Love the tones + geometry of this architectural watercolour by Amy Park.
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'Colour is my day long obsession, joy and torment.' Claude Monet
Love the tones + geometry of this architectural watercolour by Amy Park.
Love the tones + geometry of this architectural watercolour by Amy Park.
a little book review
A little book review and a story today! Nothing like deviating from the planned posts of the week when the week gets a little unexpected - there is beauty in the unexpected!
I picked up this book on a ridiculous sale recently 'One block of WOOD' by Nina Tolstrup I am having a bit of a love affair with wood of late and this book spoke to the simple art of beginning to work with a medium you have no experience with! It contains a dozen or so projects designed to get you working with wood, learning techniques and making something practical - I love it!
At the same time around here, there has been a lot of log cutting for WEAVE+WONDER classes and parties - one of our very popular classes uses a beautiful cut log as a base for 3D creating! A sweet bi-product is that our children have caught the woodworking bug and after a quick workshop set-up, have come up with some wonderful cut/nailed/glued/screwed creations - this one below is my favourite! A small theatre for little charicters!
:: this final one is a creative way to use beautiful wood off-cuts! Drill a hole through the centre of piece of wood and a hole through to meet it on the back for a nail/hook and you have a small vase! Perfect for displaying dried branches or blooms!
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'In nature, light creates the colour. In the picture, colour creates the light.' — Hans Hofmann
Thread installations by Gabriel Dawe take fiber art to a whole new level! via Design Milk.
Thread installations by Gabriel Dawe take fiber art to a whole new level! via Design Milk.
weekend wonder
We have wandered from lush green countryside to cozy home comfort, from re-arranging accomodations for visiting friends to a sweet 7yr old woodland fairy party [seen below]. Lego creations hide in every corner and new/old books rest on every surface after a date afternoon at the Lifeline Bookfest...Just the ways to amble through a cold and rainy long weekend!
a little story of creativity...
Its been a frantically busy week around here for all sorts of reasons and so my regular posts have been waylayed - the upside being that the class release is the last post that is lingering, excitedly...!
Bookings have been racing in and I have just caught up with the issue of invoices - so wonderful to be back in the buzz of class preparation again!
I thought I'd tell you a little story of creativity today. I would love this space to continue to become more about the sharing of inspiration and ideas on how to live a creative life in your home!
:: 'the 10m bowl'...experimenting with crochet + rope became a small bowl for littlest one's treasures - all 10 metres of rope!
We were at our little playgroup this morning - I am continually inspired by these women! Today the conversation wove itself around the subject of creativity. 'I am not creative, I mean, I can't draw or paint' one mother shared. A wonderful artist-friend and I disagreed, especially as she went on to share other passions - singing, stitching, sharing her love of puzzles with her children....
Drawing or artistic talent is one form of creativity. We also challenged that like any other skill, we may not be gifted but we can always learn!
I loved listening to the banter, the sharing of ways that each mother engages their children in their creative passions or ways their own parents or grandparents passed on creative gifts to them.... a watercolour class with a grandmother at age 10 was my artist-friend's first spark in her wonderful creative career. Another precious friend shared quality time spent with her mother learning to knit...my own story began with tinkering in my father's woodworking workshop....even shopping with your girls and teaching them to put together an outfit is a creative persuit!
Creativity really begins with discovering your passions and living them out - your own self-expression, your mark on the world! And living a creative family life involves sharing that 'spark' with your children - spend time doing puzzles, knitting, drawing or painting. Make time to tinker in the workshop or go on nature walks and collect treasures! You might be surprised what you can offer of yourself to your children, just by taking them along on your own creative wanderings!
I was certainly inspired by the richness and diversity and great intensionality I learned of in my playgroup circle today!
Happy long weekend xx
:: sliced logs are stacked in abundance around here in preparation for a weekend woodland fairy birthday party and upcoming holiday classes!
:: athletic's consumed much of this week and I was such a proud mama - even if it mean't working till midnight to make up for quality time spent!
:: loving the last of Autumn's colours in my garden [here and above]
winter holiday class release!
THEMED ART+CRAFT+BOOKS CLASSES FOR CHILDREN
partnered with
RIVERBEND BOOKS & TEAHOUSE
'LETS EXPLORE AUSTRALIA IN THE SNOW!'
Inspired by the beautiful ghost gums standing silver-grey and silent, laden with snow...and the adorable wildlife of the antarctic - penguins, seals, whales and more!
Our mixed media art+craft classes will explore mono printing + bare branch weaving + wooden penguin painting + antarctic clay + knitting and wearable art.
BOOK NOW!
SCHOOL HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS
for 6-12yr olds
all new materials + themes
$20 per class [or $30 incl. breakfast*]
Tuesday 26th June: penguin painting
Wednesday 27th June: bare branch weaving
Thursday 28th June: branch+snowflake monoprinting
NOTE TIME CHANGE - the above classes will run 2.00-3.00pm
Tuesday 03rd July: antarctic clay
Wednesday 04th July: acrylic+collage
Thursday 05th July: fingerknitting+snowflake garland
Regular class time - the above classes will run 9.00-10.00am [and 11.00-12.00noon according to demand]
[or from 8.00am for breakfast - banana, macadamia + butterscotch pancakes only $10*]
LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE!
These classes are extremely popular so book now to secure your place!
[please note class themes are subject to change on a particular date so please indicate which class you wish to attend]
To book please contact Melissa Guyatt on Email. melissa@guyatt.net or Mob. 0407 778 907
for ongoing class outlines + preparation + inspiration don't forget to follow our website www.weaveandwonder.blogspot.com!
[We will update with links on the sidebar with more detail regarding each class as preparations are underway!]
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
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...
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....
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"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
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!
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