11 of my favourite things as a JANUARY 2011 STILL LIFE.X

TURANGAWAEWAE PANEL IN LILAC...turangawaewae is such a beautiful Maori word!
it means-this is where I have made my home.
ROSS MITCHELL-ANYON JUG...such an honest jug! the shape is exactly right and whilst doing this shot I dropped it to the floor! absolutely no problem...stunning.
SOFTEST PINK ROSES....SUBLIME
JULIEN D'Ys incredible book bought from The AMERICAN WOMAN show at The Metropolitan Museum in NYC in July 2010. It is a limited edition of 200 and I have one!....it is soo special I havent even opened it yet...have only just taken its' wrapper off...I want to reveal it when with my besty Angelique so we can squeal together.x
DELICIOUS FRUITS OF HOME...we have the best tasting, perfect fruit, golden, irresistable..
...oh and the cherries are huge!
DIA BEACON ART BOOK, MY FAVOURITE GALLERY IN THE WORLD...(upstate New York) where works by Agnus Martin, Robert Ryman, Donald Judd and Louise Bourgeois and more have a permanent home...WONDROUS!
TWO OF MY FIRST HAND STITCHED GRID PAINTINGS...it is great to have these works 8 years on as they show a special discovery and a direction that still fascinates in my painting practise.
DOMINO SCULPTURE BY PETER BAKER....his work always intrigues and is meticulously crafted...
ART STAR!
LIFETIME ACHEIVEMENT TROPHY...thank you Melaina and Rakai.XX..only 1/2 way thru though!
GREEN AND GOLD COFFEE SET and pretty plates....just lovely.x