birdsong

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birdsong, originally uploaded by meingeismaid.
made this collage today for a commission. used acrylics, water colour crayons and water soluable oil pastels, ephemera and zig pens. hands are a photo taken by gary. really enjoyed doing this [...]

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beautiful morning

oh what a beautiful day….
went and had a nice brekky this morning at a local cafe. soy hot chokky and read some old quilting arts magazines for inspiration. i got gary to take the photo of my hands for a piece that i’m doing for some friends. typing this while i’m waiting for my work [...]

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altered board book

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altered board book, originally uploaded by meingeismaid.
just mucking around in flickr again and discovered that i can add o my blog straight from my photos – hmmm, neat trick!another page from my altered kids board book.

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funny flickr photo

was fiddling round on flickr this morning and posted this http://www.flickr.com/photos/meingeismaid/213559442/in/pool-52241283780@N01/ to a group called “what’s in your bag”. hmmm, don’t think they quite bargained for me coming along to play! I’ll admit it, I have inherited the “big bag, lots of crap” gene from my mum! you never know when you might [...]

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my day

so off I went to the McLelland Gallery and sculpture park in Langwarrin (photos at left are just two of the sculptures in the grounds) to see Louise Weaver’s exhibition “Taking a chance on love”. I think in some cases it is truly legitimate to use the word WOW to describe things, and this is [...]

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black and white thursday part two

okay so I didn’t take it, but it IS black and white and it is art. portrait of me last summer taken by my incredibly talented photographer husband. i really like it!

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doll swap

Okay, so she’s looking a bit funny right now but i want to keep a running commentary of my doll swap. this is….. um…. haven’t quite come up with a name for her yet, and she’s a kind of prototype for the real deal. she’s a bit big to be sending around the world so [...]

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black and white thursday

Influenced by the simplicity and beauty of the geisha. An altered book with pages folded to symbolise the folds of the kimono. Not strictly black and white, a little red won’t hurt, surely?

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moved by the music

you my friend are an angel, appearing at a low point, to cheer and inspire.strumming my face with your fingers,in the deepest of dreams you come, you spread your warmth along the length of my soul.i dream of you at night time, in the secret space of my time.you fill me up, overflow my cup,my [...]

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