To combat Melbourne’s lockdown, there’s been a lot of art making going on around here. Like every day. Painting, drawing, whatever. It usually happens first thing, sometimes it happens last thing, but it always happens. It’s not always fun, it’s not always pretty but it always is. And it’s highly recommended as a bit of therapy against all the negative places your mind can take you in this crazy time. The work has mainly been colour or patten based, and I’ll show more soon, so watch this space!
Vote for me and you could win $2000!
Gorman's having their first ever art competition and this is my entry, a gouache painting called Intersections. If you like it, you could wear it! And if you vote in the People’s Choice Award (it takes just a sec) you go in draw to win $2000. Entries close 11:59pm 14/06/20. Thanks!
Hand Painted Pillowcase
I've been working on lots of new ideas lately, but was getting frustrated with having nothing to show for it. What I needed was a quick crafty project that produced a real-life thing that day, not next week or next month. So I dug up a blank pillowcase from the pile I've got in my studio, pulled out all my favourite custom-mixed screenprinting inks and painted directly onto the pillowcase and here's what I came up with. It's kind of full-on in terms of pattern/colour craziness but was so so fun and took no time at all. And I kind of like the fact that some of the ink colours bled a bit at the edges, to give a gradient of colour.
Happy Monday to you.
