New Beginnings and Some Endings

Thank you to everyone who has visited here recently,

leaving such inspiring messages and following along also

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thank you all so very much!
I try hard to visit you all and leave replies when I can!!!

There is some new artwork on my table

in progress for you to view -

a couple of pages 

for a

 new fabric, lace, paper and textural journal.

This is the front cover and already it has changed quite

a bit from this little part of what you see here

and

I have been using my felting machine

to create some of the pages in this

new book

so there are a combination of many fabrics, laces

and fibres like raw silk.

Hopefully it will be finished by my next post.

The next two pages are part of a Lacebook Round Robin

collaborative which I am part of and

these pages are for Karen Dorcas

you can visit her blog by clicking on her name.

Karen's theme in this book is

The Madonna 

and here are my interpretations of her two pages:

This is the second page of her book

here:

Some beautiful embroidered silk organza in 
the most beautiful shade of taupe/grey/mauve
colour. 

I have also been experimenting with some new digital

effects that Picasa has introduced

as well as some changes to my digital camera settings

so this explains why the images

all have different effects!

Finally just to show you some remains of the day

(if you like!)

from our Summer garden as we approach the more

subdued colours of a cooler Autumn

down here in Australia

such as these Hippeastrums

looking tired and spent after heavy heavy rains

in our part of the world

and

the roses

now into their third flowering of the season but still

showing rich and vibrant tones

like these -

and 

(I think just a little out of focus)

but this rose is a David Austin Rose

named "Ambridge".

It is described as a medium schrub and strong.

Our particular rose has grown to a height of approx. 3 metres!

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I'll leave you with this lovely little quote

by Orison Swett Marden:

"If you feel yourself growing

in your work

and your life

broadening and deepening,

if your task is

a perpetual tonic to you,

you have found your place!"

Have a wonderfully creative and fulfilling week!

Love and hugs, Suzy xxx