tapestry

A painting I did years ago, it lives in a house with

lots of glass, I think it faded due to sun,

or it could be my memory that's faded..

& two ends of a tapestry I designed & had made

in Kashmir, which has lost some colour.

It was supposed to look like a mat with cushions;

they kept so closely to my painting, that they even rendered

how the paint had flaked off, in transit. I was living

in Dalhousie then, a hill station in northern India.

& I knew a lovely woman who ran a womens' handicraft

centre in Srinagar.

Interesting patterns: Sara Haraigue

warm fires

Was away at another beach: big wild seas,

warm fires at night, & favourite company.

kahn & selesnick, so clever

ferry

Photos from an Istanbul ferry ride across to the Asian side,

love playing around with moving the camera, it's so

unpredictable. No posts for a few days.

Amazing what can be found on You Tube:

one of my favourite sounds, Zoviet France interview

& another They're eating the Passengers

mango

Some days it's sunny, & warm. The mango tree left

is covered in blossoms, I think that's unusual for August,

maybe not.. if even a 1/4 set, it will be a time of

mango puris

dragons

The first water dragon top I've seen

for months. Went out with a friend, we had

to stop for a while, it was raining so hard, this

is through the windscreen, towards the sea.

dragon bones

storied

While looking for a particular photo from the end of

my stay in Istanbul, I was reminded of the fantastic

old buildings in that part of the city; the arch is dated 1904,

& a lot appear to be from that era, though the

decoration top left resembles an Assyrian Vampire palace..

Of course 1904 is relatively new, for Istanbul.

turbine free wind power

sounds like a great idea

unique

From a bush in my garden, every leaf is different,

it seems such an elegant & understated

originality.

pollination

I read this article today, about a unique scholar

seal

Bought this old seal in Istanbul, but could not discover

the meaning of the calligraphy.

If you have a clue, please let me know?

peter beard

old one

It was my birthday yesterday, getting older..

Went to the beach for a while, it was more like winter,

a navy sky & silver beach, & tiramisu with a friend.

find the octopus!

new one

A new person I'm seeing quite often, his name is Caleb

Here he is at 1 week old, & 2 weeks.

I think every thing is still undifferentiated, though he does

seem to focus every now & again, on .. some thing ..

It's a challenge to get a likeness, his body moves a lot.

But so restful to be near someone with no story running!

takashi okada, an awesome talent

boulder beach

A gorgeous day recently, stopped at my favourite small

beach, the sea was a vivid blue & calm

it has stones & large smooth rocks, so the sound is different

there were sailboats, whales, people fishing off the rocks,

it was hard to pull ourselves away.. oh, & warm!

my sister is around this area at present

(happy birthday!!)

visitor

A Butcher bird visited me early one morning this week.

He/she looked through the window for 10 minutes.

I always feel as if it's a message from some other realm,

when a bird or small animal does that.

I really like them, they have a joyous song,

& are uncanny in their ability to catch food while flying,

when not hungry they park it in the fork of a tree.

sad and sober beauty from david maisel

folk

More small folk art from India, these are gods

& godesses. They are tiny, I have the feeling they were

painted by children.

amy stein's blog

egg

Have a few small heaps of things that may or may not

find themselves in a glass-fronted box, it's a race between

being sick of the mess & finding time, or ..who knows.

I got them in Varanasi a long time ago; tiny things

could always find a spot in my bag, while on the road.

miwa matreyek

rabbit

It's a rabbit year as you probably know. The new baby is

also a Leo. It's interesting to notice how

those two statements alone will generate a myriad ideas..

jill greenberg