x 4

four new one off cushions made specially for gallery aloft in rozelle sydney.


the usual suspects - sheep, trees, buildings - in different configurations, different colourways, different textures.


and a lot more hand stitching than i usually do.

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.

a house, a garden

i don't have a house or a garden and lust for both.
here though is my fave girl [Bah cushion] looking somewhat sheepish in
the latest Australian House and Garden.




i have a view of ornamental magnolia trees from the work bench in my art deco apartment.



this is my house and out there is my garden.
it will do for now.
have been rearranging furniture in the heat.
very little work happening here at the moment.
it's too summery to be productive.

some soft cushiony reasons why i haven't been blogging

just a few of my ONE ONLYs.
some ready-to-order cushions will be available in my shop .. soon.
and my first magazine exposure coming in January's Australian House & Garden.

the sheep are nervous

no need to be my lovelies, i’m making you some lovely new coats and taking you out into the world. first i have to print you...

cushion v. 1


cushion v. 2


uh oh, what happened here? don’t like that sickly colour. little faces need painting in. can i be bothered with the ears? i know i should do the ears. i’ll just ignore it for now. oh dear, i think i’ve ruined it. push on. denial. that should work. give the girls their new coats. i knew i was going to have to paint in the ears.


and I’ve got the spacing all wrong. too late now.