Love for Art

Baby

2009-10-13T19:49:00.004+10:00

Baby Tawny frog mouth it is time to go.
But Daddy can i stay.
I am only 25 day's old.
Pretty please.

Brother

2009-10-08T18:08:00.003+10:00

My Brother.
Is young at heart.
Will be a Dad for the first time.
Music is his passion.
The Trumpet his companion.
I am his little sister and I love him...

Hello where are you???

2009-09-28T21:07:00.002+10:00

I have been away but not far ..I have been warm and protected..I have been happy and sad..I have been waiting long for the arrival of loved ones ..i have been overwhelmed by fear but felt hope...i have been well really, and i hope you all are good too..I have missed my blog adventures and reading other story's too.

This is winter

2009-07-28T06:52:00.002+10:00

Evening sky

It takes two

2009-06-18T08:33:00.003+10:00

There is a smile of love
And there is a smile of smiles
In which these two smiles meet.

Thinking of my blog friends

2009-06-04T15:57:00.002+10:00

I know I have been neglecting my blog friends a little,I just looked and my last post was on the 16 of may...I am just having such a good time ,I am having a ball and I am sure that when you read the above you will understand ?...

FLOWERS OF THE HOOD

2009-05-16T16:58:00.004+10:00

Today I walked around "The Hood" making pictures of all the flowers i came across ..native flower,,garden flowers,lonely street flower,fence flower,pot flower,favorite flower and even a street sign flower all beautiful and colour full..
This native flower in bloom smells like honey and when you touch it honey drops fall out,very sweet .

click on image to enlarge
There where so many flowers i had to fit them in a collage.
From Leonard street through Churchill st across the bridge on Deshon rd short walk through the park along the mangroves a little bit over busy old Cleveland road into Maynard st,flower street and right turn back into Leonard st only a short walk to home where my favorite Pansy's were waiting for me..
Have a sunny and bright weekend.........xxx

Happy birthday Silvana

2009-05-13T11:13:00.002+10:00

Mona and Dingo XXX

Mona

2009-05-12T10:14:00.002+10:00

xxx Dingo

Morning delight

2009-05-10T18:10:00.005+10:00

Shadow on the bridge where will you go today....

For a walk around the park

Warming up in the morning sun

Butterfly

2009-05-09T17:34:00.002+10:00

Dingo pretending to be fast asleep when a Butterfly had a look at his new polka dot collar .
The Butterfly liked his paws too.
What a sight !

who is the owner?

2009-05-07T17:22:00.004+10:00

Knitting a shawl is a long story one I started last winter with good spirit,determination to have it finished by the end of last winter... not!....picked it up a few weeks ago and under the watch full sleepy eye of Dingo my journey of evenings dedicated to the endless sound of needles knitting has finished in a Beautiful pink shawl made with silk and rabbit fur..so soft and gentle on the skin but hey!
Who is that taking ownership of my warm winter shawl?...huh!
Of course you guessed wright Dingo loves it too,all that hard work, watching for a long time has payed of, I will just have a rest now if you don't mind and Mona you can share it with me so now and then..thanks for knitting me uh and you this warm cosy dream away shawl.

May

2009-05-03T20:54:00.003+10:00

"artwork by me"
There are some days that make you laugh;days when little white clouds chase each other across a smiling sky,when little breezes play around the tree tops and tickle the leaves into laughter .
According to all traditions winter should be sad and silent ,and there should be no birds with happy song. But this dear ,contrary land of ours loves to upset traditions ,and instead of flying of to summer quarters ,or skulking in the bushes ,lots of birds are trilling forth their sweetest song.
from a bush calender .

I have been singing my own sweet song ,I am going too see my Dad and Brother in August!...The last time we were together - Five years ago- I am over the moon !

Tangle

2009-04-29T16:53:00.006+10:00

Sometimes it happens,just feels wright,such a pleasure when
You are inspired. " watercolors on paper"
Brush follows effortless,everything in the correct place,colours are fluent,liner is steady.
I have to thank Delwyn from" A hazy moon" because she takes me with her when Walkabout through Forrest on the Sunshine coast.

I learn

2009-04-24T19:17:00.003+10:00

The painting above I started when on Holidays in France that was a special time which i shared with a very good friend of mine,I had to think of her and thought about this painting how much I struggled to get it finished,I picked it out the other day and i was sad to see that all of the ink had started running,blotched every where! I remembered that I was compromising on buying good tools because of a low budget,i need a good liner to do all the detailing and I have learned my lesson well, a little bit too late for this one.
This painting i made shortly after finishing the top one ,i had this thing with copper paint great effects and fitted the atmosphere of summer for me,I gave this painting away to good friends in America ,This is the only picture I have of this painting and it is not a very good one,lesson learned always document your work properly,no matter what it is.

In that way I am a bit of a hoarder i safe every little bit of what I make because sometimes you make something and don't think the world of it but,when you see it again after a while it can be just what you need for that one project,I learned not to throw out even if I don't like it at the time.

Guard cat Dingo

2009-04-21T12:58:00.006+10:00

Just about every day dingo comes and get me to go out in the garden for some play time,we play hide and seek (dont know why but he loves this game) runs after the ball ( me too) and we check every corner if every thing is still in the wright place,we watch the blue Skye but,is he really watching the blue Skye?

or is it the bird there on the top of the roof.I have known Dingo now for four years and I know he pretends to just have a relax flowerpot rest but....
what he really is doing is looking at these birds through the fence,he knows that the neighbor will feed the birds,every day,same place,same time and I know this too so I am alert.

he thinks i dont know that when he pretends too scratch his nails on the tree

or show his photogenic left side of his face
He is really looking at these birds ,I know that they know because it is every day he same story.
He loves our little wild garden so much that he is very protective of his space when innocent people with dogs pass bye he runs to the fence and (of course knowing he is safe behind the fence) protects it with his life! he stamps front legs firm on the soil and hisses and screams so laud the dog dont even want to sniff for a little while.
in particular this one lady with two dogs is afraid of Dingo attacking her dogs ,when she sees dingo she picks the dogs up and I have too laugh every time again!..I have a guard cat Called Dingo you see his name is very well chosen for this little Grey skinny cat,I did not know he was so curages when i found him that one day.
I know him very well and I know I have to watch him when we are in the garden,I guard him like a dog!

Down the stream

2009-04-19T17:36:00.008+10:00

Somewhere unknown to me you will float.
But I have made a wish.

Remember to be careful when you find
These flowers from my heart.
artwork by me.

Magic is in the Air

2009-04-16T19:41:00.006+10:00

There was magic in the air today the Skye was bluer then blue.

Autumn in Australia -I think- you can not get the weather any better then this,you feel like you are on the top of the world!.. I did today.

felt with silk thread and glass beats .
The days are a kind of hot but at night it is comfortable cool and with this cooler season coming closer i feel like KNITTING!
hand spun wools and silk.
Every winter i knit till late at night,spinning I have learned but don't do it as much because there is so much to do and little time!..at the moment I have several projects going on,painting,tatting,working in the garden and a stripping down paint job!...and soon i will be picking up my shawl I have been knitting since last winter.
I experiment a bit too. hand spun silk/wool with pearls and coral.
The bracelet I wear often. hand spun mohair with felt flower.
Have not been wearing the necklaces yet. hand spun silk with tatted flowers.
For me this season is very inspirational ,the shades at the end of the day inspire me to paint,the blue Sky's make me want to felt and then there are all the other things you want to do,cook a nice meal,go for a walk,play hide and seek with Dingo in the garden,chat with the neighbor and so on lets not forget Blogging and keeping in contact with family and friends...there is just not enough time in the day,it is great when your health is with you so you can do all of these things i am very grateful today.

living with ants

2009-04-15T21:43:00.003+10:00

I have been living with ants lately,I share my living space with these funny little creatures,the story started with just 4 living happy on my table nibbling on whatever I left laying around we gotten used to each other and I thought they must be homeless ants looking for a cosy place to live over the winter months and shelter from the rain.
As you know Ants do have large families my friends must have told all of their families members about this spot,my table,my couch,my bed,my food,my floor just about every where I have members of the family living in good harmony and clean they are as well.
But is this now getting out of hand?..when rains have passed will they return home and leave me in peace ?..well you see I do not know what to do as I am not for killing they deserve the world as much as I do

I deleted the footage because it was taken ages too load the page

look they are really nice!
I am sure that many people will just wipe them of the face of the earth and would not think twice about it but I just cant do it!..so I have to accept and wait till the rains have gone ooh and probably not having sweet things around on the table because just like me they have a sweet tooth!

Submarine sitting

2009-04-13T11:14:00.020+10:00

When I was given the opportunity by my dear friend Ali to create felted wool beanbags for her PHD end presentation i was delighted ,not knowing what would be a had of me creating three large Beanbags for the sound installation room.

The presentation was to be in may so i had about three months to do my part and i needed all that time,I was new to felting ,just learning when I took on this big job.
I got a bit injured because of the circular movements I had to make with my hands,after the project i found out there were tools available to make the process of making felt go quicker.

There were pieces of felt everywhere ...so I had rest underneath.

before I started to sew the pieces together.

The making flourished.
a look into the white room.

listening to sounds coming from the parabolic speakers,the whole purpose for the position of the beanbags was so people could listen to underwater sounds coming from the speakers in a relaxed mode.

.my friends exhibition was called :in another light and the theme taken was the movement of kelp or for me: underwater tree's. As kids do playing with the beanbags was fun.In between I did manage to make us costumes to look the part,I am wearing a creation inspired by seaweed,my dear friend Ali is wearing a creation inspired by jelly fish.To have been able to work on something so big has been such a privilege for me ,we had a lot of fun too My doctor friend Ali is very dear to me ...i do not know if I ever will make a beanbag again but never say never,in the meantime Dingo has taken over the beanbag as being his favorite sleeping place (of course).I also could not have done this project without the moral support from my lovely sister.

Happy Easter

2009-04-11T22:08:00.003+10:00

Dear is the casurina to my soul

2009-04-09T23:32:00.004+10:00

But not because of its magnificence
Dear is the Casuarina to my soul:
Beneath it we have played; though years may roll,
O sweet companions, loved with love intense,
For your sakes, shall the tree be ever dear!
Blent with your images, it shall arise
In memory, till the hot tears blind mine eyes!
What is that dirge-like murmur that I hear
Like the sea breaking on a shingle-beach?
It is the tree's lament, an eerie speech,
That haply to the unknown land may reach Toru Dutt 1856-1877

Not because of love but because of sound this tree takes me back in time when I slept on deserted beaches.
I was only seventeen when I traveled up to Arnhem land (Arnhem Land, Australia, is Aboriginal homeland at the Australian Top End east of Darwin). our hearts were courage's and young and fear did not exist,I slept everywhere i lay my head never thinking of what might be hiding in our wild bush ,so I never did see any danger,no spiders,snakes,crocs we just cruised along in the jeep and picked out the most beautiful places to stay for a while.
After a while being in nature we lost all interest for materialism i think there were moments I can recall as the happiest time in my life so far,our trip lasted for three months and I have a few nice story's to tell if you want?? artwork by me,pen drawing from a long time ago

Today

2009-04-09T10:23:00.004+10:00

The sisterhood award is traveling overseas to Aleksandra on NEW TIMES ARRIVED
You are lovely xxx Mona.

BLUE

2009-04-08T11:50:00.004+10:00

I have a liking towards the colour blue drawing by me
Some things I have
some things I do setting up a new drawing
I just like blue making dolls

Dingo king of the castle

2009-04-05T16:12:00.005+10:00

A little story about a handsome cat called Dingo.
One day four years ago after contemplating it for over ten years I decided I was ready to have a cat in my live,and what a good decision that was honestly!..he was curled up at the Rspca and the lady showing me all the kittens said: ooh the Grey one (Dingo) no one wants him he is very vocal, I will have him then thank you he is the one! he came home and he owned the place strait away and ever since he is the king of the castle.
Now i dont mind anything he does I think all is funny ( except bringing in wildlife) but let me tell you he demands us to get up in the middle of the night to let him in and early morning when he is well rested but we are fast asleep demands to be let out with loud calls,ha ha??? ..well Mostly it is my sister who gets up ( every night) she is a light sleeper she does not laugh but she just go's along with it ha ha ???.
He is also very jealous does not want me to talk with people and especially on the phone when he hears me talking on the phone ( I dont know how he knows) he comes running down the hall screaming for help! ha ha ??? I think it is so cute but demands to be stroked and kissed and to be told he is great, I become all nervous on the phone you know it is like having a child on your lab.
when I start talking about My little boy Dingo you will be here till tomorrow and the day after to listen what I have to say about the daily routines of my life with Pinkie ( his nick name).

So I will tell a story or two so now and then about my friend Dingo. click picture to enlarge
I do not believe we are more or less then our fellow four legged friends,what do you think?

flowers for you

2009-04-03T08:50:00.003+10:00

Flowers for my blog friends artwork by me
just because
I like you

Tree

2009-04-02T14:31:00.003+10:00

The sky was pink from rim to rim with rosy clouds,that send their glow on to the tips of the tree tops and awakened all the birds of the neighbourhood into song.
from: a bush calender April.

There is one good thing about not sleeping well at night,
I get too enjoy different hours of a day.

The morning glimpse of the sun which i see rising with the light of a candle
The morning songs of birds more then I can Imagine living in a city
Dingo purring away with me as his pillow.
I try too see the positive of not having good nights of sleep lately,it will pass I know.

Good morning to the World

2009-03-30T09:56:00.004+10:00

We are reborn into this world every time we wake,there is daily the change to make a new start and live a new life. from the thousands paths to wisdom.

Sometimes when I lay my head to rest at night,
when i feel the day was not that great
I remember to say to myself
There will always be tomorrow to try again.

artwork by me, water colour and ink on paper.

Happy birthday mamma Maria mamma moonlight

2009-03-27T20:30:00.002+10:00

Hello Mamma it is your birthday today so I have made a collage with happy pictures,lovely memories .
wonder what you are doing up there in heaven having a party?..we are just taking it easy today and celebrate your birthday in our hearts,I can smell your favorite flower outside and this weather would have been perfect to have a little walk about together.
yes this has been a lovely day today i "just "wanted to let you know.

Stars and the Moon

2009-03-26T21:05:00.005+10:00

It doesn't have to be dark for you to reach for the stars-they are always out there waiting to be touched. from a thousand paths to wisdom.

Artwork by me: ink and water colour on paper.

Autumn

2009-03-25T16:26:00.005+10:00

Its Finally Autumn weather
Ooh how I have been waiting for these perfect blue sky's .
Waking up from a summer sleep with a gentle breeze.
From Oceans not so far.
I am in a dream like state of mind.
This feels like being in LOVE.

by the river

2009-03-23T19:10:00.001+10:00

Distance

2009-03-21T23:08:00.004+10:00

This word has been on my mind this week actually more what it means to me.
Distance is relative when you tune in it does not matter where you are you can sense what other people are somehow feeling ,people who are close to you,on the other side of the world or, in the room next to yours and on the other site of the computer screen.I find this fascinating how this works in our world but do I want to have an explanation or read about it or,do I just want to believe that we are more then mind,body and soul that our spirit is actually a had of us and we are catching up a little later to be confirmed that what we where feeling or and thinking was right! I have had enough experiences to believe that "Distance is Relative".
I wonder if you had any experiences that confirms this ?
Or what is your opinion on this?
artwork by me,japanese water colours on paper.

Knots

2009-03-16T23:23:00.009+10:00

Knots to be precise 18.710.00 of them I have spend a bit of time on making this shawl/necklace but I am pleased! long pearl shape's around the neck and at the end round shape's made out of shell.

I have used two shuttles and white cotton thread...........And

My hands which after this project desperate need a rest .

Proud to present "zebra stones"

2009-03-13T23:12:00.010+10:00

The unique Zebra Stone has been placed at 600 million years in the Upper Proterozoic era or Pre-Cambrian period. The only known deposits in the world have been discovered in the East Kimberleys, Western Australia.

The stone consists of a fine grained siliceous argillite (indurated siltstone or clay stone) with rhythmic patterns of red bands or spots contrasting sharply with a lighter background. It is not known how the regular patterns were formed, but the red stripes are colored by ferric (iron) oxide. Geologists have investigated Zebra Stone without producing any valid explanation of its origin. The stone's unsurpassed natural beauty typifies the color and spirit of Australia and some have said the stone has a special quality bringing luck. Most occurrences are now submerged beneath the dam waters of Lake Argyle. Since its discovery in 1924, it has been used widely as an ornamental stone.picture 1/. The first zebra stone was given to me by my mother ,she secretly pushed the stone in my hand and said: this one will bring you luck.picture 2/my collection.

The zebra stone is a jewel from a different kind i look at my collection often and love the mystery surrounding them,they feel so clean but robust and the patterns are so from another world ,I have fallen for this stone. picture from the web

Info on the zebra stone found at the world library.

Viva la frivolite # 3

2009-03-11T15:19:00.008+10:00

Two more pages finished of my little felted book.
.
I have done a bit of rescuing, First this beautiful peace of art I felt so lucky I found this in the op shop.

I thought i used up all of my luck but gave it another try a few day's later and.....
Another peace so beautiful I had to think of this lady or maybe man tatting this into a perfect composition of knots..so far i have only found one spot where you can see some sewing in I treasure this one dearly so....

I had to take a picture of dingo dreaming away under a landscape of flowers.
This has been a great finding treasures week so far.

Now i am going to my ballroom class.
But my neck is a bit crook.
Maybe if I shake it a bit,or walk up strait.
perhaps a little less of internet will do the trick?
But i am addicted to blogland can"t you see.
And everything I want to know is in my little box
Day and night in front of me.

Single Tree

2009-03-07T20:31:00.003+10:00

I am one single tree,grown tall with complicated patterns,one strong tree colorful and free.

I am one Tree, standing tall with whispering leaves.
I am one Tree who has whispered and spoken up loud depending on the wind, a tree who has found a place to just hang out in silence,the whispering has stopped for now because there is no breeze to make her sing.

artwork by: mona van dijk -acrylic on canvas.

Fish

2009-03-05T23:44:00.004+10:00

Emerged into the movement of fish and kelp...
acrylic on canvas original painting is much more clear but liked it blurry for this post.
painting by : Mona van dijk

where I was born

2009-03-02T19:37:00.008+10:00

In prehistoric times the sea still washed over what now is land ,accumulating sand,clay and gravel,gradually formed the ground that today is Holland.

The history of the Netherlands was not one of passive submission.After being ruled for centuries by foreign dynasties ,the freedom loving inhabitants decided to be independent.

In this low-lying country,many parts of which are well below sea-level.
Windmills have long been used for mastering the inland water ways when swollen by heavy rainfall excess water is pumped back into the rivers or the sea.
The windmill has established itself as an inseparable part of the dutch landscape.
When between Easter and Whitsunday dutch people go to see the tulips ,hyacinths,and narcissus,filling field upon field with their colourful profusion.
It has been said about the dutch that they only begin to feel free and easy when they are on the ice. ( this makes me laugh)
Rembrandt's Night watch ,the most famous off all dutch pictures.
The little boys are dressed like the girls and wear their hair long.
In 1948 Queen Juliana took the oath-at present we have Queen Beatrix-
If you are looking for Holland at its most characteristics,you can't find a prettier scene than e meadow with cows.
On the soggy soil the reputedly national foot wear is very useful.
porters on the Alkmaar Cheese market.

From the top of the dunes you look down safely onto the ranks of the waves that topple over one and another in the surf.
Since 1875 ,its sturdy poles and gently sloping stones offer well calculated resistance to the waves.
And what is my post without some sort of handcraft -i learned to knit at a very young age and till today my knitting needles come with me where ever I go-

Hope you have liked this little bit of history about my home country of course in the year 2009 much have changed and to my regret sometimes-I have been back only once since I live here in Australia, in some parts of the city I cant read some signs ,It is not safe on the streets,20 million people living on a square meter per person, music ,art and culture are the things that i miss at times Ooh and some of the foods make me dream...Coffee is for real..I don' understand instant coffee do you?.....

J for Jan

2009-03-01T14:33:00.007+10:00

I was given the letter J too play with I opened the dictionary and did see a few words that I would use like:Jazz,or Jewelery,Jacaranda,Jasmin,Jeans,joke but none of them rang the bell as much as my dad's name: Johanus Antonius or short: Jan

He was born in 1933 and he had 16 other brother and sisters. large family life in these day's

He was a fine young man here who loved ballroom dancing

He danced many nights away with my mum his favorite dance: the slow foxtrot

I came in there life as the fifth child the youngest of them all.

Jan my dad is in his seventy's now and lives in Holland.Jan without you there would not be a me..

thank you Carolyn for giving me this letter.

When something is wrong with my baby

2009-02-28T20:45:00.002+10:00

something is wrong with me
Dingo has been a bit off color the last few day's he has this infection in his eye, he has been in a fight with the ginger cat from his neighbor hood -strange because this male cat is his great friend when ever he sets eyes on him he looses his mind and does not want to come home -so I have been caring for him-cleaning his eye with distilled water and chamomile-TLC-and tucked him in which he really liked!-today he got the all clear it looks so much better no doctor needed-
happy me now!

Strange tree's

2009-02-26T20:42:00.004+10:00

It usually starts with a kiss but with me it started with a snail (you think?huh?)
Well I was just having a practice with tatting and my choice was too make a snail from this lovely book tatting collage by Lindsay rogers.

But as I kept on going I thought "Nice" this could be something a bit more interesting (I do find snails interesting) as a project so this is what it turned out to be some strange looking trees in my opinion, a tree does not have a glass trunk and pink? but it was such fun making them and kept on making till I reached five so what to do with them now? well will see for now they are in a little box .I might make a few more as I bought all of the glass balls from the shop!..I get very excited you see-it was a nice little project - back to my little felted tatting book now,or.......

Reflections

2009-02-25T22:39:00.009+10:00

-Reflections of times that used to be -

I am a bit sad today reminiscing on past times when motherly love surrounded me- -Today you could see even when dancing the happy dance that my heart was full of missing memory's -
-My mother was A great lover of writing small poems
they were mostly about tree's -
felted tree's-acrylics on canvas -art by me

a bush calender

2009-02-24T14:51:00.005+10:00

FEBRUARY

It is really a month of debutantes for all the young birds are entering the arena of life,and trying there little voices in the universal song.
By this time next year they will all be bringing out sons and daughters of there own,but now youth and freedom are theirs.
( from :a bush calender by Amy E Mack)

I started this painting- when back in Holland for a while -I did not realize it would take me one year to finish-I was dreaming too come back home to Australia to be outdoors again and see the birds fly over -I guess this painting represents "all I love about this land" and why I want too be here.

viva la frivolite # 2

2009-02-23T12:33:00.005+10:00

I have finished another two pages of my little felted book-iam starting to like this new addition to my family of art-a few more pages to go-

"Purity"

2009-02-19T23:53:00.003+10:00

Balroom dancing

2009-02-18T20:42:00.005+10:00

I totally forgot to mention that I have joined a Ballroom orientation class each week we get too learn a few steps of a new dance-last week The Rumba - This week The cha cha cha -I have a love for vintage dresses and I do have collected a few from my browsing through the op shops-and yes I can imagine me wearing them I love the dresses but do not get much oppertunity -after this course you can decide wich dance you want too learn-i probably want to learn them all-and a dress to fit every occasion-looking forward to this new adventure-

Madonna and child

2009-02-18T10:02:00.005+10:00

This one is for my mama who is safe in heaven.

And a thank you to Delwyn who helped me find words to this image.
Her blog A hazy moon i follow with great pleasure.

"like" a mermaid

2009-02-17T21:01:00.005+10:00

Viva la frivolite # 1

2009-02-17T18:26:00.001+10:00

These are pages from a little felted book -in between-because
I have this large project of tatting that i just needed a brake from.

Orange country

2009-02-16T17:46:00.007+10:00

silk /felt.

Knitted trees on a felted back ground.

Japanese water colors with ink on paper.

Today I had to be up Mount Nebo,it takes about ten minutes to get me where i have to be and I love this drive -I call it orange country- some tree's trunks are orange and they stand out from the rest-this happened after back burning -taken pictures of the tree's when they were on fire but till now I just drive by waiting for the right moment too capture -till then a few more tree's off mine-

world map

2009-02-15T22:05:00.000+10:00

My dear Friend Ali gave me this lot of wool and silk for a special project-sometimes you have to prepare too create something new-with this it was done in no time no preparation just layered it down in one go-in winter this large shawl is my cat's favorite-and mine as well -

Fallen in love with Australia

2009-02-15T15:14:00.009+10:00

When I came here the first time about 23 years ago I was sold to the beauty of this land-my
wish to be able too live here was a dream come true when I moved here 9 years ago-
Outside living is such blessing when you grew up in a big city at the other side of the world,places are overcrowded never a time too be alone or have silence surrounding you.
This place is my inspiration for many of the things I do-I belong here as much as the tree's -
And tree's i love.

Working with felt became a passion when introduced By my good friend mady dooijes
I have not worked with felt for a while but when I picked out some peaces this morning i thought hee I need to do some felting soon again -I think I stopped for a while because of the water shortage-i was making very large peaces which uses lots of rinsing water-shawls,blankets, and even made beanbags which where part of an exhibition in collaboration with my dearest friend Ali Verban-this was the end prensentation of her PHD- I have some pictures somewhere that i need to look up-ok I need to go now because I have been asked to kook the choock.

He is my valentine

2009-02-14T14:20:00.002+10:00

Cant help it but dingo is my Valentine-

found

2009-02-13T18:23:00.000+10:00

I love browsing through second hand stores and this is what I found-for 25 cents each- treasures-the pale blue one- I have sewn the two doily s together and made into a shawl-winter is coming to Australia so I can wear it again!

Drawn by nature

2009-02-13T12:03:00.006+10:00

On my adventure to the local op shop I found this etching - this beautiful Maori woman-an original print from 1776 -nr: 808 of a limited edition of 2000 prints-

	Hodges accompanied Captain Cook on his second voyage to the South Seas from 1772-75. He mainly drew landscapes, but also some animals, birds and the peoples of the Pacific islands visited by the European explorers. Many of his views were later worked up into oil paintings or reproduced as engravings in published accounts of Cook's voyages and discoveries.

Back in the day's of glamour

2009-02-11T09:58:00.004+10:00

And back to when photography was all done in stages..you had a contact sheet to choose the best picture from-no deleting-everything was done by hand-amazing when you think about it now-
these pictures are taken by my sister in Florance Italy these where the days of glamour and travel- being young and careless-ME-

Dingo and the bal

2009-02-10T11:56:00.004+10:00

I don't want

too play

butterfly

2009-02-09T16:42:00.000+10:00

Grey colored cotton necklace with Paua shell and pearls

Iron will

2009-02-09T15:11:00.007+10:00

.tea spoons

I love you

2009-02-08T11:37:00.000+10:00

Being a woman

2009-02-08T11:27:00.003+10:00

felt projects

2009-02-07T00:14:00.000+10:00

Close up of felted embroidered button.

Felted shawl with knitted mohair.

Felted bag with knitted mohair

endless love

2009-02-05T18:25:00.000+10:00

love for frivolite is becoming a love with no end,endless tatting, drifting away in my world of fantasy ,klik.klik.klik

necklace ,cotton,shell and mother of pearl button.

king of his kingdom

2009-02-05T18:18:00.002+10:00

my street

2009-02-03T22:15:00.002+10:00

frivolite landscape

2009-02-03T22:13:00.000+10:00

love - peace and frivolite

2009-02-02T19:12:00.000+10:00

Peace please because we are in need too shine

2009-02-02T14:25:00.008+10:00

Can I have some Peace please for all People around this Globe because we are in need too shine-we need too live and let live.

I am concerned - all the empty eyes i stare into when I watch the news-sparkle eyes- children -woman-man-lost forever the lovely Sparkle not to be found back again-never.

experimental waves

2009-02-01T15:08:00.000+10:00

made into a bracelet to carry Paua shell .

Jonas the Whale

2009-02-01T11:11:00.006+10:00

Jonas the Whale came across my world and I became lost within his presence .

I was young

2009-01-31T18:47:00.007+10:00

When I had the pleasure of working with Sheila Metzner and Grace Coddington,i always think back of that time with great memories

sound from shells in the summer wind

2009-01-29T20:57:00.000+10:00

knitted copper wire, tatted silk thread
mother of purl buttons and some sort of shell.

Rainbow

2009-01-29T20:45:00.003+10:00

There was a rainbow this late afternoon expended across the sky .
lovely way to end the day's light + wonderful too start the night.

to have more then you can wear

2009-01-28T13:26:00.000+10:00

here we go more to wear

Life through glass

2009-01-28T13:15:00.003+10:00

I have been seeing life through a glass ball lately ,vague but clear a different vision of life when repetition seems to be all you see and you cant get out.

Mona van Dijk: the fruit is ripe and ready to be seen.

2009-01-27T15:45:00.000+10:00

Mona van Dijk: the fruit is ripe and ready to be seen.

Necklace

2009-01-26T19:51:00.000+10:00

Tatting has become an obsession but I don't mind ,once you start you can't stop.

finished

2009-01-22T17:16:00.000+10:00

besides knitting,felting and tatting I have fallen in love with smocking..talking about patience this is the ultimate.

dingo

2009-01-21T21:21:00.003+10:00

bit more

2009-01-21T21:17:00.000+10:00

felted apron with antique glass buttons.

all previous

2009-01-21T21:11:00.000+10:00

i am totally into my project with shells i go from one into another ..I thought to show some of my previous work just for fun.
felted shawl with embroidered fish. knitted silk shawl with tatting.

freedom

2009-01-15T22:57:00.003+10:00

We all want freedom but mostly it is fit into one day... I am after freedom that will last a lifetime .

Shine a light

2009-01-13T19:28:00.002+10:00

I want to shine a light for people who are without tonight.

still busy making

2009-01-11T19:59:00.000+10:00

I have collected a large amount of sea fruit over the last few weeks, I get so much pleasure out of this project that i cant stop so there will be more to come ..This weekend i have found more treasures from the sea on a lovely market near the ocean ..

the fruit is ripe and ready to be seen.

2009-01-11T19:45:00.000+10:00

" necklace" coral and silk thread
" necklace" coral and silk thread
" necklace" round shapes made from shell and silk thread
" necklace" shapes made from shell,purl and silk thread

" necklace" round shapes made from shell and silk thread

I have a love affair with shells and silk ,when I came across these shapes made out of shell i saw the two go hand in hand,tatting with silk and shells...that can be "so" nice too make art as pleasant as finding a shell on a beach..in this work I am not after complicated counting the simplicity off every knot is a story on its own this work is entirely free , freedom is what i am after this year.

Kuchiemudlo dreaming

2009-01-07T14:17:00.003+10:00

We..... are out and about Sis and I on our favorite island for the day.

opal sky

2009-01-05T19:28:00.004+10:00

How beautiful it can be a sky like a candy store, you cant get enough you want more and more a lust for the eye ,food for your thoughts ,I feel like a heavenly being underneath a blanket of color wrapping myself again into this moment ,it will be gone soon the ever changing ,in a moment I have to capture and safe it all in a vivid memory.

almost ready

2009-01-01T23:19:00.000+10:00

A little deserved brake at this beautiful beach in new south wales,the first swim in the new year what a wonderful day..I had to do a little tatting.

Voor mijn lieve Silvana

2009-01-01T23:12:00.003+10:00

Happy new year ...i love you..

It was a wonderful day at the beach my first swim in the new year.

I love Feang

2008-12-26T21:58:00.002+10:00

for you close to my heart

2008-12-25T23:09:00.005+10:00

I hold you close to my heart dear Ali..... a rose you are already.

SIS

2008-12-23T14:56:00.003+10:00

My sis star...

fruit of the SEA

2008-12-22T18:35:00.000+10:00

Is coming soon......... I'am busy making.

Is there anybody home

2008-12-22T15:36:00.009+10:00

Is there someone home today...frantic Christmas ? do I get time to relax..holy Christmas? do you mind if Iam not part of it this Christmas.

storm season

2008-12-20T23:25:00.005+10:00

It has been a stormy summer so far ,we get woken up by thunder and lightning in the middle of the night,day storms are my favorite and if I can I'm there on my Venue to take pictures it feels a bit dangerous as well not only the sky looks like a threat to all of us the sound is overwhelming the winds make you feel nervous the lightning so dominant ..

Feang and Charlie

2008-12-19T22:03:00.004+10:00

It was a dreamy hot day ,brothers Feang and Charlie .

all you see

2008-12-17T23:47:00.007+10:00

Orchids at the wedding of Peter and Eshana

my bag

2008-12-17T19:30:00.000+10:00

I love my bag so much ! made by myself.

Dingo

2008-12-17T17:40:00.007+10:00

Like sitting on the balcony on full moon

Today dingo has not been home yet ,he wanted to go outside early this morning and so I opened the door for him just like every day.
I always worry about him my friends say not to do so but i try and try and for short periods it works ...but not today...He must be busy doing his cat stuff you know sniffing ,marking the whole neighborhood yes that is just what it is I keep reminding myself..he is a cat and wants to do cat things.