exhibition open

I hung my solo show yesterday, this picture is before the lights were sorted . The show is at the Estuary Arts Centre in Orewa from now until the 28th.

a couple of projects on the go

I have a few projects on the go at the moment which is not really like me but sometimes that's how life goes.

This is a small hanging for an exhibition based around the theme of Tea, called Any 1 4 T. I just have to put the binding on and then that's finished.

This is a piece of Or Nue that will be a gift for my sons school principle who is moving on to another phase of her life. I love Or Nue so this will be a pleasure to stitch.

My solo exhibition opens next week so I have spent the last few days putting hangers on the back of the work and typing up labels, I will hang the show on Monday, Estuary Arts, Orewa.

workshops

I have booked 2 workshops in conjunction with my exhibition in Aug. A 1 day stitch sampler, a short bus queue and a 1 day Blackwork. Both will be held at the Estuary Arts centre in Orewa, just north of Auckland, details on their website www.estuaryarts.org

Art N Tartan entry

In a moment of insanity I have entered a local wearable art exhibition/ competition called Art n Tartan. As you can guess the theme is tartan. I decided to make a kilt and jacket outfit using only upcycled business shirts and a suit. The show is in Waipu in July. I have almost finished my entry just a few finishing touches to add. I have called the tartan the McBusiness tartan. all pieced from old shirts.

goldwork and butterflies

This is my finished gold work, Wild Wrinkles. I am really please with how it looks.

 

And these are the last Monarch butterflies of the season, Not sure these last caterpillars will survive its getting a bit cold I think. The whole cycle of these butterflies is just beautiful, from stripes on the caterpillars to gold dots on the crysilis.

 

New Goldwork

This piece will be long and thin, I am planning on leaving the metal thread ends hanging on the surface, I am still playing with the idea of wrinkles and these ends look to me like wild wrinkles, just the sort I plan on having!

New work for exhibition

I have been working on some new pieces for an exhibition I have booked for August in Orewa.

 

I just love Long and Short, I could do it all day!

Lips are always my hardest part, these needed a nights sleep and a cup of tea before I decided on a colour, still maybe a bit pink but in the end not bad.