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Earthquakes
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The earthquake and tsunami in Japan has been horrific to watch on our tv news around the world and I really feel for the people and the country of Japan right now.
Seems however that our own earthquake disaster here in New Zealand didn't even get much of a rating here on DA. There where people here killed as well and per head of population it was probably on a par with Japan's loss
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For Sinead
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Just in case you do check back here Sinead.
I don't hate you ok?! I have been aware of those comments for quite a long time now and have not done anything about them.
I know you went through a bit of a rough time last year and when someone is dealing with things like that they often say things they don't mean and so that is why I had not said anything until now.
You do need to realise however that you need to watch what you say online as you never know who might see it and sometimes it can have a lasting impact on your own life or the life of others.
You didn't need to take the folio work down, just edit the comment would have been sufficient. Btw there is another one that you might like to change as well ... the tree drawing you did.
It is my job to do what I can for you. However no two people will ever see eye to eye on everything and there will be conflict from time to time. Having said that I want to see you do the very best that you can with what ever you set out to do and for this reason I have pushed you to do better and to strive for excellence. You are very capable but you don't always realise this yourself.
I have made a huge effort to sort a course for you this year that you might gain some better satisfaction from and I hope you don't let me down with this
Focus and stay on task and you should do fine.I can't remember what I said to you on the folio work you took down, did I comment or just put a couple of question marks? I was going to say quite a lot more than I did from memory but decided against it. I am glad you have realised your error of judgement with what you said and that is good.
No need to be nervous about school on Monday.
Mrs Parkinson.
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Summer of 2011
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Its a long time since I have done a journal and things have all changed.
We have had a busy summer here in Kaikoura New Zealand with lots of visitors and some really hot days.
Not much time for artwork unfortunately. I had intended doing some from ideas I had during the last school year. I have however been doing some pattern drafting and learning or more correctly refreshing my memory and skills with creating patterns both new and from existing garments and I have bought some fabric to make some things. Remains to be seen however if I managed to carry this through into actually making something.
I have realised my most major fault, artistically wise anyway is, not completing things or not carrying through to fruition.
Not sure if the skin I did for this journal will work anymore cause its all changed since I bothered to do one last.
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Spring Is In The Air
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Warmer than usual weather
I don't know what it is but we had an early start to winter and now it seems that is flowing on into an early start to our spring here in the southern hemisphere.
The temperatures in the last couple of days have been around 10degrees higher than normal for this time of year. The spring flowers are out the blossom trees are blooming and the lambs in the paddock next door a playing. Of course there could still be a "lamb killing" storm rip through yet with it still being August and it does happen from time to time unfortuantly. The lambs next door should be fine however as its usually the newborn that don't cope with the icy blasts from Antartica.
Been doing more work
Maybe it is the weather as well that is motivating me but I have done some more work recently. Uploaded these below just yesterday and am doing some drawing at home at the moment as well. These paintings have been done with thrick acrylic on card and I have been exploring alternatives to using a paint brush with these. The inital layer has been done with a paint brush but I have used both ends of the brush and then once that is dry and all nice and textured I have used a roller and old tooth brushes. I must say it is rather nice to loosen up a bit. I have been getting my students to do this as well as a good number of them freak out at doing anything that is expressive and they don't know how to start.
My favourite of these 3 is the last one.
New Zealand Artist Links
Nancy Tichborne -- A New Zealand Watercolour Painter www.watercolours.co.nz/
Patrick Hanly -- A New Zealand Painter and Printmaker www.art-newzealand.com/Issues1…
Herb Foley -- An English born New Zealand Painter www.viewauckland.co.nz/herb_fo…
Fatu Feu'u -- A Samon born New Zealand Painter and Printmaker www.art-newzealand.com/Issue11…
Sylvia Siddell -- A New Zealand Painter geocities.com/s_siddell/
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Lets see if I can mess this up
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A Cold Long Dreary Winter
Not sure if I will managed to do this journal without messing it up, its been that long since I did one I might have forgotten how LOL.
Anyway it's such a long cold winter here and nothing much happening at all really.
I have tried to finish some works I started at school some time ago but always seem to end up reading a book or cleaning house or something mundane like that. I did manage to go one complete new peice as an example for a group of 11 year olds I will be teaching this term coming up. I have two other peices that have some very small touches left to do.
Anyway thats it for now. Will try and do an entry more often from now on. Remind me if I seem to forget please.
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Earthquakes by HelenParkinson, journal
Earthquakes
The earthquake and tsunami in Japan has been horrific to watch on our tv news around the world and I really feel for the people and the country of Japan right now.
Seems however that our own earthquake disaster here in New Zealand didn't even get much of a rating here on DA. There where people here killed as well and per head of population it was probably on a par with Japan's loss
For Sinead by HelenParkinson, journal
For Sinead
Just in case you do check back here Sinead.
I don't hate you ok?! I have been aware of those comments for quite a long time now and have not done anything about them.
I know you went through a bit of a rough time last year and when someone is dealing with things like that they often say things they don't mean and so that is why I had not said anything until now.
You do need to realise however that you need to watch what you say online as you never know who might see it and sometimes it can have a lasting impact on your own life or the life of others.
You didn't need to take the folio work down, just edit the comment would have been suffi
Summer of 2011 by HelenParkinson, journal
Summer of 2011
Its a long time since I have done a journal and things have all changed.
We have had a busy summer here in Kaikoura New Zealand with lots of visitors and some really hot days.
Not much time for artwork unfortunately. I had intended doing some from ideas I had during the last school year. I have however been doing some pattern drafting and learning or more correctly refreshing my memory and skills with creating patterns both new and from existing garments and I have bought some fabric to make some things. Remains to be seen however if I managed to carry this through into actually making something.
I have realised my most major fault, art
Spring Is In The Air by HelenParkinson, journal
Spring Is In The Air
Warmer than usual weather
I don't know what it is but we had an early start to winter and now it seems that is flowing on into an early start to our spring here in the southern hemisphere.
The temperatures in the last couple of days have been around 10degrees higher than normal for this time of year. The spring flowers are out the blossom trees are blooming and the lambs in the paddock next door a playing. Of course there could still be a "lamb killing" storm rip through yet with it still being August and it does happen from time to time unfortuantly. The lambs next door should be fine however as its usually the newborn that don't cope w
Lets see if I can mess this up by HelenParkinson, journal
Lets see if I can mess this up
A Cold Long Dreary Winter
Not sure if I will managed to do this journal without messing it up, its been that long since I did one I might have forgotten how LOL.
Anyway it's such a long cold winter here and nothing much happening at all really.
I have tried to finish some works I started at school some time ago but always seem to end up reading a book or cleaning house or something mundane like that. I did manage to go one complete new peice as an example for a group of 11 year olds I will be teaching this term coming up. I have two other peices that have some very small touches left to do.
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Anyway thats it for now. Wi