Another Exhibition...

This exhibition is at Redland Museum, 60 Smith Street, Cleveland http://www.redlandmuseum.org.au/index.html for the month of May & is so worth a visit.  While you are enjoying the exhibits - your husband will throoughly enjoy visiting the museum for an hour or 2.

Just a sample to whet you appetitie. - signature pieces for each of the artists.

Loved this one - thread painting - it was superb.

Another favourite - a book - it was just lovely.

So now you know what to do with sunglass lenses!???!!! I was fortunate enough to be there for the opening last Friday night & will hopefully get back during this month to have another look.

Aquaponics up & running!

HofM & No: 1 son did not end up coming to blows despite different opinions on the set-up.

To date - we have 110 Jade Perch fingerlings in this tank supplying nutrients (I hope) to the above tank that is now holding herbs, lettuce & other veggies.

This is a second set-up - no fish in this tank yet - so we have to add nutrients to the water. The netting is to keep the possums away from all our plants.

Two bathtubs hold lots of plants - everything is still looking healthy - so fingers crossed!

It's outside my shed - but I have always loved the sound of running water - so all is good.

Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA)

Give yourself a treat & look at this site http://www.saqa.com/gallery-mini-detail.php?ID=2416 I am so proud of my friends who have quilts in this auction. Mel http://mixedmediabymelforrest.blogspot.com.au/  Sue  http://suedennisartquilts.blogspot.com.au/ Kate http://koszko.blogspot.com.au/  - there are lots of talented artists featured.  We are fortunate to have the opening of an exhibition of some of these artists' pieces on 25th & 26th May at Ali's Studio http://aliquilts.blogspot.com.au/ as part of the Scenic Rim's Open Studios. http://liveatthecentre.com.au/Open-Studios-Artist-Ali-George-pg20755.html  there are a lot of studios open during May - check out the rest of the Scenic Rim site for the studios.  Mel & I are also joining Ali at Tarome (Aratula area) as artists in residence for the weekend.  Visit us & other artists over the weeks of May. Sorry no photos but I'm sure you'll enjoy the links.

My Bliss continued.....

To complete my Sunday - HofM & No: 1 son playing nicely together - what more could a wife/mother want.  They are building an aquaponics thinggy - if managed correctly we will be able to live off the veggies & herbs & in 18 months time harvest fish!!!!

Someone has to supervise - so I was told!

HofM has been sleeping well after these sessions.

Blissful Sunday

SoTA13 (State of the Art 2013) quilts can be viewed at Gallery 159, 159 Payne Road, The Gap. The last day for this exhibition is Saturday, 27th April - for further info http://queenslandquiltersartquilters.blogspot.com.au

Above is my quilt "Leaf Litter"

Helen Kidd's lovely quilt - there are actually 2 quilts in this one piece.

Loved the feel (figuratively speaking) of Kate Oszko's.

Mel Forrest produced another stunning quilt. This is only a small taste - there are 20 wonderful pieces on display.  I spent a blissful 5 hours on duty at the Gallery with some friends, sewing, chatting & looking at these pieces over & over again.  Who could ask for more?

I'm soooooo excited!

I'm published - a big thank you to Eric Spinks of Down Under Textiles http://www.practicalpublishing.com.au/down-under-textiles/ - the article is about my FloodArt Postcards & how the MailArt 365 project helped me back to creativity.

There are FIVE pages of article & photos - can't believe it! The magazine (Issue 10) is in newsagents (Aussie) at the moment.  Also featured in this issue are my friends, from Broadstrokes Textile Group, Mel, Kate, Suzanne, Jane, Merody & Kathryn - they get a 7 page spread - there are 6 of them after all!!! I think my day has been made - it's sooooo exciting!

Something different.....

I spent Saturday morning inside St John'sCathedral, Brisbane, taking a pipe organ workshop. This organ has over 4,000 pipes - it's amazing to see where & how they all fit.

We got to play the organ (no, these aren't my arms!!!!) - just a little daunting with some very accomplished musicians in the group - I did play & was told my technique was good.

The view from the sanctuary  - it's quite high up & you have to walk up a very narrow spiral stone staircase (forgot to take a photo of that)

For those of you who haven't been inside St John's - every pew has needlepoint cushions, birds, fish, flowers - a huge variety & they are all so very beautiful.  You can find textile art anyway - just look.

Each cushion has the name of a parish worked into the edge - if you get the chance - take a peek inside the cathedral one day - they also have gift shop (sadly I did not have time to visit it!)