Hand crafted wood by Bill Coxhell

Myrtle bowl

 Huon Pine lidded box

Walnut and Tulip wood lidded box

Fathers Day gift ideas

Elephant stem red & white wine glasses. 100% recycled, handmade in Swaziland. Fair Trade

 Red gum fish by George Chirnside

Zebra Stone from the Kimberley - bottle stoppers, tooth pic holders and more

 Fish sculptures by Paul McIntyre

 Fish sculptures by Paul McIntyre

 Slim your wallet with a fabulous Bellroy wallet

Just kidding

Stormy sunset at Red Hill

Trivets in my new colour way - three reds

My beautiful new wall mounted card rack

I love my new card rack. It's not quite full yet, but will be very soon

Changing the gallery road sign with Sascha

Sascha waiting while I change the sign to 'open' for the day

On our way back to the gallery

Our beautiful bush and the gallery shrouded in mist

Sascha enjoying being the centre of attention. She adopts the most beguiling expression. It invariably works...

My latest colour combination

Three reds

Unpacking the kiln

Opening the door, hoping all will be good

The pyrometric cones on the 3rd shelf are pyrometric devices used to gauge heatwork during the firing of ceramic materials. The cones are positioned in a kiln with the wares to be fired and provide a visual indication of when the wares have reached a required state of maturity, a combination of time and temperature. Thus, pyrometric cones give a temperature equivalent, they are not simple temperature-measuring devices 

The results at the temperature the tiles are fired are fairly predictable, unlike high fired stoneware

 My new colour way - three reds

All done

A pyrometer is on the wall to the right

The potter Josiah Wedgwood invented the first pyrometer to measure the temperature in his kilns 

Sascha enjoying the winter sun as she waits to greet visitors

Two new wall hangings by Sharon Shalekoff

Avian Art    

Legend has it that the Bradshaw rock art of North-West Australia was created by birds pecking the rock until their beaks bled and then painting the images using a tail feather and their own blood

Eucalyptus

And then came the sun

Sun bathing the gallery in magic light when the rain stopped. Hmm - not a very sharp pic - taken with my iPad. Shall have to get better at this...

The big wet last week

The bush was wondrous in the rain

More new work. Satin silk scarves by Kate Martin

Kate writes:

"An interest in mark making on fabric has been a catalyst for much of my work, using stitching, painting, dyeing, drawing and printing techniques. I am currently focusing on experimenting and developing the use of natural plant material to dye and print natural fabrics and then manipulate those fabrics into art pieces. The result is a collection of wearable and two-dimensional art pieces.

Windfalls from nature and discards from the kitchen become a source of imagery and inspiration. Everything from Eucalyptus leaves, rose petals, walnuts, onion skins, and flowers are gathered, tied into tight bundles, enveloped in wool or silk, and bound with string. The textiles are steamed and/or immersed and when it is time to open the bundles...wonderful evocative images, patterns and colours are revealed. The resulting textiles possess earthy nuances, which speak of the depth, diversity and the intrigue of nature."

New work

New wall hangings by Sharron Shalekoff

Mesopotamia

About Colour

Lotus

I just had to share this - with the owner's permission of course!

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About Love the Pen

Launched in December 2012 Love the Pen(insula) is a distinctive mix of photo-journalism covering life as we know it on the Mornington Peninsula, Australia. Our writers and photographers are dispatched daily to deliver stories on people, emerging ideas, popular culture and inspiring moments that evolve in this beautiful part of the world. We like to cover subjects in art, business, design, community, culture and tourism.

Our beautiful bush gully

Three reds

This is the new colour way I've been waiting for. Hope you like it as much as I do.

More glass tile jewellery

This pattern has been available in a square format, now in round as well.

Contemporary glass jewellery and more