friday five

This week's friday five are themed around threads/weaving/fibre art - I'm inspired for a bit of fiber art this weekend with the weather heading for winter warmies...! I find that crafts involving wool are gathered up in armfulls from their storage places of last year and braught out with new zeal as the cool weather invites. Some of the following works of art might inspire you to new projects this weekend xx


This new to me website, Songs of Light is a beautiful visual diary of nature...I am especially inspired by these stunning web images!



An ethereal weaving project found here.


The stunning art of Anne Lindberg found via Design Milk is amazing in its diversity and detail - these are fine threads of cotton - check out more of her work!


A place to purchase contempory weaving and timber art found here


These beautiful woven cushions found via Design Milk

weekend wonder (late!)


Work here at weave+wonder this week has been all about this...

STAY TUNED - IF YOU ARE ON OUR MAIL LIST - NEW HOLIDAY CLASSES WILL BE RELEASED VIA NEWSLETTER THIS WEEKEND!

And so I thought it much better to linger in the weekend-wonder a little longer...memories of stunning weather, beautiful coastline, contented children and adventure! Pure weekend bliss...remembered on a day when the view outside is a little grey....










artful

"As practice makes perfect, I cannot but make progress; each drawing one makes, each study one paints, is a step forward." Vincent van Gogh 1853 - 1890


Jessica Bell art

weekday weave

With the IT overload going on around here lately, it is just as well I have these fun subjects to photograph to balance my brain!

:: how cute is this mischevious penguin!....

:: Looking forward to painting many in the school holiday classes!

:: Of course there will be some wonderful 'bare branch weaving' - the children really enjoy their own unique designs with this craft!

:: Photography is always going on behind the scenes for our art kits - this one is for our 'do it together painterly project - wooden candle holder'

:: 'do it togther hand stitched owl mobile'

:: do it together stamp+stitch'

:: couldn't resist showing you what little miss spent the morning doing while I was photographing - zooming in and out showing me her ever-layering costume design!

Apologies for blog-silence over the last week - we lost our hard drive midweek and have been climbing our way back to accessability ever since!
I am deep in the land of website building, holiday class planning and newsletter drafting as well as planning w+w parties and running a household - no wonder I am exhausted!
Here are some snaps of our happenings over the last week....

:: this house of creativity is 'rubbing off' on her!

:: technology failing leaves just the right window for class trials!

:: gathering nature + texture

:: wee penguin painting, weaving and monoprinting - all excitedly trialed in our house this week!

:: small bare branch weaving trials

:: Very excited about a new parent+child knitting class project!

:: It never ceases to amaze me how quickly my table can turn from clean to creative chaos [monoprinting here]

:: painting ghost gums on acetate and printing in layers - background, midground and foreground.

:: We will be printing on useful ply clipboards!

:: searching wonderful national geographic magazines for polar wildlife inspiration!

:: penguin monoprinting of course!



artful

'The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.' Jean-Jaques Rousseau


A textural wonderland, the agate collages of Nicole Wermers, [Katzensilber, 2003]

weekend wonder


I think my sheer delight in mothers day this weekend was electrified by the stunning weather! Simple pleasures became a celebration of beauty under the radient blue sky and comforting warmth of the sun - there was such a strong call to be outside!


Highlights for me included a crisp morning trip to the flower markets - the colour + texture, oh my! Cozy-white snuggles in bed peppered with enthusiastic gift-giving!


Time to celebrate the beautiful women who are my legacy, and be celebrated by those I hope to leave this legacy to...

:: and then into the outdoors - a stunning high tea shared under the tree's with three generations of women in my family. [thanks instagram]

:: my family ambled along by the Brisbane River on Sunday - slow togetherness - bliss...{instagram again!]

friday five


Its Mother's day this weekend and only fitting that some of our inspiration for the week is focused on some creative ideas to make with your children to mark the occasion...or just to enjoy some 'together' time!


:: Print out your favourite quote in delicious font and have your children paint some dreamy watercolour! I printed these on watercolour card and the girls decorated for our special mother's + grandmothers!

:: if your hubby is handy, perhaps you might like to turn a pruned branch slice into a natural keyring, stamped with your initial! found here.

:: for a timeless gift, a beautiful nest of hand stamped stones are just perfect! found here.




:: I am absolutely besotted with this blog called Still. A stunningly artful way of noticing and making simple nature collections into grand statements of beauty! Perhaps you might like to gather your collections from a weekend wandering and play...and do take a look at the site, I promise it will take your breath away!


:: And finally, as you are languishing in all that is family and motherhood on the weekend, don't forget to keep your camera handy! Here's a dreamy site full of stunning images, capturing the beauty and imagination of children!
Happy Mother's Day xx