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Monthly Archives: August 2012
the silver lining
I got to thinking about clouds and all their assorted manifestations a few days ago, after I bumped my head on our cloud mobile artwork, which promptly fell from the sky and landed on the dog (don’t worry, no animals … Continue reading
CATEGORIES: architecture, art, ceramics
Tagged architecture, art, clouds, paper art, sky
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Sock Off!
That’s not very polite of me is it! Rasping sore throat is not fun and means I am working solo today, sparing Elly and most importantly little Mabel from inevitable cold catching… Right now I am sitting in the sun … Continue reading
CATEGORIES: fashion, pattern, quote
Tagged design, fashion, kylie thévenau, pattern
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Embroidered Art
Anyone who stitches knows the meditative qualities of stitchery. It requires calloused fingers and endless patience, but oh how lovely are the possibilities with embroidered art. Two of my favourite embroidery artists: Izziyana Suhaimi and Jazmin Berakha. Elly
kapow
Nick Knight: Mark Mawson: Martin Klimas: Alberto Seveso: Elly
Aoki Takamasa
Ya – huh! If the music is not your thing, press mute and watch the shifting colours…. – Kylie
simple pleasures
In a rare quiet moment I took my dog for a walk yesterday afternoon, and noticed the first of the roadside freesias, which means it’s nearly spring! And it also reminded me that we’ve been in our house nearly a … Continue reading
What a ….. relief!?
Some days just don’t turn out how you planned them… There were ups, there were downs, then there were ups again…. The first ‘up’ was the discovery of these beautiful old postcards in Turnstyle. I am in love with the … Continue reading
CATEGORIES: florals, looking further, paper, photography
Tagged colour, kylie thévenau, painting, paper art
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Colour Me Happy
Rachel Castle Lauren Clay Josh Reames ColorMeRad Elly (PS sorry for the late post!)
Stream of conciousness…
So you know already I have Yen Mag Issue 58 and I like the work from Tugboat Printshop. I also liked this: This image is part of the identity package for Floriade Australia 2012. I am not sure if it … Continue reading
Huguette Caland
All bound up in a world of fine detail as I am at the moment, I can relate to the paintings of Lebanese artist Huguette Caland. Like whole worlds to immerse yourself in… Now residing in California, Caland was born … Continue reading