Cath Sheard Art

Author: Catherine Barker-Sheard

Preparing for a new exhibition
I have an exhibition coming up at the Albany Garden Centre in Auckland in December/January in their Cafe area. I need 5 quite large paintings, much larger than I normally do. The owners prefer reds and wood tones, and if at all possible an Italian theme. Hmm, okay…

So I tracked down some photos of the Tuscany region, printed them out as “brain food” and got Tony to help me sift through my canvas stocks till we found some the right size. This afternoon I got into my art room and really went for it. I am really pleased with the result – it’s red, it’s Tuscan and it’s done! (okay, except for the edges, the signature, the sealant…)
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October 22, 2007
My big art weekend
Yahoo 🙂 It’s Labour Weekend. I am always reminded of a Garfield comic strip about this:
“Labour day, schmabour day
What a dumb day
To hire some poor jerk and then send him away
To celebrate work by playing all day”.

Apologies to Garfield and Co if that’s not quite right. Anyway …

I love Labour Weekend. I get to whip through the laundry etc and then spend 2 1/2 days in my art room making stuff – mess, flags (new one above – based on a flag Burma had when Japan was in control in the 1940s), postcards, maybe even a painting or some patchwork. How cool is that? Have a great weekend everyone.
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October 20, 2007
Flags, and Myanmar
As part of my art studies I am making flags based around my ideas on the civil war in Myanmar. These are approx 30x40cm. They have a fabric base, paper and fabric collage, Sharpie pen writing & rubber stamping, and quilting on top.

I have been researching Burma’s flag over the centuries, the symbols of the resistance including the peacock, images that are seen are representing the ‘tourist’ side of Myanmar – and adding them all to the mix.
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October 14, 2007
Hospital watch, and creating
Mum’s doing okay in hospital but will be there for a bit yet. They need to figure out why her heart rate is stuck down in the very low 40s. No wonder she feels awful. Mum has reminded them she is ‘not for resus‘ – good on her for knowing what she wants.

In the meantime, I have kept playing with wool and stuff -this time a fluffy, airy scarf.
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October 10, 2007
Hospital
Well, Mum has not been to hospital since late February. We managed to get right through winter with no dramas. Amazing. We had been going to hospital very very regularly from late 06 through till Feb.

But the dry spell has been broken. Yep, she went off in the ambulance this afternoon (with my husband driving). Seems like most of the problems may stem from being dehydrated, but that also means her meds need adjusting – which is always a bit of a nightmare.

Reaffirmed with the doctor that Mum is not for resuscitation – always a hard thing to do, but she is so very clear in her wishes. So, fingers crossed…
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October 9, 2007