Favourite Artists # 5

Stella im Hultberg

Svetlana Valueva

Robin F Williams

Yosuke Eueno

Take a quiet moment and watch this:

This Fortnight at Under the Shade of a Bonsai Tree:

Reading: The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan

Doing: Packing, Organising, Dinner/brunch/evening supper with friends and family, Jewellery creating, Getting the ensuite bathroom renovated, Having my mum and stepdad stay for a few days, Celebrating my bro's 21st birthday.

Watching: Bruno - ::giggle:cringe:guffaw::

Listening to: So Frenchy So Chic, Lisa Mitchell, Kaki King, Coeur de Pirate
Looking forward to: THE holiday

Buying: more fabulous lady prints from the clever Matou en Peluche
and gorgeous Felix Fournier from Beecah which I bought as a "Pay it Forward" - She is offering an item for 50c (plus postage) per day for a month as a PIF. So so generous. Her softies are so cuddly and unique and just incredibly cute.

Favourite Artists # 4

Kathie Olivas

Amy Sol

J.W Waterhouse

Caia Koopman

Coraline

On Thursday night we saw Coraline in 3D and as expected it was absolutely wonderful. Since reading the book 6 months or so ago, I've been eagerly awaiting the movie. Go see it. Do.

Love is all around treasury

Thanks to BonTons, one of my red cinnabar heart necklaces is featured in this l.o.v.e.ly treasury

Favourite Artists # 3

Audrey Kawasaki

Eric Fortune

Johanna Wright

Mark Ryden

Chado

This is a photo of one of my best friends - Clair who lives in Scotland now but was visiting a week or so ago. It was so good to see her and catch up as I hadn't seen her for over 3 years. My how the time flies. Amongst other indulgent things, we went to Chado - which is a lovely little cafe specialising in teas (100s of exquisite varieties) and they do splendid japanese lunches. It is run by Brian Ritchie who is the bass player from the Violent Femmes and his wife. Brian often pops in to perform impromptu performances on the japananese flute which adds to the fabulous ambiece of the place.

Mathinna (painting done by my mother)

Available on my mother's Red Bubble page.

"This acrylic painting on canvas is inspired by the Tasmanian Aboriginal woman Mathinna as related in the novel “Wanting”, 2008, by Australian Tasmanian author Richard Flanagan.
Mathinna was born on Flinders Island (off the coast of north eastern Tasmania) to Wongerneep and Towgerer, a chief of the Lowreenne tribe. She was born sometime between July 1834 and June 1835 and named Mary. Mathinna’s parents were part of a social experiment which saw many Aboriginal tribes in Tasmania relocated to Flinders Island.
The name Mathinna was given to her at government house after Governor and lady Franklin ‘adopted’ her as one of their many educational and charitable projects.
reference: http://arts.abc.net.au/metro/bev/life2.htm"

Anticipation.

Alice In Wonderland - In Cinemas March 2010

This week at Under the Shade of a Bonsai Tree:

Doing: Organising for the trip, preparing for the October market (as it will be shortly after our trip), going to the market.

Cooking: Donna Hay's Jam Drop Biscuits


Reading: The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan

Listening to: Sarah Blasko, Katzenjammer Kabarett, Tori Amos, Holly Throsby, Bone Rattlers

Looking Forward to: GERMANY!

Buying: Anna Chandler mugs which I'm absolutely in love with. I adore her work.
Girl and Guitar print by Cindy Tomczyk.
Plus a groovy vintage top and matching skirt, cushion cover and table runner from the opshop and loads of jewellery supplies.