Monday, March 9, 2009

Fitzroy again

Went to the Rosalie Gascoign exhibition yeaterday and while some of the work is truly exciting there was a lot of repetition. I guess if you are a selling artist there is a temptation to repeat what "sells". I did love this curtain.

And this is a section from one of the iconic pieces.

After the exhibition we drove around Fitzroy looking at probable new places and I saw this on the side of the road.

How great is this?

What great colours and shapes. We are doing "erosion" in the day photos with Jo hence my excitement.

BUT THE BIG EXCITEMENT IS..............

My nephew and his wife found it in an Antique shop in Williamstown yesterday the slight downside is that it weighs over 100 kgs., fortunately my nephew is a very big, strong chap.

I am so excited but I have to finish a quilt I am making for a person grieving from our bushfires....that will be in the next posting.

9 comments:

jo horswill said...

Art, house hunting, old presses and quilting...you live a such a creative life. Look forward to seeing the quilt and some new prints no doubt!

Leslie Avon Miller said...

Oh that press! Lucky, lucky Janette!

Leslie Avon Miller said...

And I loved your previous header, and I love the new one!

Blue Sky Dreaming said...

Wonderful variety of photos and activities and a beautiful new banner! Love to see the quilt when it is done.

Ro Bruhn said...

Glad you found your press at last. I have one and leave it on a rug on the floor, that way I can drag it around when I need to move it.

Janette Kearns Wilson said...

Thankyou all my friends, will finish the quilt by tomorrow I hope as my art class is on Thursday and it is for one of the girls in the class.
Ro that is a great idea about the rug but I fear it is on the sewing table until I move. I work on the assunption that they have to move a grand piano so a book press.......?!*!

jo horswill said...

Just had to say...I just love the pic of Gabe...oh she is gorgeous even whilst having her bad moment!!!

Janette Kearns Wilson said...

Thanks Jo, but as often confused "she" is a "he"

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