Yesterday Carolyn and I attended the Valentino Retrospective at the Queensland Art Gallery.. "Exclusive to Brisbane, ‘Valentino, Retrospective: Past/Present/Future’ is a major exhibition developed by the renowned institution, Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris. It explores the work of the celebrated Italian fashion house Valentino, known around the world for its sophisticated, timeless design and glamorous clientele."…
Category: Capture & Create
Capturing the day – Queensland
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=15697864&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=ff9933&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0 It's taken a while to prepare this film, so the blog has been a bit slow in presentation. This is another in the series, "Capturing the day" A trip to the Australia Zoo yesterday inspired this video. It's the most amazing place and the spirit of "The Crocodile Man" is present at every venue,…
Sharing the special Quilt.
Its so nice to wind down. I had time to draw the roof of the house over the road and convert it into a palm tree with fig leaves…. (weird, I know) but it was a before breakfast thought. I judged all day yesterday. Its not too often that you can spend the day running…
Early Morning.
There is nothing like the scent of the early morning. It’s warm already and a delight to be back in shirt sleeves, not encumbered by a strangling sweater. The sun is resting silently on the iron roof over the road displaying vertical patterns of light. The magpies are in full song, interrupted somewhat rudely by…
Whoopee do…. Using my friends Internet.
I'ts been a long day…… and all you get today are images
I’m rushing folks..
My Hoffman Fabric Video is up on the Quilt Show. I actually put this post up the other day and then lost it. Thanks so much for the great comments from on the Quilt Show. You know it's a wonderful program and Alex and Ricky present you with the most interesting projects…. take…
Full circle.
I wrote a blog last night, BUT, somehow I lost it. Normally, the post stays in typepad and I can retrieve it at a later date, but the program has a new interface… and it disappeared into the soul of my computer never to be found again. I've had two days of classes teaching for…
A great day.
I have a new blog design up…. I'm a little concerned that it is slow loading, can you let me know if you have difficuties… the orange banner comes up first and I don't think it should… then I can let the design team know… Thanks. Wow, what a day. I had a…
Back on track.
I'm back in the shed. ……. and I'm back in my own bed for a few days. I was up in the wee hours this morning and packed the bags for class tomorrow because I'm teaching at my local Guild. The guild I've grown up in. The Guild that taught me to quilt. …
It says it all. !!!!!
We quillters are innovative, incredible and don't give in too easily. My friend Carolyn had this on her blog the other day…. I love it. It says it all.