Just had to post again, 21/6/21. Winter solstice. The beginning of winter in many countries. Not here, we go by the calendar. So we are officially three weeks into winter, if you ignore the flowers, insects and local indigenous calendar.
Anyway. I was walking a few days ago and noticed that even the leaves are wearing masks!
Hopefully, we will get through winter without too much change and can get out and about.
Where does the time go?? Now it is June, approaching the winter solstice.
However, I have been ignoring this, due to the lovely weather. Yes, the days are shorter but winter is not upon us yet. I have posted previously, I think, that we have 6 seasons in Melbourne, at least. And currently the weather is enticing us out.
I went for a walk along the Yarra (again) today. I am sure I can find almost identical pictures from this time last year, when we were in lockdown and only allowed to go out for an hour of exercise. It is the case again today - but will change from tomorrow, I think we will be allowed our for 2 hours. Sounds exhausting.
Todays' image: not that different from last year, and the many months since then. But still a lovely view. There may be a kayaker in the photo, I am not sure if I caught him in this one.
Anyway, I am working on a new project. It is based on one I did years ago (2012 to be exact) and I am trying to be as free in my design as I seemed to be then. It is turning out to be a challenge, I am finding myself doing rather restricted designs. I will leave it for tonight and have another go tomorrow. Hopefully the leaves and stems will free me up a bit.
It has only been a week since lockdown but I am having to deal with using what I have - again - rather than going to the shop to get the right fabric. I think this background will be ok, it will have to be, really. I will work on it again tomorrow and see what I come up with. Hopefully something that will be ok.
I did a workshop with Jane Sassaman in 2012 and am using the piece I made then as my inspiration. The links I have looked up are rather old, so I don't know what she is up to at the moment.
I don't really know what I intend to do with the piece so the size is a bit amorphous. But I am working on it, something that hasn't happened all that much recently.
I have laid our some of the pieces but will wait until I have done some branches and leaves, then see what I think.
I found images that I took in 2012, thank goodness for digital photography! I will see if I can understand what I took images of and why. I think there is something about cutting out extra layers where possible.
