things just keep happening !

Things haven't been quiet or boring after the mural competition in Katikati (see previous post)  Straight after I had a full week of busy busy kids-school-holiday classes at the studio AND looking for another house for us to call home. Then the new schoolterm started this week with all the regular classes starting (7 all in all and, yes, thanks we found a home, so now we are packing seriously !) 

Last night saw the grand opening of the Incubator in the Historic village 

(you know where I helped painting the Day of the Dead piano a few weeks ago - see post HERE too) I hope the photos will be posted soon, it was awesome ! There was music, drums, fire poi dancing, the place was buzzing !!! My painting "Specimen#14" is in their first exhibition called "Cell division" Check it out !

Today I will be packing a big box of mainly driftwood goodies to go over to my friends workshop gallery "Off the Bench" again for next long weekend 

  which means I need to seriously start making new ones for my own studio/gallery. If you are in NZ and are looking for some, check out the stockists list HERE Also I will be delivering my "Rosalita" to Lightwave Gallery today. She will be part of their Day of the Dead Exhibit (to open Thursday 24th, yes that is next week already !) No rest for the wicked huh ? Will try to keep you all updated with all the latest news, because more is brewing...

Painting Pianos

 Last weekend I have been busy Painting Pianos {well one of 4 pianos} 

In the Historic Village where I have my studio 'Young at Art', I have some new arty neighbours in the big red barn. They're called 'the Incubator' {awesome name he?} it's an artist collective set up as a charitable trust by some of local my artist buddies Simone Anderson and sculptor Lisa Meehan  The first community project in the barn is these pianos. They are going to be part of the Tauranga Arts Festival in October {or they might be used a little earlier as well} There are 4 pianos: 

  a Jackson Pollock style one

 

one inked up with tattoos

one will be yarnbombed

 and the one I worked on is the day of the Dead one. 

On Saturday I started the Burtonesque tree on the back of the piano 

and on Sunday after working on the tree some more...

 I started La Catrina on the side. It's still a work-in-progress, to be continued..... in the mean time......there are loads of photos made during these two days by different people and if you are on Facebook, come check them out.

Counting down...Party times !

It is counting down time.....
1 more sleep and the Mid Winter Christmas is here ! 

I will be sharing some pics and things here and there will be more on my other site , the Young at Art blog, where I post most of my studio related news. Also another 7 more sleeps after that it is Mad Hatters Tea party time again at A Fanciful Twist where Vanessa is hosting the fifth Tea Party ! Check it out, party will start on the 28th. So after having written these tempting words, I now have to run, 'cause I'm late, I'm late !!!

just a bit of journaling

I have just been journaling a bit, getting some thoughts out and started some classes in the studio too.

More to post this weekend :)

Rhythm of my Art - Volume II

More music inspired paintings I did - a "Blues-y" set

The Rhythm of my Art - Sax I

The Rhythm of my Art - Strings II

The Rhythm of my Art - JazzSinger II

Rhythm of my Art - volume I

The Rhythm of my Art - Copper II

The Rhythm of my Art - Copper I

The Rhythm of my Art - Strings I

The Rhythm of my Art - Jazz Singer I

The Rhythm of my Art - La Troupe

 

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Part one of my "revelations" of finished projects I have been working on lately. I call this series "Rhythm of my Art" They are inspired by the Jazz Festival that came to the Historic Village this Easter Weekend. It was wonderful, lots of Live music in the streets, the weather was sunny, the athmosphere great and the living felt EasY ♫♪♫♫♪♫♪♪

w-i-p everywhere

I have W-I-P's (works in progress) everywhere now !

I have one partly on the easel and on the floor 
(for the Fresco Workshop class)

I have one where the paintwork is drying after a weekend of doing "that kind" of painting and where I still need to majorly clean and put shelves or something and hang artworks etc.etc. and get the telephone line connected -tomorrow- and the electronic payment machine connected -on Friday-

(in the Young at Art Studio)

There are still things I need to order for the studio as well, phonecalls to make, kids to take to school, ballet, TaeKwonDo, music lessons. Thank my lucky Angels for my man, who helps me out and cooks me dinners !!! At this moment he is sawing a wooden sign that I will be woodburning and painting -for the outside of the shop- :) Yes we are hammering away !

 So no time for much blogging at the moment, they will be coming soon though...just watch this spot !

Got the Key !

Got the key to the shop today ! So this is the cute little place where I will be having my ArT-studio/workshop/gallery and where I will be doing lessons as well ! So now it's cleaning, painting, decorating time.... exciting !

Come "Like" me on Facebook and follow the progress of "Young at ArT -downunder-" And of course it's the last week of my Fresco on-line Workshop, you can still sign up of course, classroom stays open a little longer and when you sign up now, you'll get immediate access to all information and lesson video materials. Have a GREAT creative rest of the week !

♥

In the box !

In the Box !

This could mean so many things.

Today for me there are a few things "in the box"

Firstly, I had the kids yesterday at my Art class paint their first portraits on cardboard boxes - this was my sample ↑ - to see what THEY made, visit my school-site - go HERE *

Secondly, I just received an email that I won the most GORGEOUS Domino book in a Giveaway at "Artfully Musing" - check out Laura's blog HERE *

Thirdly, and I will make a more elaborate post about this soon, I am almost certain to have a little shop/workshop/studio in this amazing place, for a sneak peek go HERE *

And that's all I am writing today, because I have a zillion things to do....

Have a WONDERFUL DAY !!!!!

♥