My studio was featured in the (melbourne) magazine yesterday, a glossy monthly supplement to our city's broadsheet, The Age. Apart from noting that I look extremely embarrassed, I wanted to set something straight. "I FILL THE GAPS WITH SUPER THINGS" is not a jaunty assessment of my cluttered surroundings. It is an entry from an old diary: a declaration that I had been foolishly idealising my new beau. I pinned it up because I wanted to make an artwork about it. Not because I think that I actually fill gaps with super things! It is interesting that the writer, Konrad Marshall, focused on the words that he saw in my studio.
...Or maybe I will fill gaps with super things when I'm old and wise, like Margaret Olley?
More importantly, I wanted to mention that Indi the stylist, Sharyn the photographer and her assistant Tess were all really lovely and went out of their way to help a nervous photoshoot-novice like me feel comfortable, as did Konrad. Of course the quality of the entire article proves that. Secondly, this photo shoot came about via Craft Victoria. I am incredibly grateful to the wonderful women there for the enormous amount of support that they have given me over the last two years. The other reason that I mention them is to urge anyone out there to whom a Craft Victoria membership might be relevant -- i.e. they live in the state of Victoria, and they make craft -- to join.
It could change your life!!!
Meanwhile, have a sunny weekend.
Saturday, 30 July 2011
Friday, 29 July 2011
Two new greeting cards


Tuesday, 26 July 2011
Colour me happy, too!



A non-newsprint photo of the clock below:
It was Milly from Craft Victoria who alerted me to the article while I was visiting the amazing stand that she put together for Design:Made:Trade. It was lovely to catch up with her and to chat with her sister Stephanie, Elizabeth Yong from Primoeza, Nicholas Jones, Kirsten Perry and Emma Greenwood, and seeing mini versions of their studios. Such a treat. If the whole fair had been so hands-on I would have been in heaven!

Monday, 25 July 2011
Your computer contains love.

It has already been sold it to the delightful and VERY talented Lambert but I thought that I might document it here anyway.
Here's the story:
Recently I realised why I am spending too much time at my computer: I'm looking for love. I'm not necessarily talking match.com, but the sort of love you get when someone answers your e-mail, comments on your facebook photos, watches your eBay listing, follows your blog, or even clicks your handmade item into their etsy favourites. I think we are all looking for love, or at least affirmation, from our computers. What do you think?
Above: the back; below, detail of hand knitting. I used lots of different sorts of beautiful yarns for this one, and now I have run out of many of my stashed favourites .... damn!



Time to turn off the computer and go outside to get some fresh -- possibly too fresh -- Melbourne air.
Friday, 22 July 2011
Busy busy making wooden beings....









Tuesday, 19 July 2011
Mrs Betty Collins











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And yesterday I realised just how modest a bunch my studio colleagues are! The weaver of great tapestries and photographer Tim Gresham; Peter Summers, painter of beautiful abstract symphonies; Jenny Bolis, brilliant photographer/ designer and all round sweetie; and Troy Mendham, none other than Mr Norf Guide!
Friday, 15 July 2011
knitting in progress


I am very inspired by Intelligent Clashing at the moment. How nice that there is someone else apart from me who still appreciates 80's Kaffe Fassett!
Monday, 11 July 2011
A Tartan Hunter for Hut 13
Friday, 8 July 2011
A burnt mummy for Melbourne's Child


I don't remember why I ended up reversing the whole scene, though!
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Strange kitchen sightings...



I took these photos on a dark day, in my dark house. I thought I would try and liven them up in Photoshop: even though I had fun I might have taken things a bit too far. When it comes to fixing dark photos, I am no Kim Brockett! (I still marvel at the magic she worked with the shots she took at my studio on that very grey late afternoon.)
...Digital photography is a very different beast to the traditional sort, isn't it? Not that I know that much about either!
Friday, 1 July 2011
Knitting without a licence





If you would like to knit one of these for your little football fan, let me know -- I am happy to post the instructions on flickr.
From the knitting collection of Betty Collins, who died last year at exactly the age of 81. I don't know whether Betty followed the football much herself, but I do know that she was a wonderful woman.
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