My gorgeous girl leaves next week to fly away with her man Tommy to go and live in Europe for a few years...I will really miss her...she and I are wonderful friends and that makes me really happy and grateful but of course sad too as I'm not sure when I will see her again. Don and I plan to go over and visit them in Holland next year so hopefully that will come about. Trudes is coming up here for a few days before she goes and we will go to Brissie for their farewell party on the weekend...so its not happening quite yet. I do get teary every now and then though and need to remind myself of what a good thing they are doing for themselves and what a great adventure they are about to embark upon...
I have been following lots of art blogs lately finding so much to inspire me with my art. I was really brave this week and entered a piece in an exhibition at a small and beautiful art gallery where I took a few classes recently. It is called Rosebed St Gallery in Eudlo and the link to their website is on my favourites list of blogs here. I had decided that I would not pre-judge my piece but had to enter it as I've never done this before. So I sent it off on Monday then realized that I was actually a day late but they accepted it anyway...all the artists will be notified next week of acceptance or not. For me it is the fact that I'm having a go and if it is accepted that will be another matter. I don't expect anything. The photo above is a detail...I made 2 hearts of barbed wire..rusted..with a recycled fabric vine and embroidered details and ribbon roses wrapping them...the theme was 'Resilience' and mine was surrounding the inner strength of the human heart and nature...Don helped me with the name which is 'Wounded Heart'.
This is a photo Trudy took in our place a few months ago...a couple of old jars with flowers sitting on my red cedar table...which I will be selling hopefully soon...I have decided my furniture needs to go as storing it while we are in Canada doesn't make much sense..I have let go of these things emotionally now and know it is a good thing. And Canada is full of cute old furniture which I am going to buy...not all of it maybe but something!!
My gorgeous girl leaves next week to fly away with her man Tommy to go and live in Europe for a few years...I will really miss her...she and I are wonderful friends and that makes me really happy and grateful but of course sad too as I'm not sure when I will see her again. Don and I plan to go over and visit them in Holland next year so hopefully that will come about. Trudes is coming up here for a few days before she goes and we will go to Brissie for their farewell party on the weekend...so its not happening quite yet. I do get teary every now and then though and need to remind myself of what a good thing they are doing for themselves and what a great adventure they are about to embark upon...
I have been following lots of art blogs lately finding so much to inspire me with my art. I was really brave this week and entered a piece in an exhibition at a small and beautiful art gallery where I took a few classes recently. It is called Rosebed St Gallery in Eudlo and the link to their website is on my favourites list of blogs here. I had decided that I would not pre-judge my piece but had to enter it as I've never done this before. So I sent it off on Monday then realized that I was actually a day late but they accepted it anyway...all the artists will be notified next week of acceptance or not. For me it is the fact that I'm having a go and if it is accepted that will be another matter. I don't expect anything. The photo above is a detail...I made 2 hearts of barbed wire..rusted..with a recycled fabric vine and embroidered details and ribbon roses wrapping them...the theme was 'Resilience' and mine was surrounding the inner strength of the human heart and nature...Don helped me with the name which is 'Wounded Heart'.
This is a photo Trudy took in our place a few months ago...a couple of old jars with flowers sitting on my red cedar table...which I will be selling hopefully soon...I have decided my furniture needs to go as storing it while we are in Canada doesn't make much sense..I have let go of these things emotionally now and know it is a good thing. And Canada is full of cute old furniture which I am going to buy...not all of it maybe but something!!
so proud of you for entering the competition louise. see you sat for chats! lau xx
ReplyDeletelove you lots and lots, was just about to write a blog post. xxxx
ReplyDeletebeautiful louise, love your blog
ReplyDeleteall the best to trudy and tom - what a journey :)