Workshop Chaos

 

Outhouse in two halves plus a walkway under construction.

The Artist is Back

 

A scene from 1 Sky, Penang, revisited.

Queen Anne Furniture

 

A new Gek Contemporary exhibition of miniature Queen Anne furniture,

Follow the link,

http://www.gekart.net/Contemporary/Furniture.html

 for a viewing.

Bonsia Lastest 2.

 

After 22 days all seven seeds have sprung, most appearing over night.  The forest is born.

Fourth escape off campus, Darren Park birthday Walk

A Sunday morning stroll up the valley

Sheep at peace.

Autumn colours on the way.

Time to Relax.

 

Just arrived all the way from Austria...in just 2 days after ordering on-line!!!!  Amazing.  Now to regain a skill I never had.  Won the first game against the computer......probably my last.

Indoor Garden Addition - Bonsai

 Gek starts a new interest.  This could take soon time to bare fruit.

Black and White Outhouse, Part 2.

 

A start.

All in days or twos work, or should that be play?

Doing a bit of 'reburb' on the kitchen half.  When complete, the B & W house will have accommodation for a cook, a houseboy, a gardener and a driver.  Also a kitchen and a garage.

Autumn is Here

 

And strangely, a second round of strawberries.

Hawthorn 1

Hawthorn 2, with orange berries.

And a an indoor rose smiling at the sun.

Degas's Ladies

Copies of Degas's naked ladies done in miniature are now on display in the Gek Contemporary.

Follow the link

http://www.gekart.net/Contemporary/Degas.html

for entry to the gallery.

Upholstery

Determined effort to get the job done!!!!  Now have 6 pairs of scissors on the go.

Writing Bureau.

Another Queen Anne furniture delivery.

Neighbours

Looking very healthy, eating his way through our hawthorn hedge berries.

Now we know what that tough looking beak is for, to hack into tough berries to get at the seeds within. So neatly done too.

Fun stuff from the Garden

Sad, sad in the rain. But once the sun is out, heads are up.

Morning dew on the roses leaves,

and the poor spider stuck in the centre of his web.

Evening Sky

No enhancing, honest. Is as seen.

Third Escape off Campus

This time, south to the coast at St Brides, between Cardiff and Newport.  The long view towards Penarth. Great that the tide was right out, making for more interesting images.

 Walkies.

 Estuary mud, with Somerset  on the horizon.

 Gulls waiting for the return of the tide.

 Decaying landing stage.

OK, what to snap next?

Highboy - The Beginning to End, 20 days

Photo from Norman's book.

Four legs completed, bar the cropping and front apron and black panel profiled.

Five days later.

 Twenty days later,

delivered to the client together with Rhode Island Easy chair, candle table and dressing table mirror. Those legs are very, very fragile.

Second Escape off Campus

A drive up our valley, the Rhymney, and back across the Gelligear common for a view of Somerset across the Bristol Channel, some 30+ miles away.

 You called?

 Or are you calling me?  Loads of sheep, mostly shorn.

 Pony and fowl.

 Very friendly.  In expectation of a treat no doubt.

 Driving back via Bedlinog.

Garden Upgrade.

There has been a nation wide shortage of decorative bark, as evidenced by stock-outs from the usual suppliers and the fresh 'needles' in our 1 meter cube of pine chips delivered a couple of days ago. Two hours after arriving on site, job done with our team work.  We can now imagine ourselves sitting in a pine forest whilst taking our lunch, the  pine scent is so strong.

And, a much awaited garden box, to make for a tidier veggie garden.

Rhode Island Easy Chair - Embroidery

 The 1758 chair

 has an embroidery sewn on to the back.

As a nod to the artist of 250 years ago, Gek has made a panel to fit the miniature model. Really need to get a handle on this upholstery lark.

Espresso Maker Arrives

A present to ourselves, an Italian coffee maker to go with our Italian coffee.