day one; Brisbane 5:30 am

pictures pictures and more pictures! words and stories to follow as i figure out wifi and download issues ;)
and true blogging, and more photos will have to wait. I am into day four down under and only get on in fits and starts. alas, I am meant to run this one alone, and will share and tell all once I return! six weeks down under; 'see' you all again soon!  in love. trish

Add boots; retired to closet for a bit..c

these boots!

despite the fact that it is 80+ degrees over here, I decided my most wonderful red boots were needed to make this journey with me! they travel so well- I neglected to take their picture on the flight, where they were kicked-off under my Quantas row 73 seat D for just shy of 17 hours, but here they are in the before, and present moments! cheers and Sunday smiles world! Here we go waxy down under; T minus nothing! Were here :) in love. trish

Going to Australia~Today!

TODAY! I am leaving today. 6 weeks down under. Wow. It's today.

'There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.' Beverly Ails

 

I hope to see all the sights yet go further as well: Maybe glimpsing what not every tourist sees, and experiencing what not every travels discovers.

Part way through the romp I'll spend a few days with my brother and sister in law. Days I expect to indulge in much more native and much less run across.

But mostly I hope to be indulging in time with Australian encaustic enthusiasts. I can not quite believe that I get to make this trip to indulge in a whole new culture of creative hearts anticipating time in the wax! 

I cross the pond and loose an entire day to jump full-bore into inspiring; bring it on Australia! I want to give it all~

And hopefully, take some back to the states to share in exchange-goodness knows I've brought enough room for shopping :) in love. trish

                                           

Finally!

My photos do not do them justice, but FINALLY! Images from the fabulous workshop in Delta BC with The Upstart Crow crew! Good stuff :) in love. trish

I paint in my hotel room~

more to come! not done with 'hem of his robe' series, but entering into this 'Nehemiah 8:17' :)))

I paint in my hotel room. When traveling for long periods of time I can't control the need and often-times break out the wax.

I am cautious! 

I open the door;

start before housekeeping comes around to sniff out my idiosyncrasy;

protect the beautiful laminate furniture (read the sarcasm :) with paper grocery sacks before beginning.

 I find it MUST happen!~

A month is a long time to go without putting brush to bord except to demonstate and inspire.

An attendee to my Asheville, NC workshop stated that these paintings spoke 'a happy person painted me!' 

I am thrilled to embrace that assessment; 

and post them in gratitude to my hubby, John Tod Govaert, this Valentine's day;

5 years ago we met on our nervous first date. 

3 1/2 years ago we went our separate ways to

'find a deeper something

that was missing'.

2 years ago we found our way

back

having discovered the missing, 

and that we were both in it.

To many more years of Valentine's day 

filled with happy paintings~

in love. Trish

I like the East Coast after all! :)

And so I begin~

“Our purpose in life is to find our gift, perfect it, and give it back to others.”—Unknown

Exuberant thanks to everyone who came out to spend time getting waxy with me in Saluda, NC then in Asheville, NC through Random Arts and River's Edge Studio. Most amazing time had....I believe, by all :) Gratefully, passionately, holding onto the goodness!!! in love. trish

just one of several amazing gallery/studio spaces in the even more amazing building in the River Art District in Asheville, NC

call me weird, I think these stairs are beautiful :)

delicious green door...

Fleta Monahan :)

one of many gallery spaces exhibiting diverse and delicious art by resident and guest artists to 310 Art Gallery

and the work, no mess, no, fun! begins!...

just stuff :)

and the doing of the stuff...(hi Kim!)

more doing; no wait, more stuff...

more doing!

and more work (in progress ;)

A portion of the building front; what a delicious place to have a studio, workshop room, gallery!!!

Can't let this photo-op pass me by!

Only the start of the glorious mess!

Sandy, Louise and

backsides of Liz and Linda...I'm just a classy photographers that way :)

drying under the coffee and cookie table; of course! :)