An Artist's house

I have friends who are house sitting the most interesting house of a multi media artist. I was invited for dinner and to stay the night.
Every wall, surface even the garden is filled with painting and sculpture.

I slept in the 'Teddy' room

Yes this room is for the Teddy's. I didn't count them, but they were all shapes and sizes.

Religious icons

She has a thing for religious subjects.

my favourite

This painting and some of the others have random pieces of jigsaw puzzle stuck onto the canvas and then the painting just done over the top. it gives the painting great texture.

Yes she also does tapestry

Lots of texture here

Love the frangipani's 

Candle holder

A very interesting visit.

Another new gem in 'The Hood'

On my walk last Sunday morning I found another new shop on my way home. Tucked up behind some other old shop fronts in Monmouth Street.

The sign

50's chair

We have a chair like this in our garage that our old cat Rexi sleeps on during the day. It is placed so that the sun shines on him to keep him warm in the winter. This one is priced at $75. Expensive cat chair.

Recycled denim

Note books

These are actually note books made from recycled paper. Some of the covers are old Golden Books, and some are paper patterns. The actually patterns are still in the packets, so that the cover has a padded effect.
There is a craft room being decorated now that will hold regular classes. I do hope that this is successful - the owner is so lovely.

New in our neighbourhood

There is an old building on Hawthorne Road that housed a garage since 1902. In fact at one point we lived next door to the owner in the early 70's.
It is now a fabulous, deli, grocer (with wonderful exotic food), coffee shop etc etc. A wonderful addition to our area.

I walked down to investigate last Sunday was was very pleasantly surprised.

The flowers are lovely - of course

Signage

Fruit and veg

Range of Persian goodies

Fabulous gift ideas

Good coffee

I am very pleased that it was very busy, and the staff very friendly.

National Lamington Day

Jonelle and I visit Old Government House on National Lamington Day. We did a tour of the public rooms. This lovely chandelier was designed to represent the golden wattle tree the floral symbol of Queensland.

Great chandelier  

I loved this carpet

This great carpet was designed to represent Queensland. I just loved the black crows. We have so many of them around our house. I find them fascinating. I love they way they really look you in the eye.
After the tour we had coffee and laming tons in the dining room.

1950's revisited

My Grandmother Lucy Maud Jamieson was a dressmaker. In today's language she would have been described as a 'designer/dressmaker'. She was creative in many ways including painting the cement floor in the down stairs room when they installed a second toilet. The concrete was painted and then she hand painted free style a lovely pattern on it.

I loved 2 bottles that she decorated, and was very pleased to find them after she died. Apparently they didn't mean anything to anyone but me, so I have been treasuring them since the 1970's.

Very elegent

Hand painted

The black and white creation was done with thin plastic tubing. It was all the rage when I was a child. People made necklaces and broaches. Nana very cleverly covered this bottle.

These are both now over 50 years old. I just love them.

French Festival

It was a beautiful Brisbane winter's day last Saturday. After a week of rain it seemed that everyone was 'out and about' to enjoy the sunshine.

Can you imagine imagine going to war dressed like this

Ceramic artist

The Artist

The sculptor

The food

Strictly speaking I am sure Churros are Spanish but I couldn't resist them. The best I have ever tasted.

The first wattle of the season

I walked in wonderful winter sunshine up to the library last Wednesday on my day off. On the way back I had coffee at Larte and read the morning paper.

Along Riding Road on my way home I could smell the unmistakable fragrance of wattle. I stopped and found my self right under the tree.

Wattle always reminds me of Slack's Creek where I lived as a child. The sandy soil and numerous wattle and gum trees.

Australia

Beautiful fragrance