I haven’t posted for a couple of months for a variety of reasons. Lost muse, lost internet connection, computer crashes etc. But I think had I anything really creative going on, I would have worked quicker to get all the problems fixed.
Anyway, a visit to Lisa’s fantastic boutique style shop in Upwey, Voski Von Muller, inspired me so much with the funky clothes and accessories, that I came home full of ideas.
I started off by making some fused plastic and making a little pouch for my phone, plus another purse.
I then started another project which I won’t talk about yet because it involves my Kris Kringle gift for my Arty Oz partner. I also tried the “fried marble” technique which was incredibly easy and has stunning results-see below.
Then last Saturday, I attended a class with Ro Bruhn, and made a rather funky necklace. Ro has a lovely house with a great classroom, she’s a terrific teacher, and her husband Steve fed us very, very well. If you get a chance to do a class with her, I can thoroughly recommend it.
Then, for the past couple of days, I have been working on a way of incorporating my fried marbles into a necklace. It took a while for me to figure out the wire wrapping but it was worth the effort. Unfortunately the photo doesn’t really show the crystalline effect of the marbles.
Yesterday I attended the
Walk against Warming in Melbourne. I was tempted not to go because I had slept very poorly, but I believe the issue is the most important one confronting our poor planet, and think that the politicians need to see how many of us are concerned and watching them. It was comforting to be in the company of 40,000 others (accordng to the Age), young and old, who feel the same way I do- that we would love to be wrong, but if we are wrong, not nearly as much will be lost, as will be if the sceptics are wrong.
Sceptics used to deny climate change, however they have really lost that battle. Now their argument has slid to denying that humans beings are responsible for that change – an excuse to do nothing or virtually nothing-(very reminiscent of the tobacco companies and their apologist scientists). Imagine the fate of future generations if they are wrong- innundated Pacific Islands, far greater famine in Africa, severe droughts in Australia and massive loss of food production, plus the possibility of more catastrophic bush fires in many countries. I believe we are running out of time to act. We need a Fair, Ambitious and Binding treaty now.
I haven’t got my muse back as far as paper or digital art is concerned, but I am really enjoying the jewelry side of things. 
