Well, things are speeding up down here in the south west, as I prepare to open my very first studio. / I am so very excited and a little n…
Well, things are speeding up down here in the south west, as I prepare to open my very first studio. / I am so very excited and a little nervous about this new commitment, and at last having to “come out” from behind my screen! lol / It seems about time I cease to be the recluse on the hillside farm and show my face in town! / I have taken on a studio space in at the historic courthouse complex of ArtGeo in Busselton, sharing the old stables in the courtyard (renovated, thank goodness, not that I mind sharing with horses either, but it is just not conducive to presenting artwork)..... with two other women – one creating jewellery and the other an artist in oils and acrylics. Hopefully being so diverse, we will all compliment each other. I have big plans, but little steps for now. However the first thing will be the fridge and the coffee machine (in this case, a high tech number called the kettle)....so that when any of you get to Busselton, you will call in to visit and I can offer you a cuppa or (ssshhhhh don’t tell anyone) a bottle of wine….or should I say, a glass! I really hope this space will be one that people can drop in to for a chat and some friendship… I am busy moving things in, decorating to set up my “space” and working out what I might be offering from that space…..as we are there as “artists in residence”. I have ordered a large stack of RB cards so hopefully these will be a good thing to offer, as well as a constantly running digital screen displaying my work. My hopes are to win commissions for individual artwork, as opposed to just selling prints. / And all in time for summer… / Down here in Busso, the flies have arrived, the grasshoppers are just up the road (saw them this morning on my early walk, the little bludgers…..all hopping in this general direction and only stopping to eat everything green in sight and breed some more… grrrr) and the tourists are not far behind (though hopefully not as rampant in the aforementioned behaviours) Busy as I am, I still need to say thank you to everyone at Redbubble….I have become totally addicted here and it is because I know I can always find inspiration, laughter, the most infinite range of imagery to feast my eyes upon (not to mention get to experience other parts of this world and its inhabitants), and most importantly of all….camaraderie….friendship. / It is the friendship that has made this site so special, and the first place I think to visit when I get up in the morning….er…well, maybe not the first. (;-) ..but you get the drift….you guys are the ones I want to share my morning coffee with! / So thank you, and my grandest appreciation to you all for your character, style and amazing creativity, and your unique eyes that view a world so different to mine, and yet bring it to share with me and make it mine. I wish you all that is good for this holiday season. (no flies, grasshoppers, and only tourists with big wallets who love your work….lol) / I wish you all sales and success and many many smiles / I also would like to thank those who have purchased work from me, including the wonderful person who just bought a t-shirt from my range for her hubby for christmas…... I hope it fits and he doesn’t flaunt it to you, too much! best wishes to everyone….. / winks and smiles / Wendy
Thank You so much to Mornings_and_Evenings_Sunbeams_Storms for …
Thank You so much to Mornings_and_Evenings_Sunbeams_Storms for featuring my Ruined_Castle_Walk I am honoured!!!
Newly posted and featured in Bits and Pieces / !http://images-1.redbubble.net/img/art/border:blackwithdetail/product:laminated-print/s…
Newly posted and featured in Bits and Pieces / / Life Isn’t (Link to Page) I don’t know what it is, but it isn’t this… / This morning, this evening, this day, this night… / It must be something else or else someone lied ... J.Z. Featured in Incredible India / / The Symbol Link to Page) Every life / Is a symbol of / Promise, / Streaming forth from a realm / Where / No one is a stranger, unwanted / None, / Where Love blossoms for the One / And Truth for the many. Thank you to the Group Moderators.
In JPG Cast-Offs !http://images-1.redbubble.net/img/art/framecolor:black/framestyle:flat30/mattecolor:off%20white/product:framed-pri…
In JPG Cast-Offs / From the Portfoloio and Gallery Collection Red Delicious Sipping apple tea and sucking sweetened fingers, / standing by the stall and making my selection; / spices colour-collaged like love, cloves and ginger, / barrelfuls of nutmeg, carpets of peppercorn / elma çay and lokum. Thank you to the Group Moderators
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The Feature Fraternity / I am the Memory of a Moment of Happiness I am the daughter of the elements / With whom Winter conceived; / To whom Spring gave birth; I was / Reared in the lap of Summer and I / Slept in the bed of Autumn. But I look up high to see only the light, / And never look down to see my shadow. / This is wisdom which man must learn. Thank you to the Group Moderators
In Live Love Dream.. Newly Posted !http://images-3.redbubble.net/img/art/framecolor:black/framestyle:flat30/mattecolor:off%20whit…
In Live Love Dream.. Newly Posted / The Egyptian Thank you to the Group Moderators
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Many thanks for the honor of featuring my photo…Color Me Orange … in Extreme Close-Ups Group!!!!!
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Queen Of The Flower Fairys was Featured in Little Things That Make You Smile Group!! / I Really appreciate the wonderful honor of being featured in your Group ! / A Great Big Thanks to the Administrators for picking my image!! Happy Shooting , Carla
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First Things / / The Bequest 2nd Feature / A Question Thank you to the Group Moderators
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Haunting Memories Of War / / This was Featured in the >>> Bits And Pieces Group; / Thank you so very much to the Administrators for the honor of being Featured in your group!! Top Dog / This was Featured in the >>> Everyday Life Group / Many ,Many Thanks to the Administrators !! for the honor of being Featured in your Group!!! Many , Many Thanks to all my Red Bubble Friends for all of ya’lls continuing Support and Wonderful comments on my work. I very much appreciate each and everyone of ya’ll !!! Happy Shooting One And All, Carla
I’ve recently received two new features for a couple of my newer photos. My photo Misty Morning...
I’ve recently received two new features for a couple of my newer photos. My photo Misty Morning was featured in the The Fabulous Prairies group. Thank you to the hosts for selecting this photo to feature. My photo dead tree standing was featured in the Trees group. Thank you to the hosts of this group for selecting this photo to feature.
Uploaded some new work last night, and both of them got featured in the ‘Hairstyles’ group this morning. Go check out my new photos ‘D…
Uploaded some new work last night, and both of them got featured in the ‘Hairstyles’ group this morning. Go check out my new photos ‘Doll Girl’ and ‘Jack Et Moi’ :]
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In Fine Arts Influenced by Literature...Two Paintings / Vortex..The Sea of Time and Space 2nd Feature for this painting / The Beauty 4th Feature for this painting In Watermedia Paintings / The Plea 2nd Feature for this painting Thank you so much
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Morning at the Reservoir, NYC won the Cityscapes and Skylines’ challenge Reflections and the City! Thank you for your votes!!!
Have lost the charger for the camera battery!!!. Have so many things I want to snap… the cold winter mornings have brought forth beaut…
Have lost the charger for the camera battery!!!. Have so many things I want to snap… the cold winter mornings have brought forth beautiful scenes of mist and steam rising from fences as the sun forces its way on to the new day. Also have my first ever “parrot” tulips just starting to bud – was so hoping to capture them opening….. have just had a wonderful thought – maybe this is a great excuse to buy a new camera with a great macro feature….. now, how to slip it into the budget without it being notice…... mmmmmm
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And some more good news – Morning at the Reservoir, NYC was featured in my group Cityscapes and Skylines!
Latest piece ‘See no, Hear no, Speak no’ got featured a few hours ago in the Australian Portraits group. Checkitttt :]
Latest piece ‘See no, Hear no, Speak no’ got featured a few hours ago in the Australian Portraits group. Checkitttt :]
In All Its Glory .. is Brand new work … please stop over and view / comment / Come to my Gallery main page to see it enlarged ~ Done in …
In All Its Glory .. is Brand new work … please stop over and view / comment / Come to my Gallery main page to see it enlarged ~ Done in Winding River Park Garden… this extremely large flower looks like a variety of Morning Glory and the huge shrub had these gigantic blooms & buds on it… taken with my Kodak Z1285 reminder Please Enlarge for best viewing
As JB ‘s well-worn Toyota pick up made it’s way up the Old Country Road to the landing. His mind was filled with the job. He was w…
As JB ‘s well-worn Toyota pick up made it’s way up the Old Country Road to the landing. His mind was filled with the job. He was wondering if the skidder diver was up there yet, looking for evidence of his pickup having made the trip in over the ruff road up to the landing. JB was thinking of the trees he had down, only three that he could think of, and where was he going to start in this morning? / Coming up over the last ridge, the landing came in to sight. It was an old farmstead. The cellar hole was off to one side of the clearing. No skidder driver there yet. That was both good and bad. It meant JB had some time, but it also meant that he would maybe be missing the skidder driver to talk to before he headed off into the woods. Off to the side of the landing, over by the old cellar hole was a parking spot. The spot was well out of the way so the truck wouldn’t get hit by either the skidder or by a log as it was pushed around on the landing. / Coming to a stop in the same spot he had parked in for the last four months, he looked out over the landing. They had better then a truckload of logs on the landing. That meant the log truck would be in this morning. The skidder was parked over by the fuel tank. JB gave a thought as to whether it had been fueled the night before or whether that was one more thing that would slow down the start of the day. / Getting out of the truck JB felt the aches and pains of the physical work he did. His back was a bit stiff. The legs had a bit of the hill climbing he had done the day before still in them. His left hand had an uncomfortable callus built up across the palm of the hand, from where the saw was clutched hard all day. / Going to the back of the pick-up, he got out his freshly filled fuel can and a fresh gallon jug of bar oil. He set them out on the tailgate of the truck. He then got his boots out of the passenger side of the truck. Taking off his street shoes, he put on the logging boots. They were heavy leather, with golf cleats sticking out of the sole. The heavy boots slid right on, it was like putting the harness on a horse, getting him ready for work. / The landing smelled of mud, freshly cut wood, and a mid September morning, all mix together. The birds were singing over head in the big birch that grew out of the old cellar hole. A squirrel looked curiously at him from the top of the pile of logs. / After the boots came the chaps, an abbreviated set of leggings that caught most of the oil off the saw and were designed to word off stray chain saws. JB put the fuel and oil jugs on the skidder in a place where they wouldn’t fall off on the rough trip into the woods. He took a new wedge he had bought that morning and put it in his back pocket. He was ready to set off on the half-mile walk into the woods, to where the show was he was working on. / Following the skid trail into the woods, JB was glad he had the sure-footed boots on. The muddy trail was slippery in spots, but with the boots, when he places a foot, it stayed where it was placed. / After JB was out of sight of the landing, he heard the chains hitting against the up-rights of the log truck as it made its way up the Old County Road to the landing. This was good. It meant they would have one truckload out for the day right at the start, with a chance of getting another before the day was over. It meant with the big wood they were going to be bringing out, they would have more space on the landing, some of these big trees took up most of an empty landing. The log truck coming also meant that the skidder would take just a bit longer to get in to the woods for that first hitch. / JB came to his camp form the day before. The two matching saws were there, and his fuel and oil jugs. His axe was in a freshly cut stump and his wedges there in the holster belt. He fueled the saws, checked the cutting edges, they were good for the start of a day. He was, after all, cutting softwood today. Snapping the wedge belt on over the chaps, he garbed the pair of saws and set off to find the first tree of a new day. / Off to the downhill side of the trail was a grove of large pines. It looked like their day had come. Each tree was better then a yard trough at breast height. They had beautiful straight stems reaching up over the smaller birches and maples in the area. No better way to start a day, than the taking down of a few really big trees. / Setting one saw off out of the way, JB started the other. He adjusted the helmet so the ear protectors where snug, took a good look up the tree to see how it wanted to fall, and bent over to start another day’s work. / The first cut is very important. They all are. The first one is the cut that establishes how much stump is going to be left behind, and how much of the biggest part of the log is going to go off to the mill. The first cut is a horizontal cut, placed down just as low as possible. The line at the end of the first cut is one side of the hinge that the tree will pivot on to fall to the earth. Where that first cut stops is critical. It needs to go in from a quarter to a third of the way into the base of the tree. The back of the cut needs to be a straight line. A hinge that has a pivot point that isn’t a straight line will not work as a hinge. Because the cutting part of the bar is only 23 inches, the cut needs to be made from two sides. The second side of the first cut is done with the pushing backside of the bar. The next cut is a 45-degree cut, made from above the first to intersect it right at the back of the first cut. This will remove a wedge shaped piece, leaving a notch in the base of the tree. The back of the notch is perpendicular to the direction of the fall. / With pine sawdust now all over him and the smell of two-stoke smoke in the air. JB looks up to have another look at the tree. The way it is now cut decides the way it is going to fall. In this case it looks like it is going to come down right on a smaller maple and a few birches. The birches can fend for themselves, but the maple needs to be cut down before the pine is felled. / The pine is still nearly as strong as it was before he started. JB steps into the path the pine will take and quickly fells and limbs the smaller maples. This makes a hole for the giant pine to fall into. / Making sure the axe is right there, and the other saw is out of the way, JB cuts into the back of the tree at the same level as the first cut. As soon as the bar of the saw is into the tree far enough, he places a wedge in the cut. This will keep the tree from having any thoughts of going back and pinching the saw. As the saw works its way in the tree sighs a bit and gives a slight lean in the direction JB has asked it to go. Time to switch over to the far side, the back cut is too long to all be made from one side. A quick lookup the tree to see how she is doing, the back cut starts to spread as the saw goes deeper. It is time to find a safe place to be while the giant pine crashes down to earth. JB steps back at an angle to the direction of fall. Staying to the up hill side of the stump and taking three big steps back from where he had been cutting. The big pine leans slowly at first, then picks up speed. On its way down it brushes the birches and speeds downward. CRASH!! The limbs snap and send sticks flying as the monster tree hits the ground. / After the excitement is over and the giant is slain, JB climbs up on the butt end of the tree, and starts his trip to the top, walking up the tree, as it lies on the ground. He takes all the limbs he can get to, making sure he gets all the ones to his left side as he makes his way up the tree. Some limbs are under pressure with the weight of the tree on them. It is sort of a sense one gains to know witch side to start cutting the big limbs from. One side will pinch, the other will snap. The trunk JB walks on gets smaller and the branches bigger as JB works towards the top of the tree. When the stem is down to the size of JB’s thigh, it is time to top the tree. The tip of the tree will be staying in the woods. It must be cut so it lies down to within four feet of the ground at the highest point. On the return trip JB again makes sure he has all the limbs on his left. But now the tree has rolled a bit. It turned slightly as he took off the top. Now the remainder of the limbs are accessible. / This tree trunk is eighty feet long. That is just the stem that will be pulled out of the woods. Two this size and he has a hitch. That will be all the skidder can pull. This stem will be cut in to five or six, maybe even seven logs on the landing. It then needs to be pushed up out of the way so the next hitch has room to be worked up.
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