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• Sad news ... YellowJacket
  by Rosalie Dale IPA

  Those who are members of the Former DPF Group will be saddened to hear that our friend YellowJacket...

  Those who are members of the Former DPF Group will be saddened to hear that our friend YellowJacket (Paul) passed away early morning 9th October USA time. His wife Merlyne has requsted that I pass this news on to his ‘online family’. While we know he is now free of pain and with his Maker, as humans we will miss him and his wonderful sense of humour, his courage, and his encouragement. He touched so many lives. I admire him so much for rising above his disabilities and looking for ways to still make a difference. Till recently he was out photographing animals in the local shelter in order to maximise their opportunity of finding a home. I have expressed our love and support to his wife Merlyne, and said I would pass on any comments from his ‘online family’ in about a week’s time. So please feel free to add any expressions of sympathy and support to this Journal which you would like passed on to Paul’s family. I know Merlyne would also appreciate your prayers – she speaks of her unpreparedness to be alone. We celebrate Paul’s photography and life in the Former DPF Group overview with Features of his work, and Paul as our Featured Artist.

• The Soap Bubble Episode 1
  by Andrew Walker

  Following several knock backs and aborted attempts to gain access to Paul Vanzella I have finally…

  Following several knock backs and aborted attempts to gain access to Paul Vanzella I have finally managed to jimmy the lock and enter the building that houses his workshop. It’s quite dirty to look at, yet remains aesthetically pleasing at the same time (much like a lot of his work). I have no doubt that I’m going in the right direction. There are bright flashes of light from the other end of this cavernous room, a cackling laughter can be heard along with a drone of generators / I’m entering the inner sanctum, the magic place that Paul (the Van Man) Vanzella creates his masterpieces. It’s hard to get into the corner, the bric a brack thickens as you get closer, then after squeezing between a digger and a airplane fuselage (that I’m sure I have seen before), I’m there! Blinking in the full glare of the spotlights lighting this whole area! / “WHO DARES DISTURB ME?” booms a voice from the shadows, I can just make out the outline of a figure in the lights. It looks like one of the aliens from Close encounters!!! Shock horror – Paul Vanzella is not human, hold on a moment, that’s hardly news is it, I mean we have all seen his work! / From behind me I hear movement, like the wind through silk curtains, suddenly I realise that I’m not here in the light on my own! Oh no the Van-man is in the middle of a shoot, that means if I turn round I’ll get an eyeful of Jo (No Clothes) O’Brien. / Trying to ‘nonchalantly’ turn around, I manage to avoid the expected whiplash and there in front of me stands No Clothes O’Brien ! In the nip , her birthday suit, wearing just a smile! Do I need to go on? / She looks less than happy at me being there! “how dare you” she squeeks, “we were just in the middle of recreating the Venus Di Milo! But we were going to call it the Jo Di Milo” ahh that explains the strange yellow sheen to Miss O’Brien’s skin, and here was me thinking it was jaundice. She makes no move to hide herself, instead she hisses, “best look elsewhere four eyes or I’ll turn those glasses your wearing into contact lenses!” she’s not joking there’s a real violence in her you can see it in her eyes and the scabs on her knuckles! / Turning back was where I got the whiplash “just do exactly as I say and nobody will get hurt” she whispered into my ear “isn’t that right Pauly?” she cackled. The lights dimmed and I could make the Van Man out a little clearer, he wasn’t an alien he was chained to the camera, in fact 5 camera’s hung round his neck making him visibly stoop, his ankles were chained together…a look of the defeated in his eyes he mouthed “Help Me…”. / So there we have it, Paul Vanzella is being held against his will and forced to take pictures of Jo ‘No Clothes’ O’Brien (his number one fan!), in her dastardly scheme to take over the bubble with the power and volume of her image. Oh the inhumanity of it! PLEASE NOTE THAT THE EPISODES FOLLOW ON FROM EACH OTHER IN A SOAP OPERA STYLE. WHILST EACH EPISODE SHOULD BE A STORY IN ITSELF IT IS HOPED THEY THREAD TOGETHER. THERE ARE MORE EPISODES TO READ, JUST CLICK HERE! SOAP BUBBLE please note that all comments are completely fictitious and intended to be humorous. The journal relates to my interpretation of the art and to stories that I make up about the artist as a bubble characters rather than focusing on the real people behind the art

• Shooting smoke trails...
  by Paul Louis Villani

  A couple of nights ago Matt (of Disenchanted Photography ) and I spent a couple of hours i…

  A couple of nights ago Matt (of Disenchanted Photography ) and I spent a couple of hours in his garage with the intention of experimenting with lighting and off camera flash. / We actually ended up shooting smoke trails for four hours and had a ball! / The experimentation with flash position, ISO and shutter speeds was very beneficial and I got alot out of the shoot. / / The first (mainly black) images that I’m showing here are pretty much off the stick. / They have been converted into jpeg via Lightroom and have had the blackness darkened, a little noise reduction, contrasted and thats it. / I’ve even left the little specks of dust and flying embers on the images! / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Here are some that Matt has used his post proc skills on… / Matt has the “clear gif” setting on, so I could not copy in the larger images… / / / / / / / / / / / / I must admit after spending just a short amount of time on post prod myself I personally found an artful beauty in these type of images simply by converting them to monotone and tweaking the contrast. / / / / / / / / / / ...and to finish off, those of you who know me well know that lately I’ve been hypothetically looking for Aliens… Well I think I found one… / / / / Peace and Hugs! :D

• Bubblemail sometimes starts the thought process!!
  by Paul Louis Villani

  Good morning to all beautiful bubblers!! / Yesterday I had an interesting Bubblemail from one of our bubble favorites Danny...

  Good morning to all beautiful bubblers!! / Yesterday I had an interesting Bubblemail from one of our bubble favorites Danny / who kindly made me aware of an issue perhaps best described by the term popularity. / Now before you go thinking the worst, the mail was very jovial and replied to in kind but it sparked a little thought process which is always a good thing!! / So, I would like to give back a little to the Red Bubble community by adding a link to a different member on each of my works. / Please see the picture below to see what this will look like. / Now, if you have any objections to this or don’t like the image I’ve put your link on please do not hesitate to mail me and let me know. / ...and please do not be disheartened if your link is not on an image, I’ll get around to it eventually. I’m only guessing but it appears that there is over 10,000 members here at Red Bubble so I’ve only got to upload 9,700 more works to fit you all in!! LOL! / Peace, happiness and love to all! /

• Artist Profile: Paul Louis Villani
  by community

  I have a confession; I used to flick over Paul Louis Villani’s artwork mainly because he was already so popular. Then he started posti…

  I have a confession; I used to flick over Paul Louis Villani’s artwork mainly because he was already so popular. Then he started posting his train and house series of photography and loved the whole series , then he started with the inspirations series and I couldn’t ignore it anymore, anyone who has a love of guitars and musicians like that has got to get my vote for All time Great Guy. Paul’s work is as varied and it is stunning and original. But when he started posting his writings I had to send him a BubbleMail asking if he could tell me in advance when he was putting them up so I wouldn’t, because he kept stealing all the readers. Paul has the knack of writing poetry that draws people too him, he shares his pain and wonder with his reader and they respond in kind. His recent offerings IMMERSE AND SURRENDER and Surgery Of A Soul are two of the most read poems on the Bubble. I asked Paul to expose himself even more for the Red Bubble audience and also to let everyone know of some of his marvelous achievements. Like a true artist laid his soul bare and had a lot to share. What attracted you to Red Bubble? After being part of a few group and solo exhibitions you tend to search for alternate ways that get your work “out there” and also up “for sale”. A gallery employee had asked me to check out Red Bubble exactly for those two reasons, the rest is history! The initial attraction to the sight has been quickly overwhelmed by the feeling of involvement and community. I’m not to most social of people and actually enjoy hiding under rocks and being somewhat anti-social but after I got up the courage to go to my first Melbourne Meet up (organized by the multi-talent Jo O’Brien) I’ve really embraced the bubbles online artistic community and am less inclined to stay in the background! LOL! What were your original expectations and the reality if now? Hmmmm, I guess I kind of covered that above but I’ll elaborate… / I came here without expectations… I’m sure like all other artists in the world, I scoured the internet looking for options (affordable options!), Red Bubble blew me away for the sheer fact that if you sell, you and the bubble make money, cool! You see, in a gallery environment you pay for the lease, invitations, opening night necessities and then on top of that upwards of 30% commission on all sales. Not that that’s a bad thing, that’s life but you can see why the bubble became a shining light! Everyone’s work is available to be viewed and purchased 24/7 365 days a year!! (Except when the elves are out crashing trolleys!) How has Red Bubble enriched you? Perhaps it’s the interaction with other like minded people that’s been most enriching for me. I’ve began to thrive on the discussion and points of view given by people in journals, forums and comments. I work (on call 24/7) in a sterile, time consuming corporate environment, my workplace doesn’t really know about my artistic life and I try to keep both very separate. The bubble is my release, an avenue where I’m not confined by rules and restrictions, a place where my individual artistic creations have a home and are surrounded by others works of art enjoying the same freedoms. That is enriching! Tells us something about your artistic CV and its highlights? Numerous group exhibitions, solo exhibitions both here in Oz and Internationally, winning a couple of awards last year, being nominated for an international art prize this year (more news about that soon!), being commissioned to supply artwork for the foyer and Outpatients area of a new medical facility in Western Victoria, having work published by a corporate company in their annual portfolio. Looking ahead I’ve got my final exhibition for the year happening in Sydney from the 7th to 18th November 2007 at the Global Gallery in Comber St Paddington. I’ll be flying up to Sydney on the 17th to be a part of a “meet the artist” day at the gallery from 2pm, so please if any NSW bubblers have got some spare time, come and say G’day, I’d love to meet you face to face!! I’m so looking forward to 2008! Mainly because of collaboration between Aleisha (Inktart Art), Jo O’Brien and myself that will culminate into an exhibition tentatively titled “Hidden Worlds”. Also, I will be having 3 of my “train” images on Display at the Beijing Contemporary Art Show in March. Tell us your Influences? I’ll give you a quick answer otherwise we’ll be here all day! / Please bear in mind that I’ve been a Musician / Photographer for most of my life so influences come from both styles and effect each diversely (I’m sure you know what I mean!!) Andre Segovia, Bob Dylan, Mauro Giuliani, Yngwie Malmsteen, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Jeff Buckley, Queen, Slayer, The Doors, Pearl Jam, Metallica, Prince, Kiss, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Living Color, Vincent Pulo, Tolkien, Rage Against The Machine, Tim Buckley, Vincent Van Gogh, Edward Munch, Salvador Dali, Jimi Hendrix, Andy Warhol, Ken Kelly and Leonard Nimoy. Wordsmiths and Heavy Metal – you’ve gotta love that. - Danny

• Rhythm UK Magazine - First Assignment - Mike Bordin Ex Faith No More and now playing with Ozzy Osbourne.
  by Paul Louis Villani

  What was supposed to be a half hour interview and 20 minute photo shoot with Mike Bordin at the Rod Laver Arena, turned into a 7 hour mus…

  What was supposed to be a half hour interview and 20 minute photo shoot with Mike Bordin at the Rod Laver Arena, turned into a 7 hour musical feast! / I got to see the Prince of Darkness himself, Ozzy Osbourne rehearse with his band for tonights show, had dinner with the band and had my camera taken over by Zakk Wylde who wanted to show me his photographic skills!! :D / / Gushing fan ahead!! ;p! / / ...and now for a picture taken by Zakk Wilde!! / / / / hehehe!! :D / / Huge thanks must go to Phil Ascot (Editor), Steve (Band Manager) and Vince Medina-Sanna, who without him, this would not have been possible, love ya Bro!

• Collaboration with LittleHelen!!
  by Paul Louis Villani

  Check it out!! / LittleHelen has gone to town on one of my images!!! / Let me just say this…..

  Check it out!! / LittleHelen has gone to town on one of my images!!! / Let me just say this…. She is an incredible artist and I’m honoured that she took the time to reworked this piece… / Thanks so much LittleHelen, I LOVE it! / . /

• Friday Night in Melbourne
  by Paul Louis Villani

  I guess it’s easy to fall into the trap of being comfortable. / I went out after work with the intention of doing my usual light trails th…

  I guess it’s easy to fall into the trap of being comfortable. / I went out after work with the intention of doing my usual light trails thing but got distracted with my own lack of curiosity. / I thought I’d try something different. / Hope you like, peace peeps! / / / / / / / /

• Saying Goodbye to my Grand Mother
  by Paul Louis Villani

  Celeste Tardio / b: 27 – 09 – 1916 / d: 24 – 03 – 2008 / / / / M…

  Celeste Tardio / b: 27 – 09 – 1916 / d: 24 – 03 – 2008 / / / / Mother of 5, Grand Mother of 10 & Great Grand Mother of 3. / / On Monday my Grand Mother passed away. / I’d like to take this opportunity to not express grief or seek your condolences… / Rather, I really want to celebrate her life with sharing some memories of this beautiful woman. / / Nonnina (Italian for Grand Ma) was born in San Marco, Foggia in Italy. / Her family were dress makers in their village. / She was courted by (Luigi Tardio – A Farmer) my Nonno and finally had no choice but to Marry him when he serenaded her from the street in full public view! hehehe! / Two weeks after marriage he left for World War 2, leaving behind a pregnant wife in the care of his Mother and a farm to tend. / During the war years, there were a few visits and a few births along the way. / In 1955 the family migrated to Australia and lived in Fitzroy for a few years until settling in Northcote in the early 60’s. Three months after I was born, my Mum and Dad both had to work to get ahead so I was in the care of Nonnina 10 hours a day. / This went on until I went to kinder Garden and then school. / It was during these years that I bonded with my Nonnina and we will always be close. / / / / To keep me entertained when I was young, she used to place all the chairs in the house in a row down the passage so we could pretend we were on a bus, of which I of course was the driver! / Whilst on this imaginary bus she would sing old Italian village songs and do her sewing, whilst my Nonno begrudgingly sat at the back of this bus smoking his cigarettes and reading the form guide for Saturdays Race meet! hehehe! / She used to cook very simple foods that tasted amazing and I’ll miss that. / Nonnina used to let me get away with practically everything, and even pretended to enjoy me entertaining her and all her visitors with KISS songs when I was eight and learning how to play guitar! / I can only imagine how “I wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll all night and party everyday” sounded like to these oldies! :D / She loved to tell stories and could keep everyone hypnotised with her reminiscing of people, family and places. / One of her favourite things was that she loved to draw. / Never with pencils or paints but with textas!! / / / / The past 12 months have been a bit of a struggle with her health deteriorating and the last seven days have been quite a strain. / Four days before she departed from this earth she still had the strength and will to give out her final orders to all of the family members who were present. / She told everyone to leave the room as she spoke to us individually and gave us some beautiful words to remember her by. / When it was my turn, she asked for my fiancée (Anna) to be present as well and this is what she said to her… “Make sure you love and honour your husband, make sure he is well fed and keep the house nice and tidy and make sure you have lots of beautiful babies!!” / To which I said ”..and what about me”? Nonnina said “Make sure you always love and honour your wife”. / I said “That’s it? Thanks Nonnina for giving me the easy job!!” LOL!! Poor Anna, she’s even got the duty to make sure our babies are beautiful!! hehe! / / Ciao Nonnina, ti volio molto bene, I’ll miss your smile and your spirit. / Please say hello to my Father and Grand Father for me.

• Exhibiting In Barcelona
  by Paul Louis Villani

  I’ve been lucky enough to be included in an exhibiton titled 4 Fotographos (you can see the online ad here....

  I’ve been lucky enough to be included in an exhibiton titled 4 Fotographos (you can see the online ad here ) . / The concept of the show is to have 4 photographers from 4 different parts of the world exhibit 4 of their own favorite images. / The exhibition begins 21st September and closes on the 18th October 2007. / You can imagine my surprise when my phone rang and I was asked if I would like to participate!! / I honestly thought it was a prank, some sort of “gotcha” call! LOL! / Thanks to Karel Stoop, the curator of GaleriaZero in Barcelona for believing and giving me this opportunity. / The four images being exhibited are… / Heaven One / . / All Aboard / . / The Way Out / . / The Train of All Lost Hopes & Dreams

• PhotoShop: Less is More
  by Paul Hamilton

  Photoshop: Less Is More When I bought PhotoShop for the first time some years ago I was blown away by its power and potential. I’d he…

  Photoshop: Less Is More When I bought PhotoShop for the first time some years ago I was blown away by its power and potential. I’d heard about this magic software but didn’t realise that with such power comes much responsibility. The first images I used with PhotoShop looked terrible. Clumsy lighting effects splashed with a pinch or wind effect. / As I experimented with the software I realised that to enhance my macro shots I needed a greater knowledge of Photoshop and some simple techniques that would allow my images to shine not become mutilated. These are some simple tools I have found extremely effective. / 1. Use Curves to illuminate your image without putting that haze over the image. Originally I played around with the lighting tool but found the Curves tool so much more effective. You can find Curves but going to IMAGE>ADJUSTMENTS>CURVES / 2. Make subtle changes to the colour of your image using the colour balance tool. Experiment with the Shadows, Midtones and Highlight. Be careful not to go to extremes. Over colouring can make the water red in a beach landscape shot. You can find the colour balance tool by going to IMAGE>ADJUSTMENTS>COLOUR BALANCE / 3. Experiment with the Crop tool. Look to erase meaningless space and colour that takes away from the focus of the photograph. Once again don’t go overboard. Some space around the main focal point of the photo will frame it beautifully. The Crop tool is found on the tool bar. / With these 3 tools do everything in moderation. These 3 tools work best with a great photo to start with. Whatever you’ve heard Photoshop will not create a great photo all by itself but can be used to great effect to make a good photo a great one. Kind Regards Paul

• A dream has come true! Spicks and Specks! Woohoo!! ;p!
  by Paul Louis Villani

  Ok, hello to everyone in Bubbleland! Peace and love to you all! Tonight turned out to be an amazing evening! / Me and a few friends wen…

  Ok, hello to everyone in Bubbleland! Peace and love to you all! Tonight turned out to be an amazing evening! / Me and a few friends went to see the Spicks and Specks stage show at the Comedy Theatre and guess who was chosen to go up as a contestant and spend over an hour on stage with Adam, Myf and Al!!!! / Yes… ME!!!!!!! LOL!!!! If you get a chance to read my Bio you will see that one of my dreams was to be on Spicks and Specks!!!! Dream #1 of 9,087… Accomplished! hehehe!!

• Sad news ... YellowJacket
  by Maximus

  Sad news … YellowJacket Those who are members of the Artists with Disabilities Group will be saddened to hear that our friend Yellow…

  Sad news … YellowJacket Those who are members of the Artists with Disabilities Group will be saddened to hear that our friend YellowJacket:http://www.redbubble.com/people/yellowjacket (Paul) passed away early morning 9th October USA time. His wife Merlyne has requsted that Rosalie pass this news on to his ‘online family’. I have simply copied her post to here. While we know he is now free of pain and with his Maker, as humans we will miss him and his wonderful sense of humour, his courage, and his encouragement. He touched so many lives. I admire him so much for rising above his disabilities and looking for ways to still make a difference. Till recently he was out photographing animals in the local shelter in order to maximise their opportunity of finding a home. I have expressed our love and support to his wife Merlyne, and said I would pass on any comments from his ‘online family’ in about a week’s time. So please feel free to add any expressions of sympathy and support to this Journal which you would like passed on to Paul’s family. I know Merlyne would also appreciate your prayers – she speaks of her unpreparedness to be alone. We celebrate Paul’s photography and life in the AwD Group overview with Features of his work, and Paul as our Featured Artist. / Personally (from Max) I found Paul to be a totally real man who understood my personal struggles and always encouraged me. / Max :)

• The amazingly talented Rose Moxon has mailed me some fantastic news!!
  by Paul Louis Villani

  Rose Moxon bubblemailed me this fantastic news… / *our pictures the fallen...

  Rose Moxon bubblemailed me this fantastic news… / our pictures the fallen and danse macabre passed the preselection commmittee at ballistic publishing… / How cool!! / I’m very excited at the possibilities and have just noticed how hard it is trying to type whilst jumping up and down! hehehe!

• Australia Day Weekend
  by Paul Louis Villani

  Good morning to all you beautiful bubblers! / / Over the commemorative Australia Day weekend I had a gig with The “National Trust of Aus…

  Good morning to all you beautiful bubblers! / / Over the commemorative Australia Day weekend I had a gig with The National Trust of Australia and I just wanted to share some of the images with you! / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

• A visual insight into the Melbourne I know...
  by Paul Louis Villani

  Been spending a couple of nights doing some alley crawls around in inner city Melbourne. / / _There’s less than 24 hours remaining, so s…

  Been spending a couple of nights doing some alley crawls around in inner city Melbourne. / / There’s less than 24 hours remaining, so submit your works to this exhibition challenge…. / Click here if you want to exhibit your work in front of more than 5,000 people a day for 10 days!!! / 1. / / / / 2. / / / / 3. / / / / 4. / / / / 5. / / / / 6. / / / / 7. / / / / 8. / / / / Thanks for stopping by!! / HUGS! :D

• Sex and The City - A Blokes Perspective
  by Paul Louis Villani

  Good morning beautiful bubblers everywhere! An insight into a conversation that took place recently… / My better half (mbh) “Do you w…

  Good morning beautiful bubblers everywhere! An insight into a conversation that took place recently… / My better half (mbh) “Do you want to go to the movies this weekend?” / Me, “Sure, can we watch Indiana Jones?” / Mbh, “No, if you watch Sex in The City with me then I’ll watch Indiana with you next weekend.” There end’eth the first lesson in relationship harmony… Compromise = Blackmail! So, off we went on Sunday afternoon… / Yes, Sunday afternoon when I should’ve been at the MCG expressing my purely hetro-sexual man-love for Chris Judd and the rest of the Carlton Football Club but no, Village Cinemas was the preferred destination. / Now, I shall not give away too much of the story… ummmm, plot…. but I soon discovered that my better half was in for an emotional roller coaster ride that only four women in a strangely scripted blockbuster can deliver. / Another reason why I agreed to this compromise was that I was also promised that there was going to be ample scenes of maiden beauties frolicking in their laciest… / Lies. / I found the movie slightly educational… there are apparently other labels in the world apart from Sony, Canon and Manfrotto! / ...and there is some other fellow in the world trying to rip off my name… Mr. Louis Vuitton, look out! / For the ladies, there are 81 costume changes, relationship highs and lows, references to sexual gymnastics, shoes, handbags and enough emotions to empty out a box of kleenex! Why you lot subject yourselves to such torture I still have no idea!! / Just to give my personal opinion on a related matter, we sat next a woman and her young daughter (10’ish) why you would bring a child to a movie like that??? To an adult most of what happens on the screen during this movie is quite normal but not for a childs eyes and ears. / Anyway I survived the 2.5 hours and even found some scenes quite humorous! / Rating… 3 / 5 / Looking forward to Indiana Jones next week!

• The Moon and Me!
  by Paul Louis Villani

  Another Thursday night… / Me, the moon and my camera! / I’m currently in an anti post processing phase… hence the experimentation! / _Di…

  Another Thursday night… / Me, the moon and my camera! / I’m currently in an anti post processing phase… hence the experimentation! / Didn’t want to clog your activity lists so I thought I’d journal these instead. / / The Palace… / / / The Hidden Staircase… / / / 2.6kms / / / Clinging to hope… / / / Midnight Stroll… / /

• Happy Bubble Birthday To Me!! :D
  by Paul Louis Villani

  This month is twelve months I’ve been a member on the bubble!! / So due to this massive event I’ve uploaded this image… / / !http://ima…

  This month is twelve months I’ve been a member on the bubble!! / So due to this massive event I’ve uploaded this image… / / / / ...and because it’s my bubble birthday…. This image will be at cost price for all whole month of May!! Woohoo! :D hehehe!! / / Peace, love and bear hugs to you all!

• 40 Red Bubble Artists Exhibiting at The Rialto Towers in Melbourne.
  by Paul Louis Villani

  *Congrats to the 40 artists below who have been selected to exhibit their work at The Rialto Towers-...

  Congrats to the 40 artists below who have been selected to exhibit their work at The Rialto Towers in August 2008! / / I do have one huge favour to ask either from the forty chosen artists or from anyone willing to part with some spare time… We require one (or two!) people to man the exhibiton space during business hours. More importantly between the hours of 10am and 2pm, Monday to Friday between August 4th – 15th. / Please Bubblemail me if you are able to do so and I’ll get a roster together. / Thanks and hugs! :D / / arip / Kara Rasmanis / Damien Mason / Sorina Williams / Jodie Johnson / kimbaross / Carrie Glenn / elvenmade / James Price / Lisa Kenny / Lindsay Blamey / Melinda Kerr / Sue Wickham / Bronwen Hyde / Mark Jones / Christine Wilson / Cathy Cavolo / Steven Potashnyk / FireDrake / Luckyvegetable / Matt Mawson / Louise Cooke / Marnie Kirkness / Ahmad Sabra / Gerijuliaj / Matt Ryan / Lisadee / Simon Sherry / Luke Skracic / Jessica Tremp / Michael Kienhuis / earthairfire / Anthony Begovic / Stephen Colquitt / Sarah Moore / Caroline Gorka / Andrew Wilson / Flamejob / John Robb

• Exhibiting in Paddington NSW
  by Paul Louis Villani

  Good morning to all beautiful bubblers around the world! I am exhibiting 14 B&W works (some never previously released) commencing this…

  Good morning to all beautiful bubblers around the world! I am exhibiting 14 B&W works (some never previously released) commencing this Wednesday 7th November and Finishing on Sunday 18th. / At The Global Gallery 5 Comber St. Paddington 2021 / There is a “Meet The Artist” day on Saturday November 17th from 2pm at the gallery, would love it if you could pop over for a chat and get to meet up face to face!! :D Now, this seems to be a busy time for artists and I’m aware of a couple of other Red Bubblers exhibitions happening around NSW and Victoria, so please be sure to support them by visiting their exhibitions!! Vansk Bodymechanic & This Friday in Melbourne at the Brunswick Street Gallery… Firedrake Good luck to Vansk, bodymechanic and Firedrake with their exhibitions!! / Peace and love! / PLV!

• Attention Melbourne Bubblers!! March 2008 Meet Up!
  by Paul Louis Villani

  Another Melbourne Red Bubble meet up is planned… / Sunday 30th March 2008 @ 2pm / This time we’re going to get a little adventurous! / A…

  Another Melbourne Red Bubble meet up is planned… / Sunday 30th March 2008 @ 2pm / This time we’re going to get a little adventurous! / An afternoon of Archery has been planned!! / From 2pm on Sunday 30th March we’re booked in at the Moorabbin Archery club for an afternoon af Photography, Archery and a BBQ!! / A one hour Archery lesson has been planned and for those who take part (in the lesson) there is a fee of $20-ea and that includes all equipment being supplied by the club. / If you do not want to take part in the Archery Lesson you can still come along and enjoy the afternoon with us whilst we fire up the BBQ on the clubs grounds. / I’ve started up a forum thread where I will keep a list of attendees and a map of where the Moorabin Archery Club can be found. / If you have any questions or requests please feel free to Bubblemail me or leave me a message in the above thread! / I’d like to thank one of our Bubble favorites FireDrake for her inspiration in regards to this meet up! :D / Ciao! / /

• Red Bubble Melbourne Meet Up 19-08-07 - More Pics!
  by Paul Louis Villani

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• 50 things about me... following JC and Paul!
  by Damian

  50 things about me…for fun. So following the journals by JC Montgomery...

  50 things about me…for fun. So following the journals by JC Montgomery and Paul Rees-Jones, I couldn’t resist having a crack at it as well, and neither could Miri, Anne, Alix, Zolton, Gayla, Cathie, darkestartist, hahpistuff 1. Do you like blue cheese? / I’ve tried it at least, but I wouldn’t run out and buy it. 2. Have you ever smoked a cigarette? / Twice, so yes. But they were just excuses to go and talk to girls :) 3. Do you own a gun? / No, but I grew up on a farm where guns were just another tool, so weren’t glamourised or romanticised, and we were trained in safety with the threat of never touching one again if we broke dad’s rules. The rules included toy guns. 4. What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? / So Sonic is a junk food chain? Never heard of the place personally. 5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? / Depends why I’m there. Not if it’s for things like stitches, broken bones, dislocations, or vaccinations. Skin cancer checks make me concerned though. Too many people, young and old, die in Australia from it. 6. Do you like hot-dogs? / Sorta. The last one I had was rubbish though. 7. Favorite Christmas Song? / Bah humbug. 8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? / A double flat white. 9. Can you do push-ups? / Yup. Not as many as I used to be able to do when properly fit though. 10. What’s your favorite meal? / Mmmm, pig on the spit! Drooling… / Pork is the stumbling block in anyones way to converting me to vegetarianism. I couldn’t do it. Nope, no way. 11. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry? / My watch. 12. Favorite hobby? / Used to be martial arts, but that died so that I might complete my postgrad study. I’m also a reformed computer game addict, and don’t do that anymore (but I wish I was!). I love the cinema, but only get to go a couple of times a year now. I used to read all the time, but my urge has decreased since I started writing. So I guess writing and photography are my current drives. 13. Do you work with people who idolize you? / Hardly. But who works with those sort of people? Unless you’re a movie star? 14. Name a trait that you hate about yourself? / Pouring all I’ve got into my current obsession, and then waking up one day and walking away from it never to look at it again (because there’s this new obsession, and it’s sooo much more interesting…) 16. Middle name? / John 17. Name 3 thoughts at this moment: / 50 questions actually takes longer to answer than it looks… / I should be finishing some writing… / Hmm, I feel like playing with my camera… 18. Name 3 things you bought yesterday: / A PhotoShop magazine. / Realms of Fantasy magazine, August 2008 (it’s got some cool stories, anyone read it?) / An asthma puffer :( 19. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink. / Mainly water. Start the day with a nice coffee. Occassional fruit juice. Although wine is probably more common than juice really. 20. Current worry right now? / That if I quit work the bills won’t get paid while I change careers. 21. Current hate right now? / The way the media works, at all levels, to inspire a culture of fear in the masses. 22. Favorite place to be? / The Gold or Sunshine coast hinterlands (not the coastal cities). But Byron Bay is nice. So’s Fraser Island. But I’m also happy sitting right here with my camera next to me and my bookshelves surrounding me. 23. How did you bring in New Years? / I don’t believe I did. 24. Favorite place to go? / Japan. 25. What is your most recurring dream? / Depends on how I’m feeling. / I have dreams of water, where I’m on top and any and all types of creatures writhe and squirm below the surface. When I’m stressed they break the surface. / Then there’s the zombies. Desperately trying to make me one of them. Just a fear of being like everyone else I think. 26. Introvert or extrovert? / Introvert, but I talk a lot apparently. 27. What color shirt are you wearing? / Grey. 28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? / I’m not sure. 29. Can you whistle? / Yep. 30. Favorite color(s)? / Blue, black, grey. 31. Would you be a pirate? / In some ways yes, but the reality of life on an old tall ship surrounded by people you couldn’t trust isn’t my idea of a good time. 32. What songs do you sing in the shower? / No, not me. 33. Favorite girl’s name? / Gwenevere (I know, the spelling’s not the old way) 34. Favorite boy’s name? / That’s hard. Anything that breaks away from using names from the ‘traditional’ western source of names. 35. What’s in your pocket right now? / Ah, that’s where I left my USB key! 36. Last thing that made you laugh? / Little Britain; The Umbillical Brothers. 37. Bed sheets as a child? / I guess so? 38. Worst injury you’ve ever had? / Broken bones, but a dislocation was more painful. I’ve got a crescent moon scar between my eyes. I think that’s cool :) 39. Do you love where you live? / It’s okay. It’s briliant in summer though, as Queensland is too hot everywhere else. 40. How many TV’s are in your house? / Just one. I try and avoid it. I hate advertising (oh, I found a proper hate!) 41. What is your worst habit? / Not getting enough sleep. 42. How many dogs do you have? / One big fluffy husky :) 43. Does someone have a crush on you? / I hope that I’m married to her! 45. What is your favorite book? / Stardust is right up there, but so is Wicked, Alice in Wonderland, Dune, Year of Wonders, Harry Potter, Interview With the Vampire. I could go on… 46. What is your favorite candy? / Chocolate. Nearly any sort will do… 47. What is your favorite sports team? / Sports schmorts. I’d rather do than watch, and team stuff wasn’t as satisfying as individual stuff. 48. What song do you want played at your funeral? / I’m planning not to die. 49. What were you doing at 12 AM last night? / Actually sleeping for a change. 50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up this morning? / Damn, my dreams evaporated too quickly. So now it’s your turn…!