ellejayerose

ellejayerose - Journal

Joined March 2008

'Facepaint' new works of elle jaye rose

Posted about 1 year ago

‘Facepaint’, is a digital painting series in postcard format, exploring how we popify the personal in the online social realm of facebook. Online friends are the cyber-stars of our screens, letting us both watch and be part of their cyber conversations. In facebook pages, our intimate relationships are challenged by constant interruptions from unfamiliar people in the forms of picture…

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Elle Jaye Rose welcomes 'Avalon Violet' ( affectionately 'Ava Lottie')

Posted about 1 year ago

Many of you are aware I spent the last couple of months working on a calendar called Up the Duff Creek without a Paddle: Calendar Musings for Bewildered Mums to Be
where I vented my pregnancy growing pains into a dark humour self-help guide for pregnant ladies – that delves into all the unmentionables you are not alone mums!

Proud to announce, little Avalon Violet has entered the world …

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Wow! A Ted Blackall painting of miss ellejayerose to add to my humble art collection!

Posted about 1 year ago

Artist comrades inspire, bewild, enchant, comfort & astound without them I would be lost. Thanks to the land of the internerd Artist Ted Blackall (now TedRoger on rb) has become a treasured friend and muse – I am overwhelmed with emotion as I post a pic of his beautiful depiction of one of my rose cam photos which is now housed in my bedroom. What a beautiful gift that couldn’t …

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YAY YAY RED BUBBLE COLLECTIONS!!!

Posted over 1 year ago

I just wanted to say yayayayayayay red bubble collections!
I must admit I wasn’t overly enthusiastic of the last layout change on rb – it seemed that people were only being exposed to works of mine labelled ‘popular’ or with some trendy tag… The ability to self-promote in an individual fashion is great! It allows you not to have to sift through shit you find irrelevan…

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Elle Jaye Rose Factory: Be Part of the Process! Warhol would say your contributions are far from secondary!

Posted over 1 year ago

I am indebted to a multitude of scumbled texture layers inspired by found fabrics, wallpapers, wrapping papers, paint surfaces etc. that built up my femmage style fills in my recent project Up the Duff Creek without a Paddle: Calendar Musings for Bewildered Mums to be

This new patchwork style is involves alot of fun collecting and I want YOU to be a part of it! Send your favourite high resolution…

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Up the Duff Creek without a Paddle: Calendar Musings for Bewildered Mums to Be

Posted over 1 year ago

Yes… who would of thunk it but elle jaye rose is knocked up and the bun in the oven is about to pop! To celebrate and perhaps whine about my pregnancy experiences I have put together yet another dark humour sentimented calendar – this one informing mums to be of pregnancy unmentionables you may look forward to and tips for coping… only elle jaye rose would go there… some m…

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Elle Jaye Rose thinks you should treat YOURSELF!

Posted over 1 year ago

I know … it is that hideous time of year when myer guilted you into treating your dog, your painful chriskringle nominee from work, your abusive family members etc. with useless consumerist trinkets… NOW I SAY IT IS TIME TO TREAT YOURSELF!

Here is my magical salt scrub recipe – especially good for those anxious types with skin allergies such as myself who suffers from oily, yet …

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moving away from 'Drift'

Posted almost 2 years ago

Many of you are aware that ‘Elle Jaye Rose’ is my pop alias – where i make less restricting and less serious works that float somewhere between the pop, the personal, the formal, but mostly informal. You may not be aware that I make slightly more considered work as a practicing artist under my birth name ‘Ellen Jaye Benson’.

I am currently overwhelmed with study doi…

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You Vote!

Posted almost 2 years ago

5 ellejaye rose tshirts are to come down in price and I am going to let you redbubbler fans decide which 5 shirts your heart most desires come down to $35 Australian (for the duration of 2 months)

here are just a couple of examples from my collection but you can vote on any – simply insert the title of the shirt in the comment box below – votes finalised a week from now

with my lack o…

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More Art less Happy Snaps!!!!

Posted almost 2 years ago

People of the redbubble community – I challenge you to make redbubble a real thought provoking creative hub! I grow tired of sifting through mindless happy snaps of your babies first birthday, your puppy wearing a hat, a photo of your girlfriend in the buff with a photoshop zanny filter for effect! aaaaaaauuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrggggggggghhhhhhhh!

Tips: Be mindful in your composing – remem…

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