John Cox's Creature Workshop

Cool Japan

johncox — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:40:33 +0000

2011 Gold Coast Film Festival saw the Australian premiere of the Japanese Anime ‘Children who Chase Voices from Deep Below’. Here to introduce the film on the opening night and to deliver a free public seminar was the films producer Mr Noritaka Kawaguchi.

It was great to catch up again with Noritaka, we gave him a tour of JCCW last year. Nominated for an APSA award, he was presented with a replacement for his 2007 APSA award which was smashed during the 2011 earthquake and Tsunami in Japan.

Gold Coast Film Festival 2012 will be here soon as the date has moved to April, to coincide with our Supernova cultural partnership. More free seminars, as well as Mater classes, Anime, Foreign films, Australian premieres and free outdoor Kids films are in store so log on and become a subscriber for all the latest updates. www.gcfilmfestival.com

Queensland Museum’s 150th Birthday!

johncox — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:12:09 +0000

John & Julie helped celebrate the Queensland Museum’s 150th Birthday at a grand re-opening on Friday evening. The Museum was affected by floods which inundated the basement and reeked all sorts of havoc. It proved a good excuse to give the old girl an overhaul and now she is looking better than ever. The Museum was established just 2 years after Queensland became a State so it has been documenting, profiling and educating us right from the start. I will never forget when I was in grade 5 gasping when seeing a mummified child’s hand wearing a gold ring on display at the Old Museum on Wickham Terrace.

Our exhibition ‘How to Make a Monster – the art and technology of animatronics’ remains number 2 most visited travelling exhibition ever staged at the Queensland Museum and was a smash hit at the Townsville campus (Museum of Tropical Queensland) so it was nice to be invited to join in the birthday celebrations.

Julie & John celebrate with Queensland Museums CEO Dr Ian Galloway

Sculpture 2012 Sydney

johncox — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:51:13 +0000

2 Danks Street, Surry Hills, Sydney was a hive of artistic expression Wednesday evening as the 8 galleries opened their latest exhibitions. Friends and family joined us, and fellow art lovers, to take in the array of work on display.

Julie Anderson, John Cox, ‘Rising Tide’, Brit & Dan Carlisle and Arthur Spink @ Sculpture 2012 Brenda May Gallery

Kerrie Guinane, John Cox & Ethan Cox @ Sculpture 2012 Brenda May Gallery

Art teacher Rebecca Chapman (right foreground) and driftnet artist Carmel Wallace (middle left) @ Sculpture 2012 Brenda May Gallery

Sydney Sculpture Exhibition Opening

johncox — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:02:59 +0000

If you are in Sydney this Wednesday 18 January we invite you to join us for the opening of ‘Sculpture 2012′ at Brenda May Gallery, 2 Dank Street, Waterloo 6-8pm. A number of the Dank St Galleries will be open so it sounds like a fun art event. John was invited to exhibit ‘Rising Tide’. Hope to see you there.

Xmas Cheer and holiday fun

johncox — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:52:33 +0000

Holiday greetings to all our Blog followers. We wish you all a safe and fun holiday period. We’ll be at the beach and in the pool – rain or no rain!

Don’t forget to call in to Pine Rivers Heritage Museum to catch the Regional version of How to Make a Monster if you are on the Sunshine Coast or in Brisbane this summer holidays – you can make your own mini-monster. Exhibition closes January 29.

Visitors Lochy & Madison having fun at HMM @ PRHM

Julie’s Pick @ GCFF

johncox — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:53:57 +0000

Here is a list of films that I am attending at this year’s GC Film Festival.

The full program can be downloaded at www.gcfilmfestival.com/page/33/Program_Outline

I found it easiest to Download the Program pdf and review the films whist having the http://www.gcfilmfestival.com/page/6/Schedule page open to check times.

19Nov SAT 6pm Flash Mob @ ‘Surf’s Up’ at Southport Broadwater Parkland

21Nov MON 7.15p OPENING NIGHT ‘Let the Bullets Fly’ China

24Nov THURS 7.30p ‘Flytrap’ USA

25Nov FRI 1.30-3.30p ‘Japanese Anime’ Seminars at Robina Community Center

3p ‘My America’ AUS/USA

7p ‘Children Who Chase Voices from Deep Below’ Japan

26Nov SAT 10.15a – 12.30p Seminars

2.30p ‘The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec’ France

4.30 ‘Lope’ Spain/Brazil

8.15 ’Super’ USA (JOHN)

8.45p ‘Age of Love’ Italy (JULIE)

27Nov SUN 7.30 ‘Attack of the Block’ England

And more………….

The 2 films on TUES look fantastic as well.

There are films from Russia, Sweden, Turkey, Korea….

as well as locally made films where cast, crew & loads of supports will be attending – join in the fun! There are other wonderful seminars and films so check them all out.

Flash Mob date correction Sat 19 Nov

johncox — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:56:50 +0000

Learn the routine and join in the fun or just come along to watch and catch the free outdoor movie ‘Surf’s Up’ 6pm this Saturday.

www.gcfilmfestival.com

Flash Mob @ GCFF

johncox — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 04:53:46 +0000

A Flash Mob dance will take place on Sat 19 November at the Southport Broadwater Parkland at 6pm before the free outdoor screening of the animated movie ‘Surf’s Up’, part of this year’s Gold Coast Film Festival. Everyone is welcome to learn the routine and join in. Attached is a link to the YouTube video showing all the moves. I’ll be joining in so see you there.

GCFF Flash Mob Dance routine

Funny or Rude?

johncox — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:08:49 +0000

As parents of a teenager we get the opportunity to comment on ours and other people’s language and behaviour quite a lot.

I encourage you to check out the fallout of Hollywood Director, Brett Ratner, not knowing what is and isn’t funny. Maybe if he’d been pulled up a little earlier in life he wouldn’t have had so far to fall when it finally did happen.

www.darkhorizons.com/news/22369/ratner-out-others-up-for-oscars-telecast

HMM @ PRHM invite

johncox — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 07:26:13 +0000

Would you like an invite to the Opening Event of ‘How to Make a Monster – the art and technology of animatronics’ Regional Tour at Pine Rivers Heritage Museum, Whiteside Qld 4503, this Friday evening 4 November 6pm?

Click the RSS Blog Subscriber Button and drop me an email at: julie@johncox.net with the words ‘PRHM invite’ in the Subject Field. As our special guest you’ll also receive a ‘Secrets behind How to Make a Monster’ Book. We look forward to meeting you there.