Winter Creative Workshop for Kids - Call for submissions

I'd like to invite your proposal to facilitate a workshop as part of Breathing Colour's inaugural

"Winter Creative Workshop Festival for Kids". The workshops will take place 10th-15th July 2012
which is the second week of the winter public school holidays. I'm hoping to provide as diverse
a range of activities as possible, delivered by people willing to promote their artistic practice in
a fun and accessible way to youngster's and their parents.
 
When considering submitting a proposal for a workshop please consider the following 9 points:



1. Please keep projects non gender specific.


2. Children's parents will be in attendance. You are not expected to be responsible for other peoples' kids!


3. The cost of the workshop should be around $20 per child. It is up to you to work out a specific price
according to the materials required, but please keep in mind that this festival aims to operate sustainably
and the materials used in workshops should reflect this.

4. From each workshop you facilitate you will receive 70% of the overall sum paid and Breathing Colours

will take the remaining 30% as an administration fee. This administration fee contributes to the rental cost

of the gallery space. In this sense the festival is "not-for-profit" on the gallery's end, but workshop
facilitators will be remunerated according to the amount of attendees their workshop attracts.

5. Initially, the maximum number of people per workshop is 10-12 kids. When sending us your proposal

please specify if the maximum number of kids should be less than this.

6. Please note that children have short attention spans and the workshops should not last for longer

than 2 hours.

7. You can propose to facilitate more than one workshop.

8. Workshops are not purely limited to art and craft activities think outside the square!

9. What is the minimum age at which kids might be able to participate? You will need to let us know.

Proposals must include:

1. A brief outline/description of the workshop.

2. An indication of age range (as broad as

possible is good, but the work must be

achievable).

3. Image/s of piece/pieces that will be created.

4. A brief account of any experience you

have working with kids.

The deadline for proposals is close of day,

Friday 11th May.

I hope to receive a proposal from you soon to:

jess@breathingcolours.com

In Phase - Jennifer Pombart

Jennifer Pombart's exhibition of highly decorative, colourful, engaging paintings met great success in the enjoyment and response of those who attended.  By the end of the afternoon, five paintings and several prints had been sold; exemplifying the intrinsic draw and beauty of the works exhibited.


The series exemplifies what the artist calls her love of colour and facination with pattern. While taking photos of the occasion we found ourselves many times drawn to the beautiful hues and tonal quality of the paint and methods.

A detail of one of the larger paintings. Acrylic on Paper.

The above is an example of Pombart's highly effective technique. No colour is muddied, each is independant and vibrant yet works within the whole. Of course like all artists, expecially with those working with the abstract forms of colour and texture, Pombart's art has seen a multitude of changes in techniques and materials. One patron who attended the opening, imparted her own experience with the evolution of Pombart's work. This lady said owns a work which the artist produced in the '90s which was large scale canvas work, strictly in oils. The artist worked with large brushes, pushing and pulling the thick paint into wild and expressive positions. As always, it is facinating to hear stories first hand, especially from someone who collects the work of a particular artist, about the transitions and leaps in artistic methodology. And wonderful to meet those who have consistantly support an artist during their career.

The artist with one of her works, at the opening for In Phase.

  

We at Breathing Colours would like to kindly thank Jennifer and family for their vibrant and involved presence, which made the event a true pleasure to be a part of for all of us.

Please visit our Facebook page to view more photos of the the event.

In Phase runs from the 6th - 18th of March, be sure to pop by and visit before it ends this sunday!

Relics

by Catherine Traicos 

Exhibition:  21^st February – 3^rd March

Opening: Saturday 25^th February, 4-6pm

Relics is an exhibition of paintings or found objects which embody the tactile, fragmentary nature of memory; its culture of inheritance in the fluid realm of time.

All of the works included have been cut from a single painting and thus inherit their own individual fables; employing the mediums of oil, ballpoint, pencil and chalk on canvas, they rise from the chaos of reformation into independent works of art.

Traicos describes the collection as, “an allegory for the act of remembering, where the original painting represents the past and each new piece becomes a memory or glimpse of the past, experienced in the present.”

To find out more about the artist visit her website here: http://www.catherinetraicos.com/

We look forward to seeing you all at the opening, tomorrow afternoon.

The Breathing Colours Team

We Explore

'We Explore' is a mixed media exhibition by Luke Arnold and Jessica Page.

Both artists are predominately known for their jewellery designs, however on this occasion they have delved into a new medium.  Through the exploration of paint, colour, texture and the circular form, they have created a dialogue that shouldn’t be missed.

We Explore is showing at Breathing Colours until Saturday the 4^th of February.

Christmas at Breathing Colours

For those still rushing about looking for last minute gifts, here are a few ideas:

Cath O'Gorman's new bowls, dishes and pourers have just arrived in an array of fabulous colours!

For the jewellery lover, Kristin Vournelis' stunning earrings are a real statement piece.

Karen Cunnginham's Lamina Vase collection is bright and elegant, a great piece to brighten up the home.

If the Christmas rush is keeping you from coming instore, remember that Breathing Colours has just launched their on-line store at: http://www.breathingcolours.bigcartel.com/  !! Please note that the full range of works from these artists are availbe in-store and we will be opened up until Christmas Eve!

As Christmas closes in, Breathing Colours would like to wish everybody a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year!

New in Store- not tuesday

Not Tuesday’s polymer clay handmade bead necklaces are bold in colour and full of fun! A hit already at Breathing Colours, these are a summer must have!

Come in store to see the full range.

Feaured Artist: Melinda Young

Contemporary jeweller Melinda Young's production work is an erray of graphic pieces. Using bold colours, crisp, distinct shapes and acrylic as a primary material - her pieces inherit a real tactile quality. Read on to discover her inspirations, influences and what's to come for Melinda...

What got your started on your artistic path?

I grew up in a creative, craft focussed family – both my parents are gifted craftspeople. It is not surprising that I have followed a creative path after a childhood spent drawing, painting and experimenting with all manner of crafts including macrame and leatherwork.

After several years at university focussing on art theory and painting, I was ultimately attracted to jewellery as a vehicle for expression as I felt that it had a great potential for conveying my conceptual ideas. So I dropped out of an almost completed degree and started again, switching my studies to jewellery and the rest is history...

What inspires you?

Architecture, plants, the landscape – wild and urban, people, materials, the act of making and increasingly traditional and tribal jewellery forms.

What is you favourite colour palette at the moment?

I love colour, but I tend to always work with only one colour on a piece – so my work is usually always monochromatic, even though there may be several colour stories within a body of work. Although I tend to be drawn more towards warm colours, a recent collection of exhibition work has used lots of green.

Tell us a bit about your studio space...

My studio is in the lovely big light filled attic of our house – my creative bubble.

If you could peek inside the studio of any artist, designer or craftsperson (alive or dead) who would it be?

I LOVE visiting other artists studios, I think as makers, we are always so curious about seeing how other people surround themselves when they work. This is such a hard question because there are so many I would love to visit... I often wonder what the studio of the late Dutch jeweller Onno Boekhoudt was like.

What piece of jewellery do you cherish the most?

I have many, many very special pieces of jewellery. Probably the piece I cherish the most is my letter 'M' Alphabet ring by New Zealand jeweller Warwick Freeman. It is special for a long list of personal reasons and was purchased on a golden day spent in Melbourne with great friends. Also the maker, Warwick Freeman, is one of my jewellery heroes and the marvellous story he told me about the inspiration for this work reminds me not to take things too seriously and that anything can be possible to a maker if you give yourself permission.

What is next for Mel Young?

Lots of exciting things!!! An exhibition at Fingers Gallery in Auckland with Lauren Simeoni called Unnatural Tendencies in October see: www.fingers.co.nz. I have work in a group show curated by Tricia Tang that opens in Hong Kong in November before touring to Sydney, Taipei & Bangkok. Over the coming months I will be visiting Canberra to conduct research and work on a large-scale piece for a national touring exhibition called Life in Your Hands which opens at Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery next March. Then starting to develop on a new body of work for a solo exhibition... and a new range of production work is on the boil!