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June ... how can it be the middle of the year already?? Did I say *adventure*???? Packing up my life and home in one town and putting it all into storage, then driving 3,000km [approx 2,000 miles] south to Sydney, to start a new life ... with my Burmese cat Mooshie in the car with me.Did I have her in a portable carry box? No. I just let her cling for dear life to the top of the suitcases in my little car as we bumped over bad roads, around big curves and up steep mountains and hill. I'm sure she'd like to write a book about her adventures! Once I was on the road, my goal was to drive safely and arrive unscathed. I spent 5 days on the road, staying in motels twice then with friends the other two nights, advancing on my new life, bit by bit. It was fascinating to see the terrain change, from the 130,000 population in a palm fronded tropical north town with sugar canes and coconut trees, eventually arriving in a city of 4 million people, on the brink of winter. My poor toes didn't know what hit them! So I'm happily ensconsed in a friend's home for the next month, till I work out where I want to live, and then I can set up the Studio again. I'll have to be happy with sketching and sighing over silk on the internet. :o> Being in a cold climate after 2 years of non-stop heat and sun, makes my mind turn to warmer silk outfits, and I have the seeds of ideas floating around my brain, double thickness jackets, or even a wool coat or top ... did you know that silk paints and dyes work on wool as well? I plan to spend some time zipping around in my little purple Piaf car, checking out fabric stores, in search of fine knit silk weave and wool to paint on - what fun! There's a selection of bits and pieces this month which I hope you'll find interesting. I would also like to send a big warm welcome to our new subscribers this month, from around the globe - join in and keep in touch, let us all know what you're up to! A question for you ... Would any of you be interested in a silk textile online Forum where you could ask questions and get to meet each other? I have set up a forum for my computer business which is working quite nicely, and I thought that perhaps it might be something which would be of great benefit to the Members and visitors to AustralianSilkworm. If you want to see what I mean, have a squizz at my other website Forum by clicking here. So ... enough from me, let's get reading! Cheers 
Silk Painters International USA :: SPIN WOW! How excited was *I* to be interviewed by Diane Tuckman of the USA! She planned an article in Silk Painters International [SPIN] Newsletter about me, which has now been published.If you're a Member of SPIN, you will have received your copy by now. Speaking of SPIN, did you know I'm the Webmistress? I have just finished a total overhaul of the SPIN website, and I have used the Web Builder from my BuildAWebsiteTonight business. Have a squizz and let me know what you think - I wanted something to *grab* people's attention ... did I succeed? Check it out by clicking here. :o>
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Exhibitions of interest I've received notifications about some interesting upcoming exhibitions which you might consider being part of.Belgium Check out Habotai.beTHE GOLDEN PAINTBRUSHINTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR SILK ARTHABOTAI, Belgian Society for Silk painters, invites artists to participate in a juried Silk Art Competition with Exhibition. Call for innovative designs and a skilful use of materials. The jury will award prizes.Application details available from www.habotai.be Contact :: Gerry De Laet, President HABOTAI Email :: ger@telenet.be
Brisbane September 2005 Art Expo Brisbane :: RNA Show Grounds "Attention all Australian Artists,Brisbane Art Expo this one is going to be huge and I need your support for continuation of these shows on an annual basis around Australia. As usual, in my art shows you have the freedom to pick all your own exhibiting pieces (up to 20 now), sell and promote yourself and your art direct to the public without being charged commission fees upon sale. In the past many artists that have exhibited in my shows had some fantastic sales on the day and after, also the public and a variety of businesses offered heaps of commission work and jobs. These shows are the fairest and most inexpensive Expos to be a part of, we get thousands of buyers through the doors on the day. I hope you will be a part of this one and any others that I have around Australia. My Expos are created to help all Artists up and coming and professional no matter what style or medium, it is open to all. Applications are open now and must be in immediately, do not delay, this will ensure your position for they do go fast, please email me or phone if you have any questions what so ever. NO COMMISSION FEES! Thank you and regards Lili Andriani (Curator)" Call Lili Andriani in Australia :: 0402 639830 Or email artexpo@bigpond.net.au |
Featured Artists Netherlands :: J.P. Saint Po  I was surfing the internet and came across this remarkable chap who paints on silk ... by holding the brush in his mouth. JP is a tetraplegic, and does remarkable work! Not only does he paint on silk, but he also paints on canvas and is a skilled artist in many ther media. http://home.tiscali.be/jcsaintpo/en/i.htm 
I've had an idea ... if you get time, why not have a look at JP's site, and email him? I'm sure he'll be thrilled to hear from people around the world.
Iceland :: SigrunLara Shanko  I met silk artist Sigrun Lara Shanko online a couple of years ago, and we became friends - from the northern arctic to Australia in the Antipodes! We met in person in Santa Fe last year and what a treat that was! Sigrun has such a wonderful warm personality and creates beautiful silk paintings and wallhangings. Please have a look at her website if you get time - she specialises in dragons as one of her themes. Shanko Silk
News from around the World Some newspaper sites ask you to become a member - for free - in order to read their articles. The choice is yours. To find the word SILK in each webpage you go to, select EDIT / FIND from your top browser menu. FASHION BITES Vogue.com - UK TARA SUBKOFF is planning to return to Couture Week. The Imitation of Christ designer has been searching out a venue this week for her next show, which she hopes will happen on either July 7 or *8. "I love how couture is done out of the love for making something beautiful," she told WWD. Her apartment in Chelsea, New York, is currently full of underground and emerging artists painting on silk fabrics in preparation for the show, we're told. The grandeur of cultures Hindu - Chennai,India ... day onwards (in the afternoons.) There were demonstrations like mosaic, fine art painting, calligraphy, carving, ikebana, sculpture, silk painting, weaving and ... 10% off Dye It! High Quality Fiber Reactive Dye packets, Soften It ... Silk Paint It! Dye It! Item Code: DT-PAINT Silk Paint It! Includes Sabra Silk Resist Starburst Salt. Our Price: $3.59 MSRP: $3.99. Not just for silk! ... Visual Arts Columbus Dispatch (subscription) - Columbus,OH,USA ... July 1; "Land of Latitudes: Contemporary Art From Chile," painting, printmaking, sculpture ... discharged and painted fabrics in surface design on silk, cotton and ... Order Silkpaint!® Resist and Accessories Secure Online Ordering of Silkpaint!® Brand Resist, dyes, kits and instructions. Caution: We Brake for Art Providence Journal (subscription) - Providence,RI,USA ... appealing to you. Sculpture, stoneware, silk painting, watercolor, mosaics, jewelry and glass are among the creations you'll encounter. ... 
Handpainted Silk OriginalsPam Connolly is a textile artist from Richmond, Virginia, USA, who paints on white habotai silk in funky and humorous designs. Open studios draw people to galleries on Cape Ann Boston Herald - Boston,MA,USA ... Judith Goetemann thrives on her meticulous form of art: silk painting. At her stylish gallery you will be in awe of her silk paintings ...
Exhibitions :: continued Greece " Omma Center of Contemporary Art is organizing the 4rth International Art Festival from June 15 until June 30, 2006 at the NEORIA public exhibition center in the Old Town of Chania, Crete, Greece. The exhibition space, a converted 15th century vaulted Venetian shipyard, is over 4000 square meters in area. It will be the largest art exhibition ever held in Hania and one of the largest ever held in Greece, and will be covered accordingly by the local and national media.Apply by sending at least 5 to 10 images in JPG or Gif format (no more than 250 kb each) to: omma@omma.gr DEADLINE FOR PARTICIPATION MARCH 15, 2006 Email: tunberg2003@yahoo.com http://www.omma.gr Tel & Fax (+30) 2821042100 (Chania Crete - Greece)"
Bella Online interviewed me! I was interviewd by Bella Online! You can read the article by clicking here.I'd love to hear from you - just a snippett to see what you've been up to, what you're working on, what you'd *like* to be working on!! Ciao for now, Teena! |
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