If you were reading my blog earlier in the year, then you may recall this post about attending the New Quilt Exhibition and being especially impressed by the works of Jan Clark. Well, there’s another treat in store at Wollombi in early July:
Inspiration
Chocolate Mint Slice
I admit that I’ve been known to partake in a chocolate mint slice or two in my time but the inspiration for this piece was actually this Google earth aerial image of the French countryside that my brother Rowan sent me earlier in the year: I’m sure if I am going to continue with the […]
Summer Dressing
London turned on another sparkling day so we strolled through Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens before doing some Christmas shopping in Knightsbridge and Kensington High Street. We didn’t venture into Harrods or Harvey Nichols but it reminded me that we took shelter in Harvey Nics in Edinburgh when it was raining one time. I’ve never […]
Encounter with King Neptune
While swimming around the rocks this morning, I got to follow an enormous blue groper for several minutes. See the Australian Museum website HERE for images of this magnificent creature. And we also have a new SMBE (smallest mouthbit ever) record – so small that my digital camera can’t cope with a closeup of this […]
New Zealand Quilter
When Annie Smith described me as a “New Zealand Quilter” on her podcasting website, Annie’s Quilting Stash, it provoked a brief identity crisis on both a personal and artistic level. I grew up in Warkworth, a small town on the main highway about an hour’s drive north of Auckland. At least, it used to take […]
Shapes in Nature
After yesterday’s long post, you will be relieved to know that I am reverting to my usual blog style of fewer words and more (but not excessive) pictures. Here is the “M&A” (“mouthbits” and abalone) part of David’s shell collection: “Mouthbits” is a technical term that we apply to the hard parts used by shell […]