PPOP project 21/10/12

Over the last two days we've been chilling in Swan Hill doing a POPP project with Regional Arts Victoria funding.

Arriving to a much younger group than we expected, and only girls, we had to quickly re-assess the project to make a giant steel ping pong table into a work of art.

We went through the stencilling process with them during the first day and then came back today to complete the painting.

Thanks to all the great assistance from Felicia and to Yvonne for the great accommodation and breakfast overlooking the river. Fantastic.

xM

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Public Outdoor Ping Pong

Only one more week until our workshop in Swan Hill. Wow the time has flown by.

We can not wait to see what imaginative ideas our youth workshop participants come up with! :)

Below is the first draft of the ping pong table concept. T's young staffy was quite curious about the artistic process.

Little Indian girl- work in progress

 

 

A long time between blogs..

Well what a long time it has been between blogs! We have held workshops in Swan Hill, exhibited successfully in Louey and Lane gallery at Glen Huntley and have made the financial decision to open up a joint bank account! Woo!

It has been a big year for both if us who are forever trying to balance work, family and art and have decided to exhibit only 2 big shows next year to give ourselves time to prepare detailed and Awesome work!!

Masks, foxes, snails, phones, woodland animals, mushrooms and more shoes will inspire detailed screen prints and large multiple coloured stencils.

We are fortunate to have Louey and Lane come to the TM party and give us our first major exhibition for 2012 which will open 21st August.

With a swan hill workshop coming up on the 20-21st October to paint the most epic ping pong table you have ever seen, keep your eyes posted on this blog for exciting images of the workshop! If you would like to be involved contact the swan hill regional art gallery for details.

Here's a few pics of the months that have passed..

Zootz- Beachcomber

A few pics of Beachcomber which is currently hanging at Zootz Cafe, Henley Beach Square, Adelaide.

Sandbar Ponderings

The ideas that come over a pot and parmy on a fine sunny day...

• Gold paper bubbles
• Black board painting with a drawn pasteup of a girl. Water colour wash.
• Flower wreaths = Awesome!
• Collage trees and hot air balloons using old screen prints and book pages
• Funky animal paste ups with stenciled beards and mo's

Screen Prints

• Piano
• Feathers
• Shoes at weird angles
• Bird cages
• Bodies with the head drawn in
• Animal Hats
• Bodies and heads with hand painted masks
• Holding lace fan
• Holding umbrella
• Man in suit holding flower

If having an exhibition with feathers as a prominant subject matter - create plaited wrist bands with feathers attached for those that come to the opening night.

Short Message Service

Short Message Service

The immediacy of modern telecommunications, including the internet, takes a certain amount of time, attention and anticipation away from correspondence. We are countering this by making a collection of origami stars, each has a written message contained within. These messages are our own until they are physically picked up, unraveled and read, a private communication that requires effort and intent to receive.

 

Installed at Klemms Newsagency, Mildura
Artist walk 19th November 10.00am
Meet at 27 Deakin