I wanted some lampshades that reflected the environment in which the shack is situated.We are surrounded by Gum trees, native plants, the river and lake and of course the bird life.I found some interesting cane-based lampshades from Kmart that had white shades.I wasn’t sure I could draw on them, but at about $20 each, I…
Category: Capture & Create
Creating a design board.
This is a small drawing I created in Adobe Draw on the iPad Pro as we traveled in the bus yesterday. It’s Naive to say the least, but it’s what I saw in a pure sort of way. Components in the image could be used as stand alone patterns for fabric. The stripes, the trees…
I'm doing it.
I’m not going to even comment much on what’s happening in the world right now. I can’t do a darn thing about it.I want to look forward to the next few months and make each day a calm realisation.I miss travel; I miss my students, I miss the smell of the Ocean at Asilomar and…
Where are we? What happens now?
I just don’t know. I just cancelled my flights for my second large trip to the USA. Fortunately Qantas is honouring both of my airfares and I can re-book when I need to. I have to cancel to get a re-fund or else I loose it all. I feel guilty that I’m enjoying my enforced…
A week in the life of a Textile Artist.
It’s been a week of interesting occasions. Funny, – life has a way of grounding you at times so just follow the path and eventually you go through the gate and it opens to more amazing things. I guess just saying “Amazing things” is a bit like going round in circles. “Amazing” means so many…
A week of working.
Working for me takes many different routes. Sometimes, it’s giving a lecture, sometimes it’s teaching, at other times it’s drawing, writing, stitching and designing in the studio. In all honesty I wouldn’t have it any other way – I have a lot of different roads I want to explore right now and I am indeed…
Traveling to the Cape of Good Hope.
Notes from Yesterday. It’s early morning here in Cape town and the day is going to be busy. The mountain is grey still and when I finish this, it will be in bright sunshine. We drive on a very narrow road where hills rise to huge heights on the left. The ground drops hundreds of…
Morocco tour – No 4.
Hope this is not getting boring, but with a little down time and fast internet. I am able to finish the images I promised. Doors and windows. All of these images were photographed at the Kasbah of the Udayas. You go through a Massive gate way and the roads wind down to the sea front….
Walk the Souks in Marrakech. – 1
Take a walk with me through the Souk in Marrakech, a photographic tour. We’ve been exposed to so many breathtaking things. Souks, that wind under huge sand coloured buildings lined with colourful things. It’s a maze of brilliant object d’art. But you share the confined spaces with motorbikes, donkeys, horses and hand pushed carts….
Spaghetti for Breakfast.
One of the things about travel… specially in the USA is that I can make one purchased meal last for three meals. Lunch at Olive Garden yesterday provided dinner and breakfast this morning. Yes, spaghetti for breakfast this morning. I stay in hotels for a large part of the year and I like to…
I am Pam Holland 