Anne van AlkemadeWordsmith

Art FOR Children - a challenge

Posted 5 days ago

Did you know there is a World Children’s Day. Declared by the United Nations in 1954, it is celebrated in participating countries on a variety of days, many of them in the second half of the year.

So, the Art and Stories for Children Group challenges artists and writers alike to produce a World Children’s Day card. This will need to be an image…

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A grim view of life

Posted 6 days ago

I’m doing my own Bubble (vox) populi on the darkness of so much writing on Redbubble. I’m interested to understand what it is that moves us as writers to express the darker side of life, the macabre or violent, gorey (beware, gorey fake blood), “twi…

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Moorabool Meet - the scones were lovely

Posted 7 days ago

Yes indeed, the best I’ve ever tasted and that’s no hyperbole. They were baked on request and supplied with homemade raspberry jam and double cream. Yummy.

As for the business of meeting local bubblers, well … a picture tells a thousand words.

Pictured from right are Anne … um … and … er

T…

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Introducing Val Zdero

Posted 9 days ago

Val (Vaniaz is an artist in the Moorabool Shire (Australia) who is currently having her first ever exhibition. Val has also just joined Redbubble and is in the process of uploading her lovely paintings to her profile.

Appearing in the local newspaper two weeks ago, Val will appear again in next week’s edition (I think).

Please join with me in welco…

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My Clean Up Australia "embarrassment" UPDATE!

Posted 16 days ago

For the full story of my ‘embarrassment’ click here

In a nutshell, I bought a CD about a decade ago from a young musician at a street market. I decided I’d like to use some of it for a YouTube slideshow to promote some of my work and found his webpage, sent him an email, only to disc…

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Please read this - it's wonderful

Posted 17 days ago

I have just read the most delightful children’s poem by Michelle Whennan. It is currently in the featured section of the Art for Children Group.

Even the toughest, most tattooed bikey would smile, I reckon.

What are we coming to? Aren't we free in Australia???

Posted 19 days ago

I’d like to direct you to Scott Robinson’s forum post regarding temporary laws in NSW which I find to be completely contrary to our way of life. Introduce them for one month and see how long it takes for them to be withdrawn!!!

Scary stuff , I think.

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Space Meister Tom Godfrey talks about his art

Posted 20 days ago

Tom Godfrey , Space Meister, is probably best known for his wonderful depiction of aliens and their accompanying stories. But his folio also contains cutting political and social satire cartoons, tshirts, beautiful paintings and photography. Tom’s talents entertain and …

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How a ‘Clean Up Australia Day’ has embarrassed me!

Posted 21 days ago

Let me set the dial on the ‘way back’ machine. I’ve set it for Sunday 6 March, 1997 – Clean Up Australia Day. Craig (my hubby at the time), in a moment of indulgence, very begrudgingly agreed to come along with me to help clean up a park in Melton. We bought his Dad along, a lovely, amiable chap who’s always ready to lend a hand.

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Moorabool/Ballarat Redbubblers

Posted 23 days ago

I’m hoping to get a meet up happening at Bacchus Marsh at 3pm on Sunday 13 July. There are a dozen or more Bubblers from the Moorabool/Ballarat areas and the invitation is open to anyone in the area on the day, (including Geelong bubblers)!

Please RSVP in this journal so I can book a venue (just in case there’s heaps of us). At this stage I’m hoping for the Flying Teapot as the venue, but de…

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