Unravelling "mystory" this week...

After an eventful and exciting week, last week, this weeks been just as eventful...but in a different sort of way.

Monday was our 1st Monday of the month art group get together...hence the above "spool", but more of that later.

Janette visited on Wednesday.
We had a great day, that started with some printmaking.
I had read about a technique using water soluble crayons. You use them to draw onto a sheet of acetate.
Working with damp paper, we used the press and a baren to pick up the print.


Not ground breaking stuff, but the technique certainly has potential...I think!

In my last post, I mentioned meeting a Hills artist Grietje.
She is a painter and does life drawing.
I may pick up a few life drawing classes with her. It's been 5 years since I did any of it.

I have been looking at Aussie artist Margaret Woodward. Worth "Googling" her name.

I'm flying up to Sydney next week for a couple of days, to see Warren :) who is working interstate allot these days :(
I'm planning a visit to the Art Gallery Of NSW while I'm there.


I picked up these seed pods at the op shop today!
They were wired onto one of those woven dried grass broomsticks.
The counter assistant commented on "all the work" it took someone to make.
I didn't have the heart to tell her what I had in mind.
To snip them all off with wire cutters...and voila, great "still life" potential.


Planted some herbs this week. All the old faithfuls, mint, coriander, Italian parsley, tarragon, thyme and oregano.


The Japanese Maple is putting on a show...and I love my front row seat!

And lastly...our art group challenge word for the month is " S P O O L "


Here is a first scribble...


And a scratchy little print...

Have no idea where this is going...


and like Tia, I'm not that concerned...

Tomorrow, Jesse my son who plays football, has a match up at Kinglake, one of the devastated areas in the bush fires.
I'm feeling apprehensive about going into the area and seeing it for the first time since that devastating day! But we are there to support, not only our team but Kinglake too. I will be cheering for both sides!!!