Today I'm in the studio, with lots of folding & trimming to be done. Some books will be made this afternoon. I'm getting ready for my first day at the rose st markets on the 13th of september. I have been so busy with other work, I just haven't found the time to do any binding. So next week I have dedicated a whole 3 days to the studio, hopefully there will be no interuptions.
On another update, I went along to the craft victoria seminar yesterday. It was a series of lectures about turning your craft into your career & it was seriously the best $35 I have ever spent. So informative & inspiring, I really did learn a hell of alot.
So last weekend was spent in the lovely dayelsford. A little secret trip planned by my man. We stayed at the Mount Stuart B&B, an amazing old house behind the main st. It was a freezing cold weekend, as it had snowed on the thursday before.
On saturday we had lunch at the farmers arms, a warm and cosy pub. After checking in, we wandered the streets, checking out shops. The rest of the afternoon was spent infront of the fire reading magazines. Dinner was had at an awesome place called breakfast & bier. If you are ever in town, I truly recomend it. The menu is full of simple heart-warming food & it all is quite tasty.
Sunday morning bought a big cooked breakfast. Also there was a meander throught the old railway markets to find some treasure. We purchased some bread & honey, an enamel jug, a felt hat & froze like peas out of the pod. The Mill Markets were next on our list & boy did we find some goodies in there. Not all goodies were purchased of course, they were merely lusted over. However we did buy a royal doulton plate & a selection of old records including some Dave Brubeck & James Taylor.
Then back home we tottled to where the degrees were a tiny bit higher, good old melbourne.
A mossy branch out front.
An old lincoln parked at the market. The driver was an old dude with a silver-grey pony tail.
Wares for sale at the old railway market.
A german felt hat I puchased.
Forever at the station.
Train door.
Enamel jug, a market find.
Royal Doulton "Carnival" sandwich plate, made in 1936.
Yay, my nuno delivery has arrived. I love japanese fabric. What to make with them I wonder...
Just an update to let you know that I'm on track.
Here a some brave things I accomplished this week.- Organised with a friend to view a studio space
- Actually went and checked the space out
- Called the dentist for an appointment
- Walked through pouring rain to get to the appointment (I hate getting wet & I didn't have an umbrella)
- I was very brave in the chair & didn't cry once
- I booked future appointments
- Finished a commission in record time
Stay tuned for more progress next week...
Once again we're at friday. How did it get here so fast? I've hardly had time this week to itch a scratch, but I've managed to squeeze in a bit of making.
I finished a commission for a friend, she requested an alice in wonderland signature book for her sisters 21st. Below is the final product. I have used a new style of coptic binding, which uses four needles/threads at the same time. Super confusing. I have also overlayed the images with trace paper for the siignatures so the images don't get lost.
I really don't enjoy taking photos of my books, it's so hard to capture the details & colour.
And to keep myself entertained while on the phone or watching tv, I've taken to some book sculpturing. This is one of the few I've folded so far. I'm no Nicholas Jones, but I do enjoy it.
I hope everyone has a great weekend. I'm off on my suprise weekend, still in the dark as to where we are going...
On another update, I went along to the craft victoria seminar yesterday. It was a series of lectures about turning your craft into your career & it was seriously the best $35 I have ever spent. So informative & inspiring, I really did learn a hell of alot.
A mossy branch out front.
An old lincoln parked at the market. The driver was an old dude with a silver-grey pony tail.
Wares for sale at the old railway market.
A german felt hat I puchased.
Forever at the station.
Train door.
Enamel jug, a market find.
Royal Doulton "Carnival" sandwich plate, made in 1936.
And to keep myself entertained while on the phone or watching tv, I've taken to some book sculpturing. This is one of the few I've folded so far. I'm no Nicholas Jones, but I do enjoy it.
I hope everyone has a great weekend. I'm off on my suprise weekend, still in the dark as to where we are going...
