gallery hopping – Page 2

how to stitch knitting

27 Feb

WEEK EIGHT (february 20-26) February is still ticking along and with it I am still ticking the task boxes. The week was off to an task-driven start on Monday morn when I delivered my car for an overdue service. I ... Read more »

my eyes were filled brim-full

13 Feb

Jan Mullen

WEEK SIX (february 6-12) It ended up being a pretty good textile week – something that doesn’t always happen – unfortunately it was not about me making but there were wonderful conversations, my eyes were filled brim-full and I kept ... Read more »

priority push-me-pull-you

30 Jan

Jan Mullen

WEEK FOUR (january 23-29) For quite a while I’ve been trying really hard to come up with ways to use my time wisely and consistently, but a continual priority push-me-pull-you of tasks and projects that, like toddlers, demand my attention ... Read more »

the new year starts soon….

18 Jan

Jan Mullen

WEEK TWO (january 9-15) Photos this week come courtesy of NGV where we spent a tiny bit of time before we flew home on Monday. We toured through Shut Up and Paint, appreciating the variety and the curation, rather than ... Read more »

filled from top to bottom

16 Jan

Jan Mullen

WEEK ONE (january 2-8) The new year comes with deadlines and priorities. The last weeks of 2016 have given us extra priorities as we help to ready our daughter’s house house for market – and I still have the quilt ... Read more »

planning to produce with artistic clarity.

17 Oct

Jan Mullen

WEEK FORTY-ONE (october 10-16) The start of this week has me settling back into my usual quiet life….. cleaning, clearing, cooking, chores, childminding then optimistically planning to produce with artistic clarity. I relive my days in Mongolia as I rewrite/transfer ... Read more »

reviewing / revisiting

12 Sep

Jan Mullen

WEEK THIRTY-SIX (september 5-11) review#1 First thing Monday morn anniversary wishes arrived from my bloke, by text. We don’t do gifts, we are very low key. We like it that way. Only once have I beaten the bloke on this ... Read more »

more making the australian quilt whilst unmaking me?

22 Aug

Jan Mullen

WEEK THIRTY-THREE (august 15-21) Only one and a half more days to catch up with my Melbourne. My priorities are to hit the shops to fill the suitcase with basic clothes. I should do this at home but I tend ... Read more »

australian quilts & mongolian eagles…

18 Aug

Jan Mullen

WEEK THIRTY-TWO (august 8-14) The week starts in a rush. I need to finish ‘robbie had a little lamb’ quickly. With the photo-on-fabric coloured, then stitched to form a little dimensional parcel, I turn to the frame. I’m using an ... Read more »

to consider/or not consider/over-considered?

11 Jul

Jan Mullen

WEEK TWENTY-SEVEN (july4-10) Creativity? Not this week. A bit of slog/whip cracking is needed to get last week’s cushion covers advancing… They are still not finished but getting close…. these are still not considered/over-considered pieces like I usually would do ... Read more »