We’ve had some amazing skies lately. Dark days with cumulonimbus in layers of varying grays; bright days with wispy cirrus or, like yesterday, almost the whole sky in pattern of cirrocumulus which ended in an amazing sunset.
500 block Herald Street, Victoria BC
TC is that your space-age helmet? Old-time hair dryer? No it's just the lamp on GJ's table under which she insists on sitting!
We were at a baby shower last weekend for lovely friends who are expecting their first. We weren’t told boy or girl, so I have to hope the things I made will work for either!
Weird bunny, in profile. I used to make lots of these many years ago. Will be making a few more in the next few weeks for more new and coming babies. He's crude, but lovable!
Found this patterned corduroy that works very well for weird bunny.
My grandmother always insisted babies can only wear pastels; me, not so much.
A rainy day with a lot of people carrying umbrellas made that great photo I was after a bit hard to obtain. It was nice to see so many people out in my neighbourhood enjoying the dance and excitement. Thanks to Bamboo Beads for allowing me to take some photos from inside their shop. Happy Year of the Dragon!
This is Fan Tan Alley. You can just see the lion's head below the red 16 1/2 sign. The fellows in white shirts did a great job of keeping the way clear for the dancers
The reflections from inside Bamboo Beads were cool, even if the lion isn't too clear!
Another shot from inside Bamboo.
Lovely break from the rain yesterday and today with warmer temperatures and sunshine. Still a lot of wind, and the waves were stunning crashing, sometimes spraying over the causeway, near the breakwater on Dallas Drive. And then, with winter only one third done, the little snowdrops and crocuses poking up from their slumber. And only a week ago we had snow!
The snowdrops are my particular favourite!
Beautiful whitecaps rolling in.
Ray of light, in a ray of light.
Warming in a winter sunbeam.
GJ spent the last few days reworking the sculpture called Little Sister. It’s even more spectacular now, tho I couldn’t have imagined that possible. We’ll make a new movie of it for the You Tube channel soon.
I love this shot of the studio with the gorgeous Marinoni hanging above the window.
Always helping (read: playing), TC lends GJ a paw. She’s actually fixated on a small piece of cord just off camera. Seconds after this was taken she pounced!
The face of wonder.
Yesterday I took the bus out to Fairfield to pick up wool from Knotty By Nature for some of the impending-babies knitting I’m doing, and it was such a wonderfully gray day that I decided to walk home. We had had an amazing wind storm on Saturday night and Sunday, and there was a bit of gusty wind as well yesterday. The various colours of gray, water/sky/pebbles, were so beautiful as I walked along Dallas Drive at Ross Bay. The debris evidence along the beach made we wish I had come down to see the storm on Sunday. The rain began in earnest about half way home and I enjoyed watching the drops fall on the ponds at Beacon Hill Park.
The lovely staircase leading down to the lower walkway at Ross Bay.
I love that beautiful sea green colour that appears as the wave begins to crash; such a beautiful contrast to the dark gray ocean and white foam.
Looking towards Clover Point.
A lot of logs and debris washing up on the beach.
From the stone bridge at Beacon Hill Park; seagull, ducks and raindrops.
GJ applied for an art residency the other day. It would be super wonderful if he gets it! So, I took this portrait of him to include in the application. I just think he look very dapper so thought I would share.
GJ Pearson creating beauty in the studio.
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