Somehow I came upon this blog from Emma Ruth, I think it was from the latest Frankie Magazine newsletter.  She stitches one word a day, and in a graphically awesome way  - you can see it here. I think she is up to something like 80 days...
Raining...  finally!!  Although I was enjoying the beautiful days don't get me wrong.  Baby asleep. Husband and daughter having a 'shed' day building stuff.  Might get time to finish crocheting my basket fungi! Oh no, child is here demanding morning tea. Damn.  Ka kite ano (see ya!)

Giveaway Winner

Busy busy day today with the Fox Glacier  Big Day Out (somewhat unlike the other event of the same name!) where the kids and I went for a 5km walk(mostly both kids in the buggy) followed by a full on 4 year old girlfriend of R's  birthday party.  I did draw the giveaway yesterday, the winner was Tom Arnold of Christchurch, who (hopefully) got my facebook message about it!

Giveaway

The Okarito Market Day; Summer Harvest was a huge success for me, and a beautiful day full of friends and kids and sun!  Thanks to everyone for their support and great feedback, much appreciated.
Don't forget I'm drawing the giveaway on Friday - so leave a comment or sign up to my blog to be in to win a brooch by Chilligirl (aka me!)
I am now working on a group Fibre Art exhibition, to be held at The Left Bank Gallery, Greymouth, next month - called The F Word.  Not quite sure what I'm going to do yet but I was watching David Attenbourough the other night and fell in love with basket fungi - thought I might try crocheting it with some jewellery copper wire my brother got me from Wellington.  Will post pics if it works!
Tash

Some more Art in the Park work I have left over - 'Ruru in a Tree' (detail) Acrylic and pencil on cotton, in a black shadowbox frame

GIVEAWAY

Well, I'm having my first giveaway!!!!
So, all you need to do is to sign up to my blog here
and/or go to http://www.facebook.com/ChilligirlTash 'Like' my page and/or leave a comment if you want to win a Chilligirl handmade brooch of your choosing (from the current stock at end of giveaway).  Winners will be drawn in old school style (out of a hat!) on 6th April 2012 in one months time....  Good luck!!
Tash

Fundraising Project

I have been asked to do a painting for the Left Bank Gallery's Canvas Fundraising Project which they hold every year in July, to keep the Gallery running as it is pretty much self-funded.  So watch this space!  Thinking I might do some more embroidered paintings as they are fun and a little bit different, and people seem to like them!
Tash

Art in the Park Weekend

Well, here are a few pics from my stall at Art in the Park in Shantytown, (Greymouth, West Coast NZ) over the weekend. Sadly no brooches sold but that gives me lots of stock for our Okarito Market Day in a few weekends, and possibly even the Franz Josef Gala Day the weekend before. Sold lots of cards which were of my Kokako drawing (see a few blogs ago...)  and sold the original Kokako drawing too!!

Using my Grans walnut cutlery box for displaying my brooches and patches(top, and i think that's what it is) and my late Nanas suitcase for more patches and cards.

This embroidered painting 'Thistle Field' also sold.  I would love to do some more like this...  Inspiration came from up the road where I walk the dog and kids, there are hundreds of beautiful purple thistles as the mower hasn't been all summer.  They are surrounded by yellow sandy coloured grass as it's been so dry over here (in the rainforest!) and as everyone else in the country has been having a terrible summer, we have been rocking it..  So the background grasses and blue sky are painting onto cotton, and then the thistles are embroidered on top.  Everyone loved them which was awesome and encouraging!