an opening

Welcome to the exhibition.
It looks wonderful and received a good response.
I shared the space with my good friend Jan Clark.
We started off trying to work together on pieces- as we enjoyed each other’s work and thought we could learn a lot from the experience.

Well we learnt a lot, more importantly are still good friends but found we are too different to work on the same piece. Our work really compliments each other’s and hangs side by side well.

So here are a few views of the gallery.
The long piece[ first picture] is a combination of our works . The idea is based on the traditional Indian Toran [ we shared a journey to India and used it as an underlying theme to much our work for this exhibition]
So here side by side are our responses to India.

This piece was such an eye opener for me – I experience India as such a serene place, I feel really peaceful- whereas for Jan this trip was such a riot of colours and places and textures. Amazing we were standing side by side and this is the impressions experienced. Just like life really.

the other is a wall of some of my pieces.

I'll put up some more photoes of Jans works when Í get them sorted[ in the first photo is a few of her beautiful bug drawings too]- please come along for a visit
bye

just about there- exhibition

I don't like to build up 'stuff'- usually i have a very small 'stash'in the studio. I gave a store of whit silk and wool waiting to be coloured and used up in a project but that is all.
i have been so busy that i have been dyeing larger amounts of silk and now i have a whole pile of stuff. it is starting to press on me to be used up not accumulated.

this litle piece that is awaitng stitch was a success because i quite liked how it turned out and because i incorporated into the light piece.
The light piece was a UFO that has been staring at me for some time- i liked it eatherialk quality but could not ever work out how to present it.


finally incorporating it into a different piece breaks the pressure- life doesn't always work out as you want sometimes you have to re-adjust your angle on it - was the lesson for me.


yesterday i installed my next exhibition- you are welcome to visit, the opening is Saturday, at Ewart Gallery, 33 Laurel St, Willoughby [email me fionaw@netcentral.com.au for more directions]
i have been working at breakneck pace to transform material [left] into finished pieces- there is a close up of some, and am quietly pleased with my progress.

of cours i already have thoughts on what i will do next time, but i feel quite pleased ith the outcome so far[ that is huge to say about my own work!!] i always give students a talking to about the importance of finding something to appreciate in their work as it gives them a point to grow from but must admit i have a hard time doing that with myself.
well i am quietly pleased with my progress and will post a couple of snaps of the exhibition on Sunday to share.

bye- a million and one more things to do before my big trip in 3 weeks
[ i just booked my ticket to Paris and am soooooooo happy to really being able to visit Paris again WWOOOWWW!]