All Entries in the "Arts" Category

Animal watercolour artist

I love artwork and appreciate the creative skills of artists. Watercolour is a medium I had great difficulty with during my studies in Fine Arts and this only increased my admiration for those who have mastered this skill. I came across Galen Hazelhofer and her beautiful watercolour paintings and naturally, her ‘Zebra Dreams’ piece grabbed [...]

Animals saving the planet

We are constantly being reminded to conserve our planet Earth and its resources. Like many people, the intention to do the right thing is there yet finding time or remembering to always put our intentions into practice is another issue.
This quaint animation called Animals Save The Planet uses animals to persuade us to become responsible [...]

Stunning driftwood sculpture

In the art world, it can be difficult for many people to appreciate the beauty of your work unless it has a more recognisable realism to it. I can understand how some abstract works can be confusing and even off putting unless you have been involved in the art world in some way yourself.
This artist [...]

Another clever advertisement

After doing my blog about the ad campaign using a water dress, I remembered I had stashed away two Sylvania lighting catalogues my husband had in his possession. He used to be in the lighting industry in the UK many years ago and despite these catalogues being approximately 15 years old now, the creative and [...]

Gisele Bündchen’s water dress

This campaign produced by Rui Branquinho in Brazil in 2007, used ex Victoria’s Secret model, 26-year-old Brazilian, Gisele Bündchen, in a revealing ad campaign showing off her fabulous body splashed in nothing more than a dripping wet, liquid dress. What an impressive way to make a statement.

Nothing like stripping down to promote your own line [...]

Zebra themed website design

How is this for a brilliant website concept using a “Zebra” theme. AND it is in my home land – Australia! Check out: Red Publicity.
Their promotional e-movie is also funky and informative.
The description on their ‘Our Zebra‘ page is most enlightening in regard to their choice of animal to represent their business.

About the Zebra
The Red [...]

An apple a day…

…keeps the Doctor away.
This is a sensational Graphic Design piece by Sarah King in London. I discovered her on this website Evening Tweed quite by accident and most fortunately so. According to the website, this Graphic Design collective was formed in late 2006 by four 2008 graduates of the University of Brighton. Check out the [...]

Women in film

If you love cinema and like me, admire actresses from old films as well as from modern films, you will find this video fascinating. The smooth transformation from one actress to the next is an outstanding and effective technique.
80 Years of Female Portraits in Cinema
And just in case you don’t recognise some of the faces, [...]

The movie “Racing Stripes”

I am a big fan of the movie “Babe” and was in absolute heaven when “Racing Stripes” (using a similar concept with the animals talking), was released in 2005. It has become one of my favourite films. I was however, initially perplexed that a Zebra had been able to be trained for the part. From [...]

Drawing before your eyes

If you enjoy drawings, especially seeing a sketch of the human figure being created before your eyes, check this link here.
The sketch begins with the skeletal structure, gradually adding muscle and the human form then takes on a female shape which finally ends up fully clothed. You can adjust the speed of the drawing by [...]

Extreme sheep LED art

I do get a few videos sent to me and some are amusing, some are so so and the odd one is hilarious. This one fits into the latter category and I just have to post it in my blog!
“Extreme shepherding” in Wales has produced a hugely popular viral internet advert for Samsung TVs using [...]

Zebra Furniture

After discussing my dining table from an aesthetic point of view in my last post, I decided to have a look at what was around in terms of Zebra patterned furniture. As with most things which use a particular theme (in this case the Zebra pattern), it can be incorporated in design in a pleasing [...]

Industrial Design

Logos started this theme on design and another aspect within Graphic Design is Industrial Design for which Wikipedia offers an excellent, simple definition:
Industrial Designers are a cross between an engineer and an artist. They study both function and form, and the connection between product and the user.
Due to my years of teaching Graphics, and having [...]

Zebra themed logos

After my last post, I thought I would do some research into logos which incorporated a Zebra theme. I was surprised by the small number I found and of those, I would only classify a few as clever and memorable. A logo should be simple and speak for itself without explanation.
I will begin with my [...]

20 Weird Logos That Work

Having taught Art and Graphic Design in Secondary Schools in Melbourne in the 80’s and 90’s, and although I am not teaching now, I have limited involvement in graphic design work on a professional basis and enjoy and appreciate unique, memorable designs which other designers have created.
Logos have been commonplace for many years and a [...]

Dance of 1000 Hands

I have never been interested in doing dance or ballet myself but I greatly admire this art form and thoroughly enjoy watching others performing. When I came across the extraordinary performance of the Thousand-Hand Guan Yin by a group of dancers who are deaf, their accomplishment with the tight coordination required, is nothing short of [...]

Etsy shopping with Crickets Creations

I just adore handmade items such as jewellery, pottery, clothing etc. After our recent trip to Tasmania, I realised how ill equipped my husband and I were in terms of scarves and woolen beanies. In Ross, I did manage to buy myself a black, hand knitted beanie with coloured flecks throughout and I already had [...]

The voice of Susan Boyle

How can you not be drawn in by the magnificent voice of Susan Boyle. To think she has kept such a gem hidden for all this time. First we see her on Britain’s Got Talent and now some earlier recordings have cropped up.
The following article explains the reason behind the demo tape.

Early recording of Britain’s [...]

Chalk drawing illusions

First it was dust, then sand, and now chalk as an artistic medium! If you have spent time in any major city around the world, you have probably encountered the artists drawing magnificent images using coloured chalk on the pavement or footpath. I have come across a few in Melbourne in my time, some with [...]

Sand sculpture

Back to ground level in artistic terms and this time, instead of artwork in dust, it is artwork created in sand. I have no idea who the artists are and my apologies for not acknowledging you.
I love sculpture of all types and media, whether modern, more classical or somewhere in between. Sculpture has always intrigued [...]