For my 50th birthday Graham took me away to Ohiwa Harbour camping ground where he rented us a cabin for nine fantastic days. It was the best birthday I could have wished for. Harmonious, peaceful, fun and creative, lots of art making, photography and poetry writing. Beautiful scenery, peace and quiet amongst birds and wilderness, lots of exercise, pure air, amazing food, sea swims, hot temperatures, tons of native and sea birds, fresh air. The camping ground was very quiet, which made the whole experience just perfect. Yet it is located within a half an hours drive of Opotiki and Whakatane which means that you are near to great cafes and shopping if you want to have a break from the tranqulity. The people in Opotiki and this area are very friendly and laid back. I am visualising that in the future I get to live in a sea side location like this with no neighbours; it would be wonderful. My idea of bliss. Kingfisher on a sign near the estuary just outside the entrance to the Ohiwa Harbour Camping Ground. For my birthday which was on the 11th we travelled to Tauranga from Ohiwa, walked halfway around the Mount and had a hot swim in the Mount pools. Toitoi on the track around the mount. I have a bit of a Toitoi obsession that has been with me since childhood. Aren't they gorgeous? This is the scene from halfway up the hill that is behind our cabin. Graham took me out to lunch, bought me some really lovely presents including a painting, a spare hard drive for all my photos, two art books, accessories for my camera and software for making Audio Visuals. I was really spoilt and am grateful that he made it so memorable for me. I have decided to carry on celebrating my birthday for the rest of the month, so will be going on some outings with friends back in Rotorua. I set myself a goal of making nine illustrations for my visual art diary when I was away. These are two I completed before I left and are still focusing on experimenting with melted bees wax Materials: old keys, buttons, fabric flowers, oil paint, wax photocopies and serviette bird images. Collage with En caustic (melted beeswax) using photocopies of old paintings on tracing paper, fabric flowers, oil paint and melted bees wax. Photocopies, stickers, butterfly serviettes, gouache and water colour paint, thin marker pen, old book pages, decorative paper, modge podge. I made a series of collages based on the mixed media techniques found in Claudine Hellmuth's book Collage Discovery Workshop. To be continued on the next post. Creativity quotes of the day " Here's a time when you have to separate yourself from what other people expect of you, and do what you love. Because if you find yourself 50 years old and you aren't doing what you love, then what's the point?" Jim Carrey I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming... suddenly you find - at the age of 50, say - that a whole new life has opened before you. Agatha Christie
Native Toetoe grass flower fronds (Cortaderia sp.). Toi-toi. Toitoi, New Zealand (NZ).
“One thing I wish people understood about me is that I have a story to tell” — Elaf Abduljawad, age 11 The Jillion is a collection of incredible work from Toitoi Issues 1-12. Written and illustrated by New Zealand's young writers and artists ages 5-13, the Jillion is a celebration of their curiosity, courage and creativity. Format: HardbackImprint: Toitoi Publishing LtdPublished: December 2018ISBN: 9780473460648
“One thing I wish people understood about me is that I have a story to tell” — Elaf Abduljawad, age 11 The Jillion is a collection of incredible work from Toitoi Issues 1-12. Written and illustrated by New Zealand's young writers and artists ages 5-13, the Jillion is a celebration of their curiosity, courage and creativity. Format: HardbackImprint: Toitoi Publishing LtdPublished: December 2018ISBN: 9780473460648
“One thing I wish people understood about me is that I have a story to tell” — Elaf Abduljawad, age 11 The Jillion is a collection of incredible work from Toitoi Issues 1-12. Written and illustrated by New Zealand's young writers and artists ages 5-13, the Jillion is a celebration of their curiosity, courage and creativity. Format: HardbackImprint: Toitoi Publishing LtdPublished: December 2018ISBN: 9780473460648
The Toitoi booties are knitted from the sole up with a completely seamless construction. You will only have 2 ends to weave in for each slipper and with such minimal finishing each slipper only takes a couple of hours to make from start to finish. The lace panel is deceptively simple, just read through the whole section first to familiarise yourself with the construction. The beanie is also knitted in one piece from the bottom up, with the same sweet lace design around the brim. It is topped off with a fluffy pompom for added flair. This pattern is part of The New Zealand Collection which is available as an ebook comprising 20 patterns (some for women, some for men and some for children).
ÍROTT TOJÁSOK Az írott tojásoknak Magyarországon szép népies nevük van. Csodálatosan változatosak, noha a minták maguk egyszerűek, pl nap, életfa, kos, csillag, szőlőfürt, virág. Mindegyik minta hordoz egy-egy jelentést, mindegyik egy-egy üzenet. Ősi mintáinkat ma tehetséges tojásíró asszonyok őrzik, húsvéti vásárokon rácsodálkozhatunk a minták szépségére. Talán kedvet is kapunk megírni őket. A minták sokszor igen összetettek, ezért nehéz csak egy jelentést tulajdonítani nekik. Mégis megfigyelhető, hogy egy bizonyos motívum általában milyen üzenettel bír. Például a kéz vagy ujjak minta bajelhárítást jelent, a nap minta pedig bőséget. Ezt a hat gyönyörű ősi mintával megírott tojást otthon is elkészíthetjük, ajándékba adhatjuk. Ha nincsen írókánk, viaszunk hozzá, akár ceruzával, vízfestékkel is rárajzolhatjuk a mintát a tojásokra. Először osszuk mezőkre és tervezzük meg halvány ceruzavonásokkal a mintát. Általában ismétlődnek és alig állnak pár vonalból, mégsem könnyű őket tökéletesre megrajzolni. Ezért is lehetett régen csupán egy tojásíróasszony egy-egy faluban. Nem olyan nagy baj, ha nem lesz az írott mintánk tökéletes, szép ajándék lehet belőle. Szinte mindent, ami fontos lehet nekünk életünkben megtestesíti ez a pár írott tojás. Egészséget, szerencsét, szerelmet, gyermeket, férfierőt és bajelhárítást jelentenek a minták. Maga a tojás pedig termékenység és az újjászületés jelképe ősidőktől fogva. Ujjas minta, jelentése a sámán keze, bajelhárítás. Tőtött rózsa minta: egészséget jelent. Csillagos minta: újszülött jelképe, akkor adják, ha kisbabát vár valaki, vagy a baba születése alkalmából. Boldog szíves: a szerelem a jelentése. Kötőfékös: megfogja a szerencsét. Kakastaréjos: férfierő jelképe.
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