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InternetLove or 'How we learned that you're the best community we could have hoped for, Anne van Alkemade in particular'
by RedBubble2.14pm – Wednesday afternoon The keys on this plastic alphabet are sticky. The seat has no back and the minutes are expensive. The sub…
2.14pm – Wednesday afternoon The keys on this plastic alphabet are sticky. The seat has no back and the minutes are expensive. The sub audible hum of ten thousand anxious people reverberate through the terminal floor. The timeless neon glow of Gates 31-40, Baggage Claim, Toilets and a Foodcourt burn into my pores. A voice informs me that Mr Nigel Sankey should really hurry along to Gate 36, because all the people already wedged onto the plane are getting seriously annoyed. In another life our original flight had not suffered the generic ‘engineering difficulties’ and we were already home, but in this life we were destined to spend half a day in Sydney airport at an internet cafe, so still in this life I wrench the keyboard from a neighbouring computer and walk resolutely towards the mannequins at the Virgin Service Desk, a blank look in my eye. / How did it come to this? 7.55am – Earlier that same day El Presidente and I burst into the breakfast room of the Shangri La hotel in Sydney, where NetGuide are holding the ceremony of their yearly internet awards. The room goes slightly quiet, the dog in the corner ceases playing the piano, and the 100% suited and booted occupants turn to look at these last minute arrivals, one in a vibrant red limited edition RedBubble tee, the other in a faux-Napoleonic military jacket. I wave my cane in the direction of some empty seats and we take our place between the MD of eBay and a man from the Bureau of Meteorology. A general air that we may be ‘chancers’ prevails. The ceremony begins, and decorum is held in fine corporate silence, broken by an intermittent golf clap as another nervous individual waddles up to claim their glass shard. The 14th prize is for Best New Site, and it is won by a company called Web Menu, but also has a Highly Commended Category, which RedBubble wins. None of the other categories really have second place awards, and so we still appear like we are here for the free breakfast. The final two awards, however, are a little more prestigious, and they begin with the ‘People’s Choice’ which NetGuide are very proud of, and after building it up to unprecendented heights they announce that RedBubble has conquered it without question. You can hear the room inhale in unison, then vigourously clap. Afterwards everyone was very friendly, coming over to congratulate and talk details, I was even accosted by one man in the gents but I requested he wait until I finish, I think he had something to do with the ceremony. We hand out some t-shirts and greetings cards and even some bubbles, which could be seen floating around the room towards the end of the event. 9.45am After a suitably cheesy photoshoot, we jump into a taxi and head for the airport and hopefully, a quick flight home. —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— I’d just like to take this opportunity, on behalf of the whole team, to thank all of you, and not just all of you who managed to read this whole post, or even all of you who voted for us, but ALL of you. Because you really do make this site as vibrant as it is, without you we’re nothing, well, not nothing, we’d be a bunch of nerds in a room with some flashy computers and an endless biscuit supply, but I don’t think there’s an award for that. / So thanks and don’t stop now, we’re just getting warmed up. onetonshadow, and everybody else Oh and big up to NetGuide for the whole event, bacon and free mousemats, here’s what they have to say about it Addendum / I’d also like to thank the mighty Anne van Alkemade for stumbling across the competition in the first place and alerting our eager community. May your days be filled with fine wines and tasty cakes.
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Milestone
by RedBubbleWe’ve just broken the 80,000 members mark. So if the average weight of an adult human brain is 1350g and we assume that we’re only creati…
We’ve just broken the 80,000 members mark. So if the average weight of an adult human brain is 1350g and we assume that we’re only creative with the right half of said brain, that means there’s currently 54 tonnes of pulsating grey matter putting out all of this incredible art. You should be proud to be part of it. We’re certainly proud to have you here. Oh, and I found this advert in a magazine this morning. You can get his champion tee here but I have no idea where you can get trousers like that. Bye
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We adopted this little fella and his brother for two days while the local pet shop was closed for the long weekend. / I was sitting on my kitchen floor and he was really interested in the camera, which made getting the photo fairly easy.
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It’s a top read / / Next issue available NOW /
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Red Bubble Profile - The Pilgrim Interview
by DannySo it seems apt that Martin chose Pilgrim as his User name.
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RB Profile The STRINGER Interview
by DannyHe and his two assistants then proceeded to throw the appliances over the edge of the cliff in full view of all the elderly tourists.
The long awaited Red Bubble Profile on Ivan Stringer / This story incorporates many facts about Stringer / Stringer has been more than generous in his answers, time and photos he has supplied for this story.
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Is It Thursday Again?
by RedBubbleWhat’s that? White ink? On colours? More colours? And it’s only October. “Stitched Issue 3 – Where all the cool kids go for words abou…
What’s that? White ink? On colours? More colours? And it’s only October. Stitched Issue 3 – Where all the cool kids go for words about shirts onetonshadow
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Pfft / Why not?
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A spur of the moment photograph. / A few friends pose underneath the street light. A silhouette is a view of an object or scene consisting of the outline and a featureless interior. The word is an eponym named after Etienne de Silhouette, a finance minister of Louis XV who in 1759 imposed such harsh economic demands upon the French people that his name became synonymous with anything done or made cheaply.
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Festival of The Photocopier
by DannyOn Saturday I grabbed my boy and his mate and made one of our very infrequent trips to the city. The reason: THE FESTIVAL OF THE PHOTOCO…
On Saturday I grabbed my boy and his mate and made one of our very infrequent trips to the city. The reason: THE FESTIVAL OF THE PHOTOCOPIER ZINE FAIR & FESTIVAL LAUNCH. / I didn’t hang around for the Festival launch, my eyes were only for the zines. I must admit I’m a zine fan from the old days, I mean the punk- new wave scene Melbourne 1979 onwards and have even dabbled in one or two myself. / / The Fair was held in the Campbell Subway Arcade which runs under Flinders St. / A fantastic little venue with it’s own special charm and fantastic advertising boxes to showcase pieces from the Photocopy Exhibition. / / We ventured down the steps just after Noon where a good sized crowd had already gathered and who is the first person we bump into? / No other than Red Bubbles very own Glen Smith of No Frills Art. Actually it wasn’t such a big surprise as Glen promoted the fair in his journal but his exhibition stall was a treasure trove of wonderful zines, buttons, art kits and stickers. / Glen was there with David Dellafiora also a teacher who specialises in Mail and correspondence art. / The ideas and packaging these guys had displayed were wonderful example of bringing artist together and low cost promotion gear. / Glen also had works sponsored by the GAA to buy and promote. / I spent a bit of time talking to Glen and Dave while the boy’s ran rampant up and down the stalls seeking out buttons and freebies. As I moved along each table had a new theme or interest. From pure photocopied photo fan zines and topic zines to full production mags , books and comics. / All up it was an worthwhile visit just to see such a vibrant scene and being genuinely excited at seeing such great ideas in a well established but evolving format. / Not to forget to mention how friendly everybody was. / If all art circles were as welcoming and accommodating as this crowd, the art scene would never get a reputation as being snotty and stuck up. / / This is Glen (NoFrills Art) and Dave with their table of many wonders / Behind them is a display of Street posters and signs from all over the place and by the look of them from different eras. / You can find out more about Dave’s projects by sending a quick note to PO Box 1838 Geelong 3220 Victoria Austrlia. / Also visit the Geelong Arts Alliance Inc on www.geelongartsalliance.org / / A Picture of Glen flogging some hacks work. / / A collective of artworks complied on toilet paper, sounds a bit dodgy but inside was a plethora of brilliant ideas. / / More of the GAA collective works, utilizing pill boxes and folded card envelopes. / / Money well spent – mind you the freebies were plentiful / / Comic artist Daniel Reed shows of his 1st Edition of “The CRUMPLTON Experiments” he is currently up to issue 7 and for more info contact Daniel at Nautilus Illustrations PO Box 1546 Preston South 3072 Victoria Aust. / / The guy had heaps of zines of his writing but the boys fell in love with his buttons, if I hear “Can I have another dollar Dad” I’ll scream. / / Oh course my boy went for the robot. / / / These guys are from The Breakdown Pressand they had the best collection of parody Brand Name stickers I had ever seen. / / This table were a collective under the banner Utlaw and had a table bursting with free zines, primarily about the Anarchist movement and so interesting writings about the G20 arrests. / / This couple are from the ACT and work under the name the The Contextual Villians / I fell in live with one of their works entitled The Present Years, a beautifully presented hard cover artistic interpretation of the settlement of Australia through collage. For $20 it was a steal, and I got a CD with it. / For more info visit www.thecontextualvillians.org / / This gentleman here is Pat. Pat’s little zine there in front of him was probably the find of the show. Pat’s cartoons are hilarious and well drawn. / / He offered it too us for nothing but we paid full fair because we loved it so much, plus we think he needed the cash (see sign) / / For more information on Pat and his cartoons, contact him on butteredmidgets@yahoo.com / / Papercuts were a novel little zine presented in a wallet type format / / This lovely lady was a Scrabble Freak and so was the name of her self published Mag. She being interviewed by the amazing John Safron in a couple of weeks. / / These two ladies were representing voiceworks. An initiative through Express Media that promotes young and emerging writers. The magazine takes up most of their funding but is a well presented and attractive magazine to draw in the punters. / For more info go to www.expressmedia.org.au/voiceworks.php / / The boys bought this and thought the concept hilarious. / It’s by a guy who goes by the name “Posters You Could Easily Do Yourself Inc.” / This one’s about Ninjas. All up it was an enjoyable couple of hours in the city and well worth the train ride, / The boys couldn’t stop talking about how easy it would be to do and got all busy thinking up designs, believe me I will be abusing copier privileges at work on Monday. / For more information on the Festival of the Photocopier go to / www.stickyinstitute.com February 2008
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Fear and Loathing at Red Bubble
by DannyI felt better now I had some semblance of control back I turned to look at Lucan he was wrestling with his jacket and was loosing,
A candid interview with Lucan Industries
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A perfect sunset over Tuggerah Lakes, NSW, Australia. / I took this at the shore-end of one of the many jettys at Long Jetty, NSW, Austalia. / One of my favorites.
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3D Artist Interview - Lyndseyh
by DamianFrom a childhood love of fairy tales to her present dark and stylish digital art, welcome to the world of Lyndsey Hayes (Lyndseyh), co-mo…
From a childhood love of fairy tales to her present dark and stylish digital art, welcome to the world of Lyndsey Hayes (Lyndseyh), co-moderator of the RedBubble group ‘The Art of 3D’. Lyndsey works full-time as a computer programmer in the UK, but has always had a need to create artistically, ‘it’s an itch I have to scratch.’ She was inspired early by the paintings of the Pre-Raphaelites, and is a huge fan of Salvador Dali and fantasy art. For her, one of her most enjoyable aspects of art is the unexpected results, and ‘how with minor changes, you can make an average image shine – I love those moments.’ While not having studied art formally, she has been through many ‘arty phases’. These have involved pencil and charcoal portraits of friends and family, as well as a few commissions, and fantasy art using traditional acrylic painting. Lyndsey first ventured into digital art through photo manipulation in Photoshop. ‘When I first got my camera, I bought a premier issue of a photographic magazine on the way back from London to read on the train, and it had a load of tutorials on photo manipulation in Photoshop 7.0. I promptly became obsessed with manipulating and creating art from photographs.’ From there, she evolved into 3D art, which she has been doing for about two years now, using ‘Poser, Photoshop and Painter mostly – I also use other 3D programs like Bryce, Vue and Carrara occasionally. Typically, I will create several scenes in Poser, which I then merge together to make one image for manipulation in Photoshop. I’m pretty heavy on the post work so I typically do all the lighting and most of the background stuff in Photoshop. I will then switch to Painter to work on the skin and hair.’ For Lyndsey, the appeal of 3D art is the photo-realistic effects that are possible, and the speed in which you can get great results. Her drawings and paintings would take a long time to complete, so when she started her own business, she had little time for art. She says that 3D art is ‘ideal for people who have time restrictions,’ and that, ‘typically I will spend about 6-8 hours on one image. The longest time I spent on one image is Necromancy which took me about 15 hours in all.’ The quickest image had taken her about 2 hours. Lyndsey’s love of fairy tales is evident in her fantasy-filled gallery, and she says she keeps coming back to mystical, magical sorceresses. She says she has ‘always been fascinated with people’s faces, which is why so many of my images are portraits. I think women are more interesting to draw and paint than men and fantasy art is so wonderful because by definition there are no boundaries to it – you can draw or paint whatever you like. My images are very organic and have a bit of a life of their own. They often don’t evolve as I expect them to. I try to keep an open mind and go with the flow so they end up how they end up.’ When asked about her favourite image, Lyndsey said, ‘It’s probably necromancy because I love the implication that something really powerful and unexpected is going to happen.’ / Necromancy Lyndsey’s 3D art has been very successful, getting ‘Image of the day’ on ImagineFX’s (a UK fantasy art magazine) website with ‘Only Ask if You Want To Know’, plus images published on the DVD with an issue of their magazine. / Only Ask if You Want To Know When DAZ3D re-launched their website last year, the image ‘Temptress’ was used on their home page for a number of months, as well as being published in ‘Exotique 3’ by Ballistic Publishing last year. / Temptress She currently has her gallery featured on Artzone, which has helped enormously to raise her profile. In closing, Lyndsey has offered this great advice for people interested in 3D art- / (1) Practice makes perfect – my very first Poser render (which is indescribably dreadful) is enough to inspire confidence in anyone interested in Digital Art :) / (2) Paint what you’re passionate about – it will give your images life and make them particularly interesting. / (3) Realistic expressions are what make a character (whatever the genre) relatable, so spend as much time as is necessary on them.
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RB Profile - The Kathleen Interview
by DannyWhen I was satisfied I had weaken it enough I took a run up and threw my self through the window.
Thanks to Kathleen for the BRILLIANT Portrait I like to call Dark Kathleen / I think it is marvelous.
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anne van alkemade
by gayponya highly talented artist with an eye for detail. / this is how i would discribe Anne Van Alkelade. / living in Darley, Australia, this lady…
a highly talented artist with an eye for detail. / this is how i would discribe Anne Van Alkelade. / living in Darley, Australia, this lady has captured / the imagination of many with her talent. / having a good eye for detail, she has captured the full essence and life / of the land with wonderful contrast and colour in her landscapes. / she has a wonderful eye for capturing colour and light in her work, which / makes you want to reach out and touch it. / when you look at her sunsets, you can imagine you are there. / clearly an animal lover, anne brings out the full sense of being with her animal pictures. you can clearly see the love and happiness here. / this lady shows true soul and feeling in her artwork and deserves high credit / for what she has produced. / a true friend with a sense of humour to match, with a warm heart. / a lady who deserves true recognition. someone who we can look to for inspiration.
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How To Collaborate -a visual example
by DannyHow to collaborate / I’ve done a few collaborations since joing Red Bubble and in my opinion it is a great way to challenge your ideas and…
How to collaborate / I’ve done a few collaborations since joing Red Bubble and in my opinion it is a great way to challenge your ideas and style. It is also a great way to meet and understand other artists in the Community. / I was very lucky when I joined Red Bubble to have Scott (then known as Resisto) Robinson comment on my work and make me feel very welcome. It so happened that Scott’s work was probably some of best graphics work I’d ever seen outside of big expensive advertising pieces. / Scott and I bonded and he kept on producing brilliant art and Tee Shirt design while I went on to annoy everyone with my scribbling, whether it be writing or drawings. / As we came to know each other better Scott would ask my opinion on a piece here and there that he thought was a bit “out there” for his style. In every single case it was something new and exciting and I would confirm with him it was so and let him know it was the natural evolution of the artist who was Scott Robinson. / I must stress I’m not the only one he seeks council from but I do believe he chose me because I have no recognizable style at all. / / Then one day I had an idea after looking at this picture and I knew I couldn’t achieve what I wanted in a finished version, so emailed Scott with my idea and he embraced it and said he had a similar thought. / / To convey that idea i grabbed as many images as i could and made a composite to best put forward my idea. / Sadly i don’t think a sketch drawing and a scanner would work in my case. / / / So Scott sent back this, adding his own slant- the baby crawling with the TV placed like a carrot on a stick, representing all the promises of a future condition through television. The blinkers were an extras special touch. Where I had an innocent left to be baby-sat by the television, Scott’s vision was more ominous. / / One of a baby already being conditioned. / / And the added touch of Scott’s patented Splatter. / / We both agreed on dull muted colours. This was to highlight the depressing scene as baby’s usually wear bright colourful clothing. / / The end result was quite stunning to be honest. / Now what do you do about shared payment on a collaboration work, well this is / something you have to sort out between yourselves. / For me it’s easy, a lot of my stuff is too low resolution , file size or I rework old artwork for parody purposes so if you go through my profile you’ll notice a lot of Not For Sale signs. So I reckon if I wasn’t going to sell it anyway I give all money making credit to the ones who do all the work Another quick example: / IDEA / / COMMUNICATION / / EXECUTION / / RELEASE / See also this collaboration with Lucan Industries / So get out there and collaborate, for more info visit Kathleen’s CollabTrain / to see how you can join in the fun.
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I was driving past my local beaches one morning checking the surf, when I went past this one section of powerline that was smothered in pidgeons. / I had to pull over and get a shot as this is not something you see every day.
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Taken from my front lawn. / I went driving around the coast looking for a good view without finding one I came back home only to find that there was a perfect view from my front lawn. / Comet McNaught, the brightest comet in over 40 years, also known as the Great Comet of 2007 and given the designation C/2006 P1, is a non-periodic comet discovered on August 7, 2006 by British-Australian astronomer Robert H. McNaught. / It made perihelion on January 12, 2007, and became easily visible to the naked eye for observers in the Southern Hemisphere. 8 sec exp, f/5, 800 ISO.
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Two of Sydneys most famous landmarks. The Opera House and The Sydney Harbour Bridge. It was actually dark at this time of day but thanks to long exposures the light turned out to be great. F/3.5 / 12 sec exp
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Cathie T the original profile
by DannyRonnie Purcell emailed this to me last week and I wasn’t quite sure why? / I think it was a ca…
Ronnie Purcell emailed this to me last week and I wasn’t quite sure why? / I think it was a call for help. Cathie T is an exceptional artist, writer and photographer, she deserves to be sainted and possibly given a Nobel Peace Prize. I am writing this because if I don’t Cathie T who is on the other side of my office door will refuse to leave if I don’t. Not only won’t she leave but if I try and make a any effort to depart she will beat me within an inch of my life with the large baseball bat she is brandishing. I can hear her outside dragging it on the floor talking to her self. Repeating things like: “I am proud / I am an artist / recognise me or / I’m remove your pelvis” And “Ronnie, Ronnie / write me in a story / if not all they’ll find / will be red and gory” Frightening stuff really. / I’m starting to wonder if she had anything to do with the disappearing animal’s from the zoo. She is from Adelaide you know? Cathie T was born on Christmas day in a stable just outside of Nazareth, her closet friends were sheep……. / …..Hang on I got side tracked It sounds like she’s peeling the plasterboard off the wall . Start again.. Cathie T was the only daughter of Santa Clause and Mary Christmas who grew up with elves and pixies and wild reindeer… / ….. sorry, I keep stuffing up. I do believe she’s eating the books from the waiting room book case. / / This whole born on the 25th of December has got me rattled. Cathie T is a lovely person who encourages others and lives life to the fullest. Check out her portfolio it is full of stuff. Now if I can only get to a phone and call the cops I might see Christmas as well. Oh no… damn…. She found the cat. December 2007
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RB Profile BETELNUT
by DannyRB Profile Betelnut / ”!http://images-3.redbubble.com/img/clothing/bodycolor:red/cropped/size:s…
RB Profile Betelnut / / The Red Bubble T-Shirt Crowd has become a bustling community and in my short time on the Bubble I have come into contact with people in many varied professions as well as the usual assortment of graphic designers and illustrators. / I’ve discovered Solicitors, Architects, School Teachers, University lecturers and one bona-fide Scientist. / Each makes up a wonderful and unique ingredient that adds to the blend that is the RB / T- Shirt Community. Betelnut is an important part of this mix. Betelnut (real name Adam) is a research scientist who was born , grew up and went to University in Canberra. The after traveling and working around different places for about 5 years settled in Melbourne with his girlfriend -who by the way shares his portfolio and takes half the photos. / Adam a scientist by profession, and concerns himself during the day with the vagaries of HIV research. He admits he is not an artist by trade or vocation, just a dabbler with plenty of spare time between experiments. Adam has incorporated some of his work into his designs. SOBV And the name betelnut? / Adam’s folks lived in Papua New Guninea for about 8 years and betelnut is big over there. He admits to trying it a few times but it failed to open his mind and just left him with a mouth full of bitter and ash. Now he just like the name. I dragged Adam away from his test tubes and machines that go “Ping!” to ask some probing questions How did you discover Red Bubble? A good friend in the lab, Aquamarina / brought it to my attention. / How was it you chose T-Shirts design as your preferred area of expression? / To be honest, I had never even thought of making a T-shirt prior to joining RB and was interested primarily in photography. T shirt design is good harmless fun and provides a simple outlet for me to escape the prison of my “Left brain” and inject a token of creativity into a life dominated by logic and pragmatism. I must admit I rarely look at the photos these days and instead while away my time watching Scott Robinson and Lord Lucan race to become the first Bubble millionaire. What are your Influences? RB provides a rich environment to try your hand in T Shirt design. It is practically impossible to put up a design without awakening the three-headed hydra of DannySjemLucan and receiving a torrent of . . . . errr . . . . feedback and advice (mixed with disjointed, stream of consciousness rants and abuse). With Resisto, Nook, NoFrillsArt, Toxteth O’Grady and numerous other talents providing inspiration, challenges and feedback, you can’t really go wrong. / For influences away from the Bubble, I wish I could put down some obscure Tibetan philosophers to bolster my credibility, however, this would be living a lie. The mundane truth is a heady cocktail of popular culture (Banksy, Hunter S Thompson, Chuck Palahniuk, Paris) mixed with the vestigial elements of my childhood education (Huxley, Orwell, Heller, Penthouse). What’s with the landmines? Exampe1 Example2 Example 3 / Hmmm. I think anyone who has travelled around South East Asia (Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos) would have seen first-hand the carnage that landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) cause. There are only so many amputees (particularly children) you can physically look at before you get mad and want to do something. Although outbreaks of war and ensuing casualties may well be inevitable, the sick perversity of landmines and UXO is that the idiocy of adults are revisited upon the innocent decades later. Betelnut is a member of the Agent Provocateur – T-Shirts with Messages, Japanfluence, Melbourne, Three Hundred & Sixty Six Days of Tees and Toy Camera. December 2007
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3D Artist Interview - F.M. Gore-Kelly
by DamianAiko Serendipity Fleur Kelly (F.M. Gore-Kelly) got started with 3D art through a fortuitous meeting with a model – a 3D model! A sea…
Aiko Serendipity Fleur Kelly (F.M. Gore-Kelly) got started with 3D art through a fortuitous meeting with a model – a 3D model! A search for the Japanese Kanji for ‘Aiko’ (Little Loved One) instead uncovered Aiko 3.0 at DAZ3D. Downloading the free DAZ/Studio and free content led to an addiction with the art form! A full-time student, Fleur is studying a Diploma of Graphic Design, and hoping to follow it on to University to do a Bachelor of Interactive Gaming Design. Starting out as a self taught artist has helped with her current studies, particularly in the 3D area. She says she is inspired by colours, “certain colour combinations really inspire me. I find when colours are used extremely well I’m drawn in to them. They make me think of distant places I would love to visit one day.” And she creates because she loves to. “Art is a way for people to express their emotions without having to say a single word.” “I want to create something different. Something Unusual, that when people see my art they don’t say ‘Oh man… I’ve seen something like that 100 times today already’. Making sure you are different from everyone else can be extremely difficult at times. I don’t want to get onto a band wagon.” Her focus on uniqueness, and passion for cultural diversity drive her art. “I think all Ethnic groups are amazing and beautiful. It makes me seriously cry when I think of how much racism there is in the world. It’s the differences in each other that should draw us together and love each other.” Her love of period themes also comes through in her artwork, and she says “I love the 1910’s and 20’s (I really want to get my butt into gear and do more stuff based on that period in time).” From the human form to imaginative fantasy, her portfolio is wide ranging. She is not afraid to tackle sensuality and nudity, saying that for her the human body is an extremely beautiful thing in all shapes and sizes. And while she has a love of fantasy art, for her it still needs to be based in reality; to look like it could be real. The freedom of 3D art provides the appeal for Fleur, “Freedom to just try new things. If they don’t work I can easily just start over again without thinking ‘Oh man! I just wasted 30 dollars worth of paint’” When not using the computer she creates with ink, pencils, charcoal, oil and acrylic paint, as well as photography and creative writing. On the computer, the range of software used includes POSER 7, DAZ/Studio, Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom and Illustrator, and 3DS MAX (rarely to make accessories and props). Her temperament at the time of creating influences how long it takes to create a completed work, “It could take 30 minutes or it could take me 5 weeks.” Her personal favourite images are ‘Black Pearls’ and ‘Wild’, both of which started as completely different ideas. She says ‘Black Pearls’ “started out as a project to do something for the my Star sign Aries. But half way through I thought to myself ‘Wait! She looks beautiful without the Ram horms’ So I took off the horns and I went from there.” / Black Pearls “And as for ‘Wild’ it was originally inspired by the Roxie from the musical ‘Chicago’ But as I was going along, something wasn’t right. It wasn’t fitting, meshing. Then I heard the song ‘A Wild, Wild Party’ and it totally hit me! And I went off in a different direction again. Check out The Wild Party “ / Wild Her parting advice for other 3D artists is “It’s not the equipment that you’ve got; it’s how you use it. I started with a free program and free content and I built up my collection from there. We all have to start somewhere. Practice really does help develop perfection. Aim to be different. And be colourful!”
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The road ahead for Joe Mortelliti
by Darren StonesBy Darren Stones Our friend Joe Mortelliti...
By Darren Stones Our friend Joe Mortelliti is scheduled to be admitted to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on Monday 22 October 2007 for two rounds of chemotherapy treatment in readiness for a bone marrow transplant. On Tuesday 30 October 2007, Joe is scheduled for a bone marrow transplant at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Joe’s bone marrow donor is his brother. Joe Mortelliti – August 2007 Many of you are aware of Joe’s battle with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia during 2007, and it’s reached a point where his doctors have strongly recommended he undergo further treatment to help secure his long-term health. Early this week, Joe had two days of tests on his vital organs, blood tests and a bone marrow biopsy. Joe will be in hospital for approximately five weeks and isolated due to a risk of infection. He will then be moved into units located near the hospital provided by the Leukaemia Foundation where Marion and he can stay together. Approximately every two days, Joe will undergo further tests, monitoring and be given support for a few hours. This will continue until February 2008, when he is due to return home to Geelong. Bone marrow transplants are generally not offered to people over 55 due to the severity of the treatment on ageing bodies. Joe has recently turned 57, so he acknowledges he’s been given a special opportunity. Joe informs that a bone marrow transplant has risks, but provides a cure from leukaemia. Joe has remained positive throughout and retained his sense of humour in such trying times. He has proudly continued to support and encourage his peers. He was recently invited by fellow RedBubble and PassionForPixels member Mark Ingram to supply photographs to his specialist stock library. Joe has more outback roads to travel and numerous photographs to take. He and his wife Marion are determined to live their lives together to the full. Joe and Marion would like to extend their heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has expressed wonderful support via e-mail throughout their first journey. As Joe and Marion prepare for their second journey, it’s their precious children, family and friends, and friends they have not yet met who help them to go ahead one small step at a time, one day at a time. Joe’s extensive portfolio of images can be viewed and purchased at RedBubble.com http://www.redbubble.com/people/mortelliti I’d like you to join me in expressing best wishes to Joe and Marion, and the Mortelliti family. Thank you.
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Joe Mortelliti - the state of play
by Darren StonesFolks, I’ve had a phone call from Joe Mortelliti’s wife, Marion Mortelliti, and she’s informed me of Joe’s current health situation. F…
Folks, I’ve had a phone call from Joe Mortelliti’s wife, Marion Mortelliti, and she’s informed me of Joe’s current health situation. For those who don’t know, Joe Mortelliti is a RedBubble member whom was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia in March 2007. He underwent chemotherapy during 2007 which was reasonably successful, but his road to recovery has had its speed humps. Joe hasn’t t been firing on all cylinders of late. Marion informs he’s been diagnosed a diabetic, and is extremely likely to undergo a bone marrow transplant in the near future. His bone marrow donor is his brother. Unfortunately, Joe is coming out of remission and the need to tackle the situation head-on now presents itself. I’ve sent Joe a personal email wishing he and his family all the best for what lie directly ahead. I’ve sprinkled the message with a little humour, and made mention of babes (nurses) to him. :) You’re invited to add your best wishes here, and I’ll forward this journal to Joe’s personal email. Joe Mortelliti – August 2007 Previous writings by me about Joe during 2007; Please note: Not everything went according to script for Joe, and changes to his treatment were made by his doctors. Hence, some writing may conflict, but it was accurate at time of reporting. Joe Mortelliti – on track to recovery and bubbling along / It’s Friday and tomorrow is a big day. I’m coming Joe / The road ahead for Joe Mortelliti You’re invited to add your best wishes here, and I’ll forward this journal to Joe’s personal email.
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