the painted face

Diamond Dogs!

2011-01-24T17:50:00.000+13:00

What Would Bowie Do?

Photo By Jenn Hadley. Illustration and Design by me.

Check out the Diamond Dogs blog here.

My Grandad was rad!

2010-11-27T21:34:00.000+13:00

Grandad Bob is on the left... I wish men still dressed this way!

A monkey and a peacock

2010-11-06T23:12:00.000+13:00

Something pretty to update the blog with.

It's been awhile I know. Sorry.

Life has been a bit stink... broke up with my man... hibernating and painting (well painting a bit)... mostly hibernating.

But life is looking up... I'm feeling inspired to paint now! I have some themes and ideas towards my exhibition! Yay!

Good to know

2010-10-24T17:58:00.000+13:00

A folk festival and a giant tree

2010-10-23T20:00:00.000+13:00

Check out this tree stump! Heck!

I spent the day at the Wellington Folk Festival (held in Wainuiomata)... it was a lot of fun!

There were heaps of old-folk-hippies, up-and-coming-folk-hippies, dance workshops and lots of banjos and fiddles.

Richard (of RBB) played his Bass and was awesome! (Refer to his blog here for more updates about the fest. as I much prefer to post pictures rather than type sentences). :)

Helen Dorothy and Richard (of RBB)

Folk Hippie guy, Fiona and Richard (of RBB)

Good happenings

2010-10-19T11:17:00.000+13:00

Yesterday was the release day of my cousin Eva Prowse's awesome debut album! Check it out!

Also on Friday my booking at Thistle Hall Gallery was confirmed for my exhibition next year!

I will be exhibiting my painted faces from April 25th-May 1st! WOOHOO!

The mask

2010-10-07T21:47:00.000+13:00

It has been a busy but good week! I was accepted into the Make-up Artistry coarse (Yus!), The Theatre design job is all go (Yus again!) and I turned 26.
I celebrated with my parents, my brother George and my boyfriend Quinn last Friday night. It was awesome fun! George, Quinn and I stayed up late and took lots of silly photos...

Quinn

George

Quinn

George

George/Eminem

Hydrangea Stranger

2010-09-30T15:29:00.000+13:00

Back to school

2010-09-24T17:00:00.000+12:00

I have recently decided the time is right to do more study, and today I received an enrollment pack in the mail, for a course in make-up artistry.
I have been interested in doing this course for years... even back when I was still at university studying Textile Design, I had a yearning to learn the art of make-up.
It will be a strange experience returning to study after four years of working (and a fair bit of laziness). I was laughing with Quinn earlier today about the fact I will be one of those 'Adult Students', in a class quite likely made up of many fresh faced 17 and 18 year olds. Ok so 26 (eek) isn't old, but I have grown and learned a lot since I was 18.
I am very excited though... hopefully enrollment all goes according to plan!

I am also waiting to hear in October whether I have job designing for another play at Bats Theatre! (fingers crossed!) and am also about to apply to Thistle Hall Gallery for an opportunity to have an exhibition of my paintings some time in the near future (fingers crossed again!)

So it looks like a busy time ahead for me. Can't wait!

Waiting on the Postman

2010-09-22T21:06:00.000+12:00

I am waiting (quite excitedly) on a parcel from my dear friend Sylvia.
Sylvia is an amazing friend I made at university, who is now living in Auckland (I miss her heaps), and working in the magazine industry. She is so very generous, and has informed me she has sent me a package containing a fashion magazine, and various exciting make-up treats!
Usually the only things I receive in the post are bank statements etc. so this parcel is especially exciting!
I think I am going to make an effort to send some hand written letters/postcards/bits and bobs to my friends, rather than just emails and facebook messages. Much more personal and exciting!
Thanks Sylvie!

I can't keep secrets

2010-09-09T15:02:00.005+12:00

My very talented cousin Eva Prowse has just released the first single from her upcoming debut album 'I Can't Keep Secrets'. The single, 'Youngest Child' is available here for free! Go Eva!
I believe the full album has a release date of October 10th.
Eva kindly entrusted me to draw same crazy silly illustrations for the album cover art, so I am super excited to see the end result!

An unfinished face

2010-08-31T21:33:00.000+12:00

My newest painted face. A work in progress, but I thought I would take some photos in case I overworked it.

Bits and bobs of inspiration on a dreary Monday

2010-08-30T14:48:00.000+12:00

Some postcards my mum found when sorting through boxes of old treasures. The middle one scanned strangely as it is actually holographic.

A card for my 5th birthday, given to me by my Nana.

Monaco Monte Carlo. 1897. By Alphonse Mucha.

Summer, from The Seasons Series. 1896. By Alphonse Mucha.

Byzantine Head: The Blonde. 1897. By Alphonse Mucha.

(All three Mucha images are from here.)

Some characters from a Woodland Happy Families card game.

Foolish photos found on Facebook

2010-08-29T22:49:00.003+12:00

The undercut hairstyle of last December.

Miss Bee.

Quinn and I on Waitangi Day 2010.

Another painted face.

Fluffy (of RBB).

We all live in a yellow submarine.

Sneaky sneaky dog friends.

Quinn and I on our way to a Gary Churr and the Beers gig.

Playing the fool.

A toast to toast

2010-08-29T16:21:00.000+12:00

I had a nice weekend in town with Quinn. On Friday night we went with some friends to see Olmecha Supreme play at The Garden Club. The band was great and it was a good opportunity for us to pull out all of our best dance moves.

On Saturday we ate lots of toast (mmm toast) and played Super Smash Bros Brawl on Quinn's Nintendo.

The prettiest van in all the land

2010-08-25T21:40:00.002+12:00

Photos from a friend's mother's farm in Hawkes Bay.

Sketchbook

2010-08-25T15:40:00.000+12:00

I spent a large portion of this morning cutting some of my favourite drawing paper into A5 sheets, to become a little sketchbook. I will get the pages spiral-bound tomorrow hopefully.

Below is an unfinished drawing I have started working on.

Pool times

2010-08-23T20:45:00.001+12:00

I am just back from the Monday night aqua aerobics class that I attend with Mum. Sadly aqua aerobics does not leave me looking nearly as glamorous as the three beauties in the picture above.

I look (or at least feel) more like a floundering sea turtle with panda eye-makeup.

It is fun though, and a nice opportunity to spend some time with mum (and hopefully burn off a few more kilos in the process!).

Birthday wishes to you

2010-08-20T07:57:00.000+12:00

Happy Birthday Richard (of RBB)!
Have a fabulous day x

Quinn photographed by Jemima

2010-08-17T20:58:00.004+12:00

A photo of Quinn, from our friend Jemima's amazing blog http://whathasgood.wordpress.com/
Jemima hails from Nepal. She is gorgeous, delightful and very skilled with her camera. She has recently moved to Japan to teach English.

Here, Hare, Hair?

2010-08-17T20:30:00.001+12:00

Not too much to blog about at the moment I'm afraid.

Although I did dye my hair it's usual dark hue after being a redhead for at least a month.

This colour isn't inherited from Richard (of RBB) though. His hair is (as far as I am aware) naturally dark.

My hair (last time I saw it's natural colour) was light/medium brown.

Fascinating stuff eh!

Welcome to Carlucciland!

2010-08-16T21:05:00.002+12:00

Hello there.
Well the weather on Saturday held out and this meant that Quinn and I made it to Carlucciland.
It was fantastic!
Carlucciland consists of mini-golf, crazy/amazing sculptures, a chicken and very friendly owners.
We didn't meet Carl(lucci) himself, but we met his wife.
Mrs Carlucci explained to us, the vision her husband had had for the sculptures and land, and his passion for using only recycled materials.

I would highly recommend Carlucciland to all.
(For those that don't know... It is on the right hand side, just before the turn-off to the Happy Valley rubbish tip in Wellington. Quite hard to miss).

Carlucciland

2010-08-14T10:42:00.001+12:00

Today Quinn and I plan to go to Carlucciland to play minigolf. The weather is not looking ideal though.

An Army... of coloured pencils

2010-08-13T22:27:00.001+12:00

I have 101 coloured pencils. Don't bother counting them because some of the 101 are lost.
I won these.
I'm pretty sure it was the first and only time I have ever won coloured pencils.

I won them a few years ago when I was a Textile Design student.

But now I (sometimes) use them to draw my painted faces.

Boris and Natalia meet Frida

2010-08-13T19:02:00.003+12:00

You may have noticed in the last photo that Boris and Natalia have a friend.

Meet Frida Kahlo (the sock doll edition).

I made Frida as part of the Wellington City Libraries Leadership week project.

I'm not sure who the sock belonged to before it became Frida.

Introducing Boris and Natalia

2010-08-13T18:50:00.000+12:00

I found Boris and Natalia in a Hospice op-shop in Petone when out shopping with mum. Originally I had only purchased Natalia, but both mum and I decided that we could not part the pair, so we went back for Borris.
Aren't they gorgeous!

The painted face?

2009-10-05T16:44:00.000+13:00

An artwork of mine from 2009.