It's been a little while since I last stopped by my blog, mostly as my time has been spent in the garden tending the patch when not working. We had such an abundance over Summer which was quite surprising as we started late in the season getting ourselves sorted and secondly, as we were just seeing what would thrive or fail not knowing what the summer temperatures and the amount of rainfall would be like impacting production. Ummm .... all I can say is we haven't needed to shop for fresh fruit and veggies since early January. We've only needed to purchase the staples - onions, garlic and avocado - but that is it, which is massive as three-quarters of all our meals use fresh vegetables. Am remedying the onions and the garlic with seedlings growing already for next season and will attempt a test run on avocados by building a suitable environment, so keeping fingers crossed for next year.
Since early March, I've only had a chance to work on two projects. I recently completed the design and made the dangles for my next "Findings of Nature" necklace:
And over the last few weeks, I finally plucked up the courage to paint a painting in colour. Now I've painted before in my dot-like style, however, I've never actually painted something 100% with a brush. So dealing with serious handshakes, constant confidence questioning and concerns of stuffing it all up was uncomfortable, but fulfilling as I finished it by pushing my boundaries way out. It is a bang of colour ... perhaps too bright for some, but I wanted something seriously vibrant and weirdly interesting to adorn our plain, stark walls with dark brick in places. I've named this piece "Woodland Faerie", acrylic on canvas, 40x30cm.
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend ahead :)
