Legacy

Ten months overdue here is my Legacy piece to share. Thank you Marianda for a wonderful theme.

For me this theme was the legacy of this 12x12 project we all embarked on together. I did not have any real idea about the form my work would take. Or where I would end up. Except it would be a different place from the beginning. That is the legacy of 12x12 for me.

I have tried many different ideas over the works so far - still have WWII to go Veronicah. This piece  followed ideas from Floating Squares in The Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters.

I confess I found the freehand cutting a real challenge. And I had mixed feelings about the piece as it progressed - started ages ago, and left a couple of times. But it seemed to come together.

Quilting was fun. I have enjoyed beginning to explore making marks on pieces, it adds another layer which I like more and more.

Finally there was this evaluation exercise. I love the opportunity to use this tool to set my course . . . 

So where to next? Well it is taking the confidence of these nine pieces so far, and building on this work to see my own voice emerge. Playing, balancing focus on process with product . . . so many different ideas competing, all needing me to nurture this making life and the support of creative friends - thank you all.

New Garden Notes #1

Last year we moved to a new home, and a new garden! It was sad to leave Sandspit, with lots of memories linked to those spaces, but my goodness what fun to be in a new space.

My last posts here were sewing projects, a long time ago. While there is still activity indoors, it is August after all, much has been happening outside. This is a record of progress so far. Starting at the beginning.
When we arrived in spring there was a lot of grean. The front of the property was dominated by a 30m Tulip tree. There is a pair of cabbage trees and a kowhai - a favourtie spot for kereru.

A Copper Beech tree provides a backdrop behind our house. In leaf it is grand. Those leaves provide a few challenges in other seasons! 

The concrete drive is brilliant from a ultilitarian viewpoint. And our cars are so much cleaner than when we had a metal drive!

Our section is 800m2 with a small pool. 5 Queen palms were near the pool and a Port Wine Magnolia created a green focus. A wonderful canvas.

So this is the beginning. . . . .