New Year's Resolution

To live within an attitude of grace towards all people

Webster defines 'grace' as

n. 1.  The exercise of love, kindness, mercy, favor, disposition to benefit or serve another; favor bestowed or privilege conferred.

We had a great time at the beach and thanks to a great uncle who took some terrific photos.

Sketchbook challenge.  I just couldnt wait until 1st January and decided to start once I had bought myself a sketchbook.

No.4 Our Park Road Rosebud.  I had to adjust the photo so we could see the lines.  

Guinea Pig,  Really sad that this one escaped into our yard and cant be found.  Its really faint.  I have to play with my camera if these sketches are going to show up. p.s. we found her under the fridge safe and sound.

28/12/2010 Remembering rejection.

December is terrible.  Its the month we lost mum, we struggle with Christmas, I had a lot of questions about textile creations.  I got lost between the angry private emails sent to me and the support of the main group.  I was labelled the troll.  Probably came across as one.  Honestly?  just wanted to know everything a bit too fast I think.

Christmas Eve 2010

Summer has had a slow start.  Its still cold and windy and wet a lot of the time.  But we got a visit to the beach in for Christmas Eve.

My Process : I edited photos I had opened in Picasa3.  I used Picnik to turn them into pencil drawings [go into create, effects, pencil drawing].  I can still print them and have... at the photo printing store... as they remain jpegs.

These are the personal flower photos that Im currently working.  Ive never done fractured pictures before but I see a lot of potential in these pictures.  Nature gives us shapes that naturally work.  Im not all that confident I can do them justice.  But I read recently that we should try and capture their essence NOT try and produce a photograph.  That suits me well.

I mustnt do anything without my glasses on.... I went to snip a thread from the bell and promptly cut off a bead and some stitches as well.  So a redo is required.  This is why the bell is sitting flat for the photo.  I was going for a 3D hanging from the Christmas tree.
I will remake and starch.  But in the meantime if you would like the free pattern here is the link.

Kiwi Fruit flowers over the back fence.  Our neighbours keep bees, chickens, grow all vegetables and have amazing fruit trees.  

I took this passion fruit flower photo a few years ago.  Who knew that it might become a fractured picture?  I thank my sister everyday for my beautiful camera.

My dear friend let me have a copy of these photos.  They are the inspiration of pieces I would love to finish in 2011.

It still has the blue pen on it... but Im loving hand quilting this baby quilt.