yeah

my recent adventure to the stupid market was eventfull......

some big greek fellas were ripping apart the atm.

while my friends roam the planet - i seem to find the amazing in the ordinary...or is it?

strange happenings

I have a query........

hmmm seems like interesting things happen at my house! though i am sure there is a logical solution to it.

I had previously dyed some cotton with a local plant known as colour tree (pictured above), coeleospermum reticulatum, which turned the fabric a lush yellow colour (see above). Somehow one piece of this fabric ended up being chucked irreverently into my shower sopping up all the soap and shampoo bits.

Anyway the end result was i noticed it looked slightly different, took it outside (my shower is dark) and low and behold.....it had turned red!

I love colour tree; it is amazing...I know when I lived out bush that to get red you add coconut ash (there I guess I answered me own questions) however, I guess I wonder if soap can be used instead of ash to create the same effects?? Not sure, it would seem a lot less painful to chuck in some lux flakes in a dye bath than make a fire and collect the ashes. I love making fires, but my neighbours probably hate the smoke and it's hard to get motivated to get out of town....

Also the name for this tree out bush is milwakwak, which literally translated means mil = eye, wakwak = crow, eye of the crow. Which I didn't understand until one day I looked at the berries...when they get old they turn dark black with a white dot in the middle, looking just like the eye of the crow.

Anyway musings musings....

cranks my goat

just another thing that had to share...wtf????

title: 'pre-schoolers to recieve career counselling'.

Do i really need to say anything?

bloody bugger - when worlds collide

i was reading an article the other day about Rothko and his later works. They all are dark with red and black....bit like this: Rothko pictures apparantly you have to see in the flesh - the colours smack you in the gob and heart and make you feel. His paintings, it is claimed, have the highest rate of burst into tears viewers...powerful stuff. Upon seeing one at the NGA, apparantly kimberly old man legend artist, Rover Thomas said "who's that bloody bugger who paints like me??"

Love it.

This is rover:

Just had to share.

something about this guy

despite all the noise that is probably buzzing around this 'guy' at the minute....i didn't really like his portrait of gurrumul....however, perhaps i simply need to see it in the flesh. I have seen gurrumul quite a few times here in Darwin, I remember the first time was years ago...he simply came on stage and started singing...and it is true, i got goose pimples and tears just poured, something soul inspiring in his songs....maybe it is that i have sat on country, heard the manikay, felt the river of ancient ancestors which cross the land...not sure

but back to these pictures...i have spied on this guy's paintings for the last couple of years and love em to bits....i even felt like going to the big smoke just to meet him...but now he's all famous and stuff, probably have to book 5 years in advance for a 5 minute nothing. Anyway, i might just believe in the amazing powers of the universe to meet people who endlessly inspire me....have been blessed to have met so many inspiring peoples and will just have to have cyber artist crush (seem to have a few lately).

anyway, perhaps it is just the scratchy, messy, painty marx that i make i seem to resonate with these..........

paint em up....

our after school activities include amazing body art adventures! we had fun in sun.

we were getting ready for our weekly ceremony, painting up...

i have been collecting some things and found these lovely repair jobs - was enjoying them so much had to share

there were a few different handstyles

but the spiral ones i like the most

very lovely

very very

am using these objects

as a basis for new work

yay

i like that they come with

a story already

patched upon

their surface

sitting in cafe with coffee shakes
um been plugging away

am priming red dust and dog hair...a good start for new work...

snakes for breakfast

this morning we woke up as usual....my little girl walked outside cos she wanted vegemite instead of peanut butter on her toast...usual thing.

She had been outside for a while, so checked out the back, went inside and just out of the corner of my eye i saw this pattern on the table....
my other big girl went 'muuuuum' and then it dawned upon me.....

a big (like BIGGGGG) 3 metre carpet python was on the table....shhhhiiittttttt
i jumped and freaked. Man, it was freaky...am still freaking out.

We also have a pet water moniter and birds....people asked me how do you live in this wild land and now i pause to ponder whether i will want to have breakfast outside again!!!

details details......

what i did to the kimono.....

the work

gallery splots

these are pics (albeit poor quality) from gallery of show....two worlds

there is heaps of light in the gallery, however over the past week it has been dark, thundery and cloudy so only a soft, subdued light. However, makes you want to curl up in a blanket, of which there are some in the show, so maybe there is some benefit??

bursting

imbi is sitting gallery at the minute.....
two worlds show opened last night

had some good moments, some intense moments
needed the coupla swigs of bubbly really
felt like i just wanted to be at dance class
pretending i was a rock or electric razor like last week
will post photos soooner rather than later

ouch

imbi has a boil....

imbi is tired

imbi is sore

imbi is installing

imbi has just moved

imbi has a girl with whooping cough

imbi is whinging

imbi is still in breakup world

imbi is in the zone of 3rd/4th parties

imbi is...........ready

to sleep

to sleep

to sleep

and sleep

and rest

to cough up all the goop

squeeze all the puss

finish ironing and sewing

sit with guitar

sit with kids

read dr.suess

read pooh bear

curl into a ball

and sleep

sleep

sleep

imbi is still smiling

just sore everywhere

the state of the pavement

the pavement makes nice things happen

have looked at these for years and never bothered to photograph

but did....

i keep wondering how to do this on fabric meself...not sure???

need a steady rain source, sun, concrete and leaves...hmmmm

might be investigative study for future reference....