_152549.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dawn's sample</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPphB4UEfEr9vapYa2oMb9E4DYBNBCIuVJ1VNlEJfodY_TyZIVnaWwT3W4IPwYDapy5niv0dB71jYX4bcUQ1Br80Niutv5w-qM5P0TVdaA1g1f-2nxgCLpyBbdVioypA1jsTUAMWp32FD6hzzhcBoHvUyF2AZQ93zQa0DcHygsqvlIXK0q0-xdlDgaGLs/s4080/20230927_110900.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPphB4UEfEr9vapYa2oMb9E4DYBNBCIuVJ1VNlEJfodY_TyZIVnaWwT3W4IPwYDapy5niv0dB71jYX4bcUQ1Br80Niutv5w-qM5P0TVdaA1g1f-2nxgCLpyBbdVioypA1jsTUAMWp32FD6hzzhcBoHvUyF2AZQ93zQa0DcHygsqvlIXK0q0-xdlDgaGLs/s320/20230927_110900.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLnUtkr_qywNnEbSDsCnL_a3oy_LB8dsXsbEQ8tuMCX1UXLhOTnVmCzF-TCNaW0r3OxdM-z-m_G2NfsF-XVRMBLF5iYr7zH1uEdzdujCKtVdJAskCU3vJcgAzv723Yz_GhKBYx7z4q-whk5opvbac0crJ7ugg1wLvWk_e75yXf8Tndj_ZdjOisc6ZaNQ/s4080/20230927_144526.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLnUtkr_qywNnEbSDsCnL_a3oy_LB8dsXsbEQ8tuMCX1UXLhOTnVmCzF-TCNaW0r3OxdM-z-m_G2NfsF-XVRMBLF5iYr7zH1uEdzdujCKtVdJAskCU3vJcgAzv723Yz_GhKBYx7z4q-whk5opvbac0crJ7ugg1wLvWk_e75yXf8Tndj_ZdjOisc6ZaNQ/s320/20230927_144526.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoUuC0oS20ZzBC-2JD-XZtrClBUxQbjQVP1bj-yTK0-0RMD15qr7c1Vxk9f1c-Znk-NIVEIElTiuxSyK7fwU0cL9xTx2dLZq_tWC9RLgj0niNlimZG9TdwIdT7if0EclGQLd4SzvGIvnNAPctlxNmRZksu_U7Cfbiba-C2S_B2ZUR6EhfAXMDCB0c3Ik/s4080/20230927_154234.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoUuC0oS20ZzBC-2JD-XZtrClBUxQbjQVP1bj-yTK0-0RMD15qr7c1Vxk9f1c-Znk-NIVEIElTiuxSyK7fwU0cL9xTx2dLZq_tWC9RLgj0niNlimZG9TdwIdT7if0EclGQLd4SzvGIvnNAPctlxNmRZksu_U7Cfbiba-C2S_B2ZUR6EhfAXMDCB0c3Ik/s320/20230927_154234.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My vessel</td></tr></tbody></table>Amazingly, we stayed back during the half day to work - it is a rare occaision that we do so! That night was party night, with a 'Land Down Under' theme - we just went with the 'shit on your head' version.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9PvxDvIl5y0QrlHo61Vh0O4l2QYRcFNG3Ng5ExVXoGrnUSEax5D85tI9n0A8C-jSiK4ReWff3tBv3dEg6hyphenhyphenQgZG9roIzBSPcWgYuZjhGBpYacnuyiQpu24MhVA_eLYXgX3II6N4NkTTMYR8nNPHalo7jKkg6yJA21r5-SwYtWwaSrlTp505fwaP54tc/s4080/20230927_185339.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9PvxDvIl5y0QrlHo61Vh0O4l2QYRcFNG3Ng5ExVXoGrnUSEax5D85tI9n0A8C-jSiK4ReWff3tBv3dEg6hyphenhyphenQgZG9roIzBSPcWgYuZjhGBpYacnuyiQpu24MhVA_eLYXgX3II6N4NkTTMYR8nNPHalo7jKkg6yJA21r5-SwYtWwaSrlTp505fwaP54tc/s320/20230927_185339.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Why yes I will, thank you!</td></tr></tbody></table>Also feeding our eyes during the week was the work of Artist in Residence <a href="https://pamdegroot.com/" target="_blank">Pam de Groot</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjjb0mJvkLPVoZ2ZWgFnCzmHSbDJ4qtE5QHnTx3kkQv6daLMo0h9gmOqL8BaWCaZ6VKkumgPy2GwQWcdfDUD-APUlYFrvJnZ6gVQ0NjkeN6t31uBSSZN5cYxJa0bsFqcQLizqNJY8iGUA9FToO4H22FdE1NglFWfjRMJG7DmUFglxY5li6ysJpvP4hKM/s3028/20230927_125617.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This would be why I don't ever work in white.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicz_zQEGKd0YMTGrhob0QBnoINSybqNbwKISmmpz0-SZk6nfV9TQC5LhhulVGmYiEe7N9A8CbZkVI4W9P-PyJThtjML4MPHIwJzeKhQJG_JBXkL4OCpaplqKLWOkIMMZjtawI5t-b_9TPquWoXxvFO-mMnzTTIRET3IJKoNGTyOxdgWucRzm1graclm4/s3081/20230927_120947.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3081" data-original-width="2333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicz_zQEGKd0YMTGrhob0QBnoINSybqNbwKISmmpz0-SZk6nfV9TQC5LhhulVGmYiEe7N9A8CbZkVI4W9P-PyJThtjML4MPHIwJzeKhQJG_JBXkL4OCpaplqKLWOkIMMZjtawI5t-b_9TPquWoXxvFO-mMnzTTIRET3IJKoNGTyOxdgWucRzm1graclm4/s320/20230927_120947.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1htBp94dDVstBm8x_r8bsO7TEAIxEUtqy89NyPBr_nBJgnV77E1My0fG9Y3ib09eCHUg-VnZOmYevxBPxr1YpZs7B_wWCBCLRS_m4Bs14E8m_qacQ9gLLc1rpoeEtYnZQrghRIlXw5lLqASuT2GWbXSYt_Ro6-W3UeytkSVZIUM8stYlul591jO_Mnd4/s3264/20231001_151521.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1htBp94dDVstBm8x_r8bsO7TEAIxEUtqy89NyPBr_nBJgnV77E1My0fG9Y3ib09eCHUg-VnZOmYevxBPxr1YpZs7B_wWCBCLRS_m4Bs14E8m_qacQ9gLLc1rpoeEtYnZQrghRIlXw5lLqASuT2GWbXSYt_Ro6-W3UeytkSVZIUM8stYlul591jO_Mnd4/s320/20231001_151521.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div>I had made felt hats before, but I certainly learned a lot during this class. It's such an enjoyable process - sometimes I wish it was all I did!<br /><div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div></div>Svenjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213955626177011191noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880613953352117780.post-62673922198385688102023-09-11T14:47:00.024+10:002023-10-01T16:55:45.172+10:00Wearable Art in Warwick, the Sunshine Coast, and Townsville.<p>What a year it has been for Wearable Art, even though I am about to miss the biggest show of all, the World of WearableArt. I stopped entering in 2019 to pursue other avenues of textile art, which has been the right decision for me, although it hasn't stopped me from being involved in it in other ways. In July I exhibited five of my previous works at Warwick Wearable Art Awards during the Jumpers and Jazz in July Festival. Here's me being a fool on stage as we officially open up the stage of mannequins.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHow-yZd3VagpXr1NpB4LmSQ3_RVrj1dQIAnx0vbSFShfpQOKmSUiskWQIjksW2J4Cy7gVuuG01IKJioGi4bmXDhWXoIe8Ps1LhRcvP6_O0Nlb1sS6wKG0yNqhqDFDPzNuXPBlKLhDeQ0XsHgKXtqIjFNBGnmZ8fBdqdN_kNpDfBEDVo993x5simoO64/s2811/20230723_163908.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2108" data-original-width="2811" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHow-yZd3VagpXr1NpB4LmSQ3_RVrj1dQIAnx0vbSFShfpQOKmSUiskWQIjksW2J4Cy7gVuuG01IKJioGi4bmXDhWXoIe8Ps1LhRcvP6_O0Nlb1sS6wKG0yNqhqDFDPzNuXPBlKLhDeQ0XsHgKXtqIjFNBGnmZ8fBdqdN_kNpDfBEDVo993x5simoO64/s320/20230723_163908.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>We stayed at a B&B with Alpacas and Highland Cows - just gorgeous!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3WoT7UXthdYvbF0raurq2kcUu9Okurb3WH9TOxJRaTAU8aqNr2uTZ59UCIV1uttkJX1c5o3lHllpF7T4ljajTBRnuFSgyzGgKkN_Zr3WjHDyIA0Jq7RfFbt2Zer6T06XcJkl6-2ddpGdah56zX8HOU7SqjIFTxUqvIDT8TUA3oylqh6tj7nN4G2auzo/s4080/20230721_165621.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3WoT7UXthdYvbF0raurq2kcUu9Okurb3WH9TOxJRaTAU8aqNr2uTZ59UCIV1uttkJX1c5o3lHllpF7T4ljajTBRnuFSgyzGgKkN_Zr3WjHDyIA0Jq7RfFbt2Zer6T06XcJkl6-2ddpGdah56zX8HOU7SqjIFTxUqvIDT8TUA3oylqh6tj7nN4G2auzo/s320/20230721_165621.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBaTXVppHMcid9TDndOZLe_wlKojKMuZHma3gFRGTxs-hJS_6gnR71oH7fix03EQdKnt1_QElSIvOM3Mg6oBHBbHjuvVEbyfbCT7gcEBbSD-TKFMAUGKppZQlttYWRrzt6C7MB3KxDQVecEFhx_f3LRKZ7n7_sbSvbkSfa4cSzDUUKFBGeKkWeWWiFgw/s4080/20230721_163136.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBaTXVppHMcid9TDndOZLe_wlKojKMuZHma3gFRGTxs-hJS_6gnR71oH7fix03EQdKnt1_QElSIvOM3Mg6oBHBbHjuvVEbyfbCT7gcEBbSD-TKFMAUGKppZQlttYWRrzt6C7MB3KxDQVecEFhx_f3LRKZ7n7_sbSvbkSfa4cSzDUUKFBGeKkWeWWiFgw/s320/20230721_163136.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Then in August we had a great night up at the <a href="https://australianwearableart.com.au/" target="_blank">Australian Wearable Art Festival</a> (AWAF), where I got to catch up with several contacts from around the country and overseas. It was our second time there, and it did not disappoint. I was a guest of AWAF as I was representing <a href="https://www.artwearpublications.com.au/product-category/magazines/single-issues/textile-fibre-forum/" target="_blank">TEXTILE Fibre Forum Magazine</a>, and also awarded four prizes of publication of an artist profile in the magazine<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5GLr84lYCrPMihiwlS9wGz6KloUZx9mSrqridX2jwfbiE_jlfD6R9UiQ3ERMX8v7-JqVw3DQHOwCh428OEcAl9f_STWuOb8RGELbeueBE3evPay9oxW2z09ByBSL0tj3lnB8ZT1yf3rwLhi3cQB2eBb_KZNRyhEvrQFW8TymoaxSn-uBtmaiAi8tiy0/s3264/20230812_180917.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5GLr84lYCrPMihiwlS9wGz6KloUZx9mSrqridX2jwfbiE_jlfD6R9UiQ3ERMX8v7-JqVw3DQHOwCh428OEcAl9f_STWuOb8RGELbeueBE3evPay9oxW2z09ByBSL0tj3lnB8ZT1yf3rwLhi3cQB2eBb_KZNRyhEvrQFW8TymoaxSn-uBtmaiAi8tiy0/s320/20230812_180917.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This delightful beastie <i>Dear Babushka</i> won the show along with the audiences' hearts. I had seen it back stage and had been quite intrigued - never did I expect it to be the absolute explosion of colourful delight that it was! Congratulations to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/colourpuffgirl/" target="_blank">Isabelle Cameron</a> and her model Stephanie Saal for bringing this joy to the stage.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWYs0Ery8CEkQ-PT8O-fDg6MW0mTAUkPRP6lJ83Gv4NoaE4L3Qo4NtgZYiy-4qSjQKh7LmY_lqEbSc32i8gfEz3ZJVGlyd8zG_58dAd-vfCR2eL4P12AQzZUmwrQaNAh8zsI48ZJaHlky89ZDAzmyxc1E2o-K2mUG29wO4Sp-uJkMZiZAjdWC1zmmbfc/s2427/20230812_200929.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2427" data-original-width="1971" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWYs0Ery8CEkQ-PT8O-fDg6MW0mTAUkPRP6lJ83Gv4NoaE4L3Qo4NtgZYiy-4qSjQKh7LmY_lqEbSc32i8gfEz3ZJVGlyd8zG_58dAd-vfCR2eL4P12AQzZUmwrQaNAh8zsI48ZJaHlky89ZDAzmyxc1E2o-K2mUG29wO4Sp-uJkMZiZAjdWC1zmmbfc/s320/20230812_200929.jpg" width="260" /></a></div>All the below photos are by Colin McLellan:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakq88rJ5q_tilkVqMydupeMXM0ruO8QUX4xoay0cbIlplT3WjHpaIC_jVMlMCwEsuiON4nLyS2-7po_y8KDIHVdZA2qofJ0jumRGQ5eCyifRShmkU7QeEu0c0YdXx8sXpzpb8Zi04fGTYcPpSaV6V5YzlDVuMJe_xkYAYRvF4clOqI6HACMMTJSRrbAU/s2048/DSC_4810.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakq88rJ5q_tilkVqMydupeMXM0ruO8QUX4xoay0cbIlplT3WjHpaIC_jVMlMCwEsuiON4nLyS2-7po_y8KDIHVdZA2qofJ0jumRGQ5eCyifRShmkU7QeEu0c0YdXx8sXpzpb8Zi04fGTYcPpSaV6V5YzlDVuMJe_xkYAYRvF4clOqI6HACMMTJSRrbAU/s320/DSC_4810.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxxq-2gssIvQjhBFuk_Yu_d1ncnAEAeBwWp-gHIl6Hq1b8_H6uov3cmWN5EO-uSCjdSOBhr8Qyu7SLuetl7WOzMjpM4TB8GDFWUMFijThLIOdQjF4ReunHL4y6-1QJhNmY8YW0dP3zFsz-dLCpOAbTiOjT_s6TrA8rhaJaZQ_a81GALER4xcyzBZeSiQ/s2048/DSC_4842.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxxq-2gssIvQjhBFuk_Yu_d1ncnAEAeBwWp-gHIl6Hq1b8_H6uov3cmWN5EO-uSCjdSOBhr8Qyu7SLuetl7WOzMjpM4TB8GDFWUMFijThLIOdQjF4ReunHL4y6-1QJhNmY8YW0dP3zFsz-dLCpOAbTiOjT_s6TrA8rhaJaZQ_a81GALER4xcyzBZeSiQ/s320/DSC_4842.jpg" width="256" /></a></div>This was an intriguing work - <i>Perfectly Tarnished </i>made by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rae_saheli_artist/" target="_blank">Rae Saheli </a>and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/notchleathergoods/" target="_blank">Rhiannon Thomas</a> and spectacularly modelled by Naomi Capon. It features aluminium textured with a shotgun - I was lucky enough to be gifted a brooch made of it!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQstqS1qTGGBTYeF6HRQYXj8Yl5ZK3XomQhg-0uO7GCJ1e0fcQJhqEqINHRsB9Xe34Eoq5WhAdubOFe4F1eO1z8yBSS9iocCzuLjxmE_hHx6R6ELUXG0rtSsEyeIzn-aCTKXaca6YFUTQewWb3OovMvV3nkbaYuZQmRhuTMRKdXi1j-7PWxYtHxF-03KI/s2048/DSC_6159.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQstqS1qTGGBTYeF6HRQYXj8Yl5ZK3XomQhg-0uO7GCJ1e0fcQJhqEqINHRsB9Xe34Eoq5WhAdubOFe4F1eO1z8yBSS9iocCzuLjxmE_hHx6R6ELUXG0rtSsEyeIzn-aCTKXaca6YFUTQewWb3OovMvV3nkbaYuZQmRhuTMRKdXi1j-7PWxYtHxF-03KI/s320/DSC_6159.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1oYFx1xlEVfTasyKfeKm8MeM0WQAyRe2TyuSieWlFGqNrV6ayVUmajfZeUyxuCM6EMo7FZmqZYu70mv5-pv-k7Qpu9s6qaAhpmLokcWfFiILmpFMXLeamRoiaE-9PTAR-299kV-rutL78DwZZl9sDALWLed_Ys3Z687oI0n09KFUQSOYYE_leeD6TrA/s2640/20230813_144309.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2640" data-original-width="1980" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1oYFx1xlEVfTasyKfeKm8MeM0WQAyRe2TyuSieWlFGqNrV6ayVUmajfZeUyxuCM6EMo7FZmqZYu70mv5-pv-k7Qpu9s6qaAhpmLokcWfFiILmpFMXLeamRoiaE-9PTAR-299kV-rutL78DwZZl9sDALWLed_Ys3Z687oI0n09KFUQSOYYE_leeD6TrA/s320/20230813_144309.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Obviously the colour of </span><a href="http://galinamihaleva.com/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Galina Mahaleva</a><span style="text-align: left;">'s </span><i style="text-align: left;">Into the Wilderness </i><span style="text-align: left;">was very appealing to a pink freak like me, and although it looked little more than a handful of wired shapes backstage, it literally sprang to life when worn, creating the most beautiful shapes and movement.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Second photo pinched from Instagram, original by Tanya Marriot Photography.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TNCZBktZMDAKFfT1M-nkaCiPTVutdjDw6ODHKPkhCbeM0seNy5fIbtKqMoiWNMRQcz2gVwWxrcGhfnQLb2yz5O7R8fBbVm1nWqaU3m1IT7Tx31q9JF8BY_Z8dtNLAztLuFewGz58LS4qq062mr0kRAWh2uVbKfHq2OEet3jgZlBq3zZpuGUwVJ4MeA8/s2048/DSC_5064.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TNCZBktZMDAKFfT1M-nkaCiPTVutdjDw6ODHKPkhCbeM0seNy5fIbtKqMoiWNMRQcz2gVwWxrcGhfnQLb2yz5O7R8fBbVm1nWqaU3m1IT7Tx31q9JF8BY_Z8dtNLAztLuFewGz58LS4qq062mr0kRAWh2uVbKfHq2OEet3jgZlBq3zZpuGUwVJ4MeA8/s320/DSC_5064.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rnm2KjszJuQklYOyP6ZJ0AHai3_Pfe-vsN75CixHAUUdSl3zL6tNaibMkbaUsSqg7VekNEJ0f-g4SC_KyY7WPetu9wQMyPNIHgcPFgVhLCaTJCIzY69Ka6T0jkd0Zb4ye0P6qb5yYsfmGbnTAc_ZJeQH3cUeBxQUlNUsB1IrQ0Kk05w_HCXNCry06hY/s3508/Untitled-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="2480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rnm2KjszJuQklYOyP6ZJ0AHai3_Pfe-vsN75CixHAUUdSl3zL6tNaibMkbaUsSqg7VekNEJ0f-g4SC_KyY7WPetu9wQMyPNIHgcPFgVhLCaTJCIzY69Ka6T0jkd0Zb4ye0P6qb5yYsfmGbnTAc_ZJeQH3cUeBxQUlNUsB1IrQ0Kk05w_HCXNCry06hY/s320/Untitled-1.jpg" width="226" /></a></div>Oh, just one last one from this event - Recurvata, made by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Karen.Lynch.Fibre.Art/" target="_blank">Karen Lynch</a> using Ponytail Palm fronds - amazing. She said she was inspired by Iris van Herpen, and I can see the reference - she nailed it. Photo by Colin McLellan.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvF45d8kCbrdCRZzF7nkWrT_pJglikF0cEJ-dQfUWS7Jankrij_9gUUjTZZskymaMqKIDLGbxsJRULU3nOLjtqB5bOwNwlnq64rJ7OrAeatV1P7M3bsPxZ8-B3rxzM1kqAHodGANE65szvfXAaVTcayhVFyMvNoQPklD59C1uRldUeOQT62pq0dBHHMGA/s2048/DSC_4659.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvF45d8kCbrdCRZzF7nkWrT_pJglikF0cEJ-dQfUWS7Jankrij_9gUUjTZZskymaMqKIDLGbxsJRULU3nOLjtqB5bOwNwlnq64rJ7OrAeatV1P7M3bsPxZ8-B3rxzM1kqAHodGANE65szvfXAaVTcayhVFyMvNoQPklD59C1uRldUeOQT62pq0dBHHMGA/s320/DSC_4659.jpg" width="256" /></a></div>There will be an article about the show in the December TEXTILE magazine, and the four artist profiles will be in the next one after that.</div><div>At the end of August it was off to Townsville to the unknown quantity that was <a href="https://wearableartcreatives.com/" target="_blank">Wearable Art Creatives</a> (WAC) at the POSE Festival, part of the North Australian Festival of Arts. Thanks to the Australian Government's Regional Arts Fund administered by Flying Arts Alliance, Christina Papadimitriou, the founder, was able to ship up a container of my wearable art works to be included in the performance, and some in the associated exhibition at Pinnacles Art Gallery afterwards, as well as myself. See photos of all the works here for now - soon to be uploaded to the WAC site.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKRsRhk7cR0av8HLp6rdEhblS5qu-qk40mSGKz0Bdl46gaswUOWWzGF2ohQkYULHC_CZCLRh2XqKc4LuU7UNR2lhL4lzUoJSma6GZmCPFSdbpti8yTZknag1j0mrhMncPZ8-vHBpAj8fBI3KGmatvaNAHlwdb5b4YmEOBFVR-JJjrLboaIOcMiOcN6HAY/s4080/20230826_165754.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKRsRhk7cR0av8HLp6rdEhblS5qu-qk40mSGKz0Bdl46gaswUOWWzGF2ohQkYULHC_CZCLRh2XqKc4LuU7UNR2lhL4lzUoJSma6GZmCPFSdbpti8yTZknag1j0mrhMncPZ8-vHBpAj8fBI3KGmatvaNAHlwdb5b4YmEOBFVR-JJjrLboaIOcMiOcN6HAY/s320/20230826_165754.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the <a href="https://weddingflowersbyjuliarose.com/" target="_blank">Julia Rose</a> photo work</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnf8tVfroAKMX5S0krxtXXU4qKr1_XNqOP8W59-SIEafoyYssvOCT_ZTuQ6MZARbZd-TaUC1uSxIe4Eo-Xmvv5e0qn5WfMHtyCFS7JOQMPgkZdUfx5e1dM93SfSxt4pH3N_Sh187YKtIQyvo7KlJ1vTLMR8DuyG3qZ6jjSdGpuwG12EkptaLHHBMDVOU/s4080/20230826_174256.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnf8tVfroAKMX5S0krxtXXU4qKr1_XNqOP8W59-SIEafoyYssvOCT_ZTuQ6MZARbZd-TaUC1uSxIe4Eo-Xmvv5e0qn5WfMHtyCFS7JOQMPgkZdUfx5e1dM93SfSxt4pH3N_Sh187YKtIQyvo7KlJ1vTLMR8DuyG3qZ6jjSdGpuwG12EkptaLHHBMDVOU/s320/20230826_174256.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rob Doumas did an amazing job wearing Cordycephila!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMcw3syQA2THsoMDEkM6T-G4OYspBrzPDcLMs7E8ZLRLlGSE6n1yHPywUp5Vubou94vEIEbT_ozKA_Zl9kpd1Ok4FJa2NjOjmlohtJNWxpN00PUw6KFhQNidZR_YNJsaVaCIB8_biayYEvwPXzPBRynvwh1ffW9AAhA0dWBURom4PLpNz6yqIL8Y8sE4/s4080/20230826_212710.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMcw3syQA2THsoMDEkM6T-G4OYspBrzPDcLMs7E8ZLRLlGSE6n1yHPywUp5Vubou94vEIEbT_ozKA_Zl9kpd1Ok4FJa2NjOjmlohtJNWxpN00PUw6KFhQNidZR_YNJsaVaCIB8_biayYEvwPXzPBRynvwh1ffW9AAhA0dWBURom4PLpNz6yqIL8Y8sE4/s320/20230826_212710.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The performance was of a higher standard than I had imagined, and my fears of having my work not shown at its best were unfounded. However, I have had that experience before, with my easygoing attitude leading to less than desirable outcomes. I might have come over as a bit precious to begin with, but I soon discovered that both I and my works were being treated with respect.</span></div><div>I was also engaged to speak about wearable art to students, some of whom were already making marvellous creations. Teacher Kirsten Walsh is absolutely wonderful in encoraging their explorations. Here we are deep in conversation at the Exhibition Opening (photo <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TownsvilleCityGalleries" target="_blank">Townsville City Gallerie</a>s).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk90AkpR1drZJj6K8V6Hz--JtgJS_WpE06FfMorSpmmJ5pZqe8FZYVHyQFA7VR9C17_7rRCQdt96NPSoNpcQoYOCq0rOer7ZTjOmCf8wJuwQaIGLfXy3SOXuQDpadOZMVcyhrK9GPhXInxH1EzSmDmqZ8s1GKx79mueSSEoJjM_UegIJ2q2QLcGL2kl7E/s3648/TAFE%20&%20WAC%20Launch%20(1%20of%201)-28.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2432" data-original-width="3648" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk90AkpR1drZJj6K8V6Hz--JtgJS_WpE06FfMorSpmmJ5pZqe8FZYVHyQFA7VR9C17_7rRCQdt96NPSoNpcQoYOCq0rOer7ZTjOmCf8wJuwQaIGLfXy3SOXuQDpadOZMVcyhrK9GPhXInxH1EzSmDmqZ8s1GKx79mueSSEoJjM_UegIJ2q2QLcGL2kl7E/s320/TAFE%20&%20WAC%20Launch%20(1%20of%201)-28.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcak_lLyKjzBicTHz0kH3sYshb2Vo8RxcO-oiWNxQ-o-1ADRnHpynf7lrZVazE3QR1aciAlhtrOdUzJW4U-SwDK2b7Sdui_44kXaJ-Pr1PQrVMcSloE8ooug7aTT_i4SHThzoxZidC8YWv4JaO4bfD4K7whMSbnREUtPS1xKt1ku-xINwZHYhg3r_Tm1A/s640/IMG_20230906_145850.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcak_lLyKjzBicTHz0kH3sYshb2Vo8RxcO-oiWNxQ-o-1ADRnHpynf7lrZVazE3QR1aciAlhtrOdUzJW4U-SwDK2b7Sdui_44kXaJ-Pr1PQrVMcSloE8ooug7aTT_i4SHThzoxZidC8YWv4JaO4bfD4K7whMSbnREUtPS1xKt1ku-xINwZHYhg3r_Tm1A/s320/IMG_20230906_145850.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div><div>During the installation of the exhibition, having decided it was to hard to try and put Spike on a mannequin, we looked at the alcove next to my other works and thought - what if we just pile him up here like an actual fungus? I absolutely loved seeing my work in this new formation - this is where not being too precious and being willing to experiment can lead to good things!</div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zELlA2PHFmaoHhmMNQPmCm2klz9MoQbR1qJDcQfqXWsIGMzBZq2--WGZDg280zbGfkMX3-jhxMjdeuV2T0l-F9ZgUdQSuyDsHlMq9bvhz04zELJ7Itk5cqpe_K3B3c8n9wWFk04EMo9q4PnO6UferQx8dw5q7geE03B5mJMuTg3ebJZ9L09byLmxdq8/s5472/IMG_0729.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zELlA2PHFmaoHhmMNQPmCm2klz9MoQbR1qJDcQfqXWsIGMzBZq2--WGZDg280zbGfkMX3-jhxMjdeuV2T0l-F9ZgUdQSuyDsHlMq9bvhz04zELJ7Itk5cqpe_K3B3c8n9wWFk04EMo9q4PnO6UferQx8dw5q7geE03B5mJMuTg3ebJZ9L09byLmxdq8/s320/IMG_0729.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The morning after the opening I had a public artist talk at the gallery, followed by a mini-workshop on Concept Development for Wearable Art. I had been rehearsing with my slides all week, my biggest fear being that I would go too quickly and run out of material. Well, turns out I could probably take all day and still have more to share!(photos <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TownsvilleCityGalleries" target="_blank">Townsville City Gallerie</a>s).</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98Bpkb8Nt-W026uDrdp3vZNlWa-2OIctIsvoYj_vSVhGnvTgsMPhOTKPIZSAfLB8_BL8c4em0EAU-CY7J1M9dkfjyS1L8pgv-QRFqvjZO18S4ZcOqpuk4R1rmJU_KCx2EFGEGvEHgd42xfZ5O_CWFbfpqCOIuP46klIi7vuV8QNFsLUzGem2XxU9MP58/s4032/Edited%20(1%20of%201)-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98Bpkb8Nt-W026uDrdp3vZNlWa-2OIctIsvoYj_vSVhGnvTgsMPhOTKPIZSAfLB8_BL8c4em0EAU-CY7J1M9dkfjyS1L8pgv-QRFqvjZO18S4ZcOqpuk4R1rmJU_KCx2EFGEGvEHgd42xfZ5O_CWFbfpqCOIuP46klIi7vuV8QNFsLUzGem2XxU9MP58/s320/Edited%20(1%20of%201)-4.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Public Artist Talk</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjE5PbiGkwcthdd1oukzoGPGTxwZSCAUaI8L_TiHhRxGE9uJucePjQv2KtX9PxLe1F7nD8IMfhGNHUOo7l4SXUtFR8nwzyq-55BUZp9TbIcoKhHVVI1EEkNbQ2XDmSSu7yq4AXCCeAy95_qpOuZCGdnQvRTzIuoM0SfK9y0OrPH7IU4lPGxSVIftMq-cQ/s3076/Edited%20(1%20of%201)-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2051" data-original-width="3076" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjE5PbiGkwcthdd1oukzoGPGTxwZSCAUaI8L_TiHhRxGE9uJucePjQv2KtX9PxLe1F7nD8IMfhGNHUOo7l4SXUtFR8nwzyq-55BUZp9TbIcoKhHVVI1EEkNbQ2XDmSSu7yq4AXCCeAy95_qpOuZCGdnQvRTzIuoM0SfK9y0OrPH7IU4lPGxSVIftMq-cQ/s320/Edited%20(1%20of%201)-12.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSFxvkMN91guObweAOegjP6ACiG-Yl8ls9ATqbsONHJAnFbmZdNhZA3LBCvfqEqKQvu-Fx7mBPzW57UkkotOvsIiA1CgWrjs5nNtpx5P3bxK4DZjThcW32_NYxj4T_KAkSjmcpn4dJRDEk89oygfaIsmS43XhVdqdIbfjjEpTlCBucxkzrcNl-lhSj0Q/s3648/Edited%20(1%20of%201)-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2432" data-original-width="3648" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSFxvkMN91guObweAOegjP6ACiG-Yl8ls9ATqbsONHJAnFbmZdNhZA3LBCvfqEqKQvu-Fx7mBPzW57UkkotOvsIiA1CgWrjs5nNtpx5P3bxK4DZjThcW32_NYxj4T_KAkSjmcpn4dJRDEk89oygfaIsmS43XhVdqdIbfjjEpTlCBucxkzrcNl-lhSj0Q/s320/Edited%20(1%20of%201)-8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIhXtQaT1I5dtKv5WEqAC1LecvMbSB5tCIQmlGd63_9wHmqBwanstVbhaC7q1QeWyuIj1Qjsqzow9FdNTNAxEkkLJWiiKApbXOUltfNgPGuPE7MA6XLhJd-kgQdSyU56yFwoN4iyPAPHTd2zHA2h_v7NWLYBzO2YISO24_BQAb3y8xJinlKM4hQfToYFk/s3158/Edited%20(1%20of%201)-14.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2105" data-original-width="3158" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIhXtQaT1I5dtKv5WEqAC1LecvMbSB5tCIQmlGd63_9wHmqBwanstVbhaC7q1QeWyuIj1Qjsqzow9FdNTNAxEkkLJWiiKApbXOUltfNgPGuPE7MA6XLhJd-kgQdSyU56yFwoN4iyPAPHTd2zHA2h_v7NWLYBzO2YISO24_BQAb3y8xJinlKM4hQfToYFk/s320/Edited%20(1%20of%201)-14.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Concept Development Workshop</td></tr></tbody></table>It has been a great to have such a positive teaching experience - it has not been something I have been overly fond of in the past. To have influenced people and enabled them towards creating is a real pleasure.</div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcu3gYyVqq07ZI-vCq_5o72UP9e35AMoI67TJgq5WGSwXM4ewhpeZPLAwMlmNckCpjCtmUIEQA2NWX0Ps2nWjQ1Gc23JkLq6dRw87nMFVvj3M_-ushN7kLEgDoKmCkXFT_SJeWLwxUPdUtgbRS98zGe9d0irLa0Hz_PNlVhCwNrQkQH6zgibQDkg3Tpc/s4080/20230902_141215.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcu3gYyVqq07ZI-vCq_5o72UP9e35AMoI67TJgq5WGSwXM4ewhpeZPLAwMlmNckCpjCtmUIEQA2NWX0Ps2nWjQ1Gc23JkLq6dRw87nMFVvj3M_-ushN7kLEgDoKmCkXFT_SJeWLwxUPdUtgbRS98zGe9d0irLa0Hz_PNlVhCwNrQkQH6zgibQDkg3Tpc/s320/20230902_141215.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alison McDonald</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYwMaD4gezUjKxJqgIQDXrEuwjD_Jcw5YHymIa3HfRTxMHqk_cwCq4ko-23UZhZYlCk5bNWWAoAso5QJEtLYR9E5QHK75fw_i4eAbSoSTryzSPyAMxZ2JzaSf3R0oqiCiAEH65zXBQPSwK6PsD-aIHuKX0IepMntLW15qZdp4GCdvD8kNQdvOsABRVYQ/s4080/20230901_173055.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYwMaD4gezUjKxJqgIQDXrEuwjD_Jcw5YHymIa3HfRTxMHqk_cwCq4ko-23UZhZYlCk5bNWWAoAso5QJEtLYR9E5QHK75fw_i4eAbSoSTryzSPyAMxZ2JzaSf3R0oqiCiAEH65zXBQPSwK6PsD-aIHuKX0IepMntLW15qZdp4GCdvD8kNQdvOsABRVYQ/s320/20230901_173055.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thomas Papadimitriou</td></tr></tbody></table>It was a wonderful week in Townsville, and everyone was really so lovely wherever I went. Many thanks to Christina for working so hard to make it all happen, and for chauferring me around, as did her charming son Thomas, and fellow artist Alison McDonald.<script data-use-service-core="" defer="" src="https://static.elfsight.com/platform/platform.js"></script>
<div class="elfsight-app-f272ef3a-927d-47f0-83f1-18d98abb5d38"></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Svenjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213955626177011191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880613953352117780.post-84789370411874758712023-08-10T17:37:00.002+10:002023-08-10T17:37:25.898+10:00Studio Samples<p>It’s nearly the end of the week already and I still haven’t
caught up with what I did last weekend. I finally spent some time in the
studio, after clearing the decks of other tasks, and quite literally, clearing
off the tables. I’ve picked up work on a piece I started before I left – it was
good to have the foundations already laid.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWx23SeMC7KvaFchAF2TZQzw8F00iD774syRJLYdoF9DpODiYKR3rH1w5ghGQNieM5OpwW3VIIOP0x2u2HJRd1NmWUgpD4L1KCBRccCxorw4abbxmZHyNYKeAGn_Sb4hp2UW1XcKK8MzL2nHqxQIX1elIeKq9yiHmoEuNq6lAj_1PfOxC8soE13J6D5w/s4080/20230806_144102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWx23SeMC7KvaFchAF2TZQzw8F00iD774syRJLYdoF9DpODiYKR3rH1w5ghGQNieM5OpwW3VIIOP0x2u2HJRd1NmWUgpD4L1KCBRccCxorw4abbxmZHyNYKeAGn_Sb4hp2UW1XcKK8MzL2nHqxQIX1elIeKq9yiHmoEuNq6lAj_1PfOxC8soE13J6D5w/s320/20230806_144102.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Yes, that IS the 'cleared off' table!<div>Having done some samples of paper lamination the previous week, I had a play with stitching on those.<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3KO03sZn8B_ghWD8pHmzOOq13a_bsBhM-ZndnpUXVAFjYH4LIAquN5Fqcct6-hlRdO_2ykaRxyVMYjfzC_ShiJueXueoBJcx2a9gI8Z3VBDQqEslwSJmjtTAZXb59RobzjjDISS0f8BKQgDVgqC6_slVjHJaYDQwq9k6dlQ-x5NHNPR27hr6i0eemMU/s4080/20230805_153908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3KO03sZn8B_ghWD8pHmzOOq13a_bsBhM-ZndnpUXVAFjYH4LIAquN5Fqcct6-hlRdO_2ykaRxyVMYjfzC_ShiJueXueoBJcx2a9gI8Z3VBDQqEslwSJmjtTAZXb59RobzjjDISS0f8BKQgDVgqC6_slVjHJaYDQwq9k6dlQ-x5NHNPR27hr6i0eemMU/s320/20230805_153908.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhphWdgdlhNOkZL9sNbdUhmANz2SJoUWmxjr-kMZN09EhEuw6VndEb79Uv7gIfgLNK6onNLJWJqcovLshESgV7nl3Ym2bEXtSs25iRyn-SwI4wWuS_35r_vFnyNDysZNmG4_6KfIM7ESCEhtB21B4lnluXuWmdFE1qkUio34rpKSzzvkZ5rIzYMEqfmeYA/s4080/20230805_153904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhphWdgdlhNOkZL9sNbdUhmANz2SJoUWmxjr-kMZN09EhEuw6VndEb79Uv7gIfgLNK6onNLJWJqcovLshESgV7nl3Ym2bEXtSs25iRyn-SwI4wWuS_35r_vFnyNDysZNmG4_6KfIM7ESCEhtB21B4lnluXuWmdFE1qkUio34rpKSzzvkZ5rIzYMEqfmeYA/s320/20230805_153904.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>I was keen to try the material I had bought from a florist wholesaler, hoping it was the same as the Lutrador we tried in our workshop - I was pretty happy with how it reacted to the heat gun after it was painted and stitched. Not quite the same, but pretty good.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXkaD5cUVp4YtncPTN54VYcl1vxCL34sr10FYNQnnjejfnx9pl1ly2BiFh1txfmtKOnF6j_C-_WXtBig_ftCuDTLWCFt63cNyvAUha65lxmehsF66xVSKU9jrFM_4LzT2yhBthsg9YH975gwRQwYiA6_Dsa5yoIBJvtx1qcocXmXA2ejY5-XvQxNGKz6I/s4080/20230805_150727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXkaD5cUVp4YtncPTN54VYcl1vxCL34sr10FYNQnnjejfnx9pl1ly2BiFh1txfmtKOnF6j_C-_WXtBig_ftCuDTLWCFt63cNyvAUha65lxmehsF66xVSKU9jrFM_4LzT2yhBthsg9YH975gwRQwYiA6_Dsa5yoIBJvtx1qcocXmXA2ejY5-XvQxNGKz6I/s320/20230805_150727.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cnKcDQQsW-h9tIlt3Ph5FUsSFUI9SrukUzNrUSZLap3ZYV_XfG4XuVurVMaN7zjNvSMD7Ix5XFXDnmsNesnRH3fX9zRVNGXbvekszlOqzGkcgdPdSU1Z-dS5E6rYgi9CFO_1y-3lve7DFFhDIL8pfARVhkuSz1ru6fuXasUu3-qPQbER-PGKvgKfZ8s/s4080/20230805_151203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cnKcDQQsW-h9tIlt3Ph5FUsSFUI9SrukUzNrUSZLap3ZYV_XfG4XuVurVMaN7zjNvSMD7Ix5XFXDnmsNesnRH3fX9zRVNGXbvekszlOqzGkcgdPdSU1Z-dS5E6rYgi9CFO_1y-3lve7DFFhDIL8pfARVhkuSz1ru6fuXasUu3-qPQbER-PGKvgKfZ8s/s320/20230805_151203.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1HCvF-Ak3URUqfPZdEmQV1BxHTRRxiEbra4e1f9OxBMUF14D-J7AR84iLzJwTJ_Y-dh2H-68wmET3pEIuUM60fq1r4Brfo0sGnruRp7d14l9phM80BpB-ippTGsiiF5_t6OlnfGiaegvvPpeA7G-x3DX8jtOwYq1ZWlrI08ySv-CTEXCEq3wtGef7iqU/s4080/20230805_151211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1HCvF-Ak3URUqfPZdEmQV1BxHTRRxiEbra4e1f9OxBMUF14D-J7AR84iLzJwTJ_Y-dh2H-68wmET3pEIuUM60fq1r4Brfo0sGnruRp7d14l9phM80BpB-ippTGsiiF5_t6OlnfGiaegvvPpeA7G-x3DX8jtOwYq1ZWlrI08ySv-CTEXCEq3wtGef7iqU/s320/20230805_151211.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XWSlfu3bUdNPdPv8chCH9ag0YYssGai1v00BRlYkZgqVfpZpsznycq2_ttmTzBcBX4YstpVrJI7ZLWlQusjlQs2ww3SD1MEQJG9UMkq-Ew3B9poOOeeJEVjvHu4Vb7xaXepdrN3tEEt8qh6ty3LasFlOigRxFiNkRn_QvTC9HEkmaVd063Vbdmxq5SY/s4080/20230805_152734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XWSlfu3bUdNPdPv8chCH9ag0YYssGai1v00BRlYkZgqVfpZpsznycq2_ttmTzBcBX4YstpVrJI7ZLWlQusjlQs2ww3SD1MEQJG9UMkq-Ew3B9poOOeeJEVjvHu4Vb7xaXepdrN3tEEt8qh6ty3LasFlOigRxFiNkRn_QvTC9HEkmaVd063Vbdmxq5SY/s320/20230805_152734.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Next I wanted to try some layering, so put together this selection topped with some crusty burnt lace.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CpNgCL_eZF9IfQxHqIE7Pm39tPBE53CA5xqOVO9nBabsgipZC7FVEQ4JDa-M9oiZH4ZgSRFC3O7Ei4aArHCUAsrBVITayZRkeK7B9AGOnAsuOmco2mFv5SnMkKxpiEuMLk6UpF8bqcJJyJ2-Nd0ZO5i2RGf9mOSiqBrUGjLruvkBbBm1XWTBuRSMhXE/s4080/20230806_140350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CpNgCL_eZF9IfQxHqIE7Pm39tPBE53CA5xqOVO9nBabsgipZC7FVEQ4JDa-M9oiZH4ZgSRFC3O7Ei4aArHCUAsrBVITayZRkeK7B9AGOnAsuOmco2mFv5SnMkKxpiEuMLk6UpF8bqcJJyJ2-Nd0ZO5i2RGf9mOSiqBrUGjLruvkBbBm1XWTBuRSMhXE/s320/20230806_140350.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>The next sample was paired with organza, which is when I discovered it was the reverse that gave the effect I wanted. Classic. A perfect example of why we play.<br /><o:p></o:p><p></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xb1ssWa0v461p5AB3qvjr3EMY_WNTTTCi0WJaHKcfe7HYHwS1-qDcaLyoxp27eybFhactOcL_CgJJVC-x2vRcQtZYIOfXQKBCIPXmolW4KB6zRTBzZfhBLwXtFGj7KtXZ2cjXCyOzwjtYIZYyaQw5lEUCGhzRWr2k-5XY65filsKUbsFqttMPEYA5YA/s4080/20230806_142836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xb1ssWa0v461p5AB3qvjr3EMY_WNTTTCi0WJaHKcfe7HYHwS1-qDcaLyoxp27eybFhactOcL_CgJJVC-x2vRcQtZYIOfXQKBCIPXmolW4KB6zRTBzZfhBLwXtFGj7KtXZ2cjXCyOzwjtYIZYyaQw5lEUCGhzRWr2k-5XY65filsKUbsFqttMPEYA5YA/s320/20230806_142836.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>So I tried it again, trapping some other fabrics in between. I was very happy with how the already distorted satin material seemed to be enclosed by the organza layer.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIUT2cO_otNmzIZVrPwdSxgzEWdhKbmF3TpYPeGfDK8t3DDF2hzCdgRz0Wf6VjHtSjdMltrGLwGhbPYMqdpCrnKDejcI1Rz9RPoR4xWCCv-zu55x5clQAoTSxGdwH_1UxmTBnujPu57eUNJRELQrFH__iVgGH9VYJNdZ8ZjE6hhXMRrYRE10s1n2m9oQ/s4080/20230806_143642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIUT2cO_otNmzIZVrPwdSxgzEWdhKbmF3TpYPeGfDK8t3DDF2hzCdgRz0Wf6VjHtSjdMltrGLwGhbPYMqdpCrnKDejcI1Rz9RPoR4xWCCv-zu55x5clQAoTSxGdwH_1UxmTBnujPu57eUNJRELQrFH__iVgGH9VYJNdZ8ZjE6hhXMRrYRE10s1n2m9oQ/s320/20230806_143642.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiw1af6tPpn4s1lJ52eM_pvhbte5PJIGYk1R8qg_b6aFPYQoL0CCiOatt1WmbspiUH_ex2CczElhY0L-jb61dT43O4nCU_hGdtBYFiaRshoU0TH9o5oiVXLyoxjJZlFuIwYomQ531Qxile6mEgOfJceG9UokwRdJK8Gv_QuJscCa7_r7gqPMt8Cfo8SxI/s4080/20230806_143804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiw1af6tPpn4s1lJ52eM_pvhbte5PJIGYk1R8qg_b6aFPYQoL0CCiOatt1WmbspiUH_ex2CczElhY0L-jb61dT43O4nCU_hGdtBYFiaRshoU0TH9o5oiVXLyoxjJZlFuIwYomQ531Qxile6mEgOfJceG9UokwRdJK8Gv_QuJscCa7_r7gqPMt8Cfo8SxI/s320/20230806_143804.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Then yesterday and today I started on the actual piece - first step was a lot of stitching around edges and cutting out. Today I got to work out the placement of all the pieces and where the colour splashes are to be - I just slapped on some acrylic to mark the spots where the fabric layers will be placed.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu739UeODLKRG1QqEH7cDvQNFdD3OppUTJMDYiNTr35G_FnIinlawUUpo8CwypOOdJDY_KSNKs34WbS_FrihofdnGNTNGZuVFzGAchw7a-ay350aw6bOQBWRuIZt0xLGzWskSdvlfKRMgpvR6wbg8aNQhAAmXRAUQ2J8YPgnznMzh-_hktJR4G_izpEKI/s3911/20230810_150647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2896" data-original-width="3911" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu739UeODLKRG1QqEH7cDvQNFdD3OppUTJMDYiNTr35G_FnIinlawUUpo8CwypOOdJDY_KSNKs34WbS_FrihofdnGNTNGZuVFzGAchw7a-ay350aw6bOQBWRuIZt0xLGzWskSdvlfKRMgpvR6wbg8aNQhAAmXRAUQ2J8YPgnznMzh-_hktJR4G_izpEKI/s320/20230810_150647.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>It's good to be back creating with all these new ideas.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Svenjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213955626177011191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880613953352117780.post-70914182319593771522023-08-02T17:25:00.003+10:002023-08-02T17:25:44.473+10:00Paper lamination on fabric<p>Definitely nothing to do with paper in plastic pockets being heated in a machine, laminating paper onto fabric is basically glueing it on to fabric in order to get an image. I've had this book for years but somehow it's one of those things that never really made sense to me - until my recent workshop with Alysn Midgelow-Marsden. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwS83dkzhSWlTZJh4zbClhaV3DF6AF_lKnSJLPgjHTuZsSG615Qon5YC3sXKkgWjV3XtfOOhTNu2G2QGwHr8Jn2Dm_2u0pA0-82kSU2JnXffUccTLDXDQQuY8QTZbLUrJ1LHDtr8o12pdni2t6RQdqVqRFIEOuADASIWxiNXbC8KHvXCBHvVxc7xdu398/s4080/20230802_131417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwS83dkzhSWlTZJh4zbClhaV3DF6AF_lKnSJLPgjHTuZsSG615Qon5YC3sXKkgWjV3XtfOOhTNu2G2QGwHr8Jn2Dm_2u0pA0-82kSU2JnXffUccTLDXDQQuY8QTZbLUrJ1LHDtr8o12pdni2t6RQdqVqRFIEOuADASIWxiNXbC8KHvXCBHvVxc7xdu398/s320/20230802_131417.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>We didn't use this particular technique of attaching paper, we stitched it on to fabric then washed it away, leaving texture. I guess it gave me the confidence to give this a try.<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw1IWo9R1tHJZiOJRyw2BprP6XvOq2j-Jl_XK8VHv6GTT-S_k0YzRmYK84rhEadtRbDxrT6ZfR6CWIIbasaDvpT-3E5SZGF90M6O4idmCnkl15RakkWw8uY3UPjhIyOj_vqKCCZGAd6kx7UpBxktEqBN07JsGTZcm4AFng9R8Q6Oyfe4t-FxUp8Cw7VYY/s5472/IMG_0402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw1IWo9R1tHJZiOJRyw2BprP6XvOq2j-Jl_XK8VHv6GTT-S_k0YzRmYK84rhEadtRbDxrT6ZfR6CWIIbasaDvpT-3E5SZGF90M6O4idmCnkl15RakkWw8uY3UPjhIyOj_vqKCCZGAd6kx7UpBxktEqBN07JsGTZcm4AFng9R8Q6Oyfe4t-FxUp8Cw7VYY/s320/IMG_0402.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Workshop sample</td></tr></tbody></table>Although I've been manipulating some of my photos from my recent trip in Photoshop to get some crazy colours, I found an image from King Island I had previously been working on - a smashed sea urchin shell. I printed it out on my home computer - I'm guessing that's an inkjet printer? Apparently using rubbishy photocopy paper is the way to go, so I had that covered.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6kteglR1VSyaTh_HtZlkCudWUAB_GpCqYPu08iwiY1h48TnZre-gs-bnrfHpi7tLTNDTGJ-wFbiWQD74qT1eXTHUL7NqIOiLsk7IPCnvmDmcyNyO3bgesokOulDwHNNBE-2NBOOatM9a1hiTAqxyBAne1EBwbpr8ruKQ394xjJ0PcU1Ge-cS_sJjlLE/s4961/Smashed%20Sea%20Urchin%20single%20mergedcurves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4961" data-original-width="3508" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6kteglR1VSyaTh_HtZlkCudWUAB_GpCqYPu08iwiY1h48TnZre-gs-bnrfHpi7tLTNDTGJ-wFbiWQD74qT1eXTHUL7NqIOiLsk7IPCnvmDmcyNyO3bgesokOulDwHNNBE-2NBOOatM9a1hiTAqxyBAne1EBwbpr8ruKQ394xjJ0PcU1Ge-cS_sJjlLE/s320/Smashed%20Sea%20Urchin%20single%20mergedcurves.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyssJtv2NKsZXRnABZdXdtkXHCj-Cgtv3JpYvM0a9noCwNTP_ENZ0uDLjrlvmJfITor8Q3izJnj99LrMUJtSuNxwp0_BvqCUg_MfqhWsYLJZwwx3YYiI_SbGbGCzOBCUhDZOJqwQAEpcQWqdOf05ssPOiZyhHAuqZCbUp9L1Qsgoo1MfPmdRPkjXBDvjk/s4961/Smashed%20Sea%20Urchin%20single%20mergedcurvesprint.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4961" data-original-width="3508" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyssJtv2NKsZXRnABZdXdtkXHCj-Cgtv3JpYvM0a9noCwNTP_ENZ0uDLjrlvmJfITor8Q3izJnj99LrMUJtSuNxwp0_BvqCUg_MfqhWsYLJZwwx3YYiI_SbGbGCzOBCUhDZOJqwQAEpcQWqdOf05ssPOiZyhHAuqZCbUp9L1Qsgoo1MfPmdRPkjXBDvjk/s320/Smashed%20Sea%20Urchin%20single%20mergedcurvesprint.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Following the instructions closely, I laid the paper print side up on my printing area, then pinned a fine polyester organza over it. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1aDpLZp5c6jWyfKlelujtYtvFWSsimw8JZgehlSRVrCWTPF8I3H6tt3Q06lisDY_rKwSVnCdpJ7Nxjm3AektIp0SBQuoQykm99SHimW6sZdd7MruIYbDwZMHHaoZ0sC66KOwCmf_6W9Ptt7-6hNVKcVaN_E5v6rZPYW-PcGk_MCC1oYIEujj1glF04Os/s4080/20230802_131404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1aDpLZp5c6jWyfKlelujtYtvFWSsimw8JZgehlSRVrCWTPF8I3H6tt3Q06lisDY_rKwSVnCdpJ7Nxjm3AektIp0SBQuoQykm99SHimW6sZdd7MruIYbDwZMHHaoZ0sC66KOwCmf_6W9Ptt7-6hNVKcVaN_E5v6rZPYW-PcGk_MCC1oYIEujj1glF04Os/w321-h240/20230802_131404.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmuvcnAOecw7ple7JzhDttTvVhZUt6B80mSef7R8X1VWpQ5ys9kvTKiyU4HRSMel_FyXZHkjxvOl1CiyI6gzsyxSM-NjeY87f-15HweprEVKtrvC0SR4nz73apu54w23YgwRtbVxtYbQ3tg4-o4ZxFTniS8NHJ3VHk59tNJkNl_HwvYLcnYnJnZgpIoI/s4080/20230802_131347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmuvcnAOecw7ple7JzhDttTvVhZUt6B80mSef7R8X1VWpQ5ys9kvTKiyU4HRSMel_FyXZHkjxvOl1CiyI6gzsyxSM-NjeY87f-15HweprEVKtrvC0SR4nz73apu54w23YgwRtbVxtYbQ3tg4-o4ZxFTniS8NHJ3VHk59tNJkNl_HwvYLcnYnJnZgpIoI/s320/20230802_131347.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Next I placed a screen over it, and squeegeed through acrylic paint medium so it wet through the organza and the paper. After drying flat for 10 minutes, I hung it up to dry in the sun, then heat set it with an iron.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjO1GaqmehehINPuJ8xhVZitdg1LLNguEVpiiXR4N8jXvO2VQDLMoAjEYUsvTtwDLHzL9_NzD27vEKb4c_5bAAdd173OsGd2DxfycS3AEbiTK0nQpOxEtboWEg5bOHyXj7B1W5TthU8CmUIUtoBQFLwcAggt4qzZ9cOlG2owZhLPj5Sa-54GoZ8Z12kzQ/s4080/20230802_131355.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjO1GaqmehehINPuJ8xhVZitdg1LLNguEVpiiXR4N8jXvO2VQDLMoAjEYUsvTtwDLHzL9_NzD27vEKb4c_5bAAdd173OsGd2DxfycS3AEbiTK0nQpOxEtboWEg5bOHyXj7B1W5TthU8CmUIUtoBQFLwcAggt4qzZ9cOlG2owZhLPj5Sa-54GoZ8Z12kzQ/s320/20230802_131355.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>After that it was a soak in a lukewarm bath for 10 minutes, then I was able to start rubbing and scraping away the back half of the paper - it almost splits into two - leaving the front half with the image attached to the fabric. When it was dry again I ironed it to get rid of the worst of the wrinkles.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCFuBNJNOijdzpjudn5n8jUQU10EQBXNQj-kJj0w0HPiefUdtsbTAocPMl6vzgv3cTpigVm9qgoTwJXAHKoCficM3_c8tJYTzFtOYYccy3nihmx02pP2ctM0WgR75P7gQmpRSRybKpHvzHpXGhNzzAiefVLoMaZ1APxsC8KPAuB9omZ-VBGNBkTv1jmw/s4080/20230802_145054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCFuBNJNOijdzpjudn5n8jUQU10EQBXNQj-kJj0w0HPiefUdtsbTAocPMl6vzgv3cTpigVm9qgoTwJXAHKoCficM3_c8tJYTzFtOYYccy3nihmx02pP2ctM0WgR75P7gQmpRSRybKpHvzHpXGhNzzAiefVLoMaZ1APxsC8KPAuB9omZ-VBGNBkTv1jmw/s320/20230802_145054.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0Dc9IHiziLFvTIR-NK-aKQiuVl6dn5xHpgDZzFAhkvzQkLyrYiW0dNGX4_uDBQh5pizsyX7hIzrQhqFXWDQ7fl2tvF1TtLFE8S1e0s2qvFS4Y_B9VI3-z5NpzapSzOFzJz4gTnUxSbcJ01442rMtPA6senaYUSZ1Tr_exKgH-pYAuHfLFLzHllHRb4k/s4080/20230802_145058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0Dc9IHiziLFvTIR-NK-aKQiuVl6dn5xHpgDZzFAhkvzQkLyrYiW0dNGX4_uDBQh5pizsyX7hIzrQhqFXWDQ7fl2tvF1TtLFE8S1e0s2qvFS4Y_B9VI3-z5NpzapSzOFzJz4gTnUxSbcJ01442rMtPA6senaYUSZ1Tr_exKgH-pYAuHfLFLzHllHRb4k/s320/20230802_145058.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Although the vivid colour has been lost, I'm calling this a successful process sample. I guess you could call it a bit of a dodgy brothers digital print to fabric technique! I am wondering how a print-out done at Officeworks will fare in comparison - I might try that next. This is a way of creating a background to begin stitching into - the beginnings of 'complex cloth'.<br /><p><br /></p>Svenjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213955626177011191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880613953352117780.post-39051861907024784682023-07-04T20:30:00.001+10:002023-07-04T20:30:56.609+10:00Leaving Ballarat<p>It's hard to believe that this time last night I was with everyone at Fibre Arts Ballarat, and now I'm in a motel in Albury. The last day of class on Monday was very cruisy. I just went with the flow, totally without plan, and was pleased with the result. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioeFyfEEAP-ffL3aXhYjTKYQlfH-pd-Kza-e-G45TW2LKpje6W43AEBCqAMiKF4bMQMJIeG18-tKh0AUyXIRZdRGVjmhT6KTixRyRESulE--sRI3Iu7r0q4uxOYA8iPDJkLb_fbWB7zdisY52Fjup_ei-8r3kVwvNGXvMgSxHnCOQCCyaCD_Ihp6rPN1M/s1080/thumbnail%20(13).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioeFyfEEAP-ffL3aXhYjTKYQlfH-pd-Kza-e-G45TW2LKpje6W43AEBCqAMiKF4bMQMJIeG18-tKh0AUyXIRZdRGVjmhT6KTixRyRESulE--sRI3Iu7r0q4uxOYA8iPDJkLb_fbWB7zdisY52Fjup_ei-8r3kVwvNGXvMgSxHnCOQCCyaCD_Ihp6rPN1M/s320/thumbnail%20(13).jpeg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFzlyJIW2_PCPOfQf1iC3SMIAK7fQ6JbV60gI7DNDqN-TBxR3SIFX78mxOHeAqYYF_rkUMaWN8lcmXJU6mkubh7PErvTaKIyFfyWgTBCABWQOxPRXL2uWfsplvH-0GDIhl9P-5f2UujFN3L70JSFQegLO4GW9vWEAED5IBna6sYSHVIJHaPRejQFqgDE/s1080/thumbnail%209.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I had pulled off the main road to look at a creek running past an old mill, and parked on the grass to be off the private road. 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Back on the road, it was a stop off in Bendigo to see the Cloak exhibition, with Catherine O'Leary's work being the highlight of that.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUdQxNNT5DMLcHDFS_PNwgiKDq50qiBAo0254Tfvfkprk7usCVYMdWVTFAcS3eQzKK1jk0Ot3ekY3-6O7o0okVITA7NisivkeE6nvomH7Fc7U3AUtzO_Jd1APlge1VZB73XToN4GM8bR9U-iFsFXmtcNKqR1r_ihOS7hPyy2709P__V37gpt4U6jNk5yI/s1080/thumbnail.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUdQxNNT5DMLcHDFS_PNwgiKDq50qiBAo0254Tfvfkprk7usCVYMdWVTFAcS3eQzKK1jk0Ot3ekY3-6O7o0okVITA7NisivkeE6nvomH7Fc7U3AUtzO_Jd1APlge1VZB73XToN4GM8bR9U-iFsFXmtcNKqR1r_ihOS7hPyy2709P__V37gpt4U6jNk5yI/s320/thumbnail.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuGQOf76yehsx8bJ-xdZRD2ZNoKx50e5j3UwAnxpk5Qan5LcV7jUqZHuljzUf4s8Ri-3cYZKJkdtJXeIUM_oiw8gY6-gEdbqum8qKHyooTsNyOXjUtU7PfGr4rRCnJb7c8WiJfqJzKKnk_rjt7s2HGK8E_20ApkAhUJuUsURyQQvVEQ1YJmmbc383qr_I/s1080/thumbnail%20(14).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuGQOf76yehsx8bJ-xdZRD2ZNoKx50e5j3UwAnxpk5Qan5LcV7jUqZHuljzUf4s8Ri-3cYZKJkdtJXeIUM_oiw8gY6-gEdbqum8qKHyooTsNyOXjUtU7PfGr4rRCnJb7c8WiJfqJzKKnk_rjt7s2HGK8E_20ApkAhUJuUsURyQQvVEQ1YJmmbc383qr_I/s320/thumbnail%20(14).jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbu6MBZf2FxFNCM_l8mDyDcnCx_AWPppgB714fSlk0MSIq07QGXpPWN_5Z7pRK2rz1XE7er2_UlgJnaHfD80fscmLENbYo5jDXyHWJSLS4leZpu4m2JcgpztPadzcX_55pIslsiS362BFwcPn47nvZnzsoEiqeBRQv6C3Bo9ANAxY7E1KqMbiVpLh2Nvs/s1080/thumbnail%20(4).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbu6MBZf2FxFNCM_l8mDyDcnCx_AWPppgB714fSlk0MSIq07QGXpPWN_5Z7pRK2rz1XE7er2_UlgJnaHfD80fscmLENbYo5jDXyHWJSLS4leZpu4m2JcgpztPadzcX_55pIslsiS362BFwcPn47nvZnzsoEiqeBRQv6C3Bo9ANAxY7E1KqMbiVpLh2Nvs/s320/thumbnail%20(4).jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlosCaImUUE7X9skMyQy5txAD73WN7WNeB_tHBTGAgafPv05NFlbf6lLqAjFhN92igsZEmP44xdYxWCu6MixJGDWXTcnUjaX5X0e3oZ83cDK3bipJsciSBg-PFW_WXilf04rS3O9eaH0JDX_-IvHQzWkZ-_Vo0zl3dOCZhJX66ru8_ZqpxNPMvPsVsIuE/s1080/thumbnail%20(5).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlosCaImUUE7X9skMyQy5txAD73WN7WNeB_tHBTGAgafPv05NFlbf6lLqAjFhN92igsZEmP44xdYxWCu6MixJGDWXTcnUjaX5X0e3oZ83cDK3bipJsciSBg-PFW_WXilf04rS3O9eaH0JDX_-IvHQzWkZ-_Vo0zl3dOCZhJX66ru8_ZqpxNPMvPsVsIuE/s320/thumbnail%20(5).jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>Next stop was Wangaratta Gallery to see the Contemporary Textile Art Award. 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However, it was worth it. Unfortunately though, due to poor vision and inexperience with the camera settings, my photos weren't to my satisfaction, so I left class before lunch to try again, with more success.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3G8nHT6aEqaC7fM28PynAmWxaYt_E7CVpvkNDtCEn2htKz22ckRynonGVSGsowohlt6gysPaMZZr-Um-kLBqVzGITcvuBE_M5KFRv-h9pHhmpLCUb2yV4S-hNl3IrlBmuOgT_lsETw65zMgbxqPQnnmUDAilJoFnlEganNC7juu04KcLCGS_gJpuUryU/s5472/IMG_0504.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3G8nHT6aEqaC7fM28PynAmWxaYt_E7CVpvkNDtCEn2htKz22ckRynonGVSGsowohlt6gysPaMZZr-Um-kLBqVzGITcvuBE_M5KFRv-h9pHhmpLCUb2yV4S-hNl3IrlBmuOgT_lsETw65zMgbxqPQnnmUDAilJoFnlEganNC7juu04KcLCGS_gJpuUryU/s5472/IMG_0504.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyt58im00GmHiDly4BUJT71F7BDXhogaDBNHRLiTExfPTLt2h15s_M1mPcCZU0wzUcGHkklTgk_Vg__76ICTrTmhiNdP1-M_MRWiCqQQWQurZHcOxx6HKTdRtb62mn0tTmfCXlEQSicJgxSwPZnEahwEEJoHjDf8KZoAOVjkI1Dn_6AsSQIYntTsHGn6c/s1080/thumbnail%20(9).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4EeapBg8kTe3PN3T4N6I9fFXwoOtErarrlUioRhEWNFfDqE3kESNs4tjLsfeIGj61iXclm6TRuIL9MOlwY9EyLTUCWNkUKBAlDcrCNdrQnmAmLcO_keVeqA89Vx81F86mAYKDuOY0ap1z2QSYyIhMr3z7WUSVHQEaGnXlfF9_exzXqFgTb7Cw_CbWYo/s320/IMG_0552.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Obviously, there were many, many more photos than this. </p><p>With the class now working on individual projects, I was on my own, with no particular ideas apart from one I had had in my dreams - the other drifted off into the night. So I began playing with the metal cloth, just feeling what it could do. Always on my mind was the idea of keeping the qualities of the cloth foremost - to showcase its unique properties. If I could do it with organza, why would I use costly metal cloth? I started with my dream piece - little circles inspired by lichen.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLzGQqyW6tsww_PkyWXXeuuspH5KAnHPOqnJ1JKz8Jit0OsnJ0qqj9TVRd_CbxeKyMNwgujki4yvGWFm22xtGsuAhq8uCMfaA4jGADgWNLIsECx9eWDXpgWUHf68LR30TF1gPWsvw9iW1OAflOXVXv14aRN1MCw9ZnBoybXDEznwRnuHsTKnARHwT-eg/s1440/thumbnail%20(6).jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLzGQqyW6tsww_PkyWXXeuuspH5KAnHPOqnJ1JKz8Jit0OsnJ0qqj9TVRd_CbxeKyMNwgujki4yvGWFm22xtGsuAhq8uCMfaA4jGADgWNLIsECx9eWDXpgWUHf68LR30TF1gPWsvw9iW1OAflOXVXv14aRN1MCw9ZnBoybXDEznwRnuHsTKnARHwT-eg/s320/thumbnail%20(6).jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I rolled the edges and flame painted them</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ph8YNIe3upmIMi1w64bNnmUj1kmeH-C7PfhdFUnUU4jxVKwR-K7uASV_gldVxrg8k6mf4P4ZYTluESzUoDkrmohNN5t742JXbFSVBw8kHwR93ObAIh3go80cxMucDJO-RulvcU1ebpJnpwuTrr9Noo_tjpMtZaJyALawx3KACmFIINmbRlAlY0k8Lo0/s1440/thumbnail%20(4).jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ph8YNIe3upmIMi1w64bNnmUj1kmeH-C7PfhdFUnUU4jxVKwR-K7uASV_gldVxrg8k6mf4P4ZYTluESzUoDkrmohNN5t742JXbFSVBw8kHwR93ObAIh3go80cxMucDJO-RulvcU1ebpJnpwuTrr9Noo_tjpMtZaJyALawx3KACmFIINmbRlAlY0k8Lo0/s320/thumbnail%20(4).jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and hand sewed them on an organza backing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15CFBlvcsjoxoC3BsoBqGolyCGsQNnFkgPkUlrCHmID1Ebd5DSdD04At89W4x13JXe7qoybF-rHThojKce-nDpC3sCdjYWVFycaDSMcAW6VOqP_Arv9jLfABIrGkcV5EFKKlOfJWqy3Uo3P2FDZAkGdUeIalFXuYNxoPHdkTiTnQs_wtENayIE4gxlm4/s1440/thumbnail%20(3).jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15CFBlvcsjoxoC3BsoBqGolyCGsQNnFkgPkUlrCHmID1Ebd5DSdD04At89W4x13JXe7qoybF-rHThojKce-nDpC3sCdjYWVFycaDSMcAW6VOqP_Arv9jLfABIrGkcV5EFKKlOfJWqy3Uo3P2FDZAkGdUeIalFXuYNxoPHdkTiTnQs_wtENayIE4gxlm4/s320/thumbnail%20(3).jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">before trimming the organza away then using a heat gun, which created tension as the material shrank.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The metal cloth is good for shibori-like techniques, as it retains the shaping well, so I tried some pleating.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmd_8cmQI6t4VtkxkzPgw3Gckneq8f8oi6Wj6ZszYxyahTOeNkdnmLNFAeNVz28lszynjB2gTMgrpiYaDnlWEFqEOq8vRM_WvTgl6Yi6jhTlva70mdDWPdLUQ3G3vPef8K8uaH8u-uUGr_HA2dNtpAcoJxd-o8XJ59Ksa7CRvI1cPR5_Lwd3GvAdm1BA/s1440/thumbnail.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmd_8cmQI6t4VtkxkzPgw3Gckneq8f8oi6Wj6ZszYxyahTOeNkdnmLNFAeNVz28lszynjB2gTMgrpiYaDnlWEFqEOq8vRM_WvTgl6Yi6jhTlva70mdDWPdLUQ3G3vPef8K8uaH8u-uUGr_HA2dNtpAcoJxd-o8XJ59Ksa7CRvI1cPR5_Lwd3GvAdm1BA/s320/thumbnail.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div>This piece was simply crumpled metal cloth secured in sections onto an organza backing with free-motion embroidery, before melting back the organza. It has a rolled edge, and has a nice sculptural look.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguO4GQ9H9KyRCRAsYq9icKm1gy0R0GDUF0VU7gtNCziI5BQUhG_KyrdenVRFrrjxkWrMwDfcKXP65_HYoXvCLIQ9XcIotfKexzfrvfDuJ4Lm9Q4lgJQO7gbuYjP8nEC1L_fUTXSMYhW6deUUTooQX1yjP4pGa9d8vk9JUzTkqyPFAMLOduH56Wm3YJ3YE/s1440/thumbnail%20(5).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguO4GQ9H9KyRCRAsYq9icKm1gy0R0GDUF0VU7gtNCziI5BQUhG_KyrdenVRFrrjxkWrMwDfcKXP65_HYoXvCLIQ9XcIotfKexzfrvfDuJ4Lm9Q4lgJQO7gbuYjP8nEC1L_fUTXSMYhW6deUUTooQX1yjP4pGa9d8vk9JUzTkqyPFAMLOduH56Wm3YJ3YE/s320/thumbnail%20(5).jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>This sample is a pinched-up piece of metal cloth sewn onto organza (which also provides a bit of depth of colour), with some wool, and silk chiffon stitched around it, then lace scraps added.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtnvLOVsRslkk-oCUYoDrQg2Pkp63uC4sIcnjrdgyvUCk8Ysh76y0ffWvMxOwp_WrrXEdATwgCYEEUjIrFH6Xtuj1c-eNGvpvulghXeIkVv-0TQvUHZD5QtYAZaiFVZ98Al4nMvlJgAaJKNumQKxkLVtbVeKoyFNU2-6CbPCERsm1l6YsYwMvCPnNLNjU/s1080/thumbnail%20(2).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtnvLOVsRslkk-oCUYoDrQg2Pkp63uC4sIcnjrdgyvUCk8Ysh76y0ffWvMxOwp_WrrXEdATwgCYEEUjIrFH6Xtuj1c-eNGvpvulghXeIkVv-0TQvUHZD5QtYAZaiFVZ98Al4nMvlJgAaJKNumQKxkLVtbVeKoyFNU2-6CbPCERsm1l6YsYwMvCPnNLNjU/s320/thumbnail%20(2).jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>This is coloured metal cloth laid over purple velvet - as you stitch over it, the pile pushed through the metal and shows itself. This would be really nice with some hand-stitched areas on it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2BaoEy6NyC2oC0WWbXQA0Q3O4wSffIHjG9BCF2CQW2Uw7fgDVCPbOjXSU_sfWbthYwWPMApU4uMwPWaCb1H4kqVA1GXg7Nyl5ZtCnZP9wlM-Plyst3WpqdjaRXKW-vIDunt-WFXUZ8NWCWUvTCEoqz-BB60sBNuZ9O7KNBDPltdElk6wbXI0FkOnm8M/s1080/thumbnail%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2BaoEy6NyC2oC0WWbXQA0Q3O4wSffIHjG9BCF2CQW2Uw7fgDVCPbOjXSU_sfWbthYwWPMApU4uMwPWaCb1H4kqVA1GXg7Nyl5ZtCnZP9wlM-Plyst3WpqdjaRXKW-vIDunt-WFXUZ8NWCWUvTCEoqz-BB60sBNuZ9O7KNBDPltdElk6wbXI0FkOnm8M/s320/thumbnail%20(1).jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>The afternoon finished with the release of the Fibre Arts 2024 Winter School tutors - unfortunately, nothing there for me. We'll see what else turn up.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Svenjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213955626177011191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880613953352117780.post-77808677205858561592023-07-01T20:20:00.003+10:002023-07-01T20:20:39.197+10:00Saturday, but no-one's really sure anymore<p>Starting the workshop on Wednesday has most of us wondering what day it is, and I'm probably the worst, after being on no schedule to speak of for the previous two weeks. Of course, I started with another visit to my favourite lichen trees....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZePnEO-oXmiSs-9IebrvRce749nJmjwrcs5UDUHpx9DPJqA76uKfzu1bwBhMNQk-Q8KPCHZowOCs04GS2P-kd2uUHJ6MOxaGVcNcrP8KH5dIyjXNIQ2iGUGQK25rB2l7Um_saN42VmPFLhqHqcvX13bJtep-xplQnqWdVYvPyGQLENr7DuGIxvxACrg/s5472/IMG_0393.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZePnEO-oXmiSs-9IebrvRce749nJmjwrcs5UDUHpx9DPJqA76uKfzu1bwBhMNQk-Q8KPCHZowOCs04GS2P-kd2uUHJ6MOxaGVcNcrP8KH5dIyjXNIQ2iGUGQK25rB2l7Um_saN42VmPFLhqHqcvX13bJtep-xplQnqWdVYvPyGQLENr7DuGIxvxACrg/s320/IMG_0393.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDA97ARGv0pBah58EJUeTDXSnl4oRMTbRWPL3_ELrEn1MbAmGZA6PKuZHtry0spOr-2Xp0Gt1pCFxstpgCtRFarkdrU7ZS9IifUBKQv28ksodIcoBVmfhL3u6-Y_IYLmeVic82m7-KLkNpd8V4cUTVvSBn0Kfv3OyX2ohkiXWrR0ci59K9tGe5gytrhpE/s5472/IMG_0365.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDA97ARGv0pBah58EJUeTDXSnl4oRMTbRWPL3_ELrEn1MbAmGZA6PKuZHtry0spOr-2Xp0Gt1pCFxstpgCtRFarkdrU7ZS9IifUBKQv28ksodIcoBVmfhL3u6-Y_IYLmeVic82m7-KLkNpd8V4cUTVvSBn0Kfv3OyX2ohkiXWrR0ci59K9tGe5gytrhpE/s320/IMG_0365.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqXscHDI2-nT84aZaVMvROz-rZKdK4YGoxNF5yde664SlyFOSHdpplahLUZe8l4c7mQGtncP0saVpx7F0J07_Ihv2K_xs4JHYhFkj3lVKkbtD32Is4BSulHISHBT1IM3YID56Fpd2hI9VE0Jw6cdC4v7AAxACwOdcxFgLzokxpevcv4SkpQwuwzzH41U/s5472/IMG_0362.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqXscHDI2-nT84aZaVMvROz-rZKdK4YGoxNF5yde664SlyFOSHdpplahLUZe8l4c7mQGtncP0saVpx7F0J07_Ihv2K_xs4JHYhFkj3lVKkbtD32Is4BSulHISHBT1IM3YID56Fpd2hI9VE0Jw6cdC4v7AAxACwOdcxFgLzokxpevcv4SkpQwuwzzH41U/s320/IMG_0362.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiybmPZ9FDSmfRKnSwpY6vPSCNjIgQffNDwF8kk5EQfonmwBGbngng3LvJK5hZJrPi5ynKkO5e5vlEtFHY60tDCm3kS9WxNKcfdbbFCjs_soCgHOcfcUaXNGjWdsForRBC9nz3N37rLWCjm6MyyULr7a0kH5iFK_IhTJ3R8K6t8cEj9CSC6ozE-hbBOq0/s5472/IMG_0351.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiybmPZ9FDSmfRKnSwpY6vPSCNjIgQffNDwF8kk5EQfonmwBGbngng3LvJK5hZJrPi5ynKkO5e5vlEtFHY60tDCm3kS9WxNKcfdbbFCjs_soCgHOcfcUaXNGjWdsForRBC9nz3N37rLWCjm6MyyULr7a0kH5iFK_IhTJ3R8K6t8cEj9CSC6ozE-hbBOq0/s320/IMG_0351.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQ2R-jecQjZPOa0HVe2_fCP_f61Jf9mwFry2viD5krjptWXBdykD2sO5YRB11kYdIKjEa5_0AiWRTby-6U8NydPxWafWMXRqkR4TZxUJeVvT-j9EeA-klyFVKMe8_kzVq828p2OCT-OZnmd1AW5wPMUGJdwOZD9_LnYGAsDv_woRSmbcTD6lp71aRN_Y/s5472/IMG_0417.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQ2R-jecQjZPOa0HVe2_fCP_f61Jf9mwFry2viD5krjptWXBdykD2sO5YRB11kYdIKjEa5_0AiWRTby-6U8NydPxWafWMXRqkR4TZxUJeVvT-j9EeA-klyFVKMe8_kzVq828p2OCT-OZnmd1AW5wPMUGJdwOZD9_LnYGAsDv_woRSmbcTD6lp71aRN_Y/s320/IMG_0417.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Today was our half day, so we finished off the two samples started yesterday before getting on with whatever we wanted. We soaked the metal/fabric with tissue paper stitched on, scrubbed it back, and coloured it - I also did one which was just paper. I really like the organic, distressed look.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaF7VoBUxx38vlv9SEARMjovpNXhdizfaCoCLsX6az9qXVfb0KpsL9sKLj3joU2oAUkQclw22KbQKu4_5wn_XZi8Cbkfv0ygLc2K74IGs_awEV9N7T9rKXhRXkznO5J-rFSjqA9B6JhEz1Qw_4VQAVZIYkdVO483ABRumxw9RelVTpiUoHFTm12FCZ5o/s320/IMG_0402.JPG" width="320" /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also really liked the lutrador, burnt back with the heat gun after being stitched onto metal cloth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhLtWUvXMTUTpoIJPONGGaIlOo3TPOhMoe_wIxZkQBiDDgp2-LcQArUhuvYtWYxEsVMvNl1Yc0exPF1eu2OhX4ngdpwFaO08FC5o_ln7Zd77KgU3L8lV4tiDuLZTW6E-LyZb164No_cTN1KhwVwlBnMhVrs3P2Ptbw_Pt5zP6I6jmaEEyUcMGgvvLN3w/s320/IMG_0347.jpg" width="320" /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaF7VoBUxx38vlv9SEARMjovpNXhdizfaCoCLsX6az9qXVfb0KpsL9sKLj3joU2oAUkQclw22KbQKu4_5wn_XZi8Cbkfv0ygLc2K74IGs_awEV9N7T9rKXhRXkznO5J-rFSjqA9B6JhEz1Qw_4VQAVZIYkdVO483ABRumxw9RelVTpiUoHFTm12FCZ5o/s5472/IMG_0402.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhLtWUvXMTUTpoIJPONGGaIlOo3TPOhMoe_wIxZkQBiDDgp2-LcQArUhuvYtWYxEsVMvNl1Yc0exPF1eu2OhX4ngdpwFaO08FC5o_ln7Zd77KgU3L8lV4tiDuLZTW6E-LyZb164No_cTN1KhwVwlBnMhVrs3P2Ptbw_Pt5zP6I6jmaEEyUcMGgvvLN3w/s5472/IMG_0347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhLtWUvXMTUTpoIJPONGGaIlOo3TPOhMoe_wIxZkQBiDDgp2-LcQArUhuvYtWYxEsVMvNl1Yc0exPF1eu2OhX4ngdpwFaO08FC5o_ln7Zd77KgU3L8lV4tiDuLZTW6E-LyZb164No_cTN1KhwVwlBnMhVrs3P2Ptbw_Pt5zP6I6jmaEEyUcMGgvvLN3w/s5472/IMG_0347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFulkyjGdIpxqh6DTD7wAHrq6TdZFPPCOJKFruocSLv2s5Y38A0pcZGNj7TbL-F-WtwBCeWgY4A7wOqBpRtWxTXU6y2DJwqlLXI9k4ikGcP3KSYQt7hvp9O-KkATYX-b6rNa6LPu89esc8lZ2llqYtmosscW0Iub0NyHb0iN5vg8jMZ3G7o-cMfMfngg/s5472/IMG_0400.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFulkyjGdIpxqh6DTD7wAHrq6TdZFPPCOJKFruocSLv2s5Y38A0pcZGNj7TbL-F-WtwBCeWgY4A7wOqBpRtWxTXU6y2DJwqlLXI9k4ikGcP3KSYQt7hvp9O-KkATYX-b6rNa6LPu89esc8lZ2llqYtmosscW0Iub0NyHb0iN5vg8jMZ3G7o-cMfMfngg/s320/IMG_0400.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUf6wOignXl6bNBK_aaF3nTkGPUeNUYjvwLX0rSEQWbZhJfC3p5_tbuFvYFA4ZOsn8uuOU6pzYojCZlCXVdTeeU3pfPiGkD7pfkvVq_qRpdiN7AFrx1HYsAEyMiAD8CvjF32q0dQasE4zLeG3n_LE9wOyKOcEaDspcfgt30x02aCFFIViWeQw8-PNDYE4/s5472/IMG_0404.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUf6wOignXl6bNBK_aaF3nTkGPUeNUYjvwLX0rSEQWbZhJfC3p5_tbuFvYFA4ZOsn8uuOU6pzYojCZlCXVdTeeU3pfPiGkD7pfkvVq_qRpdiN7AFrx1HYsAEyMiAD8CvjF32q0dQasE4zLeG3n_LE9wOyKOcEaDspcfgt30x02aCFFIViWeQw8-PNDYE4/s320/IMG_0404.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was metal cloth stitched onto champagne bottle foil over another fabric. It becomes a richly textured and shapeable material.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVs02fBK0K4KOc9GMYfFKBT3zMMC8wXeHzuMu4J9eWzEH-9MFu5K10VhdZykbRW-3K6Nic-1YxCuEF2Zz8YH5Knrr95r02ZhIVwq0G_Wrr-ZH5_BkNUOtRZlnKPOP4DhRr4TJvZcxZnLxAqcvhGmsl5IOZIwFLYRwJhVFzBLoxbr5lF5Kg5XZ1tUkckSQ/s5472/IMG_0426.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVs02fBK0K4KOc9GMYfFKBT3zMMC8wXeHzuMu4J9eWzEH-9MFu5K10VhdZykbRW-3K6Nic-1YxCuEF2Zz8YH5Knrr95r02ZhIVwq0G_Wrr-ZH5_BkNUOtRZlnKPOP4DhRr4TJvZcxZnLxAqcvhGmsl5IOZIwFLYRwJhVFzBLoxbr5lF5Kg5XZ1tUkckSQ/s320/IMG_0426.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This is flame painted metal cloth on top, over silk organza, small strips of polyester organza, foil paper, and silk. I sewed, cut back and tore back layers, and sewed some more.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz18v7PLtm46oqM7vjclZ0v6PnLaJbj253V78Njkti6XL43RA_n3LTcby_RYLBw3itjB7kSA-RO8U0mRvraJyYlyCbg65cHO4GcgcxUxz-TPdY_iSx1h-V1NRNhi_frz38SlhDwOOeKTkyEGYpYaIryZaAjbtGIuZ_LN-BcocJEWjTuOepdQoY6HGHYKk/s5472/IMG_0427.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz18v7PLtm46oqM7vjclZ0v6PnLaJbj253V78Njkti6XL43RA_n3LTcby_RYLBw3itjB7kSA-RO8U0mRvraJyYlyCbg65cHO4GcgcxUxz-TPdY_iSx1h-V1NRNhi_frz38SlhDwOOeKTkyEGYpYaIryZaAjbtGIuZ_LN-BcocJEWjTuOepdQoY6HGHYKk/s320/IMG_0427.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>In the afternoon I had plans to train, but the gym wasn't staffed, so I couldn't get in. So I spent some time wandering the streets before heading to the Art Gallery, where I saw a couple of pieces which struck me, as well as lots of Australian classics.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zHsBrySHK3EmKfj4TLe5mHe4g4H2JBee4_3yAae_oiDDXGzSNTGteRdh3WJQQYxvx5IX893sxLiFUEXU1A6nMFZA9EQb2EPCgSN-200m9qb7kliSblh5VpZRRL8GM-j1vbCbj6u5KWibJ8fFikuE1TnP1Sq6T7HecxLUeYyvFRgqIisrPuDm9QWPfDU/s5472/IMG_0448.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zHsBrySHK3EmKfj4TLe5mHe4g4H2JBee4_3yAae_oiDDXGzSNTGteRdh3WJQQYxvx5IX893sxLiFUEXU1A6nMFZA9EQb2EPCgSN-200m9qb7kliSblh5VpZRRL8GM-j1vbCbj6u5KWibJ8fFikuE1TnP1Sq6T7HecxLUeYyvFRgqIisrPuDm9QWPfDU/s320/IMG_0448.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_ogZMgkKR2Mc_98YP1HIMquqAm-VZepYBMqsMlyzfG1oDEs93oDzDrDhGop6gijnHjXefGXAsuq3UbDsQnp50h0BbWCc65Lv-ceg8xDE50BBtRwCqsDgN5eW6CGkPYZdy-yJgpyuqUNc-FwcXxq_1dRhsE1gEPzmPYXOMGkcHAHE-3pp9gmegJWA28A/s5472/IMG_0471.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_ogZMgkKR2Mc_98YP1HIMquqAm-VZepYBMqsMlyzfG1oDEs93oDzDrDhGop6gijnHjXefGXAsuq3UbDsQnp50h0BbWCc65Lv-ceg8xDE50BBtRwCqsDgN5eW6CGkPYZdy-yJgpyuqUNc-FwcXxq_1dRhsE1gEPzmPYXOMGkcHAHE-3pp9gmegJWA28A/s320/IMG_0471.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGa01HJ6f0pztnY2T1AHw2Vj-lWSKdmYPmc0O_QfvAODsBsASHyKy9b4IvDX1UNG1uR0n9r42tk7cyIgz6ua7BZ3xQRCn0FaPEnffN_6dJXBZDtZWc9l_Z4Po4G1I21MttV9Rght1bKN3vpBwbdKHsrLyCXgZrZipgqipz6Nm_H8wE4QC3JqQIYSrfk8/s5472/IMG_0474.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGa01HJ6f0pztnY2T1AHw2Vj-lWSKdmYPmc0O_QfvAODsBsASHyKy9b4IvDX1UNG1uR0n9r42tk7cyIgz6ua7BZ3xQRCn0FaPEnffN_6dJXBZDtZWc9l_Z4Po4G1I21MttV9Rght1bKN3vpBwbdKHsrLyCXgZrZipgqipz6Nm_H8wE4QC3JqQIYSrfk8/s320/IMG_0474.JPG" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stephen Davidson</td></tr></tbody></table>The free afternoon went quickly and by the time I had returned, put on a wash and had an early shower, it was time for a drink with the girls in the common room. Then over to dinner and tutor talks - I particularly enjoyed <a href="https://juliawrightjewellery.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Julia Wright</a>'s tonight, as well as <a href="https://www.instagram.com/katethompsonartist/?hl=en" target="_blank">Kate Thompson'</a>s.<div>As usual, I feel like I need a few hours to myself, which I suppose what the free afternoon is supposed to be about - but we all try and cram so much into it, or simply try to catch up.</div>Svenjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213955626177011191noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880613953352117780.post-33940170381237620622023-06-30T20:52:00.003+10:002023-06-30T20:52:47.526+10:00Ballarat - workshop begins<p>Thursday - first day of class. As I am not doing the usual walk around
the lake, I walked around the grounds before class, and took more photos of
moss and lichen, and as usual, found mushrooms – teeny, tiny mushies! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0LZn_I92pQwItnvahkyLj6SYt4q32iMiEr6ARFIF7A7WqgVcJ9d9wulbS-4G4Y81SvICLe4YoYZhJCG-CfLRKefFm7PmMvYAoeVntSVxHNj5YuQqpMxQrD_9mc106G6lO7CI_iKXf5N5y-Lv3ZUsEmoPL0h7ibqIFOF7hdAz3UrJLUdriQ72TD3yMDMA/s5472/IMG_0263.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0LZn_I92pQwItnvahkyLj6SYt4q32iMiEr6ARFIF7A7WqgVcJ9d9wulbS-4G4Y81SvICLe4YoYZhJCG-CfLRKefFm7PmMvYAoeVntSVxHNj5YuQqpMxQrD_9mc106G6lO7CI_iKXf5N5y-Lv3ZUsEmoPL0h7ibqIFOF7hdAz3UrJLUdriQ72TD3yMDMA/s320/IMG_0263.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrR3HCU7xNvWSdB2x2tiH7m5KUwmblfenRFDHVYHx1amE0tXZcAceucYeDGDTtJDjff0UgDrp7NzZZw7dG884Up2VMCFZfKbkkMvKZ7nr-tlKpvtpnsjv_xIVirO-juK0jUb_bXrNcAL1eyoiJNGAMOITjbq8Ovo8z5sTo4G-NmiPIA7XurdTFDxMLXqc/s5472/IMG_0272.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrR3HCU7xNvWSdB2x2tiH7m5KUwmblfenRFDHVYHx1amE0tXZcAceucYeDGDTtJDjff0UgDrp7NzZZw7dG884Up2VMCFZfKbkkMvKZ7nr-tlKpvtpnsjv_xIVirO-juK0jUb_bXrNcAL1eyoiJNGAMOITjbq8Ovo8z5sTo4G-NmiPIA7XurdTFDxMLXqc/s320/IMG_0272.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_esBF3zN7TbYsVUu7-rBa32Q1W0BkHlEcDoKfgNsrYM-lYd8PJBsMe_R9TMGsq43-sj3WHc1Fh8TZDvAJxl0PoE6yCBBoc7LculB27WT6sAkqJknSL7Wvqhc2nOH0snyA7GIt3rs-ODw18LfXn7laAY1JNuKREEO80fxL5uAZz-0IdxpwigQXOyEyCA/s5472/IMG_0278.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_esBF3zN7TbYsVUu7-rBa32Q1W0BkHlEcDoKfgNsrYM-lYd8PJBsMe_R9TMGsq43-sj3WHc1Fh8TZDvAJxl0PoE6yCBBoc7LculB27WT6sAkqJknSL7Wvqhc2nOH0snyA7GIt3rs-ODw18LfXn7laAY1JNuKREEO80fxL5uAZz-0IdxpwigQXOyEyCA/s320/IMG_0278.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3DmldcaVnAJgz0T5GSARTsGEqjeBCWxnvKZOGenU2b6vSDs58QtHx8oFI7AW8mvWVZD4NyI0JMhAWxqVzT8mU2xJq6klfjvQH6KCFoahS5mIEHD1YcPNHnRBfW7u5JGS9ApoMqwOfHrXepG3t9KESid72y3XiiRtjECNAcctlQBanTzEPbFikq6UIi4Q/s5472/IMG_0280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3DmldcaVnAJgz0T5GSARTsGEqjeBCWxnvKZOGenU2b6vSDs58QtHx8oFI7AW8mvWVZD4NyI0JMhAWxqVzT8mU2xJq6klfjvQH6KCFoahS5mIEHD1YcPNHnRBfW7u5JGS9ApoMqwOfHrXepG3t9KESid72y3XiiRtjECNAcctlQBanTzEPbFikq6UIi4Q/s320/IMG_0280.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ByM5IW4dQNV7DSH-zNMnMHwWE-hdLxqGJHfRlq7VfJdR1pJbswY9erh3TtfcLczsSreKRj1oJ0gN82NPFai5yuP_x1gQwFAZrDoC4FvgneYr49c9ZgvM5cWmxJzOFfxUUA28ebbXC6Zgji8HnE43GmPA5gm31bn2b9lNNYoBd7kopYiI07wAxqYf_4c/s5472/IMG_0281.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ByM5IW4dQNV7DSH-zNMnMHwWE-hdLxqGJHfRlq7VfJdR1pJbswY9erh3TtfcLczsSreKRj1oJ0gN82NPFai5yuP_x1gQwFAZrDoC4FvgneYr49c9ZgvM5cWmxJzOFfxUUA28ebbXC6Zgji8HnE43GmPA5gm31bn2b9lNNYoBd7kopYiI07wAxqYf_4c/s320/IMG_0281.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>A nicely
paced day to begin with, starting with mono-printing. I was really pleased with
how using pieces of heat-distorted satin worked, looking like rocks. The fabric
pieces themselves look wonderfully interesting too. Something new to me was the
reverse monoprint, where you place the paper or fabric down onto
the inked up plate, and can draw into it, which creates quite a different
effect.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBfxbaVBj7Ktjv2tQhnuEX9skdwL-peaerjq1gHCdn6jEEPNbw2T5PLFyZyonRjNZuqPSZQ7h-qF6dejeQKFzBYtecQJRchnqaq-ATLnbAehrst1RmrGDn2ArpQrAVyOfMnV9JUoVgCZllyE240XzcT0MxQMV-VLS78-Lp0hv_MfveRr40eYiZvfIRVs/s5472/IMG_0330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBfxbaVBj7Ktjv2tQhnuEX9skdwL-peaerjq1gHCdn6jEEPNbw2T5PLFyZyonRjNZuqPSZQ7h-qF6dejeQKFzBYtecQJRchnqaq-ATLnbAehrst1RmrGDn2ArpQrAVyOfMnV9JUoVgCZllyE240XzcT0MxQMV-VLS78-Lp0hv_MfveRr40eYiZvfIRVs/s320/IMG_0330.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heat distorted fabric</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGY3jyPyCnkG4hWEgEKj_uyWT5V1_VzV-hwcrcKdGKvY5vQ5YS5gnL_8jCITCUWt37sJ3X5ndDnqUbzKZy8uNvjZdSEDQZn1Ya4-C40DMZ-quz4A2biGQ54WNvBL3y86AJl12TAzHuTan3s6vOskubaNdxlcET5qr-vJHF62F5YSxXXTpaIyuUMO9-oNg/s5472/IMG_0285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGY3jyPyCnkG4hWEgEKj_uyWT5V1_VzV-hwcrcKdGKvY5vQ5YS5gnL_8jCITCUWt37sJ3X5ndDnqUbzKZy8uNvjZdSEDQZn1Ya4-C40DMZ-quz4A2biGQ54WNvBL3y86AJl12TAzHuTan3s6vOskubaNdxlcET5qr-vJHF62F5YSxXXTpaIyuUMO9-oNg/s320/IMG_0285.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fabric itself will be great to use now too</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnY0_PGW6rew4Dj4rmiejDEl2cfep6fRuHXMgZSPPpi_mTW0qccadyxnJpdI5PntRppY8bEULte7ppPsPCu76X-AxBG2jJuJR7hAzIpKmX1JKP65sYw4FAuq3xcdYrGrTuFmbzzKMriya3V8BQVqkinl6AcU8-YW5WxDPFhFUq8Ma48GJvT0CpzNFjJiE/s5472/IMG_0334.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnY0_PGW6rew4Dj4rmiejDEl2cfep6fRuHXMgZSPPpi_mTW0qccadyxnJpdI5PntRppY8bEULte7ppPsPCu76X-AxBG2jJuJR7hAzIpKmX1JKP65sYw4FAuq3xcdYrGrTuFmbzzKMriya3V8BQVqkinl6AcU8-YW5WxDPFhFUq8Ma48GJvT0CpzNFjJiE/s320/IMG_0334.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reverse transfer monoprint</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLh5mxO35Nhw42vC-8azFxgX5M8yz2IynABpJOOj23OIWpwpUT1IlOo00tvdLxFEJVPErLfBDQXoZRcK7VW4jtx5SIeo3mU3kH4Sgwg9F-3FWDHiUwvgp6Ba5-0Ingo9qRbYwGPISBOy-VgO_ezO2Z-tBIjNXiq7ZBRLvS73GloNJ-SKg6m7mzKt2B5g/s5472/IMG_0257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLh5mxO35Nhw42vC-8azFxgX5M8yz2IynABpJOOj23OIWpwpUT1IlOo00tvdLxFEJVPErLfBDQXoZRcK7VW4jtx5SIeo3mU3kH4Sgwg9F-3FWDHiUwvgp6Ba5-0Ingo9qRbYwGPISBOy-VgO_ezO2Z-tBIjNXiq7ZBRLvS73GloNJ-SKg6m7mzKt2B5g/s320/IMG_0257.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gladwrap on plate, printing the gladwrap itself</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Next was embossing, then creating patinas on our metal
fabrics with bleach and ammonia. We finished the day by using flames to colour
the metal fabric, with each one reacting differently, and many interesting
effects possible. I particularly liked the random scrunching method, which is a
little like tie-dyeing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRNIS70w7WoTaky6V1aFXGeDTva9p84FtPayv972zrf6_IWGNz4VVOgUG_JSv7ggJZyMpRlK-kRgmOVZDJtLxJiP3uL6_Hzmqw5dIxGReSORAYGdUDDLNbIAHBkUXUrwfySPAJiRgj1f65F_k9bLSsmjs0HqUV_hw3uQEHHT48JwIbncnxH4W3lzG0vg/s5472/IMG_0336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRNIS70w7WoTaky6V1aFXGeDTva9p84FtPayv972zrf6_IWGNz4VVOgUG_JSv7ggJZyMpRlK-kRgmOVZDJtLxJiP3uL6_Hzmqw5dIxGReSORAYGdUDDLNbIAHBkUXUrwfySPAJiRgj1f65F_k9bLSsmjs0HqUV_hw3uQEHHT48JwIbncnxH4W3lzG0vg/s320/IMG_0336.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flame painting</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjXwEOjjOcPNdC7NLF_3bUOYZkS4AyRsJJBNZNcGB6kqleDn9y79b_W2llfPLzXHB_hNhvRerKShiHsLikIgPm9sBa72l8jJlc_jK_B0o4rhtHEJ4Drx6qBfGxsveQkRJ00Th1HpiBpUvTQsHdJSToiuNNa6iq228EgyDWx2JiJGLlUda8o84RKERI5w/s5472/IMG_0337.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjXwEOjjOcPNdC7NLF_3bUOYZkS4AyRsJJBNZNcGB6kqleDn9y79b_W2llfPLzXHB_hNhvRerKShiHsLikIgPm9sBa72l8jJlc_jK_B0o4rhtHEJ4Drx6qBfGxsveQkRJ00Th1HpiBpUvTQsHdJSToiuNNa6iq228EgyDWx2JiJGLlUda8o84RKERI5w/s320/IMG_0337.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chemical patinas</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="text-align: left;">With a little free time before dinner, we were able to have
an aperitif in the gloriously warm Woodbridge common room, before braving the cold
to the dining room. Luckily the tutor talks are held there so we could stay on
and enjoy them – both were very good. </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lorell_lehman/?hl=en" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Lorell Lehman</a><span style="text-align: left;"> was not an artist I was familiar with so that was an eye-opening and enjoyable presentation. Our own tutor </span><a href="https://www.alysnmidgelowmarsden.com/about-alysnmidgelowmarsden" style="text-align: left;">Alysn Midgelow-Marsden</a><span style="text-align: left;"> was next, and I felt her words resonate with me as far as being inspired by the same things, and her working just with them in her mind and informing her marks rather than recreating images.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Friday -</b> Another photo session before class – just a quick one, as there
was a very fine mist of rain. Some more very tiny mushrooms were discovered! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrfXSRuEn5ccsnkSr6JxVt6eGSbw1bjx9dd24v0KxDlo8NhcMB46s_LZoxKpxsPkmFx4qGBG-ZvPcHBbu0IE4zINU-djeoQtJxjFK-QbhCynsQLOmt_6fZtFhJYn0qqKzr-howgnbUYFtCf_1NNIMAmkIkch6bughyWWO0JTiaCOGnZ15f2Sj-tesg4w/s5472/IMG_0298.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrfXSRuEn5ccsnkSr6JxVt6eGSbw1bjx9dd24v0KxDlo8NhcMB46s_LZoxKpxsPkmFx4qGBG-ZvPcHBbu0IE4zINU-djeoQtJxjFK-QbhCynsQLOmt_6fZtFhJYn0qqKzr-howgnbUYFtCf_1NNIMAmkIkch6bughyWWO0JTiaCOGnZ15f2Sj-tesg4w/s320/IMG_0298.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhBFdC6PZjjjlrcmM6Wvop0IFlAY2eLxFmrcclXnlhFl3n1by0tif5DB6VEOqNXB8VEI7HqrV7I3GLf2rg7GaNvEGJC9zWvQJhSfBd9cGf95rBIw-xQ021w29Y9-fx1BSPtLjoPBj4qPkmxH3Y4bCT6Lw9RLdyQoV8MrueqgE1zS8BYNPy3LkLC1BPC8/s5472/IMG_0308.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhBFdC6PZjjjlrcmM6Wvop0IFlAY2eLxFmrcclXnlhFl3n1by0tif5DB6VEOqNXB8VEI7HqrV7I3GLf2rg7GaNvEGJC9zWvQJhSfBd9cGf95rBIw-xQ021w29Y9-fx1BSPtLjoPBj4qPkmxH3Y4bCT6Lw9RLdyQoV8MrueqgE1zS8BYNPy3LkLC1BPC8/s320/IMG_0308.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkh0FVEU-3eticNpiXZPBA3KcIKuj_2yaP7EzF1gMK50gLBiAvFm10EIQnakYC1x-vCa-o0w2tf0iLOtzQXiOL_jPrHhj4vuQxLa0gvHD0c0WbDzYbzNFi02insQgiCvaemwwyNiQj5Zeo-Zzr78_GvCRLD5Fv1SgkZgtbPa9G3t9t5mFZoXIQih7wARY/s5472/IMG_0309.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkh0FVEU-3eticNpiXZPBA3KcIKuj_2yaP7EzF1gMK50gLBiAvFm10EIQnakYC1x-vCa-o0w2tf0iLOtzQXiOL_jPrHhj4vuQxLa0gvHD0c0WbDzYbzNFi02insQgiCvaemwwyNiQj5Zeo-Zzr78_GvCRLD5Fv1SgkZgtbPa9G3t9t5mFZoXIQih7wARY/s320/IMG_0309.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoadxucOVpPTnF5uGyFUBUf_I3-dwYBElzXf0nYmmpoxoDGSIx-5jALXSEwcW4npHwYzN6o1ibsL6fTw4a72KwLUxmYulzKObO-kWG8pw8sgueJ-zQUUX6HPYhH08UesraGbamKy0PsbVUvvNR3QwIMPOOspn3ma44FEEOvSmKOVM-q45iRowSlUAcZFk/s5472/IMG_0310.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoadxucOVpPTnF5uGyFUBUf_I3-dwYBElzXf0nYmmpoxoDGSIx-5jALXSEwcW4npHwYzN6o1ibsL6fTw4a72KwLUxmYulzKObO-kWG8pw8sgueJ-zQUUX6HPYhH08UesraGbamKy0PsbVUvvNR3QwIMPOOspn3ma44FEEOvSmKOVM-q45iRowSlUAcZFk/s320/IMG_0310.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkZlxu8YMr-a5_3NB15nvwmBKuPEDtZjYubL5x5msAvoIaeipB3PMlTUUjb3LKCVgWhAJUu4oPdZnmOdgOKO7TuXI2ELUgi5w-K-L0Jedc1rObysc_Z2hyLRWHMMz9neOyB9lC5y5IAHkavmLU5WY4GG0qgZcpFKzNTAkBN65-KT4e3xyQVw1HFtKH0c/s5472/IMG_0324.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkZlxu8YMr-a5_3NB15nvwmBKuPEDtZjYubL5x5msAvoIaeipB3PMlTUUjb3LKCVgWhAJUu4oPdZnmOdgOKO7TuXI2ELUgi5w-K-L0Jedc1rObysc_Z2hyLRWHMMz9neOyB9lC5y5IAHkavmLU5WY4GG0qgZcpFKzNTAkBN65-KT4e3xyQVw1HFtKH0c/s320/IMG_0324.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mZJQzkQC5be1H3Hcu7GiWXnwDm10DpWQK35cdgnjDb7IvuM45rp36rwzJlKQcyo8zSnTztOjvO5ZiTc4lF0RYUva2LOQWwuHsRkM_WwGf99zZjTMElTssilkncXrxJSFiuP1sarh_Lnos3zKu7MZYdfVJdlKQ1yWnB21p2aW9UMthVUsbsTkoOSib7A/s5472/IMG_0317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mZJQzkQC5be1H3Hcu7GiWXnwDm10DpWQK35cdgnjDb7IvuM45rp36rwzJlKQcyo8zSnTztOjvO5ZiTc4lF0RYUva2LOQWwuHsRkM_WwGf99zZjTMElTssilkncXrxJSFiuP1sarh_Lnos3zKu7MZYdfVJdlKQ1yWnB21p2aW9UMthVUsbsTkoOSib7A/s320/IMG_0317.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">We
brought out the sewing machines today, and some struggled to remember how to
use theirs, or did battle with the ones they had on loan. The morning’s exercise
was cutting up the flame-coloured metal cloth into dark and light sections, and
stitching them to create shaded areas on a piece of solvy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPkpmvlmiVf_2Fzv3-NsVz6rHfO3Z0jbjb_bVJ5ofc4JzCrG3o6vxVRWGZjgf75wNnIR5ZKvT4lzE4vuBKDM8CT2AgjYZSje6nqGFHClBmuWhsM8_pIYJoyeSDUMGPF0sFUoaIkGjoBXj8y15GMxgKsF8XsSaSt0gAfhahiFaSz7y7bP19HBx8eqwauA/s5472/IMG_0346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPkpmvlmiVf_2Fzv3-NsVz6rHfO3Z0jbjb_bVJ5ofc4JzCrG3o6vxVRWGZjgf75wNnIR5ZKvT4lzE4vuBKDM8CT2AgjYZSje6nqGFHClBmuWhsM8_pIYJoyeSDUMGPF0sFUoaIkGjoBXj8y15GMxgKsF8XsSaSt0gAfhahiFaSz7y7bP19HBx8eqwauA/s320/IMG_0346.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">The afternoon began with a layering of metal cloth over
material to perform reverse applique on. I needed to colour more metal, so got
out my butane torch, and ended up creating the loveliest pattern. I couldn’t
bear to use it, so made another one, which was also fabulous. This created the
pattern I would be using, so I ended up sewing from that side instead of the
reverse. In the middle of the sandwich was a crumpled and torched piece, which
I didn’t think would make much of an impact, but as I cut into it, I saw some
lovely pieces.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBN8wZy8JVMbFYDxDfGQMDsCNVBm3r-GfZBMEwjwlELe3r1tTgBDT7aPnhRBlsgAZaVZml98aAimCXPHsSJ2SD9w7BdkRbRRZoccV-DqyuP79NrWWHohB6iSv16SBY6gBtXh5_My3MRmoEjyYJqwdNqLu5zcsOjXGni1ryl4pcvNhst8N1C-JefxZDLo/s4758/IMG_0340.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4758" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBN8wZy8JVMbFYDxDfGQMDsCNVBm3r-GfZBMEwjwlELe3r1tTgBDT7aPnhRBlsgAZaVZml98aAimCXPHsSJ2SD9w7BdkRbRRZoccV-DqyuP79NrWWHohB6iSv16SBY6gBtXh5_My3MRmoEjyYJqwdNqLu5zcsOjXGni1ryl4pcvNhst8N1C-JefxZDLo/s320/IMG_0340.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7dE4P76ZWjlMbVGe9yysob3Djat762D0lJckB6DpmiuWQNcSc24cpF8FEAca1SqYRf-WKApZAvnMRYaut-MCKZ4TTaDl1_LZOw5l1zP_oaPF1bqovIreEwlVnop7tyuKbTWAOCLR_o6eySpSsbHKiyNKRYGbRl3x1GJikniGl2QpOrvOad3ZtzP39vU/s5110/IMG_0341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5110" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7dE4P76ZWjlMbVGe9yysob3Djat762D0lJckB6DpmiuWQNcSc24cpF8FEAca1SqYRf-WKApZAvnMRYaut-MCKZ4TTaDl1_LZOw5l1zP_oaPF1bqovIreEwlVnop7tyuKbTWAOCLR_o6eySpSsbHKiyNKRYGbRl3x1GJikniGl2QpOrvOad3ZtzP39vU/s320/IMG_0341.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRIDCdHkKFkzjehajf_MMWhGckwLGzJbJk8JFZ5GeVbe1CqYnNN7X2N9ykCvwk91-3khHCoGkjxIgf9Ace12afE4mEOjm6kSNuajuGvXx-ctnwGCaPd9O26nb_PgqdFDjWTjOBHxgBRU7L_3nCbSMxJRyFORr9xxi989FI4_OfD04AWflGdueuUS6mEY/s4913/IMG_0342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4913" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRIDCdHkKFkzjehajf_MMWhGckwLGzJbJk8JFZ5GeVbe1CqYnNN7X2N9ykCvwk91-3khHCoGkjxIgf9Ace12afE4mEOjm6kSNuajuGvXx-ctnwGCaPd9O26nb_PgqdFDjWTjOBHxgBRU7L_3nCbSMxJRyFORr9xxi989FI4_OfD04AWflGdueuUS6mEY/s320/IMG_0342.jpg" width="238" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three different flame painted pieces</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzys6RUEtcIVYNwhfW--1ARsad7nh38U4zr8RWwLycm7plIIWVWH9JsYGrYiRh-MEDPWaZfv4MCUoRNraCcOPVCFkBaDVQO9CahEUOLYrZMmSVuElP8YeK1Rb32VaY7imSIqAJqOJTdgDXZpQ90wFXJHwgsWcDZEh4u0A7_h1Ij9oHhowE33ODj0l_Uj4/s5472/IMG_0343.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzys6RUEtcIVYNwhfW--1ARsad7nh38U4zr8RWwLycm7plIIWVWH9JsYGrYiRh-MEDPWaZfv4MCUoRNraCcOPVCFkBaDVQO9CahEUOLYrZMmSVuElP8YeK1Rb32VaY7imSIqAJqOJTdgDXZpQ90wFXJHwgsWcDZEh4u0A7_h1Ij9oHhowE33ODj0l_Uj4/s320/IMG_0343.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1l0PH0GKDd_T80ja1kCJnxuZyMPZqfXEtYsVV1gSW7q9SLb6yCBKU7kBAlNgobT-f86t6mXZuPxYMmM-LX4M6SMWpZQkUjy1lj9vYEM_eouj2kILdrsqEUlhQUZ-JrhjbuslN6f04k_Zmr1K8NDu2btdHD5tWtsJtwGUpgK7gmUJcmB2xPadxAYr8ZrA/s5472/IMG_0345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1l0PH0GKDd_T80ja1kCJnxuZyMPZqfXEtYsVV1gSW7q9SLb6yCBKU7kBAlNgobT-f86t6mXZuPxYMmM-LX4M6SMWpZQkUjy1lj9vYEM_eouj2kILdrsqEUlhQUZ-JrhjbuslN6f04k_Zmr1K8NDu2btdHD5tWtsJtwGUpgK7gmUJcmB2xPadxAYr8ZrA/s320/IMG_0345.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The layers pinned up, then stitched into and cut back</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">There were a few more experiments in the afternoon which
will be completed tomorrow, such as stitching tissue paper on to be painted and
scrubbed off, and stitching on lutrador over metal cloth.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrPEqQhfD6ML13Q8cq72qpOx5CUdfHFx02Z9JzLTbtTw1uhfOgJd1TsG_uLhx3bhl0sVXVUBMSDVcmSr-5vpJ4SJLD1LRofKLbGx9RPt522PrPdDo0bTwL3WguR1d-P1swJx8yX-f4TVszKXSlXtqKFLFmUX-L5NUdgqb3JIevYV6bcRcXFBqBjRsECs/s5472/IMG_0347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrPEqQhfD6ML13Q8cq72qpOx5CUdfHFx02Z9JzLTbtTw1uhfOgJd1TsG_uLhx3bhl0sVXVUBMSDVcmSr-5vpJ4SJLD1LRofKLbGx9RPt522PrPdDo0bTwL3WguR1d-P1swJx8yX-f4TVszKXSlXtqKFLFmUX-L5NUdgqb3JIevYV6bcRcXFBqBjRsECs/s320/IMG_0347.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Svenjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213955626177011191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880613953352117780.post-88446188175133040352023-06-28T21:07:00.000+10:002023-06-28T21:07:36.089+10:00Tuesday Ballarat Fibre Arts<p>So I miscalculated and realised I was going to arrive a day early at Ballarat, and Glenys was kind enough to let me settle in a day early. WHAT a huge amount of unpacking that was, and how wonderful to get it all out of the way, including washing done. It was a pub dinner for the early crew of traders, tutors, and my dimwitted self.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqa6Uxx4bau8OuiZrSwa0TTK6u0fZql0Y3u-8gLDc8YWtiPfpdQlhabZNthoaO05364wdkyYrxSerR18QOLnmhVxKEk-vwYbxTc3IRADh6kJ2BLljDljS3Zu8iqGSeTfh0sNMrsnOvVjO-GTiwxekKIQwgLGgIuA6Is3WSB2xOxgKkPrMJ_AiTB51Fqg0/s2040/355034828_763311852251285_5097356846536033848_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1530" data-original-width="2040" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqa6Uxx4bau8OuiZrSwa0TTK6u0fZql0Y3u-8gLDc8YWtiPfpdQlhabZNthoaO05364wdkyYrxSerR18QOLnmhVxKEk-vwYbxTc3IRADh6kJ2BLljDljS3Zu8iqGSeTfh0sNMrsnOvVjO-GTiwxekKIQwgLGgIuA6Is3WSB2xOxgKkPrMJ_AiTB51Fqg0/s320/355034828_763311852251285_5097356846536033848_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Yet another shock to this Queenslander - not only is it bitterly cold here, but sunrise isn't until 7:40am! It didn't bother me so much on Police Point, as I wasn't on a schedule, but I had been hoping to fit in some lake walks before classes here - I am re-thinking that idea. Today I went to the gym, hauled my workshop materials over to the classroom, and had a little camera play in the school grounds - so much moss and lichen, and of course I found some mushrooms! There's a couple of amazing ones here - others missed the mark - largely due to the fact that I just can't see what I'm doing out there on the tiny screen!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgO7UI1O4ySMANuWYrIozUqjbkpnxhWpHEH7jptPmgTo2pZPfPjzmbb1X88BXx1hZNKyDzGehbqExrJ2lAN-BV5WqY9dV2fWl1hl6nZFgFVmS_9BJ-HmanCxj8WTDUXQeokrJEsj6lum22WAtwkqjx-XR5ribAWmakAsttmr2ONcHzdM-OnUfBkEnMsc/s5472/IMG_0183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgO7UI1O4ySMANuWYrIozUqjbkpnxhWpHEH7jptPmgTo2pZPfPjzmbb1X88BXx1hZNKyDzGehbqExrJ2lAN-BV5WqY9dV2fWl1hl6nZFgFVmS_9BJ-HmanCxj8WTDUXQeokrJEsj6lum22WAtwkqjx-XR5ribAWmakAsttmr2ONcHzdM-OnUfBkEnMsc/s320/IMG_0183.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtvTy6ndi_26Lpa3XqS3zOSIfdxPAf8I9wv-_ny7PeOuLY7wd1l4a1bIjutzpdTG3yOp2Yx1jXDC7IhKIyK77_cQwScpUM4LoTYvbh9n4j9QajgXKuINssrAK6CtqhwvZXfs1oJRV7VSo-jjmB5pMy29ghFRE10awP-_UgMmBSdUJqw1Ev3HpljJqBocs/s5472/IMG_0189.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">I loved the detail captured in this one, and had a colour-play in photoshop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlfM93-fC7FffYN2y46B37DA4xGwnjsPmIPRQKh-gpN_QMv69QcF7ODIjBYXVKHNcVXbV3iSsm_d9TXJUIuy4XPwDsWN4eACbfGZiOGA_Btf4VANbgDrTS7vL3znM6mO3GxE6wZMbYM_j3wVoPPnPyDGtR9zYJhRmP19Yu5YjjHmnp5JjB6Qve15CImw/s2100/Untitled-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2100" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlfM93-fC7FffYN2y46B37DA4xGwnjsPmIPRQKh-gpN_QMv69QcF7ODIjBYXVKHNcVXbV3iSsm_d9TXJUIuy4XPwDsWN4eACbfGZiOGA_Btf4VANbgDrTS7vL3znM6mO3GxE6wZMbYM_j3wVoPPnPyDGtR9zYJhRmP19Yu5YjjHmnp5JjB6Qve15CImw/s320/Untitled-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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After dinner quite a few of us gathered in the common room, which is toasty warm and good fun. But, it's going to be a big week, so better get those zzzzz's in!<br /><p><br /></p>Svenjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213955626177011191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880613953352117780.post-75324953458702274542023-06-26T17:24:00.000+10:002023-06-26T17:24:24.121+10:00Monday in Melbz<p>And so I return to my normal blog, after using my website
blog for the last two weeks for my Police Point Residency and my arrival in
Melbourne – visit that <a href="https://www.studiosvenja.com/police-point-residency-2023" target="_blank">here.</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICNwCOEpRm4iqXuKjyWhB5ryUVNEU4WS-cfDGYoCPxyRs5ulj3GGErJR9OH-AUGW741b2Vzv9yVndtfAoID7GiIv1Zxx9qede2-_xUvZnccASBdtvnxDClZZ7meKEKRfhUq12cEklfcFdubVl05W2oOteC9PxsusyOPeplLzxS9uizSJwSQvpgLMzMnU/s5472/IMG_0165.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICNwCOEpRm4iqXuKjyWhB5ryUVNEU4WS-cfDGYoCPxyRs5ulj3GGErJR9OH-AUGW741b2Vzv9yVndtfAoID7GiIv1Zxx9qede2-_xUvZnccASBdtvnxDClZZ7meKEKRfhUq12cEklfcFdubVl05W2oOteC9PxsusyOPeplLzxS9uizSJwSQvpgLMzMnU/s320/IMG_0165.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Xg04jHIx0n--8k2UiRC7i1sF3X-4GbmEkmfLuhQ1NFkItElsoAeqbbEQC6tsHzo69agF-1rslshl4EHtJ0qj-_LMy5RJh-2gbkadlbGN6MXmsW8SzZV5SAeTj6-k1tLQXXqN_Zl35Ry9BnXtGmIh7bQeMZFzjkKGqsND8zkUtwlVs46JIxzZZj3RAfY/s1080/thumbnail%20(8).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Xg04jHIx0n--8k2UiRC7i1sF3X-4GbmEkmfLuhQ1NFkItElsoAeqbbEQC6tsHzo69agF-1rslshl4EHtJ0qj-_LMy5RJh-2gbkadlbGN6MXmsW8SzZV5SAeTj6-k1tLQXXqN_Zl35Ry9BnXtGmIh7bQeMZFzjkKGqsND8zkUtwlVs46JIxzZZj3RAfY/s320/thumbnail%20(8).jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">After a leisurely start to the day (after all, it has been a
very busy couple of weeks!) I caught a tram to Fitzroy to visit </span><a href="https://darncheapfabrics.com.au/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Darn CheapFabrics</a><span style="text-align: left;">, where I found a few treasures. A wide sequin band - perfect for
decorating boots, some crinoline material, and a super gawdjuss double sided silver/gold
metallic polyester. I think it is going to pleat and shibori-shape up
beautifully, and might be useful in this weeks workshop ‘Metal Cloth to the Max’.
</span><span style="text-align: left;">The lovely Kim there also gave me some secret-squirrel tips on colouring it.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRJtJT9i_h1vi92ZKw4eDbXk950DtzBmIFSVJsfyTJoFfwATCAMtuX9u-4Ka_6r7xKde-TvnwRh6CeEvzBi_6O6gERdJStW-FRLC373On0p6qomjpsVG7QUlw8577Itei5sN81kRHvUHFtz-B6eu_uxv-izMNPHQLEwWAOAhhvjbjqAjVBnjbq-sG4Qs/s1440/thumbnail%20(12).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRJtJT9i_h1vi92ZKw4eDbXk950DtzBmIFSVJsfyTJoFfwATCAMtuX9u-4Ka_6r7xKde-TvnwRh6CeEvzBi_6O6gERdJStW-FRLC373On0p6qomjpsVG7QUlw8577Itei5sN81kRHvUHFtz-B6eu_uxv-izMNPHQLEwWAOAhhvjbjqAjVBnjbq-sG4Qs/s320/thumbnail%20(12).jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBkDaXj1SuBpWpI9-jb-YMbEI51ljRr3OagHLfEKfEScfvDaNNYM2l4Mi4c-haVCuIOoDALnyGL-Q5zIxkZm6O-mI6bhhFWapBbKm_Kv9AgsXJjk5CnmbZig7bFERvGMjZPPgQif9X2n3wa8TQZd2DZz60ems6BHmHCfPs1yqTEt6O98hEStP264BHGzI/s1080/thumbnail%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBkDaXj1SuBpWpI9-jb-YMbEI51ljRr3OagHLfEKfEScfvDaNNYM2l4Mi4c-haVCuIOoDALnyGL-Q5zIxkZm6O-mI6bhhFWapBbKm_Kv9AgsXJjk5CnmbZig7bFERvGMjZPPgQif9X2n3wa8TQZd2DZz60ems6BHmHCfPs1yqTEt6O98hEStP264BHGzI/s320/thumbnail%20(3).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I’m glad I checked my map when I did – <a href="https://www.deansart.com.au/" target="_blank">Deans Art</a> was just
down the road, and here I found a set of beautiful gem-coloured Japanese
metallic water colours – just what I was looking for! I headed back into town
and was looking for somewhere to hang out for a while, and I was pleased to
stumble across <a href="https://www.thejointbarmelbourne.com/" target="_blank">The Joint</a>, where I indulged in their Beer and Bao special. I
actually sat outside – there were moments of sun – as it was great to be
watching the city and hearing those trams go past – ding ding! One last stop at
<a href="https://seniorart.com.au/" target="_blank">Seniors Art</a>, where I found some Walnut Ink, and it was homeward bound – believe
it or not, that was Monday gone!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQjBrv-8z2GvFmgEiK-Is85GsIfoKAfe8JXfGNa-vTx1DsRUiXGz8Z2vJF86fYwLkbuDo0jqLJeW-WFW72vO-bBU3RoJCM5lpv7u2A05lZY9mwPaNoZPHJfNrtCUgYBS9igyj_TzmwzWzIWbEovSpdXbxdAazPCStxv7T2CwqlxZC2rR8TawtK7vkh50/s5472/IMG_0174.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQjBrv-8z2GvFmgEiK-Is85GsIfoKAfe8JXfGNa-vTx1DsRUiXGz8Z2vJF86fYwLkbuDo0jqLJeW-WFW72vO-bBU3RoJCM5lpv7u2A05lZY9mwPaNoZPHJfNrtCUgYBS9igyj_TzmwzWzIWbEovSpdXbxdAazPCStxv7T2CwqlxZC2rR8TawtK7vkh50/s320/IMG_0174.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDAUkcKWBTwyZt7RSxOp4qZ6xd_-p1nJO9tahXxIx7m_0oRE5I7_I2lq803OcfDDg6TiOdP81hD0e4qHbWIML-mLea7WJfvFP2cdI4ukzZM1B1DBhirLVQonBwYyEKe6G6VHQ5e1NLbBMWkL-fUE-FZqvO05wUWPoFB2gNoLKSNgyh--6rIREamwi0OU/s1440/thumbnail%20(7).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDAUkcKWBTwyZt7RSxOp4qZ6xd_-p1nJO9tahXxIx7m_0oRE5I7_I2lq803OcfDDg6TiOdP81hD0e4qHbWIML-mLea7WJfvFP2cdI4ukzZM1B1DBhirLVQonBwYyEKe6G6VHQ5e1NLbBMWkL-fUE-FZqvO05wUWPoFB2gNoLKSNgyh--6rIREamwi0OU/s320/thumbnail%20(7).jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTftcQ-T1DIZtxR1rQzWAyQCAvAwPY7POvKdPEU-w1QC3XJN6Izs95at6m-Mgmpvq-BMdWP1oTZ_Ibv8qxBb3cAXohNRSBtTtepo5kStC-3dpT3_fRjKb5ShSZODulPGqJyu3vmYkJLIuZenG4fVU1ZB44q4vpPAX_V7yZyMesOx5R_6vjsBaq-jyjULI/s1080/thumbnail%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTftcQ-T1DIZtxR1rQzWAyQCAvAwPY7POvKdPEU-w1QC3XJN6Izs95at6m-Mgmpvq-BMdWP1oTZ_Ibv8qxBb3cAXohNRSBtTtepo5kStC-3dpT3_fRjKb5ShSZODulPGqJyu3vmYkJLIuZenG4fVU1ZB44q4vpPAX_V7yZyMesOx5R_6vjsBaq-jyjULI/s320/thumbnail%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4tDG9rR05_Gu3jnEpeGfiiVTZLgUl-swrbZk5mzrtddOuS5kq1-lfdrVBl0Rgdi1iq6fJMZRlBoPtszKpSpP-pmfsqogbdt6coQd6Nm2fn-Sq5e6R2vjaW3aIK1FyGH3yE7n-nKMx1eysp_yYTOFmMwNPov3G3XjTIQ1IZ6gMA6sAmwYQVq15Hhx6hT8/s1278/thumbnail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1278" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4tDG9rR05_Gu3jnEpeGfiiVTZLgUl-swrbZk5mzrtddOuS5kq1-lfdrVBl0Rgdi1iq6fJMZRlBoPtszKpSpP-pmfsqogbdt6coQd6Nm2fn-Sq5e6R2vjaW3aIK1FyGH3yE7n-nKMx1eysp_yYTOFmMwNPov3G3XjTIQ1IZ6gMA6sAmwYQVq15Hhx6hT8/s320/thumbnail.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Another pack up tomorrow, and I head off to Ballarat, only
an hour and a half away.<o:p></o:p></p></div>Svenjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213955626177011191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880613953352117780.post-32307249790030278482023-05-26T09:54:00.003+10:002023-05-26T09:54:30.531+10:00The Sewing Lair<p>Yesterday I was in Beenleigh when I stumbled across this
glorious creation – an Op Shop of Fabric and Craft items! The stuff of dreams! Inside
were all the items I trawl op-shops for – already sorted and neatly arranged.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9WDmAAxbw32VNk_yV5VhUkLIngib0ehUhqyoMMA3kEUjfkVW3mfdpjixImBLCz4Xfu5f5XDxf6iCyp6LTL1AO4pRpY4ECvzwCTyxBPL6dQ211zFF3k4_I8O2kaS_kgCvEam5dT5DZUgS0W39_12mIZC1W81HAjDmswkIYyWKyzgrJhSfiRVZJTrBU/s4080/20230525_094913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9WDmAAxbw32VNk_yV5VhUkLIngib0ehUhqyoMMA3kEUjfkVW3mfdpjixImBLCz4Xfu5f5XDxf6iCyp6LTL1AO4pRpY4ECvzwCTyxBPL6dQ211zFF3k4_I8O2kaS_kgCvEam5dT5DZUgS0W39_12mIZC1W81HAjDmswkIYyWKyzgrJhSfiRVZJTrBU/s320/20230525_094913.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">There were some tantalising items in the window – namely a
peachy stretch velvet – I definitely wanted that. On entering, I headed
straight to that, then explored the other neatly folded fabrics on the shelves
before moving onto the pieces displayed on hangers.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOzNDzN3UHoZv8St5OTZP0G0J7YoRr05LKniEapPc08RZujEK2vH8EuNKtJbjPkzR9o64CM24uU3kHd3k42s79mI4fh9HYkF-PgLJAoMbmy_OfdftydvEzzjE5ITwSkT0FLN9XxbQiTXixlzI5Y5oWvr1u1bJaMmP5XZpZaw4p7l5uojMy1WAEtEoc/s4080/20230525_091630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOzNDzN3UHoZv8St5OTZP0G0J7YoRr05LKniEapPc08RZujEK2vH8EuNKtJbjPkzR9o64CM24uU3kHd3k42s79mI4fh9HYkF-PgLJAoMbmy_OfdftydvEzzjE5ITwSkT0FLN9XxbQiTXixlzI5Y5oWvr1u1bJaMmP5XZpZaw4p7l5uojMy1WAEtEoc/s320/20230525_091630.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">I then explored the next room, which had yarns and patterns,
tapestries, embroidery hoops, and drawers of embellishments.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHMO-v5PRqzGK-PxU4DwgIDSfQLwgp4o4Zg757XjhgKs4_5tDmcIVh6zLpZdcup4YVSfW36wWPUi4U4tC3dzmSnOoTcvvPAGo_EkMLAR5eWWQLumziG4DT_1BqXSniSY_MGPgGV1R9OkH61N1jE29EEPJSvvkSwPa3E-FxrdXs4z9OkEalnOr1ean/s4080/20230525_093654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHMO-v5PRqzGK-PxU4DwgIDSfQLwgp4o4Zg757XjhgKs4_5tDmcIVh6zLpZdcup4YVSfW36wWPUi4U4tC3dzmSnOoTcvvPAGo_EkMLAR5eWWQLumziG4DT_1BqXSniSY_MGPgGV1R9OkH61N1jE29EEPJSvvkSwPa3E-FxrdXs4z9OkEalnOr1ean/s320/20230525_093654.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">Next to that is hallway of shelves filled with fill-a-bag fabric pieces, patterns,
magazines and books. This leads down towards the workroom, where volunteers
were busy making products from donations to return to charities. Here I was
warmly welcomed by the charity founder Cass, who explained the whole place to me,
and took me on a tour.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6ZRLKFZIC1Qj4cn5bN6P-olxHJiFI25FaZje2ow-izwmL3ETJB3F3AxvJUA4vB_nNHS69oy0tml0SzUgq5iHffMzks0rjEE3ADh8imiHMG6LAVn294tbTcm7BHaxBrKC3t6UNTQEms_XEW5Mgfbglf8RFLH1HtgeHo1HuJNU9Quue46AFl7YLJlQ/s4080/20230525_094014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6ZRLKFZIC1Qj4cn5bN6P-olxHJiFI25FaZje2ow-izwmL3ETJB3F3AxvJUA4vB_nNHS69oy0tml0SzUgq5iHffMzks0rjEE3ADh8imiHMG6LAVn294tbTcm7BHaxBrKC3t6UNTQEms_XEW5Mgfbglf8RFLH1HtgeHo1HuJNU9Quue46AFl7YLJlQ/s320/20230525_094014.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbzKeki-27E0kRIFwXZlcSb-VZ6GWa8zjH7ILGs_G5hx_IQ2CAqHzFoFqA5QDyFKAvb0lIh7F00vpVGmNJJOag1erkZqYI9b0beDe4lJf5Y5PegOyhumxj87MtIbG27pF8LahlzVbWrQCkkvKtKG6oQfEpgmW9oYXVrywN2A9o7DhJ7Bf68UuI0Mn/s4080/20230525_094048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbzKeki-27E0kRIFwXZlcSb-VZ6GWa8zjH7ILGs_G5hx_IQ2CAqHzFoFqA5QDyFKAvb0lIh7F00vpVGmNJJOag1erkZqYI9b0beDe4lJf5Y5PegOyhumxj87MtIbG27pF8LahlzVbWrQCkkvKtKG6oQfEpgmW9oYXVrywN2A9o7DhJ7Bf68UuI0Mn/s320/20230525_094048.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">To better understand what it’s about, visit the page <a href="https://sewingforcharity.com/?v=13b249c5dfa9" target="_blank">Sewing for Charity</a>. For information on the shop and all their activities visit the <a href="https://www.thesewinglair.com.au/" target="_blank">The Sewing Lair</a> –
they’ve also got on-line shopping available! Back in the main shop area again, I went around a few more times, as there is just so much to see, as well as neatly organised drawers to open and look through.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Yrr1ChMUY0eNzM2xqztxIUdtspw4pDGnKvAR-mnWyFERiLkPWlkuo7BYb3OWVa-STAo3ivese1QDYaOUFPGM5zGibXLIZNBP5DHKIqYNbAAihXr1SxQoonjGWJgtafZjxkNgqwksFgidoyGORbz-tKcx_F2F-OVKYRgxlZKG3RsN3OCJU-WBGlOF/s4080/20230525_093701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Yrr1ChMUY0eNzM2xqztxIUdtspw4pDGnKvAR-mnWyFERiLkPWlkuo7BYb3OWVa-STAo3ivese1QDYaOUFPGM5zGibXLIZNBP5DHKIqYNbAAihXr1SxQoonjGWJgtafZjxkNgqwksFgidoyGORbz-tKcx_F2F-OVKYRgxlZKG3RsN3OCJU-WBGlOF/s320/20230525_093701.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">That’s my shopping basket on the floor – it will come as no
surprise to learn that I left with a bag full of goodies. The stretch velvet, nearly 7 metres of beautiful purple dupion silk, some funky yarns, and an embroidery hoop - the good old fashioned kind.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim30pJAiaV1zxdqCvJ0Jti9XIpLC6Lw1OUMys5WSENMzeuSjnS-QUMmlMv1f96gXEE8mak2k9ExQRNJ8OO0T_rcXldLwg96niICO3hl0nzA8q46f3OuOdzl1b6iBug57VX1GR8jdz3Z2Llx1rbIhEehXF2b7skYQ7l1uisLEewJ_oJxr6D5pj4pvng/s4080/20230525_125021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim30pJAiaV1zxdqCvJ0Jti9XIpLC6Lw1OUMys5WSENMzeuSjnS-QUMmlMv1f96gXEE8mak2k9ExQRNJ8OO0T_rcXldLwg96niICO3hl0nzA8q46f3OuOdzl1b6iBug57VX1GR8jdz3Z2Llx1rbIhEehXF2b7skYQ7l1uisLEewJ_oJxr6D5pj4pvng/s320/20230525_125021.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">And just because it's neat and organised, sorted out and well presented, items do not have the inflated prices we are starting to see more and more at op-shops - everything was very reasonably priced. It's truly a wonderland - you just never know what you might find there.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Svenjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213955626177011191noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880613953352117780.post-52883385528196258992023-05-14T13:02:00.007+10:002023-05-14T13:07:13.261+10:00Photography PracticeThis holiday on the Sunshine Coast has been a great opportunity to practice using my camera in readiness for my residency at Police Point next month. My recent basic course showed me how to navigate my camera's settings better - I still don't really know what I'm doing, but at least I know what things to play with. One of the first things I discovered was that I would need a backup battery, as after a couple of hours it had run out. My Camera is a Canon G7X for those who might be interested.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghpmIc-4tmblosHftu6KNBFYEfsDVJFIhH8lhDGSBrIh2lXefT1BgRQ7EFCENGlGE_6cLAqMrJv6XcxxoRQ0rCDyrF-nnuNPQWIisdy_7ogDtE6nA6g3RsokBgc10YnE3_1oE7A929wpe2dGavmxOzixw8oh9MoOisbKXUBBTlNIfYASqrga3NiFku/s5472/IMG_7889.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghpmIc-4tmblosHftu6KNBFYEfsDVJFIhH8lhDGSBrIh2lXefT1BgRQ7EFCENGlGE_6cLAqMrJv6XcxxoRQ0rCDyrF-nnuNPQWIisdy_7ogDtE6nA6g3RsokBgc10YnE3_1oE7A929wpe2dGavmxOzixw8oh9MoOisbKXUBBTlNIfYASqrga3NiFku/s320/IMG_7889.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4X2NyXPQJxT5-xLB5N6ONUDm5H1OVKTUSPg0VB4CxjYjZyHGsFFqw-MOPWf7jzF5UtDl2eL4BQ6mjUiwosaAwXg1sli6RioS6LV7MX9PWiaQq9x7mr3PftVIQnHswCZSz_RXwr5UcCb5wl75GFo43jITPEDL-PI7YcPJNcpkSHVj_KitShRFH-6yw/s5472/IMG_7907.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4X2NyXPQJxT5-xLB5N6ONUDm5H1OVKTUSPg0VB4CxjYjZyHGsFFqw-MOPWf7jzF5UtDl2eL4BQ6mjUiwosaAwXg1sli6RioS6LV7MX9PWiaQq9x7mr3PftVIQnHswCZSz_RXwr5UcCb5wl75GFo43jITPEDL-PI7YcPJNcpkSHVj_KitShRFH-6yw/s320/IMG_7907.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">One of the settings I am really liking is the 'miniature' one, which has vivid tones, and blurs the top and bottom of the image - see the different effect below.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_JdDS31to02aYE6m2Y11L1Jkcg9ilVRhZgaPDiDPeH5-n-NhCONnqvwFkn4Kz6JBDIkp6Vb8_eVwXocAAIZ3XdRuPh3sad2N1vnjGwUZpzyMgf_KwLO8dbRHOdsr1U0vcQx9aZVfVU8FgBmaa2T3VKtNqx-zAt9RnLZoX2e5yl0npgYFJMaN-EvX/s4864/IMG_7988.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5unGnzifJuJizQpmnIXTTzGkNX7dQXh7XwmdAm-wcWq83TKivCzhxAPrMQCrvTF2o52-knqLA1fjx1M3OIsq44e1BrLtI86tI_60Qdr8X-skzYAyyAhgSNUJFzbSpfrtPVtYOmbgs4v4_uO0qqj4prUlIs0dECG2ajwUUVu_8j3dtjbXfHB3VUeI/s320/IMG_8179.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div>One of my favourite setups though is the AV setting, which is the aperture priority setting, allowing you to change the depth of field so you can have the subject in focus and the background blurred. It's a bit more complicated than that though, so there's a lot more practice to be done. Getting the light balance can be a bit tricky, and although I have a digital screen to see what's happening, the key word there is see, which is not always easy, depending on the light glare and the cleanliness of my glasses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijnvypTtCS8nS3hms9LSoToJmUQJiWhg6m4nUUnD9QXHUi8UdZDU6ZunPtTApbpiX9S_C7aUvMbbDjpDy3buAOD56KoavUarrOVgtJFD4fB3Tlhdb3sw14L2mGSJYzyPjlETEu9mepaQ7s_6RMkL2mA0eykcxn6fMfPQ84UiYjd-IkuF9EUJ9O1rbk/s5472/IMG_8198.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijnvypTtCS8nS3hms9LSoToJmUQJiWhg6m4nUUnD9QXHUi8UdZDU6ZunPtTApbpiX9S_C7aUvMbbDjpDy3buAOD56KoavUarrOVgtJFD4fB3Tlhdb3sw14L2mGSJYzyPjlETEu9mepaQ7s_6RMkL2mA0eykcxn6fMfPQ84UiYjd-IkuF9EUJ9O1rbk/s320/IMG_8198.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A woman on the rocks had told me about them just the day before, and as I was sitting beside a rockpool, I started to notice how many things were actually moving, and then I saw these - they're so cute!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9xUOKcczFSaOeyi0rM8kngzz0Yo36KGeBpiaJFOITAdwn-bsRHmeiXF_IHScOhlxENI-LgqGdQUsgzcF81XPcJKXICft0WuQ7OMu1y1lA-DtmruTzMQ8gpoRsIaugOyzkGQ23pUPrrFzWaj8lCAoJ6x9uq-UW7svtHELcK3_fHVOB2bmWXPPbG4l/s2901/IMG_8271crop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2901" data-original-width="2765" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9xUOKcczFSaOeyi0rM8kngzz0Yo36KGeBpiaJFOITAdwn-bsRHmeiXF_IHScOhlxENI-LgqGdQUsgzcF81XPcJKXICft0WuQ7OMu1y1lA-DtmruTzMQ8gpoRsIaugOyzkGQ23pUPrrFzWaj8lCAoJ6x9uq-UW7svtHELcK3_fHVOB2bmWXPPbG4l/s320/IMG_8271crop.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Australia Council, if you're there, and considering my grant application for this project - please see that I have done as I said I would, and invested in furthering my skills in photography. Your turn!</div>Svenjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213955626177011191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880613953352117780.post-36769151973935525842023-04-18T17:23:00.001+10:002023-04-18T17:23:44.084+10:00Photography Basics<p> With my Artist Residency coming up quickly, I decided it was time to finally wrap my head around my camera and learn how to use it better. It's a Canon G7X, and it's great at point and shoot on auto, but with my hopes of photographing bioluminessence and snow and ice formations, I knew I'd need to be able to accommodate some pretty specific requirements. I enrolled in a small group beginners afternoon course held down at the Botanic Gardens at Benowa, and got myself a tripod as well.</p><p>Just finding out where the menu was for Program mode was great, as was learning what all the symbols meant and how and why to adjust and use them. In some ways it was a slow process, but there was also a lot to take in. We were also advised on which settings should be set and not moved!</p><p>How to zoom in properly was really helpful - it sounds so basic but it's something I mess up frequently, and there are some simple solutions. Then there is the blurring of the background for that special focus on the subject:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSiXXQLdmMWHBCGa9-uG9MXljHplSK7oNo6fFhPDpSKWlTcHjEmzvxAJaPKz_GtlspfAjODw2c8mytuL9ruRCP4CfMoDhjaiSJc6tZNrsbEdG_vnbt921ke1QIjMz4fx5v-BWMFEQBr_VWxfwxbPSOamVOK6Eb2hVg8NpD0nramBQAWLb7no-j-mN/s5472/IMG_7627.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSiXXQLdmMWHBCGa9-uG9MXljHplSK7oNo6fFhPDpSKWlTcHjEmzvxAJaPKz_GtlspfAjODw2c8mytuL9ruRCP4CfMoDhjaiSJc6tZNrsbEdG_vnbt921ke1QIjMz4fx5v-BWMFEQBr_VWxfwxbPSOamVOK6Eb2hVg8NpD0nramBQAWLb7no-j-mN/s320/IMG_7627.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5V0zES9lhqFA9cc9uH2vYouaGjv087TyJyu3NW3Mon0X1wuJ6sbD6dRM2zybiMUcxfMG1bSP328jKb8799gCQ_FEQdBXsUAZRyy4va3kF-E7JC-jJ-rwZaIqZESCGe10VUkTq9kXCxQ/s5472/IMG_7622.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5V0zES9lhqFA9cc9uH2vYouaGjv087TyJyu3NW3Mon0X1wuJ6sbD6dRM2zybiMUcxfMG1bSP328jKb8799gCQ_FEQdBXsUAZRyy4va3kF-E7JC-jJ-rwZaIqZESCGe10VUkTq9kXCxQ/s320/IMG_7622.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Changing the White Balance was another one I think will be very useful - especially if I get to shoot in the snow. It adjusts for colour casts from different types of lighting - shade, full sun, fluoro lights etc. so can can capture it more as it actually looks.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_D5MOsJi5wBZjwVuVSw1ZG3K9UQO-uXYLB5rCslVeMUhlQJd9DpQZRRN11sSUmJN587dQKJ_eOH6gSp2riLCbb46Ae0FjeRt1LxmHuEnqpSpSbMmgWLjTP4L0ODyWSjxhy4knjzDwzoxHWiyynIO6bf4oasydEHB56B9KLhpekstz2-I3oTEkSST/s5472/IMG_7594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_D5MOsJi5wBZjwVuVSw1ZG3K9UQO-uXYLB5rCslVeMUhlQJd9DpQZRRN11sSUmJN587dQKJ_eOH6gSp2riLCbb46Ae0FjeRt1LxmHuEnqpSpSbMmgWLjTP4L0ODyWSjxhy4knjzDwzoxHWiyynIO6bf4oasydEHB56B9KLhpekstz2-I3oTEkSST/s320/IMG_7594.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIODf_2ymeZpydKmbtdsmQWYVvTTfdCSNbvgu5xRBulS49UBjV8QCk6q0r0kQOItQ38JPusGFJxhRF0WYgLT-xZF0EGfgruT44Rbprn49bfRw83F3zR1DMcBJM0Rz1BZFMxyg0FtE1n-p66eYbi6Ao7jkY0OLVY95Mx70iykSCoc8NO69z8Eonnghz/s5472/IMG_7595.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIODf_2ymeZpydKmbtdsmQWYVvTTfdCSNbvgu5xRBulS49UBjV8QCk6q0r0kQOItQ38JPusGFJxhRF0WYgLT-xZF0EGfgruT44Rbprn49bfRw83F3zR1DMcBJM0Rz1BZFMxyg0FtE1n-p66eYbi6Ao7jkY0OLVY95Mx70iykSCoc8NO69z8Eonnghz/s320/IMG_7595.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I think the most impressive one for the day for me was learning how to shoot water either moving or fully stopped - this is where the tripod came in to play, as I would never be able to hold the camera for the shutter speed length.</div><div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVApHWXxqR0SUw95Mv4oky6j7yeME7E1gbrAwzaELB-z_d_FQwrfzioxPe8ff6pOibcVVJ0CC_6rxnS5zW4IgyojpBE8fPT721W9ws0XlNHldhn2pvKjbFoMQ826bbO0OyZvcMcZKBeQP2TNgTD_V7W4PHzdPMcZbeOgxc5332NIbPVwOjod_0-kD/s5472/IMG_7650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVApHWXxqR0SUw95Mv4oky6j7yeME7E1gbrAwzaELB-z_d_FQwrfzioxPe8ff6pOibcVVJ0CC_6rxnS5zW4IgyojpBE8fPT721W9ws0XlNHldhn2pvKjbFoMQ826bbO0OyZvcMcZKBeQP2TNgTD_V7W4PHzdPMcZbeOgxc5332NIbPVwOjod_0-kD/s320/IMG_7650.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJ793qI_5jM2nnxV-PRpfkrgCYA4-ninnXV_J_7rajEjenVkbQLF6Wl0cqrmpxsOoH4kPSMjEfy7-BfCI6JIQy0IhRvrVqcnj4StiUCyDVvCDCwgkp9wbAOxdpMicLPfq53HygcLvcqUzOlzwN4n3ZYbUc2CG06CJHXc56A65yzn0As9xhjHjdwat/s5472/IMG_7649.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJ793qI_5jM2nnxV-PRpfkrgCYA4-ninnXV_J_7rajEjenVkbQLF6Wl0cqrmpxsOoH4kPSMjEfy7-BfCI6JIQy0IhRvrVqcnj4StiUCyDVvCDCwgkp9wbAOxdpMicLPfq53HygcLvcqUzOlzwN4n3ZYbUc2CG06CJHXc56A65yzn0As9xhjHjdwat/s320/IMG_7649.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I have since diligently transcribed my notes, and tried to use them - thank goodness I did so straight away, as it was already a struggle! I actually left the workshop a little before it finished as I knew my brain was full and just wouldn't take any more in. I managed a couple of pics in the back garden, but I'd better get onto it again very soon!<br /><p></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXb05JisKoR6sUmrS4FEC-vPdK12ZEC_-Ua7eloCZ0DSFNfpLxKZXv1JaCaoxChRqHQqgxAgFglJKqehKWElpWZ_EK51xeSeoMiYGdknYM9DnaK3GB6v-0cjiAB7HEDD89zMKMWgu9f4jdex9DetZnkaa_Nuz9ASmgLHde4TM2Y7SkvL0kBIVOV4Y/s5472/IMG_7715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXb05JisKoR6sUmrS4FEC-vPdK12ZEC_-Ua7eloCZ0DSFNfpLxKZXv1JaCaoxChRqHQqgxAgFglJKqehKWElpWZ_EK51xeSeoMiYGdknYM9DnaK3GB6v-0cjiAB7HEDD89zMKMWgu9f4jdex9DetZnkaa_Nuz9ASmgLHde4TM2Y7SkvL0kBIVOV4Y/s320/IMG_7715.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrsGjjka6TxN-XjB0ul8MU07XysiG_J-lLv3zcC2af9ToAPG_ODEdOb3gS_wflItow5ozQYOjJYj3bmvh8VGaratPZDsRnsNolPBYZWjN8MIUMa_i-6ntNEdTIrNV15ui7O6ZhZcQayCRw-O8sd1Qseey72aRFw0zPgR2QtV9zXB_8UDLGtaCI17X/s5472/IMG_7690.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrsGjjka6TxN-XjB0ul8MU07XysiG_J-lLv3zcC2af9ToAPG_ODEdOb3gS_wflItow5ozQYOjJYj3bmvh8VGaratPZDsRnsNolPBYZWjN8MIUMa_i-6ntNEdTIrNV15ui7O6ZhZcQayCRw-O8sd1Qseey72aRFw0zPgR2QtV9zXB_8UDLGtaCI17X/s320/IMG_7690.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div>Svenjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213955626177011191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880613953352117780.post-5257540501915632392023-04-12T18:21:00.003+10:002023-04-12T18:21:27.629+10:00Studio Self-love<div class="separator"><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">It seems as though it’s been a long time since I had a full studio day with no major making plans. Today dawned empty of any expectation other than reconnecting with and evaluating my recent work – almost a curatorial kind of day. Time to step back and assess what I’m making and why, think about how it will all sit together as an exhibition in a space, and re-inspire myself. I’ve been feeling a little distant from my next exhibition DistoMorph, as life has been very busy and lots of art time has been spent in the office rather than the studio. I started to feel doubtful and uneasy about everything. Another rejection letter yesterday didn’t help. I don’t get too worried about it these days, but it’s always nice to have that boost, and confirmation.</p></div><p>I walked for a few hours this morning, I napped, I took my time in approaching the task. Rushing in with angst and trying to ‘fix’ things is a surefire way to tie yourself tightly up in knots and spiral out of control.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXrTnZpXtmw5m1fv1dOKm2SknRQFYLN1t_XlKDYNBKxRmxULNlIB8CUadgkM_C201FOVDqz-uDZ-yohnJz5kvvisJ6hvEIFLcBKVaUTrS8U__yR6LgnVdb2VvISeNtCR1ns5ddcgkIdONiewomCQa32D7tlH29-qgd5mbpD4bddSUKhSutX174uJI/s4080/20230412_074702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXrTnZpXtmw5m1fv1dOKm2SknRQFYLN1t_XlKDYNBKxRmxULNlIB8CUadgkM_C201FOVDqz-uDZ-yohnJz5kvvisJ6hvEIFLcBKVaUTrS8U__yR6LgnVdb2VvISeNtCR1ns5ddcgkIdONiewomCQa32D7tlH29-qgd5mbpD4bddSUKhSutX174uJI/s320/20230412_074702.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> I viewed the photos I have of works already made, and found a lot to like about them, but saw that the relationship between them needed to be strengthened. It doesn’t take much to get a spark going, and sure enough, I was soon digging through sketches for Algalrhythms, and opening Photoshop and Illustrator files. DistoMorph is essentially a Part II of Algalrhythms (and a whole lot easier to spell) so it makes sense to return to some of the original source materials and ideas not completed, or even take some already used in a new direction. Briefly in the sewing studio, I played with some bits and piece literally hanging around.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZ-NW0srXMc6LRw9VXgyjIKNnShwx-yhHPcf8STyxi3M7xYPV6SgYWyZ0zrIO_w48SUBm7HCrKnbAPUlYGwTC-jtDo5lUAtesiLNaPfmS7w8Q8GVF81FGqe_EzKvBCiUeR8XfiU0YMurR5-8hDpJNql_jAqKpBEx4nZCmKb1QDZD1Ll66tMSx4gfx/s3264/20230412_155402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZ-NW0srXMc6LRw9VXgyjIKNnShwx-yhHPcf8STyxi3M7xYPV6SgYWyZ0zrIO_w48SUBm7HCrKnbAPUlYGwTC-jtDo5lUAtesiLNaPfmS7w8Q8GVF81FGqe_EzKvBCiUeR8XfiU0YMurR5-8hDpJNql_jAqKpBEx4nZCmKb1QDZD1Ll66tMSx4gfx/s320/20230412_155402.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBSMU9ZFgalAddqFtNJkAzsEgp6T_K4RUzU9zaP7adQPp6qifYUVgXw9Z1dOHZMKcN_lfPawqAACaTInuKTX75fs2_4c_tTmqUKtFCeU8B_O_jlDr630e3Ncxf1GS4AI0zHDNTa0UD4ir87V8EVnnEMqwHra0o5fzY5CSgOvfVV-gdURkPr7rJOFA/s4080/20230412_160626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBSMU9ZFgalAddqFtNJkAzsEgp6T_K4RUzU9zaP7adQPp6qifYUVgXw9Z1dOHZMKcN_lfPawqAACaTInuKTX75fs2_4c_tTmqUKtFCeU8B_O_jlDr630e3Ncxf1GS4AI0zHDNTa0UD4ir87V8EVnnEMqwHra0o5fzY5CSgOvfVV-gdURkPr7rJOFA/s320/20230412_160626.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhul9WakbrphlGSB-lCMuxQV6jt5wQczDY1ldXEWGNbF5CPeTjvOa0WYgbXJxdlpRf2iiNr4thcXovg6ZTRnE-Ts1RYqc0guhecWrnMVZOTHkrj5KJ0gAmhpzPP1IUbHBOaoOuIxSG6xnWj71jfrocfhlYaZI27EiTPYaOM0Tt42nC2O5g-pHrRkId2/s4080/20230412_161201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhul9WakbrphlGSB-lCMuxQV6jt5wQczDY1ldXEWGNbF5CPeTjvOa0WYgbXJxdlpRf2iiNr4thcXovg6ZTRnE-Ts1RYqc0guhecWrnMVZOTHkrj5KJ0gAmhpzPP1IUbHBOaoOuIxSG6xnWj71jfrocfhlYaZI27EiTPYaOM0Tt42nC2O5g-pHrRkId2/s320/20230412_161201.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1h4jBwHGdHGjea7PjRFbc1G9yOR6Gj_Qty6d5LYa7i-R_XfkGbXsnAeDE7DdatMtZeypB3SLYpx7MiKIh-M5wOEBbXYc1ZjuZWegT5yphg4yHro22e4tQE1JNZEnQ_-kuvAaF_FAwaRw8PV7PL1rK7CsZ-g9APEd7xEIgYlddId7u_QnD9KM_tFVv/s320/20230412_161230.jpg" width="320" /></p></div><p>Adding to it all, I leafed through this wonderful book I recently bought, which has some inceredibly creative use of materials and free-motion embroidery in it.</p><p>So an afternoon of play developed, with new ideas from old, and a settled feeling that I can see my path again.</p><br />Svenjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213955626177011191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880613953352117780.post-53552800308048148252023-03-28T16:28:00.005+10:002023-03-28T16:34:55.274+10:00Ipswich Art Gallery<p>On Monday I drove out to Lockyer Regional Art Gallery, Gatton,
to pick up my exhibition Algalrhythms which had been exhibited for the last six
weeks there. I was expecting it all to be off the walls ready to load, but it
was still up – they left it so I could see the difference with the new
lighting. I’m so glad, but I wish I had taken my proper camera. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4z5cah1hAs7zdFWlPYrLoGhbVm2C3XhM56Ba2AyJjOinlWSvCmeLt7SC1QR07Q89OY-eOcoNbJ_7o4OxZuV5-GJXhYX2atBlUSBc8dd4QQnMEonX-4RjEkn5SjrKX5symt9luCcw76tjGzoX5UXiPPi53DFL1mItA5TA9ejWInF3qmMylbYNIYiLR/s4080/20230327_095138.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4z5cah1hAs7zdFWlPYrLoGhbVm2C3XhM56Ba2AyJjOinlWSvCmeLt7SC1QR07Q89OY-eOcoNbJ_7o4OxZuV5-GJXhYX2atBlUSBc8dd4QQnMEonX-4RjEkn5SjrKX5symt9luCcw76tjGzoX5UXiPPi53DFL1mItA5TA9ejWInF3qmMylbYNIYiLR/s320/20230327_095138.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJqGRnqM52S-E0tIalsDqWlrzrodSWp5hAJNaqa8p1V2alGuEUIPfMjFHd3Q2OtQFSd7-rtx6fdYmPFjEG-cr_oPuENLVhiwfmGVnPYM0x0BxmZyjll7rRrrKmAdLufG4FuAsyVuapRMCrY6p7qQ808elWlAIicKRcir4u5yHXg3xE7NjxqqkLdvG/s4080/20230327_095438.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJqGRnqM52S-E0tIalsDqWlrzrodSWp5hAJNaqa8p1V2alGuEUIPfMjFHd3Q2OtQFSd7-rtx6fdYmPFjEG-cr_oPuENLVhiwfmGVnPYM0x0BxmZyjll7rRrrKmAdLufG4FuAsyVuapRMCrY6p7qQ808elWlAIicKRcir4u5yHXg3xE7NjxqqkLdvG/s320/20230327_095438.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83fjzOh43o0UTHNHgWRD26cTpKNDDGuevj5cHJ-nh43PMC9Sv0mpb5iPX7m-Srz_X-JYpkHckNuePKQbV0EcsgPVzJVlFTIYZqcYqNjaeMbdK967bzR9QmWbAgRrdX9gHiEQQUtlC7E94sPuEsAypDhVJgDPIQk8j2GVyvPYqX8ASrKpWNNT8KKbH/s4080/20230327_095424.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83fjzOh43o0UTHNHgWRD26cTpKNDDGuevj5cHJ-nh43PMC9Sv0mpb5iPX7m-Srz_X-JYpkHckNuePKQbV0EcsgPVzJVlFTIYZqcYqNjaeMbdK967bzR9QmWbAgRrdX9gHiEQQUtlC7E94sPuEsAypDhVJgDPIQk8j2GVyvPYqX8ASrKpWNNT8KKbH/s320/20230327_095424.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgR4O-OzCDeklhxobWrji4TaoWW0CtAAh6FMsG2O6fxzLZU9uIgNDewt5886PiJbndy7JPa3AvmhliJ9wIQwfpme3YERPko7Y92NcgPaf2KFzfibgFvyc_Mb3LqHLLpGHTbIPomTBNTzOTeJfFJdPeZr-LpsQxUXew9QOmQbq9zvczr2DJcDwpSyi/s4080/20230327_095508.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgR4O-OzCDeklhxobWrji4TaoWW0CtAAh6FMsG2O6fxzLZU9uIgNDewt5886PiJbndy7JPa3AvmhliJ9wIQwfpme3YERPko7Y92NcgPaf2KFzfibgFvyc_Mb3LqHLLpGHTbIPomTBNTzOTeJfFJdPeZr-LpsQxUXew9QOmQbq9zvczr2DJcDwpSyi/s320/20230327_095508.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6tIbTOxI3FW7i8UxiEX6tQstyiI5QAeDKd9mDoOiHJ-oz8sGWyNaFq5wg0awnnM9ZBhVAcivnqOlyoztvz0LXEh8nLWgFOYopZFWmXz5pty3PAJvHqTi_JBPjgBGP8LaSNARkLjmXY2yzC5M8zY6EyDSLV53WFAGNcy56utZjdsFqavB_-B3QMTW/s4080/20230327_095634.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6tIbTOxI3FW7i8UxiEX6tQstyiI5QAeDKd9mDoOiHJ-oz8sGWyNaFq5wg0awnnM9ZBhVAcivnqOlyoztvz0LXEh8nLWgFOYopZFWmXz5pty3PAJvHqTi_JBPjgBGP8LaSNARkLjmXY2yzC5M8zY6EyDSLV53WFAGNcy56utZjdsFqavB_-B3QMTW/s320/20230327_095634.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmj0fAlMd1Vj2CsFwcct0ny7Gwvel23Br2On5zib3V7_Qkve_PKq6WYmQ8LCSmoBY1IiEppo8BIj3BDPNtSn1AGKT_7IFLLjvoTTb1ficAo8sQBlDi0bzr64AJJRkft1nr_w84aLaY1IhY7AreqI5YtpL0vlQNUqS5mI89CbDQZRU-peiF2zbZIth/s4080/20230327_095646.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmj0fAlMd1Vj2CsFwcct0ny7Gwvel23Br2On5zib3V7_Qkve_PKq6WYmQ8LCSmoBY1IiEppo8BIj3BDPNtSn1AGKT_7IFLLjvoTTb1ficAo8sQBlDi0bzr64AJJRkft1nr_w84aLaY1IhY7AreqI5YtpL0vlQNUqS5mI89CbDQZRU-peiF2zbZIth/s320/20230327_095646.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Particularly
with the works on the moveable walls in the centre of the gallery, where the
lights were focused solely on the work (and apparently only set at 50%) they
just glowed. It was the one thing I had been disappointed with at the gallery,
which had been a delight to work with in every way otherwise, and they had
wanted the lights as much as I did. They were happy to be able to document the
difference it made to my exhibition.<div><br /><div>On the way home I dropped in to Ipswich Art Gallery to see
the three current exhibitions – only to find one was shut on Mondays! A return
trip may be in order. It was my first visit to the gallery, which has some
impressive wood carvings from the collection in the foyer – you can read more
about their creator on this <a href="https://www.woodreview.com.au/profiles/who-was-the-ipswich-woodcarver" target="_blank">blog</a> I found – very interesting.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEuYZUQGAdEI4p5cYzN4HO9PMq53BptpSLs2ICfhCAu7difObb-TCsawt8Q3PMEHhat-RdnH0pVvPiE5LjcntvekqThRuKxjCUWZUK2ZREi1oK6HSsEFp2bIl2TB8k_pJWHHAuj0qkxYnKUHyZsZXW4Kyz4XXsU-zGt6qS_dk7fqpIBai9Vt-VoJF/s744/5.peter-harley-overmantle-192-with-peace-dove.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="630" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEuYZUQGAdEI4p5cYzN4HO9PMq53BptpSLs2ICfhCAu7difObb-TCsawt8Q3PMEHhat-RdnH0pVvPiE5LjcntvekqThRuKxjCUWZUK2ZREi1oK6HSsEFp2bIl2TB8k_pJWHHAuj0qkxYnKUHyZsZXW4Kyz4XXsU-zGt6qS_dk7fqpIBai9Vt-VoJF/s320/5.peter-harley-overmantle-192-with-peace-dove.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">On the mid-level was Everyday Sketchbooks by <a href="https://debmostertartist.com.au/" target="_blank">Deb Mostert</a>, an
Ipswich artist who uses her sketchbook every day. From detailed studies of
statues to records of her work in taxidermy, and beautiful everyday moments
like pre-dinner drinks and nibbles, her work felt fresh and lively.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tjbXDzvKJkF7kLtZh2DIdJUgIYS_54xMFJSsnjcVDIDXP_37YtaVdCcjAXn-BxZp3gkosqrDKAA9_665M9AKx1r3_mtIQHI_XDzzJ0OqNUcgrauR19YdOwI-oWX0Xjc28Aw_PvsUa4MBUze8PP4p5tcvyhpIzwOp6-XuaDnw_0BbLGm8L4yTuwxX/s4080/20230327_123842.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tjbXDzvKJkF7kLtZh2DIdJUgIYS_54xMFJSsnjcVDIDXP_37YtaVdCcjAXn-BxZp3gkosqrDKAA9_665M9AKx1r3_mtIQHI_XDzzJ0OqNUcgrauR19YdOwI-oWX0Xjc28Aw_PvsUa4MBUze8PP4p5tcvyhpIzwOp6-XuaDnw_0BbLGm8L4yTuwxX/s320/20230327_123842.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>
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the way it took you through each room all at the same time, but you felt as
though you had simply turned on the spot to see it all. A very evocative yet
simply executed work.</span></div></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUHaH-VODBcQtd4l9jsS_S3RNULqZmeCWuKJkDXzKoRodW68E-M3ObOjbAazgeb8qLe-tsemxG1IPC_pT70tjim9MzdPwBBrhKLll9cuE34opaotGNDWmpeaLYE2AngRHO2a8TYRkHSoCtPpw7A_EoXZClT2FA7Q2hsVNIQdIEItoNW10ffUPCP5a/s4080/20230327_124337.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUHaH-VODBcQtd4l9jsS_S3RNULqZmeCWuKJkDXzKoRodW68E-M3ObOjbAazgeb8qLe-tsemxG1IPC_pT70tjim9MzdPwBBrhKLll9cuE34opaotGNDWmpeaLYE2AngRHO2a8TYRkHSoCtPpw7A_EoXZClT2FA7Q2hsVNIQdIEItoNW10ffUPCP5a/s320/20230327_124337.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><o:p></o:p><p></p>
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installation and in the use of largely matt glaze with shiny highlights.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJyuR9q8LR4ufK5Vog4YDpQzohPJdG1IQNrHPppb3lZ1vHvzgnXkLUYAwi_i5_iQuLJXKX5yU0iwoQ0df-lR606GhLEvYSVOEkwX2ja_mGRF1gG3YlT1tYha-Ex-rdxI_NpK0_ct7hm0w3I09wWIy-JY6FBmLiBL8qwu3hbfEg8ggVr-olqwGOJkr/s4080/20230327_124615.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJyuR9q8LR4ufK5Vog4YDpQzohPJdG1IQNrHPppb3lZ1vHvzgnXkLUYAwi_i5_iQuLJXKX5yU0iwoQ0df-lR606GhLEvYSVOEkwX2ja_mGRF1gG3YlT1tYha-Ex-rdxI_NpK0_ct7hm0w3I09wWIy-JY6FBmLiBL8qwu3hbfEg8ggVr-olqwGOJkr/s320/20230327_124615.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/whats-on" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHkivJCsldFpe1hoWZXAux8DqtXRnguK1s3KM-xLTbzE54ZqSnuAwCcl56X5Yb-pwwt4muwOpeUTRGZ1GxCQHyLmpnIK7FvuAw3ymWd75RJK1XFNS6pGzEqnk3j_F4Av8kDpVnSzqoUYb7_hBW9xo0k2bdB18UcaKi-cENGyQrJc-QrfKXJ1niyUA/s320/20230327_124646.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The main gallery is huge, but can be divided into smaller spaces, and I will definitely apply to exhibit there in the future. </div></div></div></div></div>Svenjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213955626177011191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880613953352117780.post-36243487829791338232023-03-25T17:27:00.005+10:002023-03-25T17:27:45.760+10:00De-stash Market<p> I realised I haven’t posted many blogs of late. Part of this
is because I write articles for TEXTILE Fibre Forum magazine, so a lot of my
material goes there. Part of it is probably because I spend so much time
writing applications and submissions for galleries, grants, and competitions.
There’s definitely been a lot of that happening recently, so it was nice to
have a break this morning and head off to the De-stash Markets at Mount Gravatt
Showgrounds (not that my studio really needed re-stocking, but I'd hate to miss out...). It got off to a great start with getting free entry – someone who
was leaving passed me an un-used wrist tag. I was more than happy to accept,
and get out of the line in the hot sun – I can literally feel my skin begin to
crackle after only a short time.<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsrGA2RYI9HL-KKJ5uwi-GtSE3G-NpGDfk620gtt-o3r0Lu2oFwrRimwML_gHKP8umgnc_HDYyWTuYv2z1qaK29T2gupIJfF_Bh_-gWKdI-h0qzL3j1d4v9P0njJbZabZqxACTz37_22DeDulWJic5gVYzVPsvOPyoLKE-WV-mLdnYT7Rq9ZfjA7R/s1773/IMG_7555a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="1773" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsrGA2RYI9HL-KKJ5uwi-GtSE3G-NpGDfk620gtt-o3r0Lu2oFwrRimwML_gHKP8umgnc_HDYyWTuYv2z1qaK29T2gupIJfF_Bh_-gWKdI-h0qzL3j1d4v9P0njJbZabZqxACTz37_22DeDulWJic5gVYzVPsvOPyoLKE-WV-mLdnYT7Rq9ZfjA7R/s320/IMG_7555a.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZygAkYFocJVatvy5iDC-ZXc01HoMdt18hb9MuH8ksu_jIbeADOKaopbZGDsRxp6pDt4uO3OVRLZCJd1_p0MY5wsBy4QFKghAVA7lBql5Z6MI0HPSb4J4Y3ka3GmZwFfafiXTHNLUvggjPkXDzroEYn7BFtTTdFihSG-BPol3s9iZxKh-PcsBk5qYZ/s1773/IMG_7551a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="1773" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZygAkYFocJVatvy5iDC-ZXc01HoMdt18hb9MuH8ksu_jIbeADOKaopbZGDsRxp6pDt4uO3OVRLZCJd1_p0MY5wsBy4QFKghAVA7lBql5Z6MI0HPSb4J4Y3ka3GmZwFfafiXTHNLUvggjPkXDzroEYn7BFtTTdFihSG-BPol3s9iZxKh-PcsBk5qYZ/s320/IMG_7551a.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The first stall I hit was well organised, with lengths of
material on hangers and clearly priced, gorgeous 60’s/70’s curtains in bags,
and some other fairly hideous but wonderful pieces at $2/bundle. I’ve reached a
stage where if a fabric speaks to me, I just go with it, and today definitely
had a 70’s vibe with orange and brown knit/netting, and a fierce lime
upholstery material. Oooh, and a piece of funky faux fur for $4. A brightly
patterned velveteen piece also asked to be taken home. The next find was a
couple of pieces of lovely silver leather, then some silver sequinned fabric. Then
a nice piece of metallic lycra, followed by some gold cord, and a few dark
purple bobbles. These strange bits and piece and offcuts are perfect for
someone like me who works with cut up and distorted materials.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjjGTGZKnbx7ECkdiL5D7H7NAlOARGfiPzX16xZwpMWE5MfFxbZolUDnf7QVY5lgaAXpFMVDv5l77NwV_5V-FSBRZF6UkHWT7ca76lA-1RomY-ntQv4rYCRMYbD8oT1Nt0ACSq9d-84ezFLgHwcyL4OvywHFTRUjWOaRZBUT0ThFLJDbya4rQKvRi/s1773/IMG_7561a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="1773" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjjGTGZKnbx7ECkdiL5D7H7NAlOARGfiPzX16xZwpMWE5MfFxbZolUDnf7QVY5lgaAXpFMVDv5l77NwV_5V-FSBRZF6UkHWT7ca76lA-1RomY-ntQv4rYCRMYbD8oT1Nt0ACSq9d-84ezFLgHwcyL4OvywHFTRUjWOaRZBUT0ThFLJDbya4rQKvRi/s320/IMG_7561a.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I got out of there spending less than $40, but I AM sorry I
didn’t get the large piece of turquoise velveteen – sometimes it’s nice to have
a big bit of fabric.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPlLdoUJs3kgrUpaJt0QbeFJ3OeSFyRBXbfhASVuD5tC8ly9VHnA4bID7xHV7jx1bze-dOPEL5bs5jaPk8seg4ULjyuWefVkdqOecTEyFmbL4gioKUUZwY7O7XxZGjcBVZ0FS2i9DmqQIiFKms1HOfP43dIHL2FMgZQv2XSJAp-UWQYtLWIk6wBkt/s1773/IMG_7559a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1182" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPlLdoUJs3kgrUpaJt0QbeFJ3OeSFyRBXbfhASVuD5tC8ly9VHnA4bID7xHV7jx1bze-dOPEL5bs5jaPk8seg4ULjyuWefVkdqOecTEyFmbL4gioKUUZwY7O7XxZGjcBVZ0FS2i9DmqQIiFKms1HOfP43dIHL2FMgZQv2XSJAp-UWQYtLWIk6wBkt/s320/IMG_7559a.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It was a great market and everyone there seemed to be having
a good time – a nice way to start the day. <o:p></o:p></p>Svenjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213955626177011191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880613953352117780.post-81581498788474156772023-02-05T17:07:00.003+10:002023-02-05T17:07:51.234+10:00It's all happening!<p>February already
and I’m only writing the first blog of the year! I think January went in a blur
of making, trying to finish works to photograph, in order to attach them to
gallery applications. This finally happened on one of these very hot weekend afternoons down at Matt's shed, where he used his ninja-like forklift skills to get me above the very large works. He basically made a cherry-picker for me by strapping an IBC onto the tines and mast of the forklift.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDp4b9duOPUmAyM6rgb48VC6MK_0rhxygZO_kivnkB3nSGgWHAZ41uhuYVgu1Odj7hMGL_RwNDyxHvTX_FnaQz5BNNRHZ8K8cAFE5LO9GcfLdg2kKUAwbE8KRx9wNhyucOPpNnwtTHLiaat17TX2RDovpyDhZDFDmvbngu4Oj63Z3PXZnHA3-rsjrj/s1080/thumbnail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDp4b9duOPUmAyM6rgb48VC6MK_0rhxygZO_kivnkB3nSGgWHAZ41uhuYVgu1Odj7hMGL_RwNDyxHvTX_FnaQz5BNNRHZ8K8cAFE5LO9GcfLdg2kKUAwbE8KRx9wNhyucOPpNnwtTHLiaat17TX2RDovpyDhZDFDmvbngu4Oj63Z3PXZnHA3-rsjrj/s320/thumbnail.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9UMFW-ETCjwr5B4FqhuJ-yFWrPC4N6hLwHkXbZI0tN0vMG5qRsc7gtIgLBUocHNnW3HXk7h7bk7tY2gPkvIuJO5juQQvQ49wq6Jg_s_AvYVi-EMPyId2YmM_TZDdw3Q6112vekKPgSwErOEER4lk5wylzmVxIWBpQpx8TbUy3YSbKVwr7FhXtoAd/s4000/20221221_180719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9UMFW-ETCjwr5B4FqhuJ-yFWrPC4N6hLwHkXbZI0tN0vMG5qRsc7gtIgLBUocHNnW3HXk7h7bk7tY2gPkvIuJO5juQQvQ49wq6Jg_s_AvYVi-EMPyId2YmM_TZDdw3Q6112vekKPgSwErOEER4lk5wylzmVxIWBpQpx8TbUy3YSbKVwr7FhXtoAd/s320/20221221_180719.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhEzo-ABVVRZKpKJ8oaAKyjeOhiaNFiLMoF6-1KBQgaPdTc9i2p4CIsPSdTj48lkMw7HHcqn4JzdFuSJHInxsr235c78cK39WpQYOEANIe9KM9wK46yowOSzsK_HKVv_x9oPuaPcZrLOxusNv3CkdhGOypEAdTAQMJ7oe63m0sCLuVu7bU9Rk2O59/s5472/IMG_7340.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhEzo-ABVVRZKpKJ8oaAKyjeOhiaNFiLMoF6-1KBQgaPdTc9i2p4CIsPSdTj48lkMw7HHcqn4JzdFuSJHInxsr235c78cK39WpQYOEANIe9KM9wK46yowOSzsK_HKVv_x9oPuaPcZrLOxusNv3CkdhGOypEAdTAQMJ7oe63m0sCLuVu7bU9Rk2O59/s320/IMG_7340.JPG" width="213" /></a></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3FDtuNPjtNI0NZIGMNWr7i46qHmz0z-rGsuCtQDSvSTzdBXsFycslR8MumF8G3v8Ga82PHC4RIiHiKFhEsGI5qrQ6FascWrUIi8B4l0oOtjlLUmZ2vxspt2oJ0vfY79gZlGe_mtND_M9WreazRobttXWaQVmX0KlEh7L8kH3UDTBts8U_2IPKA8JB/s5472/IMG_7229.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3FDtuNPjtNI0NZIGMNWr7i46qHmz0z-rGsuCtQDSvSTzdBXsFycslR8MumF8G3v8Ga82PHC4RIiHiKFhEsGI5qrQ6FascWrUIi8B4l0oOtjlLUmZ2vxspt2oJ0vfY79gZlGe_mtND_M9WreazRobttXWaQVmX0KlEh7L8kH3UDTBts8U_2IPKA8JB/s320/IMG_7229.JPG" width="213" /></a></div> There’s been a lot of writing towards gallery submissions, grant applications,
and articles for TEXTILE Fibre Forum. The last one of these I penned covered
the many rejections I received last year for various submissions to both galleries
and competitions. As I was proofing the final draft, I received an email
advising of the very opposite – an ACCEPTANCE! What a wonderful start to the
year! I have been accepted to the <a href="https://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/Activities/Arts-Culture/Police-Point-Artist-in-Residence-Program" target="_blank">Artist in Residence</a> programme at Police
Point, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, for a two-week period in June. I'm very much hoping to see and photograph ice and snow formations and patterns in the nearby mountains, and/or bioluminessence in the harbour. Even if neither of these are in evidence, I'll still be able to respond to another fabulous coastal shoreline. A few
days after that finishes, I will move over to Ballarat for a week, where I will
be doing an exciting workshop with Alysn Midegelow Marsden at <a href="https://www.fibrearts.net.au/alysn-midgelow-marsden.html" target="_blank">FibreartsAustralia</a>. Called<b> Metal Cloth to the Max</b>, it will involve using “<i>industrially
produced fine cloths woven from pure metals in copper, bronze, brass and
stainless steel, adding colour using techniques such as heat, sprays, embossing
powders, patinas and paints</i>”. And of course, the sewing machine. So
June-July is a huge month of professional development, which I think will have an amazing effect on myself and my work.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxtuo6hQsvjHFjbDxbHzS9aMZB3GNJYq1PGmzzQzpkdhBFy8m8EUpEg3WM0SYFNkWElaQsPXZAvyzkOwNBw_pDq8N2gAXi7IRbD4yzS54YiIw6TBMh_OQnHHEFmprqKBYy4647_zRPe5I19RVkoHhRcIiHKwET0bm87rGneMumjPuqHzqOV-rJUml/s750/Police%20Point.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="750" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxtuo6hQsvjHFjbDxbHzS9aMZB3GNJYq1PGmzzQzpkdhBFy8m8EUpEg3WM0SYFNkWElaQsPXZAvyzkOwNBw_pDq8N2gAXi7IRbD4yzS54YiIw6TBMh_OQnHHEFmprqKBYy4647_zRPe5I19RVkoHhRcIiHKwET0bm87rGneMumjPuqHzqOV-rJUml/s320/Police%20Point.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Police Point - see - there's Gatekeeper's Cottage!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTyvQfRGsB-G0g3DWBDjWKHJ3TmeJ_JmFmFXx3j4sA_nsLD7_pxbJOWsDbjPU8e3q7w6IS4w1v6zCOsJO9WZ_c-iwTfBnN78QpZjsbY5bw4EwmyvEAp2rN9_h78wWO1yJW6pB5hgb8uBD_WOulKC_SjzuOq6e6NfyN9FIsb0PXkNzeHIjPrtwgoQvN/s1080/alysn-midgelow-marsden-10_orig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTyvQfRGsB-G0g3DWBDjWKHJ3TmeJ_JmFmFXx3j4sA_nsLD7_pxbJOWsDbjPU8e3q7w6IS4w1v6zCOsJO9WZ_c-iwTfBnN78QpZjsbY5bw4EwmyvEAp2rN9_h78wWO1yJW6pB5hgb8uBD_WOulKC_SjzuOq6e6NfyN9FIsb0PXkNzeHIjPrtwgoQvN/s320/alysn-midgelow-marsden-10_orig.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Metal textiles in Alysn Midegelow-Marsden's work</div><p>Next week I install Algalrhythms
at Lockyer Valley Regional Art Gallery, it’s fourth edition as it were. I
visited the space in January and dicovered that it is large and lovely,
although a little dark, and that signage is not included, so this weekend I am
painting my own on a canvas – you’ve GOT to have a title! I have used the ancient technology of the Overhead Projector to trace it on, which absolutely fascinated Matt's grandson!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5wXfHN7aAkA9HMgGdwidlW3w8ZeR0_qJkMD6ZNLth6YoUh3L9FS2M9F8O1O9ap9VR6NBw3Bbmi4psB6yjsAuy07AXpAKBpJRODR0G7mpI11dQq-1KOasI1TaMFHC0L2S-csjhSSReAAdwEof8htVGVMrCe4UDxlmJ31IOewR8Ka64QV5-6ZnNran/s1080/thumbnail%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5wXfHN7aAkA9HMgGdwidlW3w8ZeR0_qJkMD6ZNLth6YoUh3L9FS2M9F8O1O9ap9VR6NBw3Bbmi4psB6yjsAuy07AXpAKBpJRODR0G7mpI11dQq-1KOasI1TaMFHC0L2S-csjhSSReAAdwEof8htVGVMrCe4UDxlmJ31IOewR8Ka64QV5-6ZnNran/s320/thumbnail%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>Next Friday
afternoon, the 10<sup>th</sup>, I will be giving an artist talk at 5:30pm on
the conception and creation of this exhibition from my artist residency on King Island in 2019,
before Janet de Boer finally gets the chance to open this exhibition at 6:30pm! If you can come along, please let the gallery know with an <a href="https://lockyervalley.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/EVSESENQ?SETLVL&RNI=422272&fbclid=IwAR099t1pi8o0yJx32W6O1vJ0y3vy78tvviggPyfr1DDkh2OR4v7ufn6_Xg4">RSVP.</a> Algalrhythms will finish its life at Dogwood Crossing, November 18 2023 -
January 27 2024.</p><p>A week or so ago I dropped my
phone face down and lost what little I had on there, so a few of these images
have had to be copied from my posts. The biggest loss was cat photos, and to be
honest, I have millions of our girls looking adorable already. Because they just are.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdtOz3E3SqdiwxDtV525uMCgWCJTKy7hdw5X18Bwt8g0LxQDdI-c_H0N_3bXMyB-GHRLp2PkWGEd8Yh3Nl0cK88kyMgdhEoqv1qDE-tiOf5WH4SW6nQBYCAz_AlVyL6_QOFhNvAkcJWsvuT22-zmLQIMmcpDMZwpv-9j0Xopjl-xxpVDZ-3i7UNvX/s4000/20221113_202729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdtOz3E3SqdiwxDtV525uMCgWCJTKy7hdw5X18Bwt8g0LxQDdI-c_H0N_3bXMyB-GHRLp2PkWGEd8Yh3Nl0cK88kyMgdhEoqv1qDE-tiOf5WH4SW6nQBYCAz_AlVyL6_QOFhNvAkcJWsvuT22-zmLQIMmcpDMZwpv-9j0Xopjl-xxpVDZ-3i7UNvX/s320/20221113_202729.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKve_47f6RFRA057PSzv53K8MDAlJgfoR8rYdOrqyutJZIw5eC4kgmNW92Evj1M_vXSkPUG2_8yMzjT603DKe23c96w134tNPit7hFbD1f_091CkphxCSrj8SltdEy4-k7M-EUL00pf-rs31n0d6AtzZKDJXb-KL29cmJoOvnuNA8hxvlsS_DJiTIR/s4000/20221209_190511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKve_47f6RFRA057PSzv53K8MDAlJgfoR8rYdOrqyutJZIw5eC4kgmNW92Evj1M_vXSkPUG2_8yMzjT603DKe23c96w134tNPit7hFbD1f_091CkphxCSrj8SltdEy4-k7M-EUL00pf-rs31n0d6AtzZKDJXb-KL29cmJoOvnuNA8hxvlsS_DJiTIR/s320/20221209_190511.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><br />Svenjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213955626177011191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880613953352117780.post-30036596382767264702022-12-31T02:01:00.034+10:002022-12-31T06:49:09.336+10:00Wrapping Up 2022<p> I’m writing this on the day that our beautiful Main Coon
sister kitties turn three. How glad I am that they are with us, and looking
back today as I compiled some photos from their short life, I saw how much had
happened in mine in that time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNNPeCEfvPOoEGXcY4oS1mIKNcnL8f0-7DRFOBvKL_Vzf93w-vZXcio2rRKcLp6xujrYIMC8TqQ4veXeK0xx7Mj3JtebTUwkM8gcJBgUcQM5hg6OlI1ykLpgx5OYYankun8ztSbiGXvpZavopIIZl_k9CeoW0ECX5FK66GZ8FetkX4Gokg1eFx9qLf/s2862/20200331_123751%20crop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2862" data-original-width="2479" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNNPeCEfvPOoEGXcY4oS1mIKNcnL8f0-7DRFOBvKL_Vzf93w-vZXcio2rRKcLp6xujrYIMC8TqQ4veXeK0xx7Mj3JtebTUwkM8gcJBgUcQM5hg6OlI1ykLpgx5OYYankun8ztSbiGXvpZavopIIZl_k9CeoW0ECX5FK66GZ8FetkX4Gokg1eFx9qLf/s320/20200331_123751%20crop.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdsvBJc_OweYCYacegn3djHQfYINV1LSIhKtp-JQd34cMbnYnBuHLn48CEqkKlVs5DFVW59Vn_Ve8SHBHT2P-fZqxldScNn72A1qvZyl8ZuF4yJSDlzU2XkPJlSwbL_Tcse33gSyExDXioLY2UI4e5CVV7o_zlgCNDSTRVnBfnARRNjkG7dtiWF5_4/s3635/IMG_7155ed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3375" data-original-width="3635" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdsvBJc_OweYCYacegn3djHQfYINV1LSIhKtp-JQd34cMbnYnBuHLn48CEqkKlVs5DFVW59Vn_Ve8SHBHT2P-fZqxldScNn72A1qvZyl8ZuF4yJSDlzU2XkPJlSwbL_Tcse33gSyExDXioLY2UI4e5CVV7o_zlgCNDSTRVnBfnARRNjkG7dtiWF5_4/s320/IMG_7155ed.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I have become a regular writer for the magazine that helped
shape my career as a textile artist, TEXTILE Fibre Forum. </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeZ29voj7wcJAlVEkCde5tQFDehiG63V605U-GniPLKhzI4072_6RLX7x6FK6PWtKOcOWhM7HoA7ErGLz4XmGIwAKcxvbsgNQ6mqIdUvPtepP5KZDJTJl-k2UhwsVAAESWJqKdLwwN3hlDp9S0pEsvn3kGqvjyPJ1j_Emj-gIv2xD1QCxEyTSrOZA/s2048/56%20TFF%20142%20Situation%20Svenja_FA.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeZ29voj7wcJAlVEkCde5tQFDehiG63V605U-GniPLKhzI4072_6RLX7x6FK6PWtKOcOWhM7HoA7ErGLz4XmGIwAKcxvbsgNQ6mqIdUvPtepP5KZDJTJl-k2UhwsVAAESWJqKdLwwN3hlDp9S0pEsvn3kGqvjyPJ1j_Emj-gIv2xD1QCxEyTSrOZA/s320/56%20TFF%20142%20Situation%20Svenja_FA.jpg" width="231" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My article/column in TFF</td></tr></tbody></table>I have created a body
of work based on my first artist residency which has now been exhibited three
times, with a further two exhibitions booked for 2023. During this time I
revisited one of my favourite artforms, that of lino-cutting, and enrolled with
Studio West End to print these – a very enjoyable interlude with Adele
Outteridge and Co.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzf7803EYBYXBp2Iud9siu6YDj29nbRtpHpLgwFKvXJKgPTGi14rRlKq-kvtooNa1oeWHfzX6Uw-QlBAxCtwpgx2WZLcE7QOP_JcN3FCF8dzgK-f3CxiSdAp6D16mb6HjEUzVtxxtifBA4twAen6H-etla-w65SbYHNvdtiVsJLAkGJrIORuWbZ27/s2000/321510672_444341824429606_852491504706787738_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzf7803EYBYXBp2Iud9siu6YDj29nbRtpHpLgwFKvXJKgPTGi14rRlKq-kvtooNa1oeWHfzX6Uw-QlBAxCtwpgx2WZLcE7QOP_JcN3FCF8dzgK-f3CxiSdAp6D16mb6HjEUzVtxxtifBA4twAen6H-etla-w65SbYHNvdtiVsJLAkGJrIORuWbZ27/s320/321510672_444341824429606_852491504706787738_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Printing an embossing at Studio West End</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5Tl8p6t8XAidCnfmOMm82VTmFrppuJe3iY6OlZdyCHXWEeeb8i44yZ8qs8j9vNoJqqVCylnKoDLtpu2L-UpG4KTfGfOoz4B_gF0uqASOk_R01B6miqH5Vt9foOdTPFRq1pKnX2pDbuBP_JviYouZgGwl1MzpCRjaV4pxieXu7vYRDlmbJbfPjaEw/s6720/Algalrythms%2006.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5Tl8p6t8XAidCnfmOMm82VTmFrppuJe3iY6OlZdyCHXWEeeb8i44yZ8qs8j9vNoJqqVCylnKoDLtpu2L-UpG4KTfGfOoz4B_gF0uqASOk_R01B6miqH5Vt9foOdTPFRq1pKnX2pDbuBP_JviYouZgGwl1MzpCRjaV4pxieXu7vYRDlmbJbfPjaEw/s320/Algalrythms%2006.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Algalryhthyms at Warwick Regional Art Gallery</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I am currently working towards my second solo exhibition,
with applications being submitted nation-wide. </p><p class="MsoNormal">I have also continued to enjoy special moments with the originator of TEXTILE Fibe Forum and its' subsiduary interests, Janet de Boer. A woman of great knowledge and many contacts- we share a love of cocktails!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUurED4RJR8heqV4nNPim01l58IxHqTpjY0FPbR_Ky3Eo7Yg8W5AAAHAXAnTp0VKWzdQVtBR1mKKoh1llseNlM4vmKUHr8QaFf_0_RBgffwas9V_r2YlW2jDENpRqT5QjZyZ1idvQPDHETsZPZPh01WmV9ivVbB7FhrjbwZNgsiZTvMSOxfSaD1dSp/s960/313249992_566211592170794_7784981588177711771_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="835" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUurED4RJR8heqV4nNPim01l58IxHqTpjY0FPbR_Ky3Eo7Yg8W5AAAHAXAnTp0VKWzdQVtBR1mKKoh1llseNlM4vmKUHr8QaFf_0_RBgffwas9V_r2YlW2jDENpRqT5QjZyZ1idvQPDHETsZPZPh01WmV9ivVbB7FhrjbwZNgsiZTvMSOxfSaD1dSp/s320/313249992_566211592170794_7784981588177711771_n.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllIeaIcyyzwy-cpFypy-h0dof3_F6g3TVRuQ87cwOxBW8ig4Kq44enh5YFZK3cIsEY-rhwG8IZo8R6RwOw81qudEb-bq3PxNisJyWDe2GNKTj_uNW3wJvaQMTTdiPlEqh70WMbnJY_oCEGYTSkkNje4Ns078TAdvJhKYzk5gHVB1Cl-zIdCJ_AuAT/s3094/20221216_125724.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3094" data-original-width="2434" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllIeaIcyyzwy-cpFypy-h0dof3_F6g3TVRuQ87cwOxBW8ig4Kq44enh5YFZK3cIsEY-rhwG8IZo8R6RwOw81qudEb-bq3PxNisJyWDe2GNKTj_uNW3wJvaQMTTdiPlEqh70WMbnJY_oCEGYTSkkNje4Ns078TAdvJhKYzk5gHVB1Cl-zIdCJ_AuAT/s320/20221216_125724.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">In 2022 I became the inaugural Artist in
Residence at TAFE QLD Mt Gravatt, and presented an exhibition of over twenty of
my wearable art works. Sadly, I terminated this position half-way through the
proposed term due to the impossible enormity of trying to get anything done under
the crippling process of government bureaucracy and disinterest. So much knowlege and enthusiasm for sharing lost, a great blow to both myself as teacher, and to potential students. Such a loss to professionalism in the arts, and in the teaching institution of TAFE. I remain disturbed and enraged at what has occurred.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvvoEWs6swRBSbZEPRNoQomnDrz2fj-m_EhbEFGlKixP5ppd2EGt8_1-pCcv6quJPE9qWXBZ8aerXza26hgdNgwbUNew8x4XvEuJhejW-uqTfxpd3AvUIFIqKvnf_RujQ6_4vVoGQz_qKWUlrnS3NUlLRqa_aqkI8pvjGpK82CH_pB51SPdpn7iOu/s5472/40.IMG_6806.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvvoEWs6swRBSbZEPRNoQomnDrz2fj-m_EhbEFGlKixP5ppd2EGt8_1-pCcv6quJPE9qWXBZ8aerXza26hgdNgwbUNew8x4XvEuJhejW-uqTfxpd3AvUIFIqKvnf_RujQ6_4vVoGQz_qKWUlrnS3NUlLRqa_aqkI8pvjGpK82CH_pB51SPdpn7iOu/s320/40.IMG_6806.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In 2020 I became a power lifter, and have now competed in a
novice competition and two sanctioned competitions. This began in lockdown,
when my friend Jenelle enticed me into her home gym… I used to be a cardio
bunneh, now I like to lift heavy things. Slowly.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZgn_gdq0lSip7jndMCTMFaPIWC8IZaioBcDbnRMhbM16hGmlDVbZh8b14Gt5Qa-zZjTZakSnyTvPN2wSktgHVzWHKFQE3Zy_tkFB8zseF1NEwYc5RV_1ZfmNM7fG2bD4CsSM-BpdIqH7KsFUEAPqqALSp8Cewn9HajfXZi38Fpt0nj7T6W-sGV5AF/s2048/_DSC0753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZgn_gdq0lSip7jndMCTMFaPIWC8IZaioBcDbnRMhbM16hGmlDVbZh8b14Gt5Qa-zZjTZakSnyTvPN2wSktgHVzWHKFQE3Zy_tkFB8zseF1NEwYc5RV_1ZfmNM7fG2bD4CsSM-BpdIqH7KsFUEAPqqALSp8Cewn9HajfXZi38Fpt0nj7T6W-sGV5AF/s320/_DSC0753.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jenelle and I missed out on two years of our annual SvenJen
adventure at Fibres Ballarat, but finally got back there this year to enjoy
Julie Ryder’s dyeing workshop. I really enjoyed learning the chemical nuances
of dyeing with procion dyes, and we were very impressed with the new digs! I’ll
be back there on a solo trip in 2023 to do Alysn Midgelow Marsden’s workshop,
and we’ll both travel to Geelong for the TAFTA Fibre Forum in September.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxF-8pAs8GoeoQaR-oIpH8vfzapI0I6aV_HXklKv-fjJ9vAAkc0r8_A9D_qHmCON21SZc7ID5FCnV3zePunvTaHZVGNe_Y595su-GSnPkS2hTPk-QPdH8Whnb-K5YW3Sd_Vre-5skYM8REZNy54IF7cBOo4dBEQmys8IIXpRn4lrZmTBhhAui365p/s4000/20220628_122511.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxF-8pAs8GoeoQaR-oIpH8vfzapI0I6aV_HXklKv-fjJ9vAAkc0r8_A9D_qHmCON21SZc7ID5FCnV3zePunvTaHZVGNe_Y595su-GSnPkS2hTPk-QPdH8Whnb-K5YW3Sd_Vre-5skYM8REZNy54IF7cBOo4dBEQmys8IIXpRn4lrZmTBhhAui365p/s320/20220628_122511.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsL4tQehweKIdO4IBYMSB0aV9eK8EQmiYF1YaxCCWUNEp1BxJolrEOFXpB003W1iknCurt44CYeLb8ldvkbhhbXa-hYQ6ay8Yfjl-gtFEUciZ6yAx4_UM76TZpBimRZiIQ07ldUhVA1kmctnwRf_lxmV6mctmjShZTGymVUnYY71vIQQT9KkL5A05/s4000/20220626_174800.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsL4tQehweKIdO4IBYMSB0aV9eK8EQmiYF1YaxCCWUNEp1BxJolrEOFXpB003W1iknCurt44CYeLb8ldvkbhhbXa-hYQ6ay8Yfjl-gtFEUciZ6yAx4_UM76TZpBimRZiIQ07ldUhVA1kmctnwRf_lxmV6mctmjShZTGymVUnYY71vIQQT9KkL5A05/s320/20220626_174800.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> <o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHoa3qsSUiOupBqm9dAIk4QLJryZAkjGnys0D8lUw7FJw_xmmeddoKq4DBLRHgML8si2PxdmD94rZwFBZYWk0PzRVqtw0IDz8EB59uW0_Ucwl1yxKjxs3pdXIuwPQA7TobYN6F5l0-7V1U18jh8nNNOPmIoWkWlfnexVZ-qRI6cIidOZBszpjqS7Tf/s1257/thumbnail%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1257" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHoa3qsSUiOupBqm9dAIk4QLJryZAkjGnys0D8lUw7FJw_xmmeddoKq4DBLRHgML8si2PxdmD94rZwFBZYWk0PzRVqtw0IDz8EB59uW0_Ucwl1yxKjxs3pdXIuwPQA7TobYN6F5l0-7V1U18jh8nNNOPmIoWkWlfnexVZ-qRI6cIidOZBszpjqS7Tf/s320/thumbnail%20(3).jpg" width="275" /></a></div>I was happy to return to my beautiful home studio after the
TAFE debacle, and remain ever grateful to Matt for making this custom space for
me. I truly love the life I am able to lead here, able to open a door and
engage in experimentation, able to shut the door when I am tired, then return
again. It remains as my solace, the place where I belong, where no-one can reach me unless invited. A world of colour and sparkle behind that door, like a fantasy land. <div><br /><div>Bureaucracy you will not break me, you cannot have me, for your laws do not exist here, in StudioSvenja Sparkle Land.<br /><o:p></o:p><p></p></div></div>Svenjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213955626177011191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880613953352117780.post-74300084965772385122022-11-16T17:33:00.008+10:002022-11-16T17:34:54.518+10:00Layered Colour<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Today should have been just lovely – no other plans but working in the studio. I felt tired and unmotivated, but went down and continued painting, working up layers of colour on the heat-distressed fabric sculpture I am working on. It seemed so flat and boring when I wanted it to be so rich and bright. It’s hard to keep going when it doesn’t look fabulous, and that’s when I have to remind myself that this is a many-layered process. It’s also hard not to doubt your colour choices – did I start too light? With the wrong colour entirely? A spray of yellow around the edge lifted it, but I soon found more to find fault with. Then I took myself back to the fabric samples I had chosen for this work, and it all started to come together. Pinned along the centre, they added the next layer of colour and texture, and a painted piece of distressed lace, the next. I’m a lot happier, but I still have to keep going down to check on it. Sometimes it just takes time and a little distance. Not to mention a little trust. Particularly when working on a larger piece, it can be difficult to continue on with what you are not convinced about, but having done it to one piece, you must do it to all before moving on.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPCfkqXtOB_xBMgJZMO6OX6lngQwvX4M664aPrZbua4hqjFMEyoNgGzplkwkCZvVBuC-j0UAZZMJQROlqk-Yn3iHb5XNNMoYAKA6cCIExnzV1QTx-FDHtc2Th4U31gOPkK2wGITQQ04mGd3rNPFmDg-A-bRED2iMF4cwG6sryy6z3FnAxJ0PHADUd/s1404/thumbnail%20(9).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1404" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPCfkqXtOB_xBMgJZMO6OX6lngQwvX4M664aPrZbua4hqjFMEyoNgGzplkwkCZvVBuC-j0UAZZMJQROlqk-Yn3iHb5XNNMoYAKA6cCIExnzV1QTx-FDHtc2Th4U31gOPkK2wGITQQ04mGd3rNPFmDg-A-bRED2iMF4cwG6sryy6z3FnAxJ0PHADUd/s320/thumbnail%20(9).jpg" width="246" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This is where I feel I have 'a conversation' with the work. After the initial concept design and vague colour ideas, sometimes it comes down to what is on hand, or what material will be the main focus. After that first step, it really becomes more of a reactive process. You can't plan the steps - things will show you what works. Sometimes enjoyable, sometimes a little uncomfortable, you just won't know until you follow your instincts through.<br /> <p></p>Svenjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213955626177011191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880613953352117780.post-19797811918535757012022-11-09T18:13:00.002+10:002022-11-09T18:13:37.460+10:00Moving on Up<p> Here I am, happy to be working on my newly serviced machine back in <b>StudioSvenja</b>. Last month I terminated my residency at TAFE after three of the six months term, as it has been incredibly difficult to deal with the levels of Government bureaucracy and abominable communication. As we met to discuss exhibiting Algalrhythms there next year to finish my tenure, the thought of fighting it all again became too much. To top it all off, plumbers had moved into the studio indefinitely to work on the new fire sprinkler system, and it was not conducive to creativity. Luckily I had done a good tidy up in all the studio spaces here, so as I moved back, I was able to slot everything easily back into place. Sure, it might look a bit chaotic, but this is wonderfully ordered in my world!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixekR-QClO35rx2_CWsqJmxiipkv7e9GFM-0TnbCzOFysXWbLI4-8T8aVD0jotbcaJeCWN1zJe8kcixGBfi5LS-1sl4lK1XpaTYuusDNu_q8h--_ZbCoVCnzDchStpSL3x1pc9YdC4biIm1UezP0jc2lIOyFjQFnhZnKz5NLvbGXwTzPptknl_C8sP/s1080/thumbnail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixekR-QClO35rx2_CWsqJmxiipkv7e9GFM-0TnbCzOFysXWbLI4-8T8aVD0jotbcaJeCWN1zJe8kcixGBfi5LS-1sl4lK1XpaTYuusDNu_q8h--_ZbCoVCnzDchStpSL3x1pc9YdC4biIm1UezP0jc2lIOyFjQFnhZnKz5NLvbGXwTzPptknl_C8sP/s1080/thumbnail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcl5F34GCnwiGDe0PRdAWtZJSIHU-h8rP7o3nK0vwrxgcvElg_KciCGC-vNqmrYeIe9TlLi6ioQEpWUKAS8735AKRnIk8Lz0BAGW60Ak4dxcM4U1TLjhJ9nToH9CbmedrAhdK6Y6J8mrNr9xC2DdadGsZORiN9uk-qZ61sdbB_cjWrGtBKdlwkv2CX/s1257/thumbnail%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1257" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcl5F34GCnwiGDe0PRdAWtZJSIHU-h8rP7o3nK0vwrxgcvElg_KciCGC-vNqmrYeIe9TlLi6ioQEpWUKAS8735AKRnIk8Lz0BAGW60Ak4dxcM4U1TLjhJ9nToH9CbmedrAhdK6Y6J8mrNr9xC2DdadGsZORiN9uk-qZ61sdbB_cjWrGtBKdlwkv2CX/s320/thumbnail%20(3).jpg" width="275" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixekR-QClO35rx2_CWsqJmxiipkv7e9GFM-0TnbCzOFysXWbLI4-8T8aVD0jotbcaJeCWN1zJe8kcixGBfi5LS-1sl4lK1XpaTYuusDNu_q8h--_ZbCoVCnzDchStpSL3x1pc9YdC4biIm1UezP0jc2lIOyFjQFnhZnKz5NLvbGXwTzPptknl_C8sP/s320/thumbnail.jpg" width="240" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yOWhLP76gNtH0bONTyZ8k9-Vf3NWHb0CO4NgAh_gvSU3jfTE4It3O9qPqFnEPCE3-pMOKVLCUptIr3DcN5WfcJhhoJzUock8KzEkiWrkXSVz50kt8kfWqiLtPlckEBI1Ghn3gTVbz9FmYz4Yz4gTe209X_tBIykqNZPExZPD3uBQLXbWRDkti6JX/s1080/thumbnail%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yOWhLP76gNtH0bONTyZ8k9-Vf3NWHb0CO4NgAh_gvSU3jfTE4It3O9qPqFnEPCE3-pMOKVLCUptIr3DcN5WfcJhhoJzUock8KzEkiWrkXSVz50kt8kfWqiLtPlckEBI1Ghn3gTVbz9FmYz4Yz4gTe209X_tBIykqNZPExZPD3uBQLXbWRDkti6JX/s320/thumbnail%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeIYKq_ssqQCznqvWghduvKRAjwlzWgRJtlYh1YgCNWfYp0zJPBVndtCnWNtGRI-EqQe58wAveYule78xBvvQup93GfFZ2P-nZX1e4QAo2xndxQUOpbVOLaUe4xkDZFXD6BzLAWWiV4W2W7Xzi-1PIaXBedM_D0uHl-vTcAM3tkh8WSzKPrfTWIDpB/s1080/thumbnail%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeIYKq_ssqQCznqvWghduvKRAjwlzWgRJtlYh1YgCNWfYp0zJPBVndtCnWNtGRI-EqQe58wAveYule78xBvvQup93GfFZ2P-nZX1e4QAo2xndxQUOpbVOLaUe4xkDZFXD6BzLAWWiV4W2W7Xzi-1PIaXBedM_D0uHl-vTcAM3tkh8WSzKPrfTWIDpB/s320/thumbnail%20(2).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I am still progressing on the new works, so nothing has really changed, although I do miss those large tables for layouts. Instead of exhibiting at TAFE, Algalrhythms has been accepted at the <a href="https://magsq.com.au/museum-gallery/lockyer-valley-art-gallery/" target="_blank">Lockyer Valley Art Gallery</a> in February and March next year. Life moves on. Applications are being submitted for the next exhibition titled DistoMorph, which will feature sculptural pieces on a much larger scale than previous work, and some wild colour combinations.</p><p>Last week I enjoyed catching up with Janet de Boer for lunch, not having seen her since she opened my exhibition Paracosm at TAFE in August. (The 3D walk-around imaging of the exhibition can be found on my <a href="https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=gxD6SPcM1Qi" target="_blank">website</a>.) I treasure the laughs we have as we discuss the vagaries of life in the arts over lunch and prosecco. Her wisdom, experience and humour are most useful! I very much enjoy writing for the magazine she created, <a href="https://www.artwearpublications.com.au/product-category/magazines/single-issues/textile-fibre-forum/" target="_blank">Textile Fibre Forum</a>, which is published quarterly, and for my next submission I will be writing about the experiences of the many rejections from art competitions and galleries that I have experienced this year. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjpEh8Z_ohFocUo_q_2VBzbM7012s-wICeuTsm18Be05wawk_rDQmtI-8J6ZM_3O3T1q2ql2VLmfNRW_FlzFEpSZwWFyjc3fd4k98Mgw3Y673nj_962EvEdAAM69uuH_zq6___e9AmHcUcUZejvcbKJVMWJavaRLNB9Kbkd5fRfsIgtPAR8gvWbV3/s3403/20221028_124436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3403" data-original-width="2962" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjpEh8Z_ohFocUo_q_2VBzbM7012s-wICeuTsm18Be05wawk_rDQmtI-8J6ZM_3O3T1q2ql2VLmfNRW_FlzFEpSZwWFyjc3fd4k98Mgw3Y673nj_962EvEdAAM69uuH_zq6___e9AmHcUcUZejvcbKJVMWJavaRLNB9Kbkd5fRfsIgtPAR8gvWbV3/s320/20221028_124436.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><p>Speaking of Textile Fibre Forum - Bunneh and I have decided to go to one of the original Fibre Forums as run by TAFTA, so we'll be off to <a href="https://taftainc.com.au/workshops" target="_blank">Geelong Fibre Forum</a> in September 2023 to make felt hats with <a href="https://www.feltsoright.com/" target="_blank">Dawn Edwards</a>. It will be great to have a new venue to explore together, and I'm sure much fun will be had in the workshop. I pinched this image from her website - I can see me spending the whole week making something like this!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUCpgyK3aAKCPIIzgr3Pqus8QNU7rwh8M3MITVmfvML6su2FJ1uEFDZbBMyIxXx6VsChHgXb-03bw8Jj8vfFC-EoBVj5q0xFwF843798WasXn4ulRiDXVdvMXOuPNX8aM96qXdKQFy7-IPOWUo3aIFqkyHKF6np692yO7_v0o1DWSurro_XP859-K/s611/Raven+Crown+by+Dawn+Edwards.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="611" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUCpgyK3aAKCPIIzgr3Pqus8QNU7rwh8M3MITVmfvML6su2FJ1uEFDZbBMyIxXx6VsChHgXb-03bw8Jj8vfFC-EoBVj5q0xFwF843798WasXn4ulRiDXVdvMXOuPNX8aM96qXdKQFy7-IPOWUo3aIFqkyHKF6np692yO7_v0o1DWSurro_XP859-K/s320/Raven+Crown+by+Dawn+Edwards.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Svenjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213955626177011191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880613953352117780.post-35558445506485855382022-09-26T17:57:00.001+10:002022-09-26T17:57:26.586+10:00Meeting and Molesting fellow WOW designers<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In honour of WOW opening this week for it's 33rd? show after a two-year hiatus, I present a memory of meeting and sometimes molesting fellow designers over the eleven years I participated. Designer Days and the shows grew into a really fun experience as more and more of us became repeat offenders - you can almost track this in the photos as they get blurrier and fuzzier towards the end! Wishing all the designers a fabulous WOW experience this year, from Svenja &Matt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkUy8QMfXRsnLzqGz7lQXM8Yj0TmamivfVTqjF9MPrcsM6VGjXgStSqn16xmFS9Nxncoukhfj7kDcf3qAQJCfU50mrghLxKdurta2v726572mpyFhYbO0jbVJWaYkNkxCNFpmChjsX7_V4EgUWULHWxMus8rD-zLuVwSOX6lUlT3yEET9qdY2GL9K/s2816/IMG_2435.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2816" data-original-width="2112" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkUy8QMfXRsnLzqGz7lQXM8Yj0TmamivfVTqjF9MPrcsM6VGjXgStSqn16xmFS9Nxncoukhfj7kDcf3qAQJCfU50mrghLxKdurta2v726572mpyFhYbO0jbVJWaYkNkxCNFpmChjsX7_V4EgUWULHWxMus8rD-zLuVwSOX6lUlT3yEET9qdY2GL9K/s320/IMG_2435.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbX8Y7jYVjb82KLhyJv9rt39TDyNFF-Xe4EevCmuAeZi_I9-hAWnZTgtir00e5lDPyzp5PSncyQU66sEC_gSIvx_S0VIYQA2_BWctL8GCI3tYcSP_jhLWraaa5YkGsi8A-hC1WqJxeqD3x0Fty0GhaCFY7OwLxlL7UFj1lN5Avk15e6zXVT1M2t1Nu/s3648/IMG_3086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0aA0JmYwlUJtxRGRceU-JrJtarpTNbMMmzeyiGPJj8cF-i8AOj222W9_YwB7pA59r3kPbew1QjgDa6pphdfydGAD_bkUJ3QDmABRZeOwRae2fN8p3ZfSba_YzAqnK-I111wxhJLDzlhpQyI5NJRUrOCcP-i8eVsyaDMJHm4nlR-R6swFLthsCn_-H/s320/IMG_6954.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>On the Friday before the exhibition week I started choosing
and hauling out the mannequins from the storeroom, then placing them, beginning
with the easiest – those that definitely needed space to be seen from all
angles, and what should be the most visible from the doorway. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxpcC-dfrAGiDAQ5TMfOrvNAazpdHyLvGPprOZSPhbySdjkKW-O1ghZUosDi9SsgNStFj0xwWwpYrsRCIlMBp-Gq-nn4LcvSFCFHIV_dOMi9FDFEcJz4u4UNlf3-3ASMv1PpmBwdDVLOR3TLA1-k40m2L9VHq1D9fdrQ3iJCbtzNjVdSSecxkDLoG/s4000/20220812_122053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxpcC-dfrAGiDAQ5TMfOrvNAazpdHyLvGPprOZSPhbySdjkKW-O1ghZUosDi9SsgNStFj0xwWwpYrsRCIlMBp-Gq-nn4LcvSFCFHIV_dOMi9FDFEcJz4u4UNlf3-3ASMv1PpmBwdDVLOR3TLA1-k40m2L9VHq1D9fdrQ3iJCbtzNjVdSSecxkDLoG/s320/20220812_122053.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>I decided that one would be Spike, better known as Cordycephila. I began with a male mannequin,
but after wrestling most of the bodysuit on, found I couldn’t complete it because
of his stance. I tried again with a mannequin with straight legs, wrangling the
bodysuit and the main torso piece on, only to find that I couldn’t slide the
leg pieces over the giant flat feet! I undressed him, and resorted to a female
mannequin who had slimmer, pointed feet. Mostly dressed, I tried to put him on
a stand, but couldn’t get it to sit straight. By now it was nearing 5 o’clock,
and I had spent several hours on this one work, and I was tempted to leave him
on the ground – but I just couldn’t let it beat me. So I rustled up a nice
straight, solid stand to hold the substantial weight of Spike and mannequin combined, and voila – I was done. Boy, was I done.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT8bMgwHY3AlD505Uhym0ByTGdR8E-BTscJHRNgByTR9z8Q5jqaL8c_mZeR_rSj8OLdAU6DTp1rJ5Cl4tsiX7cHuBaeplISRxmfyaC8GtcIiQAqw7t-4n-U2Ocu3Bj6dpp3Y2_UHVAmlQj4IrWIqwdDXBxIxhNyPZfgLkxwjKQkCwxW_cQ222xm4Gb/s857/Screenshot_20220812-184740_Video%20Editor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="857" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT8bMgwHY3AlD505Uhym0ByTGdR8E-BTscJHRNgByTR9z8Q5jqaL8c_mZeR_rSj8OLdAU6DTp1rJ5Cl4tsiX7cHuBaeplISRxmfyaC8GtcIiQAqw7t-4n-U2Ocu3Bj6dpp3Y2_UHVAmlQj4IrWIqwdDXBxIxhNyPZfgLkxwjKQkCwxW_cQ222xm4Gb/s320/Screenshot_20220812-184740_Video%20Editor.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The next week was one of intense labour as I started each
day with my powerlifting training before coming straight in to college to work
on the exhibition. Mannequins are definitely harder to deal with than humans
when it comes to dressing. Their unnatural proportions are challenging when it
comes to fitting leggings and bodysuits, and the broad torso of the male
mannequin meant I had to stretch out Trophy’s wire hook to secure it. I tried
to get as many bottom halves on first as possible! For Fenghuang, Matt had to
modify the mannequin by fitting steel rods with the same size knob that slots
into the armhole, so they could support the outstretched leather wings. Without
Matt doing that, he wouldn’t have looked very good.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQMzPML8cBIW3gvFP6Cz12ntOLd-KRx9EsusXE6VoDbU4E2m38Wkh_SH-ckkGzL8wk6BnFfwmaDki0Li1Fyhrs7Ac9E-9SjjqlGQhbKVoyTa0M-ty9HU7SiHa50rYmdQTUL9RBayIj4czfybexKTVOqoBPITkx2nLvdTRAMDZ9o-nDqvQ7Dw-byrv/s4000/20220817_132629.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQMzPML8cBIW3gvFP6Cz12ntOLd-KRx9EsusXE6VoDbU4E2m38Wkh_SH-ckkGzL8wk6BnFfwmaDki0Li1Fyhrs7Ac9E-9SjjqlGQhbKVoyTa0M-ty9HU7SiHa50rYmdQTUL9RBayIj4czfybexKTVOqoBPITkx2nLvdTRAMDZ9o-nDqvQ7Dw-byrv/s320/20220817_132629.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I did have to refer to my dressing instructions for a few of
them, but remembered most ok. Having got mannequins in place I just had to
dress them – I was very eager to see them done. A couple of pieces required a
lot of steaming – Fimbria Figura and Fenghuang, who both contained a lot of
silk organza. This certainly brought them right back to life. By Wednesday I was pretty done, and got Craig in to position
the lights. Although designed as a gallery, the lighting system is um, unusual
to say the least. We eventually worked out what colours to use for each
quadrant of the space, and how to dim the fluoros to a nice backlight.
(However, turns out that you can’t over-ride the automatic movement sensor in
them, and when they go to sleep, they come back on at full intensity – goodbye mood
lighting!)</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxnKeBro1jqqqEKkxd-dfgkBgfO4Yy1IPrzcJ7Mi7ZnCteu6JeOtaBC6WnEnmbKjinaXA3XFMtzRkedDiyyoqb2rPhXxp2_fmCGCKDcDjxQdS-sctPk92tcjjxJtj-ovgKQTwAox6WMGTa33ceRAKzN48qPT1PMIn00YWSV1p_xYThVTbYLeUsBz4/s4000/20220819_124214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxnKeBro1jqqqEKkxd-dfgkBgfO4Yy1IPrzcJ7Mi7ZnCteu6JeOtaBC6WnEnmbKjinaXA3XFMtzRkedDiyyoqb2rPhXxp2_fmCGCKDcDjxQdS-sctPk92tcjjxJtj-ovgKQTwAox6WMGTa33ceRAKzN48qPT1PMIn00YWSV1p_xYThVTbYLeUsBz4/s320/20220819_124214.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I think on Thursday I placed all the signage I could, having
finally finished placing all the QR Logos on each one, which when scanned takes
you to the webpage with more information, sketches, process photos and videos
on the work. These pages remain live on the website, now under Links. I also started to
make some serious noises about getting the screens working for the videos and
the Artist Statement. Funnily enough, not as easy as some people thought, which
is why I always want to get the tech sorted ASAP! By Friday it was all done,
and, desperately tired, I had time to go home and eat, and sit on the couch for
half an hour before getting ready to return.</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKWINlLT04VfNp_LGxNxnNp4jL1VNw5pLW-giNY_ECVM6kVn0ZLPvE3PVJEXBXeSGIhL4094A0rGck1O47R_xVpHv6aIbK3JK-_lepfb0T0AbcSz2Yiq29Tnd3EtpiFJNxKiTXIr9uxzlvVz3Gvpcr4hPwPJtilk-cPIkd0m3WFKliGhBb29ezZ62y/s6720/_Z0A9520.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKWINlLT04VfNp_LGxNxnNp4jL1VNw5pLW-giNY_ECVM6kVn0ZLPvE3PVJEXBXeSGIhL4094A0rGck1O47R_xVpHv6aIbK3JK-_lepfb0T0AbcSz2Yiq29Tnd3EtpiFJNxKiTXIr9uxzlvVz3Gvpcr4hPwPJtilk-cPIkd0m3WFKliGhBb29ezZ62y/s320/_Z0A9520.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hAYICGCqf5JSobsRFJoGI83BrNRlxt1n1knd16kPnxMhKbC9r0pwvebmo1D_xya4O3xlwQ5TlBmXHbsx80BD99uf37ZGcKKeaOy0w1-jfXYy0tIiTEOvSQMIBZHwBcVPmH4Rme0KNbVFP87rejXfEjNSp3CO-FAaalgDouYJZIkaAefKcTCK-_pF/s6312/_Z0A9534.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3964" data-original-width="6312" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hAYICGCqf5JSobsRFJoGI83BrNRlxt1n1knd16kPnxMhKbC9r0pwvebmo1D_xya4O3xlwQ5TlBmXHbsx80BD99uf37ZGcKKeaOy0w1-jfXYy0tIiTEOvSQMIBZHwBcVPmH4Rme0KNbVFP87rejXfEjNSp3CO-FAaalgDouYJZIkaAefKcTCK-_pF/s320/_Z0A9534.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Helen had put on a wonderful spread of food
and mocktails (sigh, a bubbles-free event) as a fundraiser for her area, the
TAFE Foundation, which provides scholarships for students. There was a good
amount of people there, including many of the TAFE teachers, and my friends - even
a surprise appearance by high-school friend Jodie and daughter!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAHO-siPOr9KaQN_NRAjd1E_sqOQdBSl_7zwRAEpbckhq3ogz1DDRwe4-UUeXJuh7EOkrlF0hz49YRZpKzv6KUf8eJnU3sTelL9QGRz3M2X4pyNp39AeKPujt0WurRoZBi5mevQSDSREsuhXFisFIfiI-X0E_6tzpl22BCrKWf99wmoi3_1kbvRA6h/s2048/299429271_1242732776483744_8630395654430460068_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAHO-siPOr9KaQN_NRAjd1E_sqOQdBSl_7zwRAEpbckhq3ogz1DDRwe4-UUeXJuh7EOkrlF0hz49YRZpKzv6KUf8eJnU3sTelL9QGRz3M2X4pyNp39AeKPujt0WurRoZBi5mevQSDSREsuhXFisFIfiI-X0E_6tzpl22BCrKWf99wmoi3_1kbvRA6h/s320/299429271_1242732776483744_8630395654430460068_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Janet and Peter arrived early for a studio tour and the application of false eyelashes before speechifying began, and we had to be summonsed to appear at the gallery. Janet’s speech was a wonderful way to provide some context
to many people who don’t really know me or my work, and she was of course
entertaining as ever. <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0MYkrUknfLdb6Xq63RGDwvbQERGzW9ExyNbwYckVcOof0QB0y3FZhtmQI4_MLN7qwnDnmTB8vhaXA8h5djRlabJUm9dFJd-GTZrsBNi38aoOwJAZ8jElrxaseYi8Ui0FWt8ygsjb1OgjBOnCzevvLD_9ksaUEE5ik4pBCDMMVcv2c8HmwxdAi5mw/s5376/_Z0A9676.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3652" data-original-width="5376" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0MYkrUknfLdb6Xq63RGDwvbQERGzW9ExyNbwYckVcOof0QB0y3FZhtmQI4_MLN7qwnDnmTB8vhaXA8h5djRlabJUm9dFJd-GTZrsBNi38aoOwJAZ8jElrxaseYi8Ui0FWt8ygsjb1OgjBOnCzevvLD_9ksaUEE5ik4pBCDMMVcv2c8HmwxdAi5mw/s320/_Z0A9676.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;">Photo above and those below by Charlene Z.</i></div><p class="MsoNormal">The nine-monitor screen playing videos of my work in performance on the World of WearableArt stage (and one from Wearable Art Mandurah) created a wonderful presence, and I am absolutely thrilled that the videos were provided. For the audience to see the work moving was a wonderful dynamic to the exhibition.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCR2VSQagtKhP3kfiP-VOKsaotjQz-jiD0X425lF9PX75rNNNEpttktzG4T2kvtXgAUNJKh82F4Ir5ybFp0Cy-4BuDBf7vtkEAmMRsD1L43ge8g4dopWatzEWPvWI1TUGQG-fTGPoWwYUMiy_JMiFi-SjCLrc1u-VdOmbxQZKqwjozuuoPn9axYc-/s4200/_Z0A9548.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3340" data-original-width="4200" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCR2VSQagtKhP3kfiP-VOKsaotjQz-jiD0X425lF9PX75rNNNEpttktzG4T2kvtXgAUNJKh82F4Ir5ybFp0Cy-4BuDBf7vtkEAmMRsD1L43ge8g4dopWatzEWPvWI1TUGQG-fTGPoWwYUMiy_JMiFi-SjCLrc1u-VdOmbxQZKqwjozuuoPn9axYc-/s320/_Z0A9548.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDeIw0uJoMW1QhHJf9xe_9OY1mZ7Z1uzF4EoQJ2RkLMI7BnP4LfIfVu7N6LZ2NfzTPF02ivhplU3wHVKAaqdewSUvW0gdLYbuBuDqEuqdItZq-6yFK_aaArICnWf-xFphFijawsYo2HdC6lcjnvQ1Gzud4BYJPSLhX_AVdHud5NcaMFTia0pL_9G7/s6720/_Z0A9542.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Then it was home for a sit down and a well deserved drink!Svenjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213955626177011191noreply@blogger.com0