Purple Haze
Driving through Sydney today on my way to the guild annual general meeting, I could not help but notice all the jacaranda trees that have come into bloom.
I understand that for Australian students, the purple haze of jacaranda flowers is synonymous with exam time but (having grown up in New Zealand) I have no such unpleasant associations. I love the patches of purple throughout urban Australia at this time of year. Indeed, jacarandas are central to my first assessment piece I completed for my online City & Guilds course with Linda Kemshall. Here is Sydney Jacaranda Harbour:
And a close up shot of the jacaranda-inspired quilting motif:
I understand that for Australian students, the purple haze of jacaranda flowers is synonymous with exam time but (having grown up in New Zealand) I have no such unpleasant associations. I love the patches of purple throughout urban Australia at this time of year. Indeed, jacarandas are central to my first assessment piece I completed for my online City & Guilds course with Linda Kemshall. Here is Sydney Jacaranda Harbour:
And a close up shot of the jacaranda-inspired quilting motif:
posted by Brenda at 10:04 pm
4 Comments:
Gorgeous color, Brenda, and a gorgeous quilt. Looking forward to seeing some jacarandas for myself again, next week!
Oh, I love the color. I am hoping to start a C&G course from the Kemshalls this January/February. I'd love to hear what you thought of it.
Not sure if this is how it began, but there is an old jacaranda in the (beautiful old gothic sandstone) quadrangle at Sydney Uni - and its flowering signified exams.
like you, I love the jacarandas - I think they are a colour not of our past?
Dale
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