Wow what a week, Bad news First..... Seems that the shipping container deal that I was going to be painting, has fallen over on me, I was really looking forward to it too, but these things happen and normally for a good reason.
Good News Now: 2 things first of all, as some of you will know 2009 was a bumpy one, my partner was diagnosed with cancer & has been having chemotherapy treatment which is especially hard on him, but also hard on us all, Today we had the best news & with the surgery & the chemotherapy treatment he is now cancer free!! He will not be another statistic this year.
Second thing: 3 of my paintings Romantic Lines, Poets Heart, & Heart Strings where selected & I was made a featured artist by Bajidoo Bangle Company to be transformed into wearable art, they have made absolutely stunning bangles. you can go to there online shop by clicking here or join them on their fan page on facebook here I am yet to be added to the website under featured artist but please read on.
They will be ready to purchase on the Bajidoo Web site soon but if you can not wait that long to order one you can use the contact button on their website to order.
Last of all I started a fan page on Facebook, feel free to come & join me there, I made the fan page up, not because I think I have fans, but so that anyone could interact, put links of interest on the page, not just in New Zealand but any where, see what was happening & what I am working on, with the page being dedicated to Art, and not being bombarded with application & recent activity jargon that gets in the way, people can follow this page without having to be friends with me or myself having to approve anyone, so if you haven't already become a fan, feel free to do so! Click here for the page
The start of every New Year is an inspiration & is filled with motivation and this year is no exception to that.
I have had a brilliant 2009 even with its big speed bumps that threw me back a step or two & I am motivated to make 2010 just as good if not 10x better for the whole family, & so far 6 days into it, it looks promising.
My New Years started with triumph, a Facebook friend payed me a complement & thanks for support & encouragement I had given t... Continue reading...
Whats Hot Right now the "Small package Exhibition" is on at the Bruce Mason Center, Takapuna, Auckland.
Get ready for Christmas now!
Small Packages - 3rd -30th Nov 2009
Bruce Mason Center, Takapuna, Auckland
OVER 100 small 10x10" canvas for sale, All by 100% Nz Artist's. But be quick as they are selling fast.
To get noticed you need to put yourself out there, you have to promote yourself to get noticed, & then all excitement when you do.... Heres the thing though.... you will get noticed by oth...
It has been the school Holidays over the past two weeks, I did plan to get plenty done with not having to run the kids in & out of town for school, But the reality of it is I am more tired & exhusted with much less acheived. Back at school & my daily ritual of driving them in, droping them off, coffee with friends, home to the studio for couple of hours then back off to pick them up can start all over again. I have really missed it!! So to start with playing catch up, I have been madly going ... Continue reading...
I have been waiting very patiently for the batteries in my camera to charge up so I could take progress shots as I go.
This week has been full on with stretching & priming canvas, clay play then making a cast of that, painting, soft stone work & then life in General on top of that. First of all I received my second piece from the guild swap..
Cheryl Irwin makes these absolutely stunning art works they are painted composite stone & are very textured, as you can see by the shadow on the wall. ...
My age is showing & yet I don't want to consider myself old, The flu really knocked me clean off my feet, But I have now found my feet again & am building up energy quickly.
I have sent my first lot of work with TLC into my Tutor & wait eagerly for its return.
This week: I have had kids all week, not just my two but my sons friend & my nephew as well, they are keeping each other entertained most of the time, but when they have had enough of each other I have been giving them cookie dough, harde...
The last three days while suffering from a Nasty flu, I have immersed myself into study, I am officially a part time student studying for a Diploma in Arts with TLC (The Learning Connexion). It has been weird having to start from the basics again to work through the course but also very good in the same sense, it has made me think about what it is I am doing, rather than just doing it. A bit like after you have been driving a car for years you no longer think of each process, it comes natural...
Music for your eyes rather than your ears, is my theme I am painting this month, It is a carry over from last months work as well but I am loving it. Last month it was another artist that inspired me but this month it is the fact that music has kept me going when all else was bad. Saturday week ago was one of the worse days or week leading up to it, that I have had in a long time without any one else actually being involved it was one of those days/ weeks where nothing would gel & everything I... Continue reading...
It is always rewarding helping someone who needs our help, Last week I donated a painting to the Jaide Aid Fundraiser & it sold, I donated "For You" this was chosen for its symbolism, it was painted to represent the innocents of youth, which is fitting this cause. It is "For you Jaide" she is so innocent!
So far $25,000 has been raised But we still need another $15,000 so that in September Jaide Pearson from Levin here in New Zealand can have the much needed stem Cell implants...
So today has nothing to do with Art, but as an artist & standing on my own two feet, I don't know when my next pay day will be, it could be tomorrow, or even a month away... We have to live in the mean time, am lucky though my partner has a full time Job so when I am stuck he still has means to help, but dollars are still tight. While visiting a friend a couple of weeks ago, I said wow what cleaner are you using your house smells lovely, "baking soda & essetail oils" she replied "& do you lik... Continue reading...
I am into anything I can essentially make a mess with,
Love a good laugh, & dislike being to serious!
Favourite saying: It is not what you get out of life, but what you put in that counts!!!
I am a self taught, Full time artist, using every & any medium I can get my hands on to create from 3D sculpture, clocks jewellery & paintings, though I am currently studying towards my diploma in Arts with The Learning Connextion. (Known & will be referred to as TLC)
Also a member of the New Zealand Art guild which is a great place to be, with wonderful people, A great resources.
I am into anything I can essentially make a mess with,
Love a good laugh, & dislike being to serious!
Favourite saying: It is not what you get out of life, but what you put in that counts!!!
I am a self taught, Full time artist, using every & any medium I can get my hands on to create from 3D sculpture, clocks jewellery & paintings, though I am currently studying towards my diploma in Arts with The Learning Connextion. (Known & will be referred to as TLC)
Also a member of the New Zealand Art guild which is a great place to be, with wonderful people, A great resources.
