It’s been 5 years since the original idea of creating a wire crochet butterfly installation crossed my mind. Part of a brainstorming session with my friend Tracy in San Diego about the “Rites of Passage” theme for a festival the next year. Thus began the crochet chapter of my life. A couple tips from SarahContinue reading “Collaboration”
Author Archives: Studio Deanna
Last Days Before the Opening of Butterfly Rainforest
Easter Monday. It’s a thing here in Australia, a holiday from work, many businesses are closed and a source of confusion for this visitor plus a few Aussies, too. Took the Kiranda Scenic Railway up into the rainforest for the day. Kuranda is a nice little town up in the rainforest with theContinue reading “Last Days Before the Opening of Butterfly Rainforest”
Butterfly Rainforest – More Progress to Report
Happily, there is a lot of progress to report today! Still living and posting through my smart phone so apologies for typos and formatting issues that are likely to happen. I’ve also blown through the wifi data plan here at the house so thankfully my SIM card plan has unlimited data on the weekends! Yay!Continue reading “Butterfly Rainforest – More Progress to Report”
A Creative Type with Patience
Does one’s art bring out traits otherwise hidden or unattainable in other areas of our lives? Each day as I work in the Cairns Botanic Gardens Visitor’s Centre I hear the word patience in regards to my work. Never would I ever describe myself as a patient person. But those who stop to see meContinue reading “A Creative Type with Patience”
Uninterrupted Work
It has been such a luxury to have days and days in a row of uninterrupted time to just work on my Butterfly Rainforest! Each day brings such a huge amount of progress it leaves me so much to look forward the next day. While the photos don’t look like I’ve made much progress, actualContinue reading “Uninterrupted Work”
Wire Crochet Workshop – Fibre Workshops, too!
April 11 – 16, I’ll be available to teach various fibre and wire crochet workshops through Tanks Arts Centre at Cairns Botanic Gardens. Learn from my efforts to build the Rainforest Butterflies art installation. I look forward to meeting other stitch artists, both new and experienced from the Cairns, FNQ area! BOOKINGS: Ph 4032 6600 TryContinue reading “Wire Crochet Workshop – Fibre Workshops, too!”
Butterfly Rainforest Research is Solid
The area in the Cairns Botanic Gardens where I am working is a multi-use space and I found myself attending the latest “Walk & Talk” event hosted by Friends of the Botanic Gardens: Watching Out for Wicked Weeds. Many native butterflies here in Far North Queensland enjoy plants and flowers from non-native species. SomeContinue reading “Butterfly Rainforest Research is Solid”