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A print all carefully packaged up ready to journey A print all carefully packaged up ready to journey to its new home 😊 After a busy weekend at the Selwyn Art Show it was rather relaxing to wrap a print with brown paper and string this morning 🌿
SOLD! It's an oldie but a goodie πŸ™‚ Another of m SOLD! It's an oldie but a goodie πŸ™‚ Another of my "Boots and All" prints has walked out the door at the Selwyn Art Show. I have always loved the message behind this print.... Boots and All I love getting out into New Zealand’s Great Outdoors. There is a limitless number of places to explore. I take my sketchbook and paints and a supply of insect repellent, and then sit for hours sketching the landscape around me. This can sometimes make for a very slow walking pace! The print β€œBoots and All” is a celebration of great times outdoors, but it also speaks to me about the need in life to sometimes jump into things with two feet. A scary proposition, but until you jump in β€œBoots and All” you probably won’t know whether it was a good idea – or not!
In Canterbury this weekend? The Selwyn Art Show is In Canterbury this weekend? The Selwyn Art Show is on Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 4pm. Rolleston Community Centre, 94 Rolleston Drive. Over 60 artists displaying their beautiful artworks 😊 Free entry, eftpos available πŸ’΅ I have a range of my prints on display at the show this weekend, and I will be helping with door sales on Sunday if you would like to say hello 😊 Please share if you have friends in Canterbury who you think might be interested 😎 #selwynnz #selwynsocial #rollestonnz #chchartist #artistsofcanterbury #artscanterbury #chchevents #chchnz #creativelyselwyn #christchurchcreatives #lincolnnz #prebbletonnz #darfieldnz #canterburynz
The last autumn leaves were still clinging on at L The last autumn leaves were still clinging on at Langdale Vineyard this afternoon when I delivered artworks ready for Art @ the Table tomorrow night 🎨 There are still a few last minute tickets available. So if you love good food and art, then go to https://selwyn.nz/events/listing/art-the-table-1 to book. Tickets are $25. 🎨 The artist palette platters will be delicious and works of art in themselves! And there will be a large selection of artworks to enjoy as well 🎨 I will be there tomorrow evening to chat with people about my art, so do come by and say hello 😊.
It doesn't look like the creation of art... But I It doesn't look like the creation of art... But I promise it is! Towards the end of last year I spent a lovely day with some folks at the Lakeland Gallery making some clay pieces. Today we all headed to the beach to 'pit fire' our pottery. This involves building an enormous bonfire over your clay pieces and keeping the temperature sufficiently hot enough over time to bake them. It's hot energetic work so we had a super collaborative bonfire lunch (on a smaller campfire nearby). Thanks to a sound education in Northern Ontario campfire cuisine, I made 'bread on sticks' (a superior version of kiwi damper) for everyone. They were declared a work of art. I rest my case 😁
"What do you do for work?" Sometimes it's just ea "What do you do for work?" Sometimes it's just easier to make it up than tell the truth πŸ˜‚ Anyone else got a job like that? "This afternoon I emptied the leaves out of over one hundred used dried teabags by carefully cutting into the back of them with a scalpel. Later I'm going to print hand-carved images of regional control towers on them, then frame them and sell these used tea bags for other people to enjoy..." #betterworkstories #onlyslightlycrazy
A beautiful day up the Matukituki River Valley las A beautiful day up the Matukituki River Valley last week inspired this very quick sketch. The stick figures on the bridge are possibly a result of reading a rather lot of Arthur Ransome as a child 😊. Did anyone else love the illustrations in his Swallows and Amazons series? I think Arthur Ransome may be the champion of the stick figure, and therefore should be an inspiration to anyone who finds drawing people a challenge 😁.
Happy Autumn everyone! 😊 Today I found the cut Happy Autumn everyone! 😊 Today I found the cutest little toadstool sitting in a carpet of yellow leaves. If I were a toadstool I'd choose a beautiful spot like this to grow too πŸ„.
I'm super pleased to be able to share with you the I'm super pleased to be able to share with you the finished set of NZ control towers.⁠ ⁠ To answer a couple of questions that I know some of you have....⁠ ⁠ 1. Why Control Towers?⁠ Well, why not?! Firstly, I have a general interest in highlighting or celebrating things we might normally overlook. I am quite interested in the architecture of lighthouses, and the way they were designed and constructed. I feel like there is a connection between the two types of structures: lighthouses and control towers. They both serve a practical purpose, however one we tend to romanticise, and the other not so much. I find this difference really fascinating.⁠ ⁠ 2. How did you choose which towers to depict?⁠ I chose each tower for a different reason. It might have been the architecture of the tower, or the way it relates to the landscape around it. I tried in each image to capture my impressions and thoughts about each structure and its relationship to location. I didn't try to make a complete set of regional towers, rather I chose the ones that piqued my interest.⁠ ⁠ 3. What's next for this artwork?⁠ Well, I think I've nearly consumed enough Choysa Round Tea recently to start printing the edition. As some of you know, I normally make an edition of 10 of each of my tea bag artworks, this usually translates into over 100 tea bags by the time I am finished! (some tea bags get rejected along the way and end up in the compost heap). So I'll soon be emptying out tea leaves all over my studio desk, before inking up and printing.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #choysa #tealovers #controltower #nzaviation #aviationfans #airport #linocut #smallprint #blockprinting #linoprinting #tinyprint #teabagart #printmaking #chchartist #artistsofcanterbury #printmakers_nz #onlyslightlycrazy #artismyescape ⁠
So there's more than a touch of artistic license g So there's more than a touch of artistic license going on in the proportions of this image - But hey. that's one of the perks of the job! I wanted to emphasise the cone-like shape of the tower rising off a flat landscape with mountains in the distance. An arch of clouds creates a blanket overhead.⁠ ⁠ Today's Quiz Clue: I met someone who worked on the build of this tower the other week, and now they are involved in rebuilding a stone cathedral. Now that's job variety for you!⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #choysa #tealovers #controltower #nzaviation #aviationfans #airport #linocut #smallprint #blockprinting #linoprinting #tinyprint #teabagart #printmaking #chchartist #artistsofcanterbury #onlyslightlycrazy #artismyescape
The second to last control tower I have to share w The second to last control tower I have to share with you all. I was really attracted to the architecture at this airport - particularly all the triangles on the airport building on the side constrasting with the rectangle box in behind the tower.⁠ ⁠ Today's Quiz Clue: A creative regional airport for a creative region!⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #choysa #tealovers #controltower #nzaviation #aviationfans #airport #linocut #smallprint #blockprinting #linoprinting #tinyprint #teabagart #printmaking #chchartist #artistsofcanterbury #printmakers_nz #onlyslightlycrazy #artismyescape
Over the next few days I will share the last of th Over the next few days I will share the last of the control tower images, before providing the 'cheat sheet' for everyone who has been taking part in the Control Tower quiz!⁠ ⁠ Today's Quiz Clue: This one looks like it has been blown over, and quite possibly it has!⁠ ⁠ After printing the images on several different surfaces I have gone back to Choysa Round Tea Bags. I really did try to see if I could stop filling my kitchen bench with used tea bags in various stages of drying, but the tea bag won yet again. So resigned to my fate, I bought another box of Choysa Rounds at the supermarket today...⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #choysa #tealovers #controltower #nzaviation #aviationfans #airport #linocut #smallprint #blockprinting #linoprinting #tinyprint #teabagart #printmaking #chchartist #artistsofcanterbury #onlyslightlycrazy #artismyescape
The mountains are the famous feature at this New Z The mountains are the famous feature at this New Zealand airport, the control tower and buildings - not so much!
After a bit of a hiatus from art, I'm back working After a bit of a hiatus from art, I'm back working on my tiny airport control tower carves. This is another New Zealand regional control tower. I will keep the location under wraps for those who want to take part in the Control Tower quiz. Don't worry, when I have finished them all I will provide a cheat sheet with the answers! 😊
Test print - Control Tower #4 This one is going t Test print - Control Tower #4 This one is going to need some fine tuning, but the essence of the place is starting to reveal itself. For those taking part in the Control Tower quiz, here is your clue: There's some great tramping and boating spots near here.
Having a fab time at the @assembly.point Farewell Having a fab time at the @assembly.point Farewell Market 😊
Farewell Fair 4pm to 8pm today 😊 Cathedral Junc Farewell Fair 4pm to 8pm today 😊 Cathedral Junction Christchurch City @assembly.point β™₯
My suitcase is full of hand-printed goodies to tak My suitcase is full of hand-printed goodies to take to the Farewell Fair this afternoon... Magnets, greeting cards, gift tags, bookmarks, tea towels, including a couple of new designs ready to be shared with the world 😁. I now just need to load the car and then I'm ready! Farewell Fair 4pm to 8pm today Cathedral Junction Worcester St, Christchurch City Come along and support local makers, and don't forget to say hi if you do😊 I love meeting people who are following my journey β™₯
Some fun new magnets ready for the Farewell Fair t Some fun new magnets ready for the Farewell Fair this Friday night! πŸš‹ The trams have been a feature over our time at the Assembly Point pop-up, so I thought I'd make a few special magnets for our last hurrah πŸš‹ Farewell Fair Friday 21st January 4pm to 8pm Cathedral Junction, Worcester St, Christchurch City πŸš‹
Some fun hand-printed wooden bookmarks ready for a Some fun hand-printed wooden bookmarks ready for a very special market on Friday night 😊 The creatives of Assembly Point are coming together for one last hurrah! The shop is all packed up, but we still have the space for a few more days so.... ... We're having a market to celebrate all the good vibes 😁 Farewell Fair Friday 21st January 4pm - 8pm Cathedral Junction Worcester Street, Chch Central This is it folks - one night only before the doors are closed for good πŸšͺ.
Some quick test prints from today 😊 For those Some quick test prints from today 😊 For those taking part in the "What's that Control Tower?" quiz 😁, here is your next clue... Clue: I was fondly called Arnold and I was special because I had my own letterbox
Here's the next quiz for all you control tower fre Here's the next quiz for all you control tower freaks out there 😎 (if indeed there are any) Where might this tower be? (Clue: There's a tree missing)
A new year deserves a new tiny carving battle 😁 A new year deserves a new tiny carving battle 😁. I have started carving some tiny blocks featuring NZ aircraft control towers. It's definitely going to be a slightly quirky artwork, but I'm in my happy place 😊. Anyone recognise this control tower? (Clue: it's now 'out of' control)
Today is my final shift at the @assembly.point pop Today is my final shift at the @assembly.point pop-up shop. As always it's a joy to spend time in this space β™₯ I'm here from 10am to 2pm if anyone wants to drop by 😊
This weekend is the last two days of the Assembly This weekend is the last two days of the Assembly Point Pop-up in the Christchurch CBD. Sadly we are wrapping up this beautiful space. However, that means you still have TWO whole days to shop beautiful locally produced products 😊. And even better, if you come by on Sunday between 10am and 2pm, you also get to test my shop keeping skills - much improved since my first shift at Assembly Point all those months ago 😁 πŸ’΅. Haere ra @assembly.point πŸ˜” You were a definite highlight of 2021 - thank you for the warm welcome and good times β™₯ The shop is open 10am - 5.30pm Saturday and Sunday, Cathedral Junction, Worcester St, Christchurch City πŸš‹

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