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International Women's Day Exhibition

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 02:31:51 PST

Display of a few of the artistic paper dolls donated for the exhibition to raise funds to support education programs for refugee women. Opening night of Wise Women Exhibition at...

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Tag Tuesday on Thursday

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:00:18 PST

Here is my interpretation of this week's theme for Tag Tuesday - Books. I found this image in Sunday's newspaper, in an ad for a Sydney Ballet Company performance. I immediately thought of "...

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Ann's Art Doll : Exhibition

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma) — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 02:14:55 PST

The Wise Woman Exhibition opens on 8 March. The invitations, advertising and the media releases are out . Here is a link to an invitation - click here . All that is left for me to do this...

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TAG TUESDAY: Poetry and Prose : It takes courage

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:15:42 PST

TAG TUESDAY: Poetry and Prose : It takes courage: This week again, I have rushed to make a tag on time... This distressed tag looks as though its had a difficult journey just like Dorothy and...

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Wise Women En Masse

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:32:33 PST

As regular visitors to this blog know, I am preparing for an exhibition "Wise Women" celebrating International Women's Day on 8 March. I had a crazy idea to ask creative friends to contribute by...

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Exhibition Sneak Preview

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:39:03 PST

I have been really busy preparing for the Wise Women Exhibition - I wish I didn't leave things until the last minute.... The opening is on 8 March with set up on 6 March and still so much to...

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Where did January go?

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:41:53 PST

I woke up this morning with a shock - it is February! Not sure what happened to January.... It's been a busy week - top of my "to do" list was to do some preparation for the Wise Women...

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Year of the Dragon

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:21:35 PST

Kung Hei Fat Choy - Cantonese for Happy New Year. Welcome the Year of the Dragon . A very auspicious year it would seem … from the International Business Times … The Year of the Dragon is one...

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UFO's Already?

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:42:40 PST

I started the year really well with a schedule for finishing projects - this obviously didn't last very long. Here I am just starting the third week of January and already my timetable...

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Temari and Tags

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:16:46 PST

Temari (literally translated “hand ball”) is a Japanese folk craft that originated in China and was introduced to Japan five or six hundred years ago. Traditionally, the balls were constructed...

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New Year

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:11:09 PST

Happy New Year ... may 2012 be bountiful - full of love, fun, laughter and good times. And if the times prove not to be so great, may you find the courage, inspiration and support to remain...

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It's Christmas

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:07:23 PST

It's Christmas ... it's summer here in Australia. Usually it is really hot, but today it's cold, rainy and grey. Most years I wonder what a white Christmas is like.... When I dream of...

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Christmas Carols in the Caves

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:02:28 PST

The tourist brochure claims that "Magic Happens ..." in the Jenolan Caves in the Blue Mountains (180 km from Sydney, NSW). It was truly Christmas Magic last weekend at the annual Carols...

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Arty Places 2011 #6

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:01:56 PST

One of my "new" pieces... see below Blog post #6 in the series of Arty Places 2011.... Newcastle Civic Park became an arty place yesterday for the annual Art Bazaar where over 100...

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Handmade Treasures Sale 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:54:27 PST

Each year, on the Saturday close to the beginning of Advent, we hold an "open house" Handmade Treasures Sale for charity. My husband takes care of morning tea/lunch, and I ask my creative...

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Textile Art Exhibitions and Christmas Sales

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:55:33 PST

Last week I said I was not ready for Christmas. This week I don't think I ever will be - not this year anyway. While I have been distracted this week from Christmas preparations, it has been...

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Christmas - Not Yet Please!

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:47:22 PST

I promise every year that I will be organised for Christmas and for our grandchildren's birthdays in December. It's happened again ... I am not ready. Only a few cards made of course, none...

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Contemporary Craft Retreat - Canberra

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 07:27:39 PDT

Tranquil surroundings, creative and talented participants and good organization are ingredients for a great event. The Contemporary Craft Retreat was not just a great event – it was an exciting and...

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Sherrill Kahn in Townsville

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma) — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 06:38:24 PDT

I am ashamed to say that It's been a month since I returned from Townsville where I thoroughly enjoyed a week's workshop with Sherrill Kahn, celebrated artist and author, and I am just getting...

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Home Again

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:24:46 PDT

Home again after ten days in North Queensland, so amidst unpacking, sorting, and washing , I took a few photos this morning of our garden and what a difference ten days makes . Blossoms everywhere...

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Arty Places 2011 #5

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma) — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:29:21 PDT

Continuing the series of Arty Places, last week, I visited a great little shop, Feltfine . Feltfine is a wonderful resource and treasure trove of fibres at 156...

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Arty Places 2011 #4

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma) — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 15:47:38 PDT

Newcastle Entertainment Centre became an 'arty place' when the Craft and Sewing Show came to town a fortnight ago. I heard some visitors say that there wasn't much there, but...

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Timeless Textiles Exhibition

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:01:49 PDT

From the Newcastle Herald today Tactile textiles by top fibre artists BY AMY EDWARDS Photo by Dean Osland 26 Aug, 2011 04:00 AM THE best of Newcastle’s fibre and textile...

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Arty Places:Timeless Textiles

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma) — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:45:15 PDT

In my 2011 series of blog posts on inspiring Arty Places, I am very excited to feature the newest gallery in Newcastle - Timeless Textiles, a rare treasure amongst...

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Workshops and Witches

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma) — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 19:55:02 PDT

What a week - four days of workshops and a witch doll project dinner with Gumnutters Doll Group! I spent a whole day dyeing every bit of cotton and velvet fabric in sight, preparing...

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