Chinese visitors from Xiamen Sister City

Xiamen Youth Palace Orchestra visited the Sunshine Coast last week and worked with the Sunshine Grammar School orchestra to produce a concert for each day they were here. The instruments were mind blowing...so much divine sound coming from 2 strings. The children/students were between the ages of 10 to 18. I was privileged to have them play the instruments solo when I ferried parents one day to the school.

Flutterings

Taking time to shoot the breeze," move forward " and bite the bullet! New alphabet here I come. Decision was difficult but I have decided to go silk. The challenge for me is going to be using different forms of silk and tones to bring it together in the end...perhaps a Melbourne Cup fascinator or hat...who knows. These 4 have been made with soy silk felted onto a leaf for embossing and also felted onto some hat wire for flexibility.