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Late August ... and the first month at the new place!

Its exactly one month since the last post here and its been eventful to say the least. A new home and studio slowly being set up!Unpacking took precedence for a fair part of this month ... setting up...

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getting there!

Its so good to report that I am getting closer to starting studio work again with the process of unpacking and sorting out what goes where coming together.And its been happening in fits and starts...

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a studio day for painting... at last!

At the end of tonight I'd lay out some quick work on paper to photograph that came from today. It was simple work that was more about getting the feel of paint and brush again after months out of...

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settling into studio life...

Its been a busy week which I wrote in part about here at Visual Eclectica blog and here at Homage to the Seed blog. Ive been sensing my brain firing up again as I go between meetings with various...

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a weekend and some remarkable children...

Saturday morning was a flurry of activity making sure the studio was really organised for the first workshop in this new space!I took time to find a niche for everything to belong somewhere useful ......

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20 works on cotton paper

Today I was delighted to have energy to return again to the studio after a rugged 5 days fighting a most unpleasant virus. Eyes and nose running, bad cough... exhausted... basically I had to knock off...

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The Seed.Art.Lab to open in November!

Tonight I've been working in invitations and plans for the November Launch of the new Studio which will be known as Seed. Art. Lab.I've taken the address off this invite and my mobile number ...the...

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7 days till the Studio: Seed.Art.Lab Launch

Recently I was part of a Artist-in-residence program that brought  5 artists together to work with the Jump-start Program at Kelvin Grove Secondary College in Brisbane.I wrote about it at the Homage to...

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New direction for workshops and classes!

WATCH THIS SPACE:Workshops and classes, mentoring and retreats are all on the cards this Summer and into 2014.Details will be added here and you can email me about this or go on the list to be...

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Every THURSDAY till Xmas: STUDIO OPEN!

A very speedy post just to say that the NEW Studio will be open over the next month on Thursdays.If you pop over to my VISUAL ECLECTICA blog post you can see all the Studio LAUNCH photos from the...

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On retreat in the mountains ... a mini residency

From Boxing Day to New Years I'm staying at Koonjewarre in the Springbrook National Park.Image found hereI've not been here but this image is of a well loved place nearby.Koonjewarre is one of the...

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From the cool of the mountains to the summer heat of home!

Really missing the vistas of Springbrook Mountains and the National Park since arriving home on Wednesday... New Years Day. Its uniqueness, this region known as; The Gondwana Rainforests of Australia...

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January days and nights

Last week I posted at length on new work from the studio... here at Visual Eclectica ... the focus being two new large canvases.It had been a while since I had really sustained focus for this kind of...

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Video: Homage to the Seed, The Crop Trust and artist Sophie Munns

A new video put together in the last week by The Global Crop Diversity Trust in Bonn, Germany features my artwork with a discussion of Seed diversity and the Homage to the Seed project. Late last year...

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SURVEY PRIZE drawn tonight!

THANK YOU FOR ENTERING THE SEED SURVEY!Late last December  SEED.ART.LAB Studio interns Jane and Sam helped me draw up this survey which I was so delighted to see so many participate in … the first ever...

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catching up!

February has had its slow moments... but that was more about starting to feel restless more than anything. Maybe the heat... it makes one feel with summer around why not be off on a holiday...

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March in the Studio

March at the studio was purposely quiet and perfect for painting with the kind of focus I'd not enjoyed in a long time. Moving last year and the period of 6 months without a studio meant starting again...

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OPEN STUDIO EVENT at Seed.Art.Lab this weekend, April 12 + 13 in Brisbane

This is a quick post ahead of a big weekend at my Brisbane Studio: Seed.Art.Lab to let you know all are welcome if you happen to be in this region and would like to come along!I've just been finessing...

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April - May - June

Friday 13th, full moon... interesting timing to write a post here... especially since I've not been here since April! But since I couldn't sleep tonight I decided to put on the light and tap away on my...

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Winter in the Studio !

The sun streams in and the studio is bathed in light!!Summer is quite another matter ... if its extremely hot I decamp to the State Library or somewhere sure to be cool and catch up online, writing or...

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A current exhibition

Its been quite a time since I updated here at this Studio Archive blog so I am sharing a post just written for the Visual Eclectica Blog.From late June to late August considerable hours were dedicated...

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Homage to the Seed weblog . . .: CATCHING UP : FEBRUARY

Its been a very long time since I posted here.As the Homage to the Seed Facebook page ,  Sophie Munns Twitter and Instagram/sophiemunns profiles have becomes busier blogging has receded from focus....

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Studio Workshops at SeedArtLab Studio in Brisbane Northside.

Upcoming Workshop: S E E D S  T H R O U G H  A N  A R T I S T S  L E N SSeedArtLab Studio workshops:h: 07 3359 6849m: 0430 599 344Meemar St, Chermside, Brisbane 4032  (near Inga St)$115 per day...

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Long time no see!

Its been a long time since I posted here. This morning I had a visit from Photographer Margie Bender who took this Studio panorama shot which I do rather like. Often when people visit the studio and...

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NEWS UPDATE

I decided to share a post from my other blog, Visual Eclectica, recently renamed SeedArtLab Journal since it's been so long since I posted here at the Studio Archive blog. This brings things up to date...

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