Went to Knitterati this morning and this is the invite for the exhibition of blankets I have been talking about for several months. We met at one of our member's place in Grey Lynn, artist Jude Graveson. She makes art works out of handmade paper with impressions of native plants and flowers and sells them framed. She also makes sculptures using cow gut - the finished product looks like parchment. She has a very tidy compact studio in her garden where she makes the paper, dries it out under pressure and does her art. She is also a great textile artist. The others all have their own talents. We are sewing blankets together, a real cooperative project at this stage. A lot of people have been knitting squares and every week there are more to be incorporated into a blanket.
We had Anzac Day and the weekend at home as we will be away at Orewa next weekend. It was quiet with several walks in between showers , a visit to the food hall for Vietnamese and Italian food and some gardening. By Monday we were ready for a bit more activity so walked into town to the Art Gallery to look at the retrospective Lawrence Aberhart photographic exhibition. He is renowned for his black and white photographs of lodges, art deco and other quirky (unaesthetic buildings) as well as photographs of Northland churches, many of them in the Hokianga area. Had lunch in the Council cafetaria - chicken in pesto with veges for a $6.50 main and yummy morsels from the dessert bar to finish off the meal. Put me in a good mood for my afternoon's work.
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