So a quick overview:
I walked kilometres and kilometres in the shadow of Pic St Loup with my faithful companion Nesta. I loved the clear blue Languedocian skies and the crisp air of the early spring.
I then went on to meet my daughter Siena in Milano where we stayed for a few days and was thrilled to be able to attend a William Kentridge exhibition. I had recently read his Six Drawing Lessons so much of what he wrote about in that book suddenly made sense on seeing the exhibition.
Then it was onto Florence and Siena the city after which my daughter was named. There is so much to see and encounter!
I had travelled to Padua on the way to Trieste to finally see Scrovegni Chapel painted by Giotto. They only allow in 15 people at a time so tickets have to be booked and you are allowed 10 minutes to see this masterpiece.I can't begin to tell you how beautiful it is and how it will be part of any future pilgrimages!
From Padua it was a short hop to Verona to meet up with a friend, Sandra Reford who callse Verona home part of the year.it was wonderful to find little corners and nooks of the city and find out some of its history.
And just before returning to Australia in early July i exhibited as part of a textile festival in a little church in Mane in the high Luberon.
Then it was back to Australia and winter. I stayed in the bungalow of friends because I do not have power or running water in my shed nor do I have a bathroom ( hopefully a solar panel will be installed soon and the other matters are on the wish list)
Then it was back to Europe in early September to demonstrate fore Bernina France at Ste Marie aux Mines and having a play on the Q24 and Q20. A learning curve for sure!
We did climb up to Chateau Hortus near Le Triadou- I had long wanted to photograph some of my work at this Cathar ruined castle- the climb is rocky but so worth it. However as we went in the middle of the day the light was not brilliant for photography.
I did manage to however make quite a lot of new work in 2016 , mostly inspired by Banksia explorations.
So 2017 promises to almost be as busy as 2016 but I feel a little bit more settled in that my shed is now "home". There is lots of things I need to do including putting up the guttering which fell down so that I can install a rainwater tank.Sometimes these tasks seem really daunting when you are on your own. I also need to buy a car. A solar panel will be installed in the not too distant future to at least be able to power my laptop and charge my phone ( even though it is still a digital blackout area without a landline)
I will be returning to Europe after the first week in February 2017 to teach near Geneva ( in France though) and then to exhibit at ChARTres 2017 in March and then further teaching in Germany and in Normandy around the time for Pour l'Amour du Fil. In May I hope to be teaching in Italy at Oderzo and Trieste. I made a mistake when I booked my ticket- I thought I had booked my return for early May- hit the buy button and when I got my e-ticket realised I had booked for early June. So if anyone would like me to come and teach late May or early June in Europe I will be there!
2 comments:
Sounds wonderfully busy both what you have done and what is to come. Love reading of your doings, mine these days are slow and not madly interesting. Have a great 2017.
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