Week 4

Friday was a good day and it was good to see you all getting your videos filmed and starting to resolve the model assignment.

Most of you are starting to get the idea with the blogs. Have a look a Jame's 'Faith' video.. Great guitar work James! After trying to learn guitar and not doing so well, I'm impressed.

Also check out SAB blog..relevant info. about upcomng events.

AND check out the interesting video L is for love has posted.

Please DON'T check out Pete's photo of the drawings with teacher.

Next Thursday we will meet at 1.30pm at Thomas Street Car park, Thomas street , Dandenong.
Bring cameras and your ideas.


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Week 3

Welcome to the new students: Kristy, Lionel and Pradnya. Please make them feel welcome.

Those of you who haven't started your Blogs you need to start today!

Remember to pay deposit for Sydney trip this week..URGENT.

Week two

Well today was a long, hard and hot day!

You all worked well today and made progress. The process of making art has it's ups and downs
and I guess there are often more downs than ups. One can perhaps take comfort
in knowing that in Florence, Italy there is a museum of all of Michelangelo's many 'flops'
and abandoned, unfinished works. For most artists, there is a LOT of work behind the masterpieces. Was it Picasso who said art is 1% genius, 99% perspiration?

The pay off, is when something does work (and it will!) the feeling or high is amazing.

You will all improve relatively quickly, so please don't judge your work too harshly. Keep your first drawing and look back at it in a few weeks time, just as a reminder of where you began.

Next week:

Tuesday: More drawing, resolving painting and printing on Canvas!
Thursday: Public art and photographing bottles - photoshop
Friday: Video ..lets get your ideas resolved. spend some time this weekend thinking it through. Put down some notes /thumbnails on paper.

Sydney Payment of $100 deposit due by Thursday-- cheap tickets depends on you doing this.


Those people not here today, please remember to excuse yourselves and catch up the work.
Also several of you need to start your blogs.

I'm expecting 3 new students to join us next week.

Have a good weekend.

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New Blogs

" Nothing is a waste of time, if you use the experience wisely" Auguste Rodin

It's good to see some of you have started to write in the blogs. As a form of communication for the class, it already allows for ideas to flow, whether it's about copyright issues or just dealing with the concept of 'being' an artist. Good to see too, that there is an avenue of communication starting between recent graduate digital artists with the new group.

I understand some of the concerns, however, we are here to learn and develop skills as digital artists and using the technology is for most part a good thing. Ideas , creativity, insight are all part of this. These Blogs are about sharing within the Chisholm and immediate digital art community. There are always ways of protecting one's work and I think one has to find a balance. As an artist, being overly protective can also become a negative.

Embracing the concept of being an artist, is for most part a singular journey. Focus on the journey.

'Art is not what you see, but what you make others see'. Degas

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EXHIBITION NOTICE:

Check out the website below.

Sandra is part of an exhibition by CAS "Contemporary by Nature"

opening on Herring Island on the 20 Feb.

home.vicnet.net.au/~hisaf/