tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60873173790703348282024-03-13T17:29:44.472+13:00 Catherine Parkinson Artist and PhotographerCatherine Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018593424638925091noreply@blogger.comBlogger666125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6087317379070334828.post-30850747393357184462015-07-04T08:37:00.001+12:002015-07-04T08:37:29.171+12:00Closing my blog<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">I have decided after much thought and careful consideration to close my blog after 5 years of writing. I have had some changes in my life that creates a need to simplify my life and to create more time for other ventures. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have decided, after many years, (too many to count) to return to school and do a Bachelor of Arts majoring in the humanities and Information and library studies. This degree covers art and literature and information gathering and library skills. I am so excited (and nervous) to begin. Undertaking this degree has meant letting go of a few things in my life and blogging will be one of those things that sadly I will need to put to the side while I study.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I would like to thank all those who have read my blog over the last 5 years and enriched my life. I appreciate your loyalty and your interest in my little blog. Art is a wonderful medium to create in and is something I will continue to make a part of my life. I hope you keep creating and asking questions that will push you to create in ways you never thought possible before.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I will still be posting on my </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/catherineparkinsontextileartist" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Face book page</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> regularly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So come on over to my page and 'Like' me to see what I am up too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Please come and visit me regularly to see what new work I am creating</span></div>
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Catherine Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018593424638925091noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6087317379070334828.post-17172269440764077362015-06-23T16:05:00.000+12:002015-06-23T16:05:14.506+12:00Sketchbook: Floral fantasy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is winter in New Zealand at the moment. I love this time of the year. We had a -1 this morning and very heavy frost it was beautiful. The only thing I really miss in winter is flowers. I miss the colour and beautiful perfumes. I made this page today so I could have a little summer with me today.</span></div>
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Catherine Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018593424638925091noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6087317379070334828.post-50521882221625832492015-06-18T18:18:00.000+12:002015-06-18T18:18:54.239+12:00A peek into my sketchbook<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">My favourite flower is the rose. I love it particularly because of the smell. I have many fond memories of My grandmother smelling roses and telling me about them and the ones she loved. I think it is her that I can attribute my love of flowers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">This blog is full of free quilting patterns, advice and instruction. She gives easy to follow instructions and so much practical support. An amazing blog.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This small quilt was made for the transformation challenge by Leah Day. Each submitted quilt had to include at least 3 of her free motion quilting patterns.</span></div>
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Catherine Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018593424638925091noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6087317379070334828.post-90587417965962861302015-06-09T11:29:00.002+12:002015-06-09T11:30:10.918+12:00Sketchbook this week: Magnolias<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well I am just about feeling normal again after 2 weeks of rest. I haven't put my back out that bad in many years. I couldn't even read or look at a computer screen. The most I have been able to do is watch T.V lying on my side and since I am not a big T.V watcher I have had a very boring 2 weeks. But It was so good to have a rest and to be able to be. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While I have been lying around I have been watching the trees turn from their Autumn (fall) coats to their winter frames. It is so nice too see the seasons change. I love winter. I love the warm fires, reading, hot stews, soups, and winter woollies. I love snuggling under blankies and cuddling with kids around the fire. I love the nakedness of trees. When the leaves are gone the structure is visible and so amazing. My sketchbook page today Is of our Magnolia tree close to our home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the moment I am experimenting with different techniques for my series on families. I have been painting, printing, cutting, pasting and drawing. While looking for ways to get text onto fabric I came across these 2 great tutorials. They don't need any chemicals (which I love) And are very simple effective and easy ways to get print onto fabric. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first tutorial Is a freezer paper method. Print onto the freezer paper then press onto dampened fabric. I have tried doing this into damp paint and it works brilliantly and even better it seems water proof. </span><br />
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Catherine Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018593424638925091noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6087317379070334828.post-71556904715405873902015-05-26T08:54:00.001+12:002015-05-26T08:54:36.089+12:00Using time wisely<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I lost a friend last week from cancer. She was only 24 years old. She has a beautiful wee girl who is 2 and a devoted husband. She showed me grace and dignity in life and death and proved to me age is not a barrier to maturity. I will really miss her sweet smile, infectious laugh and peaceful spirit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> When she passed away my priorities seemed to change overnight. I had a paradigm shift. </span><div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What is a Paradigm? It is when You see something differently after new information </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started thinking about how we would cope as a family and what I would do with my time if I or my husband only had a short time to live. How would things change in my home and in my life? How would I feel about my use of time? </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Time with family. They grow so fast and people's lives are fragile and you just don't know when they will go.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Using time to make wonderful memories</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Viewing time as a precious and wonderful blessing</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Helping and serving others. Isn't that what we are all here for?</span></li>
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Catherine Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018593424638925091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6087317379070334828.post-22621374627348953522015-05-19T09:54:00.001+12:002015-05-19T09:58:30.141+12:00Turning ideas into an artquilt series<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">One thing I learnt this week is when you have something </span><span style="font-size: large;">planned the best way to get out of it is to sneeze and to </span><span style="font-size: large;">badly put your back out. I didn't even know this could be </span><span style="font-size: large;">possible </span><span style="font-size: large;">until it happened to me yesterday. </span><span style="font-size: large;">It was so bad that I have been on 2 lots of pain killers for the past 24 hours. This is amazing for someone who very rarely takes pain killers. Life has interesting and unexpected twists and turns that can lead down 'exciting paths'. Yesterday I had planned to painted and make collage all day. I ended up snuggled in front of the fire keeping still with my drawing book researching a series of work I am beginning to work on. Although my day didn't turn out as planned and was a wee bit uncomfortable it was so nice just to rest and draw and collect ideas. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next I get out a pen and a sketchbook or my I pod sketch app and begin to work ideas out by drawing and redrawing things I have seen or ideas that are in my head.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is great to see quilts getting recognition in the news and on-line. Here are a few that caught my eye.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Although there are only 5 quilts on-line from this challenge "lest we forget" ( which was open to all New Zealanders and Australians) They are worth a look at. </span><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;"> </span><a href="http://www.aqc.com.au/Melbourne/lest-we-forget-quilt-challenge/#sthash.290VaZW3.dpbs" style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">anzac quilts</span></a></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a link for the True Blue challenge being held in</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A quilting company in USA has won small business of the year. A huge achievement and great to see quilting getting good recognition in the business world. To read the article press the link below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The quilt museum has beautiful quilts on display. Although not all the quilts are on-line there are many photos on there web page. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nelson is host to a national textile show. This link below take you to the new press release of the show. If you are in the Nelson area it would be a great exhibition to visit. Closes 6th June 2015</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/lifestyle-entertainment/68329990/innovation-and-experiment-at-forefront-of-contemporary-textiles-show" target="_blank"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><b>Changing threads Contemporary textiles show</b></span></a></div>
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Catherine Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018593424638925091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6087317379070334828.post-27468864709654765922015-05-13T07:55:00.000+12:002015-05-13T07:56:46.198+12:00My baby girl graduated!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">We've been a way for a few days in Palmerston North New Zealand, to our daughters Graduation from her Bachelor of Agriscience (hort) degree. It has been absolutely wonderful to see her being presented with a degree and to celebrate her achievement. We are so super proud of her. I don't know where the time has gone. She has grown up into an absolute stunning woman on the inside and out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was thrilled with how the photos turned out. especially the first one as we were in the circle of the Regent which was 'miles' away from the stage, It also rained very heavily so all my sitting down portraits could't be done. We were just lucky to have 2 1/2 hour slots in the weather to get some photos taken outside.</span><br />
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Catherine Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018593424638925091noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6087317379070334828.post-78348553125802897072015-05-09T08:52:00.000+12:002015-05-09T08:52:35.927+12:00A new art quilt: Sunbathing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tuatara's are an endangered lizard from New Zealand. They are so beautiful. I got a chance to touch one a few years ago and I was so surprised to find they weren't pointy and prickly but felt like a uncooked chicken. They were soft!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">33cm x 33cm (13" x 13")</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whole cloth quilt, painted and quilted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The cello is not only a beautiful sounding instrument but beautiful to look at. The shape is elegant and refined. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I have always been fascinated by the look and feel of texture. I was one of those kids who couldn't stop touching different surfaces (actually I still find it hard as an adult not to touch. I have just got a little more discreet) I particularly love fur and leather. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This sketchbook tutorial today is how I create that leathery feel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Finished Sketchbook page :Unfurling browns and golds</b></u></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">An old book or junk mail or paper</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Scraps of paper in the colour of your choice</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Paint. At least 3 colours </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">One metallic paint</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Paper towel</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">A selection of stamps and stencils. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Stencil paintbrush</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Gold pen</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. Smear Watered down glue over the whole page. (half water half glue) You could use a brush or your hands. The book That is being used in this tutorial is an old seed catalogue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. Tear up small strips of paper and stick to the glue. Layer the paper over each other so none of the the back page is visible. It is good to create as much texture as possible with the paper. Put a layer of glue over the top to keep the paper flat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3. Let the glue dry. Then smear paint over the whole surface. Use 3 colours that are close to each other on the colour wheel. This page has red brown, mid brown and chocolate brown on it. Take a paper </span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">towel and wipe a little paint in selected areas to see more of the papers underneath. Press a stamp into the wet paint to create more texture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">4. Let the page dry. Then choose a stencil that you like. Stencil it randomly over the page in the metallic paint. Rub a little metallic paint on your finger and smear that over selected areas of the page.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">5.Chose a stamp and sequin waste (or something similar) Stamp over the page in your metallic paint. Then put some brown paint on your finger tips and smear randomly over the page. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">6. Choose another stencil and print over the surface. In this example a maple leaf stencil was chosen. You may like to use 2-3 colours in each leaf to add more texture and interest.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Other papers </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Working in fabric</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the 25th April we remembered all the soldiers who fought for our country in Gallipoli 100 years ago. Our family went to the dawn parade. I proudly wore my great grandfathers war medals It was a beautiful and emotional day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have had such a wonderful but very busy 2 week school break with the kids. We managed to get away for a few days to the beach (and I swam in the ocean for the first time in April!!) I have had two children at the A&E, we have hiked, been to a party, done gardening and just spent time being. It has been full on but really lovely. Needless to say my blog, Facebook page and studio time has been rather thin on the ground. My mothering duties have taken precedence. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have had a chance to make 10 cushions (the fabric wraps are now gone!!) a canteen bandanna picnic blanket and I have started a crocheted Afghan. It has been lovely to do these things with children helping me and while they have been snuggled up beside me reading. I love winter for those lovely snuggly moments and cosy evenings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Holidays are so wonderful. I love taking a break for a wee while to recharge my batteries. Taking a break is a great way to gain new focus on what is important and what direction your life needs to take. I have to take a break from my art work at times too just so I can see more clearly where my work is heading and what direction to go to next. I used to be scared of breaks that somehow I would get 'behind' or get out of a habit. But I have found that a break is actually can be very beneficial. The trick is to only do it once or twice a year and to take only just the time needed and no more. I find 3 weeks a good time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Why take a break from doing art?</u></b></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">It recharges the batteries. More energy is gained from having a rest.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">It helps to refocus on where to go next. Sometimes we get so focussed on here and now we loose the bigger picture. By having a change of scenery the picture can become clearer and brighter.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">It helps to clarify what is important and needed. Stepping back can also help to see what priorities are important in your work and routines. I have realised how much I need to draw each day and to also have time just to create and play.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">It allows other things to get done. It is a chance to get Gardening, reading and the deep clean of the house done. With less clutter in the brain creating is much more enjoyable and free.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">It gives a chance to rest the brain. Being creative all the time can sometimes be quite tiring :) Creativity requires the brain to be switched on and thinking constantly. Resting just give time for the brain to recover.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">It helps to meet needs of other people close to you. Family and friends can sometimes feel a little excluded if you are switched on all the time to creating. It has been so wonderful just be be with the family and not to worry about deadlines and new ideas.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So don't feel guilty about having a rest form creating. It can be just as good as being in the studio today. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Love Catherine xxxx</span></div>
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Catherine Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018593424638925091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6087317379070334828.post-44822371460632398462015-04-03T08:45:00.000+13:002015-04-03T08:45:06.336+13:00Happy Easter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have a lovely Easter break and enjoy having time with your family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last week I went to my nieces 12th birthday, a Harry Potter themed birthday party. We had so much fun. There was chocolate to get strength back after demementor attacks, pin the scar on Harry Potter, blowing up your aunt (blowing up a balloon with aunt written on it. I love my little nieces original ideas) and even a moaning Myrtle on the toilet. They had even made wonderful wands from chopsticks, a glue gun and gold paint.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We all were asked to dress up in a Harry Potter costume. Not everyone obliged but those who did, did a fantastic job. Creativity was stretched trying to find costumes from what we had at home without having to spend any money or only buying from second hand shops. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">By Catherine Parkinson</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">90 cm x 135 cm</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Each square is 45 cm x 45 cm</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Painted whole cloth quilt. Machine quilted. Mediums used: Oils sticks, coloured pencils, textile ink, ink and thread.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The 6 flowers in this hexaptych grow in the region of Israel and depict the life of Christ. Each flower representing a stage in his life. Flowers have a language of their own and are a perfect representation of the cycle of human life….Planting, growth, blooming, withering and dying. Jesus was born, grew and blossomed from an infant to our Saviour. He lived, he died and though his life and resurrection we all can live forever. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The symbolism of flowers has been used for centuries to portray an underlying hidden message to the receiver. They can remind a person of a special event or a moment. They are given to another to express love. Christ planted seeds of love where ever he went and he was a perfect example of faith, thoughtfulness and devotion to mankind. Flowers bear record that Jesus is love. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.” - Buddha ... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Flowers are perfect, magnificent and are an amazing miracle. As each flower produces seed and is nourished we have faith and hope that it will grow and that life and beauty will spring forth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“As seedlings of God, we barely blossom on earth; we fully flower in heaven.” Russell M. Nelson </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have faith and hope in our Saviour, that his atonement will provide the way to go back to our father again and there partake of eternal life and bloom to our full potential. </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Alyson at the <a href="http://www.artbizblog.com/" target="_blank">Art biz blog</a> has an amazing blog. She is generous with all ideas of business know how for artists Well worth a read and to sign up to her newsletter. She also offers business coaching, products and programmes</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.strathmoreartist.com/artist-studio/" target="_blank">Strathmore on-line workshops</a> are free workshops for drawing and painting. They are a great resource for any type of artist. The workshops are available for a long time (although the tutors are only available to support for 4 weeks after the opening of the course)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://phlearn.com/2014" target="_blank">PHLEARN</a> has some great learning tools for photographers. Whether photography is your art form or you are learning to photograph your own work there are some great tutorials on this website.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.co.nz/" target="_blank">The free motion quilting project</a> has wonderful ideas and support on your free motion quilting journey. Leah Day produces excellent resources to help the beginning, intermediate and advanced machine quilters. Her instructions are clear and informative. Well worth a visit to this blog.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://alisaburke.blogspot.co.nz/" target="_blank">Alisa Burke </a> is one amazing lady. Her creativity and joy for life holds no bounds. He blog is creative, energising and inspirational. Look out for her on-line classes, books, many wonderful ideas all captured with amazing photography. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Another blog a really love is<a href="http://mariaelkins.com/" target="_blank"> Maria Elkins original art work</a> Maria is an figurative and abstract artist who is so inspiring. Her figurative work is beautiful. She also has produced a fantastic DVD on making faces that is a wonderful resource.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.onthewindyside.co.nz/" target="_blank">On the windy side</a> written by Adrianne is a delightful blog. Adrianne is a contemporary quilter from NZ.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">For a blog on sketchbook practice Gwein Deihn's blog <a href="http://real-life-journals.blogspot.co.nz/" target="_blank">Real life journals</a> is a wonderful resource. Gwein has some wonderful examples of sketchbook pages. She writes beautifully.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">For quirky art work and delightful crafty ideas <a href="http://ephemeralalchemy.blogspot.co.nz/" target="_blank">Common life into ART by Kelli Nina Perkins</a>. Kelly Is delightful and so fun. I love her writing style and her neat ideas.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://theslightlymadquiltlady.blogspot.co.nz/" target="_blank">The slightly mad quilt lady</a> AKA Charlotte Scott, is another NZ blogger who writes from her 1945 Navy boat in upper NZ. She has some delightful work and a lovely blog.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. Pour PVA glue into a bottle with a nozzle. The squeeze the design of your choice onto the fabric. I have written words, made a flower pattern and circles for this tutorial.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">4. Choose 2 colours of paint. I wanted a red purple and a blue purple so I blended red and blue together make 4 different shades of purple. Mix the paint with water until it is a runny custard consistency.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">5. Paint the watered down paint over the glue resist. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">7. Let the paint dry for 24 hours. This will cure the paint so that the paint will stick to the fibres and not bleed too much when you wash out the PVA glue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">10. Squeeze and rub cloth until all the glue is dislodged </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">12. This is what the cloth will look like once all the water is squeezed out. Leave to dry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">13. Once dry iron cloth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">14. Choose 2 stamping materials to use to add more texture to the surface. I have chosen and plastic doily and some bubble wrap.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">15. Print the doily in white and the bubble wrap in 3 shades of pale purple. Experiment with colour and textures. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">16. Finished close ups of the cloth. The thicker solid white lines are where we put the glue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Children learn by playing. They learn as they play with different materials in their environment. As adults we continue to learn but we tend to learn in far more structured 'boring' methods. Lectures, paper work and and reading (well may be it isn't all boring as I am an avid reader) Play is still relevant for adult learners. Most of us learn well kinaesthetically (by doing) We remember what we have done better than just listening or seeing. When we hear we learn a little, when we see we learn a wee bit more, but when we do our brains retain more of the experience. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I am learning a new technique in art work I read and then try to follow the instructions. It isn't until the experimenting begins that I really start to understand the process fully. Playing is fundamental in creating new ways of working, creating new surfaces and bringing out new ideas. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A quilted surface that I was trying out an analogous colour scheme on and a variety of printing material.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">People play differently. I love to get messy, the more paint spread around the better. But many people prefer to stay clean and don't like to touch mediums with their hands. It doesn't matter how you play but rather that you play. Play is therapeutic, enriches your life, makes your brain work hard and creates new ideas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Try setting aside time each week just to play. Having a regular routine of play really helps work to mature and helps work become more free and spontaneous.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So how do you start to play? Here are some ideas to start you off.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Read about a technique and try it 3 ways</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Pick a word out of a hat and use that as a starting point. Some ideas are blob, finger, book, cook, recipe, love, flower, eye, spray, play, friend. Words are endless.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If I use only 2 colours on my design what effects can I create? </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Play with a child in your studio. They will come up with an amazing long list of play ideas.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Try using a naturally found object in your work. I.E. a shell, piece of wood.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Put on some music and create to the music. Try different styles of music. What differences are their in your art work?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Base your play on a quote or story.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is something so satisfying about making your own fabric. They are original, you can make them in the colour you need and it isn't as hard as you thing to create fabric for all of your projects. </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Piece of white cotton fabric. I usually cut mine to a fat 1/4 size (50cm x 55 cm) I use old sheeting or new sheets on special</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">printing materials. I have used and old cotton reel, bubble wrap, a plastic ruler and an old plastic doily</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. Cut fabric to the size of your choice. I have cut mine to 50cm x 55 cm (a fat 1/4). Place on a protected surface. I have an old table with plastic on it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">5. Pour the paint onto the fabric. Using your hands work the paint into the fabric. Scrunch it into a ball and roll around in hands to evenly distribute the paint. It doesn't have to be perfect as all extra texture adds to the end result. Don't iron the fabric at this point. we want the fabric to remain wet for this project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">8. Mix up some light brown paint (equal portions of yellow, red and green. Use white to lighten) Paint onto hands</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">9. Print hands all over the fabric. Then blend the print into the white paint.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">14. Chose a larger printing pattern. I have used a plastic doily. You could use a paper one that you would need to dispose of at the end of this project. Paint a slightly darker brown paint on the doily. (yellow, green, red and white)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">18. Store your fabric in a drawer, cupboard or in a recycled CD case. I love old cd cases for storing fabric. It keeps the dust off them and makes them easier to find.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year is the celebrations of 100 years since the battle of Gallipoli was fought. Many young men form New Zealand fought and lost their lives there. In commemoration of this I have made this new wee quilt called remember. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Remember is dedicated to all my ancestors that fought in world war one and all </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">those brave men who fought so I can have freedom. </span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This quilt is dedicated to my English ancestors who gave their lives for mine. A life free of the horrors of war.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The circles on the petals is a representation of the gun trigger emphasising the contrast between the poppy and the horrors of war.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The cross, railways tracks and barbed wire are also symbols of the war.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is so important to remember what others have done for us so we can live freely today. </span></div>
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