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• Fear and Loathing at Red Bubble
  by Danny

  I 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

• Make your fellow bubblers famous
  by Xavier Russo

  We’ve been bouncing around an idea to raise the profile of interesting artists and members, help writers get some spending money, and bui…

  We’ve been bouncing around an idea to raise the profile of interesting artists and members, help writers get some spending money, and build awareness for RedBubble: How about people write articles about other RedBubble members or collaborations? RedBubble could select the very best, and pay the writer in return for letting the articles be published on the PR newswires So, let’s talk specifics and see if there’s any interest: / 1. Write a newspaper-style human interest article of 500 words or less, about a member, collaboration, or activity on RedBubble. Contact the person(s) directly to get their input and make sure they’re OK with it. / 2. Post your article in your journal. Add tags relating to the content, and also tag it with rbnews / 3. I’ll periodically search for articles tagged with rbnews and select some for broader distribution via PRWeb or similar services / 4. If we decide to use your article, we’ll give you $150 in RedBubble credit by emailing you a checkout code. Not a perfect system, but hopefully a reasonable start. Any interest?

• Jo O'Brien - the singing parrot
  by Darren Stones

  By Darren Stones Singing like a parrot whilst wearing a gold dress in the shower may be t…

  By Darren Stones Singing like a parrot whilst wearing a gold dress in the shower may be the road to super-stardom for zany RedBubble member, Jo O’Brien. DS. Is that your real hair colour? JO’B. Yes, it absolutely is. When I was in Year 9 (and I had coloured my hair to death), I shaved it all off No. 1 style and started to grow it all back. Since then, I have learned to leave my hair alone. DS. What shampoo do you use? JO’B. I get different shampoo all the time based on what is on special (oh the bargain hunter emerges!) At the moment it’s… um…. a purple bottle of some variety. DS. Does your bathroom have an IXL Tastic 3-In-1 light? JO’B. No. I jump out shivering in the cold air. I don’t even have a heater in my bathroom. It’s getting a bit desperate. DS. Do you wash the dishes in the shower? JO’B. I have occasionally washed my coffee cup in there when the kitchen sink looked like a five-armed monster. I was too scared of what I might find in there if I started moving dishes to make room. But not as a regular thing. I should probably start doing this as a water saving effort. DS. Are you a ‘Wally with water’, or do you shower in less than three minutes? JO’B. I’m generally good, but you may have noticed I have a hell of a lot of hair so occasionally I slip up. I do also have a tendency to have baths, because they are so relaxing and I’m a work-a-holic stress head. DS. Does your bathroom sink tap drip at a rate of one litre per hour? JO’B. Thankfully no, I turn it off nice and tight. Dripping taps drive me insane. DS. Does your bathroom window sill have 12 bottles of perfume on it? JO’B. I have two bottles of perfume, one inherited and one was a present. I love perfume, but it’s not the kind of thing I’d go out and buy myself. Actually, my window sill has nothing on it at the moment – I had a party here recently and therefore cleaned up. DS. Do you think this photograph will catapult you to national stardom? JO’B. I am certain it will. I’ve already doubled the locks on my house for when the media starts hounding me, and never leave the house without giant celebrity style sunglasses. I’m still working on losing 75% of my body weight though. DS. Are you a better singer than Australia’s singing budgie Kylie Minogue? JO’B. I go for more of a ‘parrot’ sound in my singing. Kylie does the ‘budgie’ thing. It’s really like comparing apples to oranges. We’re both good at our chosen style. DS. Do you watch Big Brother? JO’B. Yes. Now just pretend you didn’t hear that and move on.

• Joe Mortelliti: on track to recovery and bubbling along
  by Darren Stones

  “All was sweet with the world, but someone decided to unplug me from my home internet connection and reconnect me to a chemotherapy machi…

  © Darren Stones 2007.

• the other sjem interview
  by Danny

  I said a coffee would be fine. After searching for several minutes sjem decided hot water with vegemite would make a fine substitute.

  a candid interview with sjem

• Is It Thursday Again?
  by RedBubble

  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 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

• The road ahead for Joe Mortelliti
  by Darren Stones

  By 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.

• Red Bubble Profile - The Pilgrim Interview
  by Danny

  So it seems apt that Martin chose Pilgrim as his User name.

• RB Profile - The Kathleen Interview
  by Danny

  When I was satisfied I had weaken it enough I took a run up and threw my self through the window.

  Another one that links to the most infamous interview

• RB Profile The STRINGER Interview
  by Danny

  He 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.

• RB Profile - NOOK
  by Danny

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  It didn’t take long for T-Shirt designer NOOK / Her unique yet simple deigns captured the galleries eye and quickly establishing herself as a favorite with the community and the RB Admin with many of her T-Shirts appearing either on the Home Page or Featured section. / I wondered if I was the only one who thought she stood out? So I asked T Shirt King Scott Robinson his opinion: / “Nook’s artwork is an exploration of iconography and typography, achieving a balance that few can. / The subtle blends of line work and intricate texts allows her to produce aesthetically appealing overall designs, that still hold the viewers interest upon closer inspection. In today’s world of bold bland fonts, and effect heavy graphics, Nooks work is a pleasure to behold.” Her designs are bold and have a strong feminine touch but also have the ability to convey a sense of nostalgia in their subject matter. / For example Charade Retroskateive and Summer As she once said “I design , I don’t journal” I thought I would send her off some questions to get a an idea of what makes the allusive NOOK tick. Q*: What bought you to RB? NOOK: My partner. We had our first baby earlier this year and I think his discovering the online world was his form of denial – that or an urge to make more money. / Anyway, as we all know Red Bubble is very addictive and I found myself nagging for his attention. In the end I thought I’d have a look and see what the new love of his life was – and well, here I am. Q: Who and what are your influences? NOOK: My Family, I come from a large family. My mother, she was an art teacher. My partner, unfortunately I have to admit he is talented. My baby, is there anything more beautiful and full of hope and inspiration as a new life? / Elegant women including Audrey Hepburn, Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman and Nicole Kidman (my list doesn’t include Grace Kelly, Angelina Jolie, Elle McPherson or Jessica Alba there has to be something out of place to be truly elegant) / Scandinavian 1960s and 70s furniture, textile and jewellery design. / Graphic design, architecture, symbols, textiles, art, some movies, very few novels (not a big reader), anything, everything and nothing that I see from day to day. / Quite simply anything that is striking, feminine, elegant or simplistic. Q: You have a definite feminine touch to your Tees, is this because you design exclusively for females? / It is a style you hope to explore? NOOK: I don’t intentionally design for women, but I guess on some level I think about what I would like to wear. My work often begins as a very simple idea, and I rework it until I feel the composition sits well with me as a design. / I have enjoyed the challenge of creating other t-shirts such as war, but the idea doesn’t come naturally to me. It takes someone like you Danny to bring that out (I’m still working on that other idea Kitsmumma, your right it’s tough). / I hope to explore many avenues further, it’s been a few years since I’ve had the opportunity to immerse myself in design, albeit a little hard to find the time at the present. Q: Have you had success on RB? NOOK: Modest success, I would have to say the success has been meeting other designers and making people, who wouldn’t otherwise, notice my work or me. I enjoy the casual banter, and the odd encouraging/challenging comment. Q: Does RB hold favor with you for the future? Do you see it as a progression for your artistic work? NOOK*: Absolutely, never say no, you never know where anything will lead. / Diplomatic enough for you? Yes Nook quite the lady. NOOK is a member of the Agent-Provocateur and Vector Goodness Lounge groups November 2007

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  Redbubble digest
  by Danny

  It’s a top read / / Next issue available NOW /

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  RedBubble Digest Souvenir Last Issue
  by Danny

  Pfft / Why not?

• 3D Artist Interview - Lyndseyh
  by Damian

  From 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.

• RB Profile BETELNUT
  by Danny

  RB 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

• Google Loves Us
  by Jo O'Brien

  I opened my email to find 22 emails from models wanting to shoot with me. (which is more than I get in a week some weeks) This seemed ve…

  I opened my email to find 22 emails from models wanting to shoot with me. (which is more than I get in a week some weeks) This seemed very very strange until I thought to do a few quick Google searches. I think Google and RedBubble were separated at birth. They love each other so much and I love them both :) Now I’ve got enough work to fill me up until July at least. Yay.

• 3D Artist Interview - F.M. Gore-Kelly
  by Damian

  Aiko 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!”

• Festival of The Photocopier
  by Danny

  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 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

• How To Collaborate -a visual example
  by Danny

  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…

  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.

• Joe Mortelliti - the state of play
  by Darren Stones

  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. 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.

• InternetLove or 'How we learned that you're the best community we could have hoped for, Anne van Alkemade in particular'
  by RedBubble

  2.14pm – 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.

• Milestone
  by RedBubble

  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 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

• Giving & Sharing the NoFrills way Part 1
  by Danny

  I met Glen Smith while visiting the Melbourne Festival of The Photocopier...

  I met Glen Smith while visiting the Melbourne Festival of The Photocopier last year. It was to be a very beneficial meet up for me because I got to meet and then associate with one of the artistic gems of Red Bubble. Glen is an artists foremost as well as being a High School teacher and Administrator for the Arts in Geelong (Victoria’s Second largest city.) Glen with his partner in crime David Dellafiora (also a teacher who specialises in Mail and correspondence art) are responsible for exciting art concepts, productions and exhibitions that are innovative as they are unique. / One the things Glen and I have done since forming our friendship is too exchange art. I give Glen any old shit that I can compile together and Glen every 2 months or so sends me his ‘zine . / / Yon can always tell when Glen sends something. It doesn’t have a name as such as each booklet comes with its own distinctive title. The booklets consist of a compilation of Glen’s Tee Shirt ( and other) art during the period previous to it’s publication a lot of it posted on Red Bubble, there are also new works not seen on the web site and sometimes a better description of what the art is about. There have been seven issues so far and though the quality was high to begin with each issue has increased in quality and design with the last two even coming with colour features. / / I will often also get a free gift which is usually a NoFrills Art button or sticker that never get seen on Red Bubble and I treasure these little pieces of ephemera , because they are really what NoFrills Art is all about. Giving and teaching. / Glen has not got a subscription network happening yet but I think if enough interest is shown he may be forced too. You can currently buy NoFrills Art Publications from the Sticky Bookshop in Melbourne or contact Glenn via Red Bubble.

• Coffee & Cigarettes with Cathie T
  by Danny

  *Hello, it’s interview time again. / This time it’s with the uber lovely Cathie Tranent, who I can’t remember meeting on Red Bubble, she j…

  Hello, it’s interview time again. / This time it’s with the uber lovely Cathie Tranent, who I can’t remember meeting on Red Bubble, she just seemed to be there. Supporting and helping and making life that little bit easier. She has this annoying habit of playing down her talents then producing something special. I have a special CT photoshopped print of my son and I that she just decided to “fix” one day and another time a Tee Shirt arrived in the mail. / That’s the kind of person she is. / Kind and generous. She adopted me as her personal writing “basket case” and has edited several works of mine including a rather big project called MonkRock. / I could go on for ages about the special things Ms Tranent has done and achieved but she would ask me to remove it. These are some probing questions I threw at her and without a moments hestitation she threw them back at me. / That could explain all the scuff marks around the edges. ENJOY What size are your feet and do you lie to others about it? Size 8. They were 7½ until I had the boy child and everything (and I mean everything) spread and settled! I don’t lie about the size of them – other than my head, they’re one of my smallest features! Has Red Bubble changed your life to the point of changing career, lifestyle, husband or country? Not as yet. My RB earnings are nice pocket money, but not enough to pluck me out of the daily grind so far. Lifestyle maybe, I certainly wear tshirts more than I used to – and can’t go out in public now without looking hard at every person that I see that’s wearing a tshirt. Changing country – definitely not – although I would move to Melbourne in a heartbeat! As for the husband, this one is far more important than any little chunk of cyberspace, no matter how entertaining it may be! Very good answer, hubby will be pleased. Maybe you could convince him to come over? Actually, him getting a transfer with work would be the only scenario that would see us moving, and truth be told, my last trip to Melbourne was a Mother’s Day gift – three whole days sans family, to catch up with all my “arty” friends! Told you he was a purler. Hard to believe that was almost a year ago. Do you have a particular style of 1. Design..2. photography…3. writing that you prefer on Red Bubble? Design. / There are a lot of talented designers on RB and I do enjoy looking at people’s takes on current issues, internet memes (look it up – you know you want to) parodies and just plain good looking designs. When it comes to stuff like this, my watchlist has yet to disappoint, and I often trawl the recent works for stuff that appeals! Being the self-styled queen of the public domain cut and paste with my work, my greatest admiration is for those designers who actually have a pen or pen tool in their hands and make stuff come out the end of it! Photography. / At the moment, the photos that seem to be catching my eye are the layered, textured, manipulated ones where you’re never quite sure if it’s a photograph or something else. I aspire to this level of work, having maintained for a long time now that I’m happy to use my photographs as a starting point for a vision of something grander. There are a lot of brilliant examples of this type of work here, and it’s still a goal of mine to achieve. Writing. / My favourite type of writing is short, sharp and wow! The subject matter can vary, as long as the piece can capture my attention from the get go. Love the Flash Fiction Group output for just that reason. I’m a simple creature, and an optimistic soul at heart, so I haven’t ever really taken a shine to the long, cryptic outpouring type writing which appeals to so many other people. I’ll have to agree there. Nothing like the well-structured and written quickie to make you gasp or laugh out loud, which they tend to do. By the way; Pull my finger. Ah yes – a perfect example of what I’m talking about, appreciated in our place on so many different levels. I won’t say why – just hope you’ve linked that so people can appreciate it for themselves! I don’t care who your favourite artists or writers are on Red bubble, who are they in the real world and who do you despise? Funny, my real world doesn’t seem to contain a lot of “art”, it’s filled with domestic matters and family stuff – you’re more likely to find me at the Scout Hall or the supermarket than in an Art Gallery, but real world writing is a completely different matter. Being in the enviable position of catching public transport to work, I get to spend about an hour a day with my nose in a book, uninterrupted and having just finished the “Earth Children” series by Jean Aul, I think that a chance pickup at school’s mini fete may just lead me to rediscover the whole Wilbur Smith Courtney Chronicles. You know the ones, family sagas …. Africa …. Love triumphing over all et al. I don’t despise any sort of art or writing in the real world – it’s big enough that I can just ignore stuff that isn’t to my taste! Redbubble is also becoming big enough for me to do that here now as well! There are a few who could follow your lead there. Does your family support and encourage your pursuit of the artistic side of you? Yes they do. Different members to differing degrees, as you would expect, and I must say that being runner up in the latest Demo/RB competition has certainly added a degree of validation that wasn’t there before in some cases. The beloved husband has always been behind my photography, having supported the three cameras in three years, the driving around looking for the perfect shot and the hours on the computer post processing. He does also remind me that the family “Kodak Moments” don’t need to be perfectly composed and lit, just captured in a timely fashion!! I have however, been banned from buying him any more black tshirts! It’s not my fault I like my designs to look their best on my favourite tshirt colour! Do you/they secretly think you are wasting your time? I don’t know what they secretly think – and unless they tell me, it’s not my problem. And hey, even if they did tell me I don’t think I’d care anyway! Do I think I’m wasting my time? Not at all – all work and no play makes Cathie even more boring than she is now. I don’t aspire to become the next Henri Cartier Bresson or Shepard Fairey, I just enjoy creating and sharing what I do. Do you think the interviews you read on Red Bubble are sycophantic wank? No, I don’t think so. With most of the interviews here being done of people’s own free will, (a couple of your gonzo interviews being notable exceptions), it seems that interviewers choose a subject who interests them, to try and learn more about what drives them or makes them tick. Let’s be honest – is anyone ever really going to interview someone that they’re not interested in? Well I’m only interviewing you because you interviewed me and that was after I made you change the questions, and you did a sterling job. If I still did gonzo interviews I would have to portray you as Missus Sensible, the helpful lady. I did wonder you know .. ah – revenge, a dish best served cold. Missus Sensible? Well, I suppose that’s okay too … someone has to do it … and it will make a better story the day I go postal…. “She always seemed such a sensible person ……..” Do you think your best is still yet to surface? I’d like to think so, I don’t want the level I’m at now to be the best I’m ever going to get. When I look back now at my photography from four or five years ago I can see a marked improvement, and so I’d love to look at the work I’m doing now in five years time and see perhaps a definitive style developed or even more improvement. With my tshirts – it’s something I’ve never done before and looking back on the early attempts, I’m pretty sure they are getting better too! I’ve seen your styles chop and change and each one is a pleasant surprise and original, I think we haven’t seen the best either. Where do you want to go to achieve a dream? Right now, I’d love to be standing outside the Demo store in Carnaby Street with enough money to buy one of my shirts off the shelf. I would of course have worked this visit into a round the world tour. Artistically, I dream of being able to draw. Personally, I’d love to give up work, and be organised enough to have time to create whenever the urge took me. Do you think artists utilise Red Bubble for the maximum results that this site can offer? There are certainly some that do – the ones who get out and blog and tweet and generally spread the word! Having a free shop front for your work and not even paying for site membership is exceptionally good value! Those that sit back waiting for RB to do all the legwork aren’t taking maximum advantage. Is Danny the most imaginative ideas man you have ever met, read, viewed and marvelled at (or near the top)? What was that previous mention of sycophantic wank? There are a number of artists here on Redbubble who constantly amaze and inspire me with their art, writings and general outlook on life. I won’t name them, for fear of missing someone out. If your readers are interested, they could always take a little wade through my watchlist. / Moreover, you may well find the answer to your original question here Thank you Cathie and when you do become famous, I have a small pencil drawing of a vicious looking Teddy Bear in my journal I can flog when your works command the big bucks. Blog / Facebook / Twitter