Embroidery

Another little crafty project I did for Anika's nursery was to do this embroidery. Originally I found the two pictures in embroidery hoops at Typo for $15.00 each and I figured I should add some more hoops with them to fill more space on the wall. The reds and pink in them were just perfect for my colour scheme. Plus the hot air balloon was particularly special as that was how Dr Zap very romantically proposed to me!

I had also bought the gorgeous 'It's My Forest' clock by Decoylab from Etsy for ~$76.00 (+p&h) and figured all the round things would look good together. I used red tapestry cotton on white felt. The words 'grace' and 'hope' are what the name Anika means and I decided to use the word 'dream' instead of 'aspiration' which is another definition of her name. As for the word 'love', well that was used for obvious reasons. :)

I used a cross-stitch in block letters for the words 'love' and 'hope' and put them in a small hoop each. For the word 'grace' I used a running stitch in a curly font and for 'dream' I again used a running stitch but in a cursive handwriting font, both in medium frames. Now they are mounted on the wall, the little bit of red is highlighted by the other red accessories around them.

I think they have come up a treat! What do you recon?

Beautiful Sculptures by Anna-Wili Highfield

Anna-Wili Highfield - Major Mitchell Cockatoo

I have been finding lots of amazingly talented artists lately through different blogs and such, and one I have really, really been so amazed by is Anna-Wili Highfield. She is based in Sydney and has created these beautiful animal sculptures by sewing together pieces of cotton paper over bent copper piping. One of her greatest commercial projects was to create pegasus sculptures for the Hermès store windows in Brisbane. I have also seen some of her work featured in the homes of some other very artistic Australians. So simply gorgeous!

Anna-Wili Highfield - Brumby on a Block

Anna-Wili Highfield - Australian Magpie

Anna-Wili Highfield - Owl Descending

I would just love, love, love to have one of these sculptures grace my lounge room someday... I'll just keep on dreaming!

Artwork I Covet

Nguyen Ahn Ha - The Rear

Pretty much all the artwork in our house is done by me... this is all fine because it means I can proudly see my work shown off and can do something that suits the decor of the room without having to fork out big bucks. But there are quite a few artists that I adore and would love to have their artwork proudly displayed in my house too, I just can't fund it at the moment. Here are some paintings that I am really loving at the moment:



Eliza Piro - Banyan Birds

Todd Hunter - Locust



Meredith Gaston - Milly Masquerade



Sarah Hvass - Meeting

Nikki Perzuck - Fiesta at Sunset



Nellie Zimmerman - Underwater Jewels



Martine Emdur - Underwater 01

Miranda Skoczek