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Nachal Kziv

At 7.30 Saturday morning we set off with 3 other families up north to Nachal Kziv. The weather was perfect and spirits were high. Before setting off on the trek down the mountain we ate the picnic breakfast we had bought with us.

The views were so beautiful. And after climbing to the bottom we were able to cool off walking through the steams of water. We took breaks for water, to eat fruit and to nurse grazed knees.

The trek was 6 hours in total - we finished exhausted but had such a fantastic time!

A special well done to Ella, not yet 3, who did it all on her own!!

Posted by julie Sunday, May 04, 2008 10 messages

Labels: travels

May!

I have been away from this space for about two weeks... I took some time out and also have to finish a project for work. But today is May... where is 2008 disappearing to??

I have missed visiting you all and have a lot to catch up on :)

My head has been spinning with so many things lately... some order is in need.

Posted by julie Thursday, May 01, 2008 10 messages

skies and pods..

two of my favourite things :)

if anyone knows the name of this tree i would love to know...

i hope youre all having a lovely weekend xxx

Posted by julie Saturday, April 12, 2008 13 messages

new corners

the sun is shining, music plays from the local cafes where people relax during a work day, a sense of good spirits and comfort in the daily life is in the air...

i love this wall - a permanent exterior installation

some more corners from the new work neighbourhood.

Posted by julie Tuesday, April 08, 2008 11 messages

from the kiln

A few weeks ago i decided to make a ceramic doll

I was playing around with some clay i had at home - it was wrapped in a wet rag to keep the clay from drying out. I made a plate and wanted to use the rag creases as a feature. I really like this idea and am happy with how the creases turned out but the colour and way its painted really have no relevance. I would like to try this again.

links:

mari parup

Eva Zethraeus

anne-beth borselius

Yofi (thanks B!)

happy thursday xxx

Posted by julie Thursday, April 03, 2008 8 messages

Labels: ceramics, inspiration

discovering derelict

The place where i work moved offices last week. It is a different area of Tel Aviv - more run down but i cant wait to explore it! I just love the old structures and feeling of the area. I found a couple of great neighbourhood cafes yesterday which will have to be checked out too :)

Theres a great feeling of history is the neighbourhood. The decoration on the above structure is quite amazing - i wonder what it was built for?

And theres plenty of corrugated rusty iron pieces i love so much

More pictures and explorations soon.

Happy Monday friends xxx

Posted by julie Tuesday, April 01, 2008 11 messages

nature finds

This beauty was found today when we went for a picnic breakfast in a new for us corner of the forest with friends. It was so relaxing and we enjoyed looking at the changes in nature.

a couple of new corners..

A plan for some painting tomorrow

I hope youre having a lovely weekend too xx

Posted by julie Saturday, March 29, 2008 10 messages

Labels: nature

pieces of my week 5

breakfast in the forest

a moody sky

new planting in the park

hanging - on the way to work - love the change in colours

an eagle spotted in the sky

pink

purim festivities

purple

trampled but beautiful

an afternoon/evening at the beach with friends - the pefect way to end the week!

i hope you all had a lovely Easter and wish you a fabulous week ahead xx

Posted by julie Sunday, March 23, 2008 10 messages

Labels: pieces of my week

spring days

Hello friends, i think we can safely say that spring is here *beam* ... it has been warm here this week and buds are 'a blooming!

A couple of spring links that make me smile:

Saltwater

Paula's spring shots - 7, it has started ... , wednesday {41} white

My latest ceramic creation. The texture was done using an acorn shell :)

I think it will hold our shell collection.

Happy Purim!! - the girls excitedly dressed up and the sun is shining - such a fun holiday. In case you are wondering, Shelly is dressed as Remy from the film Ratatouille!

Oznei Haman - a traditioanl Biscuit eaten on Purim - either filled with poppy seed, dates, or chocolate

Blue skies on the way to work...

Happy Spring to you! xxx

Posted by julie Thursday, March 20, 2008 9 messages

Labels: ceramics, life stuff

happy greys

Ooh, we have been sick since last week with pretty bad flu - not fun at all.. we are still coughing but have our smiles back.

Today our electricity was turned off since this morning due to works in out street... i sat down with my ink, brushes and i-pod and began painting. Every day on the bus we go past these run- down buildings in Tel Aviv. They have lots of corrugated iron and i am mesmorized by them. I rarely get a window seat on the bus and am dying to get a few shots of these structures. I love the way the pieces of metal overlap and meet, each with its own colouring and degree of decay.. so beautiful. So with my brushes i wanted to try and get down this idea. Im not really happy with the results... will keep trying.

Without electricity (and my computer) i found myself doing other things... i danced around in the living room with my i-pod (only done when alone!) and looked through some old photo albums which I love doing. It reminded me to have more photos printed and that time flies by way too quickly!!!!