Music and mosaic

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“Emerging from Obscurity to Live Again.”
Polly Sussex (cello) and Sandra Crawshaw (piano) perform two forgotten sonatas by women composers, Ethel Smyth and Mel Bonis.
Friday 16 June, Marama Hall, 5.30 pm as part of the NZMS Conference. Koha.

Finding ways to use up the broken china.

JVB and I are performing piano duets at 2.30pm today for the Musical Society at the Mornington Methodist Church, Galloway St.

Using what I have on hand while waiting for my order of tiles to arrive.

My obsession with found objects off the beach … should I do a border of some sort? Footloose and tootsie free.

Chaminade plays her "Pierrette" opus 41 (1901 rec.) Cécile Louise Stéphanie Chaminade (8 august 1857- 13 april 1944) plays her "Pierrette" -- Air de ballet opus 41 in E flat major (tempo allegretto)Recorded fo...

I have probably done enough of these now. What to do with the rest of the china.

Anyone getting Fred and Myrtle ( remember the Paua House) vibes?

Almost bordering on an obsession, methinks! No. 7!

Announcing the Central Otago Regional Choir's November 2021 concert series! "WE GOT RHYTHM"

I’ll post this after all. Made for my own enjoyment.

Helping spread the word!

Finally finished the basic mosaic design taken home after a mosaic workshop at Otago Museum literally a few days before lockdown. Forgotten all those lovely techniques we were shown and learnt first hand how quickly clay tiles suck out moisture in grout - quicker than the salt vampire sucking the salt out of humans on planet M-113.

Fan of Art Deco so here is my rendition of the Chrysler Building. Unfortunately dark grey grout promised on the packaging turned out to be an insipid veering to off white shade so full effect not quite how I imagined.

Concerts are on this weekend !

I know it’s not a mosaic but I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out. I wanted something special for my Dad’s lamp stand. I don’t have much from his side of the family.

My hardy birthday orchid deserved a new pot.

A date for Dunedinites to put in your diaries:
Dunedin Youth Orchestra concert. Hanover Hall, 23rd May.
This weekend I was lucky enough to be asked to work with the second violins. They’ll be the mighty Moldau river flowing, and generally fabulous throughout. I’m really jealous that they get to play Danzon No. 2 by Arturo Marquez - it’s music that you can’t help but want to dance to, shaking your maracas. Be there.

Some of my early attempts.

Another summer project - a morepork in front of the moon - not a holy owl!

Summer projects.