Wren Handmade Is a new retail space specialising in unique pieces crafted by Australian artists and designers. It is run by the wonderful Sarah . I am very honoured to have my works displayed in there. If you are in the area, why not come and join in the celebration ..........
When: Saturday 27th March 2010
Time: 9.30 – 11.30 am
Where: Mezzanine Level, Manic Organic(Shop 1, 409-411 Princes Hwy, Woonona)
Imagine a bird soaring through the landscape,
just to enjoy the peace and calm......
what a great way to start the year with my Zen Bird collection.
There will be Pendant and Bangle in the series............
Prince William was in our neighbourhood the other day visiting Redfern.
We were there of course.......
Uncle Max was there to hold the smoking ceremony!
The Prince went inside the Redfern Community center to have a cup of tea with the Aboriginal elders, read story and played table tennis with the kid. He made a good impression on his visit.
Uncle Max came over for a cup of tea tonight and said he can sense a good spirit in Prince William when he shook his hand. I think this is the best compliment the Prince or anyone can have......
I hope Uncle Max will be invited to his Wedding one day!
With the Loyal on our door steps, 2010 looks promising!
See more photos here
2009 was a blur............
Thank you all of you for stopping by this little corner with wonderful comments as well as the friendly faces visiting the markets through out the year!!
Wishing peace and clarity to us all for 2010!
Come and Celebrating an Australian Made Christmas with Handmade designs this Sunday.
There will be Workshops running all day!
10.30am - Recycled Material Baubles
11.00am - Christmas card making workshop @ Eveleigh Market
12.00pm - Cross stick Weaving Decorations
12.30pm - Mrs Claus’ Bling
1.00pm - Christmas Delights
1.30pm - Christmas tree angels
drop in and say Hello!!!!!!
For the Halloween Day in school.
"Ranger's apprentice",Youngman's new favourite book series.
( We are just happy that he finished with the Star Wars theme and on to something new......)
Youngman found the bed sheet
Mum made the bow,
Dad sharpened the arrow
Mum & Dad cut and hand sew the hood,( while the sewing machine sitting on the stairs from last Christmas, still in the box.........)
All happened at 7:00am ready for school at 9:00am...........
October is a busy month and SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL FOOD FESTIVAL is here!
There are a lot of food events around town and I am gladly invite you to the "OUR COMMUNAL TABLE" -A FOOD for PEACE EVENT in our neighbourhood. I've cut and paste their media release below:
"Dear Friends and Happy Gardeners,
We, at the Custodians Garden, are very excited about OUR COMMUNAL TABLE - a FOOD for PEACE event at the Sydney Morning Herald's Sydney International Food Festival.
Our Communal Table is a festive Sunday family lunch to celebrate Mother Earth's generosity and the farmers, producers, and culinary artisans who enrich our community.
The kitchen team, lead by Executive Chef Amanda Young, the first Australian and the first woman to ! win the Mondial des Chefs de Collectivities en Autogestion trophy in Paris, and Indigenous chef Matthew! Cribb, a recent delegate to Slow Food International's Terra Madre in Italy, will create a grand family feast using surplus produce collected from producers, providores, and restaurants across Sydney.
FRESHWATER will uplift our spirits with their traditional and contemporary Aboriginal songs. Children will enjoy activities especially designed for them.
You will also hear the first hand experiences from some of our project partners, including Indra and Khadijah owners of the Jungle Inn, in Bukit Lawang, North Sumatra, and Carol Pringle, Founder of Natural Steps Pre-School in the Hunter Valley.
OUR COMMUNAL TABLE is one of the main ingredients in our PEACE CANOE PROJECT. People of all ages and from all cultures are invited to this convivial celebration. When we come together in peace, exchange stories, connect with the land, and share a meal, something beautiful happens, we discover, nurture and celebrate our sameness and uniqueness.
TIME & DATE: 12pm. Sunday, 18 October 2009
VENUE: Yaama Dhiyaan, 255 Wilson Street, Darlington NSW 2008
COST: Adult $50.00 Children $25.00
BOOKINGS/ENQUIRIES: Robyn: 0401.839.888 E: robyn@custodiansgarden.com
Also, if you would like to join us and contribute as an EVENT PARTNER and as part of the Kitchen and Media Team, feel free please contact me: 0401.839.888
We look forward to sharing yummy food, fun and laughter with you on Sunday.
Have a happy weekend.
Robyn"
Hope to see you there!
cheers
chimin
I knew a storm is coming before we went to bed last night. What I did not expect was this
amazing orange and almost sepia tone sky when i woke up this morning!
We thought it was another bush fire near by as summer is come up in this part of the world.
It turned out Sydney was hit by once in a 70 years Dust Storm..........
Cold, windy
And rather excited!
Just like watching a movie.
I mean i've experienced earthquake and typhoon, but this time nobody gets hurt! 
not to mention everything is cover in a thin layer of red dust.........
I've always love the simplicity of drawing and the traces of simple lines on paper.
The "Out Of The Blue Pendant" and the "Spiral Ring" combine my love of spiral and line......
The pendant is 20mm X 40mm.
They are quickly to become my new favourite.
Last Sunday's Eveleigh Artisans Market went really well for me. I have a lot of good chats to customers and locals.
And met some lovely people from Etsy. If you are around the area come and say hello.......
I will have a stall in the Kirribilli Art and Design Market again this Sunday, If you are around the area come and say hello.......
I have to admit i was off balance a bit lately. With the country flooding in the North and bush fire in the South we all feel the hit......
With a brand new Market coming up this Sunday, I sit myself down on the workbench and slowly get into creative mode again.
It's a bangle with hammered butterfly wings as a focal and a freeform organic shape that can be adjust slightly.
The 3mm thick square wire made it quite a substantial piece.
I also made a matching ring. The photo is taken just after the soldering and i love the rustic feel of it........
The new Eveleigh Artisan Market is just around the corner from where i live.
I am really looking forward to this Sunday!
School started.
Music class is back on the radar.
New soccer season is registered.
And I am back to my Blogland and work Bench
It is amazing how much we organise our time around the school term these day!
My Silvermonk.net are now in Australian dollars, which made it easy for my Aussie customers. You can still pay by other currency if you wish and there is a currency converter on the site.
This new pair of Fancy coral earrings are perfect for
Happy Chinese new year!
The year of OX!
When i saw this yellow fruit sit on top of the piano today,
I thought i better took a photo before it all gone funny........
and i should also tell you a bit about our trip down Melbourne.
I had to warn you beforehand though, when i am telling a story or anything involve time, my grammar will be all over the place.
So on the safe side, i am not going to tell you the detail story of the next door neighbour's garage on fire at midnight........
or the caravan that we stayed in went live at on point...........
( the important thing is nobody was hurt and that's end of the story!)
What i would love to share with you is we had an incredibly calming and relaxing time catching up with friends.
The flys were incredibly easy and fast. it took only an hour and a bit instead of taking a whole day to drive down.
I figure out if we can plant more trees next time we will do it all over again!
To play with May and Conor's computer games( Conor is a game developer) and Kung Fu practice weapons is a dream comes true for young Gabriel!
My favourite part was walking around the lane ways of the Northcote neighbourhood with Kerry and her daughters.
Throughout the 1950s the area became home to a large number of Italian and Greek migrants. One of the things these groups of people did was planting fruit trees in their backyards. We spent a good 2 hours walking the Suburb picking and testing fruits hanging out the fences. A true urban hunting and gathering. I love it!!!!!
At the end of the gathering trip, Gabriel said he need to take a memory fruit home and here it is sitting right on top of the piano.
We were back in time for the New Year Eve fireworks in Sydney.
The photos were all taken from the balcony in our apartment.
By now, mr. silvermonk had urged me to pull out my tripod ( Christmas present from Mr. Silvermonk) to take some crispy shots of the fireworks.
But then, who has the time, the fireworks only last for a few more minutes.........
I enjoy the un-predicted and abstract effect anyway, do you happen to see the peace doves effects......
We wish you a very happy and peaceful 2009!
cheers
chimin
Today is Youngman's last day of the school year and he will be in year 2 next Feb. The School Report has been sent home and Youngman was cool on all key learning areas. The teacher's report said that he set a good example for his peers. He has already opened some of his Christmas presents and now he can just be himself and play with his Legos and make up his own storys.
The P&C put on a little drinks party after school, after a few snacks and beer, I am officially on Christmas vacation and off line......
We are heading down Melbourne . Mr. Silvermonk bought some carbon credits to plant trees so that we can all fly down this year to spend sometimes with friends and relatives.
We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
cheers
chimin
Ps: we will be back in Sydney for the New Year Eve firework!
We've been to the Carol in the park for a few years now. It was organized by the St. Barnabas church The Park is a beautiful place with the city as the back drop.
We were having a very enjoyable time with children playing tips ( chase ) and the magnificient fire works to finish the night! We raised enough money on the night for the Habitat for Humanity to build a house in India.
The Finders Keepers Market was the best market i've ever participated in.
Lots of cool stalls, 10 minutes walk from our place, all the neighbours were there and every single one of the young and old handmade groovy people from Sydney were all there, even a lady from Chicago was there and got a present from my stall for her daughter, I was busy..... very very busy and tired and happy!
The organizers should be congratulated on putting such a wonderful and successful market!
The best part of it was seeing all these people with a beer or wine in hand while relaxing, browsing and supporting handmade!
See more of the photos of the night!
