EDM 84 Bread

Vogel’s is New Zealand’s famous bread, yearned for by many Kiwis living round the world …..

EDM 83 A Nearby Body of Water – lake, ocean, pond or river

I live in the North Island of New Zealand and as such, this is not “nearby”.  It’s in the South Island and I visited it in February 2011.  I guess I consider that anywhere in New Zealand is “nearby”.  This is Lake Dunstan, Cromwell, near the Clyde Dam, a spectacular spot.

A Weekend At Waipu Cove

with good weather, good wine, good food and good friends …..

EDM 82 Draw Your Art Space

Here’s a slice of my art space.  It would take too long to draw all the stuff in my space.  I think it would be a good project for Andrea Joseph, but not for me.

EDM 81 A Street Lamp

Mission Bay, Auckland

A Palette for Palette’s sake

Now that I’m back home and probably won’t be going on any big overseas trips in the near future, I have reunited my travel palette half pans back into my large palette of Schmincke watercolours.  I know most "artists" limit themselves to 12 colours, but life's too short, why not enjoy those fabulous colours that you just can't mix.

EDM 80 Something That Makes You Happy

EDM 79 An ear, or two, or three

EDM 78 A souvenir from somewhere you’ve been

I bought this at Les Beaux de Provence, France,  in April 2010.  To me, it’s France.

EDM 77 Something cold or cool. Chill, people

EDM 76 Exotic foliage

Lauren's First Bound Book

I have introduced my friend Lauren to book making. She decided she wanted to make the covers with fabric scraps randomly stitched onto a calico backing and featuring many of the decorative stitches her sewing machine offers.  I showed her how to do some basic beading, and away she went in a flurry of creation.  And voila!  Lauren’s first book, an A4 coptic bound sketchbook to be used for botanical illustrations.

EDM 75 Favourite Recipe

EDM 74 Clouds

Book Binding Experiment

I made this 140mm x 140mm leather journal at a recent workshop.  The leather cover was not firm enough for my liking so I unbound it.  I strengthened the pink leopard fabric by ironing Applifix to it and then a layer of pelmet vilene.  The buttons were sewn to the spine and the plaited elastic band was sewn to a piece of flat binding then glued along the back cover.  Next, the stiffened fabric was glued to the leather using EVA.  The experimental bit was the rebinding of the sections back in to the cover, and the red headbands – very much a Design-As-You-Go process that I couldn’t put down on paper if I tried.  Quite happy with the result though.  And the closure was my idea.

Pages from one of my journals …

Salvation

Hello Dolly

On My C.V.

 

EDM 73 Mailbox

The brief for this was to draw a Mail Box and say what was the most important piece of snail mail you’ve ever received, but with snail mail ever on the decrease, I say that any mail is good mail.  Yeah, I still love walking to the Mail Box and collecting whatever is in it.

ABC Mini Book Swap - “Birds”

This book measures 5cm x 5cm (2” x 2”) and was made as part of the March 2011 Swap

Side 1:  Coloured

Side 2: Black & White

Left Hand Journal Pgs 33 -36

EDM 72 Go Somewhere New