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Tag Archives: Attitudes
The Preciousness of Prints in Altered Books
Well, I’m into my fifth day of the Castlemaine State Festival and have had quite a few folk come into the studio to chat and watch me work. I have to admit it was daunting, at first. As another printmaker … Continue reading
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Tagged Altered Books, Artwork, Attitudes, Open Studio, Printmaking, wood blocks, Writing
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Crossing the Bridge of Time
The Annual Eaglehawk Dahlia and Arts Festival is in its fortieth year, a great track record for a rural community festival. This year’s theme for the art show is ‘Across the Bridge’, to be interpreted in whatever way inspired the … Continue reading
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Accepting Compromise
Signing up for the 2010 Sketchbook Project at the Art House Co-op in May last year seemed like a great idea at the time. However, when the actual sketch book hadn’t arrived by the beginning of October, I was really … Continue reading
Towards a Calamitously Calm Christmas
This time of year is rarely smooth sailing for me, more like continuously tacking back and forth between thoughts and tasks. Add to that some pernickety health issues and there’s more calamity than there is calm. Even so, I’m still … Continue reading
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Footsteps in the Dark
Into the second week of a fortnight of Nanny Duty while my son and his partner enjoy a break, I’m feeling my way through the labyrinth of someonelse’s schedules, routines and rules. It’s as if someone has turned out all … Continue reading