tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284839342024-03-14T05:16:35.836+10:00Marilyn's Musing a Visual JourneyI am me, creative, crazy [just ask my friends!]I write, quilt, belly dance and try to live life to the full.mazaquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409144058417656251noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28483934.post-24859963132094184372012-12-09T21:02:00.000+10:002012-12-09T21:02:32.744+10:00T-Shirt Quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Soooo here I am, the absent blogger. Time to revive. I have actually made a quilt recently. It was from old t-shirts. It required me to do a bit of lateral thinking as to how to construct it but construct it I did and the end result was successful. The quilt was constructed as a quilt as you go.mazaquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409144058417656251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28483934.post-35463167988076315522011-11-02T14:38:00.002+10:002011-11-02T14:40:54.732+10:00Back Again,<p><span >After an absence of …a while…I’ve up dated and refreshed my blog and will hopefully be a more regular writer.</span></p> <p><span ></span></p> <p><span ></span></p><span > <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zHGLTpDyhcE/TrDJLKbdH1I/AAAAAAAAAZ8/01ceRCan0sY/s1600-h/week08%25255B13%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="SONY DSC" border="0" alt="SONY DSC" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-UtAZbb3MqFE/TrDJMCNAH9I/AAAAAAAAAaE/9Nh66M6EhNE/week08_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="169" /></a></span> <p><span >The above photo is for Friday 19th February 2010. I took the photo in Rotorua, New Zealand back in September 2009.</span></p><p><span ><br /></span></p> <p><span ></span></p>mazaquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409144058417656251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28483934.post-22581666980968261812010-02-06T14:53:00.002+10:002010-02-12T20:26:24.555+10:00Friday Photo of the Week; February 2010<p><span style="color: #ffff00; font-family: papyrus"><strong>Friday Photo of the Week: February 12th.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ffff00; font-family: papyrus"><font face="Trebuchet MS" color="#c4ffff" size="2">Made it back to work this week so less time on my photos…sigh. My photo for this week is one I took in New Zealand in September 2009. I stayed over at my cousin Glenda’s house for a couple of nights and one morning in the kitchen area I noticed the sun shining through the venetian blinds and the shadows they cast on a nearby chair.</font></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ffff00; font-family: papyrus"><font face="Trebuchet MS" color="#c4ffff" size="2">I like shadows images because at times the subject the shadow falls on can change and become something else which is what I found with the chair at Glenda’s.</font></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ffff00; font-family: papyrus"><font face="Trebuchet MS" color="#c4ffff" size="2">The image below is one of the few I took.</font></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ffff00; font-family: papyrus"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S3UsyfCE6YI/AAAAAAAAAV8/Ru3o0Q7_Pmw/s1600-h/potw015%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="SONY DSC" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" height="182" alt="SONY DSC" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S3UszhYSnEI/AAAAAAAAAWA/QQZSotoDAyI/potw015_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ffff00; font-family: papyrus"><strong><font color="#c4ffff"></font></strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ffff00; font-family: papyrus"><strong></strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ffff00; font-family: papyrus"><strong>Friday Photo :February 5th 2010</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ffff00; font-family: papyrus"></span><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S2z1WFfDZ1I/AAAAAAAAAUo/zkTxLTVNtiY/s1600-h/train07%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="train07" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" height="174" alt="train07" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S2z1XPT_OiI/AAAAAAAAAUs/y9dHYPq7Iro/train07_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>The above photo is my Friday photo but I added the ones below to demonstrate what I have been doing over the last week.</p> <p>The past week I’ve spent at home nursing a broken clavicle, the result of a fall off my pushbike. I was riding because I am wanting to get riding fit for Cycle Queensland in September of this year. As I been unable to do very much I’ve spent a lot of time in front of the computer learning how to use Photoshop Elements. The above image is one I have played with, with adding texture layers. The original image started life looking like this one below,</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S2z1ZnQOd7I/AAAAAAAAAUw/2JKKiFBCOcI/s1600-h/trainimage001%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="SONY DSC" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="SONY DSC" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S2z1aZpbQ1I/AAAAAAAAAU0/6vwqJCiiOV4/trainimage001_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>The photo was taken at The Glenbrook Steam Train site near Auckland. The end result is quite different and I like both versions. </p> <p>So far I have played with 7 different images. One of the other images I used was a image I had converted to black and white then selectively brought back areas of colour within the picture. The original image I took near Bellechaume where JP’s brother lives. The buildings are old brickworks.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S2z1eSJq8GI/AAAAAAAAAU4/fbLSRn40qDs/s1600-h/joigny070628%20222%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="joigny070628 222" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" height="167" alt="joigny070628 222" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S2z1fJMcCXI/AAAAAAAAAU8/krzdxJu2ObQ/joigny070628%20222_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="246" border="0" /></a>The image is a little pale, flat and lacking a bit of contrast but I liked the overall look of the old brickworks. My first attempt at playing with it was to create a black and white.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S2z1hrZ5UWI/AAAAAAAAAVA/ICw4LaeFD68/s1600-h/afarm002%5B7%5D.jpg"><img title="SONY DSC " style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" height="152" alt="SONY DSC " src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S2z1ikHLXMI/AAAAAAAAAVE/dXH0Xh0lLFs/afarm002_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="246" border="0" /></a>With some dodging and burning I played with the ‘lighting’ in the image to produce the above result. the dodging and burning also help bring back the overexposed sky areas.</p> <p>The next time I played with this image I selectively coloured [or as it is sometimes called popping colour] some areas. Unfortunately at the time I didn’t know about dual conversion or layer stacking so the sky is overexposed.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S2z1k8jaR8I/AAAAAAAAAVI/6PRbL7iUPt0/s1600-h/brickworks01_edited-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="SONY DSC " style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" height="135" alt="SONY DSC " src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S2z1ln2-OEI/AAAAAAAAAVM/dgCs-Vo-X-Y/brickworks01_edited-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>It was this image I used to play with with adding textures.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S2z1p-C3CrI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/x7LF2ZbrrTo/s1600-h/oldbrickworks001%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="SONY DSC " style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" height="137" alt="SONY DSC " src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S2z1q6Vd_OI/AAAAAAAAAVU/zHTGlMTyqPo/oldbrickworks001_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="246" border="0" /></a>The result is above. i wanted to add a frame to it using the frames supplied on the CD with the October issue of the UK magazine, Digital Photo. The frames are for an image around an A4 size so I had to lose some of the edges of my wide image to make it fit. The result is below.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S2z1vQ8HalI/AAAAAAAAAVY/oshhQFQqe4w/s1600-h/oldbrickworks002%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="oldbrickworks002" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" height="176" alt="oldbrickworks002" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S2z1wa-TU9I/AAAAAAAAAVc/XWHXOPlayks/oldbrickworks002_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="246" border="0" /></a>Now all I need to learn is how to make my own frames in the size I want. I have also learnt how to create dual conversions for images, one conversion for the shadows and one for the highlights. The images are then copied and pasted together with the burnt out areas being deleted to reveal the ‘better’ look underneath. I may go back and rework this image now I know how to get the sky right and not burnt out.</p> mazaquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409144058417656251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28483934.post-59354001747509647362010-01-26T20:09:00.004+10:002010-02-06T14:56:09.103+10:00Friday Photo: January 2010<p><span style="font-family:Papyrus;color:#ffff00;"><em><strong>Friday Photo; 30th Jan.</strong></em></span></p> <p><strong><em><span style="font-family:Papyrus;color:#ffff00;">Cloud Blanket over Mount Tongariro and Ngauruhoe</span></em></strong></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S2P3EUrEEtI/AAAAAAAAAUE/GuypfPttRgw/s1600-h/bwdcon39%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="SONY DSC" border="0" alt="SONY DSC" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S2P3FeFXcmI/AAAAAAAAAUI/bQs-WxrboWk/bwdcon39_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="246" height="140" /></a></p> <p><span style="color:#a8ffff;">This Friday my photo is one of my images from my trip to New Zealand. Over the last few days I have been working on converting some of my ARW [or RAW files] into black and white. To do this I have been using a dual raw conversion. A conversion is done for the shadow areas then another for the highlights. The two images are merged and through selective deletion the correct densities are chosen.</span></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S2P3G31MG6I/AAAAAAAAAUM/kEqWzc16SWs/s1600-h/blogpic%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="SONY DSC" border="0" alt="SONY DSC" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S2P3HzctcgI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/XqLC9DInaUA/blogpic_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="160" /></a> As you can see by the above image the clouds highlights are blown out and the shadows dull and flat. With the dual conversion i can obtain the correct exposure for each area then merge and delete the part i don’t want. a small adjustment using levels to fine tune each section is done before the final image is merged together.</p> <p><span style="font-family:Papyrus;color:#ffff00;"><em><strong>Friday Photo; 22nd Jan </strong></em></span></p> <p>My photo for this week is one I took of my granddaughter at a school fete. I had just bought her a bundle of fairy floss and her first bite resulted in a very cute fairy floss beard.</p> <p><span style="font-family:Papyrus;color:#ffff00;"><strong><em>Rachel and her Fairy Floss beard</em></strong></span></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S16_YnDm41I/AAAAAAAAATw/Li1LN-ofH80/s1600-h/rachelfete01%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="SONY DSC" border="0" alt="SONY DSC" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S16_aYhz05I/AAAAAAAAAT0/sEk0bgzRQ9E/rachelfete01_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="237" /></a></p>mazaquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409144058417656251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28483934.post-34970328012395462132010-01-16T10:08:00.002+10:002010-01-16T10:49:06.669+10:00Photo of The Week 2010<p> I have decided one of my goals this year is to have a Friday photo of the week [POTW]. A bit like a year Quilt but with photos instead. These photos will simply be images I like and want to share.</p> <p><span style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva;font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong>Friday 1st January.</strong></span></p> <p>My first image for the first Friday of January is one I took at Virginia Lakes Reserve at Whanganui [Wanganui] in New Zealand while visiting in September 2009. The art piece is called, <em>Compressione Curiosa by artist Fiona Mackinnon.</em></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S1EDQ_kCJnI/AAAAAAAAASM/1W9rb1CCNPo/s1600-h/potw001%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="SONY DSC" border="0" alt="SONY DSC" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S1EDSNTEisI/AAAAAAAAASQ/6ZkK2iIHNRQ/potw001_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="246" height="193" /></a><span style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva;font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong>Friday 8th January.</strong></span></p> <p>This photo I took in my back yard after a spell of rain. I like the illusions of ‘other worlds’ that reflections conjure up.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S1EDW7bNmMI/AAAAAAAAASU/GaE--BdiZLQ/s1600-h/potw003%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="SONY DSC" border="0" alt="SONY DSC" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S1EDYBvPCLI/AAAAAAAAASY/U9AChdDBb7k/potw003_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="246" height="166" /></a><span style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva;font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong>Friday 15th January.</strong></span></p> <p>This image is another I took at Victoria Lakes Reserve. I took several photos of the swan and like the coyness of the swan in this image.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S1EDZ-gJpJI/AAAAAAAAASc/AnK2TLO2bAU/s1600-h/potw002%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="SONY DSC" border="0" alt="SONY DSC" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S1EDbJFPx0I/AAAAAAAAASg/hLtKGLqdP6k/potw002_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="224" /></a></p>mazaquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409144058417656251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28483934.post-83097254887049787502010-01-16T08:45:00.001+10:002010-01-16T08:45:54.133+10:002010 , the start of a new year.<p>Now I haven’t written here for a long time but then not many follow my blog so no problem. This is my space to just muse.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S1Dvo1MpyJI/AAAAAAAAARY/5wZVO1b53RQ/s1600-h/box07%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="SONY DSC" border="0" alt="SONY DSC" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S1Dvp1Cv7aI/AAAAAAAAARc/9y-ng2EdEXI/box07_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="172" /></a>This box I decorated before Christmas but I’ll come back to it later in this post. </p> <p>This year I have decided to get back on the fitness wagon. My goal is to do Cycle Queensland in September which is a nine day cycling tour around some part of Queensland. The countryside we will be cycling around is from Yeppoon to Rockhampton, Mount Morgan, Biloela, Monto, Eidsvold, Mount Perry, Gin GIn and finishing in Bundaberg. The days cycling ranges from 53km to 104km.</p> <p>Anyhow in an effort to get my fitness level up I have begun to walk and cycle again. I had a great start and have been sticking little stars on the calendar for each day I’ve exercised [7 days in a row!]. I’ve been doing 5.5 kms walks and one bike ride of 14kms. All was going well until I decided to jog on my walk on Monday afternoon. Wrong!! It flared up an injury I did to it in September 2009 so the last few days I have been nursing a fat knee back to normality. To help reduce the swelling/ fluid sitting in a pocket above my patella I have been  icing it and using an old horse remedy [well I am a bit of an old nag] recommended to me by one of my work colleagues. The gist of it is to pack a hand full of washing soda onto a pad then wrap your knee in it and leave it on overnight. The washing soda draws out the fluid and in the process reduces the swelling. Does it work? Yes it does but it needs to be repeated over a few nights. </p> <p>I will not be attempting to jog again ,not for a while anyway, instead I will concentrate on walking and cycling.</p> <p> Now enough raving about my knee back to the image at the start of this post, here’s close up image to remind you what it was…</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S1DvuNsqvoI/AAAAAAAAARg/MFUAIoBHHhw/s1600-h/box03%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="SONY DSC" border="0" alt="SONY DSC" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S1DvvZzV5nI/AAAAAAAAARk/MF59RGhMjzs/box03_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="246" height="166" /></a>At work we have a Secret Santa exchange, gift to the value of $20, my recipient wanted Christmas Decorations so I bought plain baubles and tizzied them up. After finishing them I wanted to put them into a box and took one of the label boxes from work, which normally get tossed after the labels come out, and decorated it with my collection of hand made papers [which I made some time ago for some collage art]. The gist of this is once I had finished the box I couldn’t part with it and ended up nipping down to cheapie shop and buying a box for the Secret Santa baubles instead.</p> <p>This the box with the lid bit open.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S1DvzsLtZZI/AAAAAAAAARo/K6iNHX3bzuk/s1600-h/box08%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="SONY DSC" border="0" alt="SONY DSC" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S1Dv09BebmI/AAAAAAAAARs/hr_g5ZWB_4w/box08_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="246" height="164" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S1Dv5MVvd8I/AAAAAAAAARw/2nkA0S8Ygi4/s1600-h/box01%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="SONY DSC" border="0" alt="SONY DSC" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S1Dv6Rw2ATI/AAAAAAAAAR0/Ih5YdF9g47g/box01_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="246" height="193" /></a>The lid open and some of my xmas decorations inside. </p> <p>The top of the box.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S1Dv_wTq79I/AAAAAAAAAR4/OuQqN-8bw9E/s1600-h/box04%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="SONY DSC" border="0" alt="SONY DSC" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S1DwBHuKxcI/AAAAAAAAAR8/gU0QX1GcQkM/box04_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="246" height="173" /></a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Another close up of the lid.<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S1DwG8zHhuI/AAAAAAAAASA/ptvISsQGJUI/s1600-h/box02%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="SONY DSC" border="0" alt="SONY DSC" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/S1DwIHOjgFI/AAAAAAAAASE/p3oy1rxQeIw/box02_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="246" height="166" /></a>The paper I use is art tissue which I have stained [coloured] and then printed designs on the top. The paper is torn into bits and glued down with PVA glue. The box had a base coat of red tissue paper [ see inside of box image] then layered with my hand made papers. The dimension of the box is the size of an A4 sheet of paper.</p> <p>I enjoy this type of  collage art and the end object becomes a decorative and useful object plus I have recycled something which would have been tossed out.</p> <p>Now I guess that’s enough for the moment time for a cuppa and breakfast.</p> mazaquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409144058417656251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28483934.post-64542494709838501152009-01-28T18:56:00.001+10:002009-01-28T19:00:32.116+10:00Selective Colouring<p>I've just spent the weekend playing with Photoshop. This time selectively colouring my photos. To do this you first change the image to black and white and then using layers bring back the colour you want in your photo. It's addictive and fun. There are plenty of tutorials you can find on the Internet to learn how to achieve the effects.</p> <p>The first photo is of Priska. She's a beautiful dog and belongs to a family member. I've put both images in, a before and after.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SYAdqFt_afI/AAAAAAAAAOM/FkuQGxBApkY/s1600-h/bellchaume070624%20023%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px 15px 5px 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="189" alt="bellchaume070624 023" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SYAdrUW68yI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/uO6AipHudhc/bellchaume070624%20023_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="254" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>After working on the image this was the result.<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SYAdum8E6qI/AAAAAAAAAOU/P8js-Z4KDUk/s1600-h/adog001_edited-2%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="165" alt="SONY DSC " src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SYAdwj7LdLI/AAAAAAAAAOY/-EPJ0yrqJAw/adog001_edited-2_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="right" border="0" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>The image has been darken and saturated to give Priska's coat a deeper colour.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Another type of image which takes well to this type of colouring is flowers.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SYAdyujAcjI/AAAAAAAAAOc/Y3I7Zw_SIf0/s1600-h/legrandroc070813%20012%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="165" alt="legrandroc070813 012" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SYAdzVz4rZI/AAAAAAAAAOg/7v9m3Z-nST4/legrandroc070813%20012_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> This image was taken at Le Grand Roc as we waited for the tour into the caves to open.</p> <p>After selective colouring this is the result.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SYAd1RTTogI/AAAAAAAAAOk/7c9RlW3zIA4/s1600-h/flowe020_edited-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="162" alt="SONY DSC " src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SYAd2Xfx7qI/AAAAAAAAAOo/9ez9jo5YZZA/flowe020_edited-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="right" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>The blossoms stand out against the black and white of the rest of the image.</p> <p>It is a fun way to spend a wet rainy day.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>To have a look at more images like this check out my albums on webshots. These images are in the album called Selective Colouring</p> <p><a href="http://www.webshots.com/user/mazaquilt">www.webshots.com/user/mazaquilt</a></p> mazaquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409144058417656251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28483934.post-29784189336841369922009-01-10T21:42:00.001+10:002009-01-10T21:42:08.895+10:00Image Manipulation<p>Today I added another album to my webshots site. It is an album on solarization image manipulation using the 'adjust colour curves' enhancement feature of  Photoshop Elements 6.<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SWiJKR5p9aI/AAAAAAAAALE/-aNB8QXKLo0/s1600-h/solarisation001%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 60px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="186" alt="SONY DSC " src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SWiJL-a2_SI/AAAAAAAAALI/_J6sNKIYOlI/solarisation001_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>I found that some images I'd taken of some flowers worked really well. the flowers taking on a lovely surreal look.<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SWiJQ-7Q9dI/AAAAAAAAALM/YFXFPWaDYC0/s1600-h/solarisation037jpg%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 65px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="195" alt="solarisation037jpg" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SWiJSJumWHI/AAAAAAAAALQ/dlIT27BZsHw/solarisation037jpg_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SWiJTceeNcI/AAAAAAAAALU/_eXc3jLdmxU/s1600-h/solarisation005%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 70px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="190" alt="SONY DSC " src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SWiJUHwNrKI/AAAAAAAAALY/yrHMcwBuCDY/solarisation005_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>After playing around with several images of flowers I began to wonder what other type of image would take to the solarization technique. I began a trawl through my many images of France and found several which suited the image manipulation.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SWiJYzEahMI/AAAAAAAAALc/GQ0TBbY0_Bc/s1600-h/solarisation040jpg%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 75px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="260" alt="solarisation040jpg" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SWiJaJYsemI/AAAAAAAAALg/VJFkrp214EQ/solarisation040jpg_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="223" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>This image of a pink door really stood out from its surrounding stone work.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SWiJgFFt1TI/AAAAAAAAALk/fhN7trrriPE/s1600-h/solarisation060jpg%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 65px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="179" alt="solarisation060jpg" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SWiJhVymqmI/AAAAAAAAALo/z2uo42J4y8g/solarisation060jpg_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>This image of windows and old shutters also came up trumps.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SWiJjDbcRVI/AAAAAAAAALs/3YdXX7GedQU/s1600-h/solarisation076jpg%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 70px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="170" alt="SONY DSC " src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SWiJj6b2R1I/AAAAAAAAALw/NIGpBIY3988/solarisation076jpg_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>This image of an old car is one of my favourites. if you want to look at any of my other images you can find them at;</p> <p><a href="http://webshots.com/user/mazaquilt">http://webshots.com/user/mazaquilt</a></p> mazaquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409144058417656251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28483934.post-21102785237011548742009-01-06T22:40:00.002+10:002009-01-06T22:48:33.131+10:00Storm Clouds<p>Another year under way and another start to my blog. Towards the end of 2008 we had a few storms wreck their way across the countryside. I captured some of the cloud formations on my camera and have included a few photos here for you to see.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SWNQ9oc0koI/AAAAAAAAAJA/ZOBqiGdB9ZY/astorm21sept002%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="165" alt="SONY DSC " src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SWNQ-AHhxQI/AAAAAAAAAJE/yl0Hm2NRGIk/astorm21sept002_thumb.jpg" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>This the storm front as it began its roll over the house. The base of the cloud formation was black and menacing.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SWNQ_mU-KQI/AAAAAAAAAJI/Sd2PriCy4ns/astorm21sept003%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="165" alt="SONY DSC " src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SWNRADml_8I/AAAAAAAAAJM/leJCQog_rPE/astorm21sept003_thumb.jpg" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>The swirls of the clouds as they surged overhead were awesome...</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SWNRBp1zbJI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/5KIK0Q1Oguo/asept2008%20288%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="165" alt="SONY DSC " src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SWNRCXXljXI/AAAAAAAAAJc/VyqVIsFnWb8/asept2008%20288_thumb.jpg" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>and fascinating...</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SWNRErS1V-I/AAAAAAAAAJg/pW8sfyQ9viY/astorm21sept%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="165" alt="SONY DSC " src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SWNRFY4JNMI/AAAAAAAAAJk/DsUBVtRdkTs/astorm21sept_thumb.jpg" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>as they headed on towards Brisbane.</p> <p>This storm was in September 2008</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SWNRGyR86lI/AAAAAAAAAJw/5dRuSi_ENzA/astorm21sept001%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="165" alt="SONY DSC " src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/SWNRH7jHAsI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/CEm1HP43Iwc/astorm21sept001_thumb.jpg" width="244" border="0" /></a></p>mazaquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409144058417656251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28483934.post-31293584255494645612008-03-02T11:17:00.012+10:002008-03-02T12:57:23.679+10:00Collage, Out of the Box SwapI recently participated in an ‘Out of the Box ‘swap with my online quilting group. I had to take a shoe box and add some goodies to it and send it off to my recipient. Not content with sending a plain shoe box I decided to decorate it with collage. The ideas I took for a recent article in a ‘Cloth, Paper, Scissors’ magazine I subscribe to. The artist's technique I was following was Kelly Rae Roberts.To begin I covered the shoe box with a layer if gesso to seal and provide a ground for the paper to adhere to.<br /><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/R8oStSlkwaI/AAAAAAAAAF4/r2Dvw1-7QuQ/s1600-h/shoebox+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172967691281285538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/R8oStSlkwaI/AAAAAAAAAF4/r2Dvw1-7QuQ/s320/shoebox+001.jpg" border="0" /></a> Once this had dried, the box was then covered with scraps of scrap booking papers using PVA glue to adhere the pages to the box.<br /><div><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/R8oShilkwZI/AAAAAAAAAFw/8Q5NG0s70Q4/s1600-h/shoebox+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172967489417822610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/R8oShilkwZI/AAAAAAAAAFw/8Q5NG0s70Q4/s320/shoebox+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/R8oSSSlkwYI/AAAAAAAAAFo/VY850CG2Ye0/s1600-h/shoebox+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172967227424817538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/R8oSSSlkwYI/AAAAAAAAAFo/VY850CG2Ye0/s320/shoebox+004.jpg" border="0" /></a> Once the papers had dried the top edges were then sanded back with a small sanding block to make them level with the top edges. The lid underwent the same treatment.<br />I then covered both the lid and box with a layer of PVA glue to seal the papers making them ready for the next addition of paint.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/R8oSAylkwXI/AAAAAAAAAFg/RO5v-EDYLt0/s1600-h/shoebox+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172966926777106802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/R8oSAylkwXI/AAAAAAAAAFg/RO5v-EDYLt0/s320/shoebox+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />When the glue had dried, an outline sketch of a lady was drawn on the lid with charcoal. The ‘flesh’ parts of the drawing were covered with gesso, again to provide a ground for painting. The wings also received some gesso to add texture.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/R8oRwylkwWI/AAAAAAAAAFY/I97an6I2Z_Q/s1600-h/shoebox+010%5Be%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172966651899199842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/R8oRwylkwWI/AAAAAAAAAFY/I97an6I2Z_Q/s320/shoebox+010%5Be%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The sides of the box received the same treatment as the lid. Small inspirational sayings were also added.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/R8oRcClkwVI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/AGhtdmGZzug/s1600-h/shoebox+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172966295416914258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/R8oRcClkwVI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/AGhtdmGZzug/s320/shoebox+013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/R8oRJSlkwUI/AAAAAAAAAFI/HDMWxQDBbMs/s1600-h/shoebox+011%5Be%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172965973294367042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/R8oRJSlkwUI/AAAAAAAAAFI/HDMWxQDBbMs/s320/shoebox+011%5Be%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Paint was also added to other sections of the lid and lower box. The head and arm details were painted on. Once the paint had dried the outline of the figure was drawn in with a black marker pen.</div><div></div><div><br /><div><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/R8oQyilkwTI/AAAAAAAAAFA/UkeIZ5LSTeE/s1600-h/shoebox+024.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172965582452343090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/R8oQyilkwTI/AAAAAAAAAFA/UkeIZ5LSTeE/s320/shoebox+024.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />When I was finally happy with the result the lid and lower box was covered, again, with a layer of PVA glue and left to dry. The final step was to add some highlights on the top of the lid with different coloured foils. <div></div><div><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/R8oM4ylkwSI/AAAAAAAAAE4/ATId_yVJuSI/s1600-h/shoebox+028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172961291780014370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 326px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 233px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="214" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/R8oM4ylkwSI/AAAAAAAAAE4/ATId_yVJuSI/s320/shoebox+028.jpg" width="306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The box was now ready to be filled with a selection of stuff representing the things I like creating.</div><div>It was so much fun painting the box, the following weekend a girlfriend joined me for an afternoon and evening of collage painting. This time rather than a box we created small pictures on mat board so when finish we could frame them to hang on the wall.</div><div>To have a look at Kelly Rae's stunning work visit her blog site at: <a href="http://www.kellyraeroberts.blogspot.com/">http://www.kellyraeroberts.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mazaquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409144058417656251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28483934.post-91502874115053640782008-01-20T20:18:00.000+10:002008-01-25T17:50:55.196+10:00<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/R5MgljDs6aI/AAAAAAAAAEw/0tVXSShLy8U/s1600-h/jan2008+003%5Bc%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157501827707365794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/R5MgljDs6aI/AAAAAAAAAEw/0tVXSShLy8U/s320/jan2008+003%5Bc%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>After a long absence from my blog site I am back but then has anyone missed me? I guess not. I am sure the people who read this blog are far and few between. This blog is an outlet and idea post for me to record stuff. Anyone who actually reads this, well that's a bonus and I do hope you you enjoy what I post. So, what have I been up to while I been away from this site.</div><div>A 3 month trip to France from mid June 2007-mid Sept 2007 for starters, which resulted in the small sum of some 8660 images. Well ,that lot has taken some sorting out. Some of the resultant images reside on my webshots albums at; webshots.com./user/mazaquilt . </div><div>This weekend, just gone, has been a creative one. I've ripped paper, pasted it onto a shoe box, slathered the box with PVA glue, then painted, foiled and drawn on it. The result I am very happy with. Wait for the next post to see the result when I'll give a blow by blow account of what I did. </div><div>As well as tizzying up a shoe box I also created some fabric from left over fabric scraps and thread then used it to create a few mini quilts, 5" x 7" in size. A fun weekend. Wish I didn't have to go to work tomorrow. I am in the mood for creating, sewing, beading, painting, ripping paper, glueing and creating a mess. So til next time I bid you adieu and like the sunset above I'll depart in a blaze of creativity.</div><div>The photo at the top of this post was taken in my backyard a few days ago.</div>mazaquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409144058417656251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28483934.post-27726927397931514912007-05-09T19:16:00.000+10:002007-05-09T19:41:02.013+10:00My Day of Fame<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RkGUyzhLWsI/AAAAAAAAAEo/pbO841XIsdg/s1600-h/sm_badge_featured_album.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062491056684882626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RkGUyzhLWsI/AAAAAAAAAEo/pbO841XIsdg/s320/sm_badge_featured_album.gif" border="0" /></a> My day of fame began with an email from the crew at Webshots letting me know one of my albums had been selected as one of the three Featured Albums of the day. The album in question was; 'Natures Textures and Patterns'. The album was featured on the Webshots Community home page on the 8th of May 2007. It has now been archived in their Featured Albums archive. I feel very honoured to have been chosen for this distinction as there are many superb images to be found in amongst the webshots Community.<br /><div><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RkGUmDhLWrI/AAAAAAAAAEg/0eV4O4Puigw/s1600-h/lg_badge_featured_album.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062490837641550514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RkGUmDhLWrI/AAAAAAAAAEg/0eV4O4Puigw/s320/lg_badge_featured_album.gif" border="0" /></a> This album has been a recent addition to my collection on Webshots and contains the images of nature in all its variety. The beautiful textures of bark curls on a gum tree, the symmetry of leaves on the Jacaranda tree and even the beauty you can find in a dried up puddle. The following images are some of the ones I have in my album.<br /><div><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RkGURjhLWqI/AAAAAAAAAEY/qR9GAAJt4u0/s1600-h/leaves03.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062490485454232226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RkGURjhLWqI/AAAAAAAAAEY/qR9GAAJt4u0/s320/leaves03.jpg" border="0" /></a> Jacaranda Leaves<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RkGT0zhLWpI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/fWtGeeAhyi4/s1600-h/mudmay07+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062489991532993170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RkGT0zhLWpI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/fWtGeeAhyi4/s320/mudmay07+017.jpg" border="0" /></a> Mud Art<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RkGSjjhLWoI/AAAAAAAAAEI/Rcj-rvyjTvU/s1600-h/trunkmay07a+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062488595668621954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RkGSjjhLWoI/AAAAAAAAAEI/Rcj-rvyjTvU/s320/trunkmay07a+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Bark Curls<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>mazaquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409144058417656251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28483934.post-81407165971626917972007-02-25T16:23:00.002+10:002010-01-30T19:14:41.812+10:00myspace site [no longer active]<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/ReEt7vSJ8UI/AAAAAAAAAD0/BxMBtM1bus0/s1600-h/tribal.me.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035356362705072450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/ReEt7vSJ8UI/AAAAAAAAAD0/BxMBtM1bus0/s320/tribal.me.jpg" border="0" /></a> All decked out in my tribal belly dance outfit. This photo was taken at the Woodford Folk Festival on New Year's Eve before we headed down to the site to party 2007 in.<br /><div><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/ReEtoPSJ8TI/AAAAAAAAADs/um1xrfIjtiQ/s1600-h/IMG_2054.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035356027697623346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/ReEtoPSJ8TI/AAAAAAAAADs/um1xrfIjtiQ/s320/IMG_2054.JPG" border="0" /></a> Belly Dance Logan City. This is where I go to learn about belly dance with the wonderful Debbie Larcombe.<br /><br /><div>Today I decided to enter into the myspace blog world. Not as easy to navigate around as this one but its all a learning curve. This week I started back at belly dancing after a long time away from it. It didn't help when at the begining of December last yearI fell and took a small flake of bone off my left ankle and tore a ligament.<br /></div><div>On Saturday Debbie, my belly dance teacher, had the first of the tribal belly dance classes. We spent some time sorting out how everyone wanted the class to run then did a workout and discovered all those muscles we hadn't used over the christmas break.</div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div></div>mazaquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409144058417656251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28483934.post-36186699263563978012007-01-07T12:18:00.000+10:002007-01-07T12:57:35.356+10:00Woodford Textures<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RaBgb4q9IZI/AAAAAAAAADM/JD8zAo58S8w/s1600-h/IMG_1970.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5017116017076019602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RaBgb4q9IZI/AAAAAAAAADM/JD8zAo58S8w/s320/IMG_1970.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RaBfuYq9IYI/AAAAAAAAADE/jfxUYT6j6Zk/s1600-h/IMG_1961.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5017115235391971714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RaBfuYq9IYI/AAAAAAAAADE/jfxUYT6j6Zk/s320/IMG_1961.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RaBcL4q9IXI/AAAAAAAAAC8/3OQvTzDkSw0/s1600-h/IMG_1836.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5017111344151601522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RaBcL4q9IXI/AAAAAAAAAC8/3OQvTzDkSw0/s320/IMG_1836.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RaBaioq9IWI/AAAAAAAAAC0/m4xCOt0W1P0/s1600-h/IMG_1960.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5017109535970369890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RaBaioq9IWI/AAAAAAAAAC0/m4xCOt0W1P0/s320/IMG_1960.JPG" border="0" /></a> The first few days at the Woodford Folk festival were rainy and cold ,unseasonal weather for the 'sunshine' state. It didn't take long for the dust to turn to mud, mud which threatened to suck your shoes off and squelched up between your toes if you were wearing thongs. While the music from the venues filled our ears with glorious sound, the stalls dotted around the site provided our eyes with a colourful diversion. The rough textures of colourful bags hanging out side the stalls, colourful clothing hanging inside, racks of scarfs, and a jumble of hats teetering in a large pile on a table.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RaBZ2Iq9IVI/AAAAAAAAACs/chn6JZgIanY/s1600-h/IMG_1956.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5017108771466191186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RaBZ2Iq9IVI/AAAAAAAAACs/chn6JZgIanY/s320/IMG_1956.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RaBZH4q9IUI/AAAAAAAAACk/LBY01AuRrXE/s1600-h/IMG_1972.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5017107976897241410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RaBZH4q9IUI/AAAAAAAAACk/LBY01AuRrXE/s320/IMG_1972.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Once the sun began to shine and the raincoats came off the colourful parade of people filled the streets ,the stalls tempting then with their wares. Small butterflies on sticks beckoning to children with their gaily<br />wings.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mazaquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409144058417656251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28483934.post-60715960924195429312007-01-03T12:36:00.000+10:002007-01-03T13:35:50.051+10:00Playing with Textures<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RZsbFnIZ3AI/AAAAAAAAAAk/xniutTQjScc/s1600-h/IMG_2006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5015632393224707074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RZsbFnIZ3AI/AAAAAAAAAAk/xniutTQjScc/s320/IMG_2006.JPG" border="0" /></a> The dawn of a new year.At the end of December 06 we headed off to the Woodford Folk Festival to spend the end of the year and begining of 07 relaxing and enjoying the sounds of music. The above photo ,taken from near our campsite, is the first rays of the sun on January 1st 2007. As well as all the great music we listened to I also did a workshop with local artist, Noela Mills, but more about that later. <div><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RZsamXIZ2_I/AAAAAAAAAAc/yWImyZATx80/s1600-h/IMG_2040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5015631856353795058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RZsamXIZ2_I/AAAAAAAAAAc/yWImyZATx80/s320/IMG_2040.JPG" border="0" /></a> The above piece of collage I made before the festival, little did I know it would be a similar technique to the piece I would do at the workshop! After a recent spate of buying books on collage art I decided to try out a few techniques on a small frontspiece for my Woodford journal. </div><div>I covered a piece of paper with craft glue and after crumpling up a piece of tissue paper stuck it down onto the glued page going over the page with a glue loaded paint brush pushing the tisuue around forming interesting shapes and texture.I also added chipboard letters of my name. I let the piece dry and then painted it. A coat of brown paint first and when that had dried, painted green,copper,purple and pewter paint across the crumpled surface. The paint picked up the ridges creating a great textural finish. The look was metallic.To highten the semigloss finish, and to seal it, I then painted the page with varnish.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RZsZrnIZ2-I/AAAAAAAAAAU/uWFRwMYfyCI/s1600-h/IMG_1829.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5015630847036480482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RZsZrnIZ2-I/AAAAAAAAAAU/uWFRwMYfyCI/s320/IMG_1829.JPG" border="0" /></a> Now to the workshop with Noela. I learnt lots. The techinque Noela used was similar to the way I had done my pre-festival journal frontspiece. We used PVA glue to stick our bits of tissue paper to a page of copy paper. The resulting page in the above photo.When it had dried we scrumbled metallic paint across the surface and finished the piece with highlights of gold foil. </div><div>The page was then cut to size to fit on an A5 book and glued into place with double sided tape.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RZsZAHIZ29I/AAAAAAAAAAM/szxvuI3dTZU/s1600-h/IMG_1834.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5015630099712170962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_7mXqhVcCi64/RZsZAHIZ29I/AAAAAAAAAAM/szxvuI3dTZU/s320/IMG_1834.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The above photo shows the final art piece. Noela's workshop was delightful and enthuses me to try more of this type of techique and to see what else I can discover while playing with textures and paint. <div></div></div></div></div>mazaquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409144058417656251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28483934.post-1162820347309299622006-11-06T23:32:00.000+10:002007-01-03T16:46:49.285+10:00Sites I likeThe following are blog sites I enjoy visiting<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/IMG_1298.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/IMG_1298.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />birdwomanau, a fellow quilter, Rosdye and threebeautifulthings,<br /> In this photo are three things I like, Jacaranda trees, rain, and the colour purple.<br /><a href="http://birdwomanau.blogspot.com">http://birdwomanau.blogspot.com</a><br /><a href="http://threebeautifulthings.blogspot.com">http://threebeautifulthings.blogspot.com</a><br /><a href="http://rosdye.blogspot.com">http://rosdye.blogspot.com</a>mazaquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409144058417656251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28483934.post-1162809877718547642006-11-06T19:51:00.000+10:002017-05-28T15:58:19.404+10:00Rain<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/IMG_1304.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/IMG_1304.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> Over the weekend we had some wonderful rain and my rain tank is now well and truly overflowing. We mostly take photos when it is sunny and when it rains the camera remains tucked away. I have been documenting the changes around my the backyard I thought why not photos of the rain.As you can see,when we get a huge downpour, I end up with a 'river' running through my yard. <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/IMG_1306.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/IMG_1306.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> When the builders built my house they cut out a pad for it lowering the house relative to next doors property, the result being I receive the run off from the storms from the higher properties. Across the front of the house I have a 'river' as the water flows out to the storm water drain running around the edge of my property. I realise a few well placed drainage systems would remedy this but then I'd miss out on my moat.<br />
<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/IMG_1307.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/IMG_1307.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> During the morning, between some of the lighter showers, I had ventured outside to photograoh the creeper hanging over the lattice fence between me and my neighbour. The delicate pink of the blossoms are glorious. The flowers are not robust and after a particulary heavy downpour I wondered how the flowers had fared.<br />
<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/IMG_1279.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/IMG_1279.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> The same bunch I had photographed earlier where decidingly worse for wear. The blooms bruised and battered.<br />
<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/IMG_1315.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/IMG_1315.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> But amongst the battered flowers their delicate beauty still remained and the soft petals glistened with small bubbles of water.<br />
<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/IMG_1321.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/IMG_1321.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> The blooms yet to open had survived the battering of the falling downpour. Late in the afternoon the sun peeped through the storm clouds and shone with a beautiful warm glow. I grabbed my camera and sped outside to capture some more images.<br />
<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/IMG_1323.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/IMG_1323.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> In the glow of the late afternoon sun the flowers took on a much deeper colour.<br />
<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/IMG_1337.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/IMG_1337.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> The soft pink of the flowers earlier in the day replaced with a rosy pink hue<br />
<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/IMG_1338.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/IMG_1338.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> Even though some of the flowers no longer had their petals they still appeared majestic.<br />
<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/IMG_1342.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/IMG_1342.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>mazaquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409144058417656251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28483934.post-1160216456624908392006-10-07T19:38:00.000+10:002006-10-07T20:26:13.056+10:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/IMG_1052.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/IMG_1052.jpg" border="0" /></a> Towards the end of September the Swell Sculpture Festival was held at the Gold Coast at Currumbin Beach. Spread along the beach and foreshore promanade were several stunning sculptures in a free to the public display. Sculptures ranged from the large to the small and many made from recycled objects. The above sculpture was by local artist Jan Keldar. The stunning mix of steel, stainless steel ,bronze and ferro cement creating a large rendition of an ancient marine life form.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/IMG_1080.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/IMG_1080.jpg" border="0" /></a> Not to be out done by the man made sculptures Mother Nature added her own display of a sculptured form in this stunning display of a pandanus tree.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/IMG_0988.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/IMG_0988.jpg" border="0" /></a> Looking out to sea the beautiful sculpture, Mahalo , by Jacqueline Campbell, asks us to celebrate life and live in peace and harmony with the earth, sea and sky.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/IMG_1057.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/IMG_1057.jpg" border="0" /></a> From a distance this sculpture shone in the bright afternooon sun and beckoned you to examine it's structure. Upon walking closer I found the it to be made from recycled car tyres assembled and painted to resemble an asian pagoda. Local artist Niels Van Amsterdam the creator.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/Dancing%20in%20the%20Bouquet03.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/Dancing%20in%20the%20Bouquet03.jpg" border="0" /></a> My favourite photo from the ones I took. Dancing in the Bouquet by Carlos Sanchez was stunning. After wandering in and around the sculpture the sun glistening from the edge of one of the large acrylic petals caught my attention. The resultant photo above.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/IMG_0838.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/IMG_0838.jpg" border="0" /></a> A few weekends before the Swell festival I attended a Memoranza weekend for scrapbooking It was during the tea breaks at the back of the hall I spotted this image and the wonderful play of light and shadows.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/IMG_0836.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/IMG_0836.jpg" border="0" /></a> Through the fence surrounding the hall , a lone branch of Bouganvillia spreads it ways through the palings seeking the light on the other side.mazaquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409144058417656251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28483934.post-1155370134056304572006-08-12T17:33:00.000+10:002006-08-12T18:08:54.116+10:00A Visual Diary Scrapbooked<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/a.blog%20001.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/a.blog%20001.jpg" border="0" /></a> I have decided to create a proper scrapbook of my ideas which I have been using for the Friendship books. The first page is about me, the things I do and question about the things I like, or, the 'who am I'. I've given myself 'wings' because I have to 'fly' among the activities I get myself embroiled in. The photo of me is one Jean-Pierre ,my partner, took of me at Victor Harbor in South Australia.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/a.blog%20004.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/a.blog%20004.jpg" border="0" /></a> The next two pages are a double spread. I have created small fold out pieces with a photo on each fold out. These eight fold outs are the most important things in my life, family, friends, quilting, scrapbooking, photography, cooking, writing, and belly dancing.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/a.blog%20003.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/a.blog%20003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/a,blog%20005.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/a%2Cblog%20005.jpg" border="0" /></a> On the inside of each fold out is a written piece briefly describing why each activity is important. I intend this scrapbook to be a visual diary exploring the things which make me tick, my thoughts, the places I enjoy , stuff I do with friends and family and the general humdrum day to day stuff we all know is boring to everyone else but important to ourselves and our famliy history.mazaquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409144058417656251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28483934.post-1154757663989979152006-08-05T15:27:00.000+10:002006-08-05T21:01:09.563+10:00Friendship Book: The Dreaming 2006<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/dreaming.c.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/dreaming.c.jpg" border="0" /></a> I finally managed to get a page done for my friendship book about the Dreaming. I decided to make it a double page spread with the pages folding out from the middle to reveal the story in the middle. I found some scrapbooking card at the local newsagent with the aboriginal colours and set about designing the front piece.I wanted the design to flow like a landscape. I ended up laying the three pieces of paper together and cut the design through the three pages then reassembled the pieces I wanted. It was then time to sit and paint the two pages before gluing them into the book.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/dreaming.b.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/dreaming.b.jpg" border="0" /></a> I went through my pictures trying to select which ones I wanted to include in the layout. With so many to choose from, around 400! it was no easy task. In the end I settled on eight images which I felt conveyed the overall feeling of the Dreaming.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/dreaming.a.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/dreaming.a.jpg" border="0" /></a> The highlights of the weekend for me where;<br />the atmosphere even with the inclement weather in the first few days,<br />The wonderful Snuff Puppets at the Dancestry site,<br />Gorgeous sculptures by a New Zealand artist. Carved out of campher laurel these statues were stunning,<br />And who could forget The Bigotbri CWA Ladies, their act extremely funny.<br /><br /><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/dreaming.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/dreaming.jpg" border="0" /></a> The crowds weren't large compared to the anuual Woodford Folk Festival so moving around was easy and the warmth from large fires in huge tins dotted around the site a favourite with all.The Message Stick truck was a delight as well with its painted decoration. Everybody enjoyed the Closing Ceremony, a wonderful mixture of dance and song. </p><p>If you have the chance and have nothing to do over the long weekend in June I'd suggest a visit to The Dreaming for a great dose of music and culture. </p><p><br /></p>mazaquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409144058417656251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28483934.post-1152350817083970182006-07-08T19:06:00.000+10:002006-07-08T19:26:57.146+10:00Time:Friendship BookTime, do we ever have enough of it? I am always wanitng more time. More to do the things I like doing but I can also waste a lot of it! I decided to explore what I do with time as an entry in my friendship book exchange. The following pages are the result. <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/FB28.06.06%20012.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/FB28.06.06%20012.jpg" border="0" /></a> I created a fold out section in which to write about what I did with my time.The front image is my sewing machine and in the background my scrapbooking work space. I learnt to sew at an early age and my sewing machine has always been set up ready to use. It is a place I love to spend time, particulary making quilts. My creative place tends to be a bit of a mess, sigh, and I often think , if I had more time perhaps I could keep it tidy.My problem is I tend to be creating several things at once, sewing, scrapbooking, or photographying.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/FB28.06.06%20013.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/FB28.06.06%20013.jpg" border="0" /></a> The fold out flap, when fully pulled, out reveals one of my recent photographs, a quiet image of autumn leaves , and my work bench with my design board covered in various pieces and the clutter of several projects over my working space.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/FB28.06.06%20018.0.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/FB28.06.06%20018.0.jpg" border="0" /></a> Time. I can never have enough of it and with all the things I love to do, time will never be boring.mazaquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409144058417656251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28483934.post-1152265556076224162006-07-07T19:10:00.000+10:002006-07-07T19:48:30.000+10:00The Dreaming 2006The Dancestry Circle provided heaps of entertainment in the way of dance performances from dance groups around Australia, Mornington Island, Solomon Island and Jamaica.<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/Dream06_131.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/Dream06_131.jpg" border="0" /></a> One of the highlights for me was to see the Snuff Puppets. These oversized human puppets delighted children and adults alike. The tale of the Nyet Nyet's , large woman figures, had every one intrigued. The Snuff puppets explore the stories of bunyips and like creatures from all over the country.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/Dream06_138.1.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/Dream06_138.1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/Dream06_154.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/Dream06_154.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/Dream06_175.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/Dream06_175.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/Dream06_188.jpg">.</a></p><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/Dream06_188.jpg" border="0" /> </p><p>The Closing Ceremony:</p><p>The final event of the Dreaming was the Closing Ceremony. The stage set across the other side of a small lake in the center of the site. The sloping bank giving everyone a perfect view. The light levels were low and the dancers too far away to make flash a viable options. With my camera loaded with 400 Asa film , 300mm zoom lens, and tripod set up I began taking pictures wondering how they would turn out with the long exposures times. I was happy with the results when my films were returned from being developed.I felt the movement of the dancers during the long exposure added to the sense of mystery of the dance performances. </p><p>Towards the end of the ceremony they lit several flares.The bright orange flames provided extra light but the film picked up the light as a bright red hue and there was a loss of detail in the images. I scanned a negative and decided to see how it would look with the colour removed. The resultant black and white image revealed lots more detail than could be seen in the coloured images. I scanned the rest of the closing ceremony images and ended up with some useful pictures.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/Untitled-6.0.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/Untitled-6.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p>mazaquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409144058417656251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28483934.post-1150626729113371402006-06-18T20:05:00.000+10:002006-06-18T20:38:07.006+10:00The Dreaming June 2006<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/dreaming045.0.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/dreaming045.0.jpg" border="0" /></a> Grass sculptured cocoon, with sculptured butterflies attached, hanging in one of the trees on site.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/wetroad..c.0.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/wetroad..c.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Rain puddles creating patterns on the roadway and damp autumn leaves.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/autumnleaves.c.2.0.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/autumnleaves.c.2.0.jpg" border="0" /></a> Over the Queens Birthday weekend my partner, Jean-Pierre, and I attended The Dreaming, an indigenous festival, at the Woodford Folk Festival site. Over the three days we were there we heard some great music, watched some wonderful films and contemporary dance, listened to great comedy and saw some beautiful indigenous artworks. The first two days were cloudy with intermittent showers but it did not stop anyones enthusiasm for the festival. The damp weather provided me with delightful photo opportunites, the rain intensifying the colours of the surrounding vegetation. Yothu Yindi played and were as inspiring as they were 20 years ago when they were at the height of their fame. Jean-Pierre and I had a wonderful time and this festival is definitly something we will try and attend next year.mazaquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409144058417656251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28483934.post-1148908397154652812006-05-29T22:51:00.000+10:002006-05-29T23:13:17.163+10:00Storm Clouds<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/Untitled-11.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/Untitled-11.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/Untitled-20.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/Untitled-20.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/Untitled-15.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/Untitled-15.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/Untitled-27.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/Untitled-27.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />On Sunday afternoon a brief storm passed through my area. The cloud above was a swirling mass of various shades of grey. It was stunning to watch. I ran around outside taking photographs, the thunder rumbled and lightning flashed across the sky. To the south of the house rain was falling in dark grey, solid sheets I expected the heavens to open at any moment and pour rain down on my head. As the storm passed over the roof of the house a brief shower fell but not enough to add anything substantial to my rain water tank. My partner was at Woodford , north of Brisbane, he texted me and said they had hail fall and towards the coast at Ormeau , were a girlfriend lives, they also had some hail.mazaquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409144058417656251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28483934.post-1148773054712801382006-05-28T09:21:00.000+10:002006-05-28T09:37:34.723+10:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/Untitled-7.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/Untitled-7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/1600/Untitled-6.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5992/3018/320/Untitled-6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This morning I decided to play with the super macro function on my digital camera. I have always wanted to be able to do close up studies of flowers. I had wanted to get a macro lens for my SLR but due to the price have put it off waiting for the day I go overseas so I can get it at duty free prices. The macro on the digital allows me to get within 1cm of the subject. Kathy ahd given me a lovely bunch of flowers so what better opportunity to play.<br />I placed the vase of flowers on a chair in the sunlight shining through the family room window and after attaching the camera to my tripod started to take some photos. The only thing I find annoying about the compact digital camera is the way light makes the viewing screen difficult to see. With my SLR you are looking through the viewfinder your eye close to it sheilding out the extra light. I tried tossing a sheet over my head but found that annoying so after a few shots I headed off to my computer and downloaded what I had taken. Hmm not bad back to try out a few more pictures.<br /> Most of the images worked well some I just quickly deleted never to be seen again. Playing with the macro function is definetly something I will do more often. now were is the nearest florist?mazaquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409144058417656251noreply@blogger.com2