Cuttlefish

2011-08-20T13:22:00.002+10:00

Artist: Rowan Drake

Size: 59.8 MB

Medium: Pencil sketch

Date: 20/8/11

Title: Alien Canopy

Course: practice

June Theme - Nature

2011-06-14T13:10:00.002+10:00

This month the theme is nature. With us all enjoying the change of seasons in the last couple of weeks. Show us what you enjoy about nature.

May Theme/Rose Head

2011-06-06T22:55:00.004+10:00

Artist: Gemma Redding

Title: Rose

Medium: Photography & Photoshop

Date: May 2011

Course: Diploma of Graphic Design

April/Music - Cuttlefish

2011-06-06T22:34:00.002+10:00

Artist: Gemma Redding

Size: 10x10cm

Medium: Photoshop

Date: May 2011

Title: CD Re-creation

Course: Diploma of Graphic Design

Give me your heart - Teddy

2011-05-23T15:57:00.000+10:00

Artist: Lizzie Cutler
Size: 842 x 595
Medium: Digital (Adobe Illustrator)
Date: 20/05/2011
Title: Give me your heart
Course: Cert IV Interactive Media

Vintage Robot

2011-05-17T11:36:00.000+10:00

Artist: Tom Walter
Title: Vintage Robot

This is a robot I have started making in C4D. An exercise in familiarizing myself with the program. Next up, I will give him some legs then see what I can do about animating him!!!

New Theme for May

2011-05-09T10:59:00.002+10:00

Hi Everyone

The new theme for May is 'Heads'. Your creative output needs to have a head in it of some sort-people, animal etc.

April new theme - music

2011-04-04T11:42:00.001+10:00

HI Everyone

OK the theme for this month is...

"Inspired by music".

Have fun.

Pat Robinson - Octopus T-Shirt - March

2011-03-28T09:56:00.004+11:00

Artist: Pat Robinson

Size: 1242 x 1273

Medium: Illustrator

Title: Octopus

Course: Graphics Design First Year.

Ive done this t-shirt design for my own label ENOUGH Threads.

Henry

2011-03-17T12:14:00.001+11:00

Artist: Gemma Redding
Medium: Photography
Date:17/03/11
Title: Henry in a Seed Grower
Course:Diploma of GD

This is Henry my 5 month old Kitten. Raised him over the holidays

Gemma Redding - Frog

2011-03-17T12:05:00.003+11:00

Artist: Gemma Redding
Medium: Photography
Date: 17/03/11
Title: Frog
Course: Diploma of GD

I found this frog in my backyard. I placed it against different coloured backgrounds for different effects.

Hey! We have started.

2011-03-07T16:06:00.002+11:00

Hi Everyone and welcome back!

We have started our courses for 2011 so lets get rolling with this blog. The theme for this month is a show and tell idea. Show us what creative stuff you have been doing over the summer. (No older than the last 6 months.) Please fill in the following information about the work you post as well.

Artist:Size: Medium:Date:Title:Course:

Lets start the year with a bang and get lots of work up here!

End of year Exhibition

2010-12-13T09:12:00.009+11:00

Friday the 26th of November was the opening of the Media and Graphic Design end of year exhibition.

It is our first graduating year for the Diploma of Graphic Design and the Diploma of Interactive Media courses.

We had a lot of people attend the opening night. It was officially opened by Mayor Michael Neoh and Gareth Collition, a local artist, also made a speech. The night was very successful congratulations to all the students who exhibitioned.

The Interactive Media students made these great bears to put our invites on around town. They also made paper mache bear heads for students to wear at the other events to advertise the exhibition.

Shape-Rowan

2010-12-11T22:58:00.003+11:00

Artist:Rowan Drake

Size:2.25 MB

Medium:Hand drawn, coloured in Photshop

Date:11/12/10

Title:Cybernetic Samurai Swordfish

Course:Drawing

Did you know that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was originally a parody of weird superhero teams? Ah, irony.

September - Shape -- Andrea Radley

2010-09-23T10:01:00.004+10:00

I produced this mono print in an Experimental Drawing class I am teaching on Mondays. It is a lot of fun. I am really enjoying it. The red line shows how the shape is incorporated. (Sorry it is a bit thin).

Artist: Andrea Radley

Size: 30cms square

Medium: Ink

Date: Monday September 6th

Title: Sitting on the fence - Raven or a Crow

Course: Design Coordinator

Use this shape

2010-09-23T09:58:00.002+10:00

Hi everyone,

This month and next use the shape below in an image or create a photograph with this shape in it. Have fun!

(dont forget - Artist:Size: Medium:Date:Title:Course:)

Text and Texture by Laurise Owen

2010-08-06T10:22:00.000+10:00

Artist: Laurise Owen
Size: 3' x 4'
Medium: Canvas, Acrylic, Ink, Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop, Tin, Paper, found objects
Date: July 2010
Title: Collage Text and Texture
Course: Diploma of Graphic Design 2nd Yr.

The brief was to create an art work which included the words Design and Media, to hang in the corridors leading to the Media and Design classrooms in the new building at South West TAFE.

Text and Texture by Laurise Owen

2010-08-06T10:18:00.000+10:00

Artist: Laurise Owen
Size: 3' x 4'
Medium: Canvas, Acrylic, Ink, Adobe Illustrator, Paper, Tin, found objects
Date: July 2010
Title: Collage of Text and Texture
Course: Diploma of Graphic Design 2nd Yr.

The brief was to create an art work which included the words Design and Media, to hang in the corridors leading to the Media and Design classrooms in the new building at South West TAFE.

2010-07-28T20:40:00.000+10:00

Artist: Tracey Head
Size: A2 Poster
Medium: Pastel/Digital
Date: July 2010
Title: Alice in Media Land
Course: Graphic Design Diploma

The above were inspired by the book Alice in Wonderland and the movie just released by Tim Burton. I see life like this sometimes, finding myself in situations that are so from the world i grew up in. I created these pieces for a project last term and it expresses my growth in using the graphic styles combined with my visual arts and photography. I hope you all enjoy and don't forget to visit my blog at http://369headdesign.blogspot.com/ You can see this work at SWTAFE from 26 July to 2nd August on the 2nd floor from the Timor Street entrance up near our Graphic and Media Studios.

Words of Optimism

2010-07-23T14:54:00.002+10:00

I began the process of research for this competition, by looking for words of optimism already spoken, or quoted by famous people. Many quotes that I found which appealed to me, were by Author, Political Activist and Lecturer, Helen Keller, who overcame so much adversity in her life with her disabilities. Helen was deaf and blind, which resulted from an illness as a toddler. The quote by Helen Keller was taken from her writings on Optimism in 1903.

Helen’s words significantly reflect who I am, a believer in optimism and I remain positive in whatever I do to achieve my goals. My design reflects the Art Deco period, which I find simple, yet classically appealing.

Artist: Laurise Owen
Size: A3
Medium: Adobe Illustrator
Date: 22 July 2010
Title: Optimism
Course: Diploma of Graphic Design

2010-07-18T14:54:00.002+10:00

Hi Everyone
This is a late theme post again. As it is winter and a good time to snuggle on the couch with a good book. Why not use that book for inspiration. Be creative and have fun and tell us what book you used for inspiration (could be a direct quote or how the book triggered and idea).

2010-07-15T11:22:00.004+10:00

Artist:Daniel mckenna
Size:19cmx27cm
Medium:airbrush painting scanded into photoshopDate:15/7/10
Title:some young punks wine lable
Course:dip graphic design

May-Animal-Kathy Chandler

2010-06-22T16:51:00.002+10:00

Artist:Kathy Chandler Medium: pencil on paper and illustrator Title: Just a few animal illustrations I've made lately. Course: Diploma of graphic design

2010-06-21T15:26:00.004+10:00

Artist:Daniel McKenna
Size:2.8m x 1.2m
Medium:Airbrush,2pak base colour
Date:21/6/10
Title:21st sign
Course:Dip Graphic Design

The Reawakening of Tacgnol

2010-06-21T10:58:00.003+10:00

Artist: Rowan Drake

Size: 4.32 MB

Medium: Photoshop

Date: 21 June 2010

Title: The Reawakening of Tacgnol

Course: Cert IV in Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft

May-Animal-Freaky Cat

2010-06-15T11:56:00.003+10:00

Artist: Jodie Broomby
Size: Digital
Medium:Photoshop
Date: 2010
Title: Freaky Cat
Course: GraphicDesignDiploma

This is a bit of a late entry for May. I took this when playing around with my camera, it came out very black and you couldn't seen anything really. I played around in photoshop a bit and though the colour is still quite bad, I still rather like this picture.
Have a look at my blog at http://jodiebroomby.blogspot.com/

June-Texture-RockPeople

2010-06-08T12:44:00.000+10:00

Artist:Tracey Head
Size: A3
Medium:Pastel/Photoshop
Date: April 2010
Title: Rock People
Course: GraphicDesignDiploma

I created this pastel drawing, love the natural colours of mother earth along with the texture created in photoshop using peeling paint.

June- Fern

2010-06-08T10:40:00.003+10:00

Artist: Maddy Cheyne

Size: 2.00 MB

Medium: Photo

Date: 06/06/10

Title: Fern

Course: certificate 4 visual art & contemporary craft.

TO BE FREE

2010-06-03T22:28:00.004+10:00

Artist:Jen Shears

Size:height 50 cm

Medium: Wire, plaster.

Date:Sculpture created 2009

Title: To be free!!!

Course:Cert 4 Art and Craft.

June - Textural piece

2010-06-01T14:31:00.002+10:00

Hi everyone,
It was great to see the amount of work posted last month. Well done.

Try to stick to a theme and remember the format. Write the month and theme in the title of your post with your name. Put your image in with a brief explanation of what it is about and how it relates to the theme the fill in the details below:
Artist:Size: Medium:Date:Title:Course:

Keep the good work up.

April - Outdoor Drawing Bumblebee

2010-06-01T10:39:00.004+10:00

Artist: Lisa Van Ginneken

Size: 50x70

Medium: Acrylic on canvas

Date: exact unknown

Title: Transformers Bumblebee

Course: Cert IV Visual Arts and Contempory Craft

"Maybe not the kind you would find in your garden, but Bumblebee none the less"

2010-05-25T09:59:00.002+10:00

Artist: Rachel

Size: 30 x 27 cm

Medium: collage of newspaper and magazine print

Date: now

Title: Mermaid

Course: Cert IV in Visual Arts & Contemporary Craft

May-animal-Carolyn Reed

2010-05-20T10:36:00.005+10:00

Artist: Carolyn Reed
Size: 2000x3008
Medium:Digital photo
Date: 20/5/10
Title: untitled
Course: Dip of Graphic Design

I needed some photos of animal's head, so I went out this morning in the cold to take photos of my horses head.
Have a look at my blog http://caz-cjdesign.blogspot.com/

May - Animal - Beauty is a Beast - Poison

2010-05-20T09:42:00.001+10:00

Artist: Tracey Head

Size: A4

Medium: Digital Photograph /Illustrator/Photoshop

Date: May 2010

Title: Beauty is a Beast

Course: Concept from Brief/Wine Label

This is an assignment for Graphic Design/Concept from brief/ to produce a wine label with a funky theme. I chose the Goth/Poison idea as too many reds are not good for me and i look a little scary and hungry for more ha ha haaaaaa lol.
Hey while your here check out my blog 369ExpressDesign at
http://369headdesign.blogspot.com/

May - Animal - Nathan Pye

2010-05-18T21:13:00.004+10:00

MAN have I been lazy with Cuttlefish this year. Well in a stupidly busy sort of way. This month's subject suits me just fine. My chosen piece is a hummingbird I painted for a card recently.

Check out my personal blog Maths and Science.
Cross promotion!

Artist: Nathan Pye

Size: Card?

Medium: Watercolour

Date: Scone

Title: I'm sorry I was lazy last Mothers Day

Teacher Media and Design

Butterfly

2010-05-18T11:51:00.003+10:00

Artist: Lauren Holcombe

Size: 2x 78.5cm by 45 cm

Medium: Acrylic on Calico

Date: 12 april 2010

Title: Butterfly

Course: Cert 4 in Visual Art and Comtempory craft

this was made with 2 canvas' so that the display options could be changed, such as hung together, separately, or even at an angle in a corner.

one times three

2010-05-18T11:33:00.004+10:00

artist: laurene dietrich

size: 45 x 38 x 50cms

medium: clay

date: 18.5.2010

title: one times three

course: cert iv in visual arts and contemporary craft

Thoughts to Oneself, In A Pause of Holiday Space

2010-05-18T11:31:00.004+10:00

Artist: Cristy Knowles. Size: Medium: Acrylic Paint. Date: 18/5/10. Title: Thoughts to Oneself, In A Pause of Holiday Space. Course: Cert 4 Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft

A multitudinous thought process, and observing, looking, watching, listening. Winds of thoughtfulness, people watching, and people talking. A photograph of myself in my minds eye. An alter ego, of introspection. Dancing to ones own singular heartbeat, and sitting within a rooms corner, as outside it rains. Making comfort food of words, and reading. Walking past a mirror and it watches you. Holidays are sitting, observant, and one second and they are fled.

2010-05-18T11:03:00.001+10:00

Artist:Monique Pope Size:A3 Medium:pastel on papper Date:2009 Title:Skull Course:cert IV visual art

autumn sketch

2010-05-18T11:01:00.004+10:00

Artist: laurene dietrich

Size: 25cm x 11cm section, whole = 75cm x 11cm

Medium: ecodyed recycled wool

Date: 18.05.2010

Title: autumn sketch

Course: cert iv in visual arts and contemporary craft

2010-05-18T10:43:00.002+10:00

ArtistMonique Pope:Size:1.5 x 90 Medium: Acrylic on canvas Date:Nov 2009 Title:Amity Course:Cert IV visual art

Beauty is a Beast

2010-05-13T11:31:00.003+10:00

Artist: Carolyn Reed
Size: 200mm x 190mm
Medium: Fine liner, pencil's, paint marker
Date: 29/04/10
Title: Beauty is a Beast
Course: Dip Graphic Design

This was made to go on a wine label for a
class assignment but didn't work out in the end.

beauty is a beast

2010-05-13T10:56:00.003+10:00

Artist:sharon falkiner
Size:10cmx12cm
Medium:photoshop
Date:13 may 2010
Title:beauty is a beast
Course:dip graphic design

this brief was to design a wine label for a
wine company called some young punks

beauty is a beast

2010-05-13T10:51:00.002+10:00

Artist:sharon falkiner
Size:10cmx12cm
Medium:illustrator
Date:13 may 2010
Title:beauty is a beast
Course:dip graphic design

Beauty is a Beast

2010-05-11T16:25:00.000+10:00

Artist: Laurise Owen
Size: Wine Label
Medium: Photo, Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator
Date: 22 April 2010
Title: Beauty is a Beast
Course: Diploma Graphic Design
The brief here was to create a wine label with the theme 'Beauty is a Beast'.
My gorgeous friend has been transformed into a beast!

Tiger

2010-05-11T12:07:00.003+10:00

Artist: Lauren Holcombe Size: 60.5cm by 58.5cm Medium: acrylic paint on calico Date: 10 may 2010 Title: Tiger Course: Cert 4 in visual art and contempory craft

May - Animal

2010-05-10T09:29:00.001+10:00

WOW! Is it May already. I am still running a week behind...

This months theme is animal. Show us what you have got!

Andrea

Do Not Annoy Fluffles

2010-05-05T10:39:00.004+10:00

Artist:Rowan Drake Size:1.2 MB Medium:Ink drawn, coloured in Photoshop Date:5/5/10 Title:Do Not Annoy Fluffles Course:Certificate IV in Visual Art and Contemporary Craft

Seriously, he'll effing kill you.

drawing outdoors

2010-04-15T11:50:00.003+10:00

Artist:ross irving
Size: a4
Medium:pen and ink on paper then photoshopped
Date:15/04/10
Title:drawing outdoors
Course:diploma of graphic design
we were asked to submit something on the theme of drawing outdoors, me being a bit cynical, took it literally...

April-Outdoor Drawing

2010-04-10T10:52:00.000+10:00

Hi Everyone
This months theme is drawing outdoors. So go out and get some fresh air.

Really interested in seeing what you come up with.

Remember to include the following:
Artist:
Size:
Medium:
Date:
Title:
Course:

Competition results

2010-04-06T13:04:00.002+10:00

Hi Everyone,

Last year we ran a competition amongst the students at South West Institute of TAFE and their participation with this blog. The winners are:

Best all round contributor to the blog -

Tracey Head - Diploma of Grahic Design, Warrnambool Campus

Best constructive criticism -

Jane Curtis - Certificate IV in Visual Arts, Sherwood Campus

Most contributions-

Carolyn Reed - Diploma of Graphic Design, Warrnambool Campus

Most outside the box idea entry-

Denise Tonissen - Certificate IV in Visual Arts, Sherwood Campus

Congratulations to the winners and to everybody that participated. We will be contacting you shortly to get the prizes to you.

March - what i did over summer

2010-04-06T12:53:00.003+10:00

It was to hot to work in my studio a lot of the time this summer so I worked with my family to write and illustrate a childrens book based on Collective Nouns.

Artist: Andrea Radley
Size: 10 x 10cm book
Medium: Photos. drawings scanned. Put together in Indesign
Date: January 2010
Title: A Wonder of Stars
Course: Design Teacher

Naked and Not

2010-03-10T10:54:00.004+11:00

Artist: Tracey Head
Size: A3
Medium: Pastel on Paper
Date: 01/2010
Title: Naked and Not
Course: Graphic Design
During the holidays i needed to keep up my drawing and decided to join draw club and this is from live models. I am not comfortable drawing figures but i have decided to just go with what appears on the paper and to allow my technique and style to develop. It took 4 drawings to be happy with one. Cheers and welcome back everyone.

Lanie

2010-03-07T09:56:00.005+11:00

Artist: Laurise Owen
Size: 3' x 2'
Medium: Canvas, Acrylic, Paper, Ribbons, embellishments, Photoshop
Date: Jan 2010
Title: Lanie
Course: Diploma Graphic Design

I made this artwork for friends, who had their first child in November 09. Precious little Lanie Kate Hyder, was born 8 weeks premature and is much loved and thriving. I chose to cover the letters of Lanie in pretty papers, then embellished them with ribbons, bling etc and added some butterflies too. I painted the canvas in a wash of colour, and stamped Lanie's date of birth on the canvas, embossed the word Baby, and lastly used photoshop to enhance the image.

Lets get started - Show us what you did during the break

2010-03-01T16:40:00.002+11:00

Hallo for 2010. We are off to a slow start but lets have a lot of contributions this month to make up for it. The theme is "Show us what you did during the break". This means artwork that you have created or photos taken in the last 3 months.

As well as upload your artwork tell us in a few short sentences about it and fill in the following information about you and the artwork.
Artist:
Size:
Medium:
Date:
Title:
Course:

Get cracking!

End of year exhibition

2009-12-16T11:45:00.004+11:00

We had a very good crowd this year at a very good venue - being the new 'B Building' level 2 in Timor Street Warrnambool.

End of Year Exhibition

2009-12-16T11:36:00.007+11:00

In December we held our end of year exhibition for the Media and Design courses:
Diploma of Multimedia - 2nd Year
Diploma of Interactive Media - 1st Year
Diploma of Graphic Design - 1st Year
The students did a great job organising the exhibtion and the work look fantastic on the walls and computer screens.

2009-11-16T09:54:00.001+11:00

The pictures from Drawing class up at Deakin, Graphic Desiners and Multimedia.

NOvember - New Theme "Heads"

2009-11-08T12:33:00.002+11:00

Hi Everyone,
This post is somewhat late...

This months theme is "Heads". Any sort of head - human, animal - realistic, caricature etc

As this is our last theme for this year try to have fun with it!

(Next month we will post pictures from our exhibtions held in November at Sherward Park, The Art Gallery and B Building in Timor Street at SWTAFE.)

Alien Mech

2009-11-06T14:34:00.001+11:00

Artist: Rowan Drake
Size: 992 kb
Medium: Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
Date: 6/11/09
Title: Alien Mech
Course: Illustration

The Feared One

2009-10-17T10:40:00.004+11:00

Artist: Stacey Knowles
Size: 80 x 100 (canvas size only)
Medium: Papier-mache
Date: 22nd September
Title: The Feared One
Course: Diploma Graphic Design

I have done a themed art piece from the list given, from the Supernatrual area.

I liked the idea of the painting coming out of the canvas.

Then seeing the wings thought why not make it more

Zombie boy-Carolyn Reed- no excuse month

2009-10-14T09:25:00.003+11:00

Artist:Carolyn Reed
Size: around a 1m
Medium:a little of every thing
Date: 3/10/09
Title: Zombie boy
Course:Diploma of Graphic Design
I made this for a finale pieace. Its made up of junk to make up the clothes.

Dragon

2009-10-13T11:14:00.003+11:00

Artist: Sharon Falkiner
Size: 70cm x 50 cm
Medium: paper mache
Date: 13.10.2009
Title: Dragon
Course:Graphic Design Dip

2009-10-07T11:41:00.002+11:00

Artist: Laurise Owen
Size: Digital Image
Medium: Digital image, photoshop
Date: 30 Aug 09
Title: Glow effects
Course: Diploma of Graphic Design

2009-10-07T09:26:00.002+11:00

I had some fun playing with 'text as image' concepts over the break.

Artist: Andrea Radley
Size: Vector Illustration - no size constraints
Medium: Adobe Illustrator
Date: 1/10/09
Title: Fox and Dog
Course: Coordinator Diploma of Graphic Design

September - No excuse month

2009-09-18T19:51:00.001+10:00

September - No excuse month
The theme for this month is open. You can put up any work you have created this year. So there are no excuses for not posting. If you have not already posted and are wondering how just ring or email Nathan Pye or Andrea Radley and we are more than happy to help.
We look forward to seeing your work and please write a brief statement about the piece to go with the picture.Get creative!

August - Recycled - Nathan Pye

2009-09-03T11:24:00.003+10:00

Found a piece of driftwood a while ago and have been saving it to paint on. Weird surface to work on.

Artist: Nathan Pye
Size: 30cm x 15cm
Medium: Marker and ink and spray paint on wood
Date: 03/10/09
Title: City Worm in orange
Teaching robot #3

August - Recycled - Tracey Head

2009-09-03T11:13:00.004+10:00

Artist: Tracey Head
Size: 40x50cm
Medium: Sand, Ink, Acrylic, impasto & Pastel
Date: 3/9/09
Title: Mother Earth
Course: Graphic Design Diploma
This was an asignment for our Illustration class. Using sand pattern and texture, dribbling ink and acrylic paint.

August-Recycled-Carolyn Reed

2009-08-25T09:09:00.003+10:00

Artist: Carolyn Reed
Size: around 18x25cm
Medium: Collage
Date: 19/8/09
Title: untitled
Course:Diploma of Graphic Design

This was made for my illustration class.

I have recycled old newspapers and magazines.

August - Recycled - Phoebe Adams

2009-08-17T15:53:00.003+10:00

Artist: Phoebe Adams
Size: 649 x 480 pixels of light
Medium: Digital Image
Date: 17th August 2009
Title: What exactly are we recyling?
Course: Teacher Media

August - Recycled - Ilona Koehnlechner

2009-08-17T14:59:00.002+10:00

Artist: Ilona Koehnlechner
Size: 640x480
Medium: Digial Image
Date: 17th August 2009
Title: Recycle!!!
Course: Cert III Media Portland

August - Recycled - Roy Rogers

2009-08-17T14:40:00.003+10:00

Artist: Roy Rogers
Size: 640x480
Medium: 7 recycled digital images
Date: 17th August 2009
Title: Digital Origami
Course: Cert III Media Portland

July-Open influence-Carolyn Reed

2009-08-05T11:44:00.007+10:00

Artist: Carolyn Reed
Medium: pastels on paper
Date: 14/07/09
Title: untitled
Course: Diploma of Graphic Design

I remade a African tribal marks with bits of other marks.

This is for last month.

August - Recycled

2009-08-04T11:23:00.002+10:00

Wow! What happened last month. Not a post....

Lets hope this month is more productive.

The theme is 'recycled' - make something from something. Stick things on your artwork, paint on found materials, sculpt with recycled materials...

Have a go! Have fun! Share your joy!

July - Open influence - Nathan Pye

2009-08-03T16:06:00.006+10:00

Bit of a Hockney style image of my study. About 75 images in total. Really made me want to make more of them.

Artist: Nathan Pye
Medium: Digital image
Date: 04/08/09
Title: Hackney
Teaching robot #3

Open influence - July

2009-07-11T13:41:00.005+10:00

We are all influenced by what has happened in the past. Sometimes it is obvious in our work and sometimes it is more subtle. Some "creatives" directly try to put their own "new" meaning to an iconic image or story.

For example, when John Brack painted "The Bar" he had Edouard Manet's "A bar at the Folies-Bergere" in mind. (Both pictures are below)

Their is a whole blog dedicated to illustrators who are doing their own version of Maurice Sendak's "Where the wild things are". http://www.terribleyelloweyes.com/ (Examples below)

For this month you can create your own version of an iconic image with a "new meaning" (remember to write in the post your new meaning/intention) or post some of your recent work that you have created and discuss the influences apparent in the work.

I look forward to some interesting reading this month.

June - No excuse month - Andrea Radley

2009-06-18T11:33:00.004+10:00

I have been playing with cutouts and texta. After seeing a Miso documentary on the ABC. I like the extra challenge with the positive and negative space and thinking about how to do so it is all connected. These are some fun images to decorate the walls at home for the kids.

Artist: Andrea Radley
Size: 1m and 1.5ms
Medium: Thick brown wrapping paper and texta
Date: April and June
Title: Dreaming and Wild Thing
Course: Design Coordinator

June - No Excuse Month - Jodie Broomby

2009-06-15T16:30:00.003+10:00

This drawing was done in class for my end of semester folio.

Artist: Jodie Broomby
Size: A3
Medium: Ink on Paper
Date: 31/03/09
Course: Diploma of Graphic Design

Tracey Head - June - No excuse

2009-06-08T20:45:00.006+10:00

Artist: Tracey Head
Size: 92 x 61 cm
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas/Photoshop
Date: 8th June 2009
Title: Dragons and Gold
Course: Graphic Design Diploma

This is an Acrylic painting I have done this year while studying the Graphics Diploma and I find the need to continue in my other mediums to keep it alive. Studying these other formats and programs to create have stiffled but enriched my perceptions also. I feel i have done a 360 and now design, position, texture and many other influences have freed my imagination but i was cursing them for a while there. This dragon symbolises air and fortune. The upside down triangle is fire along with the cresent moon - water. I like to incorporate all elements fire, water, earth, air and spirit and i like to work the picture to the point where i feel it comes alive, it may lay flat for weeks until a dream creates the energy of life i look and try to accomplish in my paintings..........

June - No excuse month - Chisako Ishikawa

2009-06-08T00:15:00.004+10:00

Artist: Chisako Ishikawa
Size: 800 x 640 pixels
Medium: Colour Pencil, Paper, Photoshop
Date: 07/06/09
Title: Happy Wedding Portrait
Course: Diploma of Multimedia

June - No excuse month - Chisako Ishikawa

2009-06-07T18:59:00.005+10:00

Artist:

Chisako Ishikawa

Size:

640 x 880 pixels

Medium:

Ink, Water colour Paper,

Photoshop

Date:

07/06/09

Title:

Pebble

Course:

Diploma of Multimedia

June - No excuse month - Ross Irving

2009-06-03T14:18:00.004+10:00

Artist:ross irving
Size: 950 x 400
Medium:digital photos, paint, debris (for texture), illustrator
Date:03 june 2009
Title:the happy robot's playground
Course: we were required to create a panoramic background for a fictional character, i had created "the happy robot" for a kids story book and decided he needed a playground. i took photos at a local wreckers yard, bleached the images and glued them together. texture was added by glueing various materials,(i.e. gravel, broken glass, berries, sticks etc.) and then painting the entire scene in acrylic, i then imported the image of the happy robot onto the scene and "walla!", here it is...

Daniel McKenna-june-open

2009-06-03T14:00:00.004+10:00

Artist:Daniel McKenna
Size:
Medium:Airbrushed with 2pak paint
Date:10\3\09
Title: blue flame with skull
Course:Dip graphic design
This was a job i did for a class mates son back in May of this year, i was pleased with how it turned out. This kind of stuff is what i love to do. Big thanks to meggsie for giving me the opportunity.

June - No excuse month

2009-06-01T10:43:00.002+10:00

Hi everyone,
Thanks to a suggestion from a student, Daniel McKenna, the theme for this month is open. You can put up any work you have created this year. So there are no excuses for not posting. If you have not already posted and are wondering how just ring or email Nathan Pye or Andrea Radley and we are more than happy to help.
Well done Daniel for the great idea. If anybody else has an idea for subsequant months let us know.
Also another exciting development this year is that there will be awards at the end of the year. Posters are being put up around the campuses this week and I will post more information about the awards soon.
More reason to post your work this month.
We look forward to seeing your work and please write a brief statement about the piece to go with the picture.
Get creative!

Daniel McKenna-may-text

2009-05-29T11:11:00.004+10:00

Artist: Daniel McKenna
Size:
Medium: photo
Date: 29/5/09
Title: communication
Course:Dip graphic design

typography in the environment, i used the phone book to represent communication in the environment.

May - Text - Carolyn Reed

2009-05-29T09:04:00.003+10:00

Artist: Carolyn Reed
Size: A4
Medium: photography
Date: 22/5/09
Title: untitled
Course:Graphic Design

I took this photo for a project about Communication.

I took the photo of the Monkey spray painting and then added the word communication in front, and for this the Monkey is communication through art.

May - Text - Stacey Knowles

2009-05-28T13:49:00.004+10:00

Artist: Stacey Knowles
Size: A4
Medium: Photo
Date: 28/5/09
Title: Communication
Course:Diploma of Graphic Design

A project on communication with a diffrence!

I liked the two images so i've included them both, as i believe that these are the best two forms of communication - Time & over meals.

Black and white photos with filters - ran through photoshop

May - Text - Sharon Falkiner

2009-05-28T11:16:00.003+10:00

Artist: sharon falkiner
Size: 8 by 6
Medium: photography
Date: 26 may 2009
Title: communication 2
Course: graphic design

May - Text - Sharon Falkiner

2009-05-28T11:10:00.003+10:00

Artist: sharon falkiner
Size: 8 by 6
Medium: photography
Date: 26th may 2009
Title: communication
Course: graphic design

fiona howland may text

2009-05-27T16:02:00.002+10:00

Artist:Fiona Howland
Size: A3
Medium:Photograph
Date:29 5 09
Title:Communication
Course:Graphic design

Brigid Walsh - May - text

2009-05-27T11:58:00.002+10:00

Artist:Brigid Walsh
Size: 2mb, A4
Medium: Materials-Ink, dress patterns, wax crayon and fine liner
Date: May 2009
Title: Untitled
Course: Cert 4 Visual arts and Contemporary Craft

May- Luke Alford- Text

2009-05-24T18:58:00.004+10:00

Artist:Luke Alford
Size: 2514px x 1437px
Medium: Photoshop
Date: 24/05/09
Title: "Spoon"
Course: Diploma of interactive digital media

May - Text - Tracey Head

2009-05-23T06:38:00.006+10:00

This project for Typography got me thinking how do i communicate, how do others communicate and what is important to me. Feelings, thoughts, ideas, the media, newspapers etc. Ive photographed one of the ways i communicate.

Artist: Tracey Head
Size: Large JPEG file
Medium: Digital Photo/Photoshop
Date: 23/5/09
Title: Communication
Course: Dip Graphic Design

May - Communication - Laurise Owen

2009-05-22T13:19:00.004+10:00

Using the word Communication we were asked to display it in some way. I have cut the letters out and then stuck them on post it notes and stuck them on a willing helper. Arms crossed but luckily still open to communication, I felt this typifies our youth today. Thanks for your help Alfie!

Artist: Laurise Owen
Size:
Medium: Digital Photo, paper & Alfie
Date: 22/05/09
Title: Communication
Course: Dip Graphic Design

May - Text - Jodie Broomby

2009-05-22T11:29:00.004+10:00

We were given the task of placing the word 'communication' somewhere. I spray painted a wheelie bin as there has often been a lack of communication between neighbours at my place about which bin belongs to whom with one or two being stolen every now and then..

Artist: Jodie Broomby
Medium: Digital Photo
Date: 22/05/09
Title: Communication
Course: Diploma of Graphic Design

May - Jodie Broomby - Text

2009-05-08T12:57:00.005+10:00

This is the letter 'Dd' for a typography sculpture assignment. The D's have been carved into layers of cork tile and covered in paper mache using the D sections of several dictionaries. A black tile has been put at the back of the sculptue to so that the D's are clearly visible.
Artist: Jodie Broomby
Size: 12x12"
Medium: Cork Tile, Paper, Glue, Paint, Nails
Date: March 09
Title: Dd
Course: Diploma of Graphic Design

May - Text - Chisako Ishikawa

2009-05-07T17:08:00.000+10:00

Artist: Chisako Ishikawa

Size: 800 x 800 pixels
Medium: Photoshop
Date: 31/05/09
Title: Texts Composition
Course: Diploma of Multimedia

May - Text - Tracey Head

2009-05-06T11:28:00.003+10:00

This is my low relief sculpture/form for the new building of SW TAFE. This form was created as a requirement for our subject Typography with Andrea. I created this "C" using the Bauhaus style of font along with the materials clay and texture on board with a touch of photoshop just to blacken the background....
As a project we were asked to create two designs using texture and i got the letters "C" and "U", ironic being I see "C" "U", get it.....
I am drawn to Bauhaus design and as i dont really know much about this period in art or font/typography im interested in how and why i am drawn to its design. I feel it may be to do with design after the war and it being a burst towards freedom very symbolic to how i am feeling at this point in my life......

Artist: Tracey Head
Size: 12cm x 12cm
Medium: Clay on board and photoshop
Date: First term project
Tittle: I "C"
Course: Graphic Design Diploma

May - Text - Laurise Owen

2009-05-06T11:18:00.004+10:00

The letter i for typography low relief sculpture assignment. Back i has been covered in very attractive dalmation dot fabric, and the top is covered in matchsticks.
Artist: Laurise Owen
Size: 12x12"
Medium: Cardboard, fabric, matchsticks & plastic
Date: March 09
Title: i (eye)
Course: Diploma of Graphic Design

May - Text - Roy Rogers

2009-05-05T13:34:00.005+10:00

Roy Rogers

Media student

SWTAFE Porland

Digial image coverd in text and manipulate

with photoshop

paper text birds in flight