Studio Sale and flowers

 After a year in our new studio space, Barry and I did a stocktake and check in late June and decided that there were things we no longer used, needed or wanted and that we would have the equivalent of a stocktake sake AFTER doing a stocktake rather than BEFORE! Typical us.

We held it over the weekend - both days - and managed to achieve success by moving a lot of things on!

People were thrilled to get hold of some lovely paper; good books; bookcloth and lots of other bits and pieces.

We actually managed some before shots for once!

Original artwork, altho heavily discounted, didn't really move so we are pondering our options there.

Rather than having ink about with lots of folk, I chose to have some embossing on the go.  It doesn't dry out if you can't get back to it during a busy day; people can take it home with them without worrying about ink transferring etc; plus I just wanted to do some! 

One 4 year old had the best time turning the big wheel on the etching press - so proud of herself.

I had been wanting to re-do this lino plate emboss from a few years back - a magnolia coming into bud. I have always liked its gentleness and hope.

I folded some soft Japanese papers and tore them into card shapes and made some little bits.

To celebrate the anniversary of our arrival in Maleny (15 years - the longest either of us have ever lived anywhere!) we went out for a beautiful dinner on Saturday night (luckily because we were too tired to cook).  As we walked into the restaurant, what was on show but a magnolia coming into bud!  

An uncanny resemblance.

And at home as the sun was setting on Friday - this vase of hovea was delighting and basking in it.

A joyful weekend.