daydreaming.....

I am having a bit of a rubbish day as I am still recovering from the birthday, which took over the entire weekend. I seemed to have lost part of my brain, but this is probably due to the fact that I stayed in bed till eleven, after the third night in a row of being up till two in the morning. Also, my wireless networking is still not working properly, so I am stuck in the office again while the baby siestas. I was getting really stressed trying to keep him out of the sun, as he just wants to run and play wherever and there's not much shade near the house in the morning. The only thing I could do was bring him inside. Should be ok when he wakes up, as in the afternoon the entire garden will will plunged into shade by the enourmous shadow of the house. There seems to be no subtle weather here; either really harsh sunshine or cold wind. I suppose that somes of living half way up a massive hill, in alpine conditions. Well the other children seem happy scoubying in the dappled shade of the two small birches, where the hammock is.

I was really inspired yesterday, although I didn't get to see much of the art in the arts festival. Must try again this week and the weekend. The open studio I went to was at friend's house, from my old college days. It took up the entire four floors of his house and included mosaic tiles, collage, pictures and computer designs, all in intricate chaotic patterns. The overall effect is reminiscent of a cross between islamic art and fractals. It is a rich, multilayered tapestry of colours, lines and shapes. I did talk to him about his work, which he makes no effort to promote, and as with all the years that I have known him, I am still none the wiser in understanding what it is all about, really. I like it though. I was remided of something amazing I saw on Tech's blog a while ago, using a rotational symmetry to abstract an image, which I cant find now. (I cannot understand those catergories! maybe I'm not supposed to, but I would like to have another look at it.) I did not get a picture of this, but here is one I took of an outdoor textile piece. I think I like the words more than the piece itself, but I like the idea of a large fabric piece spiralling around poles stuck into the ground.

Yesterday I felt inspired to do all sorts of creative things. I dont feel the same energy for them now, but must record my ideas, so I can come back to them:

Completely re-design the garden, getting rid of leylandii and planting living willow stuctures. (this has been on the back-burner for some time, but I really must investigate the possibility of growing willow here and also a firepit would be very useful)

Outdoor mosaics (my mum does mosaics in the classical style, but I would tend to lean toward the more Gaudiesque)

Something coloured for the windows to create coloured light coming in - needs to be translucent and not cut down too much on the amount of light coming in, but could be some sort of stained glass effect or a textile hanging. This would also prevent birds from flying into the glass. Hmm...

Some art..........................yes,well?

I think there was more but I seem to be forgetting it already.

This scoubidou thing has got me back into macrame- must do some...................

Midsummer is supposed to be a time for dreaming up new ideas, lazing around and letting your mind wander. I think I can manage that.
yhe only thing I have to do now is sort out arrangements for tomorrow.