Maggie broke her cruciate ligaments in her leg and is on the slow road to recovery .
The latest weaving project is underway.
I have had the use of a press for a week at home and have been making lots of prints…
A small sample
Getting ready for the Hutt Art Centre’ s printermaker’s exhibition at the end of November.
Tools of the trade.
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Sunday. Top of Wright’s Hill Road in Karori. Still windy but the sun is out. Yay.
Looking out over Wellington City.
The heights of the trigs from this week ( from NZ Lands and Survey Dept)
Monday – Piwakawaka Track (Kaiwharawhara Hill No2 ) 241 m
Tuesday – Newlands 266m
Wednesday- Johnston Hill 359m
Thursday – Mt Kaukau 445m
Friday – Tinakori Hill 303m
Saturday – Mt Albert 178m
Sunday – Wright’s Hill 355m
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Saturday. Gale force winds and rain. But I still made it up to the top of Mt Albert behind the National Hockey Stadium in Newtown.
I had my parents’ dog too.
Looking north towards the city:
And an extra trig we passed on the way back to watch hockey. Looking south-east over towards Wellington Airport.
I hope the weather improves soon!
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I have been learning how to make Solar Plate prints out at the Hutt Art Centre . Here is a sneak peek:
The orange part is the plate that you print.
I have been using hubby’s bikes as inspiration.
And I have warped my loom this time with orange wool and cream alpaca in the warp.
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Friday. Was a very windy grey day in Wellington so I didn’t want to climb too high. This is the top of Tinakori Hill approx 303m.
And the view of Wellington City :
Here’s hoping the weather improves tomorow.
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Thursday.Mt Kaukau. A bit windy and foggy at the top. Hence Maggie’s ears!
According to NZ Lands and Survey the trig is approximately 450m above sea level. It is about 10m higher than the base of the radio transmitter in the background on the left.
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Wednesday. Top of Johnston Hill in Karori. Looking South over Karori to Cook Strait.
Looking down on top of the pillar:
Here’s hoping the weather stays fine for tomorrow and the rest of the week.
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Tuesday. Top of Newlands while daughter 4 at hockey practice. Nicer weather than yesterday but very windy. Once again Wellington in background:
And looking the other way towards Hutt Valley – Trig on top of hill on left:
Day 1 – Monday
Piwakawaka track off Punjab St , Khandallah. Weather not good, raining and windy. Mt Kaukau in background.
Wellington harbour view from other side of trig.
Daughter 4 is 11 years old !
Getting ready for the Year 12 Ball.
Isn’t she lovely!
Eldest daughter’s art project for Uni.
First the lego.
Then some of my supplies
Then all the pens, pencils etc
Also laid out were Barbie dolls, small figurines and electronic parts from hubby’s collection. Each selection taking at least a couple of hours to set up.
Monoprinting some backgrounds
and Weaving
Just a small sample of activities from the last couple of months.
I have been busy this last week:
Necklaces.
And some photo albums:
I made some garlands too.
These are all available at ‘Turquoise’ on Jackson St in Petone.
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