April Activities

A quiet meeting today – we missed seeing Donna and Ryl; Helen was here for half a  day due to some other commitments, and Kim dropped by for a short while returning our Briscape pieces, between returning from AQC on Sunday and getting ready to fly out to Japan on Wednesday…. so no newsletter this month. We didn’t have any major discussions, everything can wait for our next meeting, but we still managed to find an awful lot to talk about!

Those who came mainly brought handwork to do, Helen working on the same piece, Jan was preparing to put a bag together for her grandson, Brenda showed us the bird she did in Julie Haddrick’s AQC class, but I didn’t get a photo of it, unfortunately. She also showed and then worked on some blocks she started in a workshop with Gillian Travis at AQC. Helen and Jill were very interested in this, and tried it out.  Di was busy wrapping cord, amazing process but incredibly effective, can’t wait to see the vessel she eventually makes with it. It looks like she has a few miles to go….she showed us the piece she is entering into the Paper exhibition at Pine Rivers Art Gallery.  Sue showed some bird art she has been working on….. Alison was working at putting suffolk puffs together using her indigo dyed pieces for her SELF challenge. Here is a gallery for show and tell, followed by the various work in progress shots.

Jill’s face mask began as a tiny pellet, wouldn’t want to mistake it for a peppermint or a pill!! haha! Add your own moisturiser and apply to your face! found in Canberra.

Sue’s art pieces. Experiments with watercolour paper and stitch, and some slow stitching

Jan is making huge headway with her SELF piece

Jan has also made a pencil roll for her daughter

Jan’s book cover using the prints she made in Allison’s mini workshop last year.

Detail from Jan’s book cover

Detail from Di’s piece “Memories” for the Pine RIvers Art Gallery exhibition “Paper”.

Detail again of Di’s work “Memories”

Brenda’s blocks

Another block from GIllian Travis workshop

Alison showed us her donation canvas to go to SoTA exhibition

Di wrapping cord

Di’s wrapped cord so far

Alison stitching

More suffolk puff construction

Suffolk puffs

Fabric for Hugo’s bag

Brenda’s block work

Block demo

pressing the block