Dear Yogis,

The new term starts this week.  I have been having trouble with the newsletter hope all goes well this week..

Sunday morning I was on duty at The Mt.Macedon Gallery, where were you?  It was cold, windy, it was quiet, and it was the first day of daylight saving..maybe you slept in.  I put some more tiny drawings on unfurled tea bags on the wall.  I have learned that I love using fruit tea tea bags – the fruit teas make the most beautiful stain. I also have made quite a few cards of the drawings… so you can also frame these.  They are a bit bigger than the originals, but you will recognise the characters.  Thank goodness others like them too.

My preoccupation has been with the drawings (and the person) of Beatrix Potter.  She started her professional drawing life as a scientific illustrator, and then moved into drawing animals, letting the fungi drawing drop away when recognition for her work just was not forthcoming.  I started as a scientific illustrator so I understand how hard it was for me to enter, and how incredibly hard it was for her.  BP’s painting look simple, but they are borne out of close observation of animals from a young age.  They look simple, but capture the essence of the subject – I hope that I can do them justice.

Next year I have exhibitions here there and everywhere…  to get my tea bag art on the map.  I think other are painting on tea bags, but I have moved on to unfurling the paper and preparing that them using that for pen and ink drawings, coloured with watercolour.  I have many inspirations….  I have started work on  “MY DRAGONS OF MELBOURNE” (in the Beatrix potter style and on tea bags) inspired by the CBD tour hosted by Carole Wilkinson.

Do plan to come to the gallery soon.  I will be at the gallery on Saturday, and the spring exhibition will be in full swing and you can come along… OR – If you want to get ahead of the field, email me and I will let you know when my preview is at my gallery, and when the Mt.Macedon Gallery preview is.  I saw some of the gallery entries from our members – they were surprising and beautiful.

YOGA –  WHAT’S ON

Windarring Yoga –  Kyneton Tues. 1pm.

STUDIO YOGA,  WOODEND:  Monday 1pm.  Wednesday 1pm and Friday 10am.  

YOGA CLASS in NORMA RICHARDSON hall.  Chi(chair)Yoga Wednesdays starting at 10am.  This is a mixed class.  Students with Chair, Wheelchair, Wheelies, walking sticks all welcome.

ZOOM YOGA PHILOSOPHY CLASSES :  Mondays, 6.30  – don’t miss them.

TEACHER TRAINING MONTHLY CLASS. Sunday the 26th October at 2.30.  If you can come to the yoga lunch beforehand,  that would be terrific.

YOGA MONTHLY LUNCH: Sunday – 26th October at 12 noon The Victoria Hotel (hardly anything else is open for lunch) at 12 noon.   It is quieter then, and if there are enough of us we can get the room at the back, although I do like an ordinary table rather than the big table and lately we have scored the big table near the front windows.

WOODEND ART MARKET:  I will be there as usual.  Normal Richardson Hall next to St.Mary’s.  Saturday 25th October, Opens at 10am

Namaste – Have a lovely week.