….tomorrow is sunday, and the large markets downtown will be operating. I have a bit of a ‘shopping/browsing’ list this time; flushed with success using leather bits in my latest piece (below), I can barely wait to get to the leather guy’s stall to get some goodies for the ideas swimming around in my head; DH agrees, lots of potential for something really different….

Today we were out and about, down in the tourist area, and although I had my camera, somehow I didn’t like to take a pic of some fabulous new floor rugs showing outside one of the shops there….they are just so new. They are made from horse hide, originally a bit dappled, but chemically treated so that some of the hair has come away leaving bald patches, the colours vary between natural horsey browns through to yellowy- and grey-greens or greeny-greys. The hide has been cut into approx 8″ squares and pieced, with a 2″ border around. The whole effect to me was quite beautiful, and not unlike a natural slate floor. One would look great in our entry area, but the sheepsy black brown and cream mariners compass design one ( as in April 28th post) we have there is only half worn ….. still, we have some Aus visitors coming in just over a month, so we will be down there again soon, and maybe by then I will feel able to take a pic. Maybe the leather man will have some snippets on his stall tomorrow……fingers X.