This is the other lady in my life.I have had her for a year now .She used to live next door to me till her owner died.She is (dare I say it)32years old and has been looked after imaculately,and she is such a pleasure to drive when I can afford it!!!
Oh by the way I had better introduce you to her .Her name is Gertrude(Gerty for short),and she is a 450 SEL,a real classic lady.

Times just fly by ,or is it that I am slack,that I have not kept my blog updated.But I have been busy and I have started an Advanced Diploma course in jewelley at Central TAFE here in Perth two weeks ago.I already have a degree in jewellery but I felt I needed to learn more about some of the techniques that I have been interested in like Mokume gane.Anyway I dont think you ever stop learning.

The images above are two commission pieces I made for friends in the last couple of months.

Tha bracelet was made with sterling silver and 9ct gold.The sections inside were alternate gold and silver sections which were folded and hand forged to give them texture.
The ring was made from 18ct white gold with an Okoya pearl.It was an anniversary gift.The couple were married by the sea, so I made the ring to represent the ocean surounding the pearl which is still in the oyster.

Both pieces were well recieved,which made me very happy.It is nice to see ones work appreciatd.It makes it all worth while.

Bye the way if anyone is interested I took the photos.

The portrait completed.

This is the finished painting that Leanne is going to submit to the Archibald Prize.I think it is brilliant,not because it is of me,but it is a great painting!!.I hope you agree.Lets wish her all the best..

Franc Essential

These are images of my partner and the fabulous range of skin care that she has developed over the last five years.She has called it Franc because she is half French and also it describes her product well ,which is 100% honest.It is made from plant products and contains no nasty mineral products which alot of other products have, and they still claim them to be natural.
The feed back she has had from her clients and retail outlets has been tremendous.Once people try it they become hooked,because they love it so much.I use it myself and can truely say it has done wonders for my skin.From the feed back we are getting its going to be a very big year for Franc.
If you would like more imformation here are her contact details
E:chantal@franc.com.au
W:franc.com.au
T:+61 08 9252 1638
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Just as a matter of interest I created the jewellry she is wearing,so you can see beautiful skin goes well with my jewellery.

Entry for the Archibald Prize.

An artist friend of mine, Leanne Bray, asked me whether I would pose for her for a painting she was going to do for the Archibald Prize to be held in Sydney in the next few months.Well I gladly accepted, and here are a few shots of the artist at work and a preview of the work which she has kindly let me put on my blog.When it is finished I will show you the end product.It is all very exciting,and I do hope she wins as she is a very talented artist and deserves to be recognised for her talents.

These pictures were taken on my trip back to Sri Lanka in June 2006.The artists are all young students from the local art school, and evey Sunday they display their work in a park in Colombo.As you can see they are very talented and what I loved about their work was the fact that it was so coulorful.

Artists from Sri Lanka