May 2009
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Friday 29th May 2009Painting Class ~ Lesson 1I have recently started taking painting lessons. I have a lot of painting equipment at home and have made a few dire attempts at it but I wasn't getting the results I wanted. I decided I really needed some expert guidance on painting techniques so I asked around the community here and someone very kindly introduced me to an artist who was willing to give lessons. It turns out that there are a few other ladies interested in improving their brush strokes as well and so we started lessons. Our teacher is a very lovely Russian artist called Lena. She has been ...
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Thursday 21st May 2009The State Art Academy of AzerbaijanThis week I visited the State Art Academy of Azerbaijan with some of the ladies from the International Women's Club of Baku. We had a very comprehensive tour of the different art studios including clay, oil painting, carpet weaving and the student exhibitions that will be opening very soon. Each piece starts out as a pencil drawing and is then turned into a painting or clay model. It was really interesting to see how each student painted the same subject. Each room was full of colour! I really like this picture of a students easel and work space. This room was full of students and ...
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Monday 18th May 2009Bumper CarsLast week we had a little incident with the car. I was at the supermarket doing the weekly shop when unbeknown to me someone hit our car whilst trying to park behind it. I didn't notice until I was about to get in the car to go home. Here is a picture of the damage to our car, as you can see the bumper is pretty dented and the light facing is broken. We managed to track down the offending vehicle and waited outside for the owner to return. Thankfully he was very nice and happy to pay for the damage. ...
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Friday 8th May 2009Saartje’s Baby BooteesLast month our friends had their first baby which was a great excuse for me to make a pair of Saartje's baby bootees. They should have reached their destination by now so I have posted a picture, I hope they like them. I really love this pattern, if you haven't seen it before you should take a look at the pattern on Ravelry. Also see the completed projects, i'm sure you will be inspired to start your own.