I have been working on Agapamthus No 2. and playing with the texture in the quilting. The images are quilted with smoke mono filament. The thread in the bobbin is grey. However, the quilting below signifies the orange earth and as you can see in one panel, I will create stones in quilting for the…
Author: Pam Holland
I travel the world teaching and talking.
Photographing and writing,
Sharing experiences
What a way to go.
I sat out on the porch swing this evening watching a magnificent sunset. There's a soft breeze and everything seems to be frozen in anticipation of the day tomorrow… The first catastrophic fire day. (A day of extreme heat and high winds.) Schools have been closed here in the hills and there is an unease…
Progressing.
I'm using grey thread on the back so it looks like a pencil drawing. I've been photographing the same two bud for the past week…. I'm traveling on Friday, so I will miss the purple unveiling.!!! I just love the colour the outer petals have turned on this one…. it will be a white aggapanthus….
Almost out – aggies today.
This is the sketch for the next quilt.
The end of the day.
It was a quieter day today than yesterday because I've been editing film. It takes an age, but is really challenging and enjoyable. Tonight was a party for 16 year old grandson and Christmas party for Jamie who will be away at Christmas. 3 year old Tilly said…. "this is the best party I've ever…
Podcast No 5, New years resolutions
Download Podcast No 5 New years resolutions The Aggies are opening…. so I will take photos each day….
AgaPamthus No 2.
The temperature has dropped a little and I'm just about to illustrate the AaPAMthus. We're in our first official heatwave for November I decided to use different fabric for the background. I used a moda print on print fabric and over dyed it. Now I've just competed drawing the buds on the fabric. But I'm…
I’m short and old.
It's almost 10.00 pm, I've been out here since 6.00 am and I'm about to retire. I didn't get the AgaPAMthus today… I had other things to work on…. in fact, I guess I can tell you…. I quilted an entire lady today, she's almost 2 feet tall…. It's a special project so I can't…
Photography in the early morning.
I caught the native bee dispersing the pollen