Wrapping up a creative year

I'm very  proud of my rosette.

Yes, it’s nearly Christmas!  Well it was when I started writing this.  Now its nearly New Year!

Yes, it has been a while since I posted.  Yes I am a tad tired.  It has been a big year.

I thought I would just add some photos to this post and make it a wrap for the year 😊.

Our exhibition  "Off the Beaten Track " wound up in November with selected works showing in my old stamping ground at the City of Canada Bay libraries.  My felted work "Moon Rise" was shown but I was really chuffed with how the installation Grandmothers Garden came off.  

Grandmothers Garden - Shoalhaven Regional Gallery

I had an exhibition in may focusing on bees and their environment in May in Albury Wodonga

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Daisies - stitched and wrapped hanging

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I got to the Contemporary Craft Retreat at Canberra in October and was totally immersed in making.

WIP at Canberra Contemporary Craft Retreat with Jennifer Nieuwenhof

I went right out of my comfort zone and learnt a little about abstract painting … and then discovered that the principles could be applied to fabric.   I played with paint, ink, paper and fabric to make collages.  And then I stitched into it.   I used a geli print plate for the first time. I learnt how to do Coptic stitch and bind a simple handmade book.  I played with mono printing on paper and fabric.    I recommend Gay (Jennifer) Niewenholf as an instructor

I got to visit the NSW Art Gallery  and chose to see two exhibitions from their Asian collection:  Walking with Gods and One Drop of Water.    Both were fascinating and informative.

Modern Sculpture - Walking with the Gods - NSW Gallery

I had a weekend with my sister and played with mosaics with Mosaic Artist Sandy Peeters.  It was a stop the world and get off weekend highlighted by lots of laughter, a rescued joey and two pet sheep.

Four month old Charlie being bottle fed

I continued to play with cyanotype on fabric after a workshop with Paul Temple

Photo taken of WIP in progress - Release

I worked on dolls, collage and assemblage off and on throughout the year.

Belle of the Ball - lotus pod, sticks wire and a skull bead

Collaged  horse with poseable legs

The horse was inspired by crafter Ann Wood.   She has some lovely ideas and a generous number of free patterns on ber blog.

I had a work win best of section (assemblage) at the Albury Wodonga Doll Bear and HobbyShow.     Next year I hope to enter a cloth doll.

Mother & Child - best of section

I'm working on some items for an exhibition in May 2020 with a wool focus.  I finally am using that appletons wool which such a bargain.   Some bargello cushions are starting to happen.   Weird to be stitching with wool when its 30 degrees plus outside.  I have also started to gelt some balls... because I can :-)

Needle and wet felted balls happening here :-)

I planned  a quiet Christmas/New Year period and  to take advantage of the air conditioning.   This has been the case as Albury has been full of smoke from bush fires both to the north and south.   I promised myself I would sit and stitch on a couple of unfinished workshop pieces.  That's yet to happen!

Wishing you all a healthy and wonderfully creative 2020.  Anyone made any resolutions yet?   I am working on my word for the year...