I’m home…

OOOOOh, I just sighed… It's 10.30 in Auckland and I've just got home… so its been a very long day. No flight delays this time but a I could be polite and say I had a VERY interesting trip. The flights were packed and from Auckland I had a rather large grumpy lady sitting on…

I’ve been there – a note from my 2008 diary.

"I've been there" Sometimes it's better to keep silent in general conversation about travel. !!!!! The unintentional movement of the eyes say it all…..the  body language is blatantly clear and unless the group is lodged behind a table in a booth, there will often be a subtle, general exodus. I talk little about travel when…

An Update on the portrait class.

It's almost midnight and the day has been full of laughter, fun and familiarity. The projects are progressing and most of them will have a degree of quilting on them tomorrow. There was no time for a stroll along the beach today. It was packed with families and children enjoying the school holidays… It's our…

Textures and teeth

Gallery of ideas for textures. We walked on the beach today…. we photographed textures for consideration of future art pieces. It was really thought provoking. Its been an interesting day today…. it's almost always "turn around" day for the participants… It's the Ah Ha moment. Portraits are difficult. I don't pretend that its an easy…

Capturing the day – Auckland

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=15260223&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=ff9933&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0 I was up late last night trying to put the Capturing my day video up…. but here it is… It's been a great day…. the ladies are wonderful and we embarked on a large project… 5 days of portraiture. The retreat is on the coast, just half an hour from Auckland. The class overlooks…

traveling

I have a habit. I wish I could break it. I sleep in my chair the night before I have a very early flight… Needless to say I don't get a good nights rest and Keith woke me as he walked past…. It was about 3 deg and freezing. We got to the airport  with…