Tree Street Art Safari - and March is flying by!

 Hi everyone, I hope you and yours are doing well. For me February and March has been a blur, with events to photograph, as you would have seen in my last post - Photography Action and Celebrating International Women's Day - and lots of other things on the go. 

On Saturday 22nd March I was again exhibiting in Banksia Street as part of the Tree Street Art Safari in Bunbury. This is an annual event which I have been participating in since 2018. I didn't realise it had been so long. My wonderful hosts Maggie and Alex welcome me to their garden for the exhibition market every year. It really was a gift when I was teamed with them back in 2018. I really cannot thank Maggie and Alex enough for their support. I've blogged about the Art Safari before - Tree Street Art Safari 2023

The Tree Street Art Safari is a wonderful initiative and opportunity for local artists to display and sell their work. 

Residents in the beautiful leafy heritage Tree Street area of our town host artists in their gardens. This year I was there with two other artists Heidi Hall and Romminy O'Çonnor. 

I was there with my usual bits and pieces - original photography prints on paper, cushion covers, tote bags and greeting cards, botanical eco-prints on wool and silk scarves, paper, greeting cards, tote bags and upcycled tops (wearable art!), and cyanotype sun prints on paper, greeting cards and tote bags. Even hand folded paper flowers (the little girls love them) - something for everyone! 

A huge thankyou to our hosts Maggie and Alex, the Tree Street Art Safari committee, everyone who visited, it was lovely to chat with you and share my art, thankyou for your lovely comments and especially those who purchased something from me - I treasure you all. A huge thankyou for the support of my wonderful husband, without whom none of this would be possible.   

Strangely I have never taken a photo of my hosts glorious back yard - absolutely full of huge shady trees and shade loving plants - an peaceful oasis in the city. 

It has been a hectic time getting ready over the last couple of months, especially more since in 2 weekends time I will be exhibiting at the Dardanup Art Trail over the weekend of 4-5 April. At the same time I am the Secretary of the Photography Group of Bunbury - which is also keeping me busy. We would love to hitch up our caravan and go away and relax somewhere - anywhere! 

A few random photos from this last month - clock wise from top left hand corner - We visited the Dunsborough Sculpture By the Bay (sorry I didn't get to blog about it), had morning tea in Hello Duck a new cafe in Bunbury, went fishing out in Koombana Bay, checked out the beautiful Rose Hotel which has been undergoing a huge renovation, spied a gnome on our walk this morning, picked quinces from our tree this morning (yum), saw a huge flock of black swans on the Leschenault Estuary (sadly I didn't have my proper camera with me), and photographed the glorious Red capped gum - Eucalyptus erythrocorys - Illyarrie - on a walk around the Leschenault Inlet (more on that in a later blog). 

That is about it from me for now. I have lots to do before the Dardanup Art Trail in April - under 2 weeks from now! It is autumn here in Australia, but this week we are forecast to have a week in the mid to high 30s C. 

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Sculpture by the Bay 2023

Tree Street Art Safari 2023

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Tree Street Art Safari 25th March 2023

Hi everyone. I hope you and yours are well. 

 I have spent the last couple of months getting ready for the Tree Street Art Safari in my home town last Saturday. This event is run by the Stirling Street Arts Centre in the "tree" street area of Bunbury. Residents host artists in their gardens. It is a fabulous event and the opportunity for people to visit artists they might not normally see.

I had lots on offer - ecoprint wool and silk scarves, totebags, greeting cards, note books & upcyled eco-printed TShirts. Photo products on prints, totes, cushion covers and greeting cards. And paper flowers!

Plus I had for sale my writers group, the South Side Quills latest anotholgy "Aspects of Childhood". You can see it on the right had side bar here....

The day dawned clear and warm and we had a very busy day welcoming over 900 people through our display. There were lots of people out and about making it a vibrant event.

Firstly I must say THANKYOU to my wonderful, obliging and generous hosts Maggie & Alec for hosting me again this year for the Tree Street Art Safari. I was truly blessed when I was paired with them several years ago. THANKYOU to everyone who visited and THANKYOU to those who purchased from me or commented on my work. I truly appreciate you all and enjoyed meeting and talking with you.

And THANKYOU to my husband without whose support i couldn't do any of this.

A lucky visitor walked away with my favourite framed photo print of spices tucked under her arm to put up in her new kitchen. 

I had lots of prints and greeting cards.

There were cushions and tote bags from my print on demand on-line Red Bubble range.

Eco printed wool and silk scarves

Including my new favourite printed with coreopsis yellow daisies from my front garden. It just loves being printed on wool and silk and even cotton. I loved this cute little top on the right hand side here, but unfortunately it didn't fit me...

And lots of other T's including these...

Eco printing greeting cards, notebooks, tote bags, and scarves.

And paper flowers

Now to get ready for the Dardanup Art Trail on the weekend of 29-30 April

Thank you so much for stopping by. And please excuse the blatant advertising. Do you have an art market you visit? Perhaps you would like to share in your comments. 

You can see my Red Bubble shop here where you can order from anywhere in the world! Life Images on Red Bubble

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Tree Street Art Safari 2022

 Hi everyone. How are you? 

The last couple of years I have exhibited at the Tree Street Art Safari market - so named because artists are hosted in the beautiful heritage style homes of the Tree Street area in Bunbury. This year due to Covid concerns for home owners, the safari was moved to Forrest Park. I wasn't sure how it would work, as I had a much smaller area than the beautiful space I have had the last few years in Banksia Street, however it ended up being a fabulous day for me. I had botanical eco-prints (also called contact printing) and photography on offer. Lots of people stopped by my stall to either purchase from me, talk to me about my work, or just say hi. It was a very busy day! 

Here is a pic of me at the Art Safari wearing a top I made out of an old upcycled sheet - first eco-printed with eucalypt leaves and then cut and sewed by me only last week! It was really cool, lightweight, and comfy and I enjoyed wearing it. 

I didn't have a chance to walk around and visit the other nearly 50 artists or take pics, but here are a few from the Tree Street Art Safari facebook page. 

A few of my eco-prints on paper, embellished with paint made from bark and ochre. 

tote bags - on upcycled cotton or hemp/cotton with calico lining - sewn by me

and upcycled tops - mostly printed with eucalypt leaves 

Wool and silk scarves - this one on the left below is kangaroo paw leaves on silk, and the orange one is eucalypt karri leaves on wool. The one below the group photo is one of the red flowering eucalypts on silk. 

Greeting cards on paper

And a few of my cushions printed with my photography

Now I need to get printing some more scarves, totes and tops for the next art market in June. 

Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you and yours are doing well and that you forgive me for blantant self promotion today. 

I have many people to thank for their inspiration and guidance on this botanical eco-print journey..... Jane, India, Maria, Penny, Helen, Nicola, Linda, Rita, Bozena and many others including botanical print groups on Facebook. Thankyou!   

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Red capped gum & Tree Street Art Safari

Hi everyone! Just realised it is Tuesday afternoon, and I haven't post for this week. I have been busy getting all my stuff together for the Tree Street Art Safari in Bunbury on this Saturday from 10am to 5pm. It is always a fabulous day. I will again be hosted at 13 Banksia Street, if you happen to be in Bunbury. I will be there with my eco-print and photographic products. 

So today, I will just post a couple of pics of the fabulous Red Capped Gum Eucalyptus erythrocorys - illyarrie - which is flowering brilliantly in our area right now. So bright! I love the way the flower emerges as the red caps pop off. 

I also blogged about them last year....also during a little blogging break.... hmmm... .Red Capped Gum

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