A Weekend in Bundanoon

Weekend in Bundanoon, a set on Flickr.

A weekend spent with my mum pottering around the house, crisp morning walks and catching up with old & new friends.

Grower's Markets, Pyrmont

An early morning Saturday morning at Pyrmont's Growers' Markets. Armed with coffee from Single Origin, we braved the crowds to taste and gather deliciously fresh ingredients!

Felicity Gleeson's Pop Up Shop

If in Sydney CBD this week it would be silly not to go to this:

Restyled Still Life

Along with the blog's spring clean, our house was given a major spit and polish over the weekend.

My favourite part was re-setting the top of the credenza.

The still life includes: an old glove mould found on Etsy, an embroidered picture brought back from China by a work friend, old photos, a little artwork by Amber and Me, given by Yumi.

Can you see the half eaten Lindt bunny left over from Easter? He is nibbled away at each day!

Scone, NSW

Scone, NSW, a set on Flickr.

Both our meeting & wedding anniversary fell on the same weekend this year... NP and I met on the Thursday night of the Easter weekend, and we were married on the Anzac Day weekend.

This coincidence called for a romantic road trip away - we chose Scone in the Upper Hunter Valley region, mostly because of a little place called
Canter Home, which was where we stayed. Was blissfully relaxing - along with an occassional bike ride and bush walk...

Via Flickr:
Venturing out and about...

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.