My First Ever Studio
For the first time in a while, I am actually looking forward to moving. Because I am finally the proud owner of my very own studio space! It’s taking up a third of our shed and has lots of light.
My partner and a wonderful handy-person we employed have been very good with making it work for me. But I didn’t know it would be so time-consuming to make all those little decisions about wh…
10 Favourite Creative Pursuits
In no particular order of preference:
1. Decoupage
2. Collage
3. Cooking
4. Pottery
5. Knitting
6. Crochet
7. Sewing
8. Photography
9. Digital art
10. Printmaking
Pottery ponderings
Hm, I’m working towards a joint exhibition with my other classmates in pottery school. It will be my first ever exhibition and it happens in January. Items for inclusion have size restrictions as they will be displayed in a glass case at a local library. I have made some planters with interesting textures on them which also reflect my soul, I think, in that it is many-layered and faceted. I…
A Win at the Show!
Ooh, I feel v. good today. I’ve won First Prize for one of my photos at a local Agricultural Show. Iron Fence at Sunset was my choice for my first ever entry into one of these competitions. Thanks so much to those of you who viewed and gave comments on this work. Yay! :-))) And thanks to my partner, too, for his support. Gawd, I sound like I’ve just won an Academy Award but it’…
First Sale!
Ooh hoo. Am so pleased that I have sold two calendars to family lately. I’ve been showing them mine when they visit. Just shows it pays to advertise! :-))
Two Calendars
I have a couple of calendars available to buy! I’m thrilled with how they have been designed by Redbubble and they look great hanging on the wall. Attractive and practical.
Scenes Through a Lens contains a range of my black and white photographs. I tried to tie the images in with the seasons.
View a reduced-quality version in PDF.
Warm and Blue contains images with orange or yellow and blu…
A New Year Reflection
2007 has turned out to be such a great year, looking back, especially in terms of opportunities for expanding my creative outlets.
Finding Artellaland was totally fabulous and has had me doing some really enjoyable work with collage and digital art techniques. And discovering Artists’ Trading Cards has been immense fun, too: I really enjoy the challenge of working inside such a small space.…
Abstract Favourites
I have quite a few delicious abstracts (or, well, images which I perceive to have an abstract quality to them) in my favourites list and so shall share a few for those who might have missed them in their travels:
Accidental Fractal by Cathleen Tarawhiti …Like a beautiful phoenix or a golden bowerbird.
The Wave by gypsygirl …Reminds me of guitar strings…
EGG84 by TheEggman ̷…
Self-Critical
I am feeling quite self-critical today. Just tried to write another journal entry and could not bear it. I don’t write formally or creatively very often, so I am not used to how much effort some subjects involve. It’s probably because I have not written about them before or much. I can only assume that it will get easier the more I do it. And maybe there are just some days when I am n…
Fractals, for a Change
I’ve uploaded some fractal images I made some years ago. I have enjoyed getting back to this type of design work. I’m waiting on some film to come back from the developer, plus I’m having trouble seeing my current pictures properly…i.e., I’m not inspired, so going away from them for a while may help me to see them differently when I view them again.
Feels good to be…