Category Archives: printmaking

indigikids shirts

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Nancy

I spent an enjoyable Sunday morning with Indigikids, a group who care for the environment at Redlands Indigiscapes Centre. The children cut stencils, then printed them on their t shirts. Indigiscapes is a sanctuary and education centre at Capalapa, with … Continue reading →

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Mosaic Garden table

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Nancy

I like finding fragments of broken china in the garden and looking at the old patterns and writing on them. The table celebrates the garden and gardening with images and words that we printed on porcelain. I made the wrought … Continue reading →

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Good reads

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Nancy

The Brisbane writers festival is on, and the lounges at the festival tent at South Bank are a great place to relax. Some photos of the Tiny Owl short story project I have been screenprinting for which are now sewn … Continue reading →

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on the line

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Nancy

Prints for Tiny Owl Workshop’s pillow fight hanging on my washing line, they are short stories for a writer’s Literary Vs Genre pillow fight at the Brisbane Writer’s festival, published by Tiny Owl Workshop… on pillows! The prints for the … Continue reading →

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Street reads

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Nancy

http://streetreads.com/ It is all about to begin! the website is up with some delicious music, exciting stories, all at different locations in Brisbane and South Bank. Sponsored by Brisbane Writers festival, Brisbane City Council and ebook revolution http://ebookrevolution.blogspot.com.au/ During the project, … Continue reading →

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Flying Arts Maryborough

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Nancy

A Flying Arts trip to Maryborough to facilitate a Shibori and resist dye workshop. Maryborough is a delightful historic town and once was a major port. It has a thriving arts community, and we worked in Gatakers Art Space that … Continue reading →

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Ekka time

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Nancy

As the Ekka winds arrived on cue, I stayed up late printing neon comets of cabbages and artichokes on gumboots and preparing vegetables for my urban gardenwear outfits in Horti-couture wearable art Parades at Brisbane’s annual agricultural show inspired by … Continue reading →

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Noosa’s native plants

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Nancy

These are some photos from some design workshops at the Maroochy Botanic Gardens Arts and Ecology Centre for Noosa Integrated Catchment (NICA) It is a  Regional Arts Development project organised by Maree Prior from NICA. Artists designed and printed set … Continue reading →

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creepy pictures

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Nancy

My studio seems haunted at the moment, illustrations for Street Reads dangling across lines, flailing limbs and scarey critters pegged and drying out of harm’s way. Fatima S Hellfisch has added some sinew and gore to the zombies and limbs. … Continue reading →

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Artwaves, Logan Gallery

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Nancy

Some photos from the Artwaves workshop at Logan Gallery for art teachers and art students. http://www.logan.qld.gov.au/facilities-and-recreation/arts-culture-and-heritage/logan-art-gallery

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