With a recent family bereavement, it’s not surprising that I’ve been reflecting on what I’d leave behind if I should happen to die today. I’m not talking about what is my “legacy”? although that is an interesting question too. Rather, I’m talking about the more humdrum practical details of sorting out personal affairs following the […]
Daily Life
The Passing of Wisdom
Owls are commonly associated with wisdom but, for me, they are also associated with Mimi, my late mother-in-law who died last week. For twenty years, Mimi was a leading executive in mental health services. While she was totally impractical, even ditzy, about some things (including cooking, laundry and geography), she had piercing insights into the […]
Bid for an Original Art Quilt & Support the Queensland Flood Appeal Auction
Despite the excitement leading up to the Twelve by Twelve reveal, I’ve been distracted and concerned by the devastating floods occurring to the north in Queensland. A third of Queensland has been declared a disaster zone – this is an area about the size of Texas! I am auctioning one of my art quilts in […]
Timelines 2010 & welcome 2011
When I made this stylised, colour-coded calendar work Timelines#1:Remember the Date! early in 2010, I knew I was in for an exhilarating year. Here are some of the highlights: BRENDA GAEL SMITH CONTEMPORARY QUILTS My contemporary textile works were juried into the AP&Q AQC Challenge – Remember; The New Quilt 2010; PETITE Miniature TEXTILES at […]
Before Lunch – White Platter Patchwork
Some of my friends were married in the age of Le Creuset cookware. Me, it was my good fortune to be married at the zenith of the white platter. This is very useful when you have 20+ neighbours joining you for an informal lunch:
Christmas Lights
We keep Christmas decorations very simple here at Casa da Praia but in a certain light they can look quite jazzy: