Rainforest texture

The knobbly trunk of a giant Bunya Pine, Mt Glorious, Miala National Park picnic area. It reminds me of elephant skin and the branches are the tail with only green at the end of the branch.

The huge canopy with soft light filtering through from an overcast sky.

Lovely colours in the natural environment- these little details are quickly passed by most walkers.

 

Shape

This caught my eye in the Emirates Dubai lounge. The design maxim is 'use odd numbers' but I don't think that would have been so pleasing with these vases.

'The Leaf of the Party' dress

This is a very small, very quickly made up prototype of the dress for my flat, plywood tree. The tree also has a fork with 4 upper branches, that will also be dressed. I'm working on the 2 large panels now, one for the front and one for the back.

On the wash-away base. I arrange my snippets of fabrics.

It has been a fun exercise to arrange the fabric in a rough sequence of darker at the bottom and lighter at the top.

It's hard to see the white washaway on my white tiles.

Taking Leaf of my Senses

Today I'm going to the town of Warwick, about 2 hours driving time from Brisbane, to take down my solo exhibition Taking Leaf of my Senses, which had been extended by a week. It has been a pleasure to work with Gallery Director Karina Devine and her staff who do a wonderful job greeting visitors and hanging shows etc.

You may know my nickname is 'colour and shape', so I'll leave you with this beautiful shape photo from the Chinkan Tower,Tainan.

It is a doorway in one of the pavilions.
 

Mangosteens

These tropical fruits are soft, juicy and white inside the hard red, outer protective skin. I have always loved their colour and shape, from the petal like top leaves to the flower shape on the base. We first ate them in Malaysia many years ago. Now they are available in Australia during their Summer season.

Brisbane Festival

The Santos City of Lights laser light show is on each night during the Brisbane Festival & we had to see it! While waiting for the 7pm show we listened to live music at the Southbank Cultural Forecourt in the Santos Lounge and admired the artwork ABOVE which hangs on the QPAC [Queensland Performing Arts Centre] building. It is inspired by the work of Sally Gabori, an artist from Bentinck Island in the Southern Gulf of Carpentaria.

Much of the seating provided were light cubes which changed colour. They were easy for people to move around.

Thanks for your comments on yesterday's colours Kate & 'thesis writer'.

Curled toes

Yes, Jan they are my PJ's. The curled toe is traditional on Mongolian footwear, as in the photo above & the ones to follow.

And boots were available to buy at the State Department Store, but I resisted!

A rare sight

My cutting table is normally covered in the current project & numerous other bits & pieces, so this is a rare sight to see it 'cleaned' up. It was done while pondering the edge [procrastinating] for the long quilt.

And why do I keep a big red bird pen on the table? So I can see it under all the stuff that usually lives on the table- the regular ones just don't stand out enough.

Colour & shape

I was impressed by this unusual 'bat flower', seen recently in a pottery/gift shop.

Banksia

I wish I had bought one of those 'apples' to try- next time! Now I know what this is- a big bad Banksia man. Have fun in February.

Polar bears

These cute fellas are in the Queensland Art Gallery water mall. Scott Redford from the Gold Coast is the artist.

Taos Pueblo

A World Heritage Site, touristy, a shopping site- all ways to describe the pueblo, which is a must see. Our 30 minute guided tour with April Winter, filled us in on the history & reality of pueblo life- no running water or electricity even today, as the inhabitants, who move out during peak tourist season, wish to preserve, as much as possible, the integrity.

Adobe walls are made of clay, straw & water & need regular maintenance. Suzanne have a great US holiday & I'm glad I've kept you enthused.

The 'pink' question

"What if everything in the world was pink?" asked 5 year old granddaughter, the other day. Hmmm...

Cardwell lily

My friend Sue is a great gardener & can reel off the botanical names of everything she sees, unlike me. I'm looking at the colour & shape & this Cardwell Lily in her garden was just delightful.