I think the events of last week made me stop and appreciate everything we hold dear. Our family is no stranger to tragedy and annoyingly we were once again forced to remember the frailty of life. One minute you're a tourist enjoying the beauty of the countryside. and within a very short time, the situation…
Author: Pam Holland
I travel the world teaching and talking.
Photographing and writing,
Sharing experiences
What a way to go.
Threadpainting.
thread painting Web definitions Exactly what it implies…coloring in an image with threads. The person uses a long and short stitch and blends colors together. …. To get this project completed in time for the deadline set, I have to work on it a couple of hours a day. Then again, I have no…
My Ireland memories fed to the fish.
I'm slow. I finally finished the Ireland drawing I did for all the folks on my bus. Sun, Rain clouds, cottages, stone walls, patchwork fields, sheep, chickens, the cliffs by the oceans, the islands, peat, the quilt show and our bus going down the narrow roads. Actually I did it 3 times… and the fancy…
Update on our hire car situation.
I'm still continuing to get emails about our personal problem with the hire car company in Tasmania…. Thank you all, our problems pale into insignificance considering the terrible suffering of others. However I felt that I should be fair and let you all know that this statement is now on their web site and I…
Thread painting
It just makes sense….. Quilt down…. Quilt down… So what do I mean by that? Put on your glasses and sew with the bulk of the pattern jusst in front of you. OK, I have a bit of difficulty here now…. I've got a gap… can I fill it with thread without making it too…
Just a little work today.
It was family day today. Lots of little people and their parents visited and the day just flew by. We were also visited by a big koala ambling past the playing kids and the open back door.!!!! I got to do a few illustrations early in the morning. I prepared a few appliques and I…
Tilly’s Craft video for you.
Tilly's crafting day. Tilly has been a crafter since her Mum gave her a roll of sticky tape aged 1. Before she could walk she was out in my studio, pulling the fabric out of the drawers. With her beloved sticky tape, she stuck everything to everything… on the TV, on the table on me……..
Oh, Dear.
Its all relative I guess. Keith and I have been married 46 years today….. and indeed I was a child bride. I never remember our anniversary… Luckily Keith does and he reminded me this morning at breakfast. We were both so young and I thought I was so mature. I was a commercial photographer and…
The true spirit of giving.
I'm just breathing a sigh of relief. The events of the past 36 hours have made us aware of the uncertainty of all we hold near and dear. You never know. The day began perfectly, It was overcast and quite hot when we left the hotel, but we're Australian, we live with the heat and…
A rip off.
Tourism Talk. I've been on the phone constantly this morning…. I contacted the hire car company who said we will be charged for the car if we leave it at the evacuation point near the fires here in Tasmania. He said "If you hire a car, its the same as your car" you are responsible…