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Gorgeous Geelong!

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Beach beauties Well I have finished my first teaching session - a 2 day workshop for the Embroiderers Guild, Victoria - Geelong Branch. We had great fun and got a lot of work done. The group were very helpful and so organised - they were a joy to work with. Geelong is the second largest city in the state of Victoria after Melbourne and is an hours drive from Melbourne. These bollards are a feature of the Eastern beach and are quite wonderful. There are over 100 in several groups depicting various aspects of Geelong life and many local dignitaries. for more images go to bollards  All the yachts lined up at the yacht club    The beautiful old seafarers mission is now a restaurant   x We had a fast paced workshop, I wanted to makes sure I showed as many of my techniques as possible - I am not here often!!!! The ladies coped well - even when I announced we would have exercises after lunch - they were game bunch. We worked through Tyvek, painted Bondawe

A Fantastic Exhibition.

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"Living Water , an exhibition showcasing 107 contemporary Indigenous paintings by 94 artists from the Felton Bequest Gift, displays works by male and female artists from the Far Western Desert, an area stretching across parts of Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory.  Aboriginal people from across the Western Desert use the term ‘living water’ to describe water sources, including rock holes and soakage waters that are fed by underground springs. The path of these springs was created by the ancestral beings of the Tjukurrpa (Dreaming) as they themselves journeyed underground, their entry into the earth often marking the site of current day water sources. ‘Living water’ is revered also because it does not seem to be affected by the harsh conditions above the ground that the people themselves have to endure." from the NGV website - it is a fascinating read if you have time. NGV website   Wandering around this beautifully hun

Melbourne - city of graffiti!

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A new style of graffiti - lots of sketchy black lines rather than one thick line. Laziza, David and I spent yesterday afternoon and evening mooching about Melbourne centre. They showed me this lane full of wonderful graffiti - one of many I was told. The work is pretty stunning and shows several different styles.  Even the refuse bins are covered.   This is the lovely Laziza who has been looking after me so well since I arrived in this fair country. There were some interesting black and white designs. Great to take sections from.  A very complicated doodle.     Some of the graffiti also used collage . . . I have loads more images from Federation Square but I will leave them for tomorrow - I think these are enough for today. Enjoy . .  x

Lazzie's garden

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Balloons over Melbourne early this morning - we could see them from Laziza's garden . Well I'm here! Both flights were great and I managed to get some sleep so I feel almost human already. The jet lag combined with my medication makes for funny moments when my words come out wrong. I say a word that is similar to the one I want - but not the same. It makes great entertainment. My host is Laziza, she volunteered to put me up on the my arrival in Melbourne until I leave for Geelong on Tuesday morning. We are having great fun. Yesterday we wandered down Fitzroy and looked around the Rose Street Artists Market then had a fabulous lunch. The food here is SO wonderful, I had been craving fresh, crunchy food so had a mango and prawn salad with all kinds of delicious fruit and vegetables in it - I also had a side order of potato wedges with sour cream . . .  in case you thought I was being too good! There was an amazing array of graffiti, but of course being a bit dopey a