Monday, April 16, 2012

In Oz and on the run

After a very quick visit with Dawn and my kids it was time to hit the road and drive, and drive and drive...Geelong first stop, staying with Dijanne, she had a day in Melbourne planned and we were lucky enough to see the new Fred Williams exhibition- what luck, one of my most favourite artists....see it if you can.

Dijannes work I love to follow via her blog and email but to hang out is even better...This is her new catalogue- I was really impressed by the quality of her photographs- fingers were actually riggling to feel the texture which i could see so clearly- good work

and then having permission to cruise the house felt like a kid peaking at everything....small sentinels...lovely she is hand stitching them for sale but I was thinking they would be wonderful kits for others to stitch into under her suggestions -email her and tell her if you are interested- she really knows her stuff the Traveller's Blankets she does are so great to look and feel.

Got to meet up with old friends and new all along the way- lunch with travelling mates in Praham...then onto Ballarat- Deb is someone I know via email it was so nice to add a cuddle and time to chat- she is as warm and gentle as my first impression. She was telling me of her son and the work he is doing with The Hunger Project- something I have read about in India as through their work and government support India was able to declare herself Polio free for the last year- a huge acheivement when some of our neighbours have increases in cases. India is now immunizing all children under 5 to leave for or arrive from Pakisthan to spread the health...

Then onto Tongala in far outer Victoria to meet up with Mandie Chandler- fun, fun, fun and lots of brain storming over - well everything!! but especially Tasty Old Chooks Clothes - website is up and coming along OK- yes more tweaks yet, lots of ideas to develop and looking for stockists but we are on the way.

I have been premiering our clothes at the Textile events I have been at and it has been so pleasing to hear the cackles as women hear the name, also the interest our work is receieving- very pleasing...more coming. Looking for stockists now.
Mandie is recently a biker girl- her new baby along with her others- great family- much fun to hang out with...
Heading back up to Sydney meant an early moring start...hard going but worth it for the magnificent Australian countryside....

and along the Hune Highway- lovely elegant wind turbines, can't help myself photgraphing them and admiring their waving, creating good clean energy....we need many more.
More pictures to share on facebook, I am now at TAFTA's Context Art in the Blue Mountains- once again a pleasure....more picyures to come....
love being in Oz and at the same time counting down the days to get home to my man...
ohh life!

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