Michelle Mischkulnig - Amazing Artist

Today I'm Loving...Michelle Mischkulnig !

I love art - but most of all I love textile art or fibre art. Amazing works made of textiles that are manipulated and collaged and sewn into fabulous eye candy.

My history with textiles stems from the age of 4 years old when my parents gave me a sewing machine for my birthday. It was a singer hand cranked one (no electricity) with a bobbin case that looked like a spaceship. I loved that machine and created all sorts of exotic creations on it.

But enough about me for now - I want to introduce you to the amazing works of Michelle Mischulnig. She is an Australian textile artist who - like me was introduced to sewing by her Mother and Grandmother. If I ever have a daughter (or a son) I am definitely going to pass on this wonderful gift.

When I grow up I wanna be a textile artist just like Michelle Mischkulnig!



By Michelle Mischkulnig

 

Here is a little bit from her website;

...I hand paint my silks, I collect threads, cords, paper, fabric and find objects — a  bit like a bower bird (only my collection is a kaleidoscope of colour). I build up layers of colour and texture, tearing, cutting, twisting and fraying. I love the way silk absorbs and reflects colour. Each textile piece evolves as I am making it. I never know what will inspire me to go in a new direction, try some new ingredient and push myself to experiment with something new. Creating is always exciting, like reading an embracing book, when you can’t wait to turn the next page and the next and the next...

 

By Michelle Mischkulnig

Wonderful colour and texture.....

By Michelle Mischkulnig

 

By Michelle Mischkulnig

I would suggest to take a look at her Facebook page as there are more photos and posts are up to date.

Check out her website here:  www.chelletextiles.com.au
And find her on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/Chelle.Textiles

Good Food, Good Company and yummy FOOD!

LOL anyone who knows me  - knows that I loooove food!
Today I was treated to lunch by an old friend at the new recently opened Eden Bleu Hotel - situated on Eden Island, Seychelles.

The Hotel Restaurant opens out to the amazing vista of the turquoise waters of the marina where huge and I mean HUGE million dollar yachts loll lazily in the midday sun.



Eden Bleu Hotel - Restaurant

 My friend went for Caesar Salad that came served in a bowl/basket made of parmesan cheese - it looked fabulous - almost a shame to eat it!



Caesar Salad - Eden Bleu Hotel, Seychelles Islands.
 

 I went for the tried and true favourite - Fish and Chips, which was presented in a miniature, cute little frying basket. Now you may be asking - why I chose to go with something so normal as fish and chips at such a swanky place? Well here in paradise we do have the luxury of having the best fish in the world (gloat gloat!) so I had a feeling that it was going to be anything but ordinary.

Fish and Chips - Eden Bleu Hotel, Seychelles Islands.

And I was not disappointed! So often battered fish is overdone and becomes dry and tasteless  - but the Job fish was cooked to perfection and the Tartare Sauce was creamy yumminess!

So today I'm loving.... Eden Bleu Hotel Restaurant! (And lazy lunches with crazy French men that make me laugh)

Happy New Year 2015!!

Oh dear I haven't be doing so well with my posts of late so this year I will endeavour to post at least once a week (or more).

This year I intend to focus on the positive and I want my blog to be all about things I love and things that make me happy.

I love that feeling of giddy excitement when I discover a new artist that I love or notice some incredible piece of nature that is just breathlessly beautiful in its simplicity.

So from now on instead of stepping over that gorgeously coloured leaf or simply staring out at an impossibly colourful sunset - I will post it here.....

And to start the year off right - "Today I'm Lovin......" (LOL of course it has to be food!!)

Danone - Saveur Citron yoghurt!!

 Yummoo!

Saveur Citron translated in English is .... Lemon flavour... ha ha sounds so much better in French!

 A perfect blend of tangy zingy lemon creaminess and it even has all the bacterial and what-not in it so its even healthy as well  - it was the perfect conclusion to my rather odd lunch of  boiled eggs and vegetable curry!

And I don't mean boiled eggs AND vegetable curry - it was boiled egg vegetable curry! - I was in my experimental phase last night and I was trying to recreate a really scrummy curried boiled egg extravaganza that I had a few weeks back (purchased from Foodmart on Eden Island) and well I kinda failed - mine was a poor imitation of that culinary delight (a very poor imitation!) mainly because I added the vege (because I didn't have many eggs and was trying to bulk it up a bit) ah but we live and learn my experimental cooking days are by no means over!

Anyways there we go my very first "Today I'm Lovin..." post

So like the advert says ... "Mmmmm Danone"