To fill some gaps...

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.