Sneak Look at Developing Your Illustration Voice Workshop

A little preview of one of the projects we will be working on in the Developing your Illustration Voice: An Introduction to Illustration workshop that I will be taking on June 15th. This project combines a few of the different techniques that we will be playing with; stamp making, collage and portraiture. Still a few places left in the class. Visit The Art Room for more details.

Back to the Press

I want to make a concerted effort to update this here blog a bit more now that I am back in the studio part time. Two weeks ago I got back to my beloved press and printed a few proofs of two new plates that I am working on. Tomorrow I will edition the plates that last Friday I went and aquatinted at the Australian Print Workshop. Fingers crossed it comes out ok.

New Class announced! - Developing Your Illustration Voice

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I will be teaching a new class in June at The Art Room in Footsgray. I am pretty excited about this one as we will be covering a lot of ground and having heaps of fun together.

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Developing your Illustration Voice
An Introduction to Illustration

Through a series of small projects students will explore different techniques that will set them on the road to finding their unique illustration voice! During the workshop we will discuss the illustrator’s visual style, decision-making processes, unique expression, ideas and opinions, the importance of keeping a visual diary.

Some of the techniques we will cover include different approaches to drawing from life, hand printing, collage and creating your own source library of textures and patterns.

June 15th 2014

11-4pm

Visit The Art Room for more details.

New Card Range

Since Archer was born I haven't been as productive as I used to be, so it was nice to have a little push along from my friends Georgia Janetski and Anna Walker who's work I have long admired and it is an honour to get to know them both more recently and share ideas and creative musings. Here are some lovely photos of the cards taken by Klarissa Pfisterer who also collaborated on the project. The cards are printed in Melbourne on recycled card and come with a lovely kraft brown envelope.

We are stocking the cards in various little outlets across Australia like Klopper Wares in South Melbourne, Mr Sparrow shop in Subiaco, Perth. Soon we will start a big cartel... one step at a time! If you are interesting in stocking our cards too please don't hesitate to send me an email.

Bookbinding for Beginners Class (DATE CHANGE!)

I am teaching a bookbinding class Sunday 13th April in the brand new Art Room in Footsgray. We are going to make lots of awesome books. Come along! Below is the information for the class...

Book binding for Beginners will introduce students who have never had any previous experience in bookbinding the basic principles of binding. Students will bind their own beautiful sketchbooks and notebooks.

Each student will learn a variety of different Book Binding techniques and will come away with a range of books.

1 class
Sunday 13th April 11-4pm
$175 full fee or $160 student
includes light lunch
there is an additional $50 material fee which covers all materials needed for this workshop and will mean each student will come away with numerous books but also a basic bookbinding kit including bone folder, awl, needles so that they may continue on their own.


Click here to enrol

Dear Oma: A Story of Federation

I illustrated a children's book last year called Dear Oma: A Story of Federation, written by Jo Clyne for the History Teacher's association of Victoria. I thought I would share a few of the illustrations as it was such a lovely project to work on and I learnt a lot about Melbourne's history in the process!

We Came to the City... for Supergraph 2014

I am thrilled to be a part of Supergraph 2014, Australia’s Contemporary Graphic Art Fair that celebrates design, print and illustration. I have made four unique collages that will be available for sale at the fair in the Supergraph picks exhibition. If you are in Melbourne on February 14th -16th do go and check it out!

The City at Midnight, 43 x 43cm, acrylic, collaged etchings and mixed media on paper

The City Wakes at Sunrise, 43 x 43cm, acrylic, collaged etchings and mixed media on paper

They Came to the City at Dawn, 43 x 43cm, acrylic, collaged etchings and mixed media on paper

They Came to the City at Dusk, 43 x 43cm, acrylic, collaged etchings and mixed media on paper