Presents for my two nieces
Ancient Skills for Modern Living. As I grew up in the 1970s in Warrandyte on Yarra River my mum and grandmother and aunties all crafted, spinning, knitting, ceramics, crochet, painting, drawing, gardening and cooking. I learnt at their knees by watching and being taught gently and calmly. The workshops I run are done in this same vain, teaching you skills that connect you with your ancestors.
Tuesday, 26 January 2016
Saturday, 9 January 2016
The sound of sea shells
Collected some lovely Nerita lineata shells
Strung them up using hemp string
Next time I'll make my own string too
Oiled them to get the shine going
They are another present
Thursday, 31 December 2015
The sound of gardening - African keyhole garden bed
In winter 2015 a Permablitz was held at my place
Tuesday, 29 December 2015
Monday, 28 December 2015
The Sound of Christmas Spoons
Loving handmade gifting this year again
been 5 years since I bought christmas gifts
been making them all
i love receiving homemade gifts
so i assume that other do too
more christmas spoons
I'm getting better at these
but a lifetime of learning ahead of me
almond spoon
acacia spoon
The Sound of Unicorns Prancing
Christmas has been busy.
more spoons crafted as presents
and now Unicorns are on the list
dreaming of making one of these using only upcycled and hand dyed cloth
i have a piece of wool/silk just waiting and some hand spun wool
lots of fun for little ones
perhaps even a hand carved wooden horn too
perhaps even a hand carved wooden horn too
Tuesday, 3 November 2015
The Sounds of More Spoons
I've been spoon carving again.
its been a while
slow spoons are the best
locally sourced
not a power tool in sight.
great acacia and then some honey locust
all pruned by me or friends from our gardens
ethically and locally sourced
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