tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29381710.post6160831262711991854..comments2023-09-28T12:11:19.804+10:00Comments on Anna's Ceramics by Anna Ryland: Boabs and Bottle TreesAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620588456375419442noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29381710.post-48082387636466546882012-05-28T17:58:25.587+10:002012-05-28T17:58:25.587+10:00Hi Smartcat, thanks for dropping by, Linda has a g...Hi Smartcat, thanks for dropping by, Linda has a great blog, she keeps inspiring me. Glad you like the sketch, love making marks on paper or clay :^) I guess those trees need a warm climate.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620588456375419442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29381710.post-11415343049315897242012-05-27T20:58:49.052+10:002012-05-27T20:58:49.052+10:00Hi Anna...I found you via Linda at Blue Starr Gall...Hi Anna...I found you via Linda at Blue Starr Gallery. I'm enjoying looking at your portfolio and postings. I like your pencil sketch......baobobs are completely unknown in my part of the world.smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29381710.post-37892482628374499412012-05-25T15:14:06.346+10:002012-05-25T15:14:06.346+10:00Hi Linda thanks for dropping by & good luck wi...Hi Linda thanks for dropping by & good luck with your baskets :^) One of the students wanted to take a Boab fruit home but the teacher counted to make sure they were all returned - they are very tactile which us potters love.<br />Hi Ellen, yes, time seems to rush by - we mainly did exercises to show the different effects of different hardness of pencils from H to 6B. Really helpful when you have not drawn in ages..Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620588456375419442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29381710.post-21099039293164754612012-05-25T10:39:05.806+10:002012-05-25T10:39:05.806+10:00I really enjoyed the drawing classes when I did my...I really enjoyed the drawing classes when I did my TAFE course - should do more... I just need another 6 hours (at least) in every day.Ellen Applebyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15334395722887967654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29381710.post-25972236900453315532012-05-24T19:46:56.715+10:002012-05-24T19:46:56.715+10:00How fun you are taking a drawing class, I must sea...How fun you are taking a drawing class, I must search one out as I did drawing in high school and so enjoyed it, the black and white is so serene, I love it. and the fruit is edible and able to be carved too, double goodness.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29381710.post-57198298478517792732012-05-24T18:53:26.116+10:002012-05-24T18:53:26.116+10:00Hi Kim, seems the Bottle trees are more in Qld and...Hi Kim, seems the Bottle trees are more in Qld and the Boab in NT and the Kimberley. I saw a Boab in flower in Broome some years ago - such a delicate flower! Thanks for your kind comment on my sketch, I haven't drawn anything for ages so was happy enough with this effort :^)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620588456375419442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29381710.post-77906607998271037232012-05-24T17:18:57.179+10:002012-05-24T17:18:57.179+10:00Hi Anna, I think I read that about Boab's &...Hi Anna, I think I read that about Boab's & Bottle Trees some years back! and I still call them Bottle Tree :-\ I love your little sketchKim Schoenbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00703881713524369921noreply@blogger.com