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Month: March, 2016

March 31, 2016

light & space

I have been wanting to share some photos of sunset as experienced at artist James Turrell’s  Amarna installation since I first went to view it but how it connected with a blog about fashion and flowers eluded me…until last night.

Fashion designer Alexi Freeman launched his Autumn/Winter White Noise 2016 Collection at twilight out at MONA using Amarna as the runway.

James Turrell is an American artist primarily concerned with light and space. Amarna is one of more than 80 Skyspace installations he has built around the world and is best viewed at sunrise or sunset.

Amarna by James Turrell
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Alexi Freeman A:W2016
Alexi Freeman A:W 16
Alexi Freeman Autumn/Winter16
Alexi Freeman White Noise collection

Alexi Freeman collaborated  with shoe designer Preston Zly and accessory designer Kate Rohde to present an ethereal collection.

The evening was  enhanced by Byron Meyer’s live soundscapes, Ainslie Walker‘s beautiful bespoke scent Nocturne filling the air and of course those other two fashion show requisites – friends and champagne!

 

all words and images ©2016 Sandra Alcorn blog.petalandpins.com

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March 22, 2016

Darling Dahlias

Dahlia Show at Hobart Town Halldahlia at Hobart flower showdahlia displayprize winning dahlia

Dahlias have been popping up a lot in my Instagram feed, popular with florists, gardeners and brides, but for some people they’ve never gone out of fashion.

We spent a delightful Saturday morning recently seeing the Hobart Horticultural Society Dahlia show at the Hobart Town Hall and armed with an insider tip we wrote down the numbers of some of our favourites so we can purchase some of the tubers later in the year.

They will be a new addition to the petal & pins garden and I just can’t wait to see them popping up with their festive form and colours!

 

 

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