Alice

http://woodycart.tumblr.com/post/306478171/via-xotrishiaa

... found this too

the sum of all of my very own choices...

This has been repeated to me over and over in the last week, .... 

firstly it was in a movie i was watching , then in a magazine article, then in a conversation with a friend today, even in an art blog i was just reading...

over and over its coming up..

so universe...OK, ... i see you, i acknowledge you.. i get it!

 "I AM the result of every single choice i have ever made...

right here... right now"...

 my life, my art, my job, my income, my body, my creativity, my diet, my children, my non existent love life, where i live...

 is all a result of every... single.... small.... daily ....sometimes barely a thought..... choices i have made... not even the BIG ones... its the little ones along the way... every little one...

... i am now  going to make good positive choices, and put more thought into the little choices i have...

  i am grateful for having those choices in the first place... 

Ruby

Good news, nothings broken, no internal bleeding, Rubys fine to be released, shes a little groggy here after a vets visit... and Ruby is a mum, a tiny little pinky in her pouch.

Ruby

Harley and I rescued this little critter after I ran over it... poor little thing, shes a Brush tailed possum. She made it thru the night, by the way she's getting around, I think her back leg is broken.... off to the vets today.

today's simple pleasures...

Driving to work, to a job i love, past the rolling waves in Kilcunda, with a hot coffee...

Cute guy with dreads smiles and waves... gives me warm tingles...

Giggles with the lovely Verona...

Eldest son drops into work, gives me cuddles... just because he wanted to ...

Miss Ally pops in and shares her beautiful felting projects...
... creative juices overflow...
 oozes onto floor in psychedelic puddles for me to splash around in...

Ashes of Sai Baba come to me...

A stranger shares stories of her travels throughout India...

Snuggling up with the littlest son on the lounge...

Look what my sister made!

Recently i became an Aunty, im very excited...

we havent had a baby in the family since Jesse..

and hes just turned ten!

Thats my dad with his brand new 2 hour old grandson....

Welcome to the world Eli John Phelps...

If wishes were horses beggars would ride...

I saw this Gypsy Van at an auction place, and immediately

 fell deeply in love!

My dream .... one day...

 is to travel Australia in one of these, pulled by a team of camels

 .... i will have an old singer foot peddeled sewing machine,

and beautiful textiles and fabrics, velvets, laces, and silks... 

spilling out of drawers and boxes in the back...

bits i have collected from all over the world, on my adventures....

and travel and sew, and travel and sew my creations,

 stopping by creeks to dye my creations

 with bark, leaves and flowers...

just like India showed me.

Then off i go to the next festival, or market with my wares...

Its a great dream to get lost in... one day...



Blank Canvas

 

... found this old crochet table cloth in the opp shop...

 its like staring at a blank canvas.

 My intention is to make a long vest out of it...

... But can i actually chop it up?

universe loves me....

Yesterday was Valentines Day...

 there were no roses, chocolates or mushy poems for me this year ....
However... when i went for a walk down the beach today,

 i found this little heart shaped rock pool ...

the universe loves me!

Sari -

Sari - Waschstraße
Originally uploaded by dee_

My fingers tingle when see this... i need to touch it!

Sari merchants, Jodhpur

Sari merchants, Jodhpur
Originally uploaded by Peter Heywood

India is calling me... pictures like this appeal to all my senses, i want to reach out and touch those beautiful saris...

Love is all you need...

just playing with some little felted bits....

dreaming

...in my dreams lately there has been a common thread, ....crossing streams, crossing old bridges, over grown tracks that give way to beautiful flower laden paths...

...maybe my feet have found the right path...

Fairysteps shoes

 

Fairysteps shoes
Originally uploaded by fairysteps

Dear Santa....I really really NEED these ..... and ive been really really good!

love from Jodie

Pretty things

A cushion cover, hand embroidered in India, simple and beautiful.

metamorphosis

Artist: Andrew Gonzalez Unio Mystica

Cocooning gave me a chance to rest my body,

reassess my life,

 reconnect with the goddess,

 and reawaken my spirit....

 Slowly i grew stronger,

 with the help of some beautiful family and friends,

who love me

 unconditonally.

Time Out...

Took some time out, time off, time to heal.

I didn't feel positive enough to post, so i stopped.

Stopped painting, stopped sewing, stopped felting,

 stopped studying, stopped showering, stopped making decisions,

 stopped caring...

and went deep into my cocoon.

Angel Healing

A breath takingly beautiful experience recently happened...

I had an angel healing, thru meditation, and a marvellous healer.

Feelings of elation, wonderment and beauty and pure love....

wrapping warmly around me, safe, loved, cherished...

Thankyou Ellie Blessed Be.

Naturally spirals

I love watching the water, the waves calm me....

wandering, investigating, collecting, poking....

naked toes dipped into arctic water....

in winter...

theres not another soul around...

i can breathe....

Public Art and Fairy Penguins

Been working on a public art project with the divine Victoria Nelson, my art teacher, and a very special friend....

the sculpture will consist of 3 large bronze panels, on a peice of granite, to be placed just outside Grantville, Victoria Australia.
I felt proud to be part of this process, ...

(my job was to smooth the lumps out!)

Miss Vic has been a dedicated islander on Phillip Island for over 30 years, not only in the Arts and teaching, but everywhere... from shearing sheep, and working at the tip to nurturing wildlife, and saving shearwater birds, to protecting our most precious treasure here on the island... the fairy penguins. ....

Vic has now relocated to another coastal town, and i will miss her dearly.

Bye Vic, thankyou for EVERYTHING you taught me.