I collected the canvas I had printed for the "Ripped from Reality" series. It is quite an expensive episode, but if it works out I think it will be quite effective. I manipulated my photo and had it printed onto stretched canvas which is about 2 ft wide by 3 ft 6" deep. Now that…
Author: Pam Holland
I travel the world teaching and talking.
Photographing and writing,
Sharing experiences
What a way to go.
Ripped from Reality – Africa continues.
I spent another couple of hours on my lady today…. I finally had some time home in the studio. Working on her eyes is quite delicate… but I'm happy with them so far. There is still work to do on them. You need to juggle just how much thread to add. It can build to…
Roll on summer.
Roll on summer. I feel guilty that I'm whinging, but I have disliked winter, grey, cloudy days, cold weather and getting caught in the rain all my life. Summer is bright, warm, yellow, orange and green and thats my like. I want to sit in the warmth and feel the sun on my face. I…
A revelation.
Working on my lady project is slow. I do small parts of it at a time. It's like creating a painting, and I have to stop and stand back to get the perspective, to check the color, and to see where I need to add more thread. Sometimes it needs just one or two stitches….
Images I love.
I made this video while I was in Sydney, but it takes a while to download and get it up on the web. It features the beauty of the Opera House and the images I love from the Galleries I visited. One of my art heros is Margaret Preston a local artist, there is…
Ripped from Reality – Africa continues.
Its nice to be back in the studio….I had a super time in Sydney, but I was itching to finish this project, I need to finish it in a few weeks for a class. I worked for 3 hours on this project this when I got home and at this stage, I'm not completely satisfied…
Ideas for design.
Someone asked me a question the other day. "What do you do when you're traveling and can't quilt"? Those of you who know me that my life is full of creativity. I can write, I can draw, photograph and design. However, my greatest pleasure is to visit Art Galleries as I travel. I've been interested…
Make Lace Not War
Make Lace Not War This is the title of the exhibition I was anxious to see and that was my destination today here in Sydney. I wasn't sure what I was going to find. 134 artists from 20 countries unleashed their passion for lace in this spectacular exhibition of winning entries and finalists in the…
The Modern Bayeux Tapestry
Deutsch: Teppich von Bayeux (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Detail of the Bayeux Tapestry showing text and outlines in stem stitch. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) A friend, Sandra, from class yesterday informed me of a new tapestry that has been created in the style of the Bayeux Tapestry. A stitched tapestry narrating 350 years of social history went…
Dinner, a walk, shower and bed, I'm exhausted.