Scalloped Scissors

I always check the scissors...

in big stores..

Look what I found last week in Spotlight..

The Semco rounded scissors which are the old scalloped scissors..

They were also an excellent price of $19.95

Great for edges you don't want to hem or especially fab for felt...

 

 



INKS

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I loved these French inks that we used in the class by Sarah Gabriel a couple of weeks ago

 

 This was a bit of experimental playing I did towards the end of the day

This class gave me a sense of perspective..in how I paint in my work

and this style.

I must have brushes that have crisp precise edges & smaller rather than large sizes..

In this ink painting style..it was big pastry brushes..other ordinary brushes bent over,,'it just didn't matter.

My work has a precision & a tightness & exactness when applying the paints...

This was well let's see how this works...

Maybe a little pen here..

It takes me ages to paint a small piece in comparison to this style...

Both these drawings & well I guess they became paintings

are at least A4 size on fabrino   ??? paper

So it was a great class in that I have some more skills

to just let loose every so often..

I do need to buy about 3 inks from Sarah's gallery in Piper St Kyneton

so when the time allows & urge strikes ...

I'll try again....to draw somethings with the pencils  & then paint with these magical inks 

 

More at Lavendula

This is the barn  now shop at Lavendula....

Roses are about to bloom on the barn....

as is the lavender.

There is a festival here early November  weekend... 

 Some twigs !!!

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This delightful scene is from Lavendula in the hills from Daylesford 

A favourite place ...

I gather photographic material for later art work..they have geese there...emus ..

flowers..

Inspiration just being there amongst the stone buildings...

You can have a meal or coffee there or bring your own..

Such a special place ...

 

 

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I was away gathering inspiration and doing a mini retreat......

staying in Queenscliff..

I had not ever been here so it was all new & interesting

Including the signs !





 I adore to look at individual shops & rejoice in having that there for me ..

The independent bookshops are the most enchanting places

as the owner chooses ...

then the gift shops are again so individual that to roam about letting the atmosphere seep through the soul is fantastic..

I found a few interesting gift stores...

each so unique..

Shells in one & a frame for my work

This book in another... ( fab book as I love them with story and huge pictures )

In that store were delightful hand woven twig wreaths that the owner's daughter's had made & they were so cheap & so gorgeous..

I left them there... so go find them !

I travelled down via Ballan & the MillRose quilt shop just as everyone was arriving for their stitching day...it was a lovely atmosphere..

and I was looking for linen fabric...

Found some too !

Coming back I went via Ballarat & as I drive that way I come near to Mt Mercer where my ancestors farmed sheep before they went to Pyramid Hill in the late 1800's with 600 sheep ... now why did they do that ???/

Such pretty country around this area but cold climate .....I guess.

I stopped for about an hour in Ballarat...

another small break in Daylesford 

Into Lavendula just below Hepburn Springs..

I wandered around with my camera & had 2 delightful chance conversations..

Now I am ready to paint again

So for all my waiting wonderful folk things will be in the post so soon..

PS CARLA COULSON has book giveaway

PS..  I have clicked onto Carla Coulson's website ( on side bar here) she has a giveaway of her new book that I wrote of in previous post....

Found this book today !!!

Carla Coulson

the author of my favourite book

ITALIAN JOY

has teamed with Lisa Clifford

To write this colourful gorgeous book again on Italy..Naples.

The book takes you there to meet many happy Italian people.

Carla Coulson's blog is on this side bar...



Here we are !!!!

A little arcade I found on the weekend...

So pretty...

 

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