tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84774802024-03-19T09:59:16.464+11:00Musings of a textile itinerantTextiles, dyeing, printing, life as an artists, writing, travel,lifeDijanne Cevaalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.comBlogger1421125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-23205930246167576412024-01-13T17:10:00.001+11:002024-01-13T17:10:08.369+11:00<p> Happy New Year 2024</p><p><br /></p><p>It is hard to believe but 2024 marks the <b>20th year</b> I have been blogging. Are any other bloggers out there having a 20th birthday? We could have a party! There have been many changes online since I started and when I started my blog all those years ago it was with some trepidation about putting myself out there and thinking I had anything to say that anyone could possibly want to read. Since I started several computers have died including a back up drive where I had much material stored from 2004-2011. I had thought of making a book from my blog posts but there are too many pages. I seem to be on instagram more these days like many others and of course we are still doing more work on the<a href="https://www.inkpotalchemists.com/"> Inkpot Alchemists</a> website and will blog there. To be honest I have thought of closing this blog because I get so many spam comments on it- it takes more work to delete them than it does to make a blog post (almost)- yet something keeps me staying here. It is almost like, now that I have been here this long I would be sad to see it go. I know my posting has been more intermittent these last years though I have not been less busy apart from the pandemic years.</p><p>So 2024 is shaping up to be busy. I shall be travelling to Europe in March and April. Cheryl my inkpot Alchemist friend is coming along with me, as we want to trail some European plants for the inks and see how the water interacts with our recipes and what tweaking we need to do. This is all research for the book we are writing and will self publish. We also have a newsletter available, if you would like a copy send an <a href="mailto:inkpotalchemists@gmail.com">email</a>. We will write a newsletter quarterly with all sorts of information.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcm_RMexs2YoFMOjwutLoRbdEgYnzzXWbdWb_PeeZ3oxnqNZIHcnfMvNDZT25tZHPxjgoSJ-nT95rJiIMQUq5D3VTl2vOihrA5dHH4uJPCUzbkYwY4QMLbXI7KMTpZvFOmo68E7sjV7MAKdxJeQC6xWLufeP4Qpp4YWNrnhNcFTweBFOjnJmG9/s4000/IMG20231220081756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcm_RMexs2YoFMOjwutLoRbdEgYnzzXWbdWb_PeeZ3oxnqNZIHcnfMvNDZT25tZHPxjgoSJ-nT95rJiIMQUq5D3VTl2vOihrA5dHH4uJPCUzbkYwY4QMLbXI7KMTpZvFOmo68E7sjV7MAKdxJeQC6xWLufeP4Qpp4YWNrnhNcFTweBFOjnJmG9/w300-h400/IMG20231220081756.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfIzJ2MIlzar3C-EaxhFRV3ahhqNvKuVWG2tZIPgWTR47c1J7JHkAuLBNB1C6snfH_tuFMQZ-sinzpn_lz3unG4we4FtawN70pl3hgBPa1TR52GjFj4gY4Zw6VQu3QB9Dp-hLq6Jc7NVMbWfN6b4DXQ_6mFG3Mf5JjxUCQhawd0_i-xki9qnA/s4000/IMG20231218102953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfIzJ2MIlzar3C-EaxhFRV3ahhqNvKuVWG2tZIPgWTR47c1J7JHkAuLBNB1C6snfH_tuFMQZ-sinzpn_lz3unG4we4FtawN70pl3hgBPa1TR52GjFj4gY4Zw6VQu3QB9Dp-hLq6Jc7NVMbWfN6b4DXQ_6mFG3Mf5JjxUCQhawd0_i-xki9qnA/w300-h400/IMG20231218102953.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></blockquote><div><br /></div><br /><p>The grasses have been phenomenal this year- I don't ever remember seeing them so tall and such variety. They print so beautifully.</p><p>We are heading to Italy first and landing in Venice. Cheryl has not been to Europe before and you can't go to Italy and not see Venice. Then it is on to Milan to teach at<a href="https://www.robertademarchi.com/shop/it/"> Roberta de Marchi's </a> shop on the weekend of 9-10 March. If you are interested in coming along contact the shop. We leave Milan for a few days in Lyon and hopefully some botanical encounters there- any suggestions will be most welcome.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBL11jqEQr-yxm7dfC-3ZIxdqkoGp1i7tLbEzQoQjmjW8reM8NyvNDa9htdP62rGTqto5vyeaiKIZNpCC4NzI_l_g5ahpIz9Aa51CYbeZYnATDWqvMycjoZS5yHRp5FuJAxIHv8XABj5ug4bGWxIA3nhy-ZXJd30fzdsvnXrKD4lTWauEow_Q/s4000/IMG20231211161459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBL11jqEQr-yxm7dfC-3ZIxdqkoGp1i7tLbEzQoQjmjW8reM8NyvNDa9htdP62rGTqto5vyeaiKIZNpCC4NzI_l_g5ahpIz9Aa51CYbeZYnATDWqvMycjoZS5yHRp5FuJAxIHv8XABj5ug4bGWxIA3nhy-ZXJd30fzdsvnXrKD4lTWauEow_Q/w300-h400/IMG20231211161459.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Then from 16-31 March I will be exhibiting at </span><a href="https://chartres-croisementdesarts.jimdofree.com/" style="text-align: left;">Croisement des Arts</a><span style="text-align: left;"> in Chartres. It is such a thrill to be invited to exhibit at this event in 2024. The last time I exhibited was in 2019. I am the only Australian to have ever been invited to exhibit at this multi-arts event which includes artists from France and Europe and sees a program of not only art, but music and lectures as well . It is such a thrill to be involved and Chartres holds a special place in my heart for its welcome that it has given me . I will be exhibiting much new work that I have not shown previously as well as some work from my book</span><a href="https://www.casacenina.com/les-edition-de-saxe/le-tifaifai-jouer-avec-une-technique-polynesienne.html" style="text-align: left;"> Tifaifai</a><span style="text-align: left;">. I am really looking forward to being in Chartres again and Cheryl and I will also be doing some experimenting whilst we are there and a little bit of castle visiting.</span></div><p>On the 2nd of April we depart for the United Kingdom and a village near Lancaster to visit a friend of Cheryl's and hopefully get in a bit of a walk in the Lake District which I have not visited before- and then its home again. Could not be away too long as my vegetable garden needs my attention and hopefully there will be some things that can still be harvested. It is always such a balancing act- garden/travel/ work at home- and then there is my feline friend who needs to be looked after whilst I am away.</p><p>I have not done much stitching of late, been too busy trialing printing inks and printing- there is so much fun wild foliage to work with including roadside weeds ( I did a whole series of work about roadside weeds from my morning walks in the shadow of Pic St Loup in France)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzlFRTJCgqWdg92R6xj2KmT-qAgGdwKEtX3u9fBqrGnxS2KB1DOw1F7ER4Mb9XjKpFBmTGmWzzkhABcEvJtx9n6VqxNJgBHz5bI_R3Y5urKY2ymTo-UknYOlGyiQ7bX8mcQfKrATEYkaXIAu9MZ6_ymH972lIDhXF_89QpGGvkIdGx0Al5l1S/s4000/IMG20231217061714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzlFRTJCgqWdg92R6xj2KmT-qAgGdwKEtX3u9fBqrGnxS2KB1DOw1F7ER4Mb9XjKpFBmTGmWzzkhABcEvJtx9n6VqxNJgBHz5bI_R3Y5urKY2ymTo-UknYOlGyiQ7bX8mcQfKrATEYkaXIAu9MZ6_ymH972lIDhXF_89QpGGvkIdGx0Al5l1S/s320/IMG20231217061714.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_0UQu-KiqhkcoOzQFq4FAeLdnb_AQ4HRF_bASlR-OgqQnRwMjHrI5KM5AgtZ0VYwOqmvFhCzYJzgxGYzrxSy5TF2MoOcSQ09hDKDB9LObdqGaoCwBUjU4S2MWdXWsHlF_PqUs5jGWdnX05BeDd0z5EUPqOQfbtlMRcmGm36pzGgK9xQjjsTN/s3071/IMG20231217131635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3071" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_0UQu-KiqhkcoOzQFq4FAeLdnb_AQ4HRF_bASlR-OgqQnRwMjHrI5KM5AgtZ0VYwOqmvFhCzYJzgxGYzrxSy5TF2MoOcSQ09hDKDB9LObdqGaoCwBUjU4S2MWdXWsHlF_PqUs5jGWdnX05BeDd0z5EUPqOQfbtlMRcmGm36pzGgK9xQjjsTN/s320/IMG20231217131635.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypPONIqvXHw_ZxldJfcNRub_4CAz3kUF0-OFM6AJBR6y7DvWYQxxlhhrwq4ynzQlEd3PdFpnRrO_2RmNkC9lcQKkz0XaLbOQIWudOpVgGkBWG_vFMSJAu9TkpDqOLzVCXjAXbwd6tad9NHH75nUc2HG_n5eHSi2t7KHtEBdUzMA2Zm_UrM8kY/s2589/IMG20231227133641~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2589" data-original-width="2441" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypPONIqvXHw_ZxldJfcNRub_4CAz3kUF0-OFM6AJBR6y7DvWYQxxlhhrwq4ynzQlEd3PdFpnRrO_2RmNkC9lcQKkz0XaLbOQIWudOpVgGkBWG_vFMSJAu9TkpDqOLzVCXjAXbwd6tad9NHH75nUc2HG_n5eHSi2t7KHtEBdUzMA2Zm_UrM8kY/s320/IMG20231227133641~2.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><br /><p>I would love to hear what you have enjoyed most from my 20 years of blogging. It has been such an incredibly supportive community for all this time and I am truly grateful to those who have followed this journey through its ups and downs and have purchased books and prints and quilts over the years. I doubt I could have achieved what I have without my blog and you its readers- so from the bottom of my heart thank you! And I will send a special small gift to my favourite comment!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Dijanne Cevaalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-25000092196723257342023-11-07T19:04:00.000+11:002023-11-07T19:04:14.658+11:00New Adventure <p> It has been awhile since I blogged and there has been a reason. Apart from being very busy with teaching associated with the Gathered Threads Exhibition, Geelong Fibre Forum and Slow Stitch in Ulladulla, my friend <a href="https://www.cherylcookartist.com.au/">Cheryl Cook</a> and I have been experimenting, playing and creating some exciting art and textile art using natural inks created by using recipes developed by Cheryl and pushing them further to encompass a range of textile techniques. They behave and work differently to eco dyeing and eco printing and allow all sorts of ancillary explorations on both cotton and paper. We are excited and have been working hard and we have now launched a website entitled <a href="https://www.inkpotalchemists.com/">Inkpot Alchemists</a>. There are still more materials to add but we are offering workshops and some eye candy as well as sharing our ethos in working in this way and as we are both passionate about extending our creative muscles as well as yours. I case you are interested this coming Sunday we will be exploring printing with natural inks and including linocutting. Just <a href="mailto:dcevaal@gmail.com">email me</a> if you would like to come and I can send details. The cost is $80 for a day workshop up at Cheryl's studio at Tanjil South</p><p>For me this has been a very exciting development in a slightly different direction and opens the door to lots of exploration in both textile and book form ( something I had been dabbling in). Cheryl and I also intend to write a book exploring the work we have been doing both creatively and the processes we have used, though the book will also delve into the creative process and how the natural inks have fuelled exploration and contemplation. We have both inspired each other and get a great deal of joy out of working together and meet up weekly in order to explore further. Anyway have a look at our website and see some of the things we have been working on and what we have been thinking about.</p><p>Meanwhile here are some of the things I have been working on. Some of the things I have shown will be discussed in the future on our blog attached to the new website. I have not done very much stitching as I have been too busy exploring. I have printed with some of the inks on mulberry paper purchased at Geelong Fibre Forum in September and I am stitching the pages I printed and loving what happens with the stitching in combination with the natural ink printed linocuts. The linocuts were inspired by my two week sojourn in Perugia earlier this year and I love how the inks really have a medieval feel about them which seem to marry well with the linocuts I have made. I have found some naturally dyed linen threads in France from <a href="https://fonty.fr/en">Fonty</a> which stitch beautifully. I must admit this palette I am working with is quite different to the one I use with the procion dyeing I did, but this new way of working is al about nuance and embracing nature as both inspiration and work friend</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlKCzF4xXdNQYCHLtkoNbkRXslPz6iEmaWIEqKmftWb4ZYbAs7Sil0iyjT2u4SHGKKscsY8zy839kAaRKMRtE9_Vj69bkUVYreLfvuVziT7Y99KxKP9tkyIcmb5dxZIO2X4cs1rZ0igTEslJ4TdnRfhR89xTA6UlXx6CxhE7PfPzTEAACiNBh/s4000/IMG20230820163546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlKCzF4xXdNQYCHLtkoNbkRXslPz6iEmaWIEqKmftWb4ZYbAs7Sil0iyjT2u4SHGKKscsY8zy839kAaRKMRtE9_Vj69bkUVYreLfvuVziT7Y99KxKP9tkyIcmb5dxZIO2X4cs1rZ0igTEslJ4TdnRfhR89xTA6UlXx6CxhE7PfPzTEAACiNBh/s320/IMG20230820163546.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Everyone is welcome to attend if they are so inclined and we would love to see you there. The artists involved are listed in the flyer below.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEXtju4sG7EsGLsZzc3keo4JXgLJ-A3VBSHJN7iemBPqwbN-Zr0KaZXHgBqlRAzwvHGHD1TkCcDLust1oc71q4C_wz-1kb-wJG8vtCmz8pn0foQ51zZh4_UtRu2_VylXqKaR7PKlQtTPkMiX4S6PhYalqA5CYnfaZL3LqNNCOzaOROkuKSUj0/s2245/Gathered%20Threads%20jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2245" data-original-width="1587" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEXtju4sG7EsGLsZzc3keo4JXgLJ-A3VBSHJN7iemBPqwbN-Zr0KaZXHgBqlRAzwvHGHD1TkCcDLust1oc71q4C_wz-1kb-wJG8vtCmz8pn0foQ51zZh4_UtRu2_VylXqKaR7PKlQtTPkMiX4S6PhYalqA5CYnfaZL3LqNNCOzaOROkuKSUj0/w283-h400/Gathered%20Threads%20jpg.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><br /><p>We spent yesterday and today installing and I am happy with the diversity of the work and how it looks in the space. Each artist is exhibiting a small body of work so you can get a real feel for their work and vision.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpH2jBgHZrj-K1yvsW_NbTEgDE57joOLFWuC5jcDpnsvqeM2FG2lVlL9r_Shzxjbhwof9KRPcWEDdwtbgQoc2GWZlaKIdMl5Rk8K941HF9GZoITpPgpmDDrzxP_YJ6QeSTW4ozaCHG7KGZQesP-OWtNlShrp0vZ2FlQacizW2n6IzOcim0s48/s4000/IMG20230901140230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpH2jBgHZrj-K1yvsW_NbTEgDE57joOLFWuC5jcDpnsvqeM2FG2lVlL9r_Shzxjbhwof9KRPcWEDdwtbgQoc2GWZlaKIdMl5Rk8K941HF9GZoITpPgpmDDrzxP_YJ6QeSTW4ozaCHG7KGZQesP-OWtNlShrp0vZ2FlQacizW2n6IzOcim0s48/w300-h400/IMG20230901140230.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Work by <a href="https://www.cherylcookartist.com.au/">Cheryl Cook</a> using her natural inks and inspirations.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6JEkaSS828R7S_uZZ5as8X-JqhkQ3HUNVjNOIb9ZCDMriDavEmVVI57UDA2JV0nGHVRjTNq6nB-VQkcfLTOEyoK3j-6nBaTaSxdRyaLnt5BDqpfgJs5dsHdveBvqXwNhxOIZI_ir1Tjl90JFeZg6KlWeImAkmcG-RNwfIjbT-q5R477cMrRva/s4000/IMG20230901140155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6JEkaSS828R7S_uZZ5as8X-JqhkQ3HUNVjNOIb9ZCDMriDavEmVVI57UDA2JV0nGHVRjTNq6nB-VQkcfLTOEyoK3j-6nBaTaSxdRyaLnt5BDqpfgJs5dsHdveBvqXwNhxOIZI_ir1Tjl90JFeZg6KlWeImAkmcG-RNwfIjbT-q5R477cMrRva/w400-h300/IMG20230901140155.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Work By Robina Summers and Beth and Trevor Reid.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnUv-p4_iMdMNeFUb_8uVSQsKaQ6vsHTABOj8OxWTdgYPmtiKt-tSIHD2cfIXR-fznQ3MtY8JWl0xweYGqUoz8nS62GBxeItxhb20n5eQJG3FHgkBWPcTUGpHFIUtEIuKODAb7rHJLV7QQhTnx3CB-O1uVJ_ADvLjyfYPuw82jI5LmBRF4wE8/s4000/IMG20230901124643.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnUv-p4_iMdMNeFUb_8uVSQsKaQ6vsHTABOj8OxWTdgYPmtiKt-tSIHD2cfIXR-fznQ3MtY8JWl0xweYGqUoz8nS62GBxeItxhb20n5eQJG3FHgkBWPcTUGpHFIUtEIuKODAb7rHJLV7QQhTnx3CB-O1uVJ_ADvLjyfYPuw82jI5LmBRF4wE8/w400-h300/IMG20230901124643.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div> Work by Lisa Anderson and Judith Oke<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKdyp9wxSj8XpwjXxcsY-GUOiX1OXsKeLo2qy0DD6W7qVPEHy_YTtyn1xHyJkzhXlaQpDXSLL1kjNIM-PwU-Ir_5NH8OvcEijMIwGjMz4rAs7oeF6DoVMIWNa83rpCdcF9T0wJjcC_QZd0W311uAZfH_cxrGPLICK9sslSBqvSmYlw5e-MD68K/w300-h400/IMG20230831155746.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> Work by Carolyn Sullivan and Lynette Weeks and gallery view.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also put in some of my own work. Lately I have been embroidering some of the wonderful madonnas I encountered on recent travels and when I looked over my work I realised they have in one way or another been an ongoing theme for quite some time- whether as actual madonnas or icons or sentinelles or as faces from the past. So I decide I would make an installation of them and include some of the work i have done in paper/books about them as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZtCRikmAyayuWt2n-GvlWyacIH3DCqShThpHALkBfRZyXrkExM8PFyHiVZ0u0Qa-vinlYCRaUF4g-q_TpTpIgV_DdzKEp1kT_NjAEF9QbeIvNqZVQ46ur-0eLkEM4VqN3q2OJMlQJlqjZ81OxLznUhgxlEeGd1Sfgn6B6gFyE91SyvgxeP1I/s3300/IMG20230901140200~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2130" data-original-width="3300" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZtCRikmAyayuWt2n-GvlWyacIH3DCqShThpHALkBfRZyXrkExM8PFyHiVZ0u0Qa-vinlYCRaUF4g-q_TpTpIgV_DdzKEp1kT_NjAEF9QbeIvNqZVQ46ur-0eLkEM4VqN3q2OJMlQJlqjZ81OxLznUhgxlEeGd1Sfgn6B6gFyE91SyvgxeP1I/w400-h259/IMG20230901140200~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoys4B2y7anc29WhD2HQU-E1F-V8tkNCqgu1m1MbIgHblJcla6s4YC9ULBleDmLU1f4xWhrk_8Q7kk1SiFIVN8UBCTqlPcPMvZV_-gJwgqx9KKsD0ClTqPaG4y0KrAiCeRZlMuxHA0PPF68qY4IL59z248j5CYTId0bhRSLl6IHZkHIq2m0IO7/s4000/IMG20230901124539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoys4B2y7anc29WhD2HQU-E1F-V8tkNCqgu1m1MbIgHblJcla6s4YC9ULBleDmLU1f4xWhrk_8Q7kk1SiFIVN8UBCTqlPcPMvZV_-gJwgqx9KKsD0ClTqPaG4y0KrAiCeRZlMuxHA0PPF68qY4IL59z248j5CYTId0bhRSLl6IHZkHIq2m0IO7/w300-h400/IMG20230901124539.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As part of the exhibition Cheryl Cook and I will be running a series of taster workshops in the Sparc Gallery as well as showing some of our work with natural inks and nature printing. The flyer below shows the taster workshops we are running throughout September ( except for when I am at Geelong Fibre Forum when Cheryl will hold the fort). The cost for the taster workshops is $10 and all you need do is bring yourself.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHl4o2hjD8ZYjFdQmiPqPt6Y7fZrLfTbXyzW23bsUth4xqid1lro1EMoPzbhspRRHgZ9q9TTuRBQVTL5YbhutYHXCVoYA_MLE5KQSao7UUvuNRgJWtqvwInTrjjw4RuH2wK0oGllkugrfeamgkZ3m430RByyoiYLpoc_xKFS3GdYGKqCOAmFVz/s2000/Inkpot%20atelierI.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1414" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHl4o2hjD8ZYjFdQmiPqPt6Y7fZrLfTbXyzW23bsUth4xqid1lro1EMoPzbhspRRHgZ9q9TTuRBQVTL5YbhutYHXCVoYA_MLE5KQSao7UUvuNRgJWtqvwInTrjjw4RuH2wK0oGllkugrfeamgkZ3m430RByyoiYLpoc_xKFS3GdYGKqCOAmFVz/w283-h400/Inkpot%20atelierI.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div>It has been a busy few months, having been to Perth for Fibres West which was great fun and being involved with Exuberance that was on in Canberra as well as the book that was produced by <a href="https://www.cookeart.com/">Carol Cooke </a>and<a href="https://www.sharon-peoples.com/new-products-1"> Sharon Peoples </a>with small essays about their work by each of the 20 artists involved in the exhibition. The book is available from their websites which I have linked. There was some fabulous work in the exhibition and it is wonderful to read of some of the thinking behind the pieces in the book.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am really looking forward to teaching at Geelong Fibre Forum later this month- we will be creating some small linocuts to use in creating traveller's blankets.</div><div><br /></div><div> I have also made a new linocut inspired by morning walks ( I seriously have to get back into the habit- I do go but not every single morning like I used to and I don't know why as I love going).</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzQfFyEIkiE9MqyQSaJCxZjiCbGVy7caKiAfojOmjS98W1--ZSgs0SvjahvF11QIMIqtWXhJCsDijpgw81tT0DeXHKaGVx5f6aZVtJCirJZs3q8VuJpxyAmaNs3cM-4Iewp8R8X2DXmbZO69dXJo41Z9PyEdjfhhO3KDHVrPjhBmrEWQaMPby/s3700/IMG20230811115336~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3700" data-original-width="2878" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzQfFyEIkiE9MqyQSaJCxZjiCbGVy7caKiAfojOmjS98W1--ZSgs0SvjahvF11QIMIqtWXhJCsDijpgw81tT0DeXHKaGVx5f6aZVtJCirJZs3q8VuJpxyAmaNs3cM-4Iewp8R8X2DXmbZO69dXJo41Z9PyEdjfhhO3KDHVrPjhBmrEWQaMPby/w311-h400/IMG20230811115336~2.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><br /><div>It is quite large and took me quite some time to carve. I will be printing more soo and they will be for sale. I have to dye the fabric first though and that always takes time.<br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Dijanne Cevaalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-60092034638523194382023-06-25T17:19:00.000+10:002023-06-25T17:19:43.247+10:00Preparing for Fibres West<p> I have been back from Europe for two weeks and a bit, but it seems so much longer ago and the days are so short and cold. I don't think I suffered jet lag , but the cold seem to slow down my blood to such an extent I was having trouble getting out of bed. The last week or so of the European trip was spent in Portugal in the city of Porto with one or two side trips by train to the countryside- and whilst it was not super hot it was pleasant and warm. I loved Porto, the people were friendly and the tiles were wonderful and whilst we had been told the food was ordinary my friend Margo and I found no such thing. It did help that there was a very good restaurant within walking distance from the hostel where we stayed which was a bit out of the city centre- the set menu food was excellent and very good value, lots of fresh seafood, we ate there most nights. The wait staff were wonderful as well- they made us feel very welcome and at home. There was also a very good bakery around the corner where it was possible to get a good latte made with real milk and of course Pasteis de Nata though most of the local people seemed to eat a crusty bread and butter which was also very good. The first image is the tiled entrance foyer of the railway station.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOB8J9XIgUuN2ND0Flb40ONR0bfVwb7zJ1hLUVL6GqsN1c-PS-TEHZVdbJlKOI20EQbmHNZ4Tb2X1NtALz1WKrgzUIeepowOFSMhwbx7-OTDzo4KVCin0TJSvSsfpTFijvXy41Bu3QiK-CxG3O_Kd-rOHNW5rJaIgSmPb5xmIcFqPEIOhjpmz/s4000/IMG20230528143226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOB8J9XIgUuN2ND0Flb40ONR0bfVwb7zJ1hLUVL6GqsN1c-PS-TEHZVdbJlKOI20EQbmHNZ4Tb2X1NtALz1WKrgzUIeepowOFSMhwbx7-OTDzo4KVCin0TJSvSsfpTFijvXy41Bu3QiK-CxG3O_Kd-rOHNW5rJaIgSmPb5xmIcFqPEIOhjpmz/w300-h400/IMG20230528143226.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqRiTouhlk-d7FLbLRR0TbYMRxJVrt6Gx9WGjo5UXvo7vSpuGV7nMH7p9Oq5FYBzwA6BLNnSYC312w6DHUZ5rrDHpFwZP22bglvJrSenDm2UTGwsxWILRQBeemrtgnVbwwlRXayr-3INbw5HhUlQ5CbCM94psuBGAwKUrtE_Ik_AUMOdtFJD9i/s4000/IMG20230528101952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqRiTouhlk-d7FLbLRR0TbYMRxJVrt6Gx9WGjo5UXvo7vSpuGV7nMH7p9Oq5FYBzwA6BLNnSYC312w6DHUZ5rrDHpFwZP22bglvJrSenDm2UTGwsxWILRQBeemrtgnVbwwlRXayr-3INbw5HhUlQ5CbCM94psuBGAwKUrtE_Ik_AUMOdtFJD9i/w300-h400/IMG20230528101952.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcaVhf20RiUBMLt765zYzSAfCX07m-Mw-Pthw6krQynkPqrBnmBcbBtgLfeVnRPy8Kl0wAS-Vwcv4GltgosxnHbN7mrwCTHDJfv9kQ0ib2TytNv0WWnBZCC3xXibHZ-VObbU6mDtxeZzmumD1Lm00dc-CI3Batjp0xi4p44Fm0N316WS8besk/s4000/IMG20230530144319.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcaVhf20RiUBMLt765zYzSAfCX07m-Mw-Pthw6krQynkPqrBnmBcbBtgLfeVnRPy8Kl0wAS-Vwcv4GltgosxnHbN7mrwCTHDJfv9kQ0ib2TytNv0WWnBZCC3xXibHZ-VObbU6mDtxeZzmumD1Lm00dc-CI3Batjp0xi4p44Fm0N316WS8besk/w300-h400/IMG20230530144319.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4iNP6-L20V1QRfKou0Olq3Da2LPEbpf6PGHgES_M6T5es_191fkid9EMc6lHaSP736KaQq8lALZRiFiRHHHrJJOPPcNCJNYGfANmZvEGC8hy_cAeFUEomwaLZLnFuD619dkFBHw89m_9A8LP67-9sE8NjzN0KKRzlpLptOHIj6PHYb4ztwy0/s4000/IMG20230530152711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4iNP6-L20V1QRfKou0Olq3Da2LPEbpf6PGHgES_M6T5es_191fkid9EMc6lHaSP736KaQq8lALZRiFiRHHHrJJOPPcNCJNYGfANmZvEGC8hy_cAeFUEomwaLZLnFuD619dkFBHw89m_9A8LP67-9sE8NjzN0KKRzlpLptOHIj6PHYb4ztwy0/w300-h400/IMG20230530152711.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>Then it was back to France to sort through things I had left at my friends house over the years- a working kit of sorts, and as I had not seen it for 4 years some things needed to go. France has been experiencing rolling strikes for public transport and when I couldn't book a ticket for the train to Barcelona to catch my flight in the evening, I decided to go a day early and stay in Girona for the night rather than risk travel nightmare in the event of a strike. I am so glad I did, I had a lovely walk around the city and it has a vibrancy that used to exist in Barcelona but seems to have been touristed out. Lots of interesting small businesses and lovely coffee shops all run by young people- I guess the rents are much more affordable in Girona than Barcelona (everywhere I went in europe there is a housing crisis)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy5zaMX6fJl6blIAoGSj2c29-1kbLAKVsiK3P5Af6RZ1szAG2AVdNCk_WBxw2HI8ToxKWAvu1JIwgVm5BDTWSV039Mrcvk94IIb4ICG_a-xLye2GPPJYZFJ9b1-sj_viusM7PFhaS6lMS8JDVEOFnZ1OCumptN_VIDjbyI_koymQRWJQNpHS3Z/s4000/IMG20230606091114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy5zaMX6fJl6blIAoGSj2c29-1kbLAKVsiK3P5Af6RZ1szAG2AVdNCk_WBxw2HI8ToxKWAvu1JIwgVm5BDTWSV039Mrcvk94IIb4ICG_a-xLye2GPPJYZFJ9b1-sj_viusM7PFhaS6lMS8JDVEOFnZ1OCumptN_VIDjbyI_koymQRWJQNpHS3Z/w300-h400/IMG20230606091114.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQ51TeHZXWsOfjXy1vOUGDXyautJMD6Op5gXUSx5am3TW6heFRB2JBtBp7spzHpXoATcGYWFvmzqdznOx8hlbcxWFmPjMkdYOEWh1jDPROhoCP46Or55BeAcWdW-cUqxobsTDdgNlZYdr1iy63Lih0opCtxguK-Kq44xEy9FnItlsY6hKlYum/s4000/IMG20230606100455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQ51TeHZXWsOfjXy1vOUGDXyautJMD6Op5gXUSx5am3TW6heFRB2JBtBp7spzHpXoATcGYWFvmzqdznOx8hlbcxWFmPjMkdYOEWh1jDPROhoCP46Or55BeAcWdW-cUqxobsTDdgNlZYdr1iy63Lih0opCtxguK-Kq44xEy9FnItlsY6hKlYum/w400-h300/IMG20230606100455.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Then it was the long haul back to the cold- brrr- it is a cold and wet winter yet again- it chills to the bone and is hard to get used to after walking around in sandals and cotton shirt.</p><p>It feels like I have done very little since being back but in all reality I have been steadily working. First of all there was my Nardoo Meanderings piece to prepareand to parcel up and send to Canberra in readiness for the opening of Exuberance Curated by Sharon Peoples and Carol Cooke. There is a book edited by the curators that showcases the work of the twenty embroiderers involved with little essays by each artist of their working methods and choices and thinking behind the creation of the pieces.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2TFhnyrdOiFJ-j0eZLHD_SZ6q5k75ykcKSvd5C8H5Q-UAtlXpRYIq9DpYT_Xr3-n5u01QjTa3h8F2lNjETDLGj9cZYyiXDi4haKSkFdXRvqnYhDZu8jfIHxLaA-D6_TdLZfDSbPvsTziNgYkU9NKWazgzy-jNemP7JNrsQFsE4WJNc1qapDu/s3274/IMG_20230625_165522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3274" data-original-width="2648" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2TFhnyrdOiFJ-j0eZLHD_SZ6q5k75ykcKSvd5C8H5Q-UAtlXpRYIq9DpYT_Xr3-n5u01QjTa3h8F2lNjETDLGj9cZYyiXDi4haKSkFdXRvqnYhDZu8jfIHxLaA-D6_TdLZfDSbPvsTziNgYkU9NKWazgzy-jNemP7JNrsQFsE4WJNc1qapDu/w324-h400/IMG_20230625_165522.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><br /><p>Above is the cover of the book. It is exciting to be a part of this. The book is self published so is only available through the website of <a href="http://www.cookeart.com.au">Carol Cooke</a> or from the exhibition. It is the first survey of embroidery practice in the book format for quite some time in Australia. I can't wait to see the book. There is a limited print run so if you think you would like this book I would order it now. The exhibition opens on 6 July at Craft & Design Canberra and tickets are available <a href="https://craftanddesigncanberra.org/blogs/future-exhibitions/exuberance">here</a>.</p><p>Unfortunately I cannot make it to the opening as I will be in Perth for <a href="https://www.fibreswest.com.au/">Fibres West</a> where I will be teaching the traveller's blanket and also linocutting for motifs to include in your blanket. Really looking forward to being in Perth and the buss of the buzz of such gatherings.</p><p>During the week I made a trip to Colac in order to deliver two sentinelles for a retrospective of <a href="https://www.copacc.com.au/EXHIBITIONS-2023/Upcoming-CrossXpoll-Retro">CrossXpollinatioN </a> at Copacc celebrating 10 years of the event. I exhibited in the first two and was involved with installing the exhibitions along with Carole Redlich. I only have two of the sentinelles left after making a series of 10 in 2012/2013. The Ochre Earth Sentinelle and the Red Sentinelle are the ones that remain. I stayed the night in order to attend the opening and it was good to catch up with people I knew when I lived in Gellibrand. I did make a quick visit to Gellibrand to see how I would feel, but I can say I have no regrets about leaving and I only felt a little sad about the broken dreams.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmpxyHPJjGTT8IOMd2r5m87b7hN3ZhpoXVI7bP49sUYr1TuPq5HpOeLDPFwMmQsW84JtB8sqxI1HqxlCJUyKgrabQXEy06iFXH7vQyGBoIrUKswn5rqMMvbzs7iyGpWOcolioPP9qqxVaoE_3HDxHc34Sg9Jx6Z20VbjERQl3ouBd8ktPUiHJ/s2777/IMG20230622173502~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2665" data-original-width="2777" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmpxyHPJjGTT8IOMd2r5m87b7hN3ZhpoXVI7bP49sUYr1TuPq5HpOeLDPFwMmQsW84JtB8sqxI1HqxlCJUyKgrabQXEy06iFXH7vQyGBoIrUKswn5rqMMvbzs7iyGpWOcolioPP9qqxVaoE_3HDxHc34Sg9Jx6Z20VbjERQl3ouBd8ktPUiHJ/w400-h384/IMG20230622173502~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ej3ndubPnFSdjHVQVD5o7sAbtrBI812nXkns3HpPYs3meQns3t_dbIbZjJ4xMrdrGp0mjP-HXHVAcEsPXCd3l8OES1HGEYiX8VqdPzbiBcm75Vu1imTyLpVdBRNqDCbOwyYHUTNV8X1QRqif6JOqoPM9kQmJ_RBhhtY63eFb-wazKiKj2zSf/s1896/IMG20230622173239~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1866" data-original-width="1896" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ej3ndubPnFSdjHVQVD5o7sAbtrBI812nXkns3HpPYs3meQns3t_dbIbZjJ4xMrdrGp0mjP-HXHVAcEsPXCd3l8OES1HGEYiX8VqdPzbiBcm75Vu1imTyLpVdBRNqDCbOwyYHUTNV8X1QRqif6JOqoPM9kQmJ_RBhhtY63eFb-wazKiKj2zSf/w400-h394/IMG20230622173239~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The rest of the time I have been dyeing fabric and printing fabric in readiness for Perth and the Slow Stitch Gathering in Ulladulla later in July, and catching up with family. I will come home via Canberra so I can visit Exuberance. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOtPPb-YzmxrK5CTHBhLmvbhFSRPx-MsIgdENaf49f7HJ_MbBdnvMjsU4PQRfUte4sgfkjF_uMKTiPVfE__b-6_WxKIbq80B6uklDbxNB7knSQ9NgMWOtRR8Y9WhY-BSYcRe9yK97rJSCpp4pC7dL00qy_hDeIgyVBoLA8bLdo1Zqxb0DqUz7/s4000/IMG20230625155323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOtPPb-YzmxrK5CTHBhLmvbhFSRPx-MsIgdENaf49f7HJ_MbBdnvMjsU4PQRfUte4sgfkjF_uMKTiPVfE__b-6_WxKIbq80B6uklDbxNB7knSQ9NgMWOtRR8Y9WhY-BSYcRe9yK97rJSCpp4pC7dL00qy_hDeIgyVBoLA8bLdo1Zqxb0DqUz7/w300-h400/IMG20230625155323.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>And I have been mulling all those wonderful Madonna images I encountered in Italy and Portugal and Spain, thinking, thinking, thinking. It is about the seeing and how things are presented and idealised and yet there is also an element of encountering the faces of women from the past.</p>Dijanne Cevaalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-57922058168021908422023-05-07T01:52:00.000+10:002023-05-07T01:52:08.968+10:00Travelling<p> It has been the longest time since I have blogged since I started blogging 19 years ago. The longer it went the less I thought I had something to share or say. I was also super busy, so busy my garden got quite neglected and it took me some time to find a house sitter to look after Portia my rescue cat. After my exhibition at Meeniyan Art Gallery finished I plunged into a round of creating for my exhibitions at <a href="https://patchworkenquilt.nl/">Patchwork & Quilt Dagen</a> in Rijswijk, The Hague in the Netherlands and then to Nantes for <a href="https://pourlamourdufil.com/">Pour l'Amour du Fil</a>. Both were busy events. In the Netherlands I did catch up a little with family but the event was busy so I had little time to do anything.</p><p>Some new work I created for Europe:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJThIHijyJbP4GEDUKHnUPl_jbbiq3b9-tBiqN6NpMyHlS-O72fBYgBzpsMJKGpbFWQZGGwhpFi6XO6KedB6lszhbDjs4IVsK4LCCzH0xDzsxy_Pf9I7KNZpNTmcXBaeaJDo_TUGrOBt6_r89d22_1KlA0AlIC8s1tHAF7OnxwHD7mmODbeQ/s2958/IMG20230404153316~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2958" data-original-width="2661" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJThIHijyJbP4GEDUKHnUPl_jbbiq3b9-tBiqN6NpMyHlS-O72fBYgBzpsMJKGpbFWQZGGwhpFi6XO6KedB6lszhbDjs4IVsK4LCCzH0xDzsxy_Pf9I7KNZpNTmcXBaeaJDo_TUGrOBt6_r89d22_1KlA0AlIC8s1tHAF7OnxwHD7mmODbeQ/s320/IMG20230404153316~2.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I must admit I faced the further planned travel with a sense of trepidation or was it anxiety ? I just felt that after more than four years I might have forgotten how to travel, how to catch planes and trains and buses. My youngest daughter was with me for some of the time as she embarked on a 3 week European holiday and we traversed the continent. From Nantes we went to Paris, Venice (on the night bus a journey which I had not looked forward to but proved to be better than anticipated), Florence, Rome and Pompeii and back to Rome where I farewelled my daughter and headed onto Perugia. Venice, Florence and Rome were crazy busy and as my daughter had never been to Rome she wanted to see everything. I had been warned that Pompeii gets crazy busy but in the end it proved not too bad and though we ascended Mt Vesuvius by bus to where you get out and walk the rest of the way, I forewent that joy as it was windy and cold and looking at the incline I was not sure I would make it all the way up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I will be staying in Perugia for two weeks and am really enjoying it thus far. I rented a small apartment downhill from the old town, but the historic centre is easy to get to with the Minimetro which stops just behind the apartment block. I have spent two days wandering, visiting the <a href="https://gallerianazionaledellumbria.it/">Gallery Nazionale </a>which is hosting a wonderful Perugino exhibition which I will go back and see, early in the morning, before the groups of school children arrive. And I am in Madonna heaven to be honest- I have never seen so many painted madonnas in one place. I love seeing how the faces change with the fashion and techniques of the time, and the times that the face of the model starts to hold a place in the composition. I also love the Perugino exhibition because you can get close to the paintings and there is a definite development of his work until he reaches his peak, and here and there the work of contemporaries or students of his have been added into the mix. The collection of the gallery itself is also interesting with some more wonderful madonnas and a beautiful portrait by Suor Plautilla Nelli of Santa Caterina and said to be the likeness of Caterina de' Ricci.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Iiuc7iYsLAVRud19GP8whmGYFPyWvsY5eXybkTE1dYnBk3kHZxKmR_P82VL22VzYLICfNBp6IZt4K6Qf8Z7dSq6y1SrZbHhhgkoJDnPjf5j722dmznb8GWIHmItafzunlkqOd7nlYB9eCExykwaLu6M4XiAzuUC6mG_c5QuyBsuIF0fF5A/s2806/IMG20230505111700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2806" data-original-width="2190" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Iiuc7iYsLAVRud19GP8whmGYFPyWvsY5eXybkTE1dYnBk3kHZxKmR_P82VL22VzYLICfNBp6IZt4K6Qf8Z7dSq6y1SrZbHhhgkoJDnPjf5j722dmznb8GWIHmItafzunlkqOd7nlYB9eCExykwaLu6M4XiAzuUC6mG_c5QuyBsuIF0fF5A/w313-h400/IMG20230505111700.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGv9STPtCmLcx4fUkm3HYRyZeFiRBqq5xEIizu1sgixiKJjlWq26n14_kydl0wTBTNFUok89h-qRvrtozwS4ouDsiO62SuueSR0DLLgFZpOlPCaVhCTYw2eJuv30DHq7l1fIgZMMn-3d2vPOyx3tM6AnP6LQMb-uNfH3ErU1iZ6Ii9kSamdA/s4000/IMG20230505111710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGv9STPtCmLcx4fUkm3HYRyZeFiRBqq5xEIizu1sgixiKJjlWq26n14_kydl0wTBTNFUok89h-qRvrtozwS4ouDsiO62SuueSR0DLLgFZpOlPCaVhCTYw2eJuv30DHq7l1fIgZMMn-3d2vPOyx3tM6AnP6LQMb-uNfH3ErU1iZ6Ii9kSamdA/w300-h400/IMG20230505111710.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;">There is a lot of history in this city, like so many Italian towns and many of the churches date to the 15th and 16th centuries. When you walk around the old part of the city there is a sense that this city is still lived in and though there are tourists it isn't the thousands of Rome, Florence and Venice. The food has also been very good at the two different restaurants I have tried ( although I have rented an apartment to minimise eating out costs, however could not resist the first two days and tomorrow is a farmers/ bioproduce market).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfcMIEAO3eI29X4yTq3pP_9W2izxBGHUXto20GIhwlvhWwqwo0t8uPVo281uZvrgoMaITW9QGb2clzhmXqCrPLJjZfAhZecXnyG0pIgsI_ooovuOlb35IUwr-9bCL_GcvI5sRIgI3A8t893t673GjbpXKD4kFLZ-sMWqwosBmHKZskjqxaA/s4000/IMG20230506093112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfcMIEAO3eI29X4yTq3pP_9W2izxBGHUXto20GIhwlvhWwqwo0t8uPVo281uZvrgoMaITW9QGb2clzhmXqCrPLJjZfAhZecXnyG0pIgsI_ooovuOlb35IUwr-9bCL_GcvI5sRIgI3A8t893t673GjbpXKD4kFLZ-sMWqwosBmHKZskjqxaA/s320/IMG20230506093112.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love the poster for the bio market with its pomegranate trees and the lovely rounded shape of the tree.</div><br /> The image is of<a href="https://maramao-pane-e-vin-ristorante-perugia.business.site/?m=true"> Maramao Pane & Vin</a> where I had a most enjoyable meal. One thing I have noticed now that I don't drink anymore is that so much food and eating out in France and Italy is all about the wine with the meal- these days I drink fizzy water and it does not quite feel the same. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qDVp4PcvY195Pbx5Wb-VPEvlSgYHVnL71RxoTeo1oc1RiHjRnQKweJTFVsY5IVwFba2ZZxNa3KVPLvHsuVY_xtkHKTi5_FW5fOEkbnk17cjKub1qk8hyX7bXLFwQ_WRWLRJ-NXXPLFoEjuhF7c2Gj67_s0xL9GfHd8-TlnJIZhXHwJxTAw/s4000/IMG20230506133433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qDVp4PcvY195Pbx5Wb-VPEvlSgYHVnL71RxoTeo1oc1RiHjRnQKweJTFVsY5IVwFba2ZZxNa3KVPLvHsuVY_xtkHKTi5_FW5fOEkbnk17cjKub1qk8hyX7bXLFwQ_WRWLRJ-NXXPLFoEjuhF7c2Gj67_s0xL9GfHd8-TlnJIZhXHwJxTAw/w300-h400/IMG20230506133433.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;">And some images of the Perugia Historic centre.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg36OwzyuibP400i_uBdYF1_O3UE3bf_ccnRKgYZjduASkINmqcVJ_wzqkqT8O2Q4JdVHhAiwwO2ebcVvInBKl8rBxtzNRMew218G2sr71QDvVE8Sw4M9WdekJMv05KYvqlWT1Ib7yGLCoRVSRPmLGX58-KqghH1Ijt4vXvLUGf6-gupT8fKg/s4000/IMG20230506094449.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg36OwzyuibP400i_uBdYF1_O3UE3bf_ccnRKgYZjduASkINmqcVJ_wzqkqT8O2Q4JdVHhAiwwO2ebcVvInBKl8rBxtzNRMew218G2sr71QDvVE8Sw4M9WdekJMv05KYvqlWT1Ib7yGLCoRVSRPmLGX58-KqghH1Ijt4vXvLUGf6-gupT8fKg/w300-h400/IMG20230506094449.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgScAZJiRm1lxk_rvWfUyFYwKjrhLqYLdcdz1TpbA0Wrt3RbbKCUfj7m6Vk2jSEUZE2sPHIjtxjv4mP3pvU7bZl2Z6xk1zTSVZmBAYh3g7HOsSpPZIBp5v7UVQx44m5ZmNKiM25Td_0_yRKtDwQxClAT90CtOHF592-qFma3-AtrpaG0NB4Kw/s3264/IMG20230506123054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgScAZJiRm1lxk_rvWfUyFYwKjrhLqYLdcdz1TpbA0Wrt3RbbKCUfj7m6Vk2jSEUZE2sPHIjtxjv4mP3pvU7bZl2Z6xk1zTSVZmBAYh3g7HOsSpPZIBp5v7UVQx44m5ZmNKiM25Td_0_yRKtDwQxClAT90CtOHF592-qFma3-AtrpaG0NB4Kw/w300-h400/IMG20230506123054.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyacw7_CVxD_l2QeJGMPi20AqF9oHmd4L_AQmG3yTA8XSK9S-cZaCm--9Qxu2igXM4duqpDVlnzyp2Hv2JDfhzyScZooprtOqpBxH4UKWYf7GLsiITLrQamKUGTY8RFnInDxSfZ4Xt5SR3gJB8-PauX197f1rRhqCZECPDM5P4x3P12kjROA/s4000/IMG20230506115719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyacw7_CVxD_l2QeJGMPi20AqF9oHmd4L_AQmG3yTA8XSK9S-cZaCm--9Qxu2igXM4duqpDVlnzyp2Hv2JDfhzyScZooprtOqpBxH4UKWYf7GLsiITLrQamKUGTY8RFnInDxSfZ4Xt5SR3gJB8-PauX197f1rRhqCZECPDM5P4x3P12kjROA/w300-h400/IMG20230506115719.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>Dijanne Cevaalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-83271535838999322492023-01-31T12:15:00.000+11:002023-01-31T12:15:39.336+11:00Exhibition at Meeniyan Art Gallery I have been slow to recover from Covid and that combined with mum's ongoing health issues meant i had a very slow start to the month indeed. My mother has refused to entertain aged care even though that was the advise from the medical team at Austin Repat Hospital- and that creates a whole other series of problems as she has to be safe and cared for. I live too far away to do anything on a weekly basis even though I partly moved to Gippsland to be closer to Mum to be helpful (which I was when she lived in Gembrook) but she was moved to nearly the other side of Melbourne which means wasting hoursin city traffic. On the other hand she apparently made quite a recovery when she was told that she needed to consider aged care because of her inability to look after herself or her dog. <div><br /></div><div>However crunch time did arrive in order to create some new work for an exhibition I am a part of at Meeniyan Gallery starting 1 February with three other textile artists. There will be a meet the artist session at 2.00pm on Sunday February 12 .</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwFr8roGbxwUL8hjeIgPQ4-9vORNWGSpe6zYtjfeC7w4_VTA4CmRnP53TOTp5ENP5HYsCucJ9Nvpv4gC0iJymLLn0yC7Z1IAe024LsCUmXLT4CENVXU2quEnchvJyf8PW8C3mlzSQUF_m0G4uJ818gytgEl7amaDwuxwiOMGdYQ-0SeK6pg/s2927/IMG20230131105840~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2809" data-original-width="2927" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwFr8roGbxwUL8hjeIgPQ4-9vORNWGSpe6zYtjfeC7w4_VTA4CmRnP53TOTp5ENP5HYsCucJ9Nvpv4gC0iJymLLn0yC7Z1IAe024LsCUmXLT4CENVXU2quEnchvJyf8PW8C3mlzSQUF_m0G4uJ818gytgEl7amaDwuxwiOMGdYQ-0SeK6pg/w400-h384/IMG20230131105840~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div><div>Yesterday I had to deliver the works. I promised myself that I would create some new work for this, but going back and forth to Melbourne really depleted my energy levels ( and my garden is a weedy mess) and then I had dyed some fabric which wasn't quite what I had in mind. The fabric was lovely, but as I had set out with an idea , it was different to the idea. This meant adjusting my idea or dyeing more fabric and I really did not have enough fabric to dye more so I had to readjust my idea. I had also wanted to create some of the nardoo work with free motion stitching on the machine. So it has been a stitching marathon on my machine. I own a normal bottom of the range Bernina domestic sewing machine and I can tell you they are great for what I call free motion drawing. Essentially what I make are large drawings on the machine.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>below are images of the nardoo pieces I made. Each measures about 52 cm wide by 102 cm long. There are some differences between the two as I tried two slightly different things- can you spot the difference?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0FeH2zYl1VTSeM1IOUl9Zxt0g-zYIIxSR1BjiIi1-wus6hOEXHizfHiZGM7lYoXzHoaJCtuvaBQPuTRl6-h6g7KuAquTfOgbX_ZVvJbl5772H-5kNvP8fddc25PF4GMsAslQXIqeekYFVQxslU7uDWtJ36M7zfu-YNp94Yu-PvB6RcGj3w/s2954/IMG20230130090226~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2891" data-original-width="2954" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0FeH2zYl1VTSeM1IOUl9Zxt0g-zYIIxSR1BjiIi1-wus6hOEXHizfHiZGM7lYoXzHoaJCtuvaBQPuTRl6-h6g7KuAquTfOgbX_ZVvJbl5772H-5kNvP8fddc25PF4GMsAslQXIqeekYFVQxslU7uDWtJ36M7zfu-YNp94Yu-PvB6RcGj3w/w400-h391/IMG20230130090226~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFuqSkJIgSRJqpt8M2asysUecSwpipiMydKGwXZYdJfDSUV2Ym8tMNfogfPnXqjTMSHezY11Cfeax_6kjmnU0y_r_OtmtXX3pi-vjl9BhM1wmOFi67TeXds3YwF-EqHV0-tRWdG7lj7fmaPzo3JQ6EcYiOiiY0g3xKDrJC4UocKObyEi0lA/s4000/IMG20230130084726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFuqSkJIgSRJqpt8M2asysUecSwpipiMydKGwXZYdJfDSUV2Ym8tMNfogfPnXqjTMSHezY11Cfeax_6kjmnU0y_r_OtmtXX3pi-vjl9BhM1wmOFi67TeXds3YwF-EqHV0-tRWdG7lj7fmaPzo3JQ6EcYiOiiY0g3xKDrJC4UocKObyEi0lA/w300-h400/IMG20230130084726.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYKjyYzYQKe-3FUIor3En6aJEb58T3R8tLqizyYypLsBpmqjpefarcojFbZWwL9nh9vy0COlDv0DSduG3CU1yV_m8r4fgXI0Bq6jDK4E-WEkJcHoEwlN3zI3SEFosvJ344PXld6rcXElspnDhFqB-v8DDkpgMKDpuT832nCdeF_mje43y3A/s4000/IMG20230124115717.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYKjyYzYQKe-3FUIor3En6aJEb58T3R8tLqizyYypLsBpmqjpefarcojFbZWwL9nh9vy0COlDv0DSduG3CU1yV_m8r4fgXI0Bq6jDK4E-WEkJcHoEwlN3zI3SEFosvJ344PXld6rcXElspnDhFqB-v8DDkpgMKDpuT832nCdeF_mje43y3A/w300-h400/IMG20230124115717.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>And then work started on the whole cloth printed forest piece. If you recall seeing previous forest pieces you will remember that they are usually quite greenish and really suggestive of the forest. However when I dyed the fabric it was not nearly as forresty as I would have liked. This meant having to rethink thread colours and even how I stitched it. In the end it reminded me a lot of the bushland where I walk in the summer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4ayA_10XrLx9Wlku9qm_J_KhhgYZ-xMQL7SWLAomFt__GMMEVa5ZFFk2jbPzJ8YRkitRjxA7DWs4bFWhBCC1mAs4vc0uayUQ0pah0Zzm0MM3kelqg4hiWT8nkFx1dxrF_fvTFJdvNsCyh_JMnchM_3Ud4c7ol8PbCUV3_VteRYNoCtU6DA/s4000/IMG20230128073222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4ayA_10XrLx9Wlku9qm_J_KhhgYZ-xMQL7SWLAomFt__GMMEVa5ZFFk2jbPzJ8YRkitRjxA7DWs4bFWhBCC1mAs4vc0uayUQ0pah0Zzm0MM3kelqg4hiWT8nkFx1dxrF_fvTFJdvNsCyh_JMnchM_3Ud4c7ol8PbCUV3_VteRYNoCtU6DA/w300-h400/IMG20230128073222.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqTDnQkPOJduHqvth7ZDVUZaMx0GCjGrfRYFhqyYOlULTyon2JLSdVIfGWVkKRFX9p59VsbdwQHZ2oNU9IpBrUhoUJ6u-7hzGjBE84sC_N6WW2YtI76i4_OZkzszTkT4JlGKWzb8GUNefZ7jvouCgLjdknbBJwOKV_uSZVnuzhV3R1rG3Gw/s3246/IMG20230128130255~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3246" data-original-width="2988" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqTDnQkPOJduHqvth7ZDVUZaMx0GCjGrfRYFhqyYOlULTyon2JLSdVIfGWVkKRFX9p59VsbdwQHZ2oNU9IpBrUhoUJ6u-7hzGjBE84sC_N6WW2YtI76i4_OZkzszTkT4JlGKWzb8GUNefZ7jvouCgLjdknbBJwOKV_uSZVnuzhV3R1rG3Gw/w369-h400/IMG20230128130255~2.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxppWpJxXcWj6xMSs1IvDX6LxTjW9sl2eg0EIUmwJlh-Dd5iaK67D1ZXIIkJYWn1-raMhY3oS7DlR7wD9vQJC4B9igSJBydz_og4kvwmIy70f57cQTuGu8ovD7DJWMmscW4m98SGT-DDDTRHEPVbVCouCxQz2TGDNryA3cMZF8nFNU-ZoZw/s2925/IMG20230128182945~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2925" data-original-width="2715" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxppWpJxXcWj6xMSs1IvDX6LxTjW9sl2eg0EIUmwJlh-Dd5iaK67D1ZXIIkJYWn1-raMhY3oS7DlR7wD9vQJC4B9igSJBydz_og4kvwmIy70f57cQTuGu8ovD7DJWMmscW4m98SGT-DDDTRHEPVbVCouCxQz2TGDNryA3cMZF8nFNU-ZoZw/w371-h400/IMG20230128182945~2.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPG98xyMjoxD3XxErBU_zftC0bTwztX56io8yOyjEhF93hsRzfPP8qAcePTo4g_ysPrK0fTOCGTAzafHBARVecsBbw_sFEUoe89pc9T_540ckslftv7k3izxm9kpj7F2ghkB0ZNoRPe82rSnAayBOZymV3U5xrIBTwPxp44liK3s79o6Viw/s4000/IMG20230127084136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPG98xyMjoxD3XxErBU_zftC0bTwztX56io8yOyjEhF93hsRzfPP8qAcePTo4g_ysPrK0fTOCGTAzafHBARVecsBbw_sFEUoe89pc9T_540ckslftv7k3izxm9kpj7F2ghkB0ZNoRPe82rSnAayBOZymV3U5xrIBTwPxp44liK3s79o6Viw/w300-h400/IMG20230127084136.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the end I did not have time to procrastinate and I just had to do it. I quite like the outcome. I love the yellow in the top third- it reminds me of the summery scenes Bonnard used to paint but this time its the Australian bush- and I love yellow- in Australia (and the south of France) it is such a summer colour.</div></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>I am thinking about starting a newsletter . My question is would you be interested in subscribing to a newsletter ? before I run of to do the homework to explore the how. I would envisage content would include some of my work methodology, some writing about the narratives that my work usually incorporates, updates of upcoming events/ teaching i might be doing. It would also includes some of the things that I find inspirational, including good books to read and inspirational books to read ( nothing beats a book) I would probably post out once a month or 6 weeks. I am also thinking of including a section where I would answer one readers question in the subsequent newsletter. As always it would be called Musings of a Textile Itinerant. Subscription would be free but with an option to donate a cup of coffee if you were so inclined ,that would be entirely up to you and content would be the same regardless. Let me know if a newsletter would be of interest and what kind of material would be of interest to you? You can either reply on my blog or <a href="mailto:dcevaal@gmail.com">email me</a>.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Dijanne Cevaalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-79865646457524011202022-12-31T16:48:00.003+11:002022-12-31T16:48:56.477+11:00Last day of 2022<p> It is a year that I am glad is over- I managed to contract Covid before Christmas and despite vaccinations and medication it has well and truly affected my energy levels, spending several days doing nothing at all ( flat on my back actually) and then somehow having it get into my sinuses and creating more problems to the nerves in my teeth- a little known ( but not unknown) side effect. My mother had contracted Covid earlier in the month and as she is elderly it has really knocked her around badly, requiring hospitalisation three times and extensive medication for the pneumonia that developed. I have not been able to see her for weeks because of my own covid which tested positive well and truly beyond the five days that is advised for isolating. It meant a planned mini break for Christmas with my daughters at the beach had to be cancelled- we had all been looking forward to it after a less than stellar year.</p><p>So things can only go onward and upward. I have to get cracking on creating new work as I am exhibiting in one of the gallery rooms at Meeniyan Art Gallery ( MAG) in February. Covid meant I got absolutely zero done the last two weeks and even now I am feeling decidedly low energy on the creative side. I also have to finish the nardoo piece I have bene working on all year by the end of January- but I am finally at the stage of putting in the background stitching which goes a bit faster than applying all the nardoo leaf shapes. It has been slow work but then this kind of hand stitching and the size that it is take lots of time- lots of reflecting on the story of Burke and Wills - what started out as a narrative on folly ( and still is a little) it is also a reflection on fools that bluster and stomp-as these explorers did pretty much. Their story was related in history books as one of heroes ( well when I was studying) but I see nothing heroic in any of the endeavour except foolish bloody mindedness and ignorance. It is kind of interesting and ironic that the nardoo that looks so beautiful and calm also contains the story of their demise.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVBBTiowHXKBkAW3kKVC9_EBbGtAdgQ771Tpt_YVtL1kRqdQuBXbdGnEyQMbFk7ypcyQnlQ2aRM1FIexQFndO6-NL9hkbEMPGA3NMk6nRtwWcnWVBK3pqx_xmZNaKbg8FGJqy5I_N0X43TJKYz0Xx5N_HE7z8EbxOc9keLIwlhpu5VyVwRQ/s4000/IMG20221230110750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVBBTiowHXKBkAW3kKVC9_EBbGtAdgQ771Tpt_YVtL1kRqdQuBXbdGnEyQMbFk7ypcyQnlQ2aRM1FIexQFndO6-NL9hkbEMPGA3NMk6nRtwWcnWVBK3pqx_xmZNaKbg8FGJqy5I_N0X43TJKYz0Xx5N_HE7z8EbxOc9keLIwlhpu5VyVwRQ/w300-h400/IMG20221230110750.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZuxNJP0tKkvZeI6rkl_b0r6a7qj0AV6BWalnzVBF_QA_DnkpEAh8z39XmiaDqBNHbO4Znl8EUTLw_bVP5exV-T7lLbydD2lL2p8biZKt70zhexdMeqJsi2H0S68LpgxLTBtvqAXXjHbAZIUXNoMHYbWYu9hS53qlC84XZuGtmfbw77Ry4_w/s4000/IMG20221229095411.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZuxNJP0tKkvZeI6rkl_b0r6a7qj0AV6BWalnzVBF_QA_DnkpEAh8z39XmiaDqBNHbO4Znl8EUTLw_bVP5exV-T7lLbydD2lL2p8biZKt70zhexdMeqJsi2H0S68LpgxLTBtvqAXXjHbAZIUXNoMHYbWYu9hS53qlC84XZuGtmfbw77Ry4_w/w300-h400/IMG20221229095411.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdWgjHE6W44KveYmlro5tnVeDyiOKBXfYETOfum7inyEY1tc6kZNHuFYUCVx84iysyZK7_HdOL7BBfTjxuwsh1I5UjZ5sI51G4JJHoFHQ2hqjFepBuklp6JfZarjbpSSYRRvdUqMNRqXQSwitKqUguMZq8DTSG7l2AtXjo9VnUM8WRNPpRQ/s4000/IMG20221231080319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdWgjHE6W44KveYmlro5tnVeDyiOKBXfYETOfum7inyEY1tc6kZNHuFYUCVx84iysyZK7_HdOL7BBfTjxuwsh1I5UjZ5sI51G4JJHoFHQ2hqjFepBuklp6JfZarjbpSSYRRvdUqMNRqXQSwitKqUguMZq8DTSG7l2AtXjo9VnUM8WRNPpRQ/w300-h400/IMG20221231080319.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>My youngest daughter and I have spent a bit of time planning our trip to Europe (she will join me for 3 weeks of the trip I am planning- I will be there until mid June)- accommodation has certainly escalated in cost since I last travelled. We are finishing up in Rome for the last week of her stay, as she will catch a flight home from Rome but I will continue on. Given accommodation costs have risen a lot, I cast about for somewhere, where I had not been before and which is also not a tourist hot spot, and I ended up deciding to spend two weeks in Perugia where I have never been. I am exploring the things to do in Perugia but if you know of anything that might not make it to the more obvious tourist websites please do pass on any information. I will be relying on public transport and enjoy getting into the rhythm of a place by doing lots of walking and people watching. I managed to find a small apartment not so far from the main railway station which means I can cook my own food which always a delight in Italy with so much fresh produce available at weekly markets.</p><p>I will be exhibiting and teaching a few one hour classes at <a href="https://patchworkenquilt.nl/">Patchwork Dagen </a>in Rijswijk on the 13-15 of April and looking forward to speaking my mother tongue again! I have hardly spoken a word of Dutch since 2019.</p><p>I will also be attending Pour L'Amour du Fil the following week in Nantes and really looking forward to it. I will teach two three hour classes as follows: <a href="https://pourlamourdufil.com/products/dijanne-cevaal-cours-jouons-avec-le-tifaifai-1">https://pourlamourdufil.com/products/dijanne-cevaal-cours-jouons-avec-le-tifaifai-1</a> and <a href="https://pourlamourdufil.com/products/dijanne-cevaal-cours-pods-pods-pods-1">https://pourlamourdufil.com/products/dijanne-cevaal-cours-pods-pods-pods-1</a>. One class is machine work making mini tifaifai's and the other making pods. I will also have a small exhibition and sell my linocut printed fabrics.</p><p>The Pods, Pods, Pods class is available as an online class as well and there is more information here.; <a href="http://origidij.blogspot.com/2021/07/workshops-on-line.html">http://origidij.blogspot.com/2021/07/workshops-on-line.html</a>. It is a work at your own pace class with no group interaction. There are pdf notes and a video.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJ8m_iT0BX0kjWzNmMGnuU2fH3Fd6bqwM1HUQGtwmalVzzPWwiHKJikNTEceRQxbFD7Gep-ET4YWcH-UM00Rgu7nH-OHtOPForM96qGu72NilYHcwqh_smHdklDhbTRwzuYUlk0aTF_HZ7Sq9iRptqzM6iBGHpQMQE9hb4Nm8w8WlTdnymA/s4032/PXL_20211221_234326656.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJ8m_iT0BX0kjWzNmMGnuU2fH3Fd6bqwM1HUQGtwmalVzzPWwiHKJikNTEceRQxbFD7Gep-ET4YWcH-UM00Rgu7nH-OHtOPForM96qGu72NilYHcwqh_smHdklDhbTRwzuYUlk0aTF_HZ7Sq9iRptqzM6iBGHpQMQE9hb4Nm8w8WlTdnymA/w300-h400/PXL_20211221_234326656.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>So I hope that everyone has a wonderful and safe 2023 and thank you for your support throughout 2023, especially for my last Traveller's Blanket on-line Class which finished in November- some wonderful work was made. You can buy the pdf notes (and there is also two/three small videos) if you are interested for $30AUS and payment can be made via Paypal or if in Australia email me for further information.
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</script><p></p><p><br /></p><p> I am looking forward to encountering friends again, I haven't seen for over 4 years and just enjoying all that Europe has to offer.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Dijanne Cevaalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-86147633555440713802022-11-30T16:54:00.004+11:002022-11-30T16:54:51.438+11:00Catching Up<p> The time has flown , and I feel I have very little to show for the time. We have had two big exhibitions at <a href="https://www.arcyinnar.org/">ARC Yinnar </a>where I am a very part-time ( 4 hours per week) gallery coordinator. When there are big exhibitions things take a lot more time than the four hours, but it is satisfying when the exhibition looks good. We had an exhibition of prints by twenty one different printmakers from the region and there was some fabulous work on display. We used all the spaces at ARC Yinnar.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPM_zQUqUA9zWOg09ufPqt1mF9kXgHZOQ-k7Fr7026djmcCh4EDkeWtHFYfj4FshXcMPbOY8oq78CDF8ueteKw80gizaU8M_4P9m9CpkNa3iMsfHHn2_khKZvY9Oi_kwnmLv8CjKdCEkRuMMZeOH8Vrfst87I7IsvWGC58fbkVBt0sjX9P4Q/s4000/IMG20221022121557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPM_zQUqUA9zWOg09ufPqt1mF9kXgHZOQ-k7Fr7026djmcCh4EDkeWtHFYfj4FshXcMPbOY8oq78CDF8ueteKw80gizaU8M_4P9m9CpkNa3iMsfHHn2_khKZvY9Oi_kwnmLv8CjKdCEkRuMMZeOH8Vrfst87I7IsvWGC58fbkVBt0sjX9P4Q/w300-h400/IMG20221022121557.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNim-F3ef0P4Gi0L-FZzonEjzXNwSX8OtWUjsCAj1AfqRpq-PFaHT95APQm_sGZaq7o-W-vJvJxGT2zU1NmCdQukqV6abTtdcW5Ii1fvsJH1ySfHkQSkqe_9CY-9WW3hVfgiozxplqtTD6fAscd3Ixzmy3xZnlWQfOSCMiRLKQOtH7AW4qSQ/s4000/IMG20221022153648_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNim-F3ef0P4Gi0L-FZzonEjzXNwSX8OtWUjsCAj1AfqRpq-PFaHT95APQm_sGZaq7o-W-vJvJxGT2zU1NmCdQukqV6abTtdcW5Ii1fvsJH1ySfHkQSkqe_9CY-9WW3hVfgiozxplqtTD6fAscd3Ixzmy3xZnlWQfOSCMiRLKQOtH7AW4qSQ/w400-h300/IMG20221022153648_01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>My daughter Siena Galtry had pieces in the exhibition as well- it's the first time we have had pieces in an exhibition together. The pieces behind my daughter are her multi layered linocuts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogJM63G2qgtbGeVjK2pjnQnD9Ijng9Ymwhd-2H-p18Hbvy6OqIvlt6VZv91amzYM14fWniHVMDEUtA1-azTcGSM5Lk1yEIeGuWuhkJSitbB80J3ypZZUT_4MxobNP8yZIS0UbzHThtpUxMbN8_gnE-gz7BuPQ-m2sHkMDKG0OtbYxM5YaCg/s1564/IMG_20221021_101209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="1564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogJM63G2qgtbGeVjK2pjnQnD9Ijng9Ymwhd-2H-p18Hbvy6OqIvlt6VZv91amzYM14fWniHVMDEUtA1-azTcGSM5Lk1yEIeGuWuhkJSitbB80J3ypZZUT_4MxobNP8yZIS0UbzHThtpUxMbN8_gnE-gz7BuPQ-m2sHkMDKG0OtbYxM5YaCg/w400-h400/IMG_20221021_101209.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I made four pieces that have been mono-printed and stitched by machine, so I guess I did make some things this last month. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since then we have been busy preparing the celebration of the existence of ARC for 40 years. It is an Artist Resource Collective and is still going strong after 40 years. This year we have had the opening of our new renovated spaces and we have had some wonderful exhibitions to celebrate the 40 years of arts practice that represents ARC. Some of the people involved were youngsters when it all started and it is wonderful to hear their stories of how the place was, and how it has evolved and to see their art as it has evolved over the years as well. It was an old butter factory, complete with massive milk vats and strange cool spaces, and it has been transformed into a multi purpose/functional arts space including two gallery spaces, print studio, ceramics studio, blacksmithing facility, community arts space, and private studio spaces, plus the Switchroom for musical/theatrette type performances and a retail space. Quite remarkable really, for a small country town and an incredible asset to the Latrobe Valley.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am still working almost daily on my nardoo piece, which seems to be taking forever, but finally I have started the background stitching so the end is in sight( I have to get a move on as some of the writing is due soon- the curators, Sharon Peoples and Carol Cooke, are hoping to create a book which details the creative process of the artists involved) and the exhibition will be on at Craft ACT in July 2023.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQFVn94h1Ab89fDM201B1n2R-V7njBNkECLo9lYgx_YSqmzV5mEKnAi_c01Unm5pQgi_pFPk-6No_BaK-9bisZ-GJyHfdW2eLozzPG3aiC4M7MAOkyeOFsHi1EW6-46xNeuNX9OKyjGMoKLYfutSsGLvy45zDm8TTGvk0edpvxcyHefvEKA/s4000/IMG20221120065833.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQFVn94h1Ab89fDM201B1n2R-V7njBNkECLo9lYgx_YSqmzV5mEKnAi_c01Unm5pQgi_pFPk-6No_BaK-9bisZ-GJyHfdW2eLozzPG3aiC4M7MAOkyeOFsHi1EW6-46xNeuNX9OKyjGMoKLYfutSsGLvy45zDm8TTGvk0edpvxcyHefvEKA/w300-h400/IMG20221120065833.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Preparations are well under the way for 2023. I will be exhibiting at the <a href="https://patchworkenquilt.nl/tentoonstelling/">Patchwork & Quilt Dagen</a> in the Hague from 13-15 April. Really looking forward to being in the Netherlands again, but not for long as I head of <a href="https://pourlamourdufil.com/">Pour l'Amour du Fil</a> in Nantes, where I shall also be teaching for 2 sessions. My youngest daughter is coming with me to help out and after that we head to Italy and spend a week in Rome. This last month I have participated in Nanowrimo to finally get some shape into the story of <a href="http://origidij.blogspot.com/2012/06/mystery.html">Hortense Hazard</a>, which I wrote about some years ago when I still lived in Geelong. I have had it in the back of my mind since then to write it somehow but not strictly as a biography but as a composite of a couple of different genres- I think I have finally worked out a way to meld things together that really is more about a remarkable woman, who would have been forgotten but whose artwork still exists both as sculpture and a book she wrote in Italian. I reached the 50,000 words, but hope to do some research whilst in Rome at the atelier where she studied sculpture and which still exists. I am hoping to spend a bit of time in Italy before returning to the North and teaching in Belgium. Any suggestions for budget accommodation would be much appreciated. I am also thinking of visiting Fabriano especially to visit the paper museum and Fabriano factory. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBO-4JL-oJc8Tzho4Hn_twQ8ojLY_YwR_4mzd-tJA1vQZUMNj05sEr55Nh4QcMJVEKFDajxm1LmjRFgPahgkvGhZgimygr4xwfsze45kpznCgNoWDYKI5YF9_ZvXic0PGt9EEBGiu9Honm9XPO5kM_EkNAKl966Fh4Mzo3ibY9aVjEO3J5Vw/s4000/IMG20221112161759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBO-4JL-oJc8Tzho4Hn_twQ8ojLY_YwR_4mzd-tJA1vQZUMNj05sEr55Nh4QcMJVEKFDajxm1LmjRFgPahgkvGhZgimygr4xwfsze45kpznCgNoWDYKI5YF9_ZvXic0PGt9EEBGiu9Honm9XPO5kM_EkNAKl966Fh4Mzo3ibY9aVjEO3J5Vw/w300-h400/IMG20221112161759.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meanwhile I shall be teaching Linocutting at <a href="https://www.amitie.com.au/class-list.htm">Amitie Textiles</a> on the 21st of January. I love that shop- it's so lovely to have a cafe right there, and to teach within the shop space as they have such great stock plus have my favourite Aurifil threads. And at the end of March I am teaching at the Stitching retreat at Ulladulla.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am also having an exhibition in February at <a href="https://meeniyanartgallery.com.au/">Meeniyan Art Gallery</a> in Meeniyan ( it is on the way to Wilson 's Promentory) with two other artists. it is a lovely little gallery and the little township has a lot to offer with <a href="https://trulli.com.au/">Trulli</a> ristorante and delicatessen adding a definite foodie flavour to the experience, plus there is also a very good bakery as well as some other interesting shops to visit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Don't forget I still sell my linocut printed fabrics if you are interested and I am down to the last dozen copies of my book, Musing in Textile: France ( which is only available in Australia). It has been a journey selling books without a distributor and with the extortionate parcel prices to overseas which has meant I can only post within Australia. I really do wonder if I will make another such book- in a way I would love to but it has also been hard work not only in making the work but in selling the book as it is entirely self published and it was designed by my eldest daughter Celeste Galtry. We did all those videos for the dvd which is part of the book- but dvd is almost outmoded technology now. How things change in so little time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br />Dijanne Cevaalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-48167474541024310752022-10-07T16:39:00.000+11:002022-10-07T16:39:11.638+11:00Finally- My Tifaifai Quilts<p>Finally, after 5 months and 20 odd days my tifaifai quilts have come back to me. In that time I have made two claims to Aus Post to find the quilts had the Ombudsman investigate to no avail, to find last weekend that tracking information had changed to indicate that they had been in North Melbourne since 23 August. I can tell you that I checked tracking on a weekly basis and on no occasion until last week sometime had there been any indication that the quilts were anywhere. So first thing Monday I was on the phone to be told that yes the quilts were in unclaimed parcels- the person I spoke to could not tell me why and today they arrived on my door step. Why they were in unclaimed parcels is a mystery and why there was not a flag on the tracking record to indicate I had been searching for this parcel since the end of May... not only that, my name and address was on the parcel itself including my phone number and email address- this was apart from the label that was on the parcel. it would have been easy to see who the sender was.</p><p>I am feeling incredibly relieved that they are back- it was a years worth of original work which was done in a time when my health was not great. I doubt whether the book contract will be resurrected- in any case I am not prepared to commit the work to the postal system or indeed courier system to anywhere- there is too much time and myself invested in these works. I feel as if a great weight has been lifted and I can breathe again. I had tried to not let what had happened affect me too greatly these last months but the way I feel today I know that the loss of the work did have its impact- that it made me sadder and a bit more fragile- maybe that feeling will ease now. In all there were 12 quilts in the parcel- so it was a substantial box so a body of work you might say.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr43vpC7CO7DvGYKS5v-8LKf5ZueAaFk22jwCXIxIUU_OhOYAOoYI8mnx3Z10p-6bNZAeH8V8UK5bJHrn9TWJIg2x7eZvoJP70jkmxc4WppfQtyDOCP_QJmFS0BUXvAX7nJm3zVUFojgWnHh8nnfSc3mBTeOu1RE_auqq2WS0-w2sTziBGwQ/s5472/IMG_1243.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr43vpC7CO7DvGYKS5v-8LKf5ZueAaFk22jwCXIxIUU_OhOYAOoYI8mnx3Z10p-6bNZAeH8V8UK5bJHrn9TWJIg2x7eZvoJP70jkmxc4WppfQtyDOCP_QJmFS0BUXvAX7nJm3zVUFojgWnHh8nnfSc3mBTeOu1RE_auqq2WS0-w2sTziBGwQ/s320/IMG_1243.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rPb58v-mLaYmxCbesTtb_iFIHfmNH2lACMrJ0MGQZ_9Y3FiW7dSPZ__l8fxGxBCATqrtchAMOkbhlqH482r0doD5xEYYHHE4QI-e1TJxZ6t6gza1maUAywsrxDjbBe5JGjJPIvrYPqxzE6WJZAJdhyKjumGHAaWpZ19JfSe506EbREzdbg/s2553/PXL_20220115_064022337~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2553" data-original-width="2545" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rPb58v-mLaYmxCbesTtb_iFIHfmNH2lACMrJ0MGQZ_9Y3FiW7dSPZ__l8fxGxBCATqrtchAMOkbhlqH482r0doD5xEYYHHE4QI-e1TJxZ6t6gza1maUAywsrxDjbBe5JGjJPIvrYPqxzE6WJZAJdhyKjumGHAaWpZ19JfSe506EbREzdbg/s320/PXL_20220115_064022337~2.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />I love the colours in the bottom piece. It reminds me of the poppies on the edge of wheatfields on an early summer's day- a happy calm feeling.<p></p><p><br /></p>Dijanne Cevaalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-74889236695528309732022-08-29T13:45:00.001+10:002022-08-29T13:45:23.482+10:00Traveller's Blanket On-line Class- Last Hoorah<p> I have given this decision a lot of thought, much of which has been brought about by the fact that Australia Post has recently declared missing twelve of my tifaifai quilts which were created as samples for classes I hoped to teach and for a book which is written but minus the professional photos needed for publication because the quilts are missing. My loss in this is substantial and whilst I don't want it to overwhelm me -it- and the fact that I have had a few major health issues which require ongoing management though to all intents and purposes I have made a good recovery, have made me rethink many things. One of which is on-line teaching. There have been rapid changes and advancements in on-line teaching, some are good, others a bit meh. There is no doubt that the technology to deliver on-line classes has increased somewhat spectacularly and students have gotten used to this kind of delivery. It is great for students but it also means a huge learning curve for those delivering the classes in addition to the need to buy equipment to be able to deliver in such a great way. For me it has created a level of anxiety that did not exist previously- do I keep up , do I buy extra equipment , do I spend the hours needed to get conversant with the programs and editing required ( and believe me all those great classes with great videos is the result of a lot of hard work and familiarisation with editing programs), let alone create the work? I also get great joy out of teaching in the flesh- the interaction with students is special and seeing how people are in the actual physical class room space beats anything online hands down. Being able to see a students work, to think about it and offer insights is a privilege indeed. And having done some in the flesh teaching this year I realise how much I enjoy it. Plus I want to create work and branch out into some other endeavours of the bookish kind ( not how to books though- the Tifaifai book was going to be the last one of those and that won't happen now)</p><p>So I have decided to stop my on-line teaching.</p><p> Therefore I am presently offering my Traveller's Blanket On-Line class one last time starting 3 October. In it you will learn to work in the way I have worked in creating the Traveller's Blankets which i started in 2001. I have made more than a dozen over the years each one taking many months to finish. They are heavily hand stitched and truly a labour of love whilst also being a meditation on all kinds of travel and place and expeditions. I am never without working on one and have found the rhythm of the stitching incredibly soothing whilst at the same time allowing the mind to wander or be still in the action of stitching. So come and join me this one last time- we will get creative and you will create your won traveller's blankets.</p><p>The class costs $75 AUS and has extensive pdf notes, an interactive facebook group as well as three Question and Answer zoom sessions. You work entirely at your own pace with some participants taking many years to finish but many people do finish and I have seen some stunning finished works.<a href="mailto:dcevaal@gmail.com"> Email me</a> if you would like to join or simply use the PayPal button</p>
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<p>Here are some examples of my work.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyql65ltJRingu-gY7VMHbEnuxFLAmzpj5joaotAvU3e0y4fs0fgBkrkyGx68ijvXDF4F4x0c44-dhcb6cGXNTkdr5_WqJFoqgiKibaEW7qvM_PEtInydNDQUiNTp9BbPAANIVxMtrekNr0dD3KjQxQUASZc6IRXe6hiUftCT00xfqiNVwg/s4000/IMG20220822105452.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyql65ltJRingu-gY7VMHbEnuxFLAmzpj5joaotAvU3e0y4fs0fgBkrkyGx68ijvXDF4F4x0c44-dhcb6cGXNTkdr5_WqJFoqgiKibaEW7qvM_PEtInydNDQUiNTp9BbPAANIVxMtrekNr0dD3KjQxQUASZc6IRXe6hiUftCT00xfqiNVwg/w300-h400/IMG20220822105452.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>This piece is inspired by Nardoo an Australian native plant growing mainly on inland waterways. Its backstory has to do with the Burke & Wills expedition of 1860 and the folly,foolishness and ignorance portrayed by the European explorers and their disregard of indigenous peoples and their knowledge of land but most importantly their total disregard that indigenous people were on this land long before any white man set foot on it or in it. The fact that they got as far as they did was probably largely due to the fact that indigenous people did point to them to water holes and waterways. It also looks like a four leaved clover but in order for it to be edible it requires special treatment otherwise it results in beri beri.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxoMt9eRaGKRHOOylWajJw6JU0YiKOtwfU8snpq06Qn_MZyLZf5Tf5BGEg95rKmw7uaHfytuZ0mf010sPld-l0-7KNCqg803oKjdaxkpl9SdyHf5E6xVFXV5gliwTMQgVdX1n0wSBsw11a7mJPT9ZD1vqHffoU1EuET-EEQRGQviYun2sKA/s4032/PXL_20220120_221102437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxoMt9eRaGKRHOOylWajJw6JU0YiKOtwfU8snpq06Qn_MZyLZf5Tf5BGEg95rKmw7uaHfytuZ0mf010sPld-l0-7KNCqg803oKjdaxkpl9SdyHf5E6xVFXV5gliwTMQgVdX1n0wSBsw11a7mJPT9ZD1vqHffoU1EuET-EEQRGQviYun2sKA/w300-h400/PXL_20220120_221102437.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">This last image is of a griot of probably Nigerian origin from around the turn of the 20th century- so early 1900's. This image has inspired a lot of my hand stitching- that coat contains so many stories so many stitches. I wish I could stitch rough and wild like that but i don't, but that coat is patched, has amulets, wild stitches, bits and pieces and has been stitched by the griot himself. it is like a book, like a big story book, and it is what I hope to achieve when I make my won traveller's blankets. one of these days I am going o stitch a wild coat!</div><br /><p><br /></p>Dijanne Cevaalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-39477765283880055502022-08-24T16:04:00.000+10:002022-08-24T16:04:58.066+10:00Morning Walks Back in Full Swing<p> The last time I went to my gp for a general check up- she tut tut tutted me for not getting out and walking more. I had been walking 5-6 times a week until the end of February and then it dwindled to twice a week and then once a week. I know it is good for my health and I also know it is good for my mental well being. I just had this little voice in my head going, just go another day and then go another day, it's too cold, it's too wet... all the excuses in the world, and I was letting the little voice win to the point that I could not get myself out the door. I don't meditate ( there is a whole lot of us in the world who can't meditate despite best intentions) but walking is a kind of meditation. I get lost in seeing and finding things and for a little while the world disappears and you just walk, dawdle, squat to examine and just get lost in the wonder of it all. So after seeing the gp I went home and decided this is just crazy, you are letting that stupid little voice in your head win. So I have started walking again, and I can't tell you how much I am enjoying it. It is still a daily fight with the little voice but the walking voice is winning and the weather gods have been obliging in holding off rain whilst I get out. The rain has been never ending as has the cold grey weather, but in the little bushland reserve where I walk nature surges ahead and all kinds of fascinating fungi and little orchids are popping up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkr4UNHSPps-ewawCh74RvYEGAlOY2z77RjPBfKyG_X-WOKCft3m3ZbEYePgsoOXdfoN6vDHBixCY3BpHLMIJsOZf01UYk2ETuqn5DzSBwVUxXV1JETYuBm-ocB9XHvsgF7VaJOjoUNFjJmxFSpX7aCgtUXQRjPhSQM_dvNokIEUeSDSX6g/s1600/IMG20220821091610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkr4UNHSPps-ewawCh74RvYEGAlOY2z77RjPBfKyG_X-WOKCft3m3ZbEYePgsoOXdfoN6vDHBixCY3BpHLMIJsOZf01UYk2ETuqn5DzSBwVUxXV1JETYuBm-ocB9XHvsgF7VaJOjoUNFjJmxFSpX7aCgtUXQRjPhSQM_dvNokIEUeSDSX6g/w300-h400/IMG20220821091610.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVCtMYpHuduyZ7IeAnTN6_eP1aqKRzTtIULWECa93FauZiBpFzPQnsgxG69n7A65vvwWPm_cO0sPRYx6Sz387rvZmeUK8_R71Wzn3Vj1QZ7GZgs0sk-EbfW9aWy8yxBpd19E680BjJasDI960c0Kv_B4qLDJhEf8Kjn9-Hb-X7fEqkVvs_zg/s1600/IMG20220822093649.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVCtMYpHuduyZ7IeAnTN6_eP1aqKRzTtIULWECa93FauZiBpFzPQnsgxG69n7A65vvwWPm_cO0sPRYx6Sz387rvZmeUK8_R71Wzn3Vj1QZ7GZgs0sk-EbfW9aWy8yxBpd19E680BjJasDI960c0Kv_B4qLDJhEf8Kjn9-Hb-X7fEqkVvs_zg/w300-h400/IMG20220822093649.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3B91xAgMHEgx0Hs7v8bggiB7jR4R7vAiPekgehwogdcsarBTKiiSazfY0Gec9pejbKUTK5TVfgvQvattq5eopqXizIt5kvgb-vI9CDaKCl6bDe6tgwdAu6sVjsyDWQ31sukb59GvlgO1MLf4USiRcTJveEX05ZFjsUkAfLZQzTUUTv2mBQQ/s4000/IMG20220824085634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3B91xAgMHEgx0Hs7v8bggiB7jR4R7vAiPekgehwogdcsarBTKiiSazfY0Gec9pejbKUTK5TVfgvQvattq5eopqXizIt5kvgb-vI9CDaKCl6bDe6tgwdAu6sVjsyDWQ31sukb59GvlgO1MLf4USiRcTJveEX05ZFjsUkAfLZQzTUUTv2mBQQ/w300-h400/IMG20220824085634.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTpOGvIYVBXcqOUAJPq7DXXli4tdobeRLXtT3zyT9iV3tP89w0Wby5DQ1MVI2ZTt7C8AfFqJDej2CMCGnoUWkriF4jAP2uMUQRoZgkOPrSXnOMnyglOW_ElgrIDNxqYIJYNidvxAf7D-2IsW10AN7IPnqTqAzAxV0lEaZ7tsOFh0eErYYJw/s4000/IMG20220824084105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTpOGvIYVBXcqOUAJPq7DXXli4tdobeRLXtT3zyT9iV3tP89w0Wby5DQ1MVI2ZTt7C8AfFqJDej2CMCGnoUWkriF4jAP2uMUQRoZgkOPrSXnOMnyglOW_ElgrIDNxqYIJYNidvxAf7D-2IsW10AN7IPnqTqAzAxV0lEaZ7tsOFh0eErYYJw/w300-h400/IMG20220824084105.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOI34kakNb2sx5t95XvPadnI1yJKLmfOLwBHhkUKCpMckyFqKW10q8x2h5W0VEF61jt7KC4vBAzM_-oZnPtO2f2wHShmgp1efHFXgzUtdQSQRwa90rNN4Vi7proDQRVp-uZXlPyxcQCe34m-DS33kQwqaDZ0TJs5DjtQBdQze58iSoYNohCw/s4000/IMG20220824084617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOI34kakNb2sx5t95XvPadnI1yJKLmfOLwBHhkUKCpMckyFqKW10q8x2h5W0VEF61jt7KC4vBAzM_-oZnPtO2f2wHShmgp1efHFXgzUtdQSQRwa90rNN4Vi7proDQRVp-uZXlPyxcQCe34m-DS33kQwqaDZ0TJs5DjtQBdQze58iSoYNohCw/w300-h400/IMG20220824084617.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>The second last photo is of a corybas orchid helmeted orchid)- it's tiny, about the size of my pinky fingernail and is said to be rare hereabouts. The flower seems to grow straight out of a single flat leaf- I keep finding more. Nature is indeed weird and wonderful. I also love the flowering little sundews at the moment- they look so sweet and harmless yet they are carnivorous.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Rh93VeIBjH7wxDDl-XLItdeRd2Wber424uFCDHtV58sS1ofcqRV8oQKzNnp0lmeIrQXcTNYrQ4si82y6WdJiMGaDZvthY5iA2ehjQSFHoPDCpd6nxqfe8MKXi0NtqvyWRnZ20zUJtNS95S8Q8K_0qNpzlwHysOavfrU-zw8takRPq2HL9Q/s1600/IMG20220824090203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Rh93VeIBjH7wxDDl-XLItdeRd2Wber424uFCDHtV58sS1ofcqRV8oQKzNnp0lmeIrQXcTNYrQ4si82y6WdJiMGaDZvthY5iA2ehjQSFHoPDCpd6nxqfe8MKXi0NtqvyWRnZ20zUJtNS95S8Q8K_0qNpzlwHysOavfrU-zw8takRPq2HL9Q/w300-h400/IMG20220824090203.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I am back working on the nardoo piece- deadlines are looming and some words need to be written . I have been reading <a href="https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/the-dig-tree">The Dig Tree</a> by Sarah Murgatroyd. The blurb says astonishing tragedy but I feel like it was a foolish folly akin to sending out a football team ( but with less cohesion) to march for roughly 3000 kms and expect them to return in one piece. For a start Burke was the very worst type of leader to guide anyone through the unknown, he got rid of the scientists/artist as taking up too much time, and he had no sense of direction nor of the incredible force of nature that the Australian outback is. He saw nothing, he had no sense of seeing anything , he was just there to win the race to reach Australia's northern shores- a foolish man at best or an utterly dangerous idiot. The exploration committee in Melbourne were almost as bad, with factions and interests and fools. This is not to say the book is not well written or a good read- it is- but it's main character has a lot to answer for and none of it is good. And of course there is the whole sorry interaction with indigenous Australians- people who had lived int his country for millenia. I will follow up The Dig Tree with "The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills", Forgotten Narratives, a series of essays from a different perspective and edited by Ian D. Clark and Fred Cahir. I have also been trying to find if there are indigenous stories surrounding nardoo- of course if there are I may not be privy to them but on the other hand there is information of other flora and fauna important to indigenous peoples out there but I can find very little on nardoo. <span><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkCBNfp-utAHNq89D6xEcKn7WW3O2XmpLb9LzS6AHK0Ft4GqP1f51u6Lb0ghADuAUyQwA6a35ArOeDYQIjZ1yv1RKXynuKxdWx9jcIchiWRiz9BHIm4eXmvEQ_LkhnM_1kxCnPxZcKg2f6TU7dCBavkQX0WWu_HfCZJ8M1yJYz_0ifcm9-Q/s4000/IMG20220823120747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkCBNfp-utAHNq89D6xEcKn7WW3O2XmpLb9LzS6AHK0Ft4GqP1f51u6Lb0ghADuAUyQwA6a35ArOeDYQIjZ1yv1RKXynuKxdWx9jcIchiWRiz9BHIm4eXmvEQ_LkhnM_1kxCnPxZcKg2f6TU7dCBavkQX0WWu_HfCZJ8M1yJYz_0ifcm9-Q/w300-h400/IMG20220823120747.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bqf0qu_ufeINHXxrwInNejYFNqtX1j5xU2e2jDocWUMwNDyp6zWkVt1Feq85FwvEUy0EtOmDn8kTBv-tuSRlbHFqfYwhsF-fi-XfkBqmpSNtRREaaxAmFwNpuw1aRzFGbny6vhTmOIC7iGScStf-vCuI4_O35N_GztduCIEUeoMS_8RjIA/s4000/IMG20220822083242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bqf0qu_ufeINHXxrwInNejYFNqtX1j5xU2e2jDocWUMwNDyp6zWkVt1Feq85FwvEUy0EtOmDn8kTBv-tuSRlbHFqfYwhsF-fi-XfkBqmpSNtRREaaxAmFwNpuw1aRzFGbny6vhTmOIC7iGScStf-vCuI4_O35N_GztduCIEUeoMS_8RjIA/w300-h400/IMG20220822083242.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"> There is still a lot of stitching to do and whilst it is tempting to make it smaller, I feel it needs the whole length of cloth I dyed to give the feel of the murky waters of Australian ou</span><span style="text-align: left;">tback creeks- which are often very dark from the tannins of the foliage and often littered with dropped branches.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I have also been doing some mono/nature printing on paper with found foliage from the little bushland reserve. Different papers give different results to fabrics and I am still playing around with getting it vaguely right. I am also using textile printing inks ( water based ) which is perhaps not ideal, but on the other hand it is just interesting enough to continue with the playing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBzeGWYZaGt1RJXtywGnUtkKv5J8qF02Ebh7T-uQu0WepIYuRJ0ffOZvDblaNvSXHxUMsXDqjTRCNtFRSkluEQsE29rTmiFt0mShiGuaTyP_qNUdB5FR91td7fcAfp7p0kbhbmsFr0EnxNWtr1qU9STw9AmcQjoFjEXmty7Dcho5Hl-9_eA/s4000/IMG20220813070136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBzeGWYZaGt1RJXtywGnUtkKv5J8qF02Ebh7T-uQu0WepIYuRJ0ffOZvDblaNvSXHxUMsXDqjTRCNtFRSkluEQsE29rTmiFt0mShiGuaTyP_qNUdB5FR91td7fcAfp7p0kbhbmsFr0EnxNWtr1qU9STw9AmcQjoFjEXmty7Dcho5Hl-9_eA/w300-h400/IMG20220813070136.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjx6q9AQzogeXrYMEJUaKWKWtTSAP95va4FPfDbRADLslp0SF9ZNhhZGTckrsML1HAH5S-inBpEvy2PYZKFTKA8NENSZ7QbGgkAgLPfdkQkSx907cxS72AvnxeGG2XwiZsKxjA17x8ZuWmAXjuOTUO4wSIAhaOQzlIGm7t5hVrN0So78TOQ/s4000/IMG20220813070122~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjx6q9AQzogeXrYMEJUaKWKWtTSAP95va4FPfDbRADLslp0SF9ZNhhZGTckrsML1HAH5S-inBpEvy2PYZKFTKA8NENSZ7QbGgkAgLPfdkQkSx907cxS72AvnxeGG2XwiZsKxjA17x8ZuWmAXjuOTUO4wSIAhaOQzlIGm7t5hVrN0So78TOQ/w300-h400/IMG20220813070122~2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEievJHtcHu8SYM6mmWOo3fc-jXlm7xwFPM2YC6Hkfpl1s6qs-EmUL3egHXWlncl98MzIBqkvz43Tue2H-kmWI7bc7uwQDXCrWA9y_Fl4S4_AnMXEZLErPWbLU_rtqMQe4BJxIaXf5SZifsTBP0mHVgr97xwo9R3_PWnk_6dung9mOkB3OLQdg/s4000/IMG20220813070022~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEievJHtcHu8SYM6mmWOo3fc-jXlm7xwFPM2YC6Hkfpl1s6qs-EmUL3egHXWlncl98MzIBqkvz43Tue2H-kmWI7bc7uwQDXCrWA9y_Fl4S4_AnMXEZLErPWbLU_rtqMQe4BJxIaXf5SZifsTBP0mHVgr97xwo9R3_PWnk_6dung9mOkB3OLQdg/w300-h400/IMG20220813070022~2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ELCPHY39NjIXbsyQscGNU3XM3tPhtDghG4Egh2gEB8ebL7r6jAhS1_sABkIAHI8O6hwiF1kOA8RmfeBu7jeqiSzXRajkXMcJhTbbMSBCimGLWY1ho3lsxi0CDF5-MOkTpH4vh8ukIRWv3ujhRXbWux_0aEkk-j--chKa0StnSuoYudkAng/s4000/IMG20220813070000~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ELCPHY39NjIXbsyQscGNU3XM3tPhtDghG4Egh2gEB8ebL7r6jAhS1_sABkIAHI8O6hwiF1kOA8RmfeBu7jeqiSzXRajkXMcJhTbbMSBCimGLWY1ho3lsxi0CDF5-MOkTpH4vh8ukIRWv3ujhRXbWux_0aEkk-j--chKa0StnSuoYudkAng/w300-h400/IMG20220813070000~2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJ3pfzGj-Hc_AKQeG-KVM4OkBSCvlq3SsP3Iw3pmTqAAtDvJRN_VUViRikkJN9H6wT1y3C2CFxoI0R8PsuHDxgdF0DgmuiF9I0oKQkgZxieR14G-kCVUfST7bX3KC0CR9tN-ICmSzqa_KLZk0urLZQ8yF8Rpdhp4nLxtYoL7vb-GUqtfH2Q/s4000/IMG20220813065920~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJ3pfzGj-Hc_AKQeG-KVM4OkBSCvlq3SsP3Iw3pmTqAAtDvJRN_VUViRikkJN9H6wT1y3C2CFxoI0R8PsuHDxgdF0DgmuiF9I0oKQkgZxieR14G-kCVUfST7bX3KC0CR9tN-ICmSzqa_KLZk0urLZQ8yF8Rpdhp4nLxtYoL7vb-GUqtfH2Q/w300-h400/IMG20220813065920~2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;">I love the way the kangaroo grass prints.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">And my 12 tifaifai quilts are still missing. Thanks Australia Post for losing a year of my life.</span></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p>Dijanne Cevaalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-71283089940404801652022-08-05T17:42:00.002+10:002022-08-05T17:42:55.225+10:00July Disappeared<p> July was an entirely forgettable month. Australia Post have not found my quilts and have offered me a paltry sum of money, in reliance upon their limitation of liability clause. I would actually like my quilts found- they add up to a years worth of work and income I can ill afford to lose. I try not to dwell on it too much, but it's hard not to. The hardest thing is to feel motivated about anything at all after this- the naysayer that lives in my head from time to time just says "What's the use? There is no point." So I have been pretty unmotivated to do anything at all. I think this is one effect from losing twelve quilts- how do I replace them- there was so much work involved in each one so why make more?</p><p>I did stitch new badges for the No Planet B piece- as I have submitted it to an event but won't hear for awhile. I almost didn't as I had to stitch quite a few new badges and I wanted to replace one or two as well, and I wanted to stitch a river through the piece which all added up to quite a lot of stitching. The idea is that when it hangs away from the wall the shadow it casts would look like a landscape from above.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhPuePfPHXDhoHfu9mEv0nNt0daxL0fdqWBxkrRPDwQ_K3Ydo52QJEs7Ge29sLvgR-wE8r1e9suhcfbQAN1djFwEZWhAzIwpjJqYZsb4yWyuPkC5-RfbRkYnvve5xk4C5nFqGcwhuJdhxbTDyMz832LEpSZ4YujBYlDg8QU9lZUe9OJfnIQ/s5472/IMG_1317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhPuePfPHXDhoHfu9mEv0nNt0daxL0fdqWBxkrRPDwQ_K3Ydo52QJEs7Ge29sLvgR-wE8r1e9suhcfbQAN1djFwEZWhAzIwpjJqYZsb4yWyuPkC5-RfbRkYnvve5xk4C5nFqGcwhuJdhxbTDyMz832LEpSZ4YujBYlDg8QU9lZUe9OJfnIQ/w266-h400/IMG_1317.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgc7WXIuNwFkm6j4EtLscDRnf4r1Jut-h4gvihJExUokhP-KNyZio_xA-c6iB2uzGpkD5sigfJJkgVE3vXt1EyKQl6FiqNm02SB-EBpsFMEFHAku-5UkirY92reW0q2tUFkHaLC48EVutvt-X-4E1n_n5DF8mr1cyo2lCFB-Nu6TB5okYmA/s5472/IMG_1314.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgc7WXIuNwFkm6j4EtLscDRnf4r1Jut-h4gvihJExUokhP-KNyZio_xA-c6iB2uzGpkD5sigfJJkgVE3vXt1EyKQl6FiqNm02SB-EBpsFMEFHAku-5UkirY92reW0q2tUFkHaLC48EVutvt-X-4E1n_n5DF8mr1cyo2lCFB-Nu6TB5okYmA/w400-h266/IMG_1314.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDm0jpXZjqX1gDq2EMHxdh9xI8E0QSSObCs-fB9MeQyKXbNBh0ULSTfcN51agScvtjNG3G3E-mTwRmFegupL2h5Sun2oz2pv4WXnQmKkmxv49nqNA2YyuemBhAUNJJa9QMHrrqHxAjM29vztcXW2uhE8AR55N8o2B5F1m6fNUCqUM_0x4Rw/s5472/IMG_1319.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDm0jpXZjqX1gDq2EMHxdh9xI8E0QSSObCs-fB9MeQyKXbNBh0ULSTfcN51agScvtjNG3G3E-mTwRmFegupL2h5Sun2oz2pv4WXnQmKkmxv49nqNA2YyuemBhAUNJJa9QMHrrqHxAjM29vztcXW2uhE8AR55N8o2B5F1m6fNUCqUM_0x4Rw/w400-h266/IMG_1319.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /> I got a bit overwhelmed whilst stitching in that there are so many things that are wrong in the world and as just one little person there is so little we can do, where do you start and can one little person do anything at all? I have decided to focus on climate justice as the concept is about greater equity for the environment and humanity- that we are a whole living organism interdependent not only on each other but for earth as well- that earth is an entity and a stakeholder in all of this. And I decided to narrow it even further to trees- they are the lungs of earth and regardless of all the science of all the knowledge out there that deforestation is devastating for earth, for creatures, for humans, still it continues. The bush/trees/country- it not only happens in the Amazon- it happens everywhere and Australia and Victoria are guilt culprits.<p></p><p>But in thinking about all this I do get despondent and worry for future generations. It does not help it has been a long cold and wet winter so far- too many grey days and nothing growing.</p><p>We did have a meeting of a fledgling Textile Experimental Art Group that will meet at ArcYinnar on a monthly basis- we hope to push some boundaries and try some new things. You are welcome to join if you are interested. It grew out of some textile workshops we did in June to create a community art project. We made a cloth book with each participant creating a page. The book will be displayed from time to time.</p><p>I have done a little bit of printing, but again that naysayer worm keeps on popping into my head. I have ideas (sometimes) but I tend to fritter time until it is too late to do anything or it is too warm to achieve some of the printing I want to do- so nothing happens at all.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjer6F7DgkTECyF4lCMG5T_S_f-MRFtAVJwxeuRGtm2moZRW7qZQ-fsALYjFFuiw_pVAxvpfiPu4QO6lDGCES-Z3TCjBAtfEUBPiwhuNBpl3yFFNM5ZnDMz4RKR2iy0sUMjOmN3PhDKsLpIwOg2SBrnvfbuyAooSSBscIr4LA5x-iVqAx_6Ow/s3963/IMG20220713105230~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3963" data-original-width="2264" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjer6F7DgkTECyF4lCMG5T_S_f-MRFtAVJwxeuRGtm2moZRW7qZQ-fsALYjFFuiw_pVAxvpfiPu4QO6lDGCES-Z3TCjBAtfEUBPiwhuNBpl3yFFNM5ZnDMz4RKR2iy0sUMjOmN3PhDKsLpIwOg2SBrnvfbuyAooSSBscIr4LA5x-iVqAx_6Ow/w229-h400/IMG20220713105230~2.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpW5kNsJ1TV18u77knZxbGKMRTswseKfBbygZzAoEBO-EBhkCmDzHVuifEhITG6wG3Yxc88yZMY13XCBT--ZV1b1aLHlMcA48HyonbNYjVlCsY25ZVARYzC6cyYCHQYsPTHDAaFid_-HNuBirnBIsCw5rN9E0FstX7QTsPHiuK9ZUQwjk4A/s3269/IMG20220622171419~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3269" data-original-width="2969" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpW5kNsJ1TV18u77knZxbGKMRTswseKfBbygZzAoEBO-EBhkCmDzHVuifEhITG6wG3Yxc88yZMY13XCBT--ZV1b1aLHlMcA48HyonbNYjVlCsY25ZVARYzC6cyYCHQYsPTHDAaFid_-HNuBirnBIsCw5rN9E0FstX7QTsPHiuK9ZUQwjk4A/s320/IMG20220622171419~2.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><br /><p>I want to play around with fungi a bit more, but am a bit stuck on where to go next. I also want to explore book structures more, I have been wanting to do that for a long time- and occasionally delve into it but then lay it aside as I struggle with the idea of content and what am I actually attempting to say at all? I have worked a little on the book about Absolutely Nothing- but in being about nothing it has become about something. I keep wanting to make it a big fat book but then it becomes highly labour intensive again. I started ti at the beginning of the pandemic and work on it from time to time, and got to a point where I had planned to bind it but now find I want to make it a bigger book which will require more stitching.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgBqQMh7-X1j_Xrh5AW4BL6X4PHAKCNWW9lYC21kvZc3Qx1hf7cF8q5Gsiw8LLb05qPS-kc1G1HBxQO1qnuK_vH_Fa1YPdaS7l3qltOE4r6WG0mY9WLmWGMextzmGD7cMw4tmPme_8pzTh0Wi6ymlwyRmmhACVJhwOMgbQe-X45JkGysMcw/s3472/IMG20220709075820~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgBqQMh7-X1j_Xrh5AW4BL6X4PHAKCNWW9lYC21kvZc3Qx1hf7cF8q5Gsiw8LLb05qPS-kc1G1HBxQO1qnuK_vH_Fa1YPdaS7l3qltOE4r6WG0mY9WLmWGMextzmGD7cMw4tmPme_8pzTh0Wi6ymlwyRmmhACVJhwOMgbQe-X45JkGysMcw/w345-h400/IMG20220709075820~2.jpg" width="345" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnIaniYYBWkTaI8iZrVnn1euXt2JHrLFp_jcWhKyaBwuWELkdS5TwEEKaMyaesFbjekAwT4MVDNC-qqcekhinyKoy27g0SrFzojhBlPMo6HX10HK-As5vlaISQYnuWqsGr_aoRzGBJf-ASZPK45hmcqZpFxaiznmZVuWSiV_fjYOAwtAEzw/s3141/IMG20220709075340~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3141" data-original-width="2907" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnIaniYYBWkTaI8iZrVnn1euXt2JHrLFp_jcWhKyaBwuWELkdS5TwEEKaMyaesFbjekAwT4MVDNC-qqcekhinyKoy27g0SrFzojhBlPMo6HX10HK-As5vlaISQYnuWqsGr_aoRzGBJf-ASZPK45hmcqZpFxaiznmZVuWSiV_fjYOAwtAEzw/w370-h400/IMG20220709075340~2.jpg" width="370" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMv1fkiMfyU1Xs3kR07ocz6242irHBCq463z_rBng9cms96gbw3M6VsRdwBUfN8snxPQI_gWWqw2MHlPe0pTGlFM1XTn1MtyqWkit3iZ7c1s-AZGXrgttuRWipRoLasrJL-r_netWiXbHvBOgGOrXGj4UTjptvvxnE4TlA0NfrwrxVchBVwg/s2600/IMG20220709074945~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2600" data-original-width="1913" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMv1fkiMfyU1Xs3kR07ocz6242irHBCq463z_rBng9cms96gbw3M6VsRdwBUfN8snxPQI_gWWqw2MHlPe0pTGlFM1XTn1MtyqWkit3iZ7c1s-AZGXrgttuRWipRoLasrJL-r_netWiXbHvBOgGOrXGj4UTjptvvxnE4TlA0NfrwrxVchBVwg/w294-h400/IMG20220709074945~2.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><br /><p>Later this month I will be driving up to Ulladulla to teach at the Slow Stitch Gathering organised by <a href="mailto:theslowstitchgathering@gmail.com">Marilyn Stewart</a>- the dates are 15-18 August and I am looking forward to getting together with like minded people. I will be teaching traveller's blanket, pods, pockets or stitching my lino prints- it's up to you, it's simply going to be a stitch fest! Please come and join us!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFsB38PXz9lJfycSqkovmeiLL80HMSbyXCENKgDPIAQpvG0dV4z2llOYywdyjRqIKyfCJlTuFW1kS2_gNdFaUENeqUUNXmPe3kE9jqDHed-JTBefirbqC4hlLxArPWCZzzBxhOidrsYyfx7xabGjpmkl7NSsULRTZvhVhTKUpUd-FnpSBLlw/s3625/IMG20220805174006~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3625" data-original-width="2568" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFsB38PXz9lJfycSqkovmeiLL80HMSbyXCENKgDPIAQpvG0dV4z2llOYywdyjRqIKyfCJlTuFW1kS2_gNdFaUENeqUUNXmPe3kE9jqDHed-JTBefirbqC4hlLxArPWCZzzBxhOidrsYyfx7xabGjpmkl7NSsULRTZvhVhTKUpUd-FnpSBLlw/w284-h400/IMG20220805174006~2.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Dijanne Cevaalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-11345511413106668182022-06-27T13:39:00.006+10:002022-06-27T13:39:55.469+10:00Not Good Enough Australia Post<p> Some of you who follow me on Facebook know this story but today I am so angry that I just cannot keep quiet. I have written before how I have written another book on Tifaifai- and that in rewriting a book I published in 2001 I actually made all new work which incorporated all the things I have learned in teaching the tifaifai course since the beginning of the 2000's. I also created new work to be in tune with work I am currently making. To create the work and rewrite the book has taken a significant number of man hours- close on a years work as I created 12 new quilts for the book. I had a signed contract with Editions de Saxe which was supposed to have been completed last years but due to Covid restrictions and my heart attack we reached agreement to delay publication until this year. Due to ongoing covid impacts I have not travelled overseas and had no plan to travel overseas, and so I decided to commit the quilts to International Express Pos with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/australiapost">Australia Post </a>for delivery to the photographer in Paris . I had inquired with another courier earlier in the day but got no reply so decided to opt for Australia Post ( I also live in a regional small city so things you take for granted in cities are not always so easily available in the country).</p><p>The quilts then took more than 2 weeks to have attempted delivery in Paris ( they spent the whole weekend sitting in Morwell despite my having posted the parcel around lunch time in order to capture the express post out pickups) It cleared customs in France and delivery was attempted but the recipient was not at home. He was not left any notification and only became aware of attempted delivery when tracking notified me and I alerted the recipient. He then attended the french equivalent postal service and was told they could not find the parcel or that he had the wrong number. In any case the parcel was likely not there as it had been returned to Australia after only 5 days of being held and not the usual 10 business days. The parcel was then in transit for some 2-3 weeks . I was advised by tracking that it was in Sunshine sorting centre on 25 May after having cleared customs and the next day it is in Somerton Sorting Centre awaiting delivery- that was on the 26th of May and that was my last tracking notification. After several weeks of complaining on their social media as well as using all the avenues for complaint and repeating myself over and over despite having furnished the information multiple times with the appropriate channels ( internet/email/telephone) and finally lodging a complaint with the Postal Services Ombudsman ( who have a backlog) and after again complaining on their social media today when they are chortling about how supportive they are of small business , I was notified that they cannot locate the parcel and that they are willing to compensate me $111.80 which is the reimbursement of postage- and basically the parcel is lost. They have been told the importance and value of the parcel ,the fact that a small value was put on the parcel due to the work not being for sale and that the works were to be returned to me, that I am in default of a publishing contract and this is what they offer me?????</p><p>These are some of the works that are missing</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvw-3XX8r_q1AnP-u6sM_DmRHclG35Gprg2LGHBrXyQA03WppD0q28V5CfveMOsUeK1zRt7laIo1UXUbZFsFqKTywYEzX7d-54aRDSiMdoNcemcqD0UrfR5get4UxUyCADYFdsdMFNAEd7CYZSN1gpgRXG-xCRnkHy44GWH2H3oIosWPoCA/s2622/IMAG3663~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2593" data-original-width="2622" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvw-3XX8r_q1AnP-u6sM_DmRHclG35Gprg2LGHBrXyQA03WppD0q28V5CfveMOsUeK1zRt7laIo1UXUbZFsFqKTywYEzX7d-54aRDSiMdoNcemcqD0UrfR5get4UxUyCADYFdsdMFNAEd7CYZSN1gpgRXG-xCRnkHy44GWH2H3oIosWPoCA/s320/IMAG3663~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It's what kept me going during isolation, knowing I had to make the work.</p>To say I am heart broken is an understatement and I consider Australia Post's offer to reimburse the postage to be an insult. It is appalling service.<p></p>Dijanne Cevaalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-36271788315270081252022-06-10T17:29:00.002+10:002022-06-10T17:29:20.497+10:00Gathered Threads<p> There is some terrific work in Gathered Threads an exhibition I have curated at <a href="https://www.arcyinnar.org/">ArcYinnar</a>. It would be great to see lots of visitors, though I realise Yinnar is a little bit off the beaten track , but not that far and certainly not as isolated as Gellibrand used to be. These exhibitions can only ever be as good as the number of visitors that visit and in my experience over all of these years it is word of mouth that is one of the best spreaders of information and exhibition news. A flyer, a poster or an instagram post can only do so much- what we need is foot traffic and for people to be amazed by these wonderful works!</p><p><br /></p><p>So I share some of the work here:<b> Gathered Threads</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQI8Jy2DBqG4dCIlcjqdLss8spt0R5uZV0MSYkrtmbbwm4pFunyEVJKWROw09dqPWL8PJOSyW15RGUUilBvSpVoMEMinYXhFvcF42TIdp96zUKH9EzoUuQAJ2BmBzWUVLTnJAsMBAhWadksfIxHEbNUYkjKvPUk4uv-ZWSOU4Vsmg3vU7J4Q/s4000/IMG20220609145552.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQI8Jy2DBqG4dCIlcjqdLss8spt0R5uZV0MSYkrtmbbwm4pFunyEVJKWROw09dqPWL8PJOSyW15RGUUilBvSpVoMEMinYXhFvcF42TIdp96zUKH9EzoUuQAJ2BmBzWUVLTnJAsMBAhWadksfIxHEbNUYkjKvPUk4uv-ZWSOU4Vsmg3vU7J4Q/w400-h300/IMG20220609145552.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Work by <a href="https://www.ozquiltnetwork.org.au/gallery/lynette-weeks/">Lynette Weeks</a>- the piece on the right inspired by the Grampians- Gariwerd and the ridge lines visible as you spend time in the Grampians. Lynette uses ecodyeing techniques and is inspired by the natural environment and also uses breakdown printing to create water effects inspired by the sea environment near her home. I have known Lynette since my Geelong years and have had our hand at organising a few things here and there.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrg6FjLvEvPS1DIoHOxIH1kUBXcQfhz2FoBSani1sHw7shnUNCBdij2Xv5iwgGEf3dVTZFT191nqikM3KYbpjTgPXG8qr9tUwyTdZckEG76oxOHbW3U77CpX14nFTZrHQ2SVZcaQ293WC1fPWw5wMWc9gFo-QW1iM4O6NY6QTa5xNyqk5aQ/s4000/IMG20220609145429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrg6FjLvEvPS1DIoHOxIH1kUBXcQfhz2FoBSani1sHw7shnUNCBdij2Xv5iwgGEf3dVTZFT191nqikM3KYbpjTgPXG8qr9tUwyTdZckEG76oxOHbW3U77CpX14nFTZrHQ2SVZcaQ293WC1fPWw5wMWc9gFo-QW1iM4O6NY6QTa5xNyqk5aQ/w300-h400/IMG20220609145429.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDGLw9beTjrd0UIM62wkbrPzCocwdlxGcfvk5LgCYTI9gTblByV0H7_S-iv0mXf_iW-sl8PaUg-HrbC47CVApX-BVAME_p3YH0WKc6digGRh78ABDYhdxsvC0ieApZ2Lx3Q7igU75Ev3Wc0uy6bNqGTWMug1Xh85L_x1uY-3XCEllDBKThQ/s4000/IMG20220609145418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDGLw9beTjrd0UIM62wkbrPzCocwdlxGcfvk5LgCYTI9gTblByV0H7_S-iv0mXf_iW-sl8PaUg-HrbC47CVApX-BVAME_p3YH0WKc6digGRh78ABDYhdxsvC0ieApZ2Lx3Q7igU75Ev3Wc0uy6bNqGTWMug1Xh85L_x1uY-3XCEllDBKThQ/w480-h640/IMG20220609145418.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ozquiltnetwork.org.au/gallery/beth-trevor-reid/"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.ozquiltnetwork.org.au/gallery/beth-trevor-reid/">Work by Beth and Trevor Reid</a>. This couple have worked together ever since I have known them ( which is quite a long time ) and I have shown off their work in a few exhibitions over the years, and continue to find new ways to express the quilt medium even using very traditional piecing methods which shine with originality and clever use of light/dark. All of the pieces in the exhibition have been made using the nuances of denim to create these contrasts.<span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qioIDZNh6SXbs3b-0KaVN34OscTX2vmGVmfprz9V7sIhZI-QO2baTE7nZWskiqjYFumJVHZGoRRX9z7RgYDsnUD6YJMF_aIPxM8uUNF6oMhl5hAG4NA_Twnt4p1YAu9LVt9yo_eoRbCszjZJsrAb39TQmjcTthCxVVteJqHZUXsFrz5n6Q/s4000/IMG20220609145638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qioIDZNh6SXbs3b-0KaVN34OscTX2vmGVmfprz9V7sIhZI-QO2baTE7nZWskiqjYFumJVHZGoRRX9z7RgYDsnUD6YJMF_aIPxM8uUNF6oMhl5hAG4NA_Twnt4p1YAu9LVt9yo_eoRbCszjZJsrAb39TQmjcTthCxVVteJqHZUXsFrz5n6Q/w400-h300/IMG20220609145638.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0wpXsfHhuookR9jk-r3t6_ywvQJp0n9SeJpYhHuMQk5eIWPwCIH7HwyyuTxwCJUjLz5fMH9u-mKqqSGE77h4gWe5JBT7SZ14nOPzv-csfmsDf1-XbaRS9r9wNdnGjoVCsyiXszhZJ5UK37uSaatewdmVH2pCV2CfQh8Y5UGJpXCPvrGipA/s4000/IMG20220609145734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0wpXsfHhuookR9jk-r3t6_ywvQJp0n9SeJpYhHuMQk5eIWPwCIH7HwyyuTxwCJUjLz5fMH9u-mKqqSGE77h4gWe5JBT7SZ14nOPzv-csfmsDf1-XbaRS9r9wNdnGjoVCsyiXszhZJ5UK37uSaatewdmVH2pCV2CfQh8Y5UGJpXCPvrGipA/w300-h400/IMG20220609145734.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Work by<a href="https://the-stitching-project.com/"> Fiona Wright</a> using the khadi fabric which has become synonomous with the Stitching Project a venture by Fiona and her partner Praveen Najak. This project employs dozens of women on a fair trade basis which sees those women being able to send their children to school and purchasing small amenities to improve their lives - even such things as toilet buildings. I met Fiona when I was doing my Masters degree in the very early 2000's and she was the recipient of the Henry Foyle scholarship for recent graduates which saw here venture to India and so onto the creation of the Stitching Project. Her work involves finding inspiration in words of encouragement and words of courage- In the Words of Ghandi " be the change you wish to see in the world" and of course using khadi.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbG-rCV4j95BYk9VJ-GjykB6vr6XVmV93U489ET899ZyxnjBj2BYY7p6O3D5axx7lT1bqrCyd79KpBmAMtHmp1fFqHO9GqgjZqQzSwBhEl0mjeBUOf_JWhCk_O-m9E6CL1GYSY17p4clOsUavcgBBlt0fX3sY-wo6mM0cqH5W1T7srUPedw/s4000/IMG20220609145658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbG-rCV4j95BYk9VJ-GjykB6vr6XVmV93U489ET899ZyxnjBj2BYY7p6O3D5axx7lT1bqrCyd79KpBmAMtHmp1fFqHO9GqgjZqQzSwBhEl0mjeBUOf_JWhCk_O-m9E6CL1GYSY17p4clOsUavcgBBlt0fX3sY-wo6mM0cqH5W1T7srUPedw/w300-h400/IMG20220609145658.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHY-bQ2DIk4Hj9AMF4sIh-hBJOZ6qFYfdZcZQ3He3U--MjVTHHglXyDBC-lYwgcjMdxY7WdDWL4OqCGXoV0kWZ83YHj6jmQq_Ndhrhltits4geAXKNOfQrn9uW6uxYDVS9eeI5Dy57zZpLv6rIz5rrqK0u9ys6YgSgEAubQ72ObgC90EaRpA/s4000/IMG20220609145708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHY-bQ2DIk4Hj9AMF4sIh-hBJOZ6qFYfdZcZQ3He3U--MjVTHHglXyDBC-lYwgcjMdxY7WdDWL4OqCGXoV0kWZ83YHj6jmQq_Ndhrhltits4geAXKNOfQrn9uW6uxYDVS9eeI5Dy57zZpLv6rIz5rrqK0u9ys6YgSgEAubQ72ObgC90EaRpA/w400-h300/IMG20220609145708.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div>Work by <a href="https://www.suedevannyartist.com.au/">Sue de Vanny</a>, a very painterly effect achieved with fabric and thread and a bit of paint. Sue is also a painter but her textile pieces bring another dimension- the textures are luscious and create images that beg to be touched- though we can't. These portraits of animals have all been inspired by Sue and her husband Carl's travels in Africa and as with all portraits it is the eyes of these great creatures that capture the soul of these wondrous animals and of course the textures. I marvel at these works.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQotdCavDHh2ADeFgdhPufTmXBiUogq6MKExFAqmz7Jgy2JEMPSrVBqIrxnkdIwh9JSPbJKI2pUQXGJUnWH3BPImvfzHUW485WOp8umVguu1XeRbbawHRLsE3Ddfk1YYnACacZzhwxbKT-p8PnjhPxzV0xOrZSxYRssxj4RxRlmPIKoXegaA/s4000/IMG20220609145808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQotdCavDHh2ADeFgdhPufTmXBiUogq6MKExFAqmz7Jgy2JEMPSrVBqIrxnkdIwh9JSPbJKI2pUQXGJUnWH3BPImvfzHUW485WOp8umVguu1XeRbbawHRLsE3Ddfk1YYnACacZzhwxbKT-p8PnjhPxzV0xOrZSxYRssxj4RxRlmPIKoXegaA/w400-h300/IMG20220609145808.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div>Works by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/carolynsullivantextileartist/">Carolyn Sullivan</a> whom I have also known for a long time and who continues to surprise me with the finesse of her work and the wonderful explorations of macro views of natural objects. These two pieces show the gamut of Carolyn's work which includes machine stitching and applique and incredible hand stitching on naturally dyed silks.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabOFnKFluBxbkoiJoPECJQ8t4crb4_u9gUrcencRrchCy5vxqVD5zQ-Hgz3ZZll5NemgrpRVkXL51Kvee5880wYq79z_AKcExXiTMk_mw7FEArIihZMlfIqWUMcRBHbWJmF80s7AqJ54l123sy4M7nXCCEcLRYum8HeKl9uH_stXDJtaPtQ/s4000/IMG20220609145521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabOFnKFluBxbkoiJoPECJQ8t4crb4_u9gUrcencRrchCy5vxqVD5zQ-Hgz3ZZll5NemgrpRVkXL51Kvee5880wYq79z_AKcExXiTMk_mw7FEArIihZMlfIqWUMcRBHbWJmF80s7AqJ54l123sy4M7nXCCEcLRYum8HeKl9uH_stXDJtaPtQ/w300-h400/IMG20220609145521.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPJ32xuOTNUL0XickSMrg_tp3a6WQzdIplrk6UrU5lAeF-aer9L3_vgp0mO_tozf9Nyhcr6MufgdwVzvAXZ9-GmGFVGNBvRgDONTZDJ4R4gZ6J6Nucvww-gg-UK-X_hTcT4c_DeLBwuajQ0MKzMcpnR_zt2bl2PszFqSF-u7KJXM_tWUvrw/s4000/IMG20220609145513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPJ32xuOTNUL0XickSMrg_tp3a6WQzdIplrk6UrU5lAeF-aer9L3_vgp0mO_tozf9Nyhcr6MufgdwVzvAXZ9-GmGFVGNBvRgDONTZDJ4R4gZ6J6Nucvww-gg-UK-X_hTcT4c_DeLBwuajQ0MKzMcpnR_zt2bl2PszFqSF-u7KJXM_tWUvrw/w400-h300/IMG20220609145513.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p>Work by <a href="https://www.sarahlouisericketts.com/">Sarah Louise Ricketts </a> some with Alice Nothe. I can't remember when I first met Sarah but I do know I have toured some of her pieces over the years and we have hatched some crazy plots the most recent was her support for a project to bring 4 of the women from Boneca de Atuaro in Australia in 2019. Sarah's pieces are felted, layered and stitched and no photograph will do them justice .</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja57flpkoBPMNkwZQeZDjDUyraH49Khkb4k5lgNnIfAuOz2btzViv2lbWWgIVqJBJp39OOHOIdtdaGvg4YD5dLSjeriQBHJHT_rDFBoA7lxChK3sCbZTSGoGh-4xc5DPcWmdSqsRROMXiALNgnFlWwB_bddlkPEl7GS82WfZBvsnUvIqg3Aw/s4000/IMG20220609145902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja57flpkoBPMNkwZQeZDjDUyraH49Khkb4k5lgNnIfAuOz2btzViv2lbWWgIVqJBJp39OOHOIdtdaGvg4YD5dLSjeriQBHJHT_rDFBoA7lxChK3sCbZTSGoGh-4xc5DPcWmdSqsRROMXiALNgnFlWwB_bddlkPEl7GS82WfZBvsnUvIqg3Aw/w400-h300/IMG20220609145902.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBIeFQS1Z3IzIuuTykkPzWI8Z1qoEREtxucOAv0KJRYTQTJzOSMAL4ko--bZ-6ZnESOqtjxSm7AOCaRzIl2Otdv2HFovLm5dBGSMx0TP9IpjNjOOhN_qNX2Gv4jPf_gsZls1a8YXWEZgolnEpTqts91mGsgEKDRucXQe0yu14Dexwf_xTJg/s4000/IMG20220609145821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBIeFQS1Z3IzIuuTykkPzWI8Z1qoEREtxucOAv0KJRYTQTJzOSMAL4ko--bZ-6ZnESOqtjxSm7AOCaRzIl2Otdv2HFovLm5dBGSMx0TP9IpjNjOOhN_qNX2Gv4jPf_gsZls1a8YXWEZgolnEpTqts91mGsgEKDRucXQe0yu14Dexwf_xTJg/w400-h300/IMG20220609145821.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Gosh- how long have i known <a href="https://thehivegreaterdandy.wordpress.com/2015/05/06/a-yarn-with-textile-artist-robina-summers/">Robina Summers</a>?? I think it goes back to 1995 when Robina was exploring transferring digital photographs onto fabric, that eventually led onto study at RMIT and really combining her great loves: photography, fabric, digital manipulation ,stitch, dye and exploration of the environment near her home at Kangaroo Ground and the larger urban area of Melbourne. Over the years we have hatched many plots- Robina and Tony have been my sounding board for the exhibitions which I have curated and toured since 2000 when Australian Bounty toured in France and Europe ( the only travelling exhibition of Australian art in the Sydney Olympic year) and was instrumental in opening doors for Australian textiles to be shown in Europe- they have encouraged me in my crazy dreams and together we have created 3 catalogues of work by Australian quilt artists- the only such works available in actual book format.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qelFScNWISOQV2AH5njx0chnGpNc1Gv8g75DyYjW-Q98HEpKm4KLcNFI5NJ_Y6KsSywSGyDoN7l3IWZXfsVmDd7w09qdsb3xyGtfYDsR6yycdGk8zYvVYZOmlC4DQwmM3SIyLoD6SgW9ZH9cHDrnFLJzWl6mZ0ubYV63c5GJ0yCHc7hpkA/s4000/IMG20220609145744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qelFScNWISOQV2AH5njx0chnGpNc1Gv8g75DyYjW-Q98HEpKm4KLcNFI5NJ_Y6KsSywSGyDoN7l3IWZXfsVmDd7w09qdsb3xyGtfYDsR6yycdGk8zYvVYZOmlC4DQwmM3SIyLoD6SgW9ZH9cHDrnFLJzWl6mZ0ubYV63c5GJ0yCHc7hpkA/w300-h400/IMG20220609145744.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artybirdaustralia.com"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.artybirdaustralia.com">Cheryl Cook</a> is a recent encounter for me- but when I first met Cheryl at a printing workshop at Arc Yinnar I was straight away enthused about how she was using felt, dye, ink and the natural environment in her work. She creates many of her own inks and uses texture in such a free and interesting way that you almost want to dive into the works. I am sure we will hatch plots in the future!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And finally my own work, some of which I have shared here before but one new piece with the badges ( which are for sale - each badge is $60 AUS)- message me if you are interested.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihiORNW7vJl7pDIoxdQdm00TvwYNrEkm8WWgeVTDYI5HQi_MPZ-_zrHojWlTZo-M6SDACrrBixX7JuoHPPbQakm3ZSRdEYS_sWdYHmz8ooMuu7fRGEQSIeiRa_x-2-vSM-Tbl6RPTXQ1XlrkDkhCmXFv-_Ibzd3O92hsq5slVX1NRYITXsCA/s3298/IMG20220605115442~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3298" data-original-width="2344" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihiORNW7vJl7pDIoxdQdm00TvwYNrEkm8WWgeVTDYI5HQi_MPZ-_zrHojWlTZo-M6SDACrrBixX7JuoHPPbQakm3ZSRdEYS_sWdYHmz8ooMuu7fRGEQSIeiRa_x-2-vSM-Tbl6RPTXQ1XlrkDkhCmXFv-_Ibzd3O92hsq5slVX1NRYITXsCA/w284-h400/IMG20220605115442~2.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6OsgfjvtYulsH1fXRESowqqCJ1fzSgXDLX44VDoqTh2QfmOj2ZuftxXNmdgZNp_tCkmTAtNVBTr6g527g8lI6Q1XkAWgNdSkviRN6am4Xha1gF3_GFFCpb1n7Ugnvd1hPbprUydWD8qFALMax9nSRAb13B0rExM2TVaXgmOoRtgpZU8HRw/s4000/IMG20220605115459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6OsgfjvtYulsH1fXRESowqqCJ1fzSgXDLX44VDoqTh2QfmOj2ZuftxXNmdgZNp_tCkmTAtNVBTr6g527g8lI6Q1XkAWgNdSkviRN6am4Xha1gF3_GFFCpb1n7Ugnvd1hPbprUydWD8qFALMax9nSRAb13B0rExM2TVaXgmOoRtgpZU8HRw/w300-h400/IMG20220605115459.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>As i write this I realise I have had a rare privilege that I would not have thought possible twelve months ago. I have had to privilege of inviting old friends and new to show off their work, to show off their skill, to show off their passion and create a beautiful exhibition altogether. And my goodness we have had some adventures over the years! In becoming the very part time gallery coordinator at Arc Yinnar I have been able to put together a curated exhibition of art textiles of work by people whose work I admire, who show great diversity in the practice of textiles and embraced the challenge to create small bodies of work within the exhibition. It was a wonderful bonus that quite a few could attend the opening last Saturday.</div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Dijanne Cevaalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-15433588953907057402022-05-23T18:08:00.003+10:002022-05-23T18:08:55.191+10:00Next Project<p> This last month since delivering the commission has been busy. I am curating an exhibition entitled Gathered Threads which will open at <a href="https://www.arcyinnar.org/" target="_blank">ArcYinnar </a>on June 4 ( everyone is welcome). The exhibition will showcase work by nine artists, some of Australia's top practitioners in textiles. Everything I have seen thus far promises a feast for the eyes. Don't forget if you visit Arc Yinnar, that<a href="https://latroberegionalgallery.com/" target="_blank"> LRG </a>(Latrobe Regional Gallery ) also has exhibitions and are at present showcasing regional artists and work about the region so you could make a day of it in the Latrobe Valley. One exhibition is entitled Hazelwood and of course Hazelwood power station has disappeared off the face of the earth though the coal hole is still there.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31ma-0mHCMrLspeHQWyZu9tip3X85UhVG2dJOwBPViN6PHT1obFoYd0UTX1La2QpySoQ4M60erjZ7fiEX3ADbWewvsofXIuCanzwbM_M4u4GQGpiP8Tp_VyHQ5Y9i4r7_UzAG903vrinFaf9IjadJ4CHRmp8Sfy2Qf46ukEX18m5zDH4ggw/s1080/Gathered%20Threads%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31ma-0mHCMrLspeHQWyZu9tip3X85UhVG2dJOwBPViN6PHT1obFoYd0UTX1La2QpySoQ4M60erjZ7fiEX3ADbWewvsofXIuCanzwbM_M4u4GQGpiP8Tp_VyHQ5Y9i4r7_UzAG903vrinFaf9IjadJ4CHRmp8Sfy2Qf46ukEX18m5zDH4ggw/w400-h400/Gathered%20Threads%20(1).png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I am also exhibiting work in Gathered Threads and must admit I was not quite sure what I was going to exhibit. I have been busy making work but the work has been for the book ( the quilts are in transit in France- and I am getting a little worried this is more than a years work- delivery was attempted on 11 May and since then I have heard nothing- there is phone numbers plastered all over the parcel - not impressed Australia Post! neither for your communication and taking my money for Express delivery and 5 weeks after posting the parcel has still not arrived- it has cleared customs) And of course there was the recent commission I completed.</p><p>I have been making badges. I initially started making badges years ago but about two years ago I started making them more focused as in badges that address my concerns about climate change/environment. I have not quite worked out how I will display these but they will accompany my One World stitched piece that I finished early last year which I have not displayed yet. That piece grew out of the Climate strike back in 2019 ( doesn't that seem like forever ago) and took me two years to finish. The badges were meant to be quick things to do but they are anything but. Each one takes about 3 hours if not more. They are heavily hand stitched and use discarded printed fabrics where the print has not printed clearly or offcuts of fabric. I am still trying to decide whether I am wasting my time or whether I am better off to think of something else altogether. I still have 8 days to rethink????</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4_sJeoGY3vyRkc6oDsO_8cXya97NT4Uq3zdhIgknc6_s0keZYgjrb3I4B-Zjugp1QJJCDXgMfdX8O7DVtuMq39Nk85s9gCZNZjxXb8a-WKoJV0QtZwOChcui2VuNR-RKnx3_OJ6FquclvSbzpeVp2eo4KI_Q6gZe72kfDyGiqnm3urX90g/s2776/IMG20220520144229~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1945" data-original-width="2776" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4_sJeoGY3vyRkc6oDsO_8cXya97NT4Uq3zdhIgknc6_s0keZYgjrb3I4B-Zjugp1QJJCDXgMfdX8O7DVtuMq39Nk85s9gCZNZjxXb8a-WKoJV0QtZwOChcui2VuNR-RKnx3_OJ6FquclvSbzpeVp2eo4KI_Q6gZe72kfDyGiqnm3urX90g/w400-h280/IMG20220520144229~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Then today whilst printing some fabric for a customer order I decided to print my bush sentinelle linocut onto some silk organza I had- and I am rather chuffed with the way that came out. I thought a lot of the printing ink would squeeze through the weave of organza and that it would lose a lot of definition of the print but if anything the print is crisp and very clear whilst the transparency of the organza creates a certain fragility. I would like to print this onto a much bigger piece of silk organza I have , the only problem being that the bush rats that used to try and nest inside the shed whilst I lived in my shed in Gellibrand have eaten some holes into the piece- probably using shreds to line their nests. I am toying with the idea of somehow mending or embellishing these holes as part of the structure of the piece . The silk organza is way too nice to discard- I haven't decided whether I will dye it yet, given it has to be washed in any case.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kaaFVsZUMic70rBgFMm796H_7sdGi0TnWbChvnfWpqEPmCwB3-SnZPbhIgBZMQH0np648J6TTqL4u7ibQm6bJeF4S4oJIjZ-3sOr3eV1yc_xPMiJ38RcNkH6gnekZm6fGwpGukgEUUvQ5kA8VrbRrXQKBqcXAJSaXawB_IjSLolKJ5kgPQ/s4000/IMG20220523115822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kaaFVsZUMic70rBgFMm796H_7sdGi0TnWbChvnfWpqEPmCwB3-SnZPbhIgBZMQH0np648J6TTqL4u7ibQm6bJeF4S4oJIjZ-3sOr3eV1yc_xPMiJ38RcNkH6gnekZm6fGwpGukgEUUvQ5kA8VrbRrXQKBqcXAJSaXawB_IjSLolKJ5kgPQ/w300-h400/IMG20220523115822.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The nights have been cooling down of late, though we have been having beautiful clear days. My daughters came and helped with rebuilding some gardening beds. The grass which spreads like wildfire had gotten out of control last year in the spring when I was not allowed to do heavy work after my heart attack. And whilst I managed to grow some vegetables, the grass had by that stage become rampant and trying to find a gardener has been next to impossible, When I have money there is no one available and off course when I don't have any money it is possible to find someone. Would really like to find someone who could help out ( and be paid) on a regular fortnightly basis or some such. Meanwhile I have started the winter plantings- and yes it is a little late but things seem about a month slower in the Latrobe valley and in discussing it with someone the other day we wondered whether the hydration clouds from Loy Yang and Yallourn North Power stations might be the reason this happens where I live, as I can see either power station from the ends of my street, although it might also be that cool air sweeps down valley and this is a wide valley at the foot of the Great Dividing Range</p><p>The fungi has been pretty amazing thus far, particularly near some of the pine trees along the road to Yinnar. I am toying with the idea of making another linocut of fungi, there is something pleasing about the shape of some fungi.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcldSOze2Q8-uaiIO1bOsoUEx4xUaxVFBfDRIoMgNM6usSyQlcsr4VzLC5b-YY_GlNBMdMSXZ3NirBVTeiGOsOxOMOJbzcoyNmReuJYtRha4jcppk1UzKf7iqTU95W-dnoHG2UcBLTqHBRKYXTBkUXTfwiHTGAp3DHwoQU_AqvzUowhfZNg/s4000/IMG20220514154818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcldSOze2Q8-uaiIO1bOsoUEx4xUaxVFBfDRIoMgNM6usSyQlcsr4VzLC5b-YY_GlNBMdMSXZ3NirBVTeiGOsOxOMOJbzcoyNmReuJYtRha4jcppk1UzKf7iqTU95W-dnoHG2UcBLTqHBRKYXTBkUXTfwiHTGAp3DHwoQU_AqvzUowhfZNg/w300-h400/IMG20220514154818.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Dijanne Cevaalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-81431660381496239682022-04-30T12:40:00.003+10:002022-04-30T12:58:30.167+10:00The Story of a Commission<p> I mentioned in my last post that I was working on a two piece commission. Initially the people commissioning had asked for a large piece- larger than what I normally work or can manage on my littlest Bernina workhorse which has a small throat. So we agreed that I make two pieces which are still on the large side of the size I normally work but still manageable. So the pieces were to measure 150 cm x 100 cm.</p><p><br /></p><p>The commissioners also had suggested some colours in the dyed background cloth. It took quite a few attempts to get cloth that I thought would work which I then sent to the people to choose.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuWPFyw13Gee3zzq17ErfK095Hdg21F5plgPLIWzwiIoEXy5fMjp5N7nv9lSqs02ao0ndY1k0mBpykn9qtocewuFmyz8BKQFEaHPOwdw8NSd5F3hRdiWXg3IBqOFRKrrV8dQ3HEj1pAih6DMJMeXCRjLRFPiLOLYfaWQzwSZHmBd6INiu4w/s3655/IMG20220209123836~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3655" data-original-width="2441" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuWPFyw13Gee3zzq17ErfK095Hdg21F5plgPLIWzwiIoEXy5fMjp5N7nv9lSqs02ao0ndY1k0mBpykn9qtocewuFmyz8BKQFEaHPOwdw8NSd5F3hRdiWXg3IBqOFRKrrV8dQ3HEj1pAih6DMJMeXCRjLRFPiLOLYfaWQzwSZHmBd6INiu4w/s320/IMG20220209123836~2.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxMRB6IIRFCyplpce9sb2G78TWHQHPSpy2IG5fOBiicBk5IQQLER9gFR7EBqtwPC73OkNHBBJ4uemGQXa3e0_SwnBtTHSwh6owmfnLNgCHG41EZbp5ENCW4EblYdViq2PDdNnCWn2YPvsaH0fWew0xLYbPWlPnEVACRsTlm32d9Oog5-aeg/s3786/IMG20220209123956~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3786" data-original-width="2712" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxMRB6IIRFCyplpce9sb2G78TWHQHPSpy2IG5fOBiicBk5IQQLER9gFR7EBqtwPC73OkNHBBJ4uemGQXa3e0_SwnBtTHSwh6owmfnLNgCHG41EZbp5ENCW4EblYdViq2PDdNnCWn2YPvsaH0fWew0xLYbPWlPnEVACRsTlm32d9Oog5-aeg/s320/IMG20220209123956~2.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Z6uakGo8Px0KJ9wa85jJfvpmzzKeT5dBESPenJP7ynEHOWqPRUOugcl4Fp8NV0860ixOJ7zcRlEVpNZKPdVVVCKp0PftwSpXXaUAx4EGtnyFgBh5EaOUnWVLuWQxjXCijfIDrglVv18wpHUrbUurMCe1N-d2ScYkH5Yg9PqL_3t4WJIJ6w/s3843/IMG20220209123417~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3843" data-original-width="2681" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Z6uakGo8Px0KJ9wa85jJfvpmzzKeT5dBESPenJP7ynEHOWqPRUOugcl4Fp8NV0860ixOJ7zcRlEVpNZKPdVVVCKp0PftwSpXXaUAx4EGtnyFgBh5EaOUnWVLuWQxjXCijfIDrglVv18wpHUrbUurMCe1N-d2ScYkH5Yg9PqL_3t4WJIJ6w/s320/IMG20220209123417~2.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrRaAz9SAUoDYQqum5KtcK7S8HT9vMx58lINLEgSR8EbgRYvlEsAPSGMb0Sc2aj5qHIFER1PAeqtxYoRLhMxgUcTIkQiPW2ZZ0NaeJ4lV5p4avhQ19p58M2CZS6FfmaYH1XoNmI-QTmvpiEk37PjjX70WdSbasFyiR2PaimzcxnKn-md6vw/s3790/IMG20220212093055~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3790" data-original-width="2813" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrRaAz9SAUoDYQqum5KtcK7S8HT9vMx58lINLEgSR8EbgRYvlEsAPSGMb0Sc2aj5qHIFER1PAeqtxYoRLhMxgUcTIkQiPW2ZZ0NaeJ4lV5p4avhQ19p58M2CZS6FfmaYH1XoNmI-QTmvpiEk37PjjX70WdSbasFyiR2PaimzcxnKn-md6vw/s320/IMG20220212093055~2.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0DtXGG1PbDFPI_7uJXeBd27ZgMmfnQE7HT0E4AXB7ro6uaIvz4bmnEZJ1hsWvBmPXE_1BoyMEuC6F6pbHMGIDwCa96zI6XP99PmAuYxr2nl4GYXdsOb38ZcFbWTfJVcQ3o79sLZ9CYFdD2jGwwGBKjKuby4rUmcZ_rNoQ-zPlxE-L6svGA/s3530/IMG20220212093004~3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3530" data-original-width="2440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0DtXGG1PbDFPI_7uJXeBd27ZgMmfnQE7HT0E4AXB7ro6uaIvz4bmnEZJ1hsWvBmPXE_1BoyMEuC6F6pbHMGIDwCa96zI6XP99PmAuYxr2nl4GYXdsOb38ZcFbWTfJVcQ3o79sLZ9CYFdD2jGwwGBKjKuby4rUmcZ_rNoQ-zPlxE-L6svGA/s320/IMG20220212093004~3.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Above are some of the fabrics I dyed- there were more but I had to be mindful that they needed to go together as a set, plus I needed to be able to print on them as the commissioners had indicated they liked the monoprinted pieces I had done with foliage from my morning walks. This method of dyeing gives great results but it is not easy to control where dark and light appears nor how the colours will bleed into each other. The minute you put blue and yellow together you end up with greens and things can become green too quickly - but it also needed dark colour in there for contrast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once the background fabrics had been selected I started the printing with foliage that i collected on morning walks,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Mc6o96ki0JS4HR-3H6Qy-oJ5lx7mNCymaw2NrOfmAgHd5EKUvS2pKAlRh6zKCUzt0tsCbzcGH22j9BKz-DRR8RVqBj6PD_b6Xgr0h9DqxDkfHCHU-1PSNOdey1jFQ8eHCpEVTKj5mgyHcxqnig-hXr_vLXPhql2_ipeqfa89bsHAIwB5Qw/s3444/IMG20220307154802~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3444" data-original-width="2542" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Mc6o96ki0JS4HR-3H6Qy-oJ5lx7mNCymaw2NrOfmAgHd5EKUvS2pKAlRh6zKCUzt0tsCbzcGH22j9BKz-DRR8RVqBj6PD_b6Xgr0h9DqxDkfHCHU-1PSNOdey1jFQ8eHCpEVTKj5mgyHcxqnig-hXr_vLXPhql2_ipeqfa89bsHAIwB5Qw/s320/IMG20220307154802~2.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The photo above is of the printing on the dyed pieces of fabric- once stitching goes in then things can be accentuated a bit more. Once I had the first piece basted the people commissioning had an additional request as they were fungi enthusiasts, they asked if fungi could be included in the printing process. By this stage I had already started stitching in the foliage details so the piece was already batted up and had been partially stitched. This took a bit of procrastinatng as to how I might do it and also as the fungi blocks I had made last year were very blocky and I was loathe to cut them to shape as they are a set with which I intend to do something booky at some point in time. So the only solution was to make some new linocuts that I could somehow manoeuvre into the unstitched spaces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvoojaWkbCbl7UD2AQnx-7OwQK4BwsSAY5OnsgRB8dniEaznVKm_tGcbDXKatLG42fUodIt4ny1ZTybILuQ1Mi1uLEVaKPb0lBRsOVWkO5LRNUFMNTD8QRP0hY_m05t_pCKOnfjLMLA0-fT-yIKipfDvX_sY2qadmNWydNc3LxolA2Of8iHw/s4000/IMG20220329122412.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvoojaWkbCbl7UD2AQnx-7OwQK4BwsSAY5OnsgRB8dniEaznVKm_tGcbDXKatLG42fUodIt4ny1ZTybILuQ1Mi1uLEVaKPb0lBRsOVWkO5LRNUFMNTD8QRP0hY_m05t_pCKOnfjLMLA0-fT-yIKipfDvX_sY2qadmNWydNc3LxolA2Of8iHw/s320/IMG20220329122412.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6XJ-lTTk2RQp1pfMCtPntiBIrKkYWX23dXLB5CIh-dVvZF5gcxBsCed37tTkq3NzjJTXfnXqvDkeFmp3iXuXtoUnLWqWPDMQQh_k9EmNefpeBgX70YuDqAo_gGPE39Hg--2X-qsjDmvasRepg_mGKsrOjYVh3fzXUEsu-XgPljctioP2wQ/s4000/IMG20220330090159.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6XJ-lTTk2RQp1pfMCtPntiBIrKkYWX23dXLB5CIh-dVvZF5gcxBsCed37tTkq3NzjJTXfnXqvDkeFmp3iXuXtoUnLWqWPDMQQh_k9EmNefpeBgX70YuDqAo_gGPE39Hg--2X-qsjDmvasRepg_mGKsrOjYVh3fzXUEsu-XgPljctioP2wQ/s320/IMG20220330090159.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Phew! It worked, as I was petrified I would spill some printing ink or get a dodgy print which would ruin the whole piece as by this stage I had already done a fair bit of stitching. You can to some extent fix misprints with stitching but this was quite daunting as it was quite a large piece which already had quite a lot of stitching in place. The end result enthused me sufficiently to make another toadstool linocut after encountering one on a recent morning walk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwa5aiOPBvC06q-Nfj9uH_IsVDGUdJWPRGUfzfiRzVrQby4CgaVtTOkv-CJ2SW8yW-jIFy2e7P0fWoLMy-Xf-dWmjcTfjBJ7fovDlPuG_ATnxEQhPmFQ9Oso_IzQOZ3e7VtXxDiM_f3g-Ne849nIBDCI9ENELgwuuGtwGSfgjzK1kKRLLCg/s2846/IMG_20220413_154129.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2826" data-original-width="2846" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwa5aiOPBvC06q-Nfj9uH_IsVDGUdJWPRGUfzfiRzVrQby4CgaVtTOkv-CJ2SW8yW-jIFy2e7P0fWoLMy-Xf-dWmjcTfjBJ7fovDlPuG_ATnxEQhPmFQ9Oso_IzQOZ3e7VtXxDiM_f3g-Ne849nIBDCI9ENELgwuuGtwGSfgjzK1kKRLLCg/s320/IMG_20220413_154129.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0IuSD4DXNTEk-mcju6-Sn74EjuZuq2B8tFjz_L-uu39_P72UsDeeia8MepkUH37dbz1vkeXzqR6jcyo09ozusfNslzbY8lxZ3RJttvMT2WFnOi7kHE7pRSfMz7PQvsdRny-WJ5OFNaBuMAGh3DtTUQVCpHf2ZpP9MGOakCygfuwhkVieUw/s4000/IMG20220412091346.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0IuSD4DXNTEk-mcju6-Sn74EjuZuq2B8tFjz_L-uu39_P72UsDeeia8MepkUH37dbz1vkeXzqR6jcyo09ozusfNslzbY8lxZ3RJttvMT2WFnOi7kHE7pRSfMz7PQvsdRny-WJ5OFNaBuMAGh3DtTUQVCpHf2ZpP9MGOakCygfuwhkVieUw/s320/IMG20220412091346.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was too difficult to include this little toadstool in the first piece I had already started stitching but I was able to print it onto the second piece I had to make. These pieces have been very densely stitched- I call it free machine drawing because essentially I am creating drawings with my machine- and these pieces are large drawings- really large drawings all done on a little domestic Bernina 325 which is the smallest machine in the Bernina range. I dream of a large machine but I am thinking that is what it will remain a dream. But meanwhile whilst it is not easy manoeuvring such a large piece under a small machine it is possible and I have been doing it for a very long time/. Some of the stitching progress...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-hqJM-vLOUSmnzQbUzxL4bYNoDXVM_efuybpnWybq5NGm0sDGSHCDVotMu927m5mUCgpdkkiXypp5s1q4fp6mQXjH9wNY1ePSK55p70L8O2qJReVenxJhE5jJGpncin9bQ-5dXv-pAGVMRlWtMsI_2iy4gofut7KfI7xt5qPKs75BdfYYg/s4000/IMG20220406143638.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-hqJM-vLOUSmnzQbUzxL4bYNoDXVM_efuybpnWybq5NGm0sDGSHCDVotMu927m5mUCgpdkkiXypp5s1q4fp6mQXjH9wNY1ePSK55p70L8O2qJReVenxJhE5jJGpncin9bQ-5dXv-pAGVMRlWtMsI_2iy4gofut7KfI7xt5qPKs75BdfYYg/s320/IMG20220406143638.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTlHOeRy6W_4OITM-Kk8k8PZ__OawVhOlkYsamvcpwmQ6H3EihPoZ8SicL-2IPgy94al0YRlEKjbsZCWiVf0JlpaZzBtUrWdHxbNzf4RExZiyKfzZtldSIfYeUHW5HjFV6clttqelJB_vAtaBA0i2bgbdKqqxyMquBNJF-0ShBODwoPLnaQg/s4000/IMG20220419143638.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTlHOeRy6W_4OITM-Kk8k8PZ__OawVhOlkYsamvcpwmQ6H3EihPoZ8SicL-2IPgy94al0YRlEKjbsZCWiVf0JlpaZzBtUrWdHxbNzf4RExZiyKfzZtldSIfYeUHW5HjFV6clttqelJB_vAtaBA0i2bgbdKqqxyMquBNJF-0ShBODwoPLnaQg/s320/IMG20220419143638.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXk7o6I7vIQIWAbt-uxby1RgrdzY7wDHMC7u5w-D4B79wFTCpC3vqhEjje3B3WrMXFiyczgH4ueQTVAPBRB2c66Ibi2WQSSONz6_XILylGV-gXb0c1NIs4mYzfceGutG6kyFKIyjOY1wmy5UwrmoZArjfjyuw-LQII_YfS_5msxV0c2MVrA/s4000/IMG20220429134423.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXk7o6I7vIQIWAbt-uxby1RgrdzY7wDHMC7u5w-D4B79wFTCpC3vqhEjje3B3WrMXFiyczgH4ueQTVAPBRB2c66Ibi2WQSSONz6_XILylGV-gXb0c1NIs4mYzfceGutG6kyFKIyjOY1wmy5UwrmoZArjfjyuw-LQII_YfS_5msxV0c2MVrA/s320/IMG20220429134423.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In this stitching process threads are like my pencil- I use them for line and to create interest in the background and for detailing. I would have to say that thread is of number one importance in the work I create and I have been fortunate to have <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/">Aurifil </a>sponsor some of my thread in the past . I use 28 weight cotton Mako thread which is not easily available in Australia but is wonderful to work with and gives such great line and accent.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3e9MwBTlgBEjKDvcSSnnl2y6fFcYbkvJhx_Jt1Ejp58YO7P6sLrf6Lm-WOhoBeVKfHHR1IlfY_FOZWzqmKx-BMJ5Ky5HXSqEiwucX5vEqH_uaBU4RaqwdaCo4kCIiUGPhuhHXv8T9mU5-cKmwCm2ppSIkA_WguFj5_Eq7w717KJjkrrTeg/s4000/IMG20220430113951.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3e9MwBTlgBEjKDvcSSnnl2y6fFcYbkvJhx_Jt1Ejp58YO7P6sLrf6Lm-WOhoBeVKfHHR1IlfY_FOZWzqmKx-BMJ5Ky5HXSqEiwucX5vEqH_uaBU4RaqwdaCo4kCIiUGPhuhHXv8T9mU5-cKmwCm2ppSIkA_WguFj5_Eq7w717KJjkrrTeg/s320/IMG20220430113951.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>The selection of threads I used- there are some non-Aurifil threads there mainly as I did not have those colours in my thread box and it is difficult to get the cobs of Mako 28 thread in Australia as I know of no store that stocks the 28 weight thread in a large selection. ( I am aware that Amity Threads in Torquay stock a good range of Aurifil thread but not much of the 28 weight thread which they can order- but I didn't have the time for this ) . The next most important thing for my work is the weight of batting. I use <a href="https://www.victoriantextiles.com.au/Notions/Pins/Matilda%27s-Own/pl.php">Matilda's Own</a> wool/Polyester batting - it will take a lot of stitching and not stretch or buckle- and I stitch very densely. <div><br /></div><div>So the last few weeks have been a marathon of stitching. Then the squaring up which I did out at Arc Yinnar as they had a table big enough . Normally i do this on the floor but because these two pieces will hang together they need to be as much the exact same size as is possible when dealing with textile. I also decided to do faced bindings as I did not really want anything to distract from the flow of the stitching.<div><br /><div>And so finally after about 3 months from first contact these pieces have been finished and sent to their new owners. They liked the photos I sent but it is simply not the same as seeing the pieces in the flesh. And so here are the finished pieces, not photographed terribly well I am afraid- there was too much light coming from the left.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54Cv8O6cFxqiqZW3wK_LHV-97JSklmNuKlPC-Q5UypDpA26iwNFIw7ONhipeK80Yn3FlP8eKJczEnCGiDS2Zrb7vwpJS12C391nE0Ae-ti_WlOwmZOQ9uxPbZ9qXZZffI2VDh_uB42zrhlhH4CcTc7gJT5uAK15ShyFLfAHvKC2X7-psYEw/s3828/IMG20220429134322.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2618" data-original-width="3828" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54Cv8O6cFxqiqZW3wK_LHV-97JSklmNuKlPC-Q5UypDpA26iwNFIw7ONhipeK80Yn3FlP8eKJczEnCGiDS2Zrb7vwpJS12C391nE0Ae-ti_WlOwmZOQ9uxPbZ9qXZZffI2VDh_uB42zrhlhH4CcTc7gJT5uAK15ShyFLfAHvKC2X7-psYEw/w400-h274/IMG20220429134322.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the end I was actually quite pleased with how they looked- there is always that anxiety of whether the people who have commissioned the piece will like what you have done, the anxiety of whether it really works. Whilst I have made forest quilts before, these are a little different because there is more blue in them than I would normally do in the background dyeing and also the printing I do has subtly changed since last year when I started incorporating foliage from my morning walks into my work. The addition of the linocuts was an additional challenge and something I had not done before but I liked how they looked in these pieces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Dijanne Cevaalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-24862653442399131772022-04-16T18:27:00.003+10:002022-04-16T18:27:41.375+10:00Printing and Lovely April Weather<p> The weather has been beautiful this month- mostly warm, gorgeous autumn weather. My garden needs a really good clean up but haven't had much time to do it and really need some help for the heavier work. I don't mean just mowing but helping rebuild some garden beds which are struggling with the ever invasive grass. I had tried no dig and still want to but the grass is just a nightmare to deal with so I am going to resort to some heavier interventions.</p><p>I also fell off the daily walks trolley- but have made a concerted effort this week to get out more often- hopefully it will push me into regular walking again as I do enjoy it when I go out. The nardoo has spread almost entirely over one part of the Turtle Dam at the bushland where I walk and the fungi are starting to make an appearance with the cooler sometimes foggy nights. I have been working on a traveller's blanket inspired by nardoo although at the moment it is going slowly as I am working on a large commission which I really want to try and get finished late this week or early next week.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BjFi7XOhsdWW-FGu8okIAMhXUiIkWQ3sJ324cQzdqw9VUWxAeELxL4laEOtgkMgDqXPxhv5_AVFR4RYHBunU1J_bjUQeWXlz3gaCl_JvWoztDaLyguprBWnspfROh6e7BOqKxO4W4uDoo2g25p3CYy-HpoT34yZG6Bmh7Lym1xdUvr5kmg/s4000/IMG20220416092758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BjFi7XOhsdWW-FGu8okIAMhXUiIkWQ3sJ324cQzdqw9VUWxAeELxL4laEOtgkMgDqXPxhv5_AVFR4RYHBunU1J_bjUQeWXlz3gaCl_JvWoztDaLyguprBWnspfROh6e7BOqKxO4W4uDoo2g25p3CYy-HpoT34yZG6Bmh7Lym1xdUvr5kmg/w300-h400/IMG20220416092758.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>The commission got me back to doing some mono-printing but because of the warm ambient air at the moment it is not totally successful as the ink dries a bit quickly on the plate and I can't get the lovely ghost prints which is really like. Maybe I will have to get up earlier but then my shed is too dark to work in. There had been plans to put lighting out there but it's been put on hold because the money has been used to put food on the table during this time of covid.</p><p>The commission piece is in two sections and I have finished the first one and I included some fungi linocut prints in at the request of the commissioners. I actually really like the fungi in amongst the foliage and thought I would make a little toadstool as well.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNL_7Vu8bA99g0EpSW4GCkVpNWXDBqHSZNypWNcxS4lY474ri7GlM_cBKqvbfqR4Cmbc1Y0xVsaliRM94-5YBkCf0kMP9t60_Hxi0_CUY_x4Ul-iM_6H_9IFw3YHNaRnQJAbRhA3uRPFs7b0rW0UX8-N8sYCOz_KxJqTiFO6815z8aHZHAoQ/s3724/IMG_20220412_100345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3724" data-original-width="2592" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNL_7Vu8bA99g0EpSW4GCkVpNWXDBqHSZNypWNcxS4lY474ri7GlM_cBKqvbfqR4Cmbc1Y0xVsaliRM94-5YBkCf0kMP9t60_Hxi0_CUY_x4Ul-iM_6H_9IFw3YHNaRnQJAbRhA3uRPFs7b0rW0UX8-N8sYCOz_KxJqTiFO6815z8aHZHAoQ/w279-h400/IMG_20220412_100345.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><br /><p>I have been having a lot of fun printing it onto monoprints. I am selling the monoprints with linocut prints if you are interested.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpYp0OSWWC0eSr78WJSPh0H_NI_pBSHq3xuRPTZPyHfYQwb-b9aesKbGYlAwH9INKFVJyMZwpcBpqz1KTY0HV9P7pY3Nu93dYDWdlaxB6x-MU2Iv2-H3X_MSM9-0eiAQnzU4H5lYEbcZXcHG4OQAclKgydGrokHmlSFHNV6vFIWNlULkL-g/s3000/IMG20220416163119~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2416" data-original-width="3000" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpYp0OSWWC0eSr78WJSPh0H_NI_pBSHq3xuRPTZPyHfYQwb-b9aesKbGYlAwH9INKFVJyMZwpcBpqz1KTY0HV9P7pY3Nu93dYDWdlaxB6x-MU2Iv2-H3X_MSM9-0eiAQnzU4H5lYEbcZXcHG4OQAclKgydGrokHmlSFHNV6vFIWNlULkL-g/w400-h323/IMG20220416163119~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYQ6shzr_5XzpWlCoN1yXpcGXvAGEbUI8PE9kT9wrF8qeFeM1nhXiZzGkJttgenTtWHRHoNreMT0FZoQ-_NgEfVGh8DgK5wQJGjAjZ9-UPzgSHnZbIUxDkMOXrWl-6nmCE0BwcyI_6Huu84v062rnSnQst_Qj2LvHASZLWjMWXN_l7XDWOQ/s3000/IMG20220416163037~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2285" data-original-width="3000" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYQ6shzr_5XzpWlCoN1yXpcGXvAGEbUI8PE9kT9wrF8qeFeM1nhXiZzGkJttgenTtWHRHoNreMT0FZoQ-_NgEfVGh8DgK5wQJGjAjZ9-UPzgSHnZbIUxDkMOXrWl-6nmCE0BwcyI_6Huu84v062rnSnQst_Qj2LvHASZLWjMWXN_l7XDWOQ/w400-h305/IMG20220416163037~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The fabric background is about 30 cm x 55 cm and has been hand dyed and have then been hand printed with actual foliage and then with linocuts. They are $40 each-<a href="mailto:dcevaal@gmail.com"> message me</a> if you are interested.</p><p>I have also been working a little in my journal- another thing which I kickstarted again this week to get rid of the brain fuzz and I might start creating another workbook, after being inspired by Bruno Leti's workbook #15- it is good to steadily work somewhere to work out ideas and I need to develop some new work for an exhibition next year at Meeniyan Gallery. Last weekend I went and looked at the space and also spent some time at Venus Bay and again the weather was gorgeous. The photo was on a walk late in the afternoon when the clouds had drifted in.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibCRC71vSWlwFU3R8h9BYNBPpqjDju_8figyYIHNA9nsMwElXFGoUD4kU0jtfJcAs4JPxq9sOXSwd7azCJKDdzIgFBs-ukB9xu0mvA0o4t1i0rPKGcMQq08MZmaaVSJUBuy0l9z9eAnNiO8htUdUiaCZo5XqkNHqh189RDP8AB1rOukj4FA/s4000/IMG20220409160455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibCRC71vSWlwFU3R8h9BYNBPpqjDju_8figyYIHNA9nsMwElXFGoUD4kU0jtfJcAs4JPxq9sOXSwd7azCJKDdzIgFBs-ukB9xu0mvA0o4t1i0rPKGcMQq08MZmaaVSJUBuy0l9z9eAnNiO8htUdUiaCZo5XqkNHqh189RDP8AB1rOukj4FA/w300-h400/IMG20220409160455.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Dijanne Cevaalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-42207808387247867442022-04-04T17:38:00.000+10:002022-04-04T17:38:01.594+10:00April Already<p> The last two months have simply flown by busy with open exhibitions at ArcYinnar and teaching at Grampians Textures in March. What a delight to be amongst like minded textile enthusiasts again and even better to actually be working again and earning some money. We did a lot of transfer printing and linocut printing at Textures and participants developed a set of stamps to use for coordinating in the future. The beauty of linocut printing is that it is easily done at home and does not need a large space in order to print fabric. I also met some people whom I have known for some time via the internet - it is so lovely to be able to put a face to the communications</p><p>I have also been busy processing some of the food I have grown, making lots of pasatta, dilly beans and eggplant pickle, but on the whole it was a less than stellar year in the vegetable garden, and the continuing battle with grass and slugs/snails nearly drove me mad. Much as I hate to admit it the no dig method of gardening has encouraged rampant grass spreading so I am going to have to resort to something stronger than cardboard to deal with the grass so there will be quite some remaking of beds in the very near future.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSW5mhUA8xdFcNXQOLxYbbNCfnqIc0PhJGEQXCF8fpBvqCA47GdmDD39IC4EBlfh-AukNchaDr7Cg5cyiHOEpI_Zd5wjjnC6naGFcXAreGvEQxtmW1wd_dN58i3804Y5s4XQro5vWcDzg8EiqanueFyIwcnI8-dHmwfyxgQE4hzXDMCh8UcQ/s4000/IMG20220325120822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSW5mhUA8xdFcNXQOLxYbbNCfnqIc0PhJGEQXCF8fpBvqCA47GdmDD39IC4EBlfh-AukNchaDr7Cg5cyiHOEpI_Zd5wjjnC6naGFcXAreGvEQxtmW1wd_dN58i3804Y5s4XQro5vWcDzg8EiqanueFyIwcnI8-dHmwfyxgQE4hzXDMCh8UcQ/w300-h400/IMG20220325120822.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHz_-uMbUua8DnqOFcozUNq0QGE11ffZ7EGKdU6m7zxLC8v2kabVO09HFVigJuosotfoOEClVTVmwNaLh59b0P2yD7CfrZbVPbcb5SvyuewOKG0wqGWkpujg8gR4X_tASzR5Ag_Lgi8IFEaiJiP4_LPouiyGw-8X_kP3K6hqzmRIDVGQLQ-A/s4000/IMG20220302111811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHz_-uMbUua8DnqOFcozUNq0QGE11ffZ7EGKdU6m7zxLC8v2kabVO09HFVigJuosotfoOEClVTVmwNaLh59b0P2yD7CfrZbVPbcb5SvyuewOKG0wqGWkpujg8gR4X_tASzR5Ag_Lgi8IFEaiJiP4_LPouiyGw-8X_kP3K6hqzmRIDVGQLQ-A/w300-h400/IMG20220302111811.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>Then out of the blue I was commissioned to make two pieces for a home in Perth and so it has seen me create a forest scene with some different elements and that also included using linocut to add to the scene.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTOJJbcxhBvb6WKCgbknFxSkxxaZI_WNcPAsbipSA0oXX6Vn37A6YXQkkZnlPa6g_i8XAMR-tJzJgjnaQD1LY4VRtHymUJw2xDm6Kzanufyif9oUnIx2bRLwDJ-YGVl01VQ70HnH3n0feHiwVhUa8jBGj5v8fWaD4STGqY3G6jAYA_STBfA/s4000/IMG20220309132521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTOJJbcxhBvb6WKCgbknFxSkxxaZI_WNcPAsbipSA0oXX6Vn37A6YXQkkZnlPa6g_i8XAMR-tJzJgjnaQD1LY4VRtHymUJw2xDm6Kzanufyif9oUnIx2bRLwDJ-YGVl01VQ70HnH3n0feHiwVhUa8jBGj5v8fWaD4STGqY3G6jAYA_STBfA/w300-h400/IMG20220309132521.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvpgVKCntfRZksAVPfBxWMRdbiaCo38Jb2kL3L6oRexs7E4Uvfw__a_1WKQ10919Ca03iEwSOXhaj517RJzL4RZsubrAACqNcnxae1sxrMg97MvYmpzB1tZPsSUV5vuA1vRhk6jsyjLCJXtlTx64JgqcmDZCxbIWiQwkqI45VOCjqF4mRJQ/s4000/IMG20220330144231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvpgVKCntfRZksAVPfBxWMRdbiaCo38Jb2kL3L6oRexs7E4Uvfw__a_1WKQ10919Ca03iEwSOXhaj517RJzL4RZsubrAACqNcnxae1sxrMg97MvYmpzB1tZPsSUV5vuA1vRhk6jsyjLCJXtlTx64JgqcmDZCxbIWiQwkqI45VOCjqF4mRJQ/w300-h400/IMG20220330144231.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>I am still stitching on the pieces though the end is in sight and I am rather enjoying the way the little fungi are looking once they are stitched.</p>Dijanne Cevaalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-62871781226056421492022-01-31T18:30:00.001+11:002022-02-03T09:52:48.657+11:00Traveller's Blanket On-line Class<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVG6hoAjSn8kV39qw1UgxM47Y1JAyD5twNbsmc_AAJ4MytpxlSxrKC7mAj8attU4El245KTVFDAjfKKmCEV2w5W2FWJHggIn5fDVuvJaTIpB8fLZgGla0Ac-h-7zsKtm5I2fhgvFl05SKp7fNUqcBgNmGdEWMrTLdhqApuU3Xksd0XeLg1QA=s2933" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2933" data-original-width="1576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVG6hoAjSn8kV39qw1UgxM47Y1JAyD5twNbsmc_AAJ4MytpxlSxrKC7mAj8attU4El245KTVFDAjfKKmCEV2w5W2FWJHggIn5fDVuvJaTIpB8fLZgGla0Ac-h-7zsKtm5I2fhgvFl05SKp7fNUqcBgNmGdEWMrTLdhqApuU3Xksd0XeLg1QA=w215-h400" width="215" /></a></div><p>The piece above is the first traveller's blanket I ever made dating from 2001/02 and was made for an exhibition in New Zealand. It was inspired by travels in Africa back in 1990 and the yelow/black and red fabric had been purcahsed at a market in Bangui in the Central African Republic. I hand dyed the background fabric ( and if you join the class there is instructions for this type of dyeing in the notes). There is no batting in this piece- it is simply stitched through three layers of hand dyed musling fabric</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyYhdamCdjrh2VHsd1I6Oq8eSFkzTZBBc_oj03C2LleY9PKgzBQEEM_ucu-Uzc1aDDvX_RiTREMD9Ay4StGpe6Nlrooeyf-0fVReixfjAdSVxURBFo2rTRW2iiELFDO-O6L_L2nboUgNqd3-yvbZiLfSdq45dAwGeLmuIOOAmdUGZKaL7nAA=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyYhdamCdjrh2VHsd1I6Oq8eSFkzTZBBc_oj03C2LleY9PKgzBQEEM_ucu-Uzc1aDDvX_RiTREMD9Ay4StGpe6Nlrooeyf-0fVReixfjAdSVxURBFo2rTRW2iiELFDO-O6L_L2nboUgNqd3-yvbZiLfSdq45dAwGeLmuIOOAmdUGZKaL7nAA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Above . Pieces I have made over the years. The photo above were all pieces made for an invitational exhibition at the Quilt & Craft Fair in Sydney and Melbourne. I spent 18 months making this pieces- it was a stitching marathon. Some of these pieces ( except the blue on the left) are for sale if you are interested.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimkcvA4agfxMfUx-_nXVEnLVFJiMYrux08uER2Xohy8Wt7PXfpJCmsf2RqR_BWbtLPzHRAfbHEfw7mZghrBGZsLGKZNxprmrjT1mvfQNZklIQw6kKM1A_Qk8SwSif_Vt_92YaVY2EQ_E-iZAI_J_HMRjHIS87QnH7hFBLuIhh2Mg3LqbB54A=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1840" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimkcvA4agfxMfUx-_nXVEnLVFJiMYrux08uER2Xohy8Wt7PXfpJCmsf2RqR_BWbtLPzHRAfbHEfw7mZghrBGZsLGKZNxprmrjT1mvfQNZklIQw6kKM1A_Qk8SwSif_Vt_92YaVY2EQ_E-iZAI_J_HMRjHIS87QnH7hFBLuIhh2Mg3LqbB54A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">All of the pieces in the photo above have been handstitched. When I moved back to Gellibrand in 2015, I lived in a shed on my land I had there and it had no power. I idid eventually get a solar panel for lighting but it was not enough to power a sewing machine so I did a lot of hand stitching until I sold it early in 2019. I also hand stitch when I travel as it is easy to take with me. I use almost solely perle 8 weight threads though in reality you could use any embvroidery threads- whatever you have to hand really. The piece on the left and the one beside were made into a book PLaids Nomades by Editions de Saxe and I have seen some wonderful interpretations.</p><p></p></blockquote><p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9N7T08ajTr3kJDR_V7bXfyHLTgDqEefQfv2J95onOZysqmO7TlXWPwDtfmJCXjjUuklx4M8KTMlBpd1RwPEVVEAWdNQJg55CZUJMTjDXciyXsOXXYakEtJLqxbjBXQTfMl_VN_4tLBiV2Psq8ANQScM8qs0bW-k0fmaX1kxzVJ2rXioeb3g=s1155" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1155" data-original-width="1155" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9N7T08ajTr3kJDR_V7bXfyHLTgDqEefQfv2J95onOZysqmO7TlXWPwDtfmJCXjjUuklx4M8KTMlBpd1RwPEVVEAWdNQJg55CZUJMTjDXciyXsOXXYakEtJLqxbjBXQTfMl_VN_4tLBiV2Psq8ANQScM8qs0bW-k0fmaX1kxzVJ2rXioeb3g=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></p><p></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXwq34uSVXI1QXBFRpVMfpo8IYYLXTzX2xKfxKpGU-TkXwjEzcw0U39_fVTlJLrvaxvpmnkyzFhYzHwWOWE80bZ4nNdHT9cPWGewuVkGs-14IVQjCb9GPXxCIEEGYVE3JPWdOmoNGrHIypXp-wXb9Nu87UAtpXtHvT7qp7XAolrnOMLdT0Cw=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1840" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXwq34uSVXI1QXBFRpVMfpo8IYYLXTzX2xKfxKpGU-TkXwjEzcw0U39_fVTlJLrvaxvpmnkyzFhYzHwWOWE80bZ4nNdHT9cPWGewuVkGs-14IVQjCb9GPXxCIEEGYVE3JPWdOmoNGrHIypXp-wXb9Nu87UAtpXtHvT7qp7XAolrnOMLdT0Cw=s320" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrlphLAxZRkaj2CHsnhXIIdI4Xsxxd9PLkHo-EUhnhTo1oEKCtJ-zwu5uAPfF-78BLiadj8kdOk6HUXMgDEf6nXtEq0yMNL8R-gkmnIdRFTeVBRmn1sW4U8yiUEz_dns-q5h7-SoF33RozYjZJJRHGJ0TLUf9dSZ1abtl2MCJtabEuHIKXNQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrlphLAxZRkaj2CHsnhXIIdI4Xsxxd9PLkHo-EUhnhTo1oEKCtJ-zwu5uAPfF-78BLiadj8kdOk6HUXMgDEf6nXtEq0yMNL8R-gkmnIdRFTeVBRmn1sW4U8yiUEz_dns-q5h7-SoF33RozYjZJJRHGJ0TLUf9dSZ1abtl2MCJtabEuHIKXNQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiux7gOg-SjV7fFAAaFm90-v6J1mTR8cPyLHL8Bpau4OGIoKX3WR6l8HISo1HmTU4QTAxvvE7n70eKSwps2L7fYl-B981i7BfLjaLNMiOFhMtPGUDi2XP8CrsW-TciYtx9TaQX6RfkClCNsneuGGkie5knPchIP9vnZv6iE49mR_plO1q4LYQ=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1840" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiux7gOg-SjV7fFAAaFm90-v6J1mTR8cPyLHL8Bpau4OGIoKX3WR6l8HISo1HmTU4QTAxvvE7n70eKSwps2L7fYl-B981i7BfLjaLNMiOFhMtPGUDi2XP8CrsW-TciYtx9TaQX6RfkClCNsneuGGkie5knPchIP9vnZv6iE49mR_plO1q4LYQ=s320" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAqaw79-iGVbBSkzQjPlZzZ7LO-GwTGVLrs4lJJb-rasQHC2ifFyMGhi8ysIpR1aTrhyfKQT3XOPAZXkW50Wz_j-_YkvZEqZOthbEo9HOiYwpe808vu70QX3LmHHIftZrDaLGVAVUfuLBKcUc66VTiPrjmOFZL4SEzR5bx0GWUZUpSS1HZlQ=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1840" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAqaw79-iGVbBSkzQjPlZzZ7LO-GwTGVLrs4lJJb-rasQHC2ifFyMGhi8ysIpR1aTrhyfKQT3XOPAZXkW50Wz_j-_YkvZEqZOthbEo9HOiYwpe808vu70QX3LmHHIftZrDaLGVAVUfuLBKcUc66VTiPrjmOFZL4SEzR5bx0GWUZUpSS1HZlQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizViXsVoTpb6SQ8yLWvLVgZ3ZbSNKBr01tcoObnijigYvgDKezaqMcJHcdnopP6BDXI1jW-qDAIFoe2rPlgY4JP43S0-E8sCNd6FD9wmnLrZYAveKM9ES4ZpKrVxh4ZF9joM2G9HruXMBuzvYsDd1V5LKPyvlbn268po0PfL11l6IbwsEFzw=s3032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3032" data-original-width="2769" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizViXsVoTpb6SQ8yLWvLVgZ3ZbSNKBr01tcoObnijigYvgDKezaqMcJHcdnopP6BDXI1jW-qDAIFoe2rPlgY4JP43S0-E8sCNd6FD9wmnLrZYAveKM9ES4ZpKrVxh4ZF9joM2G9HruXMBuzvYsDd1V5LKPyvlbn268po0PfL11l6IbwsEFzw=s320" width="292" /></a></div><p><br /></p>The pomegranate piece was started whilst I was house sitting for a friend in the shadow of Pic St Loup. Pomegranates have inspired a lot of my work over the years and it is the tale of Demeter and her search for her daughter that inspires this work. I love the greek classical tales- they are bold, big and soemtimes outrageous and yet they often touch on human emotions and the excesses thereof. I stitched this piece on a piece of hand dyed khadi which was dyed whilst I was visiting a friend in Rajasthan. It was a failed piece of indigo dyed khadi but somehow acquired a life of its own as I stitched this piece.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNu8a5hhQbODOes9riBffyLwIqG4md3A274TMY2e_VNUTvvOUL-OshhdBe0b129wTLWhCykuFJwb5WEa1VadpeUpVOsAOIot9MjzXRV0z_215fwG_4cTrt-lsSIKGUVbqysNScomqXRbo0BKD3chK-AoM-0MVFJDfCYIK5Q1abdwY8c-OPIw=s3128" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3128" data-original-width="1707" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNu8a5hhQbODOes9riBffyLwIqG4md3A274TMY2e_VNUTvvOUL-OshhdBe0b129wTLWhCykuFJwb5WEa1VadpeUpVOsAOIot9MjzXRV0z_215fwG_4cTrt-lsSIKGUVbqysNScomqXRbo0BKD3chK-AoM-0MVFJDfCYIK5Q1abdwY8c-OPIw=w219-h400" width="219" /></a></div><p><br /></p>The piece above was purchased by a friend in Tassie- i think it is amongst my favourites , but to be honest I spend so much time stitching these pieces that they all rank as favourites. This piece was a journey through the surface design techniques I have used over the years that I have been stitching seriously as a textile artist.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinlpC_Sr5GL74BHuIYkNVKNsH0iVdUiw0kiQVo2C-Ol0HYITqWh0eiP7jJJkgEuR2ti9ijZdCZQiAyf3gHtynVrwLFtJRwee68UxixGUQEimznjAqzJDLMOStAXurxAbcd3lhSV68uCHGnoBtmKKTgtVnSf6IxOPJ0xRgkTaaTvSAROgpWOA=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinlpC_Sr5GL74BHuIYkNVKNsH0iVdUiw0kiQVo2C-Ol0HYITqWh0eiP7jJJkgEuR2ti9ijZdCZQiAyf3gHtynVrwLFtJRwee68UxixGUQEimznjAqzJDLMOStAXurxAbcd3lhSV68uCHGnoBtmKKTgtVnSf6IxOPJ0xRgkTaaTvSAROgpWOA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhC3cOdy_sZyOgwgL06dqnGwMhNSHC7IDaCgYzN7C1TRsS62v8zGpAJwdaJy4XT1hRBUnwvQH2BeXKyPaa_bQT8lJ9hEdf1Rts9_zK80q3ddQ0GyW6q9w0FNe0_p3lg7d_XHZTYeR466sCNu2Io6XSkZkanNMeDI0q33-U81WztnbDklIf_0A=s3801" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3801" data-original-width="2570" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhC3cOdy_sZyOgwgL06dqnGwMhNSHC7IDaCgYzN7C1TRsS62v8zGpAJwdaJy4XT1hRBUnwvQH2BeXKyPaa_bQT8lJ9hEdf1Rts9_zK80q3ddQ0GyW6q9w0FNe0_p3lg7d_XHZTYeR466sCNu2Io6XSkZkanNMeDI0q33-U81WztnbDklIf_0A=w270-h400" width="270" /></a></div><p><br /></p>This piece was commenced when I did an artists residency with the women of Boneca de Atauro ( whose works I have for sale on another page of my blog- 100% of proceeds go to these women who do amazing things on a tiny island of the East Timor coast) Every morning I would walk along the beach before it got to hot and the first time I was there I encountered many sea urchins. There is a ridiculous number of french knots on this piece- and I took soem months to finih this piece ( it measurs 45 cm x 90 cm)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiG2r8dNlG4GzuDWz2oYGrOEGtJtZQGz-gUJs2WV-GnUpwdXOFD1ZkUdCXvxrN-EYExuMhwOQ8GXFR6_WJP4NXondieh315em244ECMUhi4RDoPXdneHs6TsnToJ0DeO1uvLSb3_tLizmkn0Ss5jNM1XbS9UAo1_tHicpUjx_i-cCurLNvWZA=s3892" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3892" data-original-width="2242" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiG2r8dNlG4GzuDWz2oYGrOEGtJtZQGz-gUJs2WV-GnUpwdXOFD1ZkUdCXvxrN-EYExuMhwOQ8GXFR6_WJP4NXondieh315em244ECMUhi4RDoPXdneHs6TsnToJ0DeO1uvLSb3_tLizmkn0Ss5jNM1XbS9UAo1_tHicpUjx_i-cCurLNvWZA=w230-h400" width="230" /></a></div><p><br /></p>The piece above was commenced whilst I was exhibiting at ChARTres some years ago . I was invited to exhibit this year but unfortunately due to travel restrictions I was not able to partiicpate. I love this event and have come to know the organisers and other artists as friends and have coem to view Chartres as my second city. At the time I only had undyed khadi on hand and soem indigo dyed thread which has soemhow found its way into my suitcase. So I decided I would sytitch this piece monotone . The hand dyed thread was slightly variegated and soem of it was a little darker than the rest- it became an exercise in making each circle different by stitchig alone and using weight of stitching to create contrast.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEink_auv5oa0UUa7tUG6Qkq_Twa9XcjhbL_XGEZMHe5LmDe04TctEVz3LnzKPuZ2ijOkrAFWKSf3npldNdUpMyADcKfkEa3GC8_ls0GBgxg9b8RkQesYPosw1Akr9jX8KJQTTp3plfiBnUnB4TzodQuox-GH5eGzBUYMBPZ6gTPlBwucRwS5A=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEink_auv5oa0UUa7tUG6Qkq_Twa9XcjhbL_XGEZMHe5LmDe04TctEVz3LnzKPuZ2ijOkrAFWKSf3npldNdUpMyADcKfkEa3GC8_ls0GBgxg9b8RkQesYPosw1Akr9jX8KJQTTp3plfiBnUnB4TzodQuox-GH5eGzBUYMBPZ6gTPlBwucRwS5A=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh61OOlfJzogVlNJtFfOAQONwmBYO4Np5mK100DxQZzigAOoAPRdyigNwlmEN1PFsmGO62fb80J-VpnCyLPxI9ix-R9KkQxgLoZGC68wOFbqRm6noxNk8ksYBh4PAlDN5fE8tLoqoLqiwQGcoOSgE-Amo2EIRf31jpX2-wNRXOSFC3yDURoJQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh61OOlfJzogVlNJtFfOAQONwmBYO4Np5mK100DxQZzigAOoAPRdyigNwlmEN1PFsmGO62fb80J-VpnCyLPxI9ix-R9KkQxgLoZGC68wOFbqRm6noxNk8ksYBh4PAlDN5fE8tLoqoLqiwQGcoOSgE-Amo2EIRf31jpX2-wNRXOSFC3yDURoJQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p>This piece is called One World and I started it not long after I moved to Morwell and my ex commission house which I bought when I sold my land in the Otways. We have only one world and each of us sees it so differently - yet together we must all take care of it and ensure its continuation. sometimes the task seems too daunting particularly in the face of big business ( which are corprorations enriching the pockets of a few by exploiting the resources that should belong to us all) and yet we must continue advocating fighting for what a lot of us know is right in the knowledge that there is only one earth. This piece has been stitched on madder dyed khadi sourced from the <a href="https://the-stitching-project.com/" target="_blank">Stitching Project</a> and you can even buy packs of patches from the stitching project if you have none of your own.. This piece is doubled khadi without any batting or flannel middle layer.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyzik9SyOI9EyMl27UaBb3xbKuCe7bgxhNB0SSRtl_G7zCj37t1TCJkwwrY2itODHkSkcKgVIsS8O8rF9f2ok5RDf5pu2nwMx-HufQjASfmbOp-Y6zFKn0Nh2ayABbCLdsRjehh12JTKjHGC1MK8LRP2VSTZM0n25DqkL178TA02c6YTjnRg=s3731" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3731" data-original-width="2872" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyzik9SyOI9EyMl27UaBb3xbKuCe7bgxhNB0SSRtl_G7zCj37t1TCJkwwrY2itODHkSkcKgVIsS8O8rF9f2ok5RDf5pu2nwMx-HufQjASfmbOp-Y6zFKn0Nh2ayABbCLdsRjehh12JTKjHGC1MK8LRP2VSTZM0n25DqkL178TA02c6YTjnRg=w308-h400" width="308" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjR3xU5M-N4GXgOCa7SNCLNCCFBg3zYIm_6K5inDs5_niAiGnNGi1R_x-1el8uTFsKGN3_OQXidzXuh05ihn5CMu_n6swFJh8KD5FUhYJamEb9kZ6dyjsKeh5ve7PqIEVeKzW8-JOTwY1xRAs-V5q4EABFgAF3b20UssHvetUGIox_2R8JrsQ=s3961" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3961" data-original-width="2704" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjR3xU5M-N4GXgOCa7SNCLNCCFBg3zYIm_6K5inDs5_niAiGnNGi1R_x-1el8uTFsKGN3_OQXidzXuh05ihn5CMu_n6swFJh8KD5FUhYJamEb9kZ6dyjsKeh5ve7PqIEVeKzW8-JOTwY1xRAs-V5q4EABFgAF3b20UssHvetUGIox_2R8JrsQ=w273-h400" width="273" /></a></div><p><br /></p>The piece above and the details were inspired by walks in the shadow of Pic St Loup near Montpellier. I sometimes house sit for a friend there ( i also visit her of course) but again that has not happened for soem years. I walk her dog through the vineyards and there is always some new weed, flower or herb to encounter.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJs9Yzm6YyC6XDOPrBhn7LNIBz95mBOjfObvyX2GGIFALLI21wuE2VeirwSeEBdpOt8BN6Q--buyLoyy9ZsFyDQPYFxoNZ18XhxZs6vy-pfSZGi_jU_AQr-8TRVuhPuzmJrujISXWKXTyy4CBoUGKCZjyJHNYaX2AQrUZrXONXXCzb7JDSig=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJs9Yzm6YyC6XDOPrBhn7LNIBz95mBOjfObvyX2GGIFALLI21wuE2VeirwSeEBdpOt8BN6Q--buyLoyy9ZsFyDQPYFxoNZ18XhxZs6vy-pfSZGi_jU_AQr-8TRVuhPuzmJrujISXWKXTyy4CBoUGKCZjyJHNYaX2AQrUZrXONXXCzb7JDSig=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOS5m1BrrPJ-Zn5tAyltq0BX9O-yjCEWfS7BtjgXl5pGfp-moopnflPmzJiie2myjrT1wXEyZMDdZAPxMVsrekX6DX_d3dFZg76Ad-CQKpVa9zchZ5hYR1v3J9S4SNkdQknJkjCg6vNkGUwfm74uW5EGhfseTA9NzcQGlcZD4KKlpLWaJcJg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOS5m1BrrPJ-Zn5tAyltq0BX9O-yjCEWfS7BtjgXl5pGfp-moopnflPmzJiie2myjrT1wXEyZMDdZAPxMVsrekX6DX_d3dFZg76Ad-CQKpVa9zchZ5hYR1v3J9S4SNkdQknJkjCg6vNkGUwfm74uW5EGhfseTA9NzcQGlcZD4KKlpLWaJcJg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /> If you wish to learn any of this work I will be starting another on-lie course on 14 february- yes I know Valentine's day, but these pieces are not stitched in a day. I set up a private facebook group for discussion and sharing and organise fortnightly zoom sessions for question and answer. There are also a few short videos and extensive notes whish are delivered every two weeks over an 8 week period. I keep the stitching relatively simple and encourage you to tell your own stories with your stitching. Would love to see you join me. Cost is $75 AUS- just click on the Paypal button.<p></p><p><br /></p>
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Dijanne Cevaalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-49867922596587645082021-12-28T18:12:00.004+11:002021-12-29T16:17:15.613+11:00Years End<p> I am not sure what I have been doing this last month- there has been quite a lot going on in sellling my mothers house and though my brother did a lot of that, there was still quite some work in packing mum's things for her new place and then settling her into her new apartment- moving is definitely not my favourite thing but in sorting out mum's house ( which had so much stuff- a lot of it less than useful) I realised i need to rationalise some of my stuff. It's not too bad as I have moved quite a lot since 2009 and shed life wasn't conducive to collecting many things- but I need to reappraise things and just streamline things.</p><p>Needless to say I have not made many things recently- fell into a bit of a hole after my exhibition finished and whilst I have stitched a bit here and there- have not achieved a great deal. Did make a new linocut but need to dye more fabric in order to print and until recently I had run out of fabric to dye and could not go to Melbourne to get some more fabric due to lockdowns. So I thought I would do a review in photos of the year that was, starting with January 2021. January I was busy preparing for my on-line linocut course which started early February. These were examples of simple linocuts printed on newsprin and fabric. If anyone is interested I will run the linocut course again sometime in 2022- just depends a little if in the flesh workshops go ahead as planned or not.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyun7HUE77XIS_JJ86i_XbDWWmI9d-ooPsMZZobakRdYweWzVt3px-tT2h8QfWfD7rmGT5dp3w5ieGbBo9UZlIIqxYYkVEYzK7cX0ZC7TXFUO-IGZEIHlgMOHQp-PBN1yPBpTFjdi2dJp8EtLu5633g1dQLD6YRsgsoVp0h-68qquZC_Nyyw=s3000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1550" data-original-width="3000" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyun7HUE77XIS_JJ86i_XbDWWmI9d-ooPsMZZobakRdYweWzVt3px-tT2h8QfWfD7rmGT5dp3w5ieGbBo9UZlIIqxYYkVEYzK7cX0ZC7TXFUO-IGZEIHlgMOHQp-PBN1yPBpTFjdi2dJp8EtLu5633g1dQLD6YRsgsoVp0h-68qquZC_Nyyw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXdj09nipogcgMpWBLYQpDvBniD5Ps_vWR3Xdgtr97Z2t9r5rwaW6XvF-Xl47CeQnm06iL_rgdPn89EGhFmBF4Boo9IHO5YwHx1w0O5Od2Lj9Fvelt1ooW0N6R0JXiA86El7NCDgCEJ93brPJELrGk6D5Hr5wwunqun9g7rj8zrRUCv-06bw=s3904" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1606" data-original-width="3904" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXdj09nipogcgMpWBLYQpDvBniD5Ps_vWR3Xdgtr97Z2t9r5rwaW6XvF-Xl47CeQnm06iL_rgdPn89EGhFmBF4Boo9IHO5YwHx1w0O5Od2Lj9Fvelt1ooW0N6R0JXiA86El7NCDgCEJ93brPJELrGk6D5Hr5wwunqun9g7rj8zrRUCv-06bw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>February 2021- still prepping for the linocut course . It takes ages to write and collate the notes and exercises as everything has to be photographed through its stages. The notes ended up being substantial - almost a book really.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgE_izrIhXAf5uBcyvDZTbyB6YAJStCXyeSX3t0kF5TQU149BGcMXGRaUImtSPeeSWpP44UHnFZsVEFLocngw5AnwskPCXxiQ2g0IQH9MnDyidV6kL2Paj0tr3SjsTm7Kh5szpfC9XYi34AJj7IRTDUN-YD5aJCFaV-zVSEn5PbHB0Me7vjKA=s2964" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2779" data-original-width="2964" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgE_izrIhXAf5uBcyvDZTbyB6YAJStCXyeSX3t0kF5TQU149BGcMXGRaUImtSPeeSWpP44UHnFZsVEFLocngw5AnwskPCXxiQ2g0IQH9MnDyidV6kL2Paj0tr3SjsTm7Kh5szpfC9XYi34AJj7IRTDUN-YD5aJCFaV-zVSEn5PbHB0Me7vjKA=s320" width="320" /></a></div>The image below is some drawings I purchased at Ste Marie aux Mines- which were made for one of the printing companies in the Rhine valley- they were selling off their designs quite cheaply and I could not resist.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTaOSMGFrdIgrhFaaeyDeObUX3dwCCnrTO8DqHwb53jMMV4qT61BuaXCi8mi3a9b8GDi_HJ-g5sVC2rCMN5pGiVsL_BV4WeKdXYKmmNZtoXEnRmZqPecL9Zy79nH4H6IucH4uLWrmaPwSCZDYBQ06k1h4tKKTmtbFhj7h2y4_eaAuRUhrTPg=s5346" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2527" data-original-width="5346" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTaOSMGFrdIgrhFaaeyDeObUX3dwCCnrTO8DqHwb53jMMV4qT61BuaXCi8mi3a9b8GDi_HJ-g5sVC2rCMN5pGiVsL_BV4WeKdXYKmmNZtoXEnRmZqPecL9Zy79nH4H6IucH4uLWrmaPwSCZDYBQ06k1h4tKKTmtbFhj7h2y4_eaAuRUhrTPg=s320" width="320" /></a></div>March 2021<div>I started making pods- woke up one morning and thought it seemd like a good idea. It went through a few prototypes before I found a shape I liked and also tried different linings- some of the vliesoline was too stiff and did not lend itself to a nice rounded shape.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi79s0eRV68W42IQhyfIh8Nc8-zqudKjJ_mdBu7lavpv5WUuh10IA4rwwkQzacndnL-0VdlP-Sc93EndleaV8wlAIGI5FxD1ozaXNtblOmGW8BGPE68WW0b6SqEJR-vbgwfOM5M7mzCiL25Arnd2kWYlKfZT_HWTaOH-svJFHZELOuZZjSmQg=s2995" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2995" data-original-width="2974" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi79s0eRV68W42IQhyfIh8Nc8-zqudKjJ_mdBu7lavpv5WUuh10IA4rwwkQzacndnL-0VdlP-Sc93EndleaV8wlAIGI5FxD1ozaXNtblOmGW8BGPE68WW0b6SqEJR-vbgwfOM5M7mzCiL25Arnd2kWYlKfZT_HWTaOH-svJFHZELOuZZjSmQg=s320" width="318" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAarvQrz61PoDExK2r0cKGOw8mlsNBlh_G84dGpvQcEmCagO3QXpKA1FwbaW14rmk_GTvFyDtvOx1SHyrR5JUolgU7zCpmYpT3u_LRFNxB_t0aL7Wdka2TTvESiIMny0olrrWh9MhcBXmZpmrVfDNyqWHfYSCh89PTITkj9r9V1C4ZLRWRPg=s2912" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2800" data-original-width="2912" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAarvQrz61PoDExK2r0cKGOw8mlsNBlh_G84dGpvQcEmCagO3QXpKA1FwbaW14rmk_GTvFyDtvOx1SHyrR5JUolgU7zCpmYpT3u_LRFNxB_t0aL7Wdka2TTvESiIMny0olrrWh9MhcBXmZpmrVfDNyqWHfYSCh89PTITkj9r9V1C4ZLRWRPg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>April 2021</div><div>I decided that I needed to make pomegranate pod shapes as well and made a little linocut to make the seeds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiggC8V57rZf6j8hWnjjEE3WK48zSzbalOvjy8v8QDoiFQhtdfovqskel9v75fQhuAG5WJvIXfZzosz2EYnpf_PRlGNXsibQ50u-MO7tsKzTWMQFQprEINs3CLe6eRGE6vFRAfgdklCZF6G3H3wv-PfvDyRkSS2H_f_9jhTlsMrmAaT-P-CEw=s3024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2647" data-original-width="3024" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiggC8V57rZf6j8hWnjjEE3WK48zSzbalOvjy8v8QDoiFQhtdfovqskel9v75fQhuAG5WJvIXfZzosz2EYnpf_PRlGNXsibQ50u-MO7tsKzTWMQFQprEINs3CLe6eRGE6vFRAfgdklCZF6G3H3wv-PfvDyRkSS2H_f_9jhTlsMrmAaT-P-CEw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>May2021</div><div>Went to the Rone exhibition at the Geelong Art Gallery- and kept stitching on my traveller's blanket with blue circles and stitched more pods.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr1c5aYQXBFfGD25MUkv_qLb6tGXWMSd5hh5EEQWB67adArCwWzwiuTB3lU0P6iCeFHq1X5Be_atxlSdX04Ru6fN4mIckMn-irkfCTUzH0B8PEZ6Z0r9qkBaEnvYwv0OIYF8qNWZoBxI7Rf_UkB6iqGYhuI2gSFbvlEkKMOFrZmrHlpHbJ2g=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr1c5aYQXBFfGD25MUkv_qLb6tGXWMSd5hh5EEQWB67adArCwWzwiuTB3lU0P6iCeFHq1X5Be_atxlSdX04Ru6fN4mIckMn-irkfCTUzH0B8PEZ6Z0r9qkBaEnvYwv0OIYF8qNWZoBxI7Rf_UkB6iqGYhuI2gSFbvlEkKMOFrZmrHlpHbJ2g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div>June 2021</div><div>Went to the Mary Quant Exhibition in Bendigo and continued stitching hoping against the odds that my workshop for Fibres West in WA in July would go ahead- things were looking very dodgy with covid spreading again.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0t-NBy7AHgModhOqfoZNtIw4uFKGTtnZQ4Igh4YhzeQIjH-AudSbAGgAHBMcHhUM6ljnNkpI-mCkptwOhqBf89W-YF9weTffeCKsJi9TFjzrGf5GE0V0B9yYDFU2_P0GzvxV563lOzuAuaWsBtlMJ4ZLxNnYBTn_RXv_ihc1qxNKgrmjSkw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0t-NBy7AHgModhOqfoZNtIw4uFKGTtnZQ4Igh4YhzeQIjH-AudSbAGgAHBMcHhUM6ljnNkpI-mCkptwOhqBf89W-YF9weTffeCKsJi9TFjzrGf5GE0V0B9yYDFU2_P0GzvxV563lOzuAuaWsBtlMJ4ZLxNnYBTn_RXv_ihc1qxNKgrmjSkw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p>And I finally finished the One World Traveller's Blanket- with blue circles all 87 of them!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0unTobPgmj-S_fcHm12ruWdbGqyA6aNbbKsrEGZpgX3dwUbpKsmdVspZ1ArSm-Bg42KczpWQ9EHxawuMJYS00I381YwPmi-PK566UVQPHYcqEODhVNLuDu6g_6ft508syUlSnerGJCbAD0iM0YaI-8zjX_BwKASKle7Ne8oXCO0Pb0DGbsA=s3515" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3515" data-original-width="2528" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0unTobPgmj-S_fcHm12ruWdbGqyA6aNbbKsrEGZpgX3dwUbpKsmdVspZ1ArSm-Bg42KczpWQ9EHxawuMJYS00I381YwPmi-PK566UVQPHYcqEODhVNLuDu6g_6ft508syUlSnerGJCbAD0iM0YaI-8zjX_BwKASKle7Ne8oXCO0Pb0DGbsA=s320" width="230" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0u73Uf6mdTKxe963eir_qux0Ah7dsZFrv6ziEKDjeqV8ErI0mSuIHE6OmQsHqeKMn0iTfVBJG3hkrEfMkrOV3n4QlalZDSUTIB3FGW4fESMr0nCcgXZrX6F5uUCv5dzWAnihmx1xKJ3V9mTBIZ0oOFp__Ra4C80NH5SNs1_0IBjQ7I8505w=s2845" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2292" data-original-width="2845" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0u73Uf6mdTKxe963eir_qux0Ah7dsZFrv6ziEKDjeqV8ErI0mSuIHE6OmQsHqeKMn0iTfVBJG3hkrEfMkrOV3n4QlalZDSUTIB3FGW4fESMr0nCcgXZrX6F5uUCv5dzWAnihmx1xKJ3V9mTBIZ0oOFp__Ra4C80NH5SNs1_0IBjQ7I8505w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>August 2021</div><div>Started off rather badly- landed in hospital after suffering a heart attack and spent a couple of days in the Alfred in Melbourne whilst they inserted some stints in a dodgy artery. Once I was home again life sort of returned to normal or as best as I could but my garden did get a bit out of control as no heavy work for at least 6 weeks which included pushing a lawn mower- and well weeds grow no matter what as does the rotten grass- I am still trying to deal with the aftermath of that! Walking is now an imperative and one of my daughters came to help despite the lockdown although she got here before the lockdown actually was imposed. Started using my cold press laminator which had been sitting and staring at my in its box in the loungeroom and found it very useful to do mono printing with found leaves and weeds from my walks.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhC56nK_3WCLFaorV8TMaIK5hJpLPW0wf2sqx8ERO30XdZUOaEQT1a4Q2-pjDzYCFpDX0CdnvQokurAWPc6gExauXlxDx4-Py0QTVqz9QiKKY9_D3zKIsNhCJcmnt838LFPTpNRV8bzDPh7iUFAYVFPqHogJp_C_e26l2w7lJ0rg_VTp_VfOQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhC56nK_3WCLFaorV8TMaIK5hJpLPW0wf2sqx8ERO30XdZUOaEQT1a4Q2-pjDzYCFpDX0CdnvQokurAWPc6gExauXlxDx4-Py0QTVqz9QiKKY9_D3zKIsNhCJcmnt838LFPTpNRV8bzDPh7iUFAYVFPqHogJp_C_e26l2w7lJ0rg_VTp_VfOQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>September 2021</div><div>I had a small exhibition booked at Arc Yinnar and was very tempted to cancel it after my heart attack but instead decided I would do it and see what I could get done. My middle daughter, Siena Galtry designed a booklet for me which contained photos and a poem of sorts devoted to the inspiration offered by morning walks- I don't know why i had to write a poem but I did and my readers were very supportive of the effort. I have a few left but I did cover the cost of this vanity project.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7T4qd-uheOVtP_U2Nz5bIITvsHdi40x5Ya8YAUPLyvK3RFb6fMFAnx9wzyepI87jsGzfNGPn7UkFDoKXYpI2X-pgBn0yUo7g8P2nTpapTxH-tRN5U-7TzfWHV9kXkPtmTDv-GFp88R8IjdsudKoG5nK-cJCxUM6XakVdw-NgjoV47ujAcxg=s3987" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3987" data-original-width="2861" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7T4qd-uheOVtP_U2Nz5bIITvsHdi40x5Ya8YAUPLyvK3RFb6fMFAnx9wzyepI87jsGzfNGPn7UkFDoKXYpI2X-pgBn0yUo7g8P2nTpapTxH-tRN5U-7TzfWHV9kXkPtmTDv-GFp88R8IjdsudKoG5nK-cJCxUM6XakVdw-NgjoV47ujAcxg=s320" width="230" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div>October 2021</div><div>Exhibition at the Sparc Gallery- this is not a big space but surprisingly roomy when you are not feeling on top of the world- I did manage to fill it but only just and to my great delight I sold quite a few works. Most of the works were smaller as that is what I could cope with at the time but they were all inspired by my morning walks in the little bushland reserve where I walk.</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMpHUZz6x1qn05ca5c6ylpELmIRavdzbVBv4yBAx8yee302agvtRPfYIcL2uFw6RsLKOPqRxoMGzhHAVj_ajaBbtX0ASQzmMZx8wCWl7hHQ7Gcl7SbTcGPCS7rxV8pAWqnaMJgWmqO5zDG186toM8cqSoMO2vGMCBrVzSrBigldX1MFm_FHw=s3244" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3244" data-original-width="2857" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMpHUZz6x1qn05ca5c6ylpELmIRavdzbVBv4yBAx8yee302agvtRPfYIcL2uFw6RsLKOPqRxoMGzhHAVj_ajaBbtX0ASQzmMZx8wCWl7hHQ7Gcl7SbTcGPCS7rxV8pAWqnaMJgWmqO5zDG186toM8cqSoMO2vGMCBrVzSrBigldX1MFm_FHw=s320" width="282" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdEZBpU52tf6M65jEmzpD9VkvVCnYE2x4LLMpEk1D5xCMpgmXg8JfXvIDOTVOiHXt0MeWdVSKGi6zYGo2vUA1VOxGyC7BdboR9wcEdJNq4tJUZtbQeyqKc29LR2Lm4kHyr0pxmczFfXFM9O3EvtHjmDQm7XhDM1Etp7XlYO-WZ4DJwvSM-Jg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2238" data-original-width="4032" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdEZBpU52tf6M65jEmzpD9VkvVCnYE2x4LLMpEk1D5xCMpgmXg8JfXvIDOTVOiHXt0MeWdVSKGi6zYGo2vUA1VOxGyC7BdboR9wcEdJNq4tJUZtbQeyqKc29LR2Lm4kHyr0pxmczFfXFM9O3EvtHjmDQm7XhDM1Etp7XlYO-WZ4DJwvSM-Jg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>November 2021</div><div>I had enrolled in a printing course run at Arc- which ran for a nine week period and it was great fun. We did all sorts of different kinds of printing including screen printing and linocut printing. This little cat was my linocut effort.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYcAxfnWt3VFXgZYDrp6sYmZBHtWgUK6mIa5OPliJ7dBcR0i_XJ3CHj_MWqkHWgKfq06-szHD1Kerr6uBUrxpIdMEHk-21mMoZw3Hk2AO9YirljJZs7i6s7HzjDY1Ge7JAg19E-xeRSWSWEtRIPVslNp2q4XcN8oJYERZsxA3aGABJLGvFXg=s2877" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2424" data-original-width="2877" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYcAxfnWt3VFXgZYDrp6sYmZBHtWgUK6mIa5OPliJ7dBcR0i_XJ3CHj_MWqkHWgKfq06-szHD1Kerr6uBUrxpIdMEHk-21mMoZw3Hk2AO9YirljJZs7i6s7HzjDY1Ge7JAg19E-xeRSWSWEtRIPVslNp2q4XcN8oJYERZsxA3aGABJLGvFXg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>December 2021</div><div>I had a contract earlier in the year to write a Tifaifai book for Editions de Saxe but because of my heart attack it has been pushed back a little. But this month I have been working on the last project for the book and also remade two little quilts ( as I had sold one of the ones I had made last year) as they needed to be photographed in high res for the book- it is my finishing job for January 2022.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-ANJ26yUNnycM7mWwdH16Z83yBoCLiTPUyTnPQHY-R4q9Kor1Loz317Y-1KJkIFlaAMLehKS1QVV4Cg9sduhB20zAQoXDanPyNPmfnQTe-PkF8DS8KAz_JNxsQVnYYALXdLRTZzcpFRwbGifkJOT-Oj9fEeolYmTvUcoYL5zvcKJ8YVmioA=s2819" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2630" data-original-width="2819" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-ANJ26yUNnycM7mWwdH16Z83yBoCLiTPUyTnPQHY-R4q9Kor1Loz317Y-1KJkIFlaAMLehKS1QVV4Cg9sduhB20zAQoXDanPyNPmfnQTe-PkF8DS8KAz_JNxsQVnYYALXdLRTZzcpFRwbGifkJOT-Oj9fEeolYmTvUcoYL5zvcKJ8YVmioA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcoWSLmv4gM1dVy1ZjciZPVbZl2lY9jw7E2E3TDvQsIcIY_dDUiHEFjY8_opIAbb2SHRzvbI7hYPi7f-XvthgmkCon6cQvrNp2Moe2A-F9X7S1Lp701_zAXhZmHpOyjanySIE3Rgf5t0itd2Nhk3B9RbkNNDOB4Okr3jg7D8S7flJcn_GvwQ=s2757" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2622" data-original-width="2757" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcoWSLmv4gM1dVy1ZjciZPVbZl2lY9jw7E2E3TDvQsIcIY_dDUiHEFjY8_opIAbb2SHRzvbI7hYPi7f-XvthgmkCon6cQvrNp2Moe2A-F9X7S1Lp701_zAXhZmHpOyjanySIE3Rgf5t0itd2Nhk3B9RbkNNDOB4Okr3jg7D8S7flJcn_GvwQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I wanted to show how much fun a simple squiggly pattern can be. I made these into wall hangings but they could also make fun cushions.</div><div><br /></div><div>So looking forward:</div><div>I will be running a Traveller's Blanket on-line class starting mid February. I will also be running the Tifaifai Class starting mid february. I will put details in my next post.</div><div>Meanwhile:</div><div>It is possible to enroll for the Pods, Pods, Pods class. These days I send out the notes and Video when payment is made so you can get started straight away and I will be doing a zoom question and answer mid January to share out efforts and to asnwer your questions . if you would like to enroll simply follow the Paypal button. The pods below are urchin shape , the pattern and instructions for which are also part of the course ( as are the pomegranates)</div><div><br /></div><div>I also want to wish all my readers, friends and family a happy and safe 2022 and thank you for your support throughout 2021.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0fxbR32a9TCPwTP_43RF0vGOPfiMErHbAnBPZMLQ3sww4dfrNWQYlrspMEH6jatiL1c1s578ZPTAnVu7P_J1fQoBhNg78VsB-7aKqtQ27E5U4OQtyHXY_4RcKia72T9NRHiWzRZtyvH3mZpsZdXjeIX8nJtrk5Nxci1oLN7fgE6FcNh8QaA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0fxbR32a9TCPwTP_43RF0vGOPfiMErHbAnBPZMLQ3sww4dfrNWQYlrspMEH6jatiL1c1s578ZPTAnVu7P_J1fQoBhNg78VsB-7aKqtQ27E5U4OQtyHXY_4RcKia72T9NRHiWzRZtyvH3mZpsZdXjeIX8nJtrk5Nxci1oLN7fgE6FcNh8QaA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
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Dijanne Cevaalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-34772189881997890142021-10-29T12:02:00.000+11:002021-10-29T12:02:26.754+11:00Exhibition at Arc Yinnar; Morning Walks in the Pandemic<p> I meant to post on my blog much earlier than this but October got fiendishly busy with all sorts of things and also with things taking up time that were rescheduled because of the Covid restrictions and lockdowns in Victoria. So this is a catch up on all the work I made for my small exhibition in the SpArc gallery at Arc Yinnar. The work has been inspired by my morning walks in the Crinigan Bushland Reserve which is close to my home, and which saved my sanity these last two years and is now a big factor in recovering my health after my heart attack. The exhibition finishes this Sunday the 31st of October- and I am very grateful to the visitors that have visited despite the difficulties of travel at the moment.The gallery has a window as one wall so I created some new gum leaves to hang across the window space. This piece is constructed from hand dyed fabric and hand painted vilene with each leaf individually stitched and cut out by hand and then sewn together to create a cascade of gumleaves, like you would encounter walking through the bush from low hanging eucalypt brances. The piece is for sale for $800AUD.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPi1dhyBIuzkdB1DPau8fif5-uo8jEAYl_hxMnsuavyETlxlNouioVK3Dye_xMY_5Vilnub7Esvxwv8JTAbcUx_tGhwZqup9C1NIWNB2_pHSkUtOCINYxIP85KYBmKzTB-_91/s4032/PXL_20211009_041733936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPi1dhyBIuzkdB1DPau8fif5-uo8jEAYl_hxMnsuavyETlxlNouioVK3Dye_xMY_5Vilnub7Esvxwv8JTAbcUx_tGhwZqup9C1NIWNB2_pHSkUtOCINYxIP85KYBmKzTB-_91/s320/PXL_20211009_041733936.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxt4JxQn51U25HWn97fCtp3uEhRvgugCxbe7axPpEM_YiMzKjRzBkkuAbyLIkYW8sMjXiqQV5jIyh4WBcZwH9NP7DQFhKew-jRM4bnSfUyGX82d3AUeiXDtgYp8DiPlHIyDOXL/s4032/PXL_20211009_040719358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxt4JxQn51U25HWn97fCtp3uEhRvgugCxbe7axPpEM_YiMzKjRzBkkuAbyLIkYW8sMjXiqQV5jIyh4WBcZwH9NP7DQFhKew-jRM4bnSfUyGX82d3AUeiXDtgYp8DiPlHIyDOXL/s320/PXL_20211009_040719358.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>I also created another forrest piece which has already been sold ( in fact it was sold before the exhibition was hung). I have made these pieces in the past , but this one has been printed with found things from things I found in the Bushland reserve which included bracken and gum leaves.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdOljUivi2maJbtVz0l6tnSV0mBp8DD-nORY9R-PkO6RxS7lX4LCZukV3tcX_wamiv706MUIG5a7l8EeXgmmOEXY0YJnlaKlNueqDyytihw5JguuGPRu4quuUeDE8nAGO9j9kp/s2930/PXL_20210928_034741290%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2642" data-original-width="2930" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdOljUivi2maJbtVz0l6tnSV0mBp8DD-nORY9R-PkO6RxS7lX4LCZukV3tcX_wamiv706MUIG5a7l8EeXgmmOEXY0YJnlaKlNueqDyytihw5JguuGPRu4quuUeDE8nAGO9j9kp/s320/PXL_20210928_034741290%257E2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-al3cKSOXl3Z3_d0jBlp5_n6ZmLz5K_ji83N2ybnxpz0bmRmTW7f6_TgwnFD7K0RmUYPa76pp-R5xJWoD4AGg6RfP4w1MsZP46VE4RRZWL90nGXQR2P-pcngFdY_BWwPDMJs/s4032/PXL_20210928_043055062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-al3cKSOXl3Z3_d0jBlp5_n6ZmLz5K_ji83N2ybnxpz0bmRmTW7f6_TgwnFD7K0RmUYPa76pp-R5xJWoD4AGg6RfP4w1MsZP46VE4RRZWL90nGXQR2P-pcngFdY_BWwPDMJs/s320/PXL_20210928_043055062.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> <div><span style="color: red;"><b> Sold</b></span><br /><p>The other pieces were all monoprinted with the cold press laminator I purchased last year ( but which I only unpacked out of its box about 3 months ago- it just seemed like one more daunting thing to deal with at the time- but since I have unpacked it I have had a lot of fun with it- and it is still a learning curve for some things). The next two pieces have a central panel which was monoprinted and was then surrounded with hand dyed fabric and free motion stitching with Aurifil Mako threads ( which I love- I use the 30 weight so the thread is slightly thicker because you can get such a good line)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtV0VZq-zw_1Ls3z8Mdnqb94K6UGkQxjaSZ8kJ5FkAMPiEEuedCnOUoSM8V4f32dMvy86z1nEm3Gsa9evJynrXXX_9_2DdtcDZVnHf3SIPXYjWPuSotitPiNmkDQ63lL0IH1f/s2560/PXL_20211009_043420590%257E3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2545" data-original-width="2560" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtV0VZq-zw_1Ls3z8Mdnqb94K6UGkQxjaSZ8kJ5FkAMPiEEuedCnOUoSM8V4f32dMvy86z1nEm3Gsa9evJynrXXX_9_2DdtcDZVnHf3SIPXYjWPuSotitPiNmkDQ63lL0IH1f/s320/PXL_20211009_043420590%257E3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlBqaQt_0WKGSNM8QodEfUXQ2iXkDKwRyxZ7HY720DGguTeniSVX-G1yf37HU_n1Q5yF8wrtdZXhsMMLXIxGmeIOoxU_hD4M1Ax3qCrMYbWRg_VOeBzlxsALsJYAnIVPx7HvG/s2888/PXL_20211009_040623066%257E3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2888" data-original-width="2652" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlBqaQt_0WKGSNM8QodEfUXQ2iXkDKwRyxZ7HY720DGguTeniSVX-G1yf37HU_n1Q5yF8wrtdZXhsMMLXIxGmeIOoxU_hD4M1Ax3qCrMYbWRg_VOeBzlxsALsJYAnIVPx7HvG/s320/PXL_20211009_040623066%257E3.jpg" width="294" /></a></div> </div><div> <span style="color: red;"><b>Sold</b></span><br /><p>Both of these pieces have sold to someone who is collecting some of my work and told me that she shows some of my work to her students at school to inspire them- which is a huge compliment!</p><p>The next three pieces measure approx 25 cm x 60 cm and are also monoprinted with found things from the bushland reserve. They are for sale for $200AUD. I found that when I picked some fo the gumleaves they needed a longer piece of fabric to express their elegance and despite the fact that gumleaves usually hang down, i liked the effect when I pointed them upwards ( you can defy gravity when monoprinting). I also like the shadow print that happens when you make a second print with this type of monoprinting. And I am in love with Kangaroo grass- it makes such a smashing whispy print.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhPAPThXLTDdZ5_ZrSWBHkOyzOEUYfiePcuk0qhQeR5Bnn1edTTt9ex2LLBbjSJltKK7TUbPF2E40H8ll4McnrD1E1h0HIWpFzV7Ni8eFAqsiyojyTsNLulHD-OIMA9JXBGb7b/s3798/PXL_20211016_011456567%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3798" data-original-width="1922" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhPAPThXLTDdZ5_ZrSWBHkOyzOEUYfiePcuk0qhQeR5Bnn1edTTt9ex2LLBbjSJltKK7TUbPF2E40H8ll4McnrD1E1h0HIWpFzV7Ni8eFAqsiyojyTsNLulHD-OIMA9JXBGb7b/s320/PXL_20211016_011456567%257E2.jpg" width="162" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxSHRzMfTw33hCP8AgV3OhRwZpkooUpwriwHaAsHUVue8V6LL682yIj5Yv0Up-Vp7O2LZEsjs_1Zvs7GlDwuy2NQCTR7KPhQVyUaDu2tMlmBLXjf_tj_IVd3SDPl9PGqGX5Gh/s3800/PXL_20211016_011504026%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3800" data-original-width="1907" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxSHRzMfTw33hCP8AgV3OhRwZpkooUpwriwHaAsHUVue8V6LL682yIj5Yv0Up-Vp7O2LZEsjs_1Zvs7GlDwuy2NQCTR7KPhQVyUaDu2tMlmBLXjf_tj_IVd3SDPl9PGqGX5Gh/s320/PXL_20211016_011504026%257E2.jpg" width="161" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDx5b3EcEoXBSCY7VsMZeh0no9QfClBQK-vdktWwFItFjMBlkD1IIQ0R260P8PxmdUaLazfK510_S238NGuHNixUJXRxlSmdY8U-V8QH4q0Fi4akEgLTJxbJZHFiH96p0qZLos/s3798/PXL_20211016_011456567%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3798" data-original-width="1922" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDx5b3EcEoXBSCY7VsMZeh0no9QfClBQK-vdktWwFItFjMBlkD1IIQ0R260P8PxmdUaLazfK510_S238NGuHNixUJXRxlSmdY8U-V8QH4q0Fi4akEgLTJxbJZHFiH96p0qZLos/s320/PXL_20211016_011456567%257E2.jpg" width="162" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_BdCy6wRQdKqGHxAIDbzJm1fn3Ib3RhERA56NZzFTPqaAcgE3QQkY8GhFkmbGq716QA1q0_bt0Ug9Ffav0TV7kjQMLbUItqS5ktKqHm1bI0nOYz0gVpnswawrYMNayvT5XFw/s3734/PXL_20211009_043446457%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2259" data-original-width="3734" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_BdCy6wRQdKqGHxAIDbzJm1fn3Ib3RhERA56NZzFTPqaAcgE3QQkY8GhFkmbGq716QA1q0_bt0Ug9Ffav0TV7kjQMLbUItqS5ktKqHm1bI0nOYz0gVpnswawrYMNayvT5XFw/s320/PXL_20211009_043446457%257E2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I also made a series of smaller pieces, some hand stitched and some machine stitched. The intention was to make eight but I got five done and am still working on the sixth- I guess it won't get done in time after all. These measure 22 cm x 32 cm</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdRdwDE1DeMY5nWXthXASIUICV3R6sH8oKbtvniR6Sf33aBC5FiONb_5j0-N1R1poymbdHSTaps8bMMLd-2n-3vdNP0nWmqpLLJ02H3_k5UwL148Rave28qCUAwy2mhEhkRHE/s3868/PXL_20211016_011520969%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3868" data-original-width="2552" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdRdwDE1DeMY5nWXthXASIUICV3R6sH8oKbtvniR6Sf33aBC5FiONb_5j0-N1R1poymbdHSTaps8bMMLd-2n-3vdNP0nWmqpLLJ02H3_k5UwL148Rave28qCUAwy2mhEhkRHE/s320/PXL_20211016_011520969%257E2.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">For sale $180AUD- this piece is monoprinted and hand stitched- faced binding</blockquote><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HEe-gnN9V_iljX3uEeoRkU-d-bHKp-Sp_tD4bnV7hV95relRI9o3RKKnJNVASmHnjq_MTPBns8Ns0Q49m1U7PnkIvT2NTx-20pIEp6baAJV3a70-S7hhHzbHg0Q__Ii5Zkpt/s3124/PXL_20211009_040516227%257E3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3124" data-original-width="2125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HEe-gnN9V_iljX3uEeoRkU-d-bHKp-Sp_tD4bnV7hV95relRI9o3RKKnJNVASmHnjq_MTPBns8Ns0Q49m1U7PnkIvT2NTx-20pIEp6baAJV3a70-S7hhHzbHg0Q__Ii5Zkpt/s320/PXL_20211009_040516227%257E3.jpg" width="218" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> For sale $180AUD- this piece is monoprinted and hand stitched- faced binding<div><br /></div><div>The next three have all been mono-printed and machine stitched and are $100AUD each.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lJVtw4ehrQ6M2jFXtBx72hBMN56eGwGrQ-wq_HcShzMlMgej1M1xc58eY1uG7Pshr6UvKPctXra3AjBtSeU2vp5IKCgiiqMKsLzNZk1QrhR2d3siRTaRTtgyTyjsaSPdxjms/s3364/PXL_20211009_040510727%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKS3teBemqE3_43BO5lm5y0wEox3z0RoCPe32DOkiXql1nYXNzEspzK0qp6ciPyKm3cDYwf043I1MRksn4tvfBecdhf0Upl656kpQXtNb4KnXQmLzkcG3OjfrNhbjBm_CA3_l/s3097/PXL_20211009_040540436%257E3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3097" data-original-width="2139" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKS3teBemqE3_43BO5lm5y0wEox3z0RoCPe32DOkiXql1nYXNzEspzK0qp6ciPyKm3cDYwf043I1MRksn4tvfBecdhf0Upl656kpQXtNb4KnXQmLzkcG3OjfrNhbjBm_CA3_l/s320/PXL_20211009_040540436%257E3.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><br /><p> <span style="color: red;"><b>Sold</b></span></p><p>The last piece was monoprinted onto a previously hand printed ( with a linocut) hand dyed khadi fabric and then machine stitched.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilM1ak9FhFg8pR1KdEdAN4d3XObaUfzmtoabfd9tHznUZQrxsODFMc_rlCavW6os5DLbVx6OR2lg0x7cacoY-2KJI1zH9_NEdJKt7TgfjonSGYHLbOjzK7Vh5MqlD-QlLUTpim/s3562/PXL_20211009_040552205%257E3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1736" data-original-width="3562" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilM1ak9FhFg8pR1KdEdAN4d3XObaUfzmtoabfd9tHznUZQrxsODFMc_rlCavW6os5DLbVx6OR2lg0x7cacoY-2KJI1zH9_NEdJKt7TgfjonSGYHLbOjzK7Vh5MqlD-QlLUTpim/s320/PXL_20211009_040552205%257E3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Sold</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am thrilled with the sales thus far. It has felt like a huge affirmation for working in this way , which is sort of new for me. I have used prinintg in the past in my work but have not really used monoprinting before. Working with the cold press laminator has made those prints come out in a much more interesting way than by simply hand pressing. I also accompanied the exhibition with a booklet which I mentioned in my previous post which also contains a poem of sorts. I still have a few of those for sale if interested ( see my previous post). Some other random photos of my exhibition. I included pods and pockets I had made over the past months. You can sign up for the Pods, Pods, Pods Class ( also in my previous blog post)- i send otu the notes and vidoe immediately and will be organising a zoom question and answer in mid November.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBw2skbREW5GJhb9gAnLWvrqiLrGyZaZDnqqxjLVUZjHNXJlSk5gbtI_ffY8e4GI9pYXdvYgWOBV7Stxmj-M8zjZKRsRFlp6PYUvXOYclZRTsH5o1-8RFkc_4r0MWRAJpazU-/s4032/PXL_20211009_040700664%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2238" data-original-width="4032" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBw2skbREW5GJhb9gAnLWvrqiLrGyZaZDnqqxjLVUZjHNXJlSk5gbtI_ffY8e4GI9pYXdvYgWOBV7Stxmj-M8zjZKRsRFlp6PYUvXOYclZRTsH5o1-8RFkc_4r0MWRAJpazU-/s320/PXL_20211009_040700664%257E2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvoUJugJJf9OZfxqc4R9cl0FXnY4Go5FDGzESAveF-6SUWSbCslz738ep7nQzFrAEt6EL7SabmT_i_iWrxs2XJCgTrLlVAJDocp0SK2PKLQ0FMzBtXv8BDnxvBGuBOOP1hnwJ/s3249/PXL_20211009_040602435%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3249" data-original-width="2957" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvoUJugJJf9OZfxqc4R9cl0FXnY4Go5FDGzESAveF-6SUWSbCslz738ep7nQzFrAEt6EL7SabmT_i_iWrxs2XJCgTrLlVAJDocp0SK2PKLQ0FMzBtXv8BDnxvBGuBOOP1hnwJ/s320/PXL_20211009_040602435%257E2.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY39CCV3F5AzM2q_6PuTPgRJNTSl7ncibmhmPUKdSdttWZOmuHpvSHwGBT_YMYcXtY6j6K4RrGd_yrTxczCfdhi_6Xr3pIOPTo9KSvXYNbLFzd3iBAkloWTCOOg8qOVPGfY5OW/s3634/PXL_20211028_050326514%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3634" data-original-width="1633" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY39CCV3F5AzM2q_6PuTPgRJNTSl7ncibmhmPUKdSdttWZOmuHpvSHwGBT_YMYcXtY6j6K4RrGd_yrTxczCfdhi_6Xr3pIOPTo9KSvXYNbLFzd3iBAkloWTCOOg8qOVPGfY5OW/s320/PXL_20211028_050326514%257E2.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>And of course I had to include one of the Sentinelles to watch over all this bush inspired work. If you are interested in any of the pieces that are still for sale please <a href="mailto:dcevaal@gmail.com">email me</a>. I am also available to make commission pieces. Some of the smaller pieces would make great Christmas gift. I am also selling the little printed panels ( they are unstitched and they are a little bit bigger than A4) which have been monoprinted . They are monoprinted on hand dyed fabric with found foliage from the bushland reserve. They are $20 inclusive of postage. In the image below are four separate prints.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsIKdYPEqu_eDcGZWa0Uga_h9-nmMwM6kI-GgrzlsTOXVn1zoEx1ADNnJE1VigD8lQsasarCYN2BCSe-F1SwyJkFn85n53VfnvJE3a_qC5_N0Tb_NYWcmrOOvnfNBESyFbZgF/s4032/PXL_20211029_004416933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsIKdYPEqu_eDcGZWa0Uga_h9-nmMwM6kI-GgrzlsTOXVn1zoEx1ADNnJE1VigD8lQsasarCYN2BCSe-F1SwyJkFn85n53VfnvJE3a_qC5_N0Tb_NYWcmrOOvnfNBESyFbZgF/s320/PXL_20211029_004416933.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><p>And let me encourage you to buy the work of artists and artisans in this difficult time but to also buy local and things that are made with love and passion, weather it be art , crafted objects or home grown foods. I can't tell you how grateful I am that so many pieces in this exhibition have sold. Like many artists I survive off the sales from what I make- there is no siginificant other or other support, so it means the world to me that you have supported my work, it enables me to live and to continue making. A number of pieces I have sold in this exhibition have sold to people I have known over the years and that means a lot to me. It is an affirmation that my work is enjoyed, that I am not creating in a vacuum and that what I am trying to say strikes a chord. So thank you!</p><p><br /></p></div></div>Dijanne Cevaalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-81629583579332390632021-09-30T10:29:00.000+10:002021-09-30T10:29:07.637+10:00Upcoming Exhibition<p> All things going well ( if these lockdowns ever end) I shall be having a small exhibition in the Sparc Gallery at ArcYinnar starting on the 9th of October until the 31st of October ( It was supposed to start this Saturday). I must admit to being less than enthused creating work until recently because I was not even sure the exhibition would happen and what is the point of creating new work when all it does is sit in the house until maybe, someone offers to buy something. I did have some booklets made entitled Morning Walks in the Pandemic- its a bit of a vanity project really- very limited print run which makes it on the expensive side. I walked most mornings during the reign of the Pandemic these last 18 months and I feel fortunate to have had access to such a wonderful little bushland reserve. I took lots of photos and also wrote down random thoughts when I got home from my walk which I have fashioned into a poem of sorts. I have also created new work in response to my walks, inspired by pickings and my photos. When my exhibition goes live I will also post on my blog with the sale prices of each piece. You will make an artist very very happy if you see something that catches your eye enough to want to make it yours. I will also sell some of the monoprinted and screen printed fabrics I have created especially for this exhibition. Again I shall post those on the 9th of October.</p><p>So I want to share some of the work I have been making. It is possible to purchase the booklet- which is 32 pages including covers and is A5 size and has been printed in full colour on quality satin finish paper. The booklet was designed by @s.galtrydesign. Here are some pages from the booklet. The price is $25 inclusive of postage to anywhere in the world. I have only had a limited number printed.</p><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top">
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<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZf0C43KUiCcBCqu5s-LmqfR_NC6T3QU9S_vyjTuApG4OdCvDwqmAIYqKZUM3XizPIGVeik43FWKBN77PA_jN1bUtxJW_6nUyhSFIpNS_Tc7vsfEWBATnGj4gZ7gpbRD4EbBnY/s3987/PXL_20210929_072522082%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3987" data-original-width="2861" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZf0C43KUiCcBCqu5s-LmqfR_NC6T3QU9S_vyjTuApG4OdCvDwqmAIYqKZUM3XizPIGVeik43FWKBN77PA_jN1bUtxJW_6nUyhSFIpNS_Tc7vsfEWBATnGj4gZ7gpbRD4EbBnY/s320/PXL_20210929_072522082%257E2.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaJ84NbOWpa-hPMb7s132qDqyCiccqdHBhVD_u8qVHBMesDOZ2rMmjguITkTgTbofs1NG8XdhWr_jQzdBI_So8SKUJ2Y6q9J_ULrNMvDUF5rDCSmTwjuR0dblFqQkAzkfBmXJ/s2954/PXL_20210929_072457087%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2434" data-original-width="2954" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaJ84NbOWpa-hPMb7s132qDqyCiccqdHBhVD_u8qVHBMesDOZ2rMmjguITkTgTbofs1NG8XdhWr_jQzdBI_So8SKUJ2Y6q9J_ULrNMvDUF5rDCSmTwjuR0dblFqQkAzkfBmXJ/s320/PXL_20210929_072457087%257E2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaoCcnXvLw8jrOw9OpFNNta3iK-5mkmM3Js0SpHv5te5UPr7hya5msrMZ1COZUN0FfmtEAeWcprKE6-otItePP7Czl9H9T5vba2pBMRmfK-3yxGbCOg85khzSWjG3YR5zg5dy9/s2998/PXL_20210929_072436402%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2179" data-original-width="2998" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaoCcnXvLw8jrOw9OpFNNta3iK-5mkmM3Js0SpHv5te5UPr7hya5msrMZ1COZUN0FfmtEAeWcprKE6-otItePP7Czl9H9T5vba2pBMRmfK-3yxGbCOg85khzSWjG3YR5zg5dy9/s320/PXL_20210929_072436402%257E2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>In a way the extra week before the opening of the exhibition has created the opportunity to create more work, though the space is not large. I will give you a bit of a taster of some of the things that will be on display. But I will share the whole exhibition on the 9th of October.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuoZuCIJjFBLnZESz6iQB3NiVV1-s0L9MinszhLE-ijUpiwDEjDGACZJ5YK0G0oxFGeZ3eXgUGl2cwufvArqvCnGRegi1qLsRmP90-uf2iUGOzAS5I9UVFHP5fxzJuZD6dG5o/s3546/PXL_20210929_065059325%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3546" data-original-width="2516" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuoZuCIJjFBLnZESz6iQB3NiVV1-s0L9MinszhLE-ijUpiwDEjDGACZJ5YK0G0oxFGeZ3eXgUGl2cwufvArqvCnGRegi1qLsRmP90-uf2iUGOzAS5I9UVFHP5fxzJuZD6dG5o/s320/PXL_20210929_065059325%257E2.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The above is an A4 sized piece which has been monoprinted and machine stitched.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFvzBeEtnGlz2ddC9uCuxKvoHykpSlUo0qkDWRHtgXbt1iFcHrerEQcb-YDwpSZk_P0NK1l-2jhsUYhIEL6q3eBplVw8Y_12tyvQ2NoWWMoRjX-ns5gFKSMkpcwwPM1mdFkgr/s2930/PXL_20210928_034741290%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2642" data-original-width="2930" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFvzBeEtnGlz2ddC9uCuxKvoHykpSlUo0qkDWRHtgXbt1iFcHrerEQcb-YDwpSZk_P0NK1l-2jhsUYhIEL6q3eBplVw8Y_12tyvQ2NoWWMoRjX-ns5gFKSMkpcwwPM1mdFkgr/s320/PXL_20210928_034741290%257E2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Forest pieces ( 85 cm x 83 cm) hand dyed forest fabric hand printed with bracken and gum leaves, machine stitched.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRNNpinXWS5LZREL-hCsrOOYZn_p7eXLPJgrlsxPwOuOCZJ6eNhwHVdpPQvWhhNzcttqVZIpbTu97d5Yuj8TjUylBjIw_1we2H0UY3LJ8fsZaoRf0mEKNxZwCxYkViDEY-Zgq/s4032/PXL_20210926_233609256%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRNNpinXWS5LZREL-hCsrOOYZn_p7eXLPJgrlsxPwOuOCZJ6eNhwHVdpPQvWhhNzcttqVZIpbTu97d5Yuj8TjUylBjIw_1we2H0UY3LJ8fsZaoRf0mEKNxZwCxYkViDEY-Zgq/s320/PXL_20210926_233609256%257E2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Screen printed onto khadi paper- nardoo from a photograph I took in the Bushland Reserve.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIUhPVoqfJrJaVTEdFo86lOqLExgAsYNhpe5IduE1uWugwWdJyEYV1B-giJLTeKLp67plyHWiwztKPGtYP6R1YjqRQ5sSgDEgiCtOn4LR1IMuCMVYX6qGxnOVfZVAQ6o4y6B9/s4032/PXL_20210918_005540844%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2517" data-original-width="4032" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIUhPVoqfJrJaVTEdFo86lOqLExgAsYNhpe5IduE1uWugwWdJyEYV1B-giJLTeKLp67plyHWiwztKPGtYP6R1YjqRQ5sSgDEgiCtOn4LR1IMuCMVYX6qGxnOVfZVAQ6o4y6B9/s320/PXL_20210918_005540844%257E2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Mono printed on hand dyed khadi which had previously been printed with a linocut ( I didn't like the resulting linocut print too much- not enough graphic dynamic but the fabric was too nice not to do something with)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTN59pw4PaM6qxnzgcwZRSDwFTvoIvvYoaNYJkYxyMi0s8Dhg6IEIV_6EkNQXFE3PWmoedZI3J8osHm7JrVuryRbGQ22FkJv5L3h4C3Tm1dJQxhqNcCo4U6e2HYzYsJ_QQxf7/s3953/PXL_20210830_051753497.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3953" data-original-width="2861" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTN59pw4PaM6qxnzgcwZRSDwFTvoIvvYoaNYJkYxyMi0s8Dhg6IEIV_6EkNQXFE3PWmoedZI3J8osHm7JrVuryRbGQ22FkJv5L3h4C3Tm1dJQxhqNcCo4U6e2HYzYsJ_QQxf7/s320/PXL_20210830_051753497.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Monprinted A4 size- the one above has been entirely stitched by hand. Below is a monoprint before stitching. These have been printed onto hand dyed fabric.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYkVexfpXl43Z31u9wUKiraq-si58LjQPX-5C9eVQSUnj6FRjcPJ8oZkj4oBjJ22Ge-fDF6dBcksR6WpUf_NZsyMvQsONgw-lREOAqeOp9IQbLiRvELEL-0bVY99XBLO-Rxso_/s3878/PXL_20210826_042538848%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3878" data-original-width="2776" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYkVexfpXl43Z31u9wUKiraq-si58LjQPX-5C9eVQSUnj6FRjcPJ8oZkj4oBjJ22Ge-fDF6dBcksR6WpUf_NZsyMvQsONgw-lREOAqeOp9IQbLiRvELEL-0bVY99XBLO-Rxso_/s320/PXL_20210826_042538848%257E2.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><br /><p>There will be more works like this on display plus a few other inventions like pockets and a gum leaf free fall hanging. There will also be some hand made and printed concertina booklets and of course pods, pods, pods. It is possible to enroll for the <a href="http://origidij.blogspot.com/2021/07/workshops-on-line.html">Pods, Pods, Pods</a> on-line class. You will find details for the class and payment button in the link I have provided. I have decided that I will send out the notes and video when payment is made and then I will arrange a zoom session later in October ( that schedule depends a little on what happens with lockdowns). And yes pods are multiplying and accumulating.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqAknA_jUpTA3tA3Vw29sr1pTSYlcRV7mLTDQxlzXJbXnMhwmCNiO25qZQ1x7zyGiikUSf6ga_g-uBFvBFcFtQN0UdtdE-uHWcwNzEchl5CQQJHX2twCrcFNbrNItDJoE1WBy/s4032/PXL_20210930_000138963.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqAknA_jUpTA3tA3Vw29sr1pTSYlcRV7mLTDQxlzXJbXnMhwmCNiO25qZQ1x7zyGiikUSf6ga_g-uBFvBFcFtQN0UdtdE-uHWcwNzEchl5CQQJHX2twCrcFNbrNItDJoE1WBy/s320/PXL_20210930_000138963.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I will also be commencing another <a href="http://origidij.blogspot.com/2021/06/more-lockdown.html">Traveller's Blanket Class</a> on 25 October- this will be the last class for this year as the course takes around 8 weeks though I keep the Facebook group open for longer as stitching a Traveller's Blanket takes time. If you look at my previous post which I have linked then you will find a bit of a description of this class as well as a Payment button.<br /><p><br /></p></div>Dijanne Cevaalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-64878687005976492012021-09-02T17:29:00.004+10:002021-09-02T17:29:47.072+10:00Pods, Pods, Pods, and Mono Printing<p> And so the lockdown continues- case numbers keep rising and it seems people are so doing the wrong thing. I am sick and tired of people who think they are above and beyond- get real people this is a panademic, not your unfriendly neighbourhood flu.</p><p>I have been trying to achieve some work but because of lockdown I am unable to get a hold of the fabric I normally use to dye, so I have had to be sparing with what I have. I doubt whether I will be able to get fabric in the near future as I get it in Melbourne and Melbourne is locked down for awhile yet.</p><p>I am supposed to be having a small exhibition at the small gallery at ArcYinnar starting in October but who knows, however work still has to be made in anticipation of it happening even if it doesn't. I thought I would make work inspired by walks in the Crinigan Bushland Reserve where I walk almost daily. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcedrSEA_jOOt-IOJf14GOPaIcBC63n-t04bX7YTLLjEdapAZtsIm8hWEGj6ionfIXabHU0_LNhJ-GmLDkrSMPWoYTBgIuiLazxgpSU01JMmRptKkn6xCYlRoJPUK0Bako3GR/s4032/PXL_20210829_225016858.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcedrSEA_jOOt-IOJf14GOPaIcBC63n-t04bX7YTLLjEdapAZtsIm8hWEGj6ionfIXabHU0_LNhJ-GmLDkrSMPWoYTBgIuiLazxgpSU01JMmRptKkn6xCYlRoJPUK0Bako3GR/w300-h400/PXL_20210829_225016858.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Ud8qI6MtYVoKwt_1JYWBkItdZom886e93BK7e7h-HuTBDvOYCZ8vNCgnUXMaEwOXFpBNjnrKlgLTH9w06t2UTDeVVkgFANnQGCHeOk50NHCIxytX8Y6XyqMUAc5-_b3DQ8xU/s4032/PXL_20210829_225314671.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Ud8qI6MtYVoKwt_1JYWBkItdZom886e93BK7e7h-HuTBDvOYCZ8vNCgnUXMaEwOXFpBNjnrKlgLTH9w06t2UTDeVVkgFANnQGCHeOk50NHCIxytX8Y6XyqMUAc5-_b3DQ8xU/w300-h400/PXL_20210829_225314671.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-few1K0PCw77wnv5hHBXxz36hEIps4zLp32yIlALs_E7HI-nHx6Z4nIXQEgVp7pkL-_FOADW2TmGceO-G_InSDPRc5-Detv-qXf7YZeSMaVXWBIjkiMDc1UvpZ_67AsmBN11/s4032/PXL_20210901_224112534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-few1K0PCw77wnv5hHBXxz36hEIps4zLp32yIlALs_E7HI-nHx6Z4nIXQEgVp7pkL-_FOADW2TmGceO-G_InSDPRc5-Detv-qXf7YZeSMaVXWBIjkiMDc1UvpZ_67AsmBN11/w300-h400/PXL_20210901_224112534.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>I purchased a cold press laminator last year and it sat and stared at me in its box for quite some time. But I finally set it up a few months ago and have been having quite a bit of fun with it. It has been great for printing lino onto fabric. It is not any faster but the evenness of the pressure means to overall print is better. Then awhile ago <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jgnieuwenhof/videos/10157489438023148">Jennifer Nieuwenhof</a> showed a video of her monoprinting technique on paper and I thought I might give that a try on fabric! I can only get two prints on fabric as the fabric absorbs the printing ink, and I am using textile printing inks- but am rather chuffed with the results. I have used things found on my morning walks in the bushland reserve so these will be great to use for my exhibition. I love that I have been able to use foliage from my morning walks. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqckXo3otbDm9qPB9jI79ioaCoUaAsT3-GlUAqrZbnaKtsapYkrst3B5FSr4AZ97dxl0Q3DdgQnsU_f1e2zt83CiGK1SW_oMrWDMfsjuPWou_8fFwBycwxLv90r9hs3IN16kp/s4032/PXL_20210902_065817600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqckXo3otbDm9qPB9jI79ioaCoUaAsT3-GlUAqrZbnaKtsapYkrst3B5FSr4AZ97dxl0Q3DdgQnsU_f1e2zt83CiGK1SW_oMrWDMfsjuPWou_8fFwBycwxLv90r9hs3IN16kp/w300-h400/PXL_20210902_065817600.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is the cold press laminator and some of the prints I have made. I am not sure what brand it is as the box does not say nor does the piece itself. But it has two orange rollers. The pressure is adjustable and it has a small hand crank. I am using a piece of wood ply as my bed and it is 65 cm wide. It was around $140 delivered- and with the fun I have been having with it I think that is really good value!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9r_AdW3spTqOIoYUSyPG3dTymci5BF0SBPVS37mE0X8tWBE0D9Ws5qkO24OzkqhVOyyMHUpHMfddiDHgnMMN2_vyCqfJkLBSnD-FLOhYmeSpXaRqDNsEFQmPJ2oIzdt0J4wf5/s4032/PXL_20210902_001656330.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9r_AdW3spTqOIoYUSyPG3dTymci5BF0SBPVS37mE0X8tWBE0D9Ws5qkO24OzkqhVOyyMHUpHMfddiDHgnMMN2_vyCqfJkLBSnD-FLOhYmeSpXaRqDNsEFQmPJ2oIzdt0J4wf5/w300-h400/PXL_20210902_001656330.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The image above is the first print- so that the foliage creates the negative space.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpvO56fP5hzJIcFy6TwlQElL-0M5YC8TJITt1jXP9Fx0SsFliFm8T7hYyVkXKWT6Ol22yvUqTyUOzLVwXfTvJ6-Vyyj_oIsyYBr2zfbxsACz3ujcLbOtqtZig0r0OL4gSvdsw/s4032/PXL_20210902_001702791.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpvO56fP5hzJIcFy6TwlQElL-0M5YC8TJITt1jXP9Fx0SsFliFm8T7hYyVkXKWT6Ol22yvUqTyUOzLVwXfTvJ6-Vyyj_oIsyYBr2zfbxsACz3ujcLbOtqtZig0r0OL4gSvdsw/w300-h400/PXL_20210902_001702791.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is the second print showing the shadowing of the first print and with the foliage inked again. I just love how the kangaroo grass comes out int he printing process.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAMpMwxLYTklZUrddYDXM4TIauEPfoadoUl-8iofRVAGsveOEDFlzoPItCiOVJui6Nb4p-VwHC7IRcA7S0pI4FGMaTU1HWFYM8KvabSw9UmbH6H62l04JZ5YGVBj95IdntLzr/s3953/PXL_20210830_051753497.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3953" data-original-width="2861" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAMpMwxLYTklZUrddYDXM4TIauEPfoadoUl-8iofRVAGsveOEDFlzoPItCiOVJui6Nb4p-VwHC7IRcA7S0pI4FGMaTU1HWFYM8KvabSw9UmbH6H62l04JZ5YGVBj95IdntLzr/w290-h400/PXL_20210830_051753497.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The piece above has been hand stitched ( this is A4 size). The image below has been machine stitched.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-IILwpWcslzhHzxOaTB5dkTNqat_fb7jd9BiH2JEbhek3msEokn_tTV7P3wr1Eer91A0Fp87RbL4XBLZHG9yRhJoBg_t2RmmQyHFvIENYDfEXbA2643eX7KPF5qasZ-1fTTv4/s3787/PXL_20210827_052540370%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3787" data-original-width="2645" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-IILwpWcslzhHzxOaTB5dkTNqat_fb7jd9BiH2JEbhek3msEokn_tTV7P3wr1Eer91A0Fp87RbL4XBLZHG9yRhJoBg_t2RmmQyHFvIENYDfEXbA2643eX7KPF5qasZ-1fTTv4/w280-h400/PXL_20210827_052540370%257E2.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><p>And my Pods, Pods, Pods class is running again on 19 September. there is still plenty of time to join into the pod making fun ( i have become a bit obsessed and tend to stitch them whilst binge watching stuff on my laptop at night). 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Dijanne Cevaalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-26043533849467134952021-08-11T19:26:00.002+10:002021-08-11T19:26:24.019+10:00A Lean Mean Year And Yet...<p> And yet I am very glad to be here, thanks to the modern medicine and hospitals and hospital staff. I suffered a heart attack on the 1st of August and had very few of the signs of heart attack. My blood pressure had been reasonably good up to the event ( I had even given up red wine eight months ago and those of you who know me well know of my fondness for a glass of red wine) I was feeling ok, I had been walking a bit less than normal ( the weather has been cold cold cold and wet), my diet is reasonably good ( a bit too much cheese but I eat few sweets) but there is a family history of heart disease on both sides of the family. On the 1st of August my daughter was staying with me, we had gone for a coffee in the morning and then went to the gallery at ArcYinnar to see Linda Ellery's excellent exhibition which I had helped hang on the Thursday. I had a bit of left arm pain but put it down to muscle fatigue from hanging said exhibition. On driving home we decided to go for a walk. We had started walking when I started to feel really unwell ( I don't often feel unwell) so much so that I said to my daughter perhaps we need to go to the hospital? ( I am also aware of the heart history of my family) so we did. The triage nurse had me whipped in there like lightening thank goodness, even though my blood pressure was not abnormal and I had no chest pain, and I was not breathless. Enzyme tests confirmed that indeed I was having a heart attack. Latrobe Regional Hospital does not have a cardiac unit yet, so they stabilised me for transfer me to the Alfred in Melbourne and an angiogram to see what was going on. There was narrowing of one artery in particular so they placed stents in that artery- the other artery passed the stress test and the third artery goes nowhere??. I was very glad not to need surgery but now I do have to take medication ( I was on none before this event) I was out of hospital the next afternoon. Thank you to all the staff at Latrobe Regional Hospital and The Alfred and my hat off to all nurses! You do a wonderful and difficult job and in these Covid times even harder with all the gear you have to wear all the time!</p><p>I am back home now and feeling reasonably good. My daughter decided to stay on for the week I came home which has been lovely, even though she works from home in her day time job. It is lovely to have someone here when we are yet again locked down ( that has now lifted a little for regional Victoria). I live on my own so lock down is difficult- especially as the only person I see during lockdown times is my elderly mother whose physical condition is slowly but surely deteriorating since her stroke and who like many of her generation refuses to entertain leaving her house despite the fact that it is becoming difficult for her to be there even with all the help and assistance I have been able to organise and the meals I cook for her. I also live and hour and a half from where she lives so it is not so easy to be there and I still work full time in my business. I am not yet old enough for a pension and because I have been self employed for the last 25 years of my working life earning what a textile artists earns and raising a family on those earnings there is no super annuation to fall back on. I think there are many women around my age in the same position and many more who are homeless through no real fault of their own.</p><p>There is no doubt that Covid has played havoc with my income these last 18 months like it has for many people with a micro business- it is not easy to get the financial support that seems to be available for bigger companies- you can't actually go on job seeker as you are a business owner and not actively seeking work. I decided last year that rather than jump through the hoops of Centrelink I would try and tough it out myself somehow- I am fortunate I own my house, but there are expenses involved in living in a house and well utilities need to be paid and I need to eat ( a bit less cheese than I have been 😆). </p><p>Just about all teaching events I have been booked for over the last year have been cancelled due to lockdowns, all exhibitions that I attend have been cancelled so I have turned to the on-line versions of what I do. You, the on-line community have been incredibly supportive and for that I am extremely grateful but nonetheless my income has been heavily impacted. I do grow a lot of my own vegetables and with spring coming my garden needs a lot of work, all of which I have to do whilst also continuing to work. My compost bins need turning but I am not supposed to do anything too heavy for awhile.</p><p>Like many I have struggled with this sixth lockdown here in Victoria- we lockdown hard to save lives and to prevent people getting sick with this nasty horrid virus which claims victims amongst all ages. People do complain but as far as I am concerned anything that saves lives is worth the inconvenience of lockdown. There is an ethical question which I have not heard addressed adequately to counter those who claim their individual rights are too impacted ( have we forgotten what ethics are) which is when do my individual rights outweigh the rights and safety and well being of the community of which I am a part ? The answer is they don't if I am a part of the community .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFuvOEdvNnaQ4ns25BthPmoDDQHraN3gqTpu1Wo8RDCe8CSzyjreUkUnB3ZC2B49nJOqJqa0VKVJjB4_1msgqbDvSnmSgO0jLJ-7QM9l8co__I5TrR9RxCLh8aH1HphYXGaTC/s4032/PXL_20210811_080959078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFuvOEdvNnaQ4ns25BthPmoDDQHraN3gqTpu1Wo8RDCe8CSzyjreUkUnB3ZC2B49nJOqJqa0VKVJjB4_1msgqbDvSnmSgO0jLJ-7QM9l8co__I5TrR9RxCLh8aH1HphYXGaTC/w300-h400/PXL_20210811_080959078.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalirKjiI2Qv1_hjCRoPvVzlaB11jrhXTfD7qzhI3_Q6NeKuCf5zBGrby8n3HHOqa56kkHkM5QClpyYSEZWjsua2QuwL6aIFewac1eqMT7o4jA8g_tJJjyvTtSWx93pcPeoLrc/s2769/IMAG4139%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2769" data-original-width="2755" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalirKjiI2Qv1_hjCRoPvVzlaB11jrhXTfD7qzhI3_Q6NeKuCf5zBGrby8n3HHOqa56kkHkM5QClpyYSEZWjsua2QuwL6aIFewac1eqMT7o4jA8g_tJJjyvTtSWx93pcPeoLrc/s320/IMAG4139%257E2.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><br /><p>I decided to stitch the linocut printed panel of this bird and stylised flowers inspired byt Florentine fabric from the sixteenth century. I am using mainly backstitch.</p><p>And so I try and stitch and keep working. I am making a new design for a poppy inspired tifaifai for the book which I am supposed to be working on. Meanwhile I keep getting distracted with more pockets and pods and another bit of hand stitching to ease ther anxiety as i now contemplate this next phase of my life. Walking will definitely be a part of that and we have been walking this week in the little bushland reserve near to my home and sadly cheese will be a lesser part of my existence.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSRHdgIbhmTVQZ5ZgQ27Jax8Bqo5lkMezkJvrUuo4phlaFY7JX_1QIMdlNYL6HcKmkXv6RRVmuFSebdoE6Pxsti_qsTi59IftrSSx_iAT5Mi8UFv290P27lszDtZxylnfYmBL/s4032/PXL_20210725_001634994.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSRHdgIbhmTVQZ5ZgQ27Jax8Bqo5lkMezkJvrUuo4phlaFY7JX_1QIMdlNYL6HcKmkXv6RRVmuFSebdoE6Pxsti_qsTi59IftrSSx_iAT5Mi8UFv290P27lszDtZxylnfYmBL/w300-h400/PXL_20210725_001634994.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmD4IbxrP5Ahxn8Q7MmhXug-wCowM1UpX4rQ6Pjb2j-WmwU5wEyXEN5dZeAPS4ArLT8VzGIfVJL9NNnjziW8OiFe9kTFMZUtGKsKqYRtyzpBkYGo7TmvtvkTPu053jtf7ELZuv/s4032/PXL_20210725_001642051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmD4IbxrP5Ahxn8Q7MmhXug-wCowM1UpX4rQ6Pjb2j-WmwU5wEyXEN5dZeAPS4ArLT8VzGIfVJL9NNnjziW8OiFe9kTFMZUtGKsKqYRtyzpBkYGo7TmvtvkTPu053jtf7ELZuv/w400-h300/PXL_20210725_001642051.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>A "bush" pocket. The other night whilst my daughter and I were binge watching The Cook of Castamar on Netflix I was delighted to see the cook wearing a "pocket" in one of the scenes . My pockets are for sale for $125.00AUS inclusive of postage . <a href="mailto:dcevaal@gmail.com">Email me</a> if you are interested. ( the pockets in my previous blog post are for sale also)</p><p>I have decided to run another <b>Pods, Pods, Pods </b>class for 19 September 2021. The last pods class brought up some delightful variations. Details of the course are in my previous blog post as well as a Paypal button for payment for the class which you can find<a href="http://origidij.blogspot.com/2021/07/workshops-on-line.html"> here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Dijanne Cevaalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-51072772668454599142021-07-18T15:21:00.003+10:002021-07-18T15:25:10.526+10:00Workshops On-line <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have been teaching on-line classes since 2009 and have chosen not to use a dedicated platform to do this- mainly because I want to keep the groups smallish and also friendly . In the on-line sphere the feel of a class is very different to teaching in the flesh. When you teach in the flesh you can read a room, you can tell who needs a little help, you can tell when you need to take a stop to explain s0mething a bit bettter than you might have, you need to make everyone feel included as much as possible, you can relate stories and people can respond with their own stories and ideas- it's an interactive space, where everyone's voice makes a contribution. It is the give and take of a teaching space or as a good friend of mine , Fiona Wright from the <a href="https://the-stitching-project.com/">Stitching Project</a> calls it the bump and nudge of sparking ideas. And this is exactly what happened over the last couple of months- as we have kept checking in with each other and nudged and bumped each other with ideas as we try and negotiate this new kind of world we are in and try and see how we can create something into the future that actually embraces more connectivity of the bump and nudge kind. Sometimes we are like giddy school girls running with an idea which may or may not come off but it's the fizz of excitement of running with an idea which sparks other ideas. So with that thought in mind we have decide to create a website called the Connecting Stitch with a blog as well- it is still very much a work in progress and will continue to be so in the spirit of sparking ideas, but we intend to share all sort of interesting tidbits and ideas, making ideas and thinking with our hands we also intend to include others into the choir. Will let you know as soon as you can join in to the fun. We have both worked on a blog post- where you will find instructions on how to embellish a jacket and how to make tie on pockets. We also have an instagram page called <a href="https://www.instagram.com/connecting_stitch/" target="_blank">connecting_stitch</a> ( which you can look at already)- we will be adding things so follow us if you are interested to see what we are up to.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLv6QmSdztvFYousBh4f1Hb_KXxp0KBLymZ63Q1J4Nxk34J5GXNOH7GiOOFWwjFAGShfki1zzkKVD_Z4BzxS_DfbR9cvRi2Ay9yb1g59QiWgmvZe1PZXTSVV88b0oNuvohyphenhyphenpba/s2998/PXL_20210712_004033655.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2608" data-original-width="2998" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLv6QmSdztvFYousBh4f1Hb_KXxp0KBLymZ63Q1J4Nxk34J5GXNOH7GiOOFWwjFAGShfki1zzkKVD_Z4BzxS_DfbR9cvRi2Ay9yb1g59QiWgmvZe1PZXTSVV88b0oNuvohyphenhyphenpba/w400-h349/PXL_20210712_004033655.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Pods, Pods, Pods</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have had quite a few requests for the pod workshop. I must admit I have kind of struggled with how to put it together exactly. I don't enjoy zoom for actual teaching but do like it for question and answer. I myself learn from notes with lots of images but that said also watch videos on how to do things. So on that note I have decided to launch the workshop anyway and combine all three things. So <b>Pods Pods and Pods Workshop</b> notes and video will be available on the 1st of August and then we will do a zoom Question and Answer the following week- at two different times on Sunday 8 August ( to accommodate US and European time zones). The cost of the workshop will be $25AUS. You will see in the photos I have branched out the pods into pomegranate shapes and urchin shapes ( how could I resist?) and the notes will have instructions on how to make these. I have attached a Paypal button and once payment is made I will send you an email with a materials list and further instructions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEickQzB9w7dnNpBJgN-rlBQ2eZTb5A4XzGXo7MHpa0Do8NpKTuE3IWm5yBfoy9h_nh7eF_PLAy3xBLKCXW4ctK0tRBtvRIrU8TfuvVZdIrx3dUY_UBIZUInoerGaf7C2BwpB7Jp/s4032/PXL_20210718_041429003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEickQzB9w7dnNpBJgN-rlBQ2eZTb5A4XzGXo7MHpa0Do8NpKTuE3IWm5yBfoy9h_nh7eF_PLAy3xBLKCXW4ctK0tRBtvRIrU8TfuvVZdIrx3dUY_UBIZUInoerGaf7C2BwpB7Jp/w300-h400/PXL_20210718_041429003.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPAj773rVzqAYZNZftUA4N386HLqvR5rCBE1O8SNk1Y3-6wkFmrYh1tqqWa9t52MRO34DQwyyUdyx-8-d1Ya0sP5w8PoqKeb5PqcJjikwW4e2GIvLtwGWtPWZWsQwIGCyMVKRa/s4032/PXL_20210613_221346657.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPAj773rVzqAYZNZftUA4N386HLqvR5rCBE1O8SNk1Y3-6wkFmrYh1tqqWa9t52MRO34DQwyyUdyx-8-d1Ya0sP5w8PoqKeb5PqcJjikwW4e2GIvLtwGWtPWZWsQwIGCyMVKRa/w300-h400/PXL_20210613_221346657.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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And just when Victoria thought it might have dodged some of the Covid crisis here we are in lockdown again. I live alone and am unpartnered so these lockdowns are becoming difficult. I am allowed to see my mother for care reasons but that is arduous in its own right ( I do her cooking , some of which I freeze and her shopping)- but frankly I could do with a hug myself and also I need to be vigilant about my own self care which at present is getting subsumed into my mothers' care. And I also need to be super careful in what I might pass on to her. We have been lucky in the Latrobe valley with a few cases early in 2020 but none since, but as the current situation shows it requires extreme vigilance for things to remain this way.I realise covid numbers are on the rise worldwide and we must all take care of each other and there are people in difficult situations everywhere- but if you are partnered or sharing a house please reach out to those that are not. The world has been far from easy for many people and not all of us can at the end of the day receive a warm hug from someone in your immediate vicinity- a kind caring word goes a long way!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">And last but not least. I am starting another Traveller's Blanket on-line class on the 8th of August. There is still plenty of time to sign up and create your own Traveller's blanket- they are wraps to remind you of journeys and wanderings on this planet whether it be your back yard, your local forest or beach or the wider world which at present lives in our imaginations. To me there is nothing quite like stitching- it passes time to be sure, but also makes my hands wander, create textures , and fills space with such feeling that it is tangible. I am certain that our hands offer another way of reading.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOAbkzpALILgacUZpkSXKb0WAcZTJd7RV_KabB3qd_RZSZzWTl4UCR2GIBbuoFm-N9et86Yf6NdjzEvX8joHcgfNq4RDAYzvBm73VbEGQGHaTVNd3T5Hg-cIc6iSGUnQRXB3Pv/s2000/TB+online+class.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="2000" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOAbkzpALILgacUZpkSXKb0WAcZTJd7RV_KabB3qd_RZSZzWTl4UCR2GIBbuoFm-N9et86Yf6NdjzEvX8joHcgfNq4RDAYzvBm73VbEGQGHaTVNd3T5Hg-cIc6iSGUnQRXB3Pv/w640-h452/TB+online+class.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> The traveller's Blanket on-lien class starts on the 8th of August and includes extensive pdf notes delivered fortnightly for a period of 8 weeks, a little video and four question and answer zoom sessions for your questions and getting to know each other a little. I also set up a private Facebook group for sharing prgress and for discussion.<p></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
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