Growing plants

So, I was thinking about growing some plants for home, we're getting some little creatures for Christmas...Shhh, it's a big fat secret! And I thought it would be a good idea to get some food plants growing, so we can get the kids to feed them a few leaves, you know, keeping everything fresh.

Then I was asked to be in the local Steiner school twilight Fair, and I thought those guys would probably love some home grown plants too. So, I have some giant sunflowers,  mixed lettuce, bok choy, a few zuccinis, cucumbers, and mixed flowers. To transport the plants, from the seed raising beds, I have made these nifty boxes...which you may have seen being used to carry my jewels in. Yup, the same.

and then...ta da

They look pretty nice, me thinks
The great thing about these little containers is, to plant the plant, all you do is cut out the bottom, and plant the whole thing into the ground...the paper just disintegrates.

drawing a day

some little things I've been making

I've started doing mail art again, some of it I just do on my own. Other things that I think I can include E in, she does it too. I'm not too sure if the organisers think much of a 2 1/2 year old taking part in ther art projects...anyway, I thought it might be a good way of thinking of things for us to do. It really involves a lot of different processes that I think she really digs. Like sticking, drawing, putting things in envelopes, putting stamps on, and posting things...receiving personal mail and also learning things about other places in the world. Plus it's really fun.

envelope



paper weave...not yet part of any project, just mucking about.
paper weave

litle project about the night sky

this is for a project in Riga, Latvia

Learn to Swim

Queensland Gallery. Asia Pacific Trienniel

tree3
Originally uploaded by racheljkhine.

This is a sculpture we saw at the gallery. It was made by Yuken Teruya. Cut and torn paper bags make up this work...very clever