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06- PA M H E N D E R S O N - Devastation - The Hand Of
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- Friends Forever - N a t u r e ’s B e a u t y
67 - L a d y O f T h e L a k e
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140- G I TA M A D AY 165 A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
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INSPIRI T GALLERY
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EDITOR’S MESSAGE
Welcome everyone to the latest edition of Artists Down Under. This month we have a
magazine jam packed full of amazing art, interesting articles and artwork from three very
talented Feature Artists.
Trish Hoskin delights us with an interview Judi Lapsley Miller introduces us to a new
from one of our own artists this month - contemporary Art Gallery based in Tama-
Julie Powell. here, Hamilton NZ. For anyone around the
area it is definitely worth popping in and Gitama Day - Poppy
The Redlands Digital Artists Group kindly having a look.
share with us another of their collabora-
tive images from their Chinese Whispers Two of our artists, Ilona Abou-Zolof and As the days start to warm up, the flowers are
series. Christina Brunton, recently attended a starting to bloom and the wildlife is becoming
meet up with other artists, some being more active, it is a perfect time for all of our
Andrew Haysom has kindly shared with our own, in Melbourne where they had artists to venture outdoors with their cameras,
us another of his awesome Photoshop a fantastic time attending workshops getting ready for our next edition of Artist
tutorials, this month being about Gradiant and relaxing at the Melbourne Zoo. They Down Under.
Maps and ColourMapX. kindly shared their experiences with us.
So until next month, stay safe and enjoy life.
The photographic challenge that was set Another successful month with our
for our artists this month was based on artists being published in International
spring and what better way to celebrate magazines and having great success in Pam Henderson
spring than with Flowers. competitions entered, well done.
Judi Lapsley Miller continues to share This month I would like to introduce you
with us the journey of her Art Of Birding to three of our very talented artists in our
challenges and shows us some of her Feature Artist section - Leanne M Wil-
talented photographers that have joined liams, Julia Harwood and Marjorie Lord.
her on that journey.
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FOLLOW ME
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W H I C H FA I R Y TA L E A M I I N ?
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CONJURER
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D AW N
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IN HER STRIDE
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LE T IT FLOW - TE ARS FOR OUR WORLD
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Pam Henderson - Memoirs
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It’s a great place to see some great art from this vibrant group every day!
Leanne M Williams - Art And Soul Louise Smith - Life’s Dramatic Tales
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Ilona Abou-Zolof - Effie Lmn
Louise Smith - Unforgettable
Teddi, from Virginia, USA, is well known for her fantastic sets of digital
designer backgrounds, masks and all kinds of wonderful elements ready
for designers to add to or build a wondrous creation.
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LIVING THE PHOTO ARTISTIC LIFE
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Louise Smith
- Wild Seas
Tracy Ryan
- Morning In Masai Mara
- At The End Of The Day
Ann Lavin
- Moth
- Peaceful
Ali Oppy
- Alawi
Dale Botha Louise Smith - Wild Seas
- A Bird Rested On Her Bag
- Conversation With An Artist
Christina Brunton
- Violin Boy
Christina Brunton - Violin Boy
Penny De Jong
- Ancient Urn
Bernice Fargus
- Castle Edinburgh
- Circus Lane, Edinburgh Judi Lapsley Miller - On The Edge Of Time
Gitama Day
- His First Flight
Rochelle Marshall
- Arian
- Absence
Julie Powell
- She Walks With Wolves
- She Walks Among Us
Judi Lapsley Miller Ali Oppy - Alawi
- The Sign Of The Southern Cross
Bernice Fargus - Circus Lane, Edinburgh
- On The Edge Of Time
Bernice Fargus - Edinburgh Castle Penny De Jong - Ancient Urn Tracy Ryan - At The End Of The Day
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LIVING THE PHOTO ARTISTIC LIFE
Dale Botha - A Bird Rested On Her Bag Julie Powell - She Walks Among Us Rochelle Marshall - Arian
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Light Space and Time “Open”
Overall
Colin Killick - Night Drive 2
8th Place - Julie Powell - “Twine And Scissors”
Special Merit
Ilona Abou-Zolof - “Effie Strolling In The Park”
Julie Powell - “Pinocchio’s Apple”
Special Recognition
Colin Killick - “Night Drive 2”
Colin Killick - Tram 86
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shift art
september 2019
“time travel ”
challenge
Congratulations goes to Penny De Jong for her image “Forward To The Past”
being noticed in the September ShiftArt Challenge.
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the zealandia vision
book release
Congratulations
judi lapsley miller
The Zelandia vision - to restore an inner-city valley to a prehuman ecosystem - the audacity needed to imagine that! But that’s exactly what Zealan-
dia founder and visionary Jim Lynch did. And just a couple of decades later, this wee valley has not only transformed a city into a flourishing bio-diverse
green oasis filled with rare and endangered birds, but has transformed many conservation projects in New Zealand and around the world.
It was my honour to be chosen by Jim and Eve Lynch to create an artwork for the book cover of Jim’s book on the history of Zealandia. Every photo-
graph that went into this photo-artistic composition was taken of or in Zealandia. The title was easy – it could only be called “Imagine”.
Book: https://jameslynch.org/book-zealandia
Art: https://www.artbyjlm.com/store/p68/imagine.html
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EXHIBITION
Judi Lapsley Miller Bringing Back The Birds Bowen House Exhibition Space
26 September 2019 - 31 October 2019 Level 1, 70/84 Lambton Quay
Pipitea, NZ
https://www.parliament.nz/en/visit-and-learn/visit/exhibitions/
Eight native bird artists have gathered together to celebrate community groups in Aotearoa who are bringing back the birds.
Featuring art by Melissa Boardman, Chris Helliwell, Judi Lapsley Miller, Niels Meyer-Westfeld, Karen Rankin Neal, Hannah Shand, Carol Theologo, and
Rachel Walker.
From controlling predators in suburban gardens to supporting fenced sanctuaries, the power of a vested community to bring about positive change
knows no bounds. Volunteer-based community efforts in Aotearoa have resulted in world-leading advances in conservation and restoration strategies.
And these efforts are paying off locally with gardens now filling night and day with rare and endangered birds. Here in Wellington we are especially
fortunate. What are now ubiquitous tūī welcome in the dawn, korimako claim their territories at morning tea, kākāriki flit by at lunchtime looking for
nesting cavities, kererū fill the skies with their aerial acrobatics while we make dinner, ruru serenade us to sleep, and cheeky kākā tell us the stories of
their ancestors at 2am. All our Artists have been inspired by this comeback and in this exhibition they show the beauty and tell some of the stories of
our native birds.
The exhibiting Artists all advocate for our precious manu māori through their art, writing, volunteering, and awareness raising. Sales of some of the
pieces in this exhibition will go towards supporting specific community projects through personal donations by the Artists.
OPP ART
“FROM CHAOS TO FORM”
Judi Lapsley Miller (Wellington artist) Salvaging waste offcuts from framing material she frames her TinyArt bird prints. The framed photographs then
form the central focus of another still life image. This merging of photography and fine art composition invites a compelling discussion on trace, even before
her work is traced onto a distant church spire in Auckland. Judi is passionate about the preservation of endangered NZ birds and donates a percentage of her
sales to wildlife charities.
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EXHIBITION
SANCTUARY STORIES
“DISCOVER THE SANCTUARY STORYTELLERS”
A group exhibition of photo-essays by the volunteer Sanctuary Storytellers and guests from Judi’s Art of Birding photography challenge. Zealandia
EcoSanctuary gallery, Wellington, New Zealand. Designed and curated by Judi Lapsley Miller.
The volunteer Sanctuary Storytellers of ZEALANDIA are a diverse group of writers, photographers, editors and designers who, through their creative
efforts, share their experiences and stories of ZEALANDIA. In this exhibition, discover the Sanctuary through their eyes, learn about some of the best ways
to experience ZEALANDIA and find out how you too can participate in wildlife advocacy through photography.
“Let your photos fly free” – contributing to Wikimedia Commons by Judi Lapsley Miller
“Kākahi – a community effort” – translocating freshwater mussels by Linton Miller
“Love the one you’re with” – wildlife advocacy using your mobile phone by Judi Lapsley Miller & Linton Miller
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ROPING
TA L K I N G T O PA P E R
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CONUNDRUM
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A I R S H I P F LY PA S T
THE RE ADER
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LIGHT WORKS III
LIGHT WORKS IV
by SUE MASTERSON Australia
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https://www.facebook.com/Sue-Masterton-Digital-Artist-1662189864018110/
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DR AGON WHISPERER
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F I G H T T O T H E D E AT H
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DR. LIVINGSTONE
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R AINFOREST ROAD
WILD AFRICA
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L EA N N E M W I L L I A M S
D E VA S TAT I O N - T H E H A N D O F H U M A N I T Y
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N AT U R E ’ S B E A U T Y
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M A L E A N D F E M A L E FA I R Y W R E N S S H A R I N G A M E A L
S I N G A S O N G O F T H E FA I R Y W R E N S
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S U P E R B FA I R Y W R E N S I S T E R S
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R AINBOW LORIKEE TS IN FLIGHT
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ALL ALONE
B L A C K C O C K AT O O
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BIRDSCAPE
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Meet your artist
LEANNE M WILLIAMS
Albion Park, NSW
Australia
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Tell us a little about yourself and where you live.
I live in Australia, 2 hours South of Sydney and am an Artist first and then a Photographer. But in saying that, the 2 have
meshed very well together.
I have been dabbling in art since I was around 10 years old. My passion was painting nature with acrylics and oils. I found
Photoshop about 13 years ago and have been creating art through that medium ever since. I took up a course in animation in
2013 which had a basic Photography course included. I ended up falling in love with photography and hated animation, funny
how things work. I also did a Graphic Design course and ran my own Graphic Design business for a while.
But through photography, I have found a passion for bird photography and have been taking photos of them ever since. Bird
photography is so very challenging. They very rarely sit still for you so you can take their photo, lol!, so you have to be prepared
with your camera settings and be very quick with your reflexes. It’s a challenge on many levels.
My initial Photo Artistry started way back in 2013. I created images from the scenes I saw within my meditations. Surprisingly,
I found it really seemed to connect with so many people and ended up selling my images all around the world. This also led me
to make a DVD with all my own art, music and writings. I also like to use my art to evoke emotions.
Nature inspires me. There are days when I feel like I have no ideas and no inspiration, which I know so many others do as well.
That’s when I grab my camera and go out into the bush. The trees and birds have always given me inspiration and help clear my
head.
Not really. Quite often I will have an idea in my head and when I start on it, it doesn’t always come through the way I originally
“see” it. It slowly evolves into what it is meant to be all by itself. Although, I will only use photos I have taken myself, which is
why I don’t have many artworks with people in it.
Art means “passion”, “beauty”, “nature” ... Art comes from the Heart and Soul, a place where we can tap into the well of Life.
Do you think since starting in Photo Artistry it has changed you and if so, how?
The only way it has changed me is knowing there are others that create Photo Artistry images as well. I always thought I was
the only one who used this medium. I have made many new friends from this and it has helped me feel “a part” of something
and allows me to connect with others with the same passions.
No one in particular. There are many artists I love and all of them are an inspiration.
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Where do you see (or hope to see) your art taking you in the future? What are your next steps?
With creating an Alphabet of Australian Birds Artwork, so far, I have made it available for sale as a large Photo Print along with
using individual letters to make a personalised name. I would love to see this go further and to be shown in hospitals, schools,
anywhere where it can help people connect with birds and nature. It will also be available as a Calendar and I hope to make it
into a Flat Fold-out book one day. I enjoy making videos as well, so hopefully that will be a part of my repertoire in the near
future. My ultimate goal is to have my own gallery, not sure if that will ever happen but I can still dream because ... really ...
“The sky’s the limit”. Until then, I will continue with my photography and see where it takes me.
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GIRL IN BLUE DRESS
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DOWNTOWN
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Most of us would be aware of Julie and her amazing work from our Awake and Kaizen groups.
Having met Julie twice via our Awake get togethers in Melbourne and Launceston, I have seen her work and artistic pursuits grow enormously, so
thought everyone would find it interesting to hear from Julie how she has achieved that.
So, I have asked Julie to answer some questions for us to give us an idea of how she started, what she did to get herself “out there”, what triggered her
to really pursue her artistic goals.
Julie, can you tell us a little about your background and how you came to be artistic?
I come from a long line of painters and photographers, I have always dabbled in creative pursuits, drawing, painting and such. I guess when I fell back
in love with photography I just extended that journey. I love the creative freedom photography gives me, that I never found in traditional painting. I can
be as complex as I can imagine, but also enjoy simplicity of photography as well.
You have been around Australia and overseas a fair bit since I have met you including weekend day trips around the place. Do these
influence your work styles?
It may sound strange but in general not really, I sometimes like to create art from images of our trips, but in general my travel photography is just that
and pretty much just for me. I am an adventurer by nature and I love getting out and exploring, whether overseas or even in my own home town. We
sometimes travel to capture a special location for a Conceptual Shoot or a Project, I have been very lucky and privileged to have had access to some
fantastic locations. Sometimes our travel is like a scouting trip and I find a spot and think I should really do something here one day. I also love to cap-
ture images for making my own textures, it’s became a bit of an obsession on my latest trip, can’t wait to really get stuck into making those texture
packs. I also love to visit gardens (other than my own) and capture the weird, wonderful, quirky and of course beautiful flowers.
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Within the last 12 months or so I have read and seen via various Social Media sites where you have set up your own home studio to
shoot with and even hold training sessions. Can you tell us where that idea came from?
I have transformed my garage into a studio for pretty much everything that I do, including running my smaller workshops. Sometimes it is just a few se-
lect invitee’s session with friends for fun and creativity, but that has grown into more structured classes. I adore being an educator, I used to run art
classes years ago, I was so happy to get back into running workshops. At first I just ran a few get together with my camera group, but more and more I
was asked to run some workshops, which I started about 3 years ago, mostly still life, macro, food and some product photography, as well as the occa-
sional Portrait Workshop. I started branching out about 12 months ago and offering to a larger audience, I also sometimes used a larger studio offsite.
I am currently looking at running some special workshops at unique boutique locations, and I am looking at the possibility of running a few workshops
Interstate.
Have you found it rewarding in both an artistic sense and monetary
sense?
I find it extremely rewarding in an artistic sense, when I can help someone under-
stand a photographic principle, help them get off auto, capture some amazing
images. I find I have many of the same people coming again and again and their
work improves after every session. I certainly don’t make a lot of money, I am mostly
just covering costs, especially if there is a model and hair and makeup involved, that
all costs money. I know I should probably charge more, like others in the industry
do, but I like to make my workshops accessible to as many people as I can. Photogra-
phy is a very expensive hobby. I am going to branch out a bit more this year and mar-
ket to perhaps a wider audience. This is where the online self-paced classes come
Surrender into it.
Would you recommend going down that path to other artists thinking of stepping out of their shells and can you hint on any
“gotcha’s” they might need to think about?
It is not an easy path, you can’t just hang a sign that says Photography Workshops now available or Graphic Artist (or Digital Artist) now in session
and expect people to come. It is about offering value for money and offering a need in your area. It is also about getting your name out there and
getting known. For most of my workshops within my Photography Groups I am known for my Still Life and Portraits, more so than my digital art. I have
spent the last 12 months really trying to build my brand, my name and my followers. I have spent the last few months really making a big push in an ef-
fort to expand my online presence, it is a lot of hard work, but can be fun and still just as rewarding as in person workshops. My first foray into Still
Life “My Creative Still Life Journey” was a 12 week group which started out with locals, all done online with a private Facebook group, spread to 5 differ-
ent countries and is still going from an online portal, this covered the basics in Still Life photography, from Light, Focus, Styling and a few different
genres.
Lately I have watched with amazement the beautiful food photography you
have been creating. What took you in that direction versus your model
style work?
I still work with my models, I just felt I needed a break and my Still Life is more me-
diation than hard work, my Conceptual Portraits, are very labour intensive and lots of
hard work, I still will be doing my Conceptual Shoots, but they are more for myself
for the fun of it, than anything else. I create when I am inspired and I did so much last
year, I think I was suffering a little burn out. The Food Photography originally started
as an extension to my Still Life course, I was talking to a friend about the idea of
taking recipes from an old hand-written cook book, stuff that I used to make when my
Coffee
daughters were small and make a new modern cook book filled with beautiful images.
A few in the class said that they would love to try something like that too ... so it
began. I enjoy cooking (and eating), but I am not THAT great or that experimental, and
often I just don’t have the time, but doing it as a class allowed me to make the time I
needed to create. Sadly I lost my initial mission in there, had to stop, take stock and
remember WHY I started this in the first place. I then took some time to step away and
re analyse what I was doing, I am now back on track and full of inspiration. Some
times, with so much amazing art and photography out there it can be easy to lose your
own voice, but it is important to step back and remember your WHY ... your reason for
doing what you are passionate about.
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I have also seen you offer ranges of textures for Lightroom and Photoshop, how did that idea come about, and do you see yourself
as pursuing that line further?
My textures started as a means to an end, I have loads of textures from Awake, Kaizen and more, unfortunately more often than not they do not come
with commercial license or it all gets muddy and confusing, so I started making my own. Possibly similar to many out there already, but by using my
own I know I have created everything myself in my artwork, I also started including them in workshops and such, but I freely give full commercial licens-
ing with mine. I do not see it as a big part of my business, more of an add-on. If you do a Still Life course or a Food Photography course, then there
are packs I use in the videos which I make available. I sometimes have background images to match up with Online tutorials I have create that which
people sometimes ask for as well.
Where do you sell your products, and have you found any range or style more successful than others?
I offer them from my website only, as I said not a major part of my business, sometimes I get all inspired and make a few different textures or overlays,
then I package them up, they can be fun to make. My overlays and Natural Grungier textures seem to be more popular than say Lightroom Presets.
Any tips for some upcoming artists on the do’s and don’ts
in trying to sell their work?
Don’t lose sight of your WHY, I know this CAN and does happen,
there are so many great photographers out there, try to find your
unique voice and stick to it, if you create from a place of passion
and love and be true to your own inner vision, other people will be
attracted to you, they become your tribe, your followers. But it
cannot all be take, take, take, you must give back to your com-
munity offering a need, a niche. Run a market survey to see what
you followers are looking for, I surveyed 100 in the end, and was
quite surprised at what I discovered.
Bridestowe Revisited
Gecko
Minimalist
Wow again such interesting insight and some ideas for us all to think about. Thanks so much Julie.
Trish
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WEST END
BLESSING
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D I J A N A’ S D I L E M M A
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THE COUNTESS
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L ADY OF THE L AKE
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MORNING LIGHT
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STAGE 2
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J UL I A H A R WO O D
FUEL TRUCK
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KOOK ABURR A ON R AIL
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D U N S B O R O U G H B E A C H PAT H
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CABIN IN SNOW
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T R U C K I N D U S T AT S U N S E T
D AY S G O N E B Y
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SE A BIRD DIVING
S WA N FA N TA S Y
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HORSE AND RIDER
J I G S AW W O R L D
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Meet your artist
Julia Harwood
Busselton (WA)
Australia
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Tell us a little about yourself and where you live.
I live in Busselton, Western Australia. I have been doing photography for over 25 years and I love exploring digital art as well.
Life has thrown me some curve balls, the most recent of which was my Husband getting diagnosed with terminal cancer and
then 4 days later our house being burnt to the ground. 3 months later my husband died. This was a time of great loss and yet I
found my art a great help in showing what I was feeling on the inside while I had to keep living on the outside. It gave me a
way to show others what I was going through and release it from myself as well. It was incredibly healing. Three years on and I
have begun to fully embrace life again and see its beauty and love all around me.
I was a photo coach for Digital Photo Secrets and followed Sebastian Michaels’ work and loved what I saw, so signed up for
Photoshop Artistry. I found it enabled me to combine my photography with my creative side to create new works of Art.
My love of nature and wanting to bring it to those who may not live in such a stunning environment as I do. I also wanted to try
to capture feelings and emotions and express them in art, both as expression for myself and to let others know they are not
alone.
I take photos of everything!!! You never know when you are going to need that little detail in a piece of work. Then I usually
start with a photographic image and think about the message I want to convey and go from there. Sometimes it is just the
beauty of nature and the image speaks for itself and sometimes it might be to make a statement like my piece Urban Sprawl,
that reminds us of what we could lose if we are not aware of it.
It is part of who I am, how I express myself and one of the ways I reach out to others. It has been an amazing vehicle for heal-
ing for myself and others.
Do you think since starting in Photo Artistry it has changed you and if so, how?
Yes, it has given me a vehicle to express myself in a way that others can resonate with and hear me. It has enabled me to give
something back.
Where do you see (or hope to see) your art taking you in the future ? What are your next steps?
I would like to create oracle card decks using my images and have books published with my images in them. I already sell my
art in Galleries, at my home Studio and online, so will continue to do that as well.
I am an intuitive healer and oracle card reader and I also use Crystal point Therapy, so would like to do work around these
things as well.
Nature is a great healer and not everyone has the opportunity to go out and experience nature as I do, so I want to share it with
them. I have work in a number of hospitals around the world, that has been placed there by the Healing Art Network.
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The Gradient Map is one of my favourite Photoshop adjustment layers. It is one of the best ways to convert a colour image to black and white and is also
a wonderful way to colour correct or colour grade an image and even to control the luminosity or tones in an image.
A Gradient Map allows you to define a colour (or black and white) gradient and then this gradient is mapped to your image according to the luminosity
(brightness levels) in the image.
When you first create a Gradient Map adjustment layer it will use the current foreground and background colours to build the gradient (the foreground
colour will be mapped to the shadows, the background colour to the highlights).
Click the gradient in the adjustment layers Properties window and the Gradient Editor dialog will be shown (see Figure 1).
The current gradient is shown in the Gradient Display about two-thirds of the way down
the dialog, the colours that will map onto the darks/shadows at the left of the gradient,
those that will map onto the lights/highlights on the right.
Just below the Gradient Display you will see at least two small squares (with triangular
caps) that are called Colour Stops. These define the colours that make up the gradient,
and their position along the gradient display defines the transition from one colour to
another.
To change the colour of a colour stop, click the colour stop then click the Colour Swatch
(or double-click the Colour Stop) and the Color Picker will be displayed. Choose the new
colour and press OK.
To add a new Colour Stop click just under the Gradient Display where you would like to
add the Colour Stop.
[Fig 1 – Gradiant Editor]
To remove a Colour Stop click and drag it away from the Gradient Display, or click it to
select it and press the Delete button.
Drag a Colour Stop left and right along the Gradient Display to change the colour transition along the gradient.
When you have a Colour Stop selected you will also see a small diamond either side of it, these are the Colour Mid-points. These can also be dragged
left and right to change the transition of the colours between the two Colour Stops.
When a Colour Stop is selected it’s defined colour will show in the Colour Swatch and its position along the Gradient Display (expressed as a percent-
age) will be shown in the Percentage field.
Any changes made in the dialog box will be reflected live in your image.
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You can click one of the defined Gradient Presets to select one of these. Figure 1 shows the presets that are installed as a Photoshop default.
Clicking the small cog at the top of the Gradient Editor dialog shows the Gradient Editor Settings menu (see Figure 2).
The options in the bottom section of the menu allow you to add further gradient
sets that come with Photoshop, in Figure 2 the “Photographic Toning” set has been
added to the presets.
A simple black to white gradient as shown in Figure 1 can be used for Black & White
conversion, and then you can move the black and white Colour Stops to define your
black and white points, and move the Colour Mid-point to darken and lighten the
midtones. However you may like to create a few different gradients to give yourself
more control. The gradient shown in Figure 3 is another Black & White gradient but
this one has three intermediate Colour Stops at the 25%, 50% and 75% points on
the gradient, giving more flexibility in adjusting the tonality of the image.
Using the same gradient as shown above, but with the Gradient Map adjustment layer set to Luminosity blend mode, is a great way to adjust the tonality
of your image.
Colour toning, correction or grading is done with a coloured gradient, and can be done with Normal blend mode or Colour Blend mode, or for some even
more striking results try Soft Light, Overlay or Hard Light blend modes.
Try gradients created with complementary colours for some lovely results (tone the shadows with blue and the highlights with a warm yellow for
example).
Don’t forget to play with the opacity of the Gradient Map layers, for colour toning you will often want much lower opacities (20-50% depending on the
image and gradient).
A gradient map can also be a good way to capture the “colour essence” of one image and overlay it onto another. Whilst it is possible to manually create
the gradient from the target image, a wonderful little Photoshop plug-in I have recently discovered will do it for you much more easily.
ColourMapX from Nino Batista Photo not only simplifies the creation of Gradient Map adjustment layers, but its key feature is that it allows you to
easily “capture” the colours from an image and create a gradient from them.
Figure 4 shows the ColourMapX panel, the second image shows the menu that is displayed when the ... (three dots) are clicked on either the Current
Palette or one of the saved Palette presets. The third image shows the preferences sub menu that is displayed when the small cog at the bottom of the
panel is clicked.
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To extract the colours from an open document simply set the number of samples you want (this will become the number of Color Stops when you create
a Gradient Map from it later), and press the Analyze button. The Current Palette will now show the extracted files.
Applying these to another file is as simple as opening that file and making it active, then clicking the ... on the Current Palette and selecting Apply Color
Grading. ColourMapX will create a Gradient Map adjustment layer with the Blend Mode and Opacity defined in the ColourMapX Preferences dialog (see
Figure 4). Obviously once the Gradient Map layer is created you can adjust the Blend Mode and Opacity to your taste.
Figure 5 shows a couple of sample images and the ColourMapX extracted colour sets and the resultant gradients.
You can save extracted colour sets as presets in ColourMapX for use later.
ColourMapX is a nice little panel, I am enjoying it a lot. It is available for a cost of USD$30 (approximately AUD$50) from the website below.
https://ninobatista.zenfolio.com/nbp-colourmapx-plug-in-for-photoshop
Don’t underestimate the power of Gradient Maps, they are one of the most flexible and powerful layers.
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spring flowers
Lyn Darlington - Pink Flower
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Barbara Dudzinska - Watercolour Iris
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Ilona Abou-Zolof - A Rose Is Magic
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Chris Barnes - The Rose
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Pam Henderson - Spring Rose
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Gitama Day - Brought In From The Rain
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Karen Waalwyk - Spring Flower
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Colin Campbell - Interior
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Penny De Jong - Fading Flower
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Ann Lavin - Flower 3
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Andrew Haysom - Pretty In Pink
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Mary Knaggs - Delightful Daisies
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Maureen Maxwell - Red Flower
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Ingrid Jakobsen - Spring Garden
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Anthea Scotte - Hippeastrum
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Sharon Rankmore - Drought Resist
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Al BaMass - The Mountbay Florist
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Trish Hoskin - My Wisteria
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Storytelling, wildlife advocacy and creative/artistic photography is where my heart is and I hope to encourage more photographers
to not just stop at taking gorgeous wildlife photos, but to take them further.
These weekly challenges encourage you to think about how your images can be composed and used to advocate for our precious
wildlife (story), to hook the viewer in with compelling creative images (creative), and to increase your technical skills and develop-
ment (technical).
I have created each challenge so that most people can participate, regardless of skill level or where you live in the world (though you
will notice a New Zealand bias!). Most challenges can be achieved with just a camera phone. Be warned - you will (hopefully!) be
pushed outside your comfort zone, and you will likely need to do some Googling to learn more about new techniques, but that’s also
the point.
This is your challenge - do as much or as little as you want and in your own timeframe - it’s up to you to decide what works best for
you. I do encourage you to take photos for the challenges, rather than digging through your archives. You can take photos in advance
and “bank” them and you can do them out of order. All I ask is that you try to take the photos intentionally with the challenges in
mind, rather than retrofitting an image to fit the theme.
With an emphasis on storytelling and advocacy, I encourage you to post your images to social media (especially Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram and Flickr) and to your blog if you have one. Use hashtags to enable us to find and share your images. Challenge hashtags:
#artofbirding, #artofbirding2019, #aob2019week1 through to #aob2019week52. Find the hashtags used by the conservation projects
you are photographing, e.g. #sharemesealandia, #orokonui, so they can pick up and share your photos too. Use the hashtags com-
monly used for your critter: e.g., #kaka, #takahe, along with #conservation, #wildlife, and many more general terms.
Join our Facebook group and post your photos, discuss the challenges, and get and give help:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/aobphotochallenge/
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INTENTIONAL CAMERA MOVEMENT (CREATIVE)
Spin your camera round and round or up and down to get an image with intentional camera movement.
Aim to do so in a way that adds to the subject you’re shooting (e.g., up and down movement to capture
the majesty of a grove of tall trees). Advanced challenge: use the Path Blur filter in Photoshop to add
movement in post-processing.
Illustrate the concept of the food chain in a photograph. Advanced challenge: how many different
lifeforms in the same food chain can you get in one photograph?
If you have a lens baby or wide-aperture art lens, you will love this challenge! This technique is also
easy if you have a tiny macro lens for your cellphone camera. If you don’t have any of these lenses, fear
not, you might have to more carefully choose an appropriate subject but it’s still doable. Using a wide
aperture, focus on only one small but important part of the subject, letting the rest fall off into blur. his
technique works well for flowers: consider the form of the flower in question and see what first draws
your eye - is it a curl of a petal, the curve of the stem, the pop of a stamen? Focus only on that. Think
carefully about your composition and where that sweet spot of focus will fall. Hint: you can also use
Photoshop or apps to selectively blur in post-processing. Advanced challenge: add a painterly texture.
CREEPY (CREATIVE)
Just in time for Halloween, tell a creepy story. It could be about a creepy-crawly, or wherever your
imagination takes you.
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FOR A FRIEND (TECHNICAL)
Week 45: 04 Nov 2019
By now you will have some stunning photos, so let’s do something with them that you can give as a gift and bring joy into someone’s life. Ideas: design
a calendar, print greeting cards, print and frame your favourite photos, make a blurb book, make a handbound book - the sky is the limit! You’ll be
surprised at the difference it makes getting your images off your computer and into the world.
REFLECTIONS (CREATIVE)
Week 47: 18 Nov 2019
Double the impact with a reflection. Advanced challenge: show only the reflection in a creative way or add a fake reflection using Photoshop (or similar)
and see if we can tell :)
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Photographers’
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RAINBOWS (CREATIVE)
Alison Zinsli
Marlborough, New Zealand
STARBURST (TECHNICAL)
Brendon Doran
Wellington, New Zealand
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Frangipani
LeRoy the leucistic blackbird, released with a CC-BY-SA-4.0 licence on Wikimedia Commons:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leroy_the_Leucistic_Blackbird.jpg
Marion Skelton,
Auckland, New Zealand
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MOONSHINE
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BROKEN LEG
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DRUG CONCERNS
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Meet your artist
Marjorie Lord
Flaxton (QLD)
Australia
Website: www.MarjorieLord.com.au
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Tell us a little about yourself and where you live.
My name is Marjorie Lord I create photo art with every day people. I live in Flaxton which is located on the beautiful Blackall
Ranges of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland.
It was a natural progression from Fine arts. The camera has replaced the paint and Photoshop is my paintbrush. I love the mix
of art, digital art and photography.
I am inspired to create from conceptual ideas and thoughts I have, then turning them into a visual narrative. I am a project-
based artist, that is I work on a theme, and when finished, I move on.
Not really, I simply wait until an idea speaks to me, then I story board it out and work on how I am going to bring it to visual
conception.
I think about art and being creative all day so I wouldn’t be much fun to live with if I did not have art in my life.
Do you think since starting in Photo Artistry it has changed you and if so, how?
No it hasn’t changed me. But I am inspired by the incredible talents of the people within, along with the Photo Artisty educa-
tion website which is a fabulous source of help and inspiration.
The everyday people I meet. There are so many amazing life stories and wonderful people in this world that I am always
inspired by.
Where do you see (or hope to see) your art taking you in the future ? What are your next steps?
Oh that is hard to answer. Who knows? I ain to keep exploring ideas, themes, and correlating the images into exhibitions,
books and so forth.
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INSPIRIT GALLERY
By Judi Lapsley Miller
Inspirit Studio & Gallery is a spacious contemporary art gallery and multifunctional creative space based in Pencarrrow Road, Tamahere. Hamilton.
Inspirit was established in 2007 by Jenny Scown who is the director and also a contributing photographic artist.
The purpose-built gallery exhibits a diverse range of artistic mediums. Photography, painting, indoor & outdoor sculpture, glass, jewellery, ceramics,
functional art, wearable art, print making and mixed media. The Inspirit mission is to support and promote highest quality original New Zealand art and
design with an emphasis on representing leading local artists.
The gallery creates opportunities for talented emerging artists to exhibit alongside established artists. The open plan design and stunning rural setting
and views make it a wonderful place to host collaborative exhibitions by several different artists.
Gallery Features
The gallery features an infinity sculpture lawn with stunning rural views of Pirongia and Maungatautari. The entrance is landscaped with New Zealand
rocks, stones and plants to provide a dramatic setting for outdoor sculpture.
Special features including excellent lighting, high quality sound and visual technology.
Inspirit gallery provides an inspirational venue for exhibitions, special events and workshops.
Gallery Hours
Weekends open 11am-4pm. Closed on Mondays.
Hours vary during the week so please call first or drop in when open sign is displayed.
Private appointments are available. Group bookings also welcome.
Inspirit are carrying two framed works of Judi Lapsley Miller’s - “Portrait Of A Tui” and “I Shall
Ride Every Storm (tui)”, plus a range of her TinyArt pieces and a number of her small and medium
prints.
Phone 07 8563170
Mobile Jenny 0274 386416
www.inspirit.co.nz
www.facebook.com/InspiritGallery
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MELBOURNE GATHERING
INCLUDING BROOKE SHADEN WORKSHOP
By Ilona Abou-Zolof and Christina Brunton
Recently some of the members from Artists Down Under had a meet up in Melbourne. A number of us went to the Brooke Shaden Promoting Passion
Tour 2019 on the Saturday which was excellent. Then on the Sunday many of us meet at the Butterfly House in the Melbourne Zoo.
The Promoting Passion Tour 2019 was delivered to many places across the world. The workshop focused on jumpstarting our creative ambitions to live a
passionate and artistic life. For Australia it was delivered in Melbourne this year. The Brooke Shaden workshop cost us a hefty $50 each as it was
sponsored by Sony. Before the event started Brooke came out to meet everyone in the line, to talk to each one of us and to give us all a cuddle for com-
ing to see her. She is such a sweetie. Brooke showed us how she creates, from the planning stage through to the final stage of the image.
During the day there was a number of people modelling for us to take photos and even Brooke posed for us as well. I have added an image of Brooke
with a set of keys. At the end of the day there was an ‘on the spot’ 5 minute challenge between a couple of the presenters (Brooke was one of them)
where the audience came up with a subject and they had only 5 minutes to plan, create, take a series of photos and develop the final image in Photo-
Shop. What they produced in 5 minutes was mind blowing!!! The audience voted on the best.
If you ever get the chance to go to one of Brooke’s conferences/workshops, we can certainly recommend you go. For us it was certainly $50 well worth
spending and we expected to pay much more for this. Thanks Sony for sponsoring Brooke on her World-wide tour. We have included a photo that
Brooke took of the group. Christina is wearing the red jacket in the middle of the group, Ilona is in the purple next to me. Many of the Artists Down
Under are close by or right behind us.
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It was another great day where we caught up with everyone and had lots of chatting time with other members of the Artists Down Under group.
Photo taken at the Butterfly House by John Taylor (Athalie’s husband). From left
to right: Julie Powell, Rose D’Azure, Athalie Taylor, Andrew Haysom, Christina
Brunton, Ilona Abou-Zolof and Anne Wehner.
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ZAR AH IN THE MIRROR
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C H E E TA H S E P I A
https://www.facebook.com/helen.akerstrom
https://www.instagram.com/ha2260/
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M O R E T H A N A PA I R
https://www.annwehnerdigitalartistry.com
https://www.flickr.com/photos/annwehnerdigitalartistry/
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S C A R FA C E
by JOYCE MARIS Australia
https://www.instagram.com/jmarisart/
https://artboja.com/art/5y5m3p/
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DARK PINK PEONY 5
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If you are interested in a Personalised name made just for you, you can send me a message
on my Facebook Page @
https://www.facebook.com/leannemwilliamsimages/
or email me @
leanne.williams333@gmail.com.
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MADE IN GLENORCHY
Printed Wall Paper - Autumn
Specialist in
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www.madeinglenorchy.co.nz
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* Learn to put yourself first (just for a little bit), take some time to be, see and grow as a photographer.
* Learn to embrace the process of creativity and get inspired weekly.
* Learn to make and take beautiful pictures along the way.
* Share, be inspired and just have fun.
https://julie-powell-photography.teachable.com/p/my-creative-still-life-journey
* You love still life photography, but you’ve lost your mojo? Your inspiration? Your spark?
This could be your Restart.
* You have a camera and a desire to capture and create beautiful Still Life through photog-
raphy.
* Smart Phone, Point & Shoot or DSLR cameras are all welcome. Students are encouraged
to make the most of their camera of choice.
* This is something you have always wanted to try, but were never sure where to start.
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Come on a journey of self discovery and learn to take beautiful photos like a Pro with award winning Photographer Julie Powell.
My Hope is that the “For The Love Of Food” class will inspire you to:
* Put yourself first (just for a little bit), take some time to be, see and grow as a photographer.
* Learn to embrace the process of creativity and get inspired daily, weekly or monthly.
* Learn to make and take beautiful pictures along the way.
* Share and inspire and just have fun.
https://julie-powell-photography.teachable.com/p/for-the-love-of-food-food-photography
* You love still life & food photography, but you’ve lost your mojo? Your inspiration? Your
spark? This could be your Restart.
* You have a camera and a desire to capture and create beautiful Food/Still Life through
photography.
* Smart Phone, Point & Shoot or DSLR cameras are all welcome. Students are encouraged
to make the most of their camera of choice.
* This is something you have always wanted to try, but were never sure where to start.
This class offers a variety of foods and styles in natural light. Learn to make the most of
what you already have.
Learn to work on the Stories within the photos and capture magic ...
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Take your food photography to the next level, learn HOW you can create beautiful mouth-watering temptations, from your own kitchen.
This class offers a variety of food in natural and some artificial light, learn to make the most of what you already have. We look at breakfast, entrees and
snacks, lunch, dinners and, of course, desserts.
In this class we will look at basics; props, lighting and equipment, but also working with chocolate, frozen berries, coloured powders and more.
What’s included?
We will cover some basic prep and camera gear etc, and then get straight into it, this is like an exten-
sion of For the Love of Food class. We cover at least four dishes in each subheading; breakfast, snacks
and entrees, lunch, dinners and desserts. Each with behind the scenes videos and follow along edits,
there are no secrets in my classes you get to see it ALL.
Add to that a Closed and Private Facebook Group for even more ideas and inspiration, plus help and
guidance every step of the way.
https://www.juliepowellphoto.com/table-and-plate
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WATER FROM ART
by Dean Hohn
As many of you will know, my “WHY”, is using my art to support the Care for Africa Foundation to drill fresh water wells in the 6 villages it supports in the
Tarime District of Tanzania. These villages are off the tourist route and therefore received no form of aid until the Care For Africa Foundation heard about
their plight and decided to do something to help.
It was the middle of June 2016 when a friend and fellow photographer posted some of her designs on Facebook that the idea of using my art for designs
on clothing and scarves hit me. I asked her if she would mind if I copied the idea, of using my art on clothing and she said no.
The end of June 2016 I launched my Nuna Collection, with designs originating from my rock art that dated back to the Nuna Era. As a designer I receive a
commission of 10% for each piece that is sold and I in turn donate all proceeds to the Care For Africa Foundation.
My designs have evolved over time and my latest designs are more contemporary and varied. You can view the collection at
https://tinyurl.com/yc5ar9gw
I also do custom designs and if you would like something created especially for you, you can contact me at dean.hohn@bigpond.com and I will be glad
to discuss it with you.
The scarves are available in Modal, Cashmere Modal, Cashmere Silk and 100% Cashmere. If you find a design you would like in a fabric other than shown,
please contact me and I’ll add it and let you know when it’s available to order.
I’m truly grateful for the support I’ve received to date and would appreciate any support you can give me in the future.
Dean L Hohn
Pastels & Pearls 100% Cashmere Scarf Bird Pattern Statement Bag Floral Display Silk Tie
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Helping Women with Endometriosis Art
by Margaret Kalms
50% of profit donated to endometriosis research
26 women with endometriosis have told me Share ‘EndoWomanArt’ with your friends on
When I first heard about endometriosis I felt a deep about their experiences. They spoke to me about social media to raise awareness and money for
compassion and need to do what I could to help. their concerns and collaborated during the photo women’s health!
Women with endometriosis suffer debilitating pain, session. We explored meanings of body, ideas of
disruptive symptoms and often endure multiple self and impacts of illness together, agreeing We all need clothes & household goods. Buy
operations simply to function normally. Few people which ideas we would explore photographically. yourself a treat or buy a special gift for your
are patient when listening to descriptions of pain, My photos are often carefully arranged, but that friends. Make your shopping count!
symptoms or illness. This can have the effect of doesn’t mean they are fake. They represent the Remember 50% of profit goes to endometriosis
silencing people who are ill. personal truth and experiences of 26 women with research!
endometriosis. These women are remembering https://w w w.redbubble.com/
My compassion inspires my photoart which I show in and acting out their OWN experiences. They people/EndoWomanArt/shop
presentations to raise awareness. I joined Awake to choose their own stance and facial expression.
teach me advanced Photoshop skills, specifically to Women with endometriosis are the only people Follow ‘Life with Endometriosis’:
expand my photoartistic skills to create imaginative who truly know what endometriosis FEELS like.
and dramatic images. ht t p s : / / w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m /
Unfortunately endometriosis is relatively LifeWithEndometriosis
My photoart opens dialogue enabling freer common; an estimated 1 in 10 women living
expression of hidden feelings, experiences too with endometriosis, being over 175,000,000 See Margaret Kalms photoart, ‘Life with
private to mention in ordinary conversation. I create women worldwide! And an estimated 500,000 Endometriosis’:
photoart inspired by the concerns of women with women in Australia! Their experiences are heart- http://www.endowomanart.com
endometriosis. Several women have said that the breaking. Regular illness and debilitating pain
process of imaging their suffering has helped them result in missed education and poor career
to face their pain and illness. There is immense opportunities leaving them women vulnerable Margaret Kalms
strength in being heard. I want my photoart to to poverty.
become visual screams!!
Women with endometriosis need real medical
progress to reduce their suffering. I passionately
desire to raise money for endometriosis research
so that faster diagnoses are made and more
effective treatments are found. To raise money
for endometriosis research, I host events and
sell products on Redbubble. Recently I gave
$3,000 to Canberra Endometriosis Centre!
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