Monday, November 28, 2011

western plains weatherboard.... pt 1

A beautiful blue weatherboard house in Dubbo NSW

Howdy! Oh its good to be out of my travelling shoes and into the routines of home... 
I love to travel but I love travelling home too!

I hope you all are well after a great weekend? As you can see, and hear, I am home again home again... and already back into the saddle of work, studio and pre-Christmas stuff! Its amazing how fast things seem to go once December is mentioned. Can anyone believe that it starts THIS WEEK? NO? Me neither!

Before all that begins I have to rewind the tape back a couple of weeks and conduct a tiny show and tell for you, of my whirlwind ten day train journey to two place in country NSW.
And today Ill begin the tour with house.
A very colourful and arty house that belongs to Caroline + Josh in Dubbo NSW...

Stg Silver hook earrings by Caroline Edwards





























A little while ago I posted an image of these lovely silver earrings (image above) that were made by my friend Caroline who left Sydney Town a few years ago to work in an amazing artistic community called Warmun in Outback Australia. Needless to say this outback community was far FAR away and we had to be happy with a friendship conducted through long emails and letters...

But just over a year ago Caroline received an amazing job opportunity at Dubbo Regional gallery, as assistant curator, which was an opportunity too good to refuse! So off she went with partner Josh, new baby Audrey and Jess the dog, to live in this big country town located in the Western Plains of NSW.

And here is where I find them... living in a lovely blue weatherboard house, in place that I had never travelled to before. And whilst there, catching up with the family and volunteering at the gallery I took a few photos for you...

So I hope you love this tiny tour of their beautiful artistic home... in a place called Dubbo.

Beautiful space next to the front door...

Love this space in the living room. This little dress found at a market is too big for their daughter Audrey so it waits to be worn...hung above the door... to the bathroom!

Juan Ford invitation from a recent exhibition at Dubbo regional Gallery. And if you look at the Favourite artwork of the week section (on the right) I have featured one of Juan's amazing paintings this week!

More amazing ochre artworks from Warmun, WA

Beautiful blue bike parked where you always park a bike...next to a lamp! Love it...

The dining room sideboard with a treasure trove of textures, colours and objects...

If you look closely you can see an old photo of Caroline from the Dubbo newspaper.... an honour that Caroline usually shys away from...


The spaces are huge, with amazing natural light pouring in through the old wooden windows and doors in the afternoon hours....


Painting next to the laundry liquid! Gosh... you have to love the quirkiness of it!

A tiny card made with love...from Audrey

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