A journal where I share my adventures developing a food forest based on permaculture principles. I also share my love of knitting here. For my life as a textile artist follow me at lesleyturnerart.com
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Thursday, May 31, 2012
May New Moon
When the new moon appeared this month I visited my 4 trees to see what changes had taken place over the previous month.
Douglas-fir needles have grown longer.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Current Threads III: Re-Surfacing
I was very pleased with the installation of my 'Women's Work' in the Slide Gallery at VISA.
The freshly-painted, white, wood walls accentuated the composted table cloth's colour.
The symmetry of the window frame complemented the symmetry of the table setting.
Traditional 'women's work' placed inside contrasted with the contemporary, public graffiti outside the window.
When this work was shown in the Whyte Museum, Banff, I had it set as an afternoon tea table. For this installation I set it as a family dinner table and I think it works much better this way.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Current Threads III - Hanging
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Spring In Victoria
Springtime in Victoria is all about gardens springing to life and gardening.
The Buchart gardens, a national treasure, in April.
We have had lots of company this past month and visited the Buchart Gardens 3 times. They have been different each time.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Tree Cutting and Pruning
I spent most of the morning watching him cut down the 1st tree.
He climbed up the tree with a chain saw, engine on, hanging from his waist belt...
I had been worried about the whole tree being cut and falling on my new garden. I had no idea this is how a tree is cut down.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Installation Progress
Reluctantly, I have altered the bed sheets. Each sheet will hang from a wooden beam threaded through the top hem. The hem pocket needed to be wider to accommodate the beam.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Are you going to be in London in June?
If you are going to be in London in June you might like to catch this grad show.
There will be the work of 10 students, 3 Canadians: Ingrid Lincoln, Judy Martin & me, Monika Brueckner from Germany, and from the UK: Val Cross, Vikki Jenkins, Marilyn Hall, Denise Jones, Jean Kirk and Caroline Hibbs
BA (Hons) Embroidered Textiles
Graduate Show 2012
The Grove Atrium Gallery
Hendon Campus, Middlesex University
NW4 4BT UK
Wednesday 20th June 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Thursday 21st to Sunday 24th June 10:00 - 4:00 pm
For directions and map go to www.mdx.ac.uk
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