In my studio...

My sewing skills are slowly improving... Last week I spent a long time making a A4 bag for my dear friend Jaci only to realize, once finished, that she wouldn't fit her exam pad in there!!!

Oh well, good practice :-)

The new one is on its way and so far so good!

A quick peep, work in progress:

Feminine inspiration

Emily Dickinson.

I don't know much about her but one of her famous quotes:

"I live in possibility"

It makes me want to seek out possibilities, be open and daring...

And read her poems.

Images found on the net.

Protea

What strikes me while driving around the Cape of Good Hope area is how the environment appears tortured by the elements...the fynbos whipped by the winds and beaten by the sun but in amongst that "end of the world" landscape, the most amazing protea bushes grow, so delicate, so intricate and yet so resistant...

The pin-cushions had started blooming and I went mad, taking photos of them with my new magnifying lenses... aren't they magnificent?

Heads

In the past few months I have been obsessed with making heads at my ceramics classes and I finally brought two of them home. They seem to be a mix of African/Roman features, the nose always turning out thin and a bit crooked...just like mine.

I have grown very attached to them, for now they sit on our dining room table.

And there are at least another 4 coming!

Travel

Last week we escaped to Cape Town. As usual, the Cape takes my breath away, I love the fynbos' smell, the fresh air, cruising around, watching the whales and eating delicious food (we had the best waffles ever!).

Each time we end up dreaming and scheming of where we would live if we moved there...

Probably here :-)

Or here

We would have to start all over again though...

For now dreaming and scheming will do!

Some new friends...

Nature

I find a lot of peace, calm and inspiration in nature.

It has so much to offer...

I'm off on a little trip! Will tell you more when I get back.

See you soon!

Mosaic

Last year I helped mosaic artist Jane Durand www.durandmosaic.co.za with one of her project (that will be a whole other post...). I then proceeded to make and install my own mosaic at home.

Here are a few snippets of it.

The finished product, around our outside shower

Details

The view :-)