tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22501130545093641122024-02-20T19:19:53.536+10:00BridbirdThis blog is now finished, if you'd like to continue to follow me please go to my new blog www.bridgetfarmer.blogspot.com. See you there!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250113054509364112.post-72742960860295805532009-12-08T21:19:00.008+10:002009-12-08T22:00:38.812+10:00Let Me Introduce You to Printmaker Kyoko Imazu<div>Kyoko Imazu is a friend of mine, I know her first from my year at RMIT studying printmaking, but mostly from working together at the open studios in the Australian Print Workshop. She lives in Melbourne but is originally from Japan. I love her work and want to show everyone else too! <div><br /></div><div>I have chosen a number of images of her work from her <a href="http://rachelscabinet.blogspot.com/">blog</a> and asked her to say a little bit about each one.</div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin65cGT186L48TQjZp-fjsnUtI0xx3Ed81MjdfOAOlq5nCbC-O87YWiK29N9ZNCvaECWFk39H9sP_ibFkd5-4EksECcxGSakEE89N8O_DBwh5n4P3nOiLHDQHof3LY9J_20z2_UpANwMwa/s1600-h/Kyoko+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin65cGT186L48TQjZp-fjsnUtI0xx3Ed81MjdfOAOlq5nCbC-O87YWiK29N9ZNCvaECWFk39H9sP_ibFkd5-4EksECcxGSakEE89N8O_DBwh5n4P3nOiLHDQHof3LY9J_20z2_UpANwMwa/s400/Kyoko+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412825957121174882" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13px;"><div>"This is a doodle I did when I was in Japan this year. I got ideas when I was reading a comic that I used to love when I was a child. It's got a lot of supernatural beings in it and I wanted to draw something that has a sense of those supernatural beings.Those beings are called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokai" target="_blank" style="font-weight: inherit; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(0, 104, 207); text-decoration: underline; ">Yokai</a> - they are kind of like monsters but some of them are treated like gods too. I put my usual bunny and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jizou" target="_blank" style="font-weight: inherit; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(0, 104, 207); text-decoration: underline; ">Jizou</a>, it's a stone statue you can see anywhere like roadsides or cemetery in Japan. I think I felt really nostalgic about my childhood."</div><div><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1jd07878aLhogRb0_g-FlmwklemkahReZ20JNcmMcIgkkOhRpXPDBiIqE861b_B8xvxgXz7xgNXE7XKpqkUcI2GBXlAm5SCfDYpal753YSxjXfn1kicc_-fri24VhxJvtyXECdXkE6Cp/s1600-h/Kyoko+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1jd07878aLhogRb0_g-FlmwklemkahReZ20JNcmMcIgkkOhRpXPDBiIqE861b_B8xvxgXz7xgNXE7XKpqkUcI2GBXlAm5SCfDYpal753YSxjXfn1kicc_-fri24VhxJvtyXECdXkE6Cp/s400/Kyoko+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412825871159610914" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13px;"><div>"This is one of Japanese Yokai as well, called Jinmenju (Human-face tree). First drawn by this guy called Toriyama Seiken in about 1870. The fruits are human heads and they are always laughing or smiling and if they laugh too much they fall from the tree. It's a legend and this tree is supposed to grow in remote mountain valleys in China.</div><div>I want to turn this into a print so I'm thinking about how I should do it at the moment."</div><div><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XgwotCNtgeYoapxIsRJrrDL9hx9tpxui7c8dzKbOiB-3TSGlIN6VIxzKczVAk0lu0h0p2-pWhMvV_ZF42SeOtEcPqUCZaOLnTAb8TrRI6mbAY8S2mpgF_dvw9eY6fOaj2AiuQAg4sjh1/s1600-h/Kyoko+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XgwotCNtgeYoapxIsRJrrDL9hx9tpxui7c8dzKbOiB-3TSGlIN6VIxzKczVAk0lu0h0p2-pWhMvV_ZF42SeOtEcPqUCZaOLnTAb8TrRI6mbAY8S2mpgF_dvw9eY6fOaj2AiuQAg4sjh1/s400/Kyoko+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412825864501887138" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13px;">"I wanted to draw something from my collection of minerals and fossils. I was looking at a <a href="http://rachelscabinet.blogspot.com/2009/04/more-collection.html" target="_blank" style="font-weight: inherit; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(0, 104, 207); text-decoration: underline; ">calcite</a> (see the picture second from top from the link) and thought I could actually imagine this to be a miniature island. I wanted it to look sort of like an illustration or ex libris from an old book like Gulliver's Travel so I used wood engraving as a medium. Also I needed to practise the engraving so I was a bit desperate to find an image for woodblock!"</span><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13px;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lgqssTCjCNvEhWTxiGXHh5y8_g7CeQn3V87YI9L5bWk049G17xmIFAfGFlvF3brWwzPZqsaDq7qEC8SFDUi5DkQQZGT2rhVxrC_0hvL3gEyZDYeOwuC5sMjlGFYEhraV2WWHMMrN9Evu/s1600-h/kyoko+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lgqssTCjCNvEhWTxiGXHh5y8_g7CeQn3V87YI9L5bWk049G17xmIFAfGFlvF3brWwzPZqsaDq7qEC8SFDUi5DkQQZGT2rhVxrC_0hvL3gEyZDYeOwuC5sMjlGFYEhraV2WWHMMrN9Evu/s400/kyoko+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412825860768399298" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13px;"><div>"Rather than going for a detailed rabbit, I wanted this to be a bit more ambiguous. The rabbit's got a claw-like hand but I wanted it to be both familiar/not-familiar and not easily recognisable so I decided to black it out like a shadow."</div><div><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBCTWutVCNANHP_kjAD9cdPtn7aiJHndSI-nla2AEJxsG65jcTmc9t3BArDEUwLlprAU_NydhSu5YdK6J_ElPNZmvYOAZtzGFsw-uqAU7hyphenhyphen1ffFEfTx-fRKrsT5dTuIu9NU-6rGNZpovK/s1600-h/kyoko+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBCTWutVCNANHP_kjAD9cdPtn7aiJHndSI-nla2AEJxsG65jcTmc9t3BArDEUwLlprAU_NydhSu5YdK6J_ElPNZmvYOAZtzGFsw-uqAU7hyphenhyphen1ffFEfTx-fRKrsT5dTuIu9NU-6rGNZpovK/s400/kyoko+5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412825857934219954" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13px;"><div>"This is an invasion of Telebunnies! I used to love teletubbies, in probably pre-high school time. When I look at them now, they are kind of scary and weird with the funny voice and screens in the tummy.... (I think it's like Wiggles in Australia, I don't understand why kids love those old men) So I decided to make a bunny version of teletubbies but more of them so it's like they are going to come and get us with the crazy TV in the stomach to communicate with each other.</div><div>I wanted it to look like a doodle so I did sugar-lift. This print is quite small as I was experimenting with the medium so I think I will do them again in a much larger plate."</div><div><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhps14qZQvij4NjQ09_GlE8YMtlr2ni1EfofIEShyZYF1lsW9pQTHu7xYxUUiMXc-DXbM6vdGzYVMZ9X5HZp_xKckrpuH4lfDTdaSSBhBcgHMwGgJdIGrqgmcgipsa44alVOf16Vfo6-mE5/s1600-h/kyoko+7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhps14qZQvij4NjQ09_GlE8YMtlr2ni1EfofIEShyZYF1lsW9pQTHu7xYxUUiMXc-DXbM6vdGzYVMZ9X5HZp_xKckrpuH4lfDTdaSSBhBcgHMwGgJdIGrqgmcgipsa44alVOf16Vfo6-mE5/s400/kyoko+7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412825855129650018" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13px;"><div>"I got the image when I was doodling again. I had a Edvard Munch's The Kiss in my head when I made a sugar-lift version of this doodle. In his painting, faces of man and woman are melting in to one another. I think I didn't want to make a parody but kind of pay tribute of his work about life, melancholy and death! Someone at APW said it looks like Michael Leunig's though..."</div><div><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnX5oqnph76TOanOOACPFcDUaSCWD8TXWhsNLhjuT9LxrjAhuHXoxLuLXT5omfNSi4xSLxLeaqrsZCP0qBnjanImM5PnkyI72NEfexjeTz7sHc3b5w1_vV-mv0bLoFh1VNk5c8Me1YOvDN/s1600-h/kyoko+8.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnX5oqnph76TOanOOACPFcDUaSCWD8TXWhsNLhjuT9LxrjAhuHXoxLuLXT5omfNSi4xSLxLeaqrsZCP0qBnjanImM5PnkyI72NEfexjeTz7sHc3b5w1_vV-mv0bLoFh1VNk5c8Me1YOvDN/s400/kyoko+8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412825529350958610" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13px;"><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-family:arial, sans-serif;">"This is a work called 'What the Mouse Must Know' and I made it when I was in uni. This school project was about what is real and not real, what defines 'real'. My work has always been about a constructed nature and a question of what is nature, so I decided to use a mix of my own project and school project together. I wanted to make a landscape with lots of animals and plants in it but they are mixed with images from fairy tales and drawings from a colonial time. I put those animals/plants/stories/historical drawings together<span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size:180%;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre; font-size:17px;"> </span><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">so borderline of all becomes blurry. And because it's all made of paper it can add the sense of being constructed/man-made and also a fragility to it. I painted the back of each paper strip in light red colour so the colour would reflect on the one behind. "</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8G20a4zNiqK4XK24gPgWbkCk09V_9nAqqV8jgBHu3jviofhemyvmE3qYAE9T04Hs7VetKBdTqtZgqXyLcIjbhbQ3TvpR7mV8mCuzNO7ZaaqMLsqN1AtxRfOfGn2mAhL1rJi2K_xjflrqb/s1600-h/kyoko+9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8G20a4zNiqK4XK24gPgWbkCk09V_9nAqqV8jgBHu3jviofhemyvmE3qYAE9T04Hs7VetKBdTqtZgqXyLcIjbhbQ3TvpR7mV8mCuzNO7ZaaqMLsqN1AtxRfOfGn2mAhL1rJi2K_xjflrqb/s400/kyoko+9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412825522193698370" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">"I think I will paste a text from a gallery proposal I made last year about this image. Although it sounds really stiff, it can summarise better.</span><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;">"Kyoko Imazu examines artificial and cultural constructions of nature using the motif of the rabbit. The significance of the rabbit in the context of Australia and in children’s books and films around the world is vastly different. It is viewed both as a pest and a symbol of cuteness. Through distorting and manipulating its physical structure the work challenges conventional representations of this creature in a cross-cultural investigation. Using copper plate engravings and referencing eighteenth century natural illustration the pieces evoke an imagined evolution of this iconic animal."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbEhWWQ1toP9DV4mM0ClAYFIwsmdVxZrcI9By1RPcfpxSbD79pYHGDQ_lgvx4u72dmV5KjFMmlMS4_1v9bBa8cYt2FPVWMiJ-8qyKrtlmUoDWTWAtLuQp2oxjKunP_nEL8upjVrJD_iX-/s1600-h/kyoko+10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbEhWWQ1toP9DV4mM0ClAYFIwsmdVxZrcI9By1RPcfpxSbD79pYHGDQ_lgvx4u72dmV5KjFMmlMS4_1v9bBa8cYt2FPVWMiJ-8qyKrtlmUoDWTWAtLuQp2oxjKunP_nEL8upjVrJD_iX-/s400/kyoko+10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412825513802511858" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13px;"><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-family:arial, sans-serif;">"This is a doodle from which I got the ideas for Telebunnies (5) and The Kiss (6). I can't really explain how I got these images or why, because I drew them when I was on the tram or on the phone at work. Lots of animals are working or playing like humans. Sometimes humans trying to be animals just like a girl in a picture with rabbit mask.</span></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-family:arial, sans-serif;">I'm always thinking about ways to incorporate my doodles into prints but haven't quite figure out how."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJxgNvMtD1yAzSujqc5RfqzXjLzCufEzP1NzCvV3mM7ye-jfNZltSi1IgnzV-EUC0ca0L1DjOGXINBaaJLiZG5KahK83SCFXUvR6vZNtrzP95OQiY26JsgozEtJphT23cp5mMiuwCM4l4/s1600-h/kyoko+11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJxgNvMtD1yAzSujqc5RfqzXjLzCufEzP1NzCvV3mM7ye-jfNZltSi1IgnzV-EUC0ca0L1DjOGXINBaaJLiZG5KahK83SCFXUvR6vZNtrzP95OQiY26JsgozEtJphT23cp5mMiuwCM4l4/s400/kyoko+11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412825506056153650" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13px;"><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-family:arial, sans-serif;">"Bob the Hare! I felt a little bit rude about making so many hybrid or anthropomorphic animals in the past ( I still do!). Rather than playing with the rabbit's physical form e.g. hybrid, I wanted to make him as he is, not against his nature, so hopefully he keeps the sense of awe that we used to have to animals. Because of our desire to collect, research, label and understand the nature, nothing is a mystery to us. It's not an unknown anymore and we don't feel scared by it so we do whatever we want with it. I thought this wanting-to-know-everything-around-us resulted in human's dominion over nature. And I think having no respect towards nature is one of the cause of all ecological concerns. By drawing animals as they are in nature, I thought I could pay more respect to the animal." </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZginsLH4hECLM2n7lPPzvtWg7EMJ0NvobhLlOwuK8FJ77ocW8p_LtQJ6yRrztXvbewM8rSG-kYHG0fobIv6utjio-zgppXCrCVM_ov9MssbF0nZYGhuTtJ-6RwIke_wjb7jt603f7tyS/s1600-h/kyoko+12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZginsLH4hECLM2n7lPPzvtWg7EMJ0NvobhLlOwuK8FJ77ocW8p_LtQJ6yRrztXvbewM8rSG-kYHG0fobIv6utjio-zgppXCrCVM_ov9MssbF0nZYGhuTtJ-6RwIke_wjb7jt603f7tyS/s400/kyoko+12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412825498963904802" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13px;"><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-family:arial, sans-serif;">"This is a watercolour of a tree that I found on the internet. It made a list for world strange tree. </span></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-family:arial, sans-serif;">I just couldn't resist drawing it as it was really beautiful! It wasn't raining in the photo but it looks like raining on the paper."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Thank you so much to you Kyoko for taking time to talk about your work. You can view more of Kyokos work on her blog <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;"><a href="http://rachelscabinet.blogspot.com/">www.rachelscabinet.blogspot.com. </a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div></span><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250113054509364112.post-73346720160356387092009-12-03T03:17:00.004+10:002009-12-03T03:22:16.771+10:00The winner is...Well done to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; white-space: nowrap; font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/00489746197701446680">Carapace</a> </span>for winning my November Giveaway. I'll be sending out a little goodie parcel to Texas for her!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; white-space: nowrap; font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;"> </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 48px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; white-space: nowrap; font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRvo2LnVlgVNrZp8lfn2hBL42mbwGAkGZUx69ZW1SJjc-UF1y7Iy-7u-4z9hPv8FelPws6IbYxU77ojVm4u8jwaA7YeyXcuX1DWA5XV1eEpYo4C5sWBcZsNMcHu6uW8_Urd918d5uefeB/s400/giveaway+photo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410690130205581970" /></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250113054509364112.post-90138700246605428212009-11-28T00:30:00.003+10:002009-11-28T00:50:20.945+10:00Teals and Trials<div>I got so frustrated yesterday. I had a list of a few items I needed to get from an art shop. If I was in Melbourne I'd know exactly where to go and that the shops would have what I'm after. But not in Belfast! It's so difficult moving to a new place, even though Belfast isn't technically a new place for me, I'm just not used to it and I don't know the secrets! Although I think the secret is you have to buy everything on line because Belfast just doesn't cater to the specialist market of printmaking supplies, grey board or 0.5 2B pencil leads! I have to get used to it and realise Melbourne has nearly 4,000,000 people whereas Belfast has 267,500, so it's obvious really that supplies will be more limited here. Grrrrrr! I've been spoilt!<div><br /></div><div>Oh, hold on, I'm baby sitting my nephew and he's just woken up, I'd better go and see if he's ok.................................................</div><div><br /></div><div>................................................................ok, nephew on knee here, now there's one thing melbourne doesn't have, my wee nephew! oh and Belfast has a BRILLIANT display of birds in the museum. Here are a few more drawings, I did these yesterday.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdjSStymWQvthCfb3DxQPNOffHEBgSOH5MfEFez74mttkFoY3fbHaDfaioon_PKVYncDCgIIFQnV5DdBmIwdb_f3aMTC4HXG_sE84GrK87PYGDK9bZpd0yYkpnGuxWr0Wk_befjSBhI7pr/s1600/heron.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 327px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdjSStymWQvthCfb3DxQPNOffHEBgSOH5MfEFez74mttkFoY3fbHaDfaioon_PKVYncDCgIIFQnV5DdBmIwdb_f3aMTC4HXG_sE84GrK87PYGDK9bZpd0yYkpnGuxWr0Wk_befjSBhI7pr/s400/heron.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408795068917267970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Grey Heron<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9h_1AwGj2K1iB5u6d-BFeQdKFG5CJNCTC7ggD4TVtdnVsQelq3s0Q4jUAb94bauZ1SrxZc4-QieMpmtqhX1cNM7OH3YYvUwG7AVNiI7_AR_yNNeSDySVkiJGgUzp_La3wx6oWwie0f97/s1600/brent+goose.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9h_1AwGj2K1iB5u6d-BFeQdKFG5CJNCTC7ggD4TVtdnVsQelq3s0Q4jUAb94bauZ1SrxZc4-QieMpmtqhX1cNM7OH3YYvUwG7AVNiI7_AR_yNNeSDySVkiJGgUzp_La3wx6oWwie0f97/s400/brent+goose.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408795062321959138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Brent Goose</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidN4c_7hcWdB41Izktwb9wRmS_TKxJ9GHXHp07qhpUFsB1rVZr78wWinqF1FQroqTAV7tXySb8kY7ehEHN-7wHJAKh-u083U8GtzzjnU0emyRDilM-2dIA181JX-k4JbIp8RPSUZd-VVgs/s1600/teal.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidN4c_7hcWdB41Izktwb9wRmS_TKxJ9GHXHp07qhpUFsB1rVZr78wWinqF1FQroqTAV7tXySb8kY7ehEHN-7wHJAKh-u083U8GtzzjnU0emyRDilM-2dIA181JX-k4JbIp8RPSUZd-VVgs/s400/teal.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408795055549696786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Teal</div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250113054509364112.post-40343571813712545872009-11-26T10:40:00.002+10:002009-11-26T10:48:20.972+10:00Now on Facebook!I'm following suit, my bridbird label is now on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bridbird/211302696521">facebook</a> and I'm quite enjoying playing around with it like a new toy.<div><br /></div><div>Here's the deal, if you become a fan of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bridbird/211302696521">bridbird page</a> and enter or have already entered the November giveaway I'll enter you twice so you have double the chance of winning! Woo Hoo!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwwBfS2lm8Qiti-J5Wq_leV9qiYKDOVCK4KE7_s9eI1HiDg9UAvSD-sbphE-k_FkyvuqXUVhM55Qe-jAcYghFgNT0IYeBQaftDi7wyumSKiFxqQDBbjETFjdl7HBr3BA0jYqmz8TWDCTV/s400/able+and+game.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408207439546679106" />I'd also like to introduce you to my good friends Able and Game who make fantastic cards and gift tags, like the one above. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Able-and-Game/47063054343?ref=nf">Here's the link to their facebook page.</a> They are based in Melbourne and I miss them lots :(</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250113054509364112.post-73501597392788253162009-11-20T19:42:00.010+10:002009-12-04T17:48:32.125+10:00November Giveaway!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9oGXjrb1LbturhFlX5uGeJmohGUbMzm620dJg_Qrh54lmoJvV7jbVoS1mXRHhyphenhyphenrcki9b3fBU4j4603U_4D13_j4hoIkJZ-kmApXEa4HqsgZJ2X7HEbKPGzIq7JQDxWzRQkpwaITKPEW9a/s1600/giveaway+photo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9oGXjrb1LbturhFlX5uGeJmohGUbMzm620dJg_Qrh54lmoJvV7jbVoS1mXRHhyphenhyphenrcki9b3fBU4j4603U_4D13_j4hoIkJZ-kmApXEa4HqsgZJ2X7HEbKPGzIq7JQDxWzRQkpwaITKPEW9a/s400/giveaway+photo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406122051095484370" /></a><br /><div>For your chance to win a goodie bag containing :-</div><div>1 A5 mounted print</div><div>4 cards including a christmas card</div><div>2 sets of fridge magnets</div><div><br /></div><div>simply go to both my etsy shops (<a href="http://www.bridbird.etsy.com/">bridbird</a> and <a href="http://www.bridgetfarmerprints.etsy.com/">bridgetfarmerprints</a>) and decide on one thing that you'd like to have for christmas, then leave a comment here on my blog. Please remember to leave your details with your comment, good luck!</div><div><br /></div><div>Winner will be announced 2nd December.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">only one entry per person please, unless you are a fan of my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bridbird/211302696521?ref=nf">facebook page, Click here to join up!</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Thank you to everyone who took part in my giveaway, the winner is Carapace. The competition is now closed. I'll have another soon so keep watching!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com52tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250113054509364112.post-76772835939633904642009-11-20T02:11:00.004+10:002009-11-20T02:22:05.586+10:00That Christmassy Feeling<div>Does that just mean cold toes and needing to wear a scarf indoors? Well if thats the case, I'm well and truly feeling Christmassy! Of course it's a different case in Australia where I hear temperatures are getting higher. Would I rather 35 degrees and clear skies or 5 degrees and eternal rain? Honestly, I'd choose the rain, I can't stand the heat, and it's just not Christmassy!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-nRQUQWpXyW5cPNWqqf6YDIhMqzYJJ0a1Uo2xqIXnIrtDjm-_861fwtnqDJ4F1X8gaB8E7pcRMjK0vTjDG64moMvkUNgkJHovbwKBcmkJWU6XjpPNZpj4vOOLyzJxP5dbZRb6HXRv5ij/s1600/robin+card+2,+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-nRQUQWpXyW5cPNWqqf6YDIhMqzYJJ0a1Uo2xqIXnIrtDjm-_861fwtnqDJ4F1X8gaB8E7pcRMjK0vTjDG64moMvkUNgkJHovbwKBcmkJWU6XjpPNZpj4vOOLyzJxP5dbZRb6HXRv5ij/s400/robin+card+2,+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405848401359031026" /></a>Here are a few of my new designs for Christmas cards. I have three different robins, each one initially drawn in pencil, then colour added on the computer. You can find them for sale on <a href="http://www.bridgetfarmerprints.etsy.com">etsy</a> or on <a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/Bridbird">folksy</a>, a UK site. I'll also be selling them at markets around Belfast.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-j1NdtUD4_QOt9cqFvGIoXTdf8hkn5OQIixYq-ck98qtTNs9uD9i-u1o4N1TN1XczRONYxE8nVF5nbaQEwo8X7QBeqd87w_mPthDHxoXm-lLEs-1sNXApDUOrFnEZq_3K5H5pidEqWnP/s1600/robin+card+1,+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-j1NdtUD4_QOt9cqFvGIoXTdf8hkn5OQIixYq-ck98qtTNs9uD9i-u1o4N1TN1XczRONYxE8nVF5nbaQEwo8X7QBeqd87w_mPthDHxoXm-lLEs-1sNXApDUOrFnEZq_3K5H5pidEqWnP/s400/robin+card+1,+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405848394732520962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cMXQSVQ9JsejkKHGPDZb8GJBHqiTtXzwW0sj0bCSfYDvxwpIPhBlsfAxUEmpiXO_JCwqjp-hIWjdbDODxpauS3ZHaoaPxabd1I0lulb9d-KqP_DV16aHzIpx1dXpfLZgTSCjKLPQ8Oo5/s1600/robin+card+3,+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cMXQSVQ9JsejkKHGPDZb8GJBHqiTtXzwW0sj0bCSfYDvxwpIPhBlsfAxUEmpiXO_JCwqjp-hIWjdbDODxpauS3ZHaoaPxabd1I0lulb9d-KqP_DV16aHzIpx1dXpfLZgTSCjKLPQ8Oo5/s400/robin+card+3,+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405848391972808386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOaAOx2s63PrRcoTBKc6EueOuA9tZBlVwf95w6s5J4ZAOR6DSoYnkfqc590PnJeQDbekUWz_36-Pzb4fcLgKSf9Wti23pGLeEi4Y3z3TkeQDuTsB1VaHFaBDUJtk5WSHBtuA76-EWJibO/s1600/robin+card+2,+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOaAOx2s63PrRcoTBKc6EueOuA9tZBlVwf95w6s5J4ZAOR6DSoYnkfqc590PnJeQDbekUWz_36-Pzb4fcLgKSf9Wti23pGLeEi4Y3z3TkeQDuTsB1VaHFaBDUJtk5WSHBtuA76-EWJibO/s400/robin+card+2,+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405848389541931810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8iQQmddJesi48s79gs-NZpVamoYT1emXZHln24AG9b5CLlpiaZw1SUi6hqCqNxwdrv-Hu7tJHctng6bM0I1FGRzBQd4TUof7uDKwXQ6zO_CMr8GnHZ51w96cjZ0eNupEeKXw_XHIXI1c/s1600/robin+card+1,+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 326px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8iQQmddJesi48s79gs-NZpVamoYT1emXZHln24AG9b5CLlpiaZw1SUi6hqCqNxwdrv-Hu7tJHctng6bM0I1FGRzBQd4TUof7uDKwXQ6zO_CMr8GnHZ51w96cjZ0eNupEeKXw_XHIXI1c/s400/robin+card+1,+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405848388574059442" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250113054509364112.post-12068859124412702342009-11-19T09:42:00.004+10:002009-11-19T09:56:24.951+10:00Out and About<div>I did manage to get to the museum yesterday and drew a couple of pheasants. My favourite was the Silver Pheasant, simple black and white plumage with beautiful markings. I'd love to make a long etched plate of one of these birds. I've had to scan it over a few different pages and haven't quite managed to get him all in, but you get the idea!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4E0jBhg_o8tWP6Rfbuibgp65RJkxLCY-8Q7uuU7InavXXTFvl1CId0iwCWpznsxvFu4Z83xWBL353yV_nfv75cdvCok6FxXwfGu9Qh5GKhp47k-hAiERdU6D7kaiWyEAhB3fKA_pe1SU/s1600/silver+pheasant.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4E0jBhg_o8tWP6Rfbuibgp65RJkxLCY-8Q7uuU7InavXXTFvl1CId0iwCWpznsxvFu4Z83xWBL353yV_nfv75cdvCok6FxXwfGu9Qh5GKhp47k-hAiERdU6D7kaiWyEAhB3fKA_pe1SU/s400/silver+pheasant.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405593890961043842" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Today I went back to Castle Espie. I got in contact with the staff a few weeks ago to ask if they had any specimens and they showed me to the attic where they have a secret stash of old, dusty birds. It was great!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLM2d8SY4PqmTRhE59YwhxBVtS5dQrCF9IMQ6Grw71ZqUkO-aC3kT1cV0addKgw4jpMCTo_KWLa0ONgHsNKax6KDIKxmg7dyDGWfaWgkep8eg1dTcVjQto9TQeV8pipnzPM42ioAc9meq/s1600/duck+at+castle+espie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 327px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLM2d8SY4PqmTRhE59YwhxBVtS5dQrCF9IMQ6Grw71ZqUkO-aC3kT1cV0addKgw4jpMCTo_KWLa0ONgHsNKax6KDIKxmg7dyDGWfaWgkep8eg1dTcVjQto9TQeV8pipnzPM42ioAc9meq/s400/duck+at+castle+espie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405593887440968210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimTK4WKPyleu6mxK-4KelNf3Cg8fpb7Br7SKkNVYJIpV1XY0Stn-bJZga0H1LoBj8BqvzdYfujtVanDAnBlRWRqPjY6S2bOwpnckagnyRO1E2jqjrlB654CpFYnX0bUEuNu6dFX-KfTfn/s1600/strangford+lough+from+castle+espie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 341px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimTK4WKPyleu6mxK-4KelNf3Cg8fpb7Br7SKkNVYJIpV1XY0Stn-bJZga0H1LoBj8BqvzdYfujtVanDAnBlRWRqPjY6S2bOwpnckagnyRO1E2jqjrlB654CpFYnX0bUEuNu6dFX-KfTfn/s400/strangford+lough+from+castle+espie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405593885016602546" /></a>View of Stangford Lough from Castle Espie.</div><div><br /></div><div>Tomorrow I hope to get to the Belfast Print Workshop and finally join! I always get nervous when it comes to taking steps towards printmaking again, I love it, but it's such a wide area of possibilities it slightly daunts me. I think this is a good thing though!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250113054509364112.post-82124865929656808492009-11-17T20:52:00.004+10:002009-11-17T21:01:12.545+10:00Sketches at Seapark<div>The day I got back from Amsterdam I was still fired up with drawing, I braved the drizzle and went down to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Seapark</span> near <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Holywood</span> to draw. It was great, I sat for an hour until my feet got too cold.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1WEU6jHLLmFSYhCxqnjZfB1jh_sv2EbG0aKkxMEI4dPHZlTO4YY89g5fvUPxdELKr05QkaGW4ezCM-KmIlPCgJxMZdxsaHPgUvUuc2QfKtZiIKMTbuITJFSBFTn83lixm1pNsAPYkFh4P/s1600/bryonie's+grandfather%27s+houses.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 356px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1WEU6jHLLmFSYhCxqnjZfB1jh_sv2EbG0aKkxMEI4dPHZlTO4YY89g5fvUPxdELKr05QkaGW4ezCM-KmIlPCgJxMZdxsaHPgUvUuc2QfKtZiIKMTbuITJFSBFTn83lixm1pNsAPYkFh4P/s400/bryonie's+grandfather%27s+houses.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405024091901926626" /></a>Anyone from this area will know these houses on the shore, they're beautiful. My friend's grandfather helped to build them. I think everyone want to live in one of them.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0ayoyrfTbf7NAr76Y6rzv6pPk-BPws3VCCGRGLkis1HbYoHoH-C5Gb2XU0j3CLGEEkVU9kEXlM4qa7TJJMDzhW0e3LFwmaZq5DkAkjrDNsujBo-7eUiRpSbY8-6p7q1C3QCT5gEfODE9/s1600/dog+and+birds.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0ayoyrfTbf7NAr76Y6rzv6pPk-BPws3VCCGRGLkis1HbYoHoH-C5Gb2XU0j3CLGEEkVU9kEXlM4qa7TJJMDzhW0e3LFwmaZq5DkAkjrDNsujBo-7eUiRpSbY8-6p7q1C3QCT5gEfODE9/s400/dog+and+birds.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405024086310778978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1sHaXLQdOd02bqRD8AkWnPVnhAIaIeG_CbQr_jbBJLlwVwSV9CD45IGalO_5YED4ARmX4QoNbZNYYBKeSxlxjCMuVGKyWi3IpI33eIXAHUCNlw44gdUK31m4p5fDJCSX-Q50q4Wd6cf_/s1600/old+stiff+dog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 331px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1sHaXLQdOd02bqRD8AkWnPVnhAIaIeG_CbQr_jbBJLlwVwSV9CD45IGalO_5YED4ARmX4QoNbZNYYBKeSxlxjCMuVGKyWi3IpI33eIXAHUCNlw44gdUK31m4p5fDJCSX-Q50q4Wd6cf_/s400/old+stiff+dog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405024080574316514" /></a>This poor old dog was so old and stiff he just stood in front of me for ages instead of climbing the incline from the beach up to the path. Thanks for the pose!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5QIHFld3VLrAEwvozwRZ_tSYl8O3e0p_TluRMlHZm5F3jeNgc7foobGdaRfb7YeBWKe0eNZwNKYvj0dAp1TaMkLaQnx0tZbpoheXkqvPI5miHufhzj0nFVmn7wTwS83lXyxVUjf5zzAv/s1600/belfast+lough.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 355px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5QIHFld3VLrAEwvozwRZ_tSYl8O3e0p_TluRMlHZm5F3jeNgc7foobGdaRfb7YeBWKe0eNZwNKYvj0dAp1TaMkLaQnx0tZbpoheXkqvPI5miHufhzj0nFVmn7wTwS83lXyxVUjf5zzAv/s400/belfast+lough.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405024079209622674" /></a>The view from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Holywood</span> up Belfast Lough to the docks.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm raring to go drawing again today now that my first market is out of the way and I have all my stock made. I can set all that aside and do what I really want to be doing. I'm just waiting for a phone call from the museum about drawing their birds.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250113054509364112.post-45371272778563723162009-11-13T09:32:00.004+10:002009-11-13T09:48:56.271+10:00I've worked it out.<div>The best way to draw more is to buy a lovely sketchbook!</div><div><br /></div><div>While in Amsterdam last week I went into a great little shop that I recognised from when I lived there for three months 6 years ago. They sold beautiful paper, ink and sketchbooks. I decided to treat myself to a new green cloth covered sketchbook, and since then I've been drawing drawing drawing. It feels good!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's some of my drawings from the Netherlands.</div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTVpochsImQse0ZDW6eB7BUJSDK_FKDIeSS-g-fQtzJ7xbAjvtUFgJKyTwCyGLmPh4UudRC7m6I1PKOd9aioGMH-PqSzddoRkwU-v1lWGopDzXOe0RU-UB0kEnw_FnH8NWwBVOGh9G8cw/s400/amsterdam+boat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403365401932006690" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 348px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZZQB6r3ll6OSA83dC4EFB1ifvUA3eXS3etHy-9sv6xPAK5pgPrrxVe1SwKKKB_Yp1Huqvh0PxNbj11SLCi6MROPIAx0dlQ-EOyM0m7lqDbdMr3XT-fkUPLIptkrHaT9_78xOtATQslC6/s400/bikes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403365399477681378" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 349px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYFM3yfHzGslOGA2-rWV9PtwzBFUYgen6FqQHyfY3S_kHCCicBjRV41NFzNY8iaM4TkqI8AF9P1IM9N9ENPI2YCEJaGq0SGYVLIgwP0VqYfOzsc_BX63b6d3IZ3FTLhx9wFR1oXu4gKG0/s400/heron.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403365396955309922" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 335px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbJ0pwvdd4SXSmuDhMHdTB5K_Fiv_K9I0nk3d0tKC6e6KWHPqLQ24SLj1bd1zrGYK-Nk_YUWqH_xNBK7VC76FklRRPV6HsQ3kMuKyFRGIfeMVdYCP96Ize9lumBi0tDlF4xiXPzSM_e8R/s400/molen.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403365395768576594" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 323px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqATWXs4FM2OlqM5gSICYzBCWJsxBSv7xhhSdKoC6lDGP72wOPtOXiZRg6JIsBykxn2cI7lDhrDgQQetJSEJS0mtqoJ1Wmdj3Av0h_AfjRMyOmTZELyZJHO17DpzsU_AaLc1XxiDEv6QgM/s400/people.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403365388685754226" /><br /><br /><div>Oh, also, the Etsy Irish team are having a giveaway, open to everyone and anyone. The winner will receive a marvelous goodie box made up of items from Etsy Irish Team shops. I've donated a few items too! All you have to do is leave a comment in their blog post. <a href="http://etsyireland.blogspot.com/2009/11/etsy-irelands-big-big-giveaway.html">Here's the link.<br /></a></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 397px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZTt8vs9cavrrTmZhI0YxmCsGaTIFnO6RNtp-T1Xrsg1dLiqdh1i1x2dHzqgXDERIhwYLCZzPwKu0elK97f7rWftRkIjPMxlQrz0gbnyUZKdkgtBccKEQR99hHI2gJOq-nGslZu8CvY0t/s400/ireland+giveaway.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403367920261675490" /><a href="http://etsyireland.blogspot.com/2009/11/etsy-irelands-big-big-giveaway.html">.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250113054509364112.post-10023645291648366732009-11-11T19:26:00.002+10:002009-11-11T19:34:20.645+10:00A Wee Peek<div>Here's a wee peek of my time last week.<br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabPLSpAo832jurmps49Uhg3gCFjNUgUG70EouI8Ojf8bXfQt0xeKFmAAGHNmo7eq12d6LRGOMLh5jthO8vx4cPrMeNlTYpfyohiiEa9Qq_Me-ZE73yaQ9EA7j1IuGuqSeDRy_zG3bDFbH/s1600-h/IMGP2806.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabPLSpAo832jurmps49Uhg3gCFjNUgUG70EouI8Ojf8bXfQt0xeKFmAAGHNmo7eq12d6LRGOMLh5jthO8vx4cPrMeNlTYpfyohiiEa9Qq_Me-ZE73yaQ9EA7j1IuGuqSeDRy_zG3bDFbH/s400/IMGP2806.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402776830765403442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNT1nzmamxVM8DggDZki5hH1HNUROhdtKmFBMoVpNZBAjCbEYnY-n5LtbxzSi4EE9Y8lvnhknM8vIHjWgI4LHwMJO8wpJbNHKW3Ko7qR7Sl740VukmSISrWI8N1SgPj4VYdlFtW8tnWOuZ/s1600-h/IMGP2816.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNT1nzmamxVM8DggDZki5hH1HNUROhdtKmFBMoVpNZBAjCbEYnY-n5LtbxzSi4EE9Y8lvnhknM8vIHjWgI4LHwMJO8wpJbNHKW3Ko7qR7Sl740VukmSISrWI8N1SgPj4VYdlFtW8tnWOuZ/s400/IMGP2816.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402776830462887362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SucBJdlh-uXzejKEd4WaJiDp2bIGOCP1iO6ZYP4PFOgaFWM0iFqRRpl_jvd6CGlLOfcWcT4ICDa4x4y5XhPcx5u5pXAs22GxXajd5Xfe7ApGXMaXD5m7ITjWkQmzuq3_wUPg8fNRcGJ_/s1600-h/IMGP2815.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SucBJdlh-uXzejKEd4WaJiDp2bIGOCP1iO6ZYP4PFOgaFWM0iFqRRpl_jvd6CGlLOfcWcT4ICDa4x4y5XhPcx5u5pXAs22GxXajd5Xfe7ApGXMaXD5m7ITjWkQmzuq3_wUPg8fNRcGJ_/s400/IMGP2815.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402776822465589410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqcbNI_ySgGqwVSuicyXsNO8cATSZb-qsNrLHEe-8QLGeepxrCy5ctwDXB9k3nZxKHAMX-013wgrIB2aDKLBf63Hj-EVv1ni3MBr7lsDZGvR5UYZ4ub98HP_UMKW9_lXt6CJgISQAW5Kp/s1600-h/IMGP2810.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqcbNI_ySgGqwVSuicyXsNO8cATSZb-qsNrLHEe-8QLGeepxrCy5ctwDXB9k3nZxKHAMX-013wgrIB2aDKLBf63Hj-EVv1ni3MBr7lsDZGvR5UYZ4ub98HP_UMKW9_lXt6CJgISQAW5Kp/s400/IMGP2810.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402776822237262018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRuxK7wml81MQn93uzJEpu4lgnLmrJ6SSlq-u5cTPxPLjwycMavdJF6UL-W3CM2ehGH56MTby8mECm4kokazwLcM3ndiQHBoHKXQft2mLnyTk1yyQj8vC7WK7uZdaJpipy2gcGc9TGjBw/s1600-h/IMGP2822.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRuxK7wml81MQn93uzJEpu4lgnLmrJ6SSlq-u5cTPxPLjwycMavdJF6UL-W3CM2ehGH56MTby8mECm4kokazwLcM3ndiQHBoHKXQft2mLnyTk1yyQj8vC7WK7uZdaJpipy2gcGc9TGjBw/s400/IMGP2822.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402776820728559906" /></a><br /><br /><blockquote></blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250113054509364112.post-6764719957446281782009-11-01T01:38:00.004+10:002009-11-01T01:49:00.020+10:00Useful Art<div>Here's some more of my fridge magnets. If our fridge wasn't covered up with a wooden door I'd have my favourite recipes held up by these!<br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVn3aqE08AU0vRskbMo3Vb8QbVb_Y_1SACTz1UAFRynBPnYly2qkuED43MBeq2HAAXC2RCX0vtMsS-7rei_DOViuxdWP0rZCpEuvpmWnZC6Aq9tPf-LIPDx7FcfrYTxjYsWvLu58LsmLB/s1600-h/knife+and+fork+mag+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVn3aqE08AU0vRskbMo3Vb8QbVb_Y_1SACTz1UAFRynBPnYly2qkuED43MBeq2HAAXC2RCX0vtMsS-7rei_DOViuxdWP0rZCpEuvpmWnZC6Aq9tPf-LIPDx7FcfrYTxjYsWvLu58LsmLB/s400/knife+and+fork+mag+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398791132864882658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4hvKnooVVHr-hx8e2pmqMvUdIp5DsMWNnJXVIzn_mLo0Sd0pYNAzHJkLoCkDL5E-ST0y7L03FhVNj7AopZJ5JEROfzdH3IKYO44HqTjSB0cfOrSasdpVFW9T2w42F9IRwu7JZ_zRZDAs/s1600-h/jars+mag+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4hvKnooVVHr-hx8e2pmqMvUdIp5DsMWNnJXVIzn_mLo0Sd0pYNAzHJkLoCkDL5E-ST0y7L03FhVNj7AopZJ5JEROfzdH3IKYO44HqTjSB0cfOrSasdpVFW9T2w42F9IRwu7JZ_zRZDAs/s400/jars+mag+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398791128312097730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2QDtBfMK5tRwzVlsHq3IEABTr6N6q2lCWRSHUcIXObdqOS7FbWHPww4royR7-aZGfD8IOFqy9K1dfQKnL3yFDQICBqWK2xo2FeClL820SgJl_XRAjvMffBTnE1STY0sZ61vTN02zx4Pa/s1600-h/four+utensils+first.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2QDtBfMK5tRwzVlsHq3IEABTr6N6q2lCWRSHUcIXObdqOS7FbWHPww4royR7-aZGfD8IOFqy9K1dfQKnL3yFDQICBqWK2xo2FeClL820SgJl_XRAjvMffBTnE1STY0sZ61vTN02zx4Pa/s400/four+utensils+first.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398791124771686498" /></a><br />I'm very lucky to be off to Amsterdam next week, I can't wait for all the lovely old buildings, lots of art galleries and great little bars and restaurants.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250113054509364112.post-43249990230892487452009-10-22T05:58:00.003+10:002009-10-22T06:13:30.125+10:00New From The Cutlery Draw<div>I finally got round to drawing some new utensils today and have now uploaded them onto my <a href="http://www.bridbird.etsy.com">etsy shop</a>. I've also opened a <a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/Bridbird">folksy shop</a> and listed a number of pieces there too. I'm getting closer to doing a few markets here in Northern Ireland. They aren't so plentiful as they were in Melbourne, but fingers crossed they'll be just as good!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwujXfh92iUE-jzQjfOwXLOrBa0vK6mgv9MCXeREBMw2r4JsbarlWW0g3m-lRg6Jv0Z6MBIH2xtCcK58QQAdlQFz_MHKtgYc84a6pstA3tp09NnWM0wx6FQHdCXmtZpIx_ZBTY2hK2rH52/s400/masher+and+whisk+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395145711290810978" /><div style="text-align: center;">Masher and whisk</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 372px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprtKb1__b8j8ulyxxjaHH4SDmETzsqRw5FBOGytT1NphzJKtSRMmM-kSlYHcl187OYsJJieVCBST1cBlw-CKE5JMnd60_ZTem4HsjVFvlJBHm7k2cUMGjMuDcwZA9FDnIjJL3RAGCJo4m/s400/five+forks.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395145715984485250" /><div style="text-align: center;">Five forks </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgKenW8BijFHli_1Mln8oSUoXdH8rrKyj4lxChCXrq65Hb1fjgSjY3z4G4c3UlzHI_1i2C9QYZqZ6Z11JqhwDifh5wIbSs12II8NlkOOJw76qiXIcuCfeJb0zvN5EiUkkpwTXKEZyCwBW/s400/beaters+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395145704667755970" /><div style="text-align: center;">A lovely vintage beater</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79gS0Sa3XuXC0Vy7QA1VgwsHB-g6YM32gNFZcvDo2qwfO-Z3k6OcHqo35bcDGm5AjU3a5EGViCDox2ShkQfx8NKzJ277hJOdOzu2-jP1DCs8gZR98dGt0CWZTJbTCltutb9wVS6xQtaG3/s1600-h/masher+card+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79gS0Sa3XuXC0Vy7QA1VgwsHB-g6YM32gNFZcvDo2qwfO-Z3k6OcHqo35bcDGm5AjU3a5EGViCDox2ShkQfx8NKzJ277hJOdOzu2-jP1DCs8gZR98dGt0CWZTJbTCltutb9wVS6xQtaG3/s400/masher+card+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395145727635021634" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmBQMnRinyiSSYUw-6o8Ig7l9FYYyEpFelxiVK2w561NKlWtrb9N_3BdmmaNLijui7Vsljrt1g92iv07-UnwXxQ-uCQtnw8ho0EjlgKZvDe4ZNy4stAf5POTx0shKKUnC9z37xSzPz1te/s1600-h/beater+card3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmBQMnRinyiSSYUw-6o8Ig7l9FYYyEpFelxiVK2w561NKlWtrb9N_3BdmmaNLijui7Vsljrt1g92iv07-UnwXxQ-uCQtnw8ho0EjlgKZvDe4ZNy4stAf5POTx0shKKUnC9z37xSzPz1te/s400/beater+card3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395145718565688290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My mum went to a <a href="http://www.goodfoodireland.ie/">Good Food Ireland</a> conference yesterday (she's quite involved with the organisation) and came home with the biggest flower of Kale I've ever seen. Even after my nephew had chewed, pulled and created a little kale carpet on the kitchen floor with it it still looked blooming! So I decided to use it here as a backdrop of green loveliness. We're going to eat it tonight with duck. YUM!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250113054509364112.post-73623307208490015552009-10-18T20:04:00.005+10:002009-10-18T20:20:59.815+10:00Duck Duck Goose Goose<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ettWxiwI2nOBB5dNs70QaEvXDgc18MZHvV5-efdW4wSn7PmN56zFykaEP166potMkT6VKTnPMR433ccTHBx_c02xqz439GacCxjiTfTxtqybFFo4GcdG3lpOzfev1EXvtGbHUKrh1vxV/s1600-h/four+ducks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 107px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ettWxiwI2nOBB5dNs70QaEvXDgc18MZHvV5-efdW4wSn7PmN56zFykaEP166potMkT6VKTnPMR433ccTHBx_c02xqz439GacCxjiTfTxtqybFFo4GcdG3lpOzfev1EXvtGbHUKrh1vxV/s400/four+ducks.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393879447576904738" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>Yesterday we took a trip down the coast of Strangford Lough to <a href="http://www.wwt.org.uk/visit-us/castle-espie">Castle Espie</a>. Castle Espie is part of the Uk's <a href="http://www.wwt.org.uk/">Wildfowl and Wetlands Trus</a>t and is home to lots of ducks, geese, swans, waders, and all other seabirds. There is a lot of work going on at the moment, creating new pools and a salt marsh and a fresh water area, but it was still a great trip. I fully intend to come back and spend a day or two drawing.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHx4euS_dh8OqJ1J5GfB3fd0Mvur4W26SlOqZ8KMWpXxm8kFwv8QaCSkhoxq5q21Ony6-NBSfKJhd-375A-bylps_45FOhWxG_LYy-kNbmJlsAOiq-FPf5vgn6jPNd72ng0PZ6ZvQYiO0/s1600-h/american+wood+ducks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHx4euS_dh8OqJ1J5GfB3fd0Mvur4W26SlOqZ8KMWpXxm8kFwv8QaCSkhoxq5q21Ony6-NBSfKJhd-375A-bylps_45FOhWxG_LYy-kNbmJlsAOiq-FPf5vgn6jPNd72ng0PZ6ZvQYiO0/s400/american+wood+ducks.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393879444421787586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look at these little beauties! They are American Wood Ducks. Very pretty</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8IY7J_X13saXeAiKduRx86YDPdtg32Z41B4Ij0xCD37cKVXdZ5PJlhnQWP5HlGv8s3I2pKIZvp2XkeDFRO-sDjdSdI2njwcxhtSas5BgjNruVePcbM6m-Lj38oFezLHTTGDL2BE7VGCd/s1600-h/eider+duck+and+goose.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8IY7J_X13saXeAiKduRx86YDPdtg32Z41B4Ij0xCD37cKVXdZ5PJlhnQWP5HlGv8s3I2pKIZvp2XkeDFRO-sDjdSdI2njwcxhtSas5BgjNruVePcbM6m-Lj38oFezLHTTGDL2BE7VGCd/s400/eider+duck+and+goose.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393879435094330818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">An Eider Duck and a Greylag Goose</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsMXi434ihFAMeXEd4G7479T8-si_nvx2pljlUfyeasn7TEgWOqikM2yB3yLuG59MXJPqmQVhHxyr-FImN_R8YD4YYYrZ7XXThU8r9nzw-D9FvAZyJZaarPi98kvKdDfuadwqspyErwf4/s1600-h/goose+backs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsMXi434ihFAMeXEd4G7479T8-si_nvx2pljlUfyeasn7TEgWOqikM2yB3yLuG59MXJPqmQVhHxyr-FImN_R8YD4YYYrZ7XXThU8r9nzw-D9FvAZyJZaarPi98kvKdDfuadwqspyErwf4/s400/goose+backs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393879277105014994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXM9wiiznlNDttlte7Lo3xZwoV09nyjG0Pigz688OJChijTxFeJDn0WqrTovD5LkCN34ZFgQqFu4Njjh-L69nHBN9s8aaLYexhufn8Eqrz67Agi97pKgrKsp-EIXm4gPzz0xEur0VeqBr/s1600-h/mud+flats+to+scrabo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXM9wiiznlNDttlte7Lo3xZwoV09nyjG0Pigz688OJChijTxFeJDn0WqrTovD5LkCN34ZFgQqFu4Njjh-L69nHBN9s8aaLYexhufn8Eqrz67Agi97pKgrKsp-EIXm4gPzz0xEur0VeqBr/s400/mud+flats+to+scrabo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393879268984212130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the view across the Lough. You can see Scrabo Tower on the hill.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJeOVliJOUByNCng5jrIq_YURNZzSmSKUx-FpnPBiGtQ9x1jdexOvWoqOBCufD_utSD3ZKD1oaeAKEorrHDWDyFI58Xp0rBwqKAqfbfOUpFrZ1dI3vEzVrFD2hwAtY4jIpT5n4ih1huab9/s1600-h/marbled+teal.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 388px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJeOVliJOUByNCng5jrIq_YURNZzSmSKUx-FpnPBiGtQ9x1jdexOvWoqOBCufD_utSD3ZKD1oaeAKEorrHDWDyFI58Xp0rBwqKAqfbfOUpFrZ1dI3vEzVrFD2hwAtY4jIpT5n4ih1huab9/s400/marbled+teal.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393879260908408450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">When the drawing isn't going well I always find a change of hand does the trick. I don't know why, I think it's to do with being less precious with your opposite hand and the lines become looser and somehow capture what you're drawing better.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEHYGnMya5tBGYjkxe0kYH_cFf7O9RTTX-I_X1Pz3m9Wf_NBvFMWAhwk4ANIAmdGVhS4A9tr373TPXJ2NIlYbssYwgwgAR_VX9yd_uXflKYeuAbdjlGtHSylsCvIpX_6SE1zrHgC7lKoG/s1600-h/whooper+swan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEHYGnMya5tBGYjkxe0kYH_cFf7O9RTTX-I_X1Pz3m9Wf_NBvFMWAhwk4ANIAmdGVhS4A9tr373TPXJ2NIlYbssYwgwgAR_VX9yd_uXflKYeuAbdjlGtHSylsCvIpX_6SE1zrHgC7lKoG/s400/whooper+swan.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393879255096316706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A handsome Whooper Swan</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgceMj0v_IMzsmpzWKgIY7RJXMLGe-_UPeSAG4l1WnRuCw4eTamH1VDzVRFJezMwqu-xQ2MvWWBL_2-8Hi01IiE2Afnk6R2luh1LKGFPOz09-qgBTx1cUQgcuHKSfelRvT8U3-oPSBr0KvF/s1600-h/lovely+colours.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgceMj0v_IMzsmpzWKgIY7RJXMLGe-_UPeSAG4l1WnRuCw4eTamH1VDzVRFJezMwqu-xQ2MvWWBL_2-8Hi01IiE2Afnk6R2luh1LKGFPOz09-qgBTx1cUQgcuHKSfelRvT8U3-oPSBr0KvF/s400/lovely+colours.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393879247055880178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I loved the colours here<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The park sells little bags of grain so you can feed the ducks in the small pond area. My 9 month old nephew loved all the birds, he seems to like animals a lot, always wants to get closer. Not the best idea with a hissing goose! </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250113054509364112.post-82456468359773833802009-10-17T21:04:00.004+10:002009-10-17T21:21:12.022+10:00New Clothes, oooh lovely<div>The doorbell went and they were here! Hooray! There's nothing quite like new clothes made to measure just for you and these were a real treat.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I treated myself to a few etsy handmade clothes before I left Australia. I'd found <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6356748">Lirola's shop</a> by looking through the 'favorites' of other sellers that I admired and since she makes each item to order they would be ready for when I got to Northern Ireland in a few weeks.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYoxE3gFVjvFurJE2TsJ46hZHKUxf2hPgGdNdnTZQFSdD1wCHUQstEBCBxIB7aIH1SYHaqAkEnGf1Pq3DSjL6ogaCoQHksKfckK_9MNe6__yxsDEI5g6qxNUhnLUbK_Unp9fumtyY_8X3H/s1600-h/lovely+top+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYoxE3gFVjvFurJE2TsJ46hZHKUxf2hPgGdNdnTZQFSdD1wCHUQstEBCBxIB7aIH1SYHaqAkEnGf1Pq3DSjL6ogaCoQHksKfckK_9MNe6__yxsDEI5g6qxNUhnLUbK_Unp9fumtyY_8X3H/s400/lovely+top+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393524622585388674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I got this top in a lovely maroon red. It's great to have a top that is casual but still a little bit special and different.<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtwhUwtMuEKEhGoJxLzvsnsqF8GlFxAx7IbFSFih2AbujjowIjTVSm7O1ZopXEIwGtEDLUAr4qftncZbirxnxfLPrgzGNsn_dRCuP89Oo_KmkMqi-YuO2t0ppkrq5bj_RF7gk6PUWHnZ3Z/s1600-h/lovely+top+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 392px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtwhUwtMuEKEhGoJxLzvsnsqF8GlFxAx7IbFSFih2AbujjowIjTVSm7O1ZopXEIwGtEDLUAr4qftncZbirxnxfLPrgzGNsn_dRCuP89Oo_KmkMqi-YuO2t0ppkrq5bj_RF7gk6PUWHnZ3Z/s400/lovely+top+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393524613847247250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and this one I got in the colour shown. It's just gorgeous! Lovely fabric, lovely colour and they fit superbly! It's always satisfying to find a great shop on etsy!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6356748"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">www.lirola.etsy.com</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250113054509364112.post-20461564417430256722009-10-15T08:50:00.002+10:002009-10-15T08:58:55.290+10:00By Request<div>My friend <a href="http://rachelscabinet.blogspot.com/">Kyoko of Rachel's Cabinet</a> has requested a few photos of my surroundings here in Northern Ireland so I brought my camera with me today when I went for a walk along the coast at <a href="http://www.ni-environment.gov.uk/places/parks/crawfordsburn.shtml">Crawfordsburn Country Park</a>. I think she meant more photos of the suburb I live in, but I'll do that another day!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6bsMCoJmoGRX9ytj0TcPthwQTbCOp9bK8WiTdgh5Gmm0fDpN_Q0N1r5d-DjWzgwpTRbMIaSDDzK467Hl7gS31fmYLFg15ObB69GwFaccx12ksibVlUFnT0r4hgqzHS4Qatv8b5BrCI20/s1600-h/heron.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6bsMCoJmoGRX9ytj0TcPthwQTbCOp9bK8WiTdgh5Gmm0fDpN_Q0N1r5d-DjWzgwpTRbMIaSDDzK467Hl7gS31fmYLFg15ObB69GwFaccx12ksibVlUFnT0r4hgqzHS4Qatv8b5BrCI20/s400/heron.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392592193229679138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A lovely grey heron</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNeB6bBsWaRl9ojam9GABjEiO7dd1J0L3pclEMKqwlevhi9VakpTdfcGlY217D4w9Q5mKnTMGPQbt9T1Ss-0nVgmcX1FJ1_6rJBmfWLA5sMR9loPPe-Z3esoVm_IK-K5w-UZrt83NdYmwZ/s1600-h/carrrwrw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNeB6bBsWaRl9ojam9GABjEiO7dd1J0L3pclEMKqwlevhi9VakpTdfcGlY217D4w9Q5mKnTMGPQbt9T1Ss-0nVgmcX1FJ1_6rJBmfWLA5sMR9loPPe-Z3esoVm_IK-K5w-UZrt83NdYmwZ/s400/carrrwrw.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392592189023098754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">On a good day you can see out to Scotland from here.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQHgNr61nGzNollJA8jUHND4VlPKqoBO-_BaXzGxDaYbtbwEyLSEhlZ0S2mjc94uy9mDypkFXHa3wCDL2UYtfEHEn6lnWr_Mqxg2397vc4j67g7HXtCmMp_CnG1qNDhJ5hr1WJ4hPN2T-/s1600-h/crawfordsburn+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQHgNr61nGzNollJA8jUHND4VlPKqoBO-_BaXzGxDaYbtbwEyLSEhlZ0S2mjc94uy9mDypkFXHa3wCDL2UYtfEHEn6lnWr_Mqxg2397vc4j67g7HXtCmMp_CnG1qNDhJ5hr1WJ4hPN2T-/s400/crawfordsburn+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392592179638269954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Pretty stalks</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOReQBeXSggQmi02Jf2MAKUCX8gnmXrT0LErDA_MFJkyFW1wdDu-RsxCagDcOUW2W5g6IkmODjFP_fDc-bBa2XPBwKx3A6BUMCOvgArGRiIXnlsF-qoPqw856bczt6t-WeIRg5n8P_OPI/s1600-h/craw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOReQBeXSggQmi02Jf2MAKUCX8gnmXrT0LErDA_MFJkyFW1wdDu-RsxCagDcOUW2W5g6IkmODjFP_fDc-bBa2XPBwKx3A6BUMCOvgArGRiIXnlsF-qoPqw856bczt6t-WeIRg5n8P_OPI/s400/craw.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392592174775234306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is the mouth of Belfast Lough where all the boats come in from Scotland and England</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250113054509364112.post-44485853560587429952009-10-12T23:56:00.005+10:002009-10-14T08:29:44.688+10:00New Fantail Brooches<div>I'm still making them! Here are a few new ones I have available until I send my order to my new stockist <a href="http://www.mattt.com.au/">Mattt</a> on Gertrude Street, Melbourne. I'm also looking for stockists in the UK and Ireland. If you're interested please send me an email at bridbird78[at!]hotmail.com.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmyPfL9dC5VHQkj9naIvSlmFEz-n9PJGKLs-MdjRhyphenhyphen_BLi3r4fzIM2cPSGtuAezX2UHq0_mNRqmuGXRmq1ES-qOLLFsjA1d-gwlqg3u2_c0KSaHIEZ28DH-yFSAtGTl1ToDNnYDzLkITYG/s1600-h/helio+found.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmyPfL9dC5VHQkj9naIvSlmFEz-n9PJGKLs-MdjRhyphenhyphen_BLi3r4fzIM2cPSGtuAezX2UHq0_mNRqmuGXRmq1ES-qOLLFsjA1d-gwlqg3u2_c0KSaHIEZ28DH-yFSAtGTl1ToDNnYDzLkITYG/s400/helio+found.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391712333713193554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEILkro8E7Fz3nN6JPMdDLwvTGPr1yzyR4qVNo6rYcFCi0SD2uteihORi6F20AmqpzldV5cKDxiLftSbFk96f_HJcVqT5b1L1qYMPmWhWont85JrTL89B_BboYbgOpr_43vGz1jg_7972V/s1600-h/green+gaurdian.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEILkro8E7Fz3nN6JPMdDLwvTGPr1yzyR4qVNo6rYcFCi0SD2uteihORi6F20AmqpzldV5cKDxiLftSbFk96f_HJcVqT5b1L1qYMPmWhWont85JrTL89B_BboYbgOpr_43vGz1jg_7972V/s400/green+gaurdian.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391712329947548418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QsojkzVkdIAO5iJV3KhKN5j536MlVcyVeXQ4q8pTbG-fdmkqTk1c9OmidTwRFcHU0PTAuU5hVC4CLDv62_tmk91NId-5Vlgrr3FPPM0Fd6ANM-4D8RI8qGkoZKNQrwwl6Ewm28HoUKGt/s1600-h/summer+squares.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QsojkzVkdIAO5iJV3KhKN5j536MlVcyVeXQ4q8pTbG-fdmkqTk1c9OmidTwRFcHU0PTAuU5hVC4CLDv62_tmk91NId-5Vlgrr3FPPM0Fd6ANM-4D8RI8qGkoZKNQrwwl6Ewm28HoUKGt/s400/summer+squares.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391712326156424002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-dRX4Cm0crcln0eQcCg4fQmmX2PO5Lv8hZPlidRWHhD_bPL3S6Js1Tm1EyGm8oj0VPpUNbicexdZ8d0z0ODXIoSt7OWcxlOUYTeBe6wEZpQeJuHkbCCNdL6ccx7jG17xt2jQYdarViAzG/s1600-h/silver+winter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-dRX4Cm0crcln0eQcCg4fQmmX2PO5Lv8hZPlidRWHhD_bPL3S6Js1Tm1EyGm8oj0VPpUNbicexdZ8d0z0ODXIoSt7OWcxlOUYTeBe6wEZpQeJuHkbCCNdL6ccx7jG17xt2jQYdarViAzG/s400/silver+winter.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391712318494937106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPEU_sy_kjbzY8vydjsQrV4lTpFq0ihp8EdvF866iSNX84bthThgY9vrG8XD5lZ-COo51hDdoY81LBwA8S2j0TJqwJvgfpmc28XIIKWSlqto5k_RUV0m4C-fkUDcS-50N2PjIyimJwz6UQ/s1600-h/citrus+fellow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPEU_sy_kjbzY8vydjsQrV4lTpFq0ihp8EdvF866iSNX84bthThgY9vrG8XD5lZ-COo51hDdoY81LBwA8S2j0TJqwJvgfpmc28XIIKWSlqto5k_RUV0m4C-fkUDcS-50N2PjIyimJwz6UQ/s400/citrus+fellow.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391712312243174450" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250113054509364112.post-41747717577201904672009-10-08T22:29:00.006+10:002009-10-08T22:39:29.108+10:00Herb and Spice Jars<div>When Jeremy and I first moved in together I went mad and bought lots of lovely jars for all our ingredients. I loved going to all the charity shops and hunting for nice containers. Here are a few new pieces of work in my <a href="http://www.bridbird.etsy.com">etsy shop</a> which are based on my jars of herbs and spices. <br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjco7sLiuHjnlF3FNJdjnPyIvx_AXjoEwf3ieKqcBj2aCKTuzv6vn5hsiH6VUYWBch8jske1jbZUA2LiCkcEIpMCIw813mddBxgm-M1jD9VFdc5dzeATZOhp7XPCiGG-h3KDVKeXbJ4lrA0/s1600-h/four+spice+jars+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjco7sLiuHjnlF3FNJdjnPyIvx_AXjoEwf3ieKqcBj2aCKTuzv6vn5hsiH6VUYWBch8jske1jbZUA2LiCkcEIpMCIw813mddBxgm-M1jD9VFdc5dzeATZOhp7XPCiGG-h3KDVKeXbJ4lrA0/s400/four+spice+jars+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390206149169112066" /></a>This image was included in my mum's cook book 'The Red Bay Tree Book.' The Bay Tree being her restaurant here in Northern Ireland.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhp10qL7IbfJEJNkKzR7X2JcXZHfhHGPaCYQVJzrCHG855jJCyiir1DlDdmrZXdQqmO8qaZ7eL2ivr-R5mM9bDR69pnH_qS3Ps4be_E6_0Yh0vn09aAP3ySz4ypZJ0KaFw0ac82PrjYhE/s1600-h/ground+coriander+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhp10qL7IbfJEJNkKzR7X2JcXZHfhHGPaCYQVJzrCHG855jJCyiir1DlDdmrZXdQqmO8qaZ7eL2ivr-R5mM9bDR69pnH_qS3Ps4be_E6_0Yh0vn09aAP3ySz4ypZJ0KaFw0ac82PrjYhE/s400/ground+coriander+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390206143072445874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpA0PVViNytcqDPf3JDqj9TS5X0QHiUvHpeKm-MTGAINTTyFfuFoHhssPXMalF0iVmcCeFnmjfQ1QFYk89WBq9nIWfO_SF4AwmTYZmqVEZM1O5vCcSbOsZjOPQF7v-7uxcImJ4CB390nDL/s1600-h/garam+masala+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpA0PVViNytcqDPf3JDqj9TS5X0QHiUvHpeKm-MTGAINTTyFfuFoHhssPXMalF0iVmcCeFnmjfQ1QFYk89WBq9nIWfO_SF4AwmTYZmqVEZM1O5vCcSbOsZjOPQF7v-7uxcImJ4CB390nDL/s400/garam+masala+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390206139846975698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmYyDIH8WzNcgf2LTaRKEaWKUE4fQEODEP5PZLN16CFTMo5odg315WuUa1xhanJhSt-jJVCKnUVEIRFUDxh2LPnJh8qXJPmpad-Z_CrZbMa69xQg9uQ6O-bDHEDGlDAw6993SHXM9l75N/s1600-h/cumin+seeds+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmYyDIH8WzNcgf2LTaRKEaWKUE4fQEODEP5PZLN16CFTMo5odg315WuUa1xhanJhSt-jJVCKnUVEIRFUDxh2LPnJh8qXJPmpad-Z_CrZbMa69xQg9uQ6O-bDHEDGlDAw6993SHXM9l75N/s400/cumin+seeds+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390206133234767970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZAOwzreID2E6N8aJBFwCg7FUbn_77a6HSNEv7BS8xd4lPmY65kjs3AO1yEPLqa2q85WoVelYKlVy_3Cvx9LHXjDCgm7u2RsqTOpfUhdM1sYJWs_3azpu2IJlfh6Wlc0G_cgJRDpWFkVXt/s1600-h/chilli+powder+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZAOwzreID2E6N8aJBFwCg7FUbn_77a6HSNEv7BS8xd4lPmY65kjs3AO1yEPLqa2q85WoVelYKlVy_3Cvx9LHXjDCgm7u2RsqTOpfUhdM1sYJWs_3azpu2IJlfh6Wlc0G_cgJRDpWFkVXt/s400/chilli+powder+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390206126881207090" /></a><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250113054509364112.post-50590376035933372282009-10-06T06:31:00.010+10:002009-10-06T07:12:35.021+10:00Settling Into My New Range and Into Belfast<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9k1Sl5Rhakr-EBqjmOW4oel5FK7i1F1zcIBnVKRgY93k68fEyhHZwUcrjJjVARcqbVkzgkb2LdAsMxXzslsbfQish_Mj7vAd6ZIawYTw4ahZ9uHUCnB_sjivsB9wyWVVNFWYBuYcpknqB/s1600-h/etsy+banner+in+the+kicthen.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 73px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9k1Sl5Rhakr-EBqjmOW4oel5FK7i1F1zcIBnVKRgY93k68fEyhHZwUcrjJjVARcqbVkzgkb2LdAsMxXzslsbfQish_Mj7vAd6ZIawYTw4ahZ9uHUCnB_sjivsB9wyWVVNFWYBuYcpknqB/s400/etsy+banner+in+the+kicthen.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389217172914961554" /></a>It's been two weeks since we arrived in Belfast. I've been busy setting up a work space for myself and buying a new printer/ scanner and starting my new range for my <a href="http://www.bridbird.etsy.com">Bridbird etsy shop</a>.<div>The range is based on the pen and ink drawings I made just before I left Melbourne. I'm going to turn them into cards and digital prints. I've listed a few onto etsy already and in the next few days I'll add more. It feels good to start afresh with all new work. </div><div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtLGhyxJGXRwAmESd3H6OONYkkDEuXMdSo_urcjda1NjuZjulieeNjGSwJcfvK-DJUBLcgP3uS3yx5uAcdwdTg_Nl83F7vFBT3j_vsRRkZzBtxfxktw9uLlknzmR6RF6WjUZzKInWU_ip/s400/three+utensils+card+5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389222029939381074" /><div><br /></div><div>Here are a few cards from my new range, all photographed with my mum's newly renovated kitchen as a back drop. It's lovely to cook and to blog in such a lovely kitchen! Sometimes moving back home is a marvelous idea! (She also has a TV at the end of the bath, and why not!? In fact, I think that's where I'm going to go now!)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrznppaxA3TOrT8OSl4c8SF3SVfEx9tI9hAQqADoMyttwYZ2lzcVI4kVVeX5Hf07rem6XcviWOvSUDSXzKf-GZcHew7gRuL9O5rmhciubldU1CYRWgmkAOeozILzWy54l-nszd61NDTkBV/s1600-h/peelers+card+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrznppaxA3TOrT8OSl4c8SF3SVfEx9tI9hAQqADoMyttwYZ2lzcVI4kVVeX5Hf07rem6XcviWOvSUDSXzKf-GZcHew7gRuL9O5rmhciubldU1CYRWgmkAOeozILzWy54l-nszd61NDTkBV/s400/peelers+card+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389217171885986194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nb8G2BrN0QT9QVxK__tP0vf1rtoB3Z-gbMnQoPrR76Uw7j1W0D8eU2wJK9LQ0C2_zF2dTBT2rnjs1HpRvobROKUtClF1vx5t3PNUa23H8gPQKqR5sMH367qt7COH5DA9FGf2zXdwceJ5/s1600-h/olive+oil+card+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nb8G2BrN0QT9QVxK__tP0vf1rtoB3Z-gbMnQoPrR76Uw7j1W0D8eU2wJK9LQ0C2_zF2dTBT2rnjs1HpRvobROKUtClF1vx5t3PNUa23H8gPQKqR5sMH367qt7COH5DA9FGf2zXdwceJ5/s400/olive+oil+card+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389217164168198306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSBppESQPxSEygz8EdMhR2qM8I0J6LdpevQN9Nx1-xjeijpBWZeufzs5ui_UXXOmS65YJHipfmf6jNLZQ6swJyDvW97gYZNgvN-EVVlYCcXxuJSniOTnUS9tmIOx8zMpJ9dwIEW9BxhEg/s1600-h/carving+card+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSBppESQPxSEygz8EdMhR2qM8I0J6LdpevQN9Nx1-xjeijpBWZeufzs5ui_UXXOmS65YJHipfmf6jNLZQ6swJyDvW97gYZNgvN-EVVlYCcXxuJSniOTnUS9tmIOx8zMpJ9dwIEW9BxhEg/s400/carving+card+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389217158949556898" /></a><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250113054509364112.post-40398210624217795332009-09-15T10:26:00.002+10:002009-09-15T10:37:19.061+10:00Gocco Giveaway Winner!And the winner is.................<div><br /></div><div>........... <a href="http://www.jennerwin.com/blog/">Jenn Erwin</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Congratulations Jenn, I'll post out your bundle of Fantails and a few other goodies as soon as I can.</div><div><br /></div><div>I think this will be my last post from Australia.</div><div><br /></div><div>Goodbye for now.</div><div>Goodbye Kookaburra laughing down the river</div><div>Goodbye spotted Dove cooing outside the window</div><div>Goodbye trams trundling over swan street bridge</div><div>Goodbye the delicious smell of jasmine</div><div>Goodbye the blue sky</div><div>Goodbye the gum tree smell which reminds me of home because we used to have one in our garden in Belfast, but has now been cut down.</div><div>Goodbye the feeling of guilt when you spend too long in the shower</div><div>Goodbye the possums knocking on our ceiling and peeing down the walls</div><div>Goodbye the Yarra river sweeping past our house</div><div>Goodbye Hawthorn Station and waiting for the train</div><div>Goodbye for now my lovely friends</div><div>Hope to see you all in Belfast some day soon!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250113054509364112.post-71869450035101147842009-09-14T08:11:00.005+10:002009-09-14T08:33:30.951+10:00Bridbird is Flying the Nest!<div>Once again I've lost my camera charger. I just don't understand why this thing is so elusive! You'd think with all this taking apart of our house and belongings I'd find it somewhere along the way. but no. So no new photos.... Oh, but wait, I took some photos on someone else's camera of my exhibition. I'll see if I can find them. In the mean time, just to say, this is the last day to buy any of my gocco prints. I'm shutting shop on these prints and leaving them all behind when I move to Belfast, so they wont be available after today. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5347472">So if there are any you wan</a>t, get them now before it's to late! I'll also be announcing the winner of the giveaway later today or tomorrow.<br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KL3wASKmS7BOSF_xkasLlug3fC6PKNsSzp-EToVos8MoqEG2sQfmgPwl0hhNHel4WTt9DMzQ2sLz5uE7VMV-wve4kHAncWZNrRMKjHIPMRShv49OG7MSq4dRRGPH70jBlMReNEYzlvQr/s1600-h/birds+gal+exhib+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KL3wASKmS7BOSF_xkasLlug3fC6PKNsSzp-EToVos8MoqEG2sQfmgPwl0hhNHel4WTt9DMzQ2sLz5uE7VMV-wve4kHAncWZNrRMKjHIPMRShv49OG7MSq4dRRGPH70jBlMReNEYzlvQr/s400/birds+gal+exhib+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381082183996215682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXIzdvx5Y4DIJiifB57nPt5xfylvNp6cOVm-fOM1jvOSl8Pra_P_H-BrShxAbUNmvyJAm8RJeCBZ3orhw94Sm9wrv6SF5n6XKWMvi_CkpoE-qx8z5RS78acVP0rqXwmO6VUOF0XcFSKr6/s1600-h/birds+gal+exhib+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXIzdvx5Y4DIJiifB57nPt5xfylvNp6cOVm-fOM1jvOSl8Pra_P_H-BrShxAbUNmvyJAm8RJeCBZ3orhw94Sm9wrv6SF5n6XKWMvi_CkpoE-qx8z5RS78acVP0rqXwmO6VUOF0XcFSKr6/s400/birds+gal+exhib+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381082175514433058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5IifzrikvMNAgSkrY_MHxXta792KKtACY7RUh7YH7A30P5lRV3pb9n0OSmdLorfpjZAdJdlBm85CibZNbv8becNX8zmO1AdzRvLZpTQcxEevDSP97WnUhVefE_26NYMHu2wVl97DsfBa/s1600-h/birds+gal+exhib+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5IifzrikvMNAgSkrY_MHxXta792KKtACY7RUh7YH7A30P5lRV3pb9n0OSmdLorfpjZAdJdlBm85CibZNbv8becNX8zmO1AdzRvLZpTQcxEevDSP97WnUhVefE_26NYMHu2wVl97DsfBa/s400/birds+gal+exhib+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381082165219329778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCExSmcVLgSHuclsnLU379JAiY9SOAjokL5W1PmZzwkhHDbWKjhRaJunj64jU4SNyUiAd2u2XWjQE1nFW_SHXeQAEY2O0hRGHtU8iFBYJWNSyx0jZndJirAL3WMQ9QSYD9OaaGMFqiCpD/s1600-h/birds+gal+exhib+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCExSmcVLgSHuclsnLU379JAiY9SOAjokL5W1PmZzwkhHDbWKjhRaJunj64jU4SNyUiAd2u2XWjQE1nFW_SHXeQAEY2O0hRGHtU8iFBYJWNSyx0jZndJirAL3WMQ9QSYD9OaaGMFqiCpD/s400/birds+gal+exhib+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381082156679987266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxlZKVi8yddZfoRtQMCMIhDwyfImHLpEGYwROsXZnzfWWRepGI2039ZzaaPH53JqNymsGZK8XpEaLAcwWlfkp2iLARx03iXBkTUVGZ31vKyuT_QyBaWIz4yBumNQcYpbXqlQKi2wyqHtT/s1600-h/birds+gal+exhib+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxlZKVi8yddZfoRtQMCMIhDwyfImHLpEGYwROsXZnzfWWRepGI2039ZzaaPH53JqNymsGZK8XpEaLAcwWlfkp2iLARx03iXBkTUVGZ31vKyuT_QyBaWIz4yBumNQcYpbXqlQKi2wyqHtT/s400/birds+gal+exhib+5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381082149397312130" /></a><br /><br /><div>My exhibition will be up until 26th September, but maybe for longer. <a href="http://www.birdsgallery.com.au/">Bird's Gallery</a> are holding onto the pictures until I return next year or the year after, so if you can't make it during the show I'm sure you can still see them after.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250113054509364112.post-75912028731830871692009-09-01T10:49:00.004+10:002009-09-01T11:15:01.174+10:00Gocco GiveawayI'm having a giveaway to help with the stock lessening for my move from Australia to Northern Ireland! All you have to do is go to my<a href="http://www.bridbird.etsy.com/"> bridbird etsy shop</a>, look at all my gocco prints and leave me a comment on this blog post which is your favourite design. The winner will receive a set of 6 different coloured fantail gocco prints similar to the one below. The closing date for this giveaway is Monday 14th September. My bridbird shop $10 sale continues until 15th September, after that the shop will be closed for a number of weeks and possibly not sell these items when open again. This could be your last chance!<div><br /></div><div>Good luck!<div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinR6oSOSQaPxFmSGaDavnwbqZw1703hVAebcAuelpTlzLyAnWzpx-oLBvDAEwI0VgBqbct_jqy6B9MgJxdIVm0ke16zLayuvpKN33gbecVyunjrzzQ7eOKndval5B8Ls4jgAKHRBKAOCQC/s400/fantail+gocco+turq+and+navy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376296733711178130" /><br /></div><div>I'll also just mention for Melbourne readers the fantastic girls of Thread Den, who are truly amazing, are putting on an extravaganza fashion show for Melbourne Spring Fashion Week. It sounds amazing.</div><div><br /></div><div>They say "i<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; ">t's going to be an amazing night out - with a cast of dancers, live strings, opera singers - and of course stunning couture and ready-to-wear collections from emerging Australian designers.</span><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; ">Tickets are cheap cheap at only $12 (plus booking fee) at the Thread Den shop. And you go into the draw to win a pre-show makeover (and who doesn't love a makeover?) dinner at Sosta Cucina, <br />bar tab at the after party and accommodation for two. So what's stopping you? Eh?"</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: normal; ">Booking details:</span><br /></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; "></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; ">Friday September 4, 7.30pm &<br />Saturday September 5, 7.30pm</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; ">The Lithuanian Club<br />44 Errol Street, North Melbourne<br /></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; ">Tickets: $12 + credit card booking fee. Phone:( 03) 9329 5305</p></span><p></p></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 190px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi2I3le2DWdDAbU53EJaZv-Rjm0HZC-dvPTSL39EWcjrCqw6T7dArT9f7s_34hkueqKaTFyY4bWlR7m2bOgoj3CH5hFDpeM6DDzV6iF8VmE2D8DqccypHBviRduVwxdq1EMFsqLBAF2iX4/s400/Killer+Queen+DL+invitation.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376299415871871778" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com54tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250113054509364112.post-79681557436034449142009-08-31T08:54:00.004+10:002009-08-31T09:29:38.844+10:00Duck Story<div style="text-align: left;">A little while ago I mentioned how I had borrowed a stuffed duck from a pub called The Marquis of Lorne. In order to take the duck I had to give them something in return for the time duckie spent with me. So my little soft toy lamb, that I saw in a junk shop in Northcote, and couldn't resist, sat dutifully on the shelf in the pub for almost a month. I bet it was the time of his little soft toy lamby life!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFga4xCKXDezZ39G3bjMgI-kWnlrMdzmrDEm1lOxMV2txD1BWdpDIiR5X83EXfvZp13uXjo9t7QJXEp1Pqmk3iM2nRLEbcmyb7cxNwt71GxR8q5hUVmbbAyrkwp5L4L7dgqW6XKQb4pAT2/s400/marquis+of+lorne+duck.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375898306232469586" /><br /><div>So, Duckie became my model, I drew her, painted her and finally made a plate. A large perspex dry point plate. Almost didn't fit on my press!<br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCqzWkQM1qDeLB0vUYGD46AydQSj_lFfLrhjo-CHDCX0qToX460FetAvFTZMI4c_Xj_oPAafDL5Ht7_6JYOnHLRvf017WsTCKXZOPdjVIDp-1ReNRIjUQJaaPPFQ1qMXnHR-U6Krj7qTRR/s1600-h/duck+in+progress.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCqzWkQM1qDeLB0vUYGD46AydQSj_lFfLrhjo-CHDCX0qToX460FetAvFTZMI4c_Xj_oPAafDL5Ht7_6JYOnHLRvf017WsTCKXZOPdjVIDp-1ReNRIjUQJaaPPFQ1qMXnHR-U6Krj7qTRR/s400/duck+in+progress.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375898312108225538" /></a><div><br /></div><div>It took a lot of rubbing and wiping to ink up this large perspex plate. Perspex isn't as nice to work with as copper is, I find it takes extra effort to get the ink just right on the plate and it's confusing because you can see ink on the back of the plate too. </div><div><br /></div><div>I inked up in sepia brown tones with black rubbed over the top in areas. I rubbed the ink clean in areas I wanted white and then over the wing I inked in a mixture of turquoise and black to give that flash of metallic green. That part of the duck has a special name, my mum knows what it's called, but I can't remember. Anyone else know?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pmxNmhu5TUhTnG6QTiurizVIznB9MEqbLVuKN-9V7QiD6Wh-CzNBWHMLsKRDn3fgvvEK6HFAAdGnr1s4ysX3ue4vjBJRtf_Oq3aC6vd4Kuvnaq4ZueU3LxKypAF3tpTN8L_1W0eOWveO/s1600-h/lornes+duck.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 332px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pmxNmhu5TUhTnG6QTiurizVIznB9MEqbLVuKN-9V7QiD6Wh-CzNBWHMLsKRDn3fgvvEK6HFAAdGnr1s4ysX3ue4vjBJRtf_Oq3aC6vd4Kuvnaq4ZueU3LxKypAF3tpTN8L_1W0eOWveO/s400/lornes+duck.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375898295515059266" /></a>And here is The Marquis Of Lorne's Duck. She'll be in my Exhibition next Thursday!</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250113054509364112.post-52084007241955343542009-08-28T23:29:00.003+10:002009-08-28T23:49:57.280+10:00Follow the Red Thread<div>Oh Oh oH! I just spent a lot of money but don't regret it in the slightest. <div><br /></div><div>I've been on the trail for these for quite a few months now and after a walk from hawthorn to abbotsford in the rain two sundays ago only to find they weren't at the skirt and shirt market I decided I had to up the quest.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, I discovered them on the internet (probably something I should have done earlier on in the search), found out they had an open studio day today and went to Brunswick Street to look for them, and there, on the corner of Victoria Street (a little one off brunswick street, not the big one with all the vietnamese restaurants) and Brunswick Street was an A frame with Fibre Red written on it and a red thread leading a path up the street. Up the street and into a building, up three flights of stairs, down a corridor and finishing in a room full of the most gorgeous knitted garments you have ever seen.<br /></div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_4jqPEU2LnEKBN0t7VAt2cL-Ak5b1YG89l1gCxnqKmo6_Uf9wvxlbf6497WqSK33bw7W-FosI3la8RLksU1wTvb_ZwYRwes8gDXyIYnMbtO8H1PN95njSKqB19uJ7pz1XzfLPA5URJSz/s1600-h/fibre+red+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_4jqPEU2LnEKBN0t7VAt2cL-Ak5b1YG89l1gCxnqKmo6_Uf9wvxlbf6497WqSK33bw7W-FosI3la8RLksU1wTvb_ZwYRwes8gDXyIYnMbtO8H1PN95njSKqB19uJ7pz1XzfLPA5URJSz/s400/fibre+red+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375008420303003874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">photo by Fibre Red</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrtNbHkAcIj4VCo4jcNeRh5_xdrKlSaazWhTlzlY9KCqR4Lyd8eUGTWe6-y-N57tsFiY18VvPCLOkpeXdNFXu0RR25q8XCB8MsCePwudevL4lFojzHsVuxas54UWWi7E7htVtkZvflGV4/s1600-h/fibre+red.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrtNbHkAcIj4VCo4jcNeRh5_xdrKlSaazWhTlzlY9KCqR4Lyd8eUGTWe6-y-N57tsFiY18VvPCLOkpeXdNFXu0RR25q8XCB8MsCePwudevL4lFojzHsVuxas54UWWi7E7htVtkZvflGV4/s400/fibre+red.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375008409752381378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">photo by Fibre Red</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div>I tried on a lovely red skirt and a perfect tan wrap top and didn't take them off. Im still wearing them now! I had bought a green Fibre Red skirt from the market about a year ago and I basically live in it so I knew these would be good buys. Their next open studio has not yet been disclosed but keep an eye on <a href="http://www.fibrered.com.au/flirtation.htm">this page</a>, I highly recommend a visit!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Have a look at their lovely <a href="http://www.fibrered.com.au/index.htm">website here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Also remember my <a href="http://www.bridbird.etsy.com">etsy sale</a>, all my gocco prints are only $10USD, I'm relisting sold items all the time so keep an eye on it. Sale ends 15th September.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250113054509364112.post-61404098046443430682009-08-27T08:12:00.004+10:002009-08-27T08:24:35.114+10:00Website DreamingI was over at Anna of<a href="http://ableandgame.com/"> Able and Gam</a>e cards house yesterday. She helps me with my website and I had a number of things needed to do before I move to Belfast. I thought maybe I'd buy Dreamweaver program so I could continue to update it when away, but it costs $700! I don't understand why they don't make it more reasonable then less people will download it illegally. So just wondering if anyone out there has Dreamweaver for mac? I'll give you a free etching if it works! Seriously I will.<div><br /><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 373px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3b4E_b1_b9Dcnk-HXBuNaj7OXj9kMs8Oh54SMaD-Sv8If5nPwZvGY-AQG9YYX9riYE3nSBlvnWzVJiZ07qlp3E7iLokklUVbKp9zww8RUfWPeDxH_LcHTplCxx5_CIfERMzYHLyXsT1gf/s400/tina-and-I-in-Macey's-Flagstaff-big.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374400366167245602" /></div><div><br /></div><div>So, I invite you to have a look at my updated website <a href="http://www.bridgetfarmer.com">www.bridgetfarmer.com</a>. I have put up new etchings in <a href="http://bridgetfarmer.com/gallery2009/gallery2009page.html">2009 gallery</a> and made the <a href="http://bridgetfarmer.com/sketchbook.html">sketchbook</a> section. I'm finding on pc computers the images in sketchbook are a bit blue, but on macs they look fine. not sure what to do about that.</div><div>I've given you a sketch of my friend Tina and I while on our USA train trip a few years ago. We are sitting in Macey's cafe in Flagstaff Arizona. We loved that town! even with the train noises!</div><div><br /></div><div>Right, I'd better get ready to go to work. Cheerio for now!</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250113054509364112.post-5339052868021989382009-08-24T17:44:00.002+10:002009-08-24T17:49:25.370+10:00Bird Stories<div style="text-align: center;">Opening night for my exhibition, (well, mine and Ilse's) is Thursday 10th September at 6.30. Do come along for a glass of wine and some nice things to eat and see lots of birds!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nT0qhRyfFhyvxCfrmh-yZ0_M96uDyXm1ZsB1pAnLZ56pDC9t1X-0kj5WcM5vvlxstHJ1MPc8M5prC-8X-N0f8_keMDSnvMy71SI42rZUcycP35NDQYdbc5GVdXgY08PP2ZQYg0oTugVC/s1600-h/invite+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nT0qhRyfFhyvxCfrmh-yZ0_M96uDyXm1ZsB1pAnLZ56pDC9t1X-0kj5WcM5vvlxstHJ1MPc8M5prC-8X-N0f8_keMDSnvMy71SI42rZUcycP35NDQYdbc5GVdXgY08PP2ZQYg0oTugVC/s400/invite+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373433359967467090" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">At Bird's Gallery, 236 High Street, Kew</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4