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Studio Equipment for sale.

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Paul Smith, master printer, is selling his studio equipment, including his beautiful Charles Brand press.

The press, 4 blankets (etching and embossing), rollers (One huge big bertha and several small soft and hard rollers), plan cabinets and other studio equipment are offered at $5,000 (ono).  The press bed size is 1530mm x 915mm.

Sounds like a bargain to me – I really wish I had the room in my studio to accommodate it.

The buyer must pay for its removal, which is not as easy as it might seem, since Paul lives on Scotland Island. However, he has moved it several times with the help of a reliable engineer and he can help with the organisation of transport from Scotland Island to the cargo dock.

Please contact Paul at his website: http://www.estudioeditions.com.au.

Kamisaka Sekka

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Exhibition at Art Gallery Of New South Wales

Showcasing the work of one of the great visionaries of modern Japanese art and design
Kamisaka Sekka (1866-1942) was one of Japan’s leading artists, designers and art instructors. His bold, visually dynamic designs and innovative approach to production made him one of the great visionaries of modern Japanese art and design.
For the first time in Australia, see Sekka’s exquisite work alongside a range of innovative contemporary art, fashion and craft design from the artists he inspired.
Now showing until 26 August (closed 23 & 24 July).

Guided tours daily 12pm, Wed 5.30pm
Symposium: made in Japan Sat 4 Aug 9.30am Book online
Other events include lectures, workshops and school holiday performances.

Kamisaka Sekka features five contemporary outfits by fashion designer Akira Isogawa that embody the design philosophies of Sekka.
In this video, Isogowa prepares for a new show and discusses the influence of Kamisaka Sekka on his design.

An avatar comes to the party.

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At the beginning of last week, the short film project my daughter is involved in was one third funded through the generosity of about seventy people from all over the world. But then I received an excited phone call from her. She had a message from  Sam Worthington saying he wanted to provide the balance of the money needed to make the film because he believed in the project and the people who were on the team!

As Rachael Turk said:

‘At the start of the week, we were one third funded at a massive $8K but halfway through the campaign. We had a story in Encore which was great but what we really needed was an Angel. And he came – in the form of the Avatar, The Terminator or, as Claudia Karvan said this week, “a great bloke”.
Before he was “that cool guy in the wheelchair in Avatar” as my son says, he did many Australian films such as Gettin’ Square, Thunderstruck and my favourite Somersault, not to mention Love My Way. And he clearly hasn’t forgotten his roots.
Thank you Sam.

But thanks also to each and every one of you who believed in us from the get-go. $8K (now $9K and still climbing) is testament to your love, generosity and faith in the film.

In other news, FSM Film & TV Post have kindly come on board with the offer of Data wrangling, a Flame suite, HD master, QT’s, a Digital Cinema Print and a partridge in a pear tree. ‘

So now the work begins!

And it wouldn’t have happened without Pozible, the crowd funding site.

Development of another new piece

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Rusted metal and canal at Murano.

This is the inspiration for the new work. It comprises three things that I love: rust, water, and Venice. The metal wall was hammered into the canal to hold the water back while a new brick wall was built behind it. That’s the way things are constructed in Venice, where the water can threaten building.

Rust and water.
Rust, water and reflections

To make this work, first I laid down strips of paper I had ‘rusted’ some months ago, and coated them with a layer of medium. I used painters tape to mask off a straight line, and painted in some pale green. I added some green gold at the bottom of the board, and then ‘cool’ brushed some more on the top section. I used a tool to scribe into the wax, and added detail with a rust coloured pigment stick.

My daughter would like your help…..

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My daughter, Danielle, and her husband Sam are film makers. To be specific, Sam is a writer, and Dany (I have always spelled it that way) is an editor. They have a new project for a short film they would love to get off the ground. The film is called Scratch.

Film making is a very expensive process, but the rewards for making a successful short film are many. However those rewards are not financial. It is very rarely that the costs of the enterprise are covered by the returns.

They are hoping to use crowd funding to cover some of the costs. They are offering some cool things if you are able to participate. Please have a look at this:

And lots more information, including details of the people involved in the project, the funding target, and information about how you can help can be found here.

Here is the link to the Facebook page for Scratch.

Sunday’s Family

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I’ve been doing art classes with my five year old grand daughter, Sunday. We are learning from each other. Here is her collage of the members of her family. From the left, we have Matilda, (who prefers wearing jeans to dresses), Sunday, Mummy, Asher (between Mummy and Daddy) and Daddy.

Sunday's family