We started to set up the Christmas tree, and I decided to decorate all my loved ones with tinsel. =)
Aoyama Hina just takes my breath away. Each papercut individually cut out with mini scissors. So rare to find a papercut artist that actually does it by hand instead of using a laser machine.
3D Rabbits!!
Photography & Antique inspired processes = fascinating.
Chromogenic prints are then made to translate that unique image into a small, carefully matched edition. This series, called Talbot's Shadow, is printed on Fuji Crystal Archive paper.
I have an obsession with carousels & horses, and seeing this picture just piqued my curiousity. Somehow I am finding myself rather obsessed with the morbid & darker side of life, although I've always had an obsession for fantasy & science fiction. I wonder how this desire will translate into my own artwork in the future?
Artwork by Dan Quintana.
At the moment we are waiting to find out when/where we are moving. Which means in a very short timeframe we are going to move house, be in new location, have a new job, and have a baby. Phew!
If we can't find a house, I nominate that we move here -
Sometimes I get the weirdest obsessions. I don't want to own them, I don't want to draw them, but I love to look at them.
Mike Libby from insect lab combines steampunk and taxidermy together to create art sculptures. I love the mix of nature and science fiction.
They are cute.... in a weird morbid way.
The countdown has started. Only three more markets to go before I'll be taking extended maternity leave from markets & craft fairs. Initially I wanted to do as many markets as possible until the end of the year to give people the opportunity to see my range in person, but unfortunately I have been diagnosed with pre-eclampsia and to stay safe plans have changed.
The last three markets you can meet & greet me at are -
Saturday 5th, Sunday 6th December
Fremantle Bazaar, Fremantle Arts Centre, 9am - 5pm
Saturday 19th December
Unwrapped: Leederville, 10am - 5pm
Friday 1st, Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd January
Fremantle Markets, 10am - 5pm
I will be returning to selling my work at craft fairs & markets in 2011. Until then my products will only be available through the online webshop or in retail stores. You can find further details and stockist information here.
We've started photographing my baby bump. It is amazing how quickly my body is changing, and I love the idea of having a visual diary of it. Here I am this week at 22 weeks pregnant. Past halfway! I've only put on 5kg, which I'm quite surprised about because it feels like so much more. I'm happy, I'm eating healthy, and I'm really pleased with how things are going. I'm enjoying being pregnant.
I had a bit of a sore back today so I lay on my stomach for a short while whilst Mr R massaged me. The first time I've lay on my stomach for weeks. The whole time I felt like I was lying on top of a water balloon, and I felt a bit like an oompa loompa with a big roly poly belly! It felt so weird. I am now definitely carrying a watermelon and it is just such a surreal experience.
I'm keeping up with as much fitness as I can, I'm really enjoying it. We found a new spot the other day to walk the dogs to. Recent rains have resulted in a lake overflowing creating mini pools of water. The dogs just adore playing there. Cash spends the entire time retrieving huge sticks whilst Jem just chases him about. They love swimming so much, I'm sure they were fishes in their past life!
See what I mean by a big stick? This wasn't even the biggest! We have no idea how he manages to pull them out of the water, but he loves it. It is nice to see his obsession with tennis balls cease for a few minutes.
Mark Jenkins is a legend. Carousel horses created from scotch tape!!
Okay, so this exhibition is still on for a few days, and now that it has opened I can finally share with you the work I created for it.
The fairytale I was given to reinterpret was "Puss In Boots". I was asked to create 1 x artwork for the show, and it was a lot of fun. This artwork was drawn onto a vintage Readers Digest map from an Atlas. At first I didn't know what I was going to draw, but just started to create! The country I'm drawing on is Australia. I decided to rework Puss In Boots into a more modern story. Now most of you I'm sure would have forgotten what Puss In Boots is about other then a cat in boots (which Shrek made famous again).
A quick interpretation of the original story goes like this. Puss gets a master. The master gives Puss some boots. Puss wants more clothes, but to do so has to earn his masters favour. So Puss starts catching and trapping animals to give as gifts to the king. The king is happier with each animal Puss brings to him. Then one day the King is out travelling with his Princess, Puss stops them and pretends his master is a prince and was robbed (his master was bathing) which leads his master to meet the princess. The princess falls in love, his master gets married and Puss gets given clothes to live in for the rest of his life. So they lived happily ever after! The moral of the story? Well, lying and cheating will get you anywhere so you can be given all those luxuries in life because without them you are nothing. Not quite a cute story anymore, this was a fairytale for the aristocrats.
My modern interpretation of the story goes like this. Puss in boots is a feral cat (of which we have many of in Australia). Feral cats are large and evil and prey on innocent Australian wildlife. However this cat is cute and adorable, feeling sad that he is catching and preying on the wildlife, but can't stop himself as it is in his nature to do so. So he spends his days roaming the land, capturing Australian wildlife to give as a gift to the King. Wearing his designer boots and hoping that he'll be rewarded one day with a Scanlan & Theodore dress.
The framed print in the exhibition (the picture above) has been sold, but the A4 original & a few A5 prints are left to purchase (limited to an edition of 25). At the moment they can only be purchased through Leeloo (links below).
Once Upon - Website.Once Upon - available artwork.
“A Gift For The King”
original :: A4 :: $140print, unframed :: A5 Limited Edition 1/25 :: $33
I really enjoyed creating this artwork and I look forward to seeing the direction my work moves into for the future. I'm graduating art school in about 2 weeks time, and just wait until you see my new work! I'm exploring a whole range of different techniques and mediums to expand what I do and give my work more depth, and I'm totally loving the results. I can't wait to sit down in the studio next year and applying all these new techniques to my work!