Well, after a week of not feeling 100%, I’m getting back into things in the studio. I have several markets coming up in November, and several galleries to get some new work to. I feel kind of lucky that I can work whenever I want to (sort of), but when there is a lot of work to do…things get tricky. Luckily the view from my studio at the moment is stunning, so it’s a pleasure to be in there.
I’m getting ready to list some new Bombay Sapphire Gin jewellery! They will be available soon. I love the colour of this glass. It suits a lot of people as it’s bright, but not too bright. It’s also perfect for someone who likes to drink gin.
Oh gosh! I am always perplexed by school holidays. I always think I will get more time to work, because my husband will be home to look after the kids. And yet, when we are all home together, I just want to be a part of it too! It was quite difficult (but quite necessary) to drag myself into my studio yesterday. I made the most of the time I spent there, and made lots of beads ready for some of my favourite stockists!
And for the final set in this series inspired by Kandinsky’s painting “Colour Study. Squares with Concentric Circles.”
Remember I mentioned that I used to make a lot of glass beads inspired by this picture? Well, these necklaces remind me of what I used to make. It was nice to be a bit more structured in my design for these necklaces. I used opaque glass in the first necklace, and transparent glass in the second necklace to get different effects.
I am really looking forward to being part of the following markets.
It’s school holidays where we live. That means that the kids and my husband are all on holidays. I often wish that meant that I got unlimited amounts of time to work….but the truth is I love spending time with my family, and that makes it difficult to make it to the studio. I am hoping to at least catch up on all the work I have on at the moment though.
I have had a lot of fun playing with colour, but this week I decided to take it down a notch, and use colours that were next to each other on the colour wheel. I really like how these turned out!
This year we decided that we would go to the Murray Bridge Show. Last year we were a bit too busy looking for houses, but this year, because our house is very close to the showgrounds, we thought we would venture over and check it out.
I was excited to see how my entries had done in the show, and was so pleased to see they had come 1st, 2nd and 3rd!
We had fun looking at our kid’s art work in the show. Finn had made a nest picture for the Learning Together display. Ciara was part of the colouring in competition, and she also had her work chosen for the Murray Bridge South Primary School display.
It reminded me that going to the show should mostly be about the competition entries, the animals, and being part of a rural community. It didn’t need to be about rides and show bags! We spent most of the rest of the night doing the $2 Bunyip Trail, where the kids got all sorts of free things (including potatoes, carrots and onions)!
I think we’ll be back next year!
It was nice to get some time in the studio yesterday. I don’t have any major deadlines for anything at the moment, which makes a nice change!
I do have some markets coming up which I am really looking forward to:
October 16. Victoria Square Arts Market
November 12. Penny Lane Market
Clicking on the links will take you to the events on Facebook.
