Miniatures

Last Sunday when we were walking to a birthday party, we walked past the salvos shop and spotted the most exquisite miniature mesh models of a dress and jacket which we just had to have.  So while I was shopping on Monday, Lenny was at the shop by 9.30 to buy them.  The woman in the shop knew nothing about them other than they came up from Melbourne in a truck.  The detail on them is amazing - the darts on the dress, the decoration around the neckline, the pockets on the jacket and buttons; they stand 57.cm tall. They are superbly made and we love them.

If anyone knows anything about them could you please let me know.

Petites 2012

Last weekend it was the opening of the Petites Exhibition in Wangaratta which they hold on the alternate year to the Wangaratta Contemporary  Textile Award. There were about 120 pieces exhibited  and RMIT ex students were well represented with about 12 of them in the exhibition - including me. The standard of the work was very high and I was chuffed to be in such good company. The tapestry was one I did last year for one of my assignments.  The design for the tapestry came from a photograph I took at the Australian Garden at Cranbourne that I played with in Photoshop and Illustrator; it was called "Water From the Desert". But the best thing was that someone bought my piece of tapestry.  I did a workshop over the weekend about making miniature books and on the Sunday when it was quiet we went into the gallery where I saw the red spot under my  tapestry.  I couldn't believe my eyes; whoever bought my work made me very happy.

The workshop was really  interesting and practical and I made 2 miniatures and started a third which isn't finished; maybe one day when I don't have any homework.

I got into an awful mess making the second one; luckily all the media were water soluable.
I had fun.