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LOVIN' FIJI
In all my years of travel,
of living, working and experiencing some
of the great countries of the world, none
has touched my soul like my beloved Africa
did. Nothing could fill the void that
Africa had left in my soul, no other place
could fill the gap. Don't get me wrong,
life has been good and I have been very
content in all the places that I have
lived, and particularly Australia has
been very good to my little family and
we feel very blessed and proud to be Aussies
now. Then we found Fiji, and for the first
time, the hole in my heart was filled
with the kind of spiritual, gentle, warm
and loving input that it needed. There
was so much of everything I loved about
Africa, and at the same time much was
very different. Arriving in Fiji for the
first time was like going home to where
we belonged. My soul sang, and my creative
juices flowed like never before. Fiji
gave me the confidence to go public with
my art, in all sorts of forms, and gave
me the springboard I needed to launch
my art to the world.
Where Africa's colour is in its people
and the colours and patterns that they
bring to their lives, Fiji's colour is
it's lush, tropical environment. Even
the leaves are bright and made up of every
shade of bright and rich green there is.
There are brightly coloured flowers or
fruit on nearly every plant, from the
crisp fresh white, pinks and yellows of
the frangipanis to the bountiful size
and colours of the hibiscus flowers. Bananas,
pawpaws and mangoes bring not only colour
but wonderful flavours. The fish of the
sea are out of this world - every shade
of the rainbow is represented. Even the
sea itself shows off many exciting shades
of blues, aquas, and greens and the sunsets
have to be seen to be believed.
These colours, people and environments
make for wonderful pieces of art. The
fresh bright colours lend themselves so
well to fabric painting, cross-stitch
and quilting. The ideas are endless and
the colours can suit everything from children's
rooms to sunrooms, outdoor settings and
wall decorations. I love painting palm
trees with fabric paints, coconuts too,
and they also make stunning cross-stitches.
The fish and colours of the waters are
just crying out to be represented as quilts
and wall hangings. The fabric painting
products can brighten any table, even
if these colours aren't usually your style,
they can be a fun table decorating alternative
for special summer occasions.
The lovin' Fiji collection won't be out
till later in the year, but we are working
hard on getting it up and running. So
watch this space for updates and likely
launch dates when we are closer to the
time.
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