Happy Mother's Day.

Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mums who make the world go round!!!!! I know my mum Bobbi makes my world go around and I would be lost without her....

Last night I was lucky enough to head out for a party, in fact a wedding anniversary. I must admit that I really knew know one there so I felt like Bridget Jones in the "Edge of Reason". If you have seen the movie she goes with Darcy to the Law Council dinner, all dressed up not knowing anyone and really feeling like I was a fish out of water. And no I didn't call anyone, "a half balding upper class snob" like Bridget so eloquently puts it. But I have to say my wonderful better half knew everyone, I did not. But the one thing I did quite like was one each table there were these wonderful wooden lady bugs all scattered. I have to tell the truth now that I did take a few of the little critters cause the were soooo cute.... Here is how I arranged them this morning, in recognition to how i felt last night...

Yes, I am the RED lady bug heading in the wrong direction..... not such a good thing?

Like usual I woke early, Henri the trusty alarm came to greet me with a wet nose at 7am so I got up and got to work on the next altered pattern for my Kokeshi doll. I enlarged the whole doll to make her easier to work on, and sewed the arms straight in. I now still have to add her face, hair, stuffing, and decorations for hair. I think she looks better, but not there completely. I am sure there will have to be more alterations... Like usual a work in progress. By now I am sure you can tell my sewing skills are limited but I am learning...

Here I wanted to share with you a wonderful post card I bought when I was at Heidi Museum of Modern Art the other day. This work has been created by Polixeni Papapetrou. I bought the postcard of the image on the right below. I just love all Lewis Carroll's works. He was a brilliant writer and I read his complete works a few years ago. You know, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass". He was also a brilliant mathematician, and his poems are fantastic! If ever bored, pick up a copy and see what you can discover. But getting back to the wonderful artworks of Polixeni Papapetrou.

They are both from the Wonderland series. The one on the left is called "Cheshire Cat" 2003 and the one on the right is called, "Riddles That Have No Answers" 2004. Check out he site, with the link here! All of the works are just sublime. I wish I had the real thing.....

-Happy Mother's Day to all, I am now off to wish my mummy a Happy Mother's Day too...