http://catrina.co.nz/catrina Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:25:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The giant basket is taking shape - the panels are made from of a minimum of four layers of NZ Flax and give a nicely padded feel    http://catrina.co.nz/catrina/2010/06/re-kete-nui/ Its raining again but we spent a luvly morning sitting in the sunshine and weaving on our group project: *etahi kete nui / some large basket *( working name only) We took some time to set the basic lines by aligning the first finished rolls. As traditional , some flax had been gathered before the ... http://catrina.co.nz/catrina/2010/05/etahi-kete-nui/ 6 days in april mixed fiber weaving on linen and nettle yarns http://catrina.co.nz/catrina/2010/05/6-days-in-april/ new card display at the ENTRANCE GALLERY in Russell The cards are photographs of my textile artwork on white card with envelope They sell in  transparent gift boxes of 5 in 2 mixes: 5 x blue/green toned pictures or 5 x red/yellow toned pictures NZ $ 27 / box incl postage anywhere in the world please contact me ... http://catrina.co.nz/catrina/2010/05/new-card-display-at-the-entrance-gallery-in-russell/ After several weeks of weaving I unroll some great pictures - one of them will be called hikoi and its inspiration came from our walk to cape brett in february 2010 http://catrina.co.nz/catrina/2010/05/hikoi/ Pompallier gardens waiting for the autumn rain http://catrina.co.nz/catrina/2010/05/pompallier-gardens-waiting-for-the-autumn-rain/ Inspirations: long beach in the Bay of Islands on a lazy autumn afternoon http://catrina.co.nz/catrina/2010/05/long-beach-inspiration/ A beauty grown happily from under the compost - with triplets planted mid summer from 3 other plants http://catrina.co.nz/catrina/2010/05/this-is-me-behind-the-pumpkin/ Back home I found this very organic vegetable in my vegiegarden and would like to share its curves with you! http://catrina.co.nz/catrina/2010/04/curves/ made in 3 layers: a) painted and printed canvas b) handwoven linen. copper and nylon c) machine embroidery the layers are stitched together freely, so airflow can add some movement the colours are cool and fresh, just like the first autumn breezes the southerly wind is bringing lately the combination of different techniques is adding depth and ... http://catrina.co.nz/catrina/2010/03/fresh-morning-breeze/