Jennifer Marsh

Latch hook art

I have been exploring artist who still utilise the crafting technique of latch hook. I am currently working on a rug and there is some great things out there.
Laura Splan's site has some great works. The prozac pills make for latch hook ruggs sew togetehr are very cool. Maybe I could look at some thing ,like this....

So far as an artist

In my first solo show I sold quite a few works. I was also approached my a man named Ede. He was a pom who was in oz for a short time and loved one of my works. I had a smaller study of this work at home so I sold that to him. I really get a kick out of knowing people enjoy my work. It has spurred me on to do further studies in my landscape paintings. I think I would like to take it larger and see how much emotion and detail I can get out of lines and fluid lines.
I "googled" this man who wanted my work so much and behold he is a neurologist or something of the type. I find it really interesting to find out what the people do or enjoy who buy my works. Yes it does let me know who my markets are but it makes me think a bit...this made me think about form and landscape how we are all part of nature and interact with it.
Here is a picture of the smaller one I sold.........however I felt really bad that I did not sign or personalise the piece for Ede. Maybe next time he is in oz or I am in the UK I can ammend that for him with a gift of a new piece. Oh an he has a site with some fantastic photography...I should be buying his works!

Collaborative Art

There are many collaborative artist and groups working on many projects all over the world.
I have been looking at what is about and what ones I could be getting involved in.

The list so far;

iSummit collaborative -Live Drawing project.
They have one MASSIVE piece of paper and everyone loads them selves up with crayons, textas and inks and jump into it.



Million Masterpiece
The plan/goal..."Get together one million ordinary people from all around the world, and get them to work on the picture together in the world's largest ever artistic collaboration. A collaboration where everyone is equal, where all outcomes are valid."



Collaborative Arts
Collabarts.org was established in December 2005 as a resource and platform for artists, theorists and art students setting out to offer a source of information, dissemination and discussion about collaborative art practice.

Email back from Elli

I emailed Elli with my response and this is was her initial response.....not a visual but a text response.

"neat,
wow i really like that drawing, it is similiar to how i see the the world so i cant wait to respond to it. i wish i had it in the flesh, its a sensory, and if it was up somewhere, it would always reveal another part of itself to me.

Yeh crazy times hey. Uni is a barrage of contrivity. addictive tho, so they say.

Really i got to see ur opening, awesome to have family support too. What a great bunch of folks. Sorry about the baking mess, it was a bit of a rampage at the end there, but awfully good fun. Gave me a fix of the old days so i can enjoy sydney a bit more again."

I liked the way in which she said "it would always reveal another part of itself to me."..... This interests me in the sense that I often wonder what she sees and what I see. But I guess that is just art? I like the clean lines that I have used and the small detail. I want to do another of this but I would like to try bringing in some paint and see what happens. I have noticed a lot of my works are leading away from my favourite medium I am not sure if I am deliberately doing this or it is a reaction to my immediate environment.
I have a space at home but it gets walked thru so much I have to meticulously pack everything up so I have noticed I am on small scale and using tidier stuff. I know I need to move house or just not care. We have a carport but in the 7mths we have been there the landlord has still not patched the roof. You know what....its all excuses...I need to jump into it and get some paint and slap it around......

Off to make a canvas!!

It is here....my creative response to ellie

Cool jewellery designs

resin based jewellery and ideas....
I am looking at using some resin. I have just bought a kit and surfing for some ideas...I want tiny people trapped in my resin.....but what do I make the ppl out of??

resin work

oh and i just order a resin kit too......something new to work with......I would like to trap tiny ppl in resin, maybe as wearables, instead of bugs....

opening eve

I find myself putting everything else on hold due to my show. I know its silly but I do. I have uni work banked up and my other 'money' work banked up all because of this show.....although I have had limited time. I had an uncle pass away 2 weeks ago and my great uncle passed away yesterday, not good. But family comes first and thanks to them this show wouldn't be possible...I am developing a little stress headache too....anyway I am working on something great for elli, its a good response....it is the 3rd one and this one I am sticking with!

So by friday I will have a new post in relation to the project......!!! YAH!

{a tribute to whiteley} - my first solo show

{a tribute to whiteley} - my first solo show

Come to my opening!!! Do it now!