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I apologise for the decreasing frequency or perhaps that is increasing infrequency of postings here. blogger makes it tricky to interact with the readership, you see. I can't respond to your questions, the platform simply won't allow it. but I can still tell a few stories. ...
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what a month it's been ... unpacking and documenting the lovingly stitched contributions to Gardens of the Heart, putting the pieces together with the help of lovely volunteers and installing the exhibition at Fabrik Arts + Heritage has taken up much of my time. I'm so grateful to the h.ART group...
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the glorious view over the heathlands, from Mount Chudalup one of the remarkable wildflowers in South West Western Australia to the 1393 folks who've stuck by this blog over the years. a little over ten years, as it happens. thank you for hanging in there. this calendar year has been a...
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it's lovely, being home for a bit, curling up with my lovely Kubbi-dog and having some contemplation time. the School of Nomad Arts is quietly blossoming, I have three solo exhibitions lined up for next year and just four workshops left to teach this year (all of which need serious prep...new...
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It was such a joy sharing with students from all over the planet in my first-ever online class (the Alchemist's Apron) that I found myself dreaming up another one. I know so many lovely dyers who simply cannot resist putting another morsel in the dyepot...and then build up great mountains of...
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I had been with my former website host since 2004 or 5, but things were getting awfully clunky. It became tedious to try and upload images as the site would crash or simply freeze, so eventually I gave up. Goodbye, Mr.Site.com - I'm sorry, but you just made it too hard. Hello squarespace.com -...
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I am pinching myself ... but it is true. I have taken the plunge. (what on earth is she on about, I hear you mutter) Thanks to my friend Christi Carter telling me about Seasonal Affective Disorder, (something that was unknown to me) which prompted me to dream up a February project to help keep...
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staying at home for the summer has made so much sense. it's given me the space (and grace) to play :: to make new work and to dream new ideas. in January I made the wee book 'bagstories' and was stunned to find the welcome it received, and then delighted to see how the 'bagstories' group (on...
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at high noon on February One this year (central standard time.... a silly zone really, half an hour different from the actual meridian on which South Australia sits and initiated by a bunch of businessmen in 1899, when the speed of communication/travel was so slow it didn't make a difference...
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regular readers will already be aware that I adore Scotland, so it won't come as a surprise if you can hear me dancing around my studio from a distance because today I can finally share two classes that have been some months in the planning. from the river to the sea(loch)...
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'lifeboat' Lately there has been another tsunami of posts on the interpixies by various people operating in the creative arts whirled, complaining about copyists. The funny thing is that many of them derive a living from having either copied someone else's work from a book, poached a...