TENNANT CREEK MURAL WORKSHOPS VID

Here's a little vid from the last part of my recent Top End tour...

TOP END TOUR 2011 - PART 10

The final stage of my Top End work was two and a half week stint working in Tennant Creek. This was organised by Barkly Regional Arts, with funding from the Coca Cola Foundation. During my stay I worked primarily with groups from the Tennant Creek High School as well as sessions with STEPS training and Youthlinx. I worked closely with Tristan Duggie, a young local teacher and artist to train him in stencil and mural processes. Together with the other participants we were able to complete a number of murals in the town, adding a whole bunch of colour and vibrancy.

The project also included Adelaide artist Nish Cash working in the community for a similar period of time. Here are some shots of an impromptu collaborative wall that we painted together. Big thanks goes out to George and Efsta from the Tennant Creek Emporium who donated wall space to the project.

TOP END TOUR 2011 - PART 8

Here are some shots of the completed snake mural..

TOP END TOUR 2011 - PART 7

One of the major outcomes for the Tennant Creek High School Group was a mural for the exterior of the local swimming pool. The underwater theme was an easy choice. We also completed a smaller scale version of this mural at the High School as a bit of a warm up.

Here are some action shots.

TOP END TOUR 2011 - PART 6

This is the completed Tennant Creek Pool mural...

TOP END TOUR 2011 - PART 3

I added a little parrotfish added to the Angurugu school grounds...

SAIL PAINTING VIDEO

Here is a little video that shows the making of some work that will appear in my upcoming show.
PACIFIC RIFF opens Friday the 2nd of September at Lindberg Galleries, Melbourne.

KING ADZ - STREET KNOWLEDGE

My pommie mate King Adz has been up to his usual business.
His latest publication is a bible of all things street culture from across the globe.
It features a number of Australian artists, myself included.





You can buy it here...

MITCHAM GIRLS HIGH MURAL

Over the last term myself and Billie Thomson have been working with a couple of Year 8 and 9 classes from Mitcham Girls High in Adelaide. We have been teaching them stencil techniques and producing material to contribute to a large mural on the outside of the school. The project has been made possible with the support of Carclew, SAYAB (through Arts SA) and DECS.