Saturday, June 14, 2008

from this, to this


the sheep have invaded. can't move around my tiny flat without tripping over them. their benign, staring faces and psychedelic coats are getting to me. have been deliriously, happily housebound for days, weeks, sheltering from the bleak weather and printing like a madwoman. trees, buildings, dinosaurs, birds, spots, stripes, antlers, flowers, super rabbits, cats, dogs and ... sheep!




utter chaos.
everywhere i look - a dog's breakfast of colour, pattern, shapes, line, texture.
get me out of here!
and what? throw myself into the gothic weather? okay.
or i could just do this -



simple, serene, abstract.
heartbeat slowing.



oooh look. and another one. balance. calm.
imperfect.



may as well do three. now it can hang in a doorway like a japanese thingey, what are they called?
don't like the one on the right. too similar to the second one.
but i do like the uneven lengths.
framing my art deco bathroom. an utterly useless thing.
though it does have a certain 'come hither' appeal.

right.
off to get a life.

Sunday, June 1, 2008

oh happy days

sometimes life can be so surprising and unexpected.
i am not a lucky person.
but last week i got lucky. big time.
MOST of my hard drive was resurrected.
back from the dead. and looking no worse for it.
all it cost me was $100 and two good bottles of red.
i'm still in a state of shock, disbelief.
have I got an external hard drive now? well, not yet. but soon. the june sales aren't far away.

new things in planning stages. nothing to reveal yet.
i was heat setting a pink antler cushion for a friend recently and decided to double up on the ironing by placing a bunch of lino cut birds under the antler fabric. when I turned the fabric over the birds had stuck to the antler design.


reminds me of an elaborate marie antoinette hairstyle.

the boys have been drawing some lovely dinosaurs.
these from ollie...

and this from jack...

and then over to me ...

'fingers' and 'tail' have been selling well.
thanks boys.