Last night we finished hand sewing the birds using black stitching around them. The green bits of the Batik fabric seemed to work best in the colour scheme. We used a woollen blanket from an Op shop as the backing fabric. This will give the birds a slightly raised look on the canvas. If we…

Here’s the initial block in. We decided we liked the textured effect of my Escarpment painting so we are off to the the art shop to buy more paints. Palette work takes heaps of paint but is a great way to go in a collaborative piece. Temperature in Warrnambool, hovering around 11 degrees, more like…

We we will to do a mixed media piece. Robbie is a mixed media artist who loves working with fabric. We plan to make fabric birds as part of the composition. Robbie did a couple before I arrived and we cut two out to see how they might look. The next stage is the under…

I am heading to Warrnambool, Victoria on the train with a canvas in my backpack to do an art piece with my sister Robbie over the next three days. We are so excited about it!!  Watch the project evolve. The definition of dedication to your art? Leaving the 26 degree sunny days of the Sunshine…