Anniversary Pie

Anniversary Pie, originally uploaded by Feeling Fuzzy?.

Celebrating 3 years of marriage with a home made Steak and Guinness Pie!

Walking with Wilton

Sunday morning Walks, originally uploaded by Feeling Fuzzy?.

After all this week's rain, Wilton was knee deep in watery grass - a lovely green ocean for doggie paddling!

Wendy Sharpe Exhibition

Wendy Sharpe

Self Portrait with St Marks 2009

One of my high school art teachers did a great job at introducing powerful female artists, one of which was Wendy Sharpe. I don't think I appreciated this education until later... ie. today... when I saw Sharpe's exhibition at the S.H. Ervin Gallery at Observatory Hill, Sydney.

The above image isn't in the exhibition, but it expresses so many aspects of her art that I now love. The riotous glowing electric colours glinting off jewellery, buildings, faces. The fantastic wardrobe (stockings, tu-tu's teemed with trainers, floral vintage dresses). And the feeling of wanting to be more deliciously voluptuous rather than less (a rather novel feeling in this culture where willowy and lithe bodies are revered).

The body of works that most excited me were titled "Model Red and Green Light Series" 2010. They are on small linen canvases portraying beautifully rotund women reclining and relaxing in the most technicolour hues. Sadly I couldn't find any images online to share with you, but hopefully this might encourage a trip to the gallery to see them for yourselves...

I hope this portrait shines some light to those friends in Japan during this scary time. Thinking of you muchly.

Sending Love to Japan

hug, originally uploaded by Camilla Engman.

I hope all your friends and family in Japan are safe and sound. I was so relieved to hear that Yumi and Taka were okay in Tokyo. I hope the tremors stop soon and with it the apprehension and worry of another quake.
Illustration by Camilla Engman.

Wildbirds & Peace Drums

If you're in Sydney on the 8th March this band is playing at The Church on Chalmers. They are lovely. And they're film clip reminds me of Yumi's watercolours.

Oh! And they are performing Bjork's Human Behaviour from her Debut Album, which could most possibly be my #1 favourite album of all time...

Ack! And here they are busking!

However I think this might be my favourite song...

Okay, enough of that! I have dinner in the oven and must tend to it!

Valentine's Day Family Portrait

A surprise trip to The Sydney Observatory to see the stars, fish and chips at the beach, holding hands with my beloved and chasing Wilton... a perfect Valentine's Day for me!

Be My Valentine...

My beloved and I take turns in planning little Valentine's events for each other - this year I'm the lucky one to get a treat - hurrah!

I'm particularly fortunate that NP is the world's leading surprise expert (WLSE for short) so I'm looking forward to what he comes up with... last year (even though it wasn't his turn) he sent me a bunch of fruit flowers dipped in chocolate from this nice place... everyone in the studio was quite happy to help me enjoy them!

I came across this amazing team in a magazine (which, I do not know)  - The Sydney Picnic Co. If I was in charge of Valentine's day this year I'd ring them up and immediately order one of their amazing hampers... yum! They look so good! Hop onto it pronto if you want to take them up on their lovely Valentine's Hamper...

All images are from the Sydney Picnic Co Website

That was yesterday...

Sunday night sipping tea and doing a bit of work on my quilt while listening to this excellent album by Vertiver. In under 5 hours the temperature in Sydney has finally dropped from mid 30s to a very liveable 17 degrees. Phew!

Yesterday morning I snuck over to Wylies Baths for a dip and already the crowds had begun to gather around the water's edge. Last weekend I was sitting in the exact same place with my two very dear friends, one who is now travelling the globe for a year. I was sad not to have them both with me.

Never-the-less it was a beautiful way to begin the weekend, despite the scorching heat.









There are few more photos over at my flickr page...

Hold still Wilton!

Ólöf Arnalds at The Sydney Festival

I look forward every year to the Sydney Festival... it's just the best mix of inspiring acts of creativity. If anyone is thinking of visiting Sydney make it January when the festival is on!

My favourite this year was Ólöf Arnalds at the Speigeltent for 3 different reasons...

• I went with my lovely friend Yumi from Dear Plastic
• The tent was just magical on a sunny Saturday afternoon
• Ólöf has such a lovely presence on stage and sings songs about her best friends which resonated with me quite a bit. Especially this one where she outlines the very best points of her 3 pals.

I also got to see Beach House at Angel Place (dreamy), but missed out on Kitty, Daisy and Lewis because of a rotten summer head cold. Boo! I heard it was great though.