Monday, August 7, 2017

ITAC 2017



Won't you join me for an online, international tournament filled with creative challenges, tutorials, prizes, and a few surprises.

For 5 consecutive weeks beginning August, a group of international artists have prepared a set of weekly creative challenges, each representing a world continent, to inspire the artist in you. 


Each challenge comes with its own theme, set of instructions, tips, tutorials and masterclass.  There will also be a sixth, final challenge as a grand finale. Oh yeah...and prizes. Lots of prizes.

It is free to join and the deadline for all challenges is not until September 15 -- so there is plenty of time to participate even if you are busy. Every level of skill is welcome!

How to Play

1. Create a piece of artwork following the theme and instructions given by the artists for each challenge.
2. Post your artwork on the AALLandCreate Fanatics Facebook Page Group in the relevant album that corresponds with the challenge. But please note that only work posted in the correct album will be eligible for inclusion.
3. Anyone who does not have a Facebook Account but who would like to participate can still do so by posting their work on their own blog or website and emailing the link to contact@aallandcreate.com. Or you can simply email us an image of your challenge entry.
4. AND post your challenge piece on your own Social Networking Pages and/or blogs along with the link and the hashtag for the challenge. These will be made available as each challenge is launched.
5. The ITAC Tournament is open to everyone, you don't need to be signed up and there are no other conditions.
6. At the end of the tournament, after deliberations of the judging panels, there will be lots of prizes for the winners and special bonuses for the other participants.

All the instructions, additional details, and the reveal of the entire team behind the tournament can be found here. Hope you will consider joining our community and sharing your creativity with the world.

Sunday, August 6, 2017

The Sunday Papers: 20


Welcome to the Sunday Papers. Grab a cuppa, get comfy and turn the virtual pages. Didn't get last week's paper? See every edition here.

FIGURE IT OUT


SURFACE


JOURNAL IT


MARK MAKING


STORY TELLER


LUSH BRUSH


ART CRUSH

Thursday, August 3, 2017

Australia 2017: Post 3

On my recent art expedition in Australia,  I started in Melbourne and went to Ballarat - both in Victoria. From there I headed to Lismore in New South Wales for another week long adventure as part of Fibre Arts Australia.

While we flew between events, I don't seem to be able to go to Australia without being packed into a van with many other artists as well.


Three months earlier a huge flood overtook Lismore and the surrounds. 20,000+ people had been evacuated and happily there were no deaths. There was a lot of destruction however and much of the main part of town was still effected. I was thrilled to be part of a group that was bringing people and commerce to the town.

The workshops were held at St. John's College in Woodlawn, just a few minutes outside Lismore. Evidence that we were in Australia was all around.



My workshop, a Library of Memories, was held in the science building.


We had a lot of fun in the lab with all the equipment and specimens.


We even stopped for a visit in the lab shower...


...which is well worth seeing empty too!


We painted, booked, collaged, embossed, drilled, glued, assembled, attached, and more.


Not sure I managed to get pics of every project but the photos below show just how talented this group was.










While I was there I had some time to create myself and seemed to be drawn to small works with a good deal of stitching and fabric bits. It was Fibre Arts Australia after all.









As a group, we all made a modified star book to auction off for a charity -- benefiting a homeless shelter in Lismore.


As wonderful as the art was, it is always the people who made these events special.


Sending a big thank you to Glenys Mann, the brains behind the event, for inviting me to be a part of the crew. 


A bigger thank you for inviting me back next year. My workshop in Ballarat is already full but there are a few spaces left in Woodlawn. Wanna join me mate?

Next up: Off to Sydney for more workshops.