Not Yet the Time to Panic

man it's getting pretty busy at school.

i'm feeling like i'm getting behind on my work, which is not good. not good at all. holidays are coming up, i'm betting they wont really be holidays, more like cramming days.

I leave you with a photo of one of my works completed last semester. edited to make it look more respectable

Envelope series

Went to an exhibition opening last Friday, the Marie Ellis OAM Prize for Drawing 2011.
was at Jugglers, in the Valley. Had never been there before so wasn't sure what to expect, but it turned out pretty well.
asked a staff member if i could take photos once i'd been there a little while.

Didn't get to take a photo of myself there though.. i would have felt like an idiot taking one of myself like all those photos you see nowadays, the ones at arms length, usually in clubs, taken by girls.
Lacked the courage to talk to any strangers to be able to ask them either.

the lady who made this piece won a prize, i cannot remember for sure what it was.. likely the Highly Commended though.

 

 

Really liked this one "Vortex".
so many lines, so well placed.
and such a bad photo of the label :(
Im thinking it must have been the black paint on the wall, it doesn't work well with photos with no flash.. and flash isn't a friend at exhibitions

Despite the glass, this photo turned out surprisingly well. Doesn't hide much of the actual drawing which is good because i was a fan.


Saw a guy with Blue Suede Shoes - Nearly made me laugh out loud

Managed to take a photo surreptitiously
felt like such a stalker :-S but it was too good an opportunity to miss


The crowds multiplied ferociously in the time i was there, which was really surprised at. who knew this thing got so much publicity. despite it being relatively small in he number of pieces it was showing.
Kicking myself for not snapping a photo of the winning entry.. oh well

Student Work Proposal

Artists/Students Name:

Abigail

Concept Words: 
Tall Ships, Ocean, Antique Maps (15th-18th century), Rigging, Cartography, Bearing Lines (North South East West etc.), Decorative Lines, Embroidery

Artists Statement: Being influenced by the sea, old 15th-18th century naval ships and antique maps of those eras, Abigail incorporates aspects of each to create a series of works that demonstrate her love of handmade, intricate detail and skillful workmanship.

Proposed Artwork Description: Will produce a series of 8-10 works, varied in size (maximum of  20 x 28"). Mixed Media of gouache or acrylic paint onto canvas and paper and embroidery thread.

Some pieces would be of the simpler background with thread as map lines, others would also include embroidered detail onto the map lines, also some would include shallow relief paper islands. The rest would be of the underwater seascape variety.The larger works are intended to be subdivided so that within one canvas or paper there are several smaller images.

 

Concept Images:

Antique Map includes many map lines of which i am interested in

Ship's Rigging viewed from below - intricate lines

Sand with water marks - Organic lines a reference for embroidered pieces

Matthew Cusick, reference for texture and variations in colour

Rich Colours reference

Reference to rich colours and combination of colours

organic embroidery, textured surface reference

Semester 1 2011 work, map lines with embroidered detail

Sem 1 2011 work in progress, underwater sea-scape

Sem 1 2011, shallow relief map

Installation Requirements:
Included below is an imagined final layout of the artworks. Paper works are to be framed and both they and canvas works to have D hooks and hung on wall space

Taking Care of Business part I

I have been at Tafe studying the Arty stuff since 2007, and it's time to organise myself and take care of what i havent done. (more procrastination)

SO, taking photos of all my works i have made since i started is step 1
editing those photos is step 2
posting those photos is step 3

then i will have a proper record of what i have created and will be able to see the progress i have made since the beginning

I know i have  - progressed that is.
I think i'm at the point where i have been wanting to be for a long time. Where I have wiggled into my own niche and am making things that are suited to me and starting my own style of arty things (finally! huzzah!)

unfortunately now i am going to have to go through all my junk backlog to be able to take photos of the stuff i don't already have photos of.

Piles of papers and cardboard folders await me

-__-

Hopefully i still have it all...

actually.. i know i already painted over one canvas so i won't be able to show that one

it was just a modified Frida Kahlo piece though... nothing too serious

still a shame though...

School is OUT

Fun is IN

bring on the crafts/arts

(finally!)

never again will i have to endure art history, you can't fathom how releived i am. its over. its finished.. i can concentrate on practical now! Yessssssssssss

Updates: no crochet news. it's become a bit too warm for me to be able to get into the mood for it anymore. So my attention has been refocused onto Jewellery

no new pieces made yet. but i have a drawing i made for my website class, one of my girls ^_^