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2.11.09

Essay Safari supervisor

Essay Safari supervisor, originally uploaded by r a v e n 78.

Tansi says 'get writing!'

19.10.09

Gone knitting.

Here comes the green, originally uploaded by r a v e n 78.

7.10.09

Knitting

Knitting, originally uploaded by r a v e n 78.

After school activities.

29.9.09

02

02, originally uploaded by r a v e n 78.

Note to self - don't forget to remember. Or was it remember not to forget?

Shit I dunno.

25.9.09

My head at gallery.

My head at gallery., originally uploaded by r a v e n 78.

I finished at the gallery. I quit. I threw in the towel. I ran away and hid.

It is the end of an era I guess. I started there two years ago when I moved back to Canberra. I wanted some human company and an artists coop seemed like the perfect place to be. The gardens are glorious is spring. The visitors are fantastic to talk to. The fire is perfect for relaxing in front of during winter. The veranda is divine in summer. Wrens pop around in the gardens and chickens and turkeys gad about in herds.

But I had to go. In two years it went from a quaint little group of people putting their wares in the shop. To... a quaint little group of people putting their wares in the shop. Nothing has evolved, Nothing has changed. Many of the items have been sitting there since long before I joined. Layers of dust building up. The items... I'm not really able to call it art... are uncreative... in short... the shine has worn orf. I could go on whinging about the inability to progress, to try new things, to experiment. And hence another person has dropped off the twig. I saw a few start and attempt change and loose heart in the time I was there. I finally gave up. It was time to move on. It is a weird feeling. Relief? Sad?

But at least I have some wicked pictures of chickens.

19.9.09

And she held a cold iron to his poor dear eye.

And she held a cold iron to his poor dear head., originally uploaded by r a v e n 78.

And they say kids these days are exposed to too much violence in their entertainment... what the hell is going on here?

6.9.09

Muir Collection

Muir Collection, originally uploaded by r a v e n 78.

I have been given a short term project at work... sorting out this collection of children's books. The earliest texts are from the 1780 and so forth to now... all the items have something to do with Australia somehow... and my job is to put all 7600 of them into alphabetical order.

This is 20 times more fun than it sounds. I am so excited about all the cover designs. They are so beautiful and I do think some of them... or the style of the early 1900s items would make the most excellent tattoos. I will gather a good array of them to show exactly what I mean. Otherwise keep an eye out on my flickr site for more...

2.9.09

Bye Bye Russell

, originally uploaded by r a v e n 78.

As you may have noticed I am a fan of the Melbourne Football Club. I took this photo on Sunday at Russell's last game for the club. It is quite sad. I have been following them as long as he has been there and I know we haven't seen much of him in the last year or so but the team won't quite look the same without him.

21.8.09

Handmade Market

Clutch purse, originally uploaded by r a v e n 78.

I'm slowly building up my stock for the next market. I am really liking mixing up the doilies and japanese fabrics. The glass button is also a really nice touch. It is vintage. A friends mum had been collecting buttons for 30 or 40 years and emptied them all into my eager hands last Christmas. They came from all over the world.

I love the colours. Gray is beautiful. It makes me calm and passive inside. To mix the Japanese spring florals, glass button, doily and gold ribbon with it is like decorating a quiet room.

Bringing spring in.