…but it looks like summer may have arrived!

A spring day at Ginninderry Homestead, the grass as green as grass ever gets, the blossoms out…what more could anyone wish for on their wedding day?

Well…perhaps for the rain to stay away, but even the heavens opening just before Laura was due to walk down the isle (or garden path in this case!) wasn’t enough to faze her.  The outdoors wedding plans were scrapped, and everyone moved to Ginninderry’s beautiful function room.  It made no difference where this wedding was held though – it could have been in a cow shed out the back for all Laura and Odul cared – what was obvious all day was that these two just wanted to be married to each other.

And once the ceremony was done, I don’t think anyone, or anything, could have wiped that smile of Odul’s face!

It was a pleasure to take your photos guys – here are a few favourites.

I’ll be retailing at the Old Bus Depot Markets in Kingston on Saturday 5th, and outside on Sunday 20th of December.

I’ll have a range of framed prints, perfect for a Christmas gift.  I’ll also have available a range of unframed, matted prints – ready to slip into your own frame.

I know it can be difficult to know if you’ve made the right choice when it comes to choosing artwork for someone else – ask me about my Christmas guarantee, and take the risk out of your purchase!

3 sleeps to go until the Handmade Market!

I will be there on Friday night and Saturday – inside on Friday night, outside Saturday.

Come along, say hi, and take a free photo!

It was an absolute honour to have the chance to photograph my brother’s wedding this last weekend, in the beautiful little town of Millthorpe.

The weather was kind (finally my family has had a rain free wedding!), the location stunning, and a great day was had by all.

Here’s a peek at a few of the photos:

I’m very excited that I’ve had my application accepted to be a stallholder at the Christmas Handmade Market, on the 20th and 21st of November! 

This will be my first foray into markets, and displaying my work for all to see (and hopefully buy!)  From the moment I first learnt of the Handmade Market, I knew it was where I wanted to be.

I’ll be inside the Woolshed in the evening on Friday 2oth, before heading outside for the day on Saturday 21st. 

So swing on by and say hi!

…and time for part one of frame construction to begin!  It’s always exciting to start working with new timber, seeing what secrets it has to reveal the more you work with it.

There are a number of steps, and hours of work, to turn solid timber into a picture frame – and this first step is definitely the loudest and messiest.  A frame needs to be able to hold glass, mat board, photo and a backing – which is where the router comes in.

And it’s a dusty job…

Then, when all the work is done, the cleanup…

I’m not sure who was dirtier – the floor, or me!

Another trip out to Thor’s Hammer last weekend, and a stack of brand new timber to turn into frames.  It’s always an adventure, browsing through the various timbers available, and finding just the right pieces.

This Blackbutt has wonderful character, and in parts has obviously been explosed to the elements.  I can’t wait to see how it comes up after being sanded back and oiled – the wavy grain should come up beautifully.

The exposed side of the Blackbutt has an almost burnt quality, and from the markings on it my guess is that it’s been recovered from a demolished building at some stage.

Another Blackbutt.  This is a bit lighter than the previous batch, and has some beautiful sap features through it.

This Brushbox has a much more consistent grain than the Blackbutt, but still has some interesting features, and some beautiful colour.  I’ll saw some of this in half, to make thinner frames.

The job ahead of me!  This would be no more than half of the timber I have waiting to be worked on at the moment.  I’m definitely looking forward to this weekend, when daylight savings arrives, and I get more daylight hours in the evenings.  There is hours of work in each frame I create, so every extra hour work time helps!

We have some absolutely stunning timber available to us in Australia – so why settle for generic mouldings, finished to look like something else?  My aim is to highlight the natural beauty of these timbers, matching them with my photography, to create a complete work of art that I’d be proud to hang on my own walls.

This frames have been made from recycled Spotted Gum, and Ash.  The large frame is Spotted Gum -  a rich red-pink colour.

 The burnt looking sections of these frames were originally in the middle of a piece of timber that was double the width.  The burnt effect has been created through the nails that originally were in the timber.

 This Ash has a beautiful, golden glow, with rich red veins running through it.

 Smaller frames in Ash, with images of everyday life from India’s railroads.