Thanks to the Catalan television program 'Ja T'ho Faras' my work has spread to the other side of the world. A little one and a half minute segment about my work was aired as a part of the program on 24/06/2017. It is wonderful to think that my work was seen by a whole new audience.
New small works
Yesterday was my first official day working in the new studio and to say I was excited was an understatement. I got up at 4am (yes 4am - what is wrong with me) and was so full of plans for the day that I got to the studio super early and threw myself into work.
Sea Spiral
Generally when I start an artwork I have a pretty good idea of how it's going to turn out. But every now and then a piece will surprise me. It will start as one thing and then evolve into something else all together. My 'Sea Spiral' was one of these pieces.
The Mandala series
Introducing my new series of embroidered artworks - 'The Mandala series'.
I have always had a fascination with mandala's and their spiritual and ritual associations. I remember a trip I took to Melbourne many years ago where I was lucky enough to witness a group of four Tibetan monks working on a sand mandala in the middle of federation square. I was amazed by the focus of the monks and the detail of the mandala that was painstakingly being constructed from sand. Since then I have always sought out mandalas in their various forms - both traditional and otherwise. While I am not going to get to deep into the rich history and theory behind mandala's I want to explain that the mandala represents the universe and is often used as an aid to meditation.
Filming day ....
Today was a very fun and exciting day! Today I got to get a sneak peek into the world of television production. Let me tell you that those TV production people work really hard.