kokako study

 A kokako drawing for my new works for Art in the Park next month..
trying to combine drawing with some paint and stitch for texture
sorry haven't blogged for ages, had trouble uploading this pic and had to downsize it a bit..
On a good note, have been selling quite a lot of brooches out of the Kayak shop, and one painting from (there also) last week woohoo!
Season has been pretty busy, but we did manage a one-night camping trip to Lake Paringa a few weeks ago, took our wooden dinghy and caught some trout which we cooked up for dinner when we got home that night, our trout special meal of pan fried trout with mushrooms, onions garlic, and wee bit of chilli (after we have served R) ontop of rice, topped with oyster sauce and mayo... is yum!!!  a thai dish adapted for our family...
hoping this beautiful weather keeps up so i can get a few more swims in before autumn..
Happy holidays.... Tash

Xmas Treats

A xmas present from my brother......   i immediately started crocheting it just to see how it would go... will post pic soon! Merry Xmas and Happy New year xxxxx Tash

Crocheted Tree

and it's finished!!! finally...   an estimated 50 hours of paper mache and crochet. 

The Crochet Mission

sorry for the lack of blogging - don't you hate it when life gets in the way of doing fun things like blogging?  Been going hard crocheting The Tree as it is now known at our house.  The 'Bloody Tree'  apparently better make us some money (probably not but don't tell Him that) and i have been crocheting up a storm to get it done by Friday for a friend to drop at the Left Bank Gallery in Greymouth for the members exhibition next week, along with my 'Forks Forest' painting as of course it would be a shame not to exhibit them together!!  It's looking great, will post pics when it's finished !!     Tash

Birthday Bunting

My friend Ed from Okarito made me this beautiful bunting from Japanese papers for my birthday last week, so I came home and put them up straight away!

Tree Sculpture

Well it's not a floor-to-ceiling sculpture like I would like, but it's a start!
All ready for painting and then crocheting.  I am going to try to crochet polka dots and stripes in the same colours as my 'Forks Forest' painting, kind of making a 3D version of it really. 
Watch this space to see how I'm going.....!!!  and wish me luck... 
Tash

A Flower Gift

I knitted and crocheted this last night for a lovely lady who looked after the kids the other night, while I got to go have a boogie across the road at our annual Guy 'Forks' party.  I think I will have to now make some bouquets of them!