Sunday 19 August 2018

Such Talent.



Summer is, of course, the season of outdoor dining. Good friends, good wine, and plenty to eat. 

Occasionally we are quite numerous, but at this recent gathering we were just seven.

                           Starry Night

Amongst our guests was our good friend Jan (wearing sunglasses, above); we've known each other for over 45 years (even though she tells me she's only 37).

Jan is a painter and designer, and has recently produced a range of furniture and textiles under the banner of 'Bairiki Beach'. Here are a couple of bits of her work.

                                 Chair

I love this chair. She is such a talented gal. If you'd like to look at other examples of her beautiful work, you can see more here...  http://www.janbarwickart.com/



28 comments:

  1. Might just be my system, but I can only see the first photo. I am guessing you are the one conveniently lined up behind the light fixture? -Jenn

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. No, I'm the one behind the camera! I wonder why you can't see the illustrations? Go to her web site, and you'll see all.

      Delete
    2. I can only see the first photo too.

      Delete
    3. Oh. It may have been in a format that my machine doesn't like. Have a look at her web page.

      Delete
  2. I will look her designs up. Adore the chair.

    cheers, parsnip and badger

    ReplyDelete
  3. I particularly like her French paintings.

    ReplyDelete
  4. I always like food - what was the menu?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Some home made paté with foie gras, and some charcuterie (in picture), then BBQ'd sausages and merguez with various side dishes, then cheeses, and some small fruit tarts that a friend had brought. A good classic summer supper.

      Delete
    2. Jan's people were from NZ.

      Delete
  5. Those fabric designs are gorgeous. I'll go and see her web site.
    A relaxing summer evening, good food, good wine and good company and no screaming kids or barking dogs. Looks like the temperature was great too, cool enough for long sleeves.
    Happy summer nights

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I think I was the only one wearing a T Shirt. The temp' went down to about 20 C, and it seemed quite cool.

      Delete
  6. Oo, the menu sounds lovely. Jan's chair is too!

    ReplyDelete
  7. I enjoyed reading about her. It is good to hear a success story in art.

    ReplyDelete
  8. I like the chair. We once looked at buying a contemporary 1960s house and the chair would have suited perfectly.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. If I had the right house, I'd buy them too.

      Delete
  9. A talented artist. Cycled past their place yesterday.

    ReplyDelete
  10. A beautiful summer evening with good friends, good food, and good wine. What could be better! I wish we could have those but it rains constantly. It is doing that again today.

    I am going over now to check out your friend’s work.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. We're back into summer mode after a short lull. Lovely evenings.

      Delete
  11. Love the look of your colourful table Cro - wonder what you were going to eat. Your food always looks so colourful too - wish you had put it on here.
    Went over to the lovely lady's site - she certainly does some very bright and interesting stuff.

    ReplyDelete

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...