If there was any who sells recycled timber stretchers in Melbourne, or knows of a person/place that does this, please let me know. I see …
If there was any who sells recycled timber stretchers in Melbourne, or knows of a person/place that does this, please let me know. I see so much wood dumped in the street, so much old wooden furniture, so much wood from renovations; all going to the dump. I want this industry to grow in Melbourne and to be very widely known. There is a need for it and a lot of free raw material. And, I don’t want to think about trees dying so I can paint. / I used to make my own recycled timber stretchers in various shapes. But, I don’t have access to that kind of sawing equipment anymore. So I’ve been getting them at opportunity shops or when people dump them in the street. I haven’t found a lot recently and sometimes they can be a bit warped. And while this can be an exercise in creativity. Often there is a need for a more traditional product. / Something in me says it is horrible a waste to use new already canvassed stretchers imported from overseas and probably originally exported from our forests by illegal loggers. But this is what we do. I’m supposing. People want everything to be very neat and formulae.
Tall timbers featured in SEA /
Tall timbers featured in SEA /
Many thanks to the following groups for featuring my art this week: Timber and Water / Old Faithful January 22/09 / !http://images-0…
Many thanks to the following groups for featuring my art this week: Timber and Water / Old Faithful January 22/09 / Deer Me! / Sweet Baby January 21/09 / Also placed in the top 10 in their Challenge!! / Rivers, Lakes and Dams / Lake Louise January 21/09 / Snow! Glorious Snow!! / The Red House for the second time to be featured in this group January 21/09 / Cats and Dogs / Going Fishing January 20/09 / I was also so very happy to have sold 3 cards this week. Two sales of For Nana’s Sweetheart / / and one card of I Love You / Thank you ever so much to everyone involved, the hosts, the folks who bought my cards, and the folks who voted for Sweet Baby. Thank you! Thank you!
Thank you to everyone that voted for my photo in the Stillness Speaks March Avator challenge placing it in the Top Ten !http://images-...
Thank you to everyone that voted for my photo in the Stillness Speaks March Avator challenge placing it in the Top Ten
Took a walk on a recent very warm spring day and there were weather systems clashing causing some strong winds and wonderful cloud format…
Took a walk on a recent very warm spring day and there were weather systems clashing causing some strong winds and wonderful cloud formations. Am putting up a series of images made that day as mother nature is quite the artist. “The Battle of Fallen Timbers, August 20, 1794, has been called the “last battle of the American Revolution” and one of the three most important battles in the development of our nation.” http://www.fallentimbersbattlefield.com/
Tall timbers was featured in the Scavenger Hunt group, many thanks to the moderators. / !http://images-1.redbubble.net/img/art/product:can…
Tall timbers was featured in the Scavenger Hunt group, many thanks to the moderators. /
Reflections was featured in the Mornings and Evenings – Sunbeams and storms group. Many thanks to the moderators. / !http://images-3.redb…
Reflections was featured in the Mornings and Evenings – Sunbeams and storms group. Many thanks to the moderators. /
Kokeshi (こけし, kokeshi?) are simply wooden (木, ki, ko?) or small (小, ko?) dolls (芥子, keshi) originally from northern Japan. They are handm…
Kokeshi (こけし, kokeshi?) are simply wooden (木, ki, ko?) or small (小, ko?) dolls (芥子, keshi) originally from northern Japan. They are handmade from wood, have a simple trunk and an enlarged head with a few thin, painted lines to define the face. The body has a floral design painted in red, black, and sometimes yellow, and covered with a layer of wax. One characteristic of kokeshi dolls is their lack of arms or legs. The bottom is marked with the signature of the artist. (Wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokeshi) / Ben My otomusuko (younger son) Ben who turns 13 in December, made this beautiful timber kokeshi doll for me during his Japanese Studies class… it remains unfinished in the raw timber state, and i really quite like it that way. I found this old tin and it fit her perfectly for a litte photo shoot this morning. / Ben’s Kokeshi with Sarah my choujo (eldest daughter) who is 17 now, in the insert wearing a beautiful kimono she was dressed up in by a shopkeeper in Japan, she has just come home from a 2 week stay in Japan with a host family Kokeshi were first produced by Kiji-shi (wood artisans) at the Shinchi Shuraku, near the Togatta Onsen, Zaō, Miyagi Prefecture5 from where kokeshi making techniques spread to other spa areas in the Tōhoku Region. It is said that these dolls were originally made during the middle of the Edo period (1600–1868) to be sold to people who were visiting the hot springs in the north-east of the country. A few of my own kokeshi designs below: / The woods used for kokeshi vary, with cherry used for its darkness and dogwood for its softer qualities. Itaya-kaede, a Japanese maple, is also used in the creation of both traditional and creative dolls. The wood is left outdoors to season for one to five years before it can be used.
Shiver Me Timbers get submitting me hearties!! xx
Shiver Me Timbers get submitting me hearties!! xx
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