9 February 2010 Daily Inspiration

Found via. Julia

I have always wanted to do an Ophelia inspired water piece. I hope that it will be as beautiful as the photo above.

Brown Owls Craft Group

Chaotic Jupiter and I have started out own chapter of the Brown Owls in the St George and Sutherland Area of Sydney. If you are interested we are having a meet and greet on Monday the 1st March 2010. Check out the details and RSVP HERE.

8 February 2010 Daily Inspiration

I DID IT!

I actually have a beautiful workroom....all tidy with everything in it's place and a standing death threat to anyone who messes with it!

I love my fabric sorted by colours and in the little jars are all my trims colour coded. I just need to make some fabric tops for them! Also on the pinboard is my February to-do-list which I can now cross a couple of things off! YAH!


Long shot of my workroom


My desk with my many prints to hang up around the room! There are also my visual diaries to the left for me to complete!

My bookshelf which I had planned to colour code but it just didn't work out....not enough large and colourful bookspines! Plus the Frankies look so good together!

AND I made the rainbow pancakes....which look a terrible but I was still proud cause they tasted great and look so colourful!

While I was cleaning and folding all the fabrics Amelie had fun walking around in this fabric as a veil....I love the shot below, such a pity it is blurry but still beautiful!

I hope this has been an inspirational post for you...I am truly inspired to go home and get to work in my clean room and cross more things off my list

7 February 2010 Daily Inspiration

Nikoline 17 Years Old From Norway.....Lovey works featured on Daydream Lily

6 February 2010 Daily Inspiration

The photography of Joseph Szabo

I always find that image of the little girl smoking disturbing (as with many of his kids smoking images). For more head HERE.


ALSO DON'T FORGET

To put your thoughts down to enter the mini-giveaway and I will pick a winner next week along with the big giveaway announcement!

5 February 2010 Daily Inspiration

Manjari Sharma

The Shower Series

Found via. Tethered

Oppourtunities for All Artists

APPLY ANYTIME

Ø Hazelhurst Residencies http://www.hazelhurst.com.au/

Ø Elizabeth Greenshields http://www.abroadplanet.com/scholarships/the-greenshields-

foundation-awards $10,000 Canadian

Ø New Australia / US Residency Partnership www.iscp-nyc.org

Ø Newtown Art Space Program – helps with cost of exhibition spaces http://www.innerwestcs.org.au/npas.html

Ø www.philanthropyaustralia.org.au http://www.philanthropyaustralia.org.au/seekfund/individual.html

Ø Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grants www.pkf.org Financial Need!!!

Ø Prospect Artist in Residence Program www.prospectgallery.com.au

Ø Quick Response Grants www.regionalartsnsw.com.au up to $1,500

Ø Artsource Residency Program www.artsource.net.au residency, accommodation and studio

FEBRUARY

Ø The Archibald Prize http://www.thearchibaldprize.com.au/ Prize $50 000

Ø The Coffs Harbour Lillipilli Art and Craft Exhibition bbloor@iprimus.com.au $14,000

Ø Gin Gin Shire and District Fine Arts Show $3,500 http://www.gingin.wa.gov.au/

Ø Ian Potter Cultural Trust http://culturaltrust.ianpotter.org.au/home up to $7,000

Ø Janet Holmes a Court Artists Grants $500 individual www.visualarts.net.au

Ø Lord Mayors Young and Emerging Artist Fellowship $20,000 www.brisbane.qld.gov.au

Ø Marketing Grant for NSW Artists www.visualarts.net.au $1,250

Ø Mullalyup Muster Art Prize $5,000 art@mullalyupgallery.com.au

Ø Peterborough Art Prize www.prac.org.au $3,025

Ø Poimena Art Award www.lcgs.tas.edu.au/poimena $5,000

Ø Port Macquarie Art Society Annual Easter Art Exhibition $16,800 secretary@pmas.org.au

Ø Portland Art Purchase Committee Annual Exhibition www.portlandart.com.au $500

Ø The Sir John Sulman Prize www.artgallery.com.au $20,000

Ø Sydney Royal Arts Show http://www.eastershow.com.au/ $35,000

Ø Tasmanian Art Award office@eskleigh.com.au $8,000

Ø Unidee in Residence www.cittadellarte.it/unidee $10,000 EURO

Ø Wagin Woolorama Art Show www.woolorama.com.au $4,550

Ø Williamstown Festival Contemporary Art Prize watchstudio@iprimus.com.au $5,500

A List of Australian Photography Competitions and Grant Available in February

As a new monthly feature to the blog I would like to add any photographic competitions / grants that are coming up that month. I will also pop in any I find along the way but I hope this will be a guide to help you get funded or become a winner!

Most of my iformation comes from the NAVA Book - Money for Visual Artists 9th Edition which is currently sold out on their website.

APPLY ANYTIME

Ø http://www.nationalphotoawards.com/index.html

Ø Photography and Related Media Residency New York www.lightwork.org/residency/resinfo.html stipend and accommodation


FEBRUARY

Ø Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award www.gcac.com.au $10,000

Ø Muswellbrook Photographic Award (biennial next 2010) $3,000; 02 6549 3880

Good Luck and if you happen across any awesome compeitions / giveaways / grants drop me a line and I will blog about them!

Giveaway: Fuji Instax Mini Camera or SLR Camera Bag

Ez over at creature comforts has an amazing giveaway on to win an instant camera or camera bag so head over and post a comment or blog about.....fingers crossed.....I love that dang instant camera!

4 February 2010 Daily Inspiration

Ky Shobert


Featured today on this joy+ride


I love the fragments of life that are featured and the insight into these

3 February 2010 Daily Inspiration

On the theme of FRESH I was inspired by this image from Lovely Design. It makes me think about the potential of each new day. When we wake up everything is new, fresh and otherworldly. If you are like me it takes a while for me to remember what the day is and what I am meant to do so I enjoy the moment of waking where anything is possible.

2 February 2010 Daily Inspiration

Via. Daydream Lily This photograph is by Cari (caotica utopica)

I saw this post on Daydream Lily yesterday stating that 'February is the New January' and I fell in love. For me this is so true. It feels like everything is starting new and fresh this month and I feel that now I can get my head sorted and finally get stuck into everything now that all the travel of the holidays is over!

So February for me is going to be full of new beginnings....

I PROMISE that my work room will be a well organised beauty by the end THIS weekend!

That I will clear out anything unwanted to sell or give to a charity!

I am going to have a SALE of stock that I have in my workroom...

I am going to create the ground work for a new series of photographic work that I have had in mind and begin SHOOTING it!

I am going to print out and organise ALL my photos and organise ALL my visual and travel diaries!

I am going to start printing photos to sell in a new SHOP

I am going to have an AWESOME 3 Month combined GIVEAWAY

I am going to start work on a NEW crafty project

I will finish the baby cardigan I am knitting for the NEW bub

I am going to make THESE pancakes:

Found Via. Swiss Miss

Oh wait I just remember February is a really short month!! Oh well I am STILL going to do it....you just wait and see!

PS AND By May EVERY room in my house will be organised, cleaned and clutter free....only the essentials will survive the cull (with me though there are several essentials)

PPS Oh yes and to celebrate these NEW BEGINNINGS the theme for February is going to be FRESH

1 February 2010 Daily Inspiration

Wow, February has really crept up on me...I was all set to announce the prize for Dec and Jan as well as the new theme but BAM here I am all unprepared! Apologies! I promise that I will let you know ASAP!

For today's inspiration I present to you Ghost Baby!

This is an image that has been sitting on my computer waiting to be unleashed upon you!