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https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2015/11/open-studio-and-pas-de-deux-closing.html Paper Ponderings: Open Studio and Pas de Deux closing Next weekend will be a big weekend - Barry and I are opening our studio 601mvr on Friday night and Saturday; and on Sunday Pas de Deux , ... pas de deux paper ponderings open studio closing https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2014/01/a-shop-revival.html Paper Ponderings: A shop revival One of the things I have wanted to do for a while, but for the last six months of last year was too busy, is to revamp my website shop. I... paper ponderings shop revival https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2010/11/letter-week-42.html Paper Ponderings: A Letter a Week 42 I managed to stay on top of my letters this week and so here is the lovely 'P'. I am using my own 'heartbeat' script to embroider on ruste... paper ponderings letter week https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2022/02/scenes-from-weekend.html?m=0 Paper Ponderings: Scenes from the weekend Some folk may have read about our Friday in the studio 'going to custard' over at Barry's blog, but I will document some of it here for my ... paper ponderings from the scenes weekend https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2024/09/i-stitched-book.html?m=0 Paper Ponderings: I stitched the book! After posting on Sunday I got down and worked at the kitchen table and managed to stitch the book. There were 24 single sheets to go into t... paper ponderings stitched book https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2025/03/still-slowly.html Paper Ponderings: Still slowly... It has been an odd couple of days preparing for a cyclone that clearly has a mind of its own and is making it very hard to know where it mi... paper ponderings still slowly https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2021/05/blog-post.html?m=1 Paper Ponderings: A week... Last week was a good week of playing and sorting and prepping. Preparing for workshops always makes me dig deep again, practise, test and tr... paper ponderings week https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2019/09/a-road-trip-of-books-and-beauty.html Paper Ponderings: A road trip of books and beauty... We have returned from a wee mini-break down to Ullapool. It is a bustling, beautiful, arty-booky town of 1500 people on the west coast. I... paper ponderings road trip books beauty https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2015/07/from-collection-rapunzel.html Paper Ponderings: From the collection - Rapunzel I haven't had much time this week for my own art - I am beavering away on a few things that aren't in any shape or form to be shared yet, s... from the collection paper ponderings rapunzel https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2016/09/international-day-of-peace.html Paper Ponderings: International Day of Peace Tomorrow (21 September) is International Day of Peace. Each year since 2012, Barry and I have hung peace flags in the tree at the top of ... paper ponderings international day peace https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2009/12/2009-favourites.html Paper Ponderings: 2009 favourites I know that lists are ubiquitous this time of year - but if you're like me and love a list; then that's a fine thing! It has been a creative... paper ponderings favourites https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2013/10/a-letter-week-opens.html Paper Ponderings: A Letter a Week opens! Saturday was a great day at Cooroy Butter Factory - quite a lot of folk gathered to celebrate the opening of A Letter a Week - Artistic Tra... paper ponderings letter week opens https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2018/05/?m=1 Paper Ponderings: May 2018 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings may https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-trip-north.html?m=1 Paper Ponderings: The Trip North We have made it safely to the cottage, after a good trip with no hassles or delays. It is just a long, long trip. As we headed off from our... paper ponderings the trip north https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2021/08/new-online-shop-and-website.html Paper Ponderings: New online shop and website Well, pottering away in the background we have been revising and renewing our websites. We had both taken down our shop pages on our own we... new online shop paper ponderings https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2024/09/thursday-thoughts.html?m=0 Paper Ponderings: Thursday Thoughts... "I don't read a book; I hold a conversation with the author." Elbert Hubbard I like it when I come across a quote that makes me wonder if ... paper ponderings thursday thoughts https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2010/09/ Paper Ponderings: September 2010 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings september https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2009/07/?m=0 Paper Ponderings: July 2009 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings july https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2018/05/small-things.html?m=0 Paper Ponderings: Small things It's often the little things.. I walked out the front door the other morning and there was this... The nest that greeted us on ret... paper ponderings small things https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2009/06/ancora-imparo.html Paper Ponderings: Ancora Imparo As a calligrapher, reader, and ponderer I love quotes. I often find that other people have captured thoughts so beautifully or simply, or ca... paper ponderings ancora https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2011/08/spring-is-calling.html Paper Ponderings: Spring is calling... I heard Spring whisper it was on its way this week... I popped my head around the corner and found this poppy had bloomed and was letting ... paper ponderings spring calling https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2020/08/what-happened-along-way-to-on-joy.html Paper Ponderings: What happened along the way to "on joy -" I really am pleased with how this book worked out as I was far from convinced that it would actually get somewhere. To begin. I had though... along the way paper ponderings what happened joy https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2025/09/more-printing-and-proofing.html?m=0 Paper Ponderings: More printing and proofing My book of silences continues to take small steps forward, and to date no major dramas, just the odd problem to solve and sort. Whilst wait... paper ponderings printing proofing https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2009/12/rainbow-paper-bits.html Paper Ponderings: Rainbow paper bits I am dreaming of rain. I look to the skies and try to envision rain clouds with water pouring down. I am contemplating a rain dance on the w... paper ponderings rainbow bits https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2012/07/from-old-to-renewed.html Paper Ponderings: From old to renewed I wrote about the sad state of affairs of my nibs a little while ago . I had lots of suggestions that really the rusty nibs were beautiful... paper ponderings old renewed https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2013/07/printmakers-fun.html Paper Ponderings: Printmakers fun I mentioned that on Sunday we hosted Maleny Printmakers at our place for a play day - which was highly unsuccessful until we started to do ... paper ponderings printmakers fun https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2009/09/logs-and-life-part-2.html Paper Ponderings: Logs and Life Part 2 The beautiful log I worked on for David Linton is edging closer to its 'unveiling'. I spoke to David today and he is waiting for a crane tru... paper ponderings logs life part https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2015/09/letterpress-love.html?m=0 Paper Ponderings: Letterpress Love I mentioned on Sunday what a great weekend I had had, getting stuck into my type and printing letterpress. It was such a good feeling - I... paper ponderings letterpress love https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2022/11/making-home.html Paper Ponderings: Making Home I may be almost finished with my notions on home and what it all means, but then again, I'd never say never! Last week I managed to complet... paper ponderings making https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2018/05/i-dream-of-world.html?m=0 Paper Ponderings: I dream of a world... Mo is creating a circle of stitchers and sewers and makers and peace lovers across the world; bringing together people to contribute to he... paper ponderings dream world https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2012/04/ Paper Ponderings: April 2012 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings april https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2014/10/reflections-on-return.html?m=1 Paper Ponderings: Reflections on return Susan and I have returned from Auckland with our heads still full and buzzing with ideas. The conference was a remarkable gathering of pri... paper ponderings reflections return https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2011/12/thursday-thoughts_08.html Paper Ponderings: Thursday Thoughts... I cannot afford a Constable, or a Picasso, or a Leonardo, but to profess a love of painting and not to have anything original is as peculiar... paper ponderings thursday thoughts https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2021/12/thursday-thoughts.html Paper Ponderings: Thursday Thoughts... "Books are the best friends you can have; they inform you, and entertain you, and they don't talk back." John Steinbeck I'm here for books ... paper ponderings thursday thoughts https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2013/?m=0 Paper Ponderings: 2013 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2010/04/ Paper Ponderings: April 2010 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings april https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2009/09/ Paper Ponderings: September 2009 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings september https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2009/12/type-writing.html Paper Ponderings: Type-writing I am just a little bit in love with type. The old fashioned letter press type that is; and would dearly love to discover a letterpress nearb... paper ponderings type writing https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2018/07/sitting-in-sun.html Paper Ponderings: Sitting in the sun Last week I wasn't in great shape for a few days and decided that the only solution was to just go sit in the sun and soak up the warmth an... paper ponderings sitting sun https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2010/06/ Paper Ponderings: June 2010 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings june https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2022/03/no-to-war.html?m=0 Paper Ponderings: NO to war... As part of an online letterpress poster call out (check out instagram #letterpressunited); we have both printed small posters saying No to ... paper ponderings no to war https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2016/05/?m=0 Paper Ponderings: May 2016 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings may https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2018/?m=0 Paper Ponderings: 2018 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2011/01/southern-cross-university-artists-books.html Paper Ponderings: Southern Cross University Artists Books I find the whole applying for selection into exhibitions a bit stressful. I don't like to jinx the whole thing by talking about it much and ... southern cross university paper ponderings artists books https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2020/02/?m=0 Paper Ponderings: February 2020 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings february https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2010/11/preparation-and-joys-of-multitasking.html Paper Ponderings: Preparation and the joys of multi-tasking Barry and I are working our way towards an exhibition in March next year and I get the feeling I'm really going to have get down and do som... paper ponderings and the preparation joys multi https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-talk-and-winner.html?m=1 Paper Ponderings: A talk and a winner.. As mentioned las week, on Thursday I drove down to Brisbane to give a talk to the Australian Textile and Surface Design Association. They ... paper ponderings talk winner https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2020/10/posters-letters-and-back-to-sewing.html Paper Ponderings: Posters, letters and back to sewing! I am re-finding my rhythms and beginning to test and try new ones. Still a bit skittery scattery at times, but gradually focusing again. B... paper ponderings back to posters letters sewing https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2025/12/ Paper Ponderings: December 2025 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings december https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2012/09/maleny-celebration-of-books.html Paper Ponderings: Maleny Celebration of Books Even tho I've been talking about International Day of Peace and Open Studios for a while now, there is another fabulous event looming that ... paper ponderings maleny celebration books https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2015/11/beyond-bombs-and-burning.html Paper Ponderings: Beyond bombs and burning... I posted my three books for the Al-Mutanabbi St project off to the UK today. Here is what I said about them: This book reminds us that... paper ponderings beyond bombs burning https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2019/09/brushes-and-marks.html Paper Ponderings: Brushes and marks I got out my home made brushes the other day to see what sort of marks they might make. I was able to use one of my journals that I made ... paper ponderings brushes marks https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2012/07/emerging-from-shadow.html Paper Ponderings: Emerging from shadow I have called this book "Emerging from shadow" as that tells the story of the past few months and the sense of movement I tried to create a... paper ponderings emerging shadow https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2009/08/understory.html Paper Ponderings: Understory I mentioned we had been travelling in Western Australia recently and that we came across this remarkable bushwalk/sculpture trail at Northcl... paper ponderings understory https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2009/12/rain-but-no-rainbows-yet.html Paper Ponderings: Rain but no Rainbows (yet) I've discovered just how powerful this blogging thing can be! The rain is here! We have had 25 mm at least since it began; and here is what ... paper ponderings rain yet https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2014/04/easter-exhibition.html?m=0 Paper Ponderings: Easter exhibition Easter seems to have come around quickly - even though it is later in the year than it often is. It feels a bit fast, because it doesn't se... paper ponderings easter exhibition https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2010/01/practising-peace.html Paper Ponderings: Practising Peace I read a post on cyberscribes recently that really inspired me to pickup coloured pencils again. Donna Livingstone did this beautiful, simpl... paper ponderings practising peace https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2021/08/women-friends.html?m=0 Paper Ponderings: Women Friends I have mentioned previously that I was playing with some words by Scottish poet Pauline Prior-Pitt . Her poem Women Friends is the lovelie... paper ponderings women friends https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2025/12/?m=0 Paper Ponderings: December 2025 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings december https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2018/07/value-adding.html Paper Ponderings: Value adding? I think most of us use and re-use materials in our work. I am pretty sure we nearly all try not waste things. And so it was that I looked a... paper ponderings value adding https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2024/03/thursday-thoughts_01150944385.html?m=0 Paper Ponderings: Thursday Thoughts... Sometimes a flat-footed sentence is what serves, so you don't get all writerly: 'He opened the door.' There, it's open. Amy Hempel I chuckl... paper ponderings thursday thoughts https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2024/03/working-cubes-out.html?m=0 Paper Ponderings: Working cubes out... For one of my remaining pieces for the Scottish exhibition I am trying to work out how to create artwork on fabric and cover two cement cub... paper ponderings working cubes https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2021/04/shadow-play.html Paper Ponderings: Shadow Play We had so much rain, and so many overcast days that when the sun came out again I was dazzled by the beauty of the light; and of course alo... paper ponderings shadow play https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2012/10/?m=0 Paper Ponderings: October 2012 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings october https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2026/04/?m=0 Paper Ponderings: April 2026 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings april https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-palette-of-chaffinch.html Paper Ponderings: The palette of a chaffinch In amongst the various commitments here and there we snaffled Friday afternoon for some arty play. I sat down to see if I could capture the... paper ponderings the palette chaffinch https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2021/11/a-new-commission-begins.html Paper Ponderings: A new commission begins... The Red Thread has been successful in so many ways. We have had lots of people coming through and enjoying the work - the variety and the ... paper ponderings new commission begins https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2023/10/?m=0 Paper Ponderings: October 2023 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings october https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2014/02/ Paper Ponderings: February 2014 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings february https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2010/11/journey-and-home.html?m=0 Paper Ponderings: The journey and home As part of my ongoing exploration of home , journeys and places I have started another book. In keeping with the style of previous ones I... paper ponderings the journey https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2010/12/letter-week-49.html Paper Ponderings: A Letter a Week 49 I am slowing getting back on track...here is "W". Lucky for me, an outline letter only so a bit quicker to do. I used a silver gel pen to... paper ponderings letter week https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2024/11/?m=0 Paper Ponderings: November 2024 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings november https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2024/09/setting-up-hame.html?m=0 Paper Ponderings: Setting up Hame... Working a bit in reverse, here are some shots of setting up the exhibition. It is always such an interesting transformation of a space. Firs... paper ponderings setting up hame https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2023/10/thursday-thoughts.html Paper Ponderings: Thursday Thoughts... "When you reread a classic you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than was there before." Clifton Fadima... paper ponderings thursday thoughts https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2014/10/around-place.html Paper Ponderings: Around the place... Work-work and bathroom repair/renovations have certainly kept me from the studio for what seems aeons. I have nothing new to show or shar... paper ponderings around place https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2024/03/completing-pegs.html Paper Ponderings: Completing the pegs And here we are, with the work completed. I had done so much to get this work this far, but there were still plenty of moments that needed ... paper ponderings completing pegs https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2011/12/ive-finished-alaw-for-2011.html Paper Ponderings: I've finished alaw for 2011 This is pretty much the same post as I did over at a letter a week 2012, so feel free to return to whatever you were doing before if you hav... paper ponderings finished alaw https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2024/10/week-4-book-and-beginning-to-think-of.html?m=0 Paper Ponderings: Week 4 book, and beginning to think of new ones Even tho the exhibition is going to be on show for another week, I decided to stick with my original plan to have 4 weeks of postcards and s... paper ponderings https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2014/04/ Paper Ponderings: April 2014 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings april https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2018/05/ Paper Ponderings: May 2018 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings may https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2014/04/slowly-getting-there.html?m=0 Paper Ponderings: Slowly getting there... It seems to be taking an inordinately long time to pull together this book, but I am edging closer to the end. It is quite a charming wee... paper ponderings slowly getting https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2016/04/?m=0 Paper Ponderings: April 2016 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings april https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2015/08/?m=0 Paper Ponderings: August 2015 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings august https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2022/08/thursday-thoughts_01830174057.html Paper Ponderings: Thursday Thoughts... "I can become obsessed with every mark and brushstroke on the canvas. As if every mark is a note of music and they all have to come together... paper ponderings thursday thoughts https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2020/08/a-lovely-commission-and-book-ends.html Paper Ponderings: A lovely commission, and book ends I was recently asked to print a small verse card to go inside a celebration of life card to mark the passing of a beautiful 100 year old mum... paper ponderings lovely commission book ends https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2021/06/eclectica.html Paper Ponderings: Eclectica A random gathering of things... There are a lot of things happening and doing in the studio, no major progress on any one thing, but a feeli... paper ponderings eclectica https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2020/03/little-printings.html Paper Ponderings: Little printings It has been a week of self-isolating as best we can, and simply moving between the house and the studio. We are not sure how long this wil... paper ponderings little printings https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2025/09/international-day-of-peace.html?m=0 Paper Ponderings: International Day of Peace Today is International Day of Peace. As we have been doing for quite a few years now, we recently packed and posted our peace weather grams ... paper ponderings international day peace https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2011/12/couple-of-nice-opportunities.html Paper Ponderings: A couple of nice opportunities I was thrilled to hear back from Gallery East last week, letting me know that my book " Learning my Lines " had been accepted for showing i... paper ponderings couple nice opportunities https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2025/11/tidying-up-and-using-up.html Paper Ponderings: Tidying up and using up We are well underway with the studio downsizing. Our lease runs out in February and we won't be renewing it. This means we have a major tas... paper ponderings tidying up using https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2010/11/facelift-for-my-blog.html Paper Ponderings: A facelift for my blog! After talking to myself about it for ages, pondering, and then tentatively exploring possibilities and options for quite sometime, today I f... paper ponderings facelift blog https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2016/10/?m=0 Paper Ponderings: October 2016 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings october https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2015/05/ Paper Ponderings: May 2015 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings may https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2014/?m=0 Paper Ponderings: 2014 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2024/09/workshops-with-students.html?m=0 Paper Ponderings: Workshops with the Students Gosh it has been a real whirlwind of a time, and in amongst it all we ran workshops with two classes of the High School Students. Working w... paper ponderings workshops students https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2022/08/ Paper Ponderings: August 2022 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings august https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2025/04/narratives-artists-book-exhibition.html Paper Ponderings: Narratives - an artists' book exhibition Whilst we are away, another beautiful artists' book exhibition is occurring in Maleny. As part of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland Writer's Fe... paper ponderings artists book narratives exhibition https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2010/01/letter-week-alaw-4.html Paper Ponderings: A Letter a Week (ALaW) 4 Clearly I need this project. No other creativity has occurred through the week - unless you count reading some lovely books Noela loaned us;... paper ponderings letter week alaw https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2015/09/?m=1 Paper Ponderings: September 2015 FIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDS paper ponderings september https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2021/05/pottering-and-playing.html?m=1 Paper Ponderings: Pottering and playing I have given myself permission slow down and play a bit this week. I have realised that I was feeling very focused doing all this workshop... paper ponderings pottering playing