I've just been told I've been 'tagged'. This is something kind of nice going around in the art blogging world where when tagged you have to:
1. List 7 random facts/habits about yourself.
2. Choose another 7 bloggers to tag and list their names in your blog.
3. Leave your 7 tagged bloggers comments to notify them of their tagging and to direct them to your blog for tag instructions.
So here goes with my 7 random facts/habits:
1. I live in a little old house in the city with a large garden that will one day engulf me with its weeds.
2. I've just finished reading "Dead Air" by Ian Banks, a wonderfully cynical, but incredibly funny British writer.
3. I really want to visit New York City. I'm reading NYC City Secrets edited by Robert Kahn, full of the favourite places of writers, artists, filmmakers, foodies etc... It's fantastic!
4. I go to bed early - about 9.30am most nights or I can't be human the next day.
5. My favourite television program of all time is "Six Feet Under". Rachel Griffiths is amazing.
6. I love the smell of eucalyptus trees and the Australian bush. I almost cried when I first smelt it again after living away for many years.
7. I could easily be a hermit but fight the temptation daily by being reasonably social (I hope).
And the 7 art blogs I'm going to tag in this game are (apologies to those who have already been tagged or who don't like these games):
1. Moontea artwork - Kristin Logabill
2. Inaluxe - Kristina Sostarko
3. Janeys Journey
4. Woodblock Dreams - Annie Bissett
5. Pepperina Press - Helen
6.Poppy Talk
7. Jodi's Weblog - Jodi Green
my lovely sweet cat, Sumi, sitting in the olive tree pot.
Look at these little beauties! This gorgeous pot of colourful succulents was given to us last weekend our lovely visitors from NSW. I've added them to my table collection outside the backdoor and this little grouping sits right in the middle because of all that colour! I can't wait to see what kind of flowers they'll produce.
It can sometimes be tricky to get the right colour and ink intensity in a print. I've played around with this print quite a bit over the last few days. A few posts ago I said I wanted it to have soft, gentle colours but now I'm not sure. The pale ones were ok but now I think I prefer the more intense blue colour in the later print run. I still like the composition and use of shadow in the print, but I think I might keep playing with the background colour a bit more before I let it just rest for a while. It's amazing how your attitude towards a print can change if you just walk away from it for a few weeks.
Work in progress.........
