31.5.10

Chainmaille Pendants


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A sneak-peak at some of my original design chainmaille pendants.
For more info on my jewellery see: My Jewellery Blog

4.5.10

Australian Bird art - Rainbow Bee Eater

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This artwork is a portrait illustration of Rainbow Bee Eaters, a native australian species of bird. The image is by contemporary Australian artist Di Mathews aka Diavma, copyright Hexagonal Mandala 2010.
I saw this bird in our yard for the first time recently. It was swooping over the vine on our shed and fence trying to catch the insects. The bees in the foreground are a native Australian Blue Banded Bee, another visitor to our garden.
This is my newest image and it is available on 12x16 inch, 100% cotton archival paper.

Australian Bird art - Flame Robins

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This artwork is a portrait of Flame Robins, a native australian species of bird. The imge is by Di Mathews aka Diavma, copyright Hexagonal Mandala 2010.
This little robin is found on the south eastern corner of Australia (From south queensland , down NSW, around victoria almost to South Australia. as well as Tasmania. It was created through the sugestion of Julie, from Tasmania. Julie has a collection of my bird portraits and wanted to see a flame robin added to the collection. I have only ever seen the bird near my home once. It was a rare sight.