Sunday, September 14, 2014

A fine weekend

We had a good day Friday in the studio, but the rest of the weekend was pretty busy.

On Saturday we put together a small display at the Maleny Library for International Day of Peace. It will be there for two weeks showing people gentle artworks about peace.



I also managed to do the first draft a of major calligraphic commission - always feels good to have actually gotten all the words out and onto paper for the first time! Plenty of re-drafts to come and the thoughts of the client to include, so it's good to have begun.

It was also fun in a few spare moments to play with a new alphabet. I don't know how or why these things happen, but I was chuffed when I just sat down to do this and it worked!  Very happy indeed. There seem to be a couple of options still with v and w.



Happy too with these inky-lined backgrounds that also worked - for just what I'm not sure yet!



Today we had the important job of delivering one of Barry's sculptural installations for a wedding.  It is one of my favourite pieces "Bending II" and if it isn't to be gracing our block, I'm pleased it's at the wedding in northern NSW.  What a lovely backdrop to the ceremony.

As it was on our block...


And thank you to those folk who have passed on messages of peace for the tree - I managed to do the four weather-grams and hang them late this afternoon.


All in all an art-filled few days with lots of variety.

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  1. I love Bending II - it is always good to see sculpture which is not only beautiful in itself, but draws attention to its surroundings.

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    1. Thank you Olga - I keep hoping that Bending III may get to stay on our block...they are simply beautiful pieces. Go well.

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  2. The Bending pieces are definitely among my favorites of Barry's. And, look at that, my words in beautiful calligraphy hanging in a tree in Australia... how cool is that?

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    1. I love Bending just like you Valerianna, and isn't the world of the interweb a marvel - so wonderful to share your peaceful words in our tree...thank you.

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  3. Art filled days with lots of variety.... sounds wonderful... looks it too!

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    1. I am a bit of a variety kind of gal Lesley (a bit like you perhaps!?!) and my mind seems to jump this way and that any way; but it is good to also achieve some things not simply begin them. Go well, and I wish you art-filled days as well.

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    1. Thank you Mo - we need to share peace more and more I feel...go well.

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  5. The alphabet is wonderful. I think I like the top version of v and w. It has great character.

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    1. Thanks Hilary. I think I do too - like you say they are more individualistic or something!

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