Saturday, June 19, 2010
Golden Journeys Part 5
Machine embroidered bowl with strawberries, 
Surface & Stumpwork Birds, Cross-stitch Bottlebrush
Surface & Stumpwork Birds, Cross-stitch Bottlebrush
Friday, June 18, 2010
Golden Journeys Part 3
Needlepoint Peacock, Crewel Briar Rose, Bag Pulled Fabric & Drawn Thread Traycloth, Armorial Bearings of State of Victoria.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Golden Journeys Part 2
Needlefelted Bunnies, Silverwork Kookaburra , Goldwork Crayfish, Goldwork Beetles.
Golden Journeys, EGV 50th Anniversary Show
Joan of Arc, Australian Coat of Arms, Beaded Shoes, June Perrson Sampler
Castlemaine
Betty & Matt in front of the Castlemaine Art Gallery & Museum, across the street Castlemaine Presbyterian Church and closeup of beautiful door.
Australian Photos Part 3
Getting gas, local Wow electronics store, Campbell's Soup, Matt & Khieo's house.
Australia
After travelling for 33 1/2 hours I made it to Shepparton! It took me a few days to recover which worked out well since my son and his fiancee had to work the rest of the week anyway. I love the landscape and all the gnarly gum trees. The houses are all brick and the majority are single story. Since wood is at a premium the fences are made of steel. The town is very clean. It is strange to see everyone driving on the wrong side of the street. and parking on the sides and the center of roads. The whole flow of traffic seems better though with fewer lights and heaps of round-a-bouts.
I actually have been to two embroidery stores already. One called "Spotlight" which carries a wide range of linens and beddings and then every imaginable craft. I picked up some DMC kits with Australian flora and fauna. These will be great reminders of our trip to the Kyabram Fauana Park. This has been the highlight of my trip so far. Getting to see and pet wallabies! Then seeing huge kangaroos, emus, lots of beautiful birds, stick bugs, koalas and a tasmanian devil. How cool is that.
Matt took me to Castlemaine, just over two hours from Shepparton just to see an embroidery show celebrating EGV's 50th anniversary.(How many sons would do that for their Mom!?) we stopped in Bendigo for lunch at Hungry Jack's .... Australians version of Burger King. We carried on to the show which was located in the local museum and art gallery. There were many beautiful pieces. It was layed out nicely in a long narrow room. I took heaps of pictures and then bought their commemorative book. It was strange though because with our shows we usually have members welcoming and gaurding our stitching but there was no one representing the guild.
We then went for a walk about and browsed a local book store where I picked up two lovely books. "The Magic of The Forest" by Jan Woodman and "Beadwork A World Guide" by Caroline Crabtree and Pam Stallebrass. I took a number photos of the local buildings which are adorned with lovely Victorian gingerbread.
On the trip home we stopped again in Bendigo to take some photos of a spectacular church, Sacred Heart Cathedral. It is one of the largest churches in Australia, so big in fact I couldn't even get the whole thing in a single shot.
As we were passing through a small town called Kangaroo Flats Matt decided to stop and check his tire pressure. The gas station was right beside Rajmahal Threads. You can check it out at www.rajmahal.com.au/ I could have spent a small fortune there, but I managed a little restraint and only purchased one kit, Jacobean Fantasy.
Well, I will close out now and update with more news from Australia in a few days.
I actually have been to two embroidery stores already. One called "Spotlight" which carries a wide range of linens and beddings and then every imaginable craft. I picked up some DMC kits with Australian flora and fauna. These will be great reminders of our trip to the Kyabram Fauana Park. This has been the highlight of my trip so far. Getting to see and pet wallabies! Then seeing huge kangaroos, emus, lots of beautiful birds, stick bugs, koalas and a tasmanian devil. How cool is that.
Matt took me to Castlemaine, just over two hours from Shepparton just to see an embroidery show celebrating EGV's 50th anniversary.(How many sons would do that for their Mom!?) we stopped in Bendigo for lunch at Hungry Jack's .... Australians version of Burger King. We carried on to the show which was located in the local museum and art gallery. There were many beautiful pieces. It was layed out nicely in a long narrow room. I took heaps of pictures and then bought their commemorative book. It was strange though because with our shows we usually have members welcoming and gaurding our stitching but there was no one representing the guild.
We then went for a walk about and browsed a local book store where I picked up two lovely books. "The Magic of The Forest" by Jan Woodman and "Beadwork A World Guide" by Caroline Crabtree and Pam Stallebrass. I took a number photos of the local buildings which are adorned with lovely Victorian gingerbread.
On the trip home we stopped again in Bendigo to take some photos of a spectacular church, Sacred Heart Cathedral. It is one of the largest churches in Australia, so big in fact I couldn't even get the whole thing in a single shot.
As we were passing through a small town called Kangaroo Flats Matt decided to stop and check his tire pressure. The gas station was right beside Rajmahal Threads. You can check it out at www.rajmahal.com.au/ I could have spent a small fortune there, but I managed a little restraint and only purchased one kit, Jacobean Fantasy.
Well, I will close out now and update with more news from Australia in a few days.
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