Another one bites the dust........

A few step-by-step shots of my most recently-completed historically-inspired doll.

Magic Milestone!

It's not often that a family can get five generations together for a celebration......but that is exactly what we did yesterday! Five generations of us celebrated my mother's 90th birthday - and what a wonderful day it was! My mother - Edith Johnston - turned 90 and members of the family came from near and far to help her mark this special day.

Mum looking spritely at 90, with Mabel, the newest addition and the first of the fifth generation.

The whole clan - well most of them, anyway.

Five generations - Mum holding Mabel, Rhiannon, my grand-daughter ( the new Mum), me and my son Andy.

Oma's cake, made by my sister Linda

Happy Birthday, Edith!

New work......I've been busy!

Numbers 6, 7 and 8 in "La Femme Encadree" series

Six-panel fabric collage and acrylic painting: "Escarpment"

Two-panel work: "Granite Shore"

.....and a small mixed-media piece: "Artemisia's Breath"

Did I ever happen to mention that I love my job?

A Weekend Away

I took a trip this past weekend with a friend to lake Youl on the Ben Lomond Plateau. Rough walking in scrub and on scree, but worth the effort, as these pictures attest! We camped overnight near the lake - a pretty cold night is was, too!
This is one of my favourite places......it has that subtle beauty of the Tasmanian Highlands........as Bob used to say of this plateau: "It's like the surface of the moon with flowers!" Well, there aren't many flowers in bloom at the moment, but in summer this place is ablaze with colour.

The Making of a Doll in Pictures

And all done!

Mabel.........and other stuff.

Meet Mabel, my brand new great grand-daughter born last week!
She's tiny and perfect......

Here's the old faithful moon........the twenty-fourth.

...........and something I started working on this week: