Holiday snaps taking me back to last week of super relaxation and nature.  Even though I'm from Tasmania, which I think has the most beautiful, secluded beaches (especially on the Tasman Peninsula), Wilsons Promontory was an undeniably incredible beach adventure.           

 

                       

I was quite sad that I wasn't able to spend longer there.  At least I know it's a place I would like to visit again.  Exiting this area, and entering phone reception once again, I got a peek of the first photos of Full Drop Collective's latest project, a zine compiled of patterns entitled 'Shape and Staple'.  I think everyone did an incredible job and the results are quite striking. Have a look for yourself in these photos I pinched from the Full Drop Collective Site, courtesy of Sophie Curtain.

 

Pendant Party

A personal project I've been plodding along with slowly has come to fruition this week.  It is an 'end result', but the materials and techniques have been so enjoyable to use that I think its just the beginning.   I get to experiment a lot with tactile mediums, and it was great to extend this to wax, leather, clay, shoelaces and bronze. 

I wanted to make a million things and had so many ideas, but my budget restricted this.  I was so torn on a recent visit to a Melbourne leather superstore (Lefflers) about not being able to buy all the colours I desired (all of them) !  Overall, the restricted budget  is probably a positive thing, as I tend to get overly excited and idea-crazy when I'm doing something new, sending my spending through the roof.

Knotting, braiding, twisting and manipulation of  yarns and brightly coloured kangaroo leather translated into wax  became the basis of the pendant I got cast into bronze.

So many tomatoes.  They won't stop growing!