here i am at a samctuary and rehabilitation for cats of all kinds. i know it was under controlled conditions but the cheetah is wild so it was pretty amazing to go into the enclosure with it - and 2 rangers. would you believe that they even put harnesses on them to take them for walks in the bush.
well i haven't blogged for ages, such a lot going on really, lots of work to get completed and my father in law's 90th birthday and people to stay and then colin's 60th and our fabulous trip to south africa (more to come about that!) before we left for sa i made contact with penny cornell through linkedin. i've had a copy of her inspirational book 'the liberated canvas' for ages so it was a treat to meet her in cape town and to see all her lovely work look at her web site http://www.pennycornell.co.uk/
here's colin surveying his handiwork - he's building a gabion wall along the top of the garden to hide the very uninteresting wooden fence. the finished wall will have sedum along the top and a few climbing plants.
this sign outside colin's office always amuses me - hope you can read it!
pippa and esme have come to stay for the week while chris and ash are skiing. this morning we took the three flaties for a run on a turf field in the lovely spring sunshine.
i have been working quite hard in the studio - this is another piece on a musical theme to go with my four seasons quilts ready for exhibition later in the year. i'm really trying to get ahead so i don't feel too rushed and stressed. i got a couple of thermofax screens to print on the silk - really pleased with the result. the violins are printed onto painted lutrador. its all ready now to be quilted to death.
