A personal archive · 2005 — 2014

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Journal · page 34

More notes, discoveries and moments from the journal.

12 entries

Tinkering

This scan doesn’t accurately represent the metalic parts of this assembly, but I quite like the effect I get here anyway. I cut up and painted (then rubbed) the edges of foil BBQ…

My Favouite Restaurant Reborn!

Today we found out that our favourite restaurant, Rasa Satay, which closed about 3 years ago, has come back as Rasa Thai!!! Same owner, new chefs, and located in the next town…

Contour drawings and some flowers

I’ll start out with my first modified contour drawing: Maryellen (who left a comment yesterday) could you please email me by clicking the ‘Contact Me’ section on the right hand…

Blind Contour Hilarity

First a thing of beauty: A couple of big clumps of agapanthus in my garden are just about to burst into bloom. Look at all the stems! Something that I often overlook is how…

Baskets

I did a Basket Weaving with Natural Materials workshop today with Gippsland basketweaver Pat Dale. I have had her book for about 6 months, and jumped at the opportunity to do a…

Cheers

Thanks for the congrats about my wins at the Traralgon Show :-). I think I’m sick or something though, or perhaps still tired from last weekend. I’ve been missing my spark over…

Winner!

Handspun Article – First! Handspun Skein – First! PLUS Best in Class (fancywork) for Kirishawl. I am totally chuffed. Riscy took me out for dinner tonight to celebrate! The firsts…

Reflections

These charcoal and pastel pieces remind me of reflections you can get on road surfaces at night when it is wet. I also scratched and errased the surface, taking the top layer of…

I'm Back

I’ve been up since 4am, but awake for way longer since my flight was at 6am … you know, when you need to wake up really early and you are afraid you will sleep through the alarm…

Away Away

I’m flying to Tasmania tonight. I’m not packed and oh so slightly panicked… so I’d better start list making. I have to go to work this morning but I think I’ll leave earlier than…

I can see this will be a rush

I just spent an hour and a half producing a heap of shit. I ripped off the worst bit and present the rest to you as ClaArProMo No 22. Melanie Testa linked to this amazing site…

Quickly

I’m posting this very quickly in my lunch hour. I did this monoprint the other night after I blogged the other ones. I think it is probably the best of all of them. Last night I…