Still working on the bees

I wish to say hello to all the folks and welcome to the newest update in two weeks!

I am now back at Uni for the next 12 weeks studying hard to earn my Bachelor of Visual Arts. The teachers are fantastic, and just a minute walk from Brisbane’s beautiful Southbank (and some of the best food places around for hungry students).

I have taken a section of the 5 metre bee drawing and am using a digital program to create a coloured image for purchase in my store very shortly. The colours are soft and muted, and would make a lovely greeting card.

Here is the work in progress, please let me know if it would look better as a postcard or greeting card.

Tomorrow I return to Uni for more creative learning, so I’m hoping to get to the edible garden at Southbank and take some pictures for inspiration.

Take care

<3 Kay

What a BEE-ewdiful Day!

Today was the Annerley Junction Market, and I would like to thank everyone who came along and helped me draw to raise money to save the bees. 

Thanks to Ace Comics and Games, and Art Class for hosting me in the arcade. Thanks to Simon from Save The Bees Australia for the t-shirt and all the info to help me understand more about bees. 

I hope you all managed to make it to the sustainability hub and saw the Australian native stingless bees, they were gorgeous!

I will be attending the next market to do another long drawing to raise money for another good cause.

Follow me on Facebook to keep up to date on events happening around Brisbane I will be appearing at and workshops I will be hosting.

LET'S SAVE THE BEES TOGETHER!

So it's only one more day til the 10 metre drawing attempt to Save The Bees! Are you ready to put your drawing on the paper and donate?

My cat, Ronin, has kindly modeled his new Bee outfit (for treats of course), to help raise money for Save The Bees Australia.

I will be at the Annerley Arcade between Ace Comics and Art Class from 9am til 2pm.

Art Class in Annerley have free face painting and kids craft classes from 9 til 11am.

Ace Comics is open too to get your fix of comic goodness.

The Annerley Community Bookshop is great to browse through and buy your next reading adventure too.

And there will be market stalls and music all day all along Ipswich Road in Annerley down to the school and down Dudley Street also.

 Save The Bees Australia sent me this awesome t-shirt to wear tomorrow while drawing! I'm very thankful to Simon and guys there who are doing a great job re-homing problem swarms and researching into the nasty varroa mite.

I hope to see you tomorrow!

<3 Kay

10 Metre Drawing to Save The Bees

On the 28th July, I will be attempting to complete a 10 metre drawing at the Annerley Junction Fest Jumble from between 9am and 2pm.

The theme of the Jumble is sustainability and environment, and I'm embracing these two themes throughout the drawing.

I'm inviting everyone along to join me by drawing something of their own onto the 10 metre page for a gold coin donation, which at the completion of the drawing, will be donated to Save The Bees Australia.

No drawing will be started before the 9am time, and I will be using a mix of markers, including markers from the Sharpie and Ironlak brands.  Coloured markers will be on hand for those who wish to participate with their own creative flair, and coloured pencils will be available for the kids.

For every young participant, I will be handing out free "How To Draw Bees" worksheet so they can continue their creativity at home.

Bees perform about 80% of all pollination worldwide. Can you imagine what would happen if the bees go extinct?

Save The Bees Australia (beethecure.com.au) is focused on saving as many bees as possible. They raise funds to be able to take problem swarms (bee swarms that are in a place where they are not wanted), and re-home them so that they may continue to pollinate all our healthy foods that we love to eat.

By giving a gold coin donation to participate in this drawing, you are helping to fund research into the nasty Varroa mite, which infiltrate the beehive and cause malformation and weakening of honeybees.

I'd love to see you at the Annerley Juntion Fest Jumble on the 28th July, and it would be great if you would lend your creativity to the 10 metre drawing to save the bees!

Dragon drawing workshop at Art Class.

Wow you guys! I taught my very first kids' drawing workshop over the winter holidays, and I had a blast! I think the kids did too.

Thanks to Katie from Art Class in Annerley, I was able to teach young dragon-lings how to draw their very own dragon from start to finish.

Each dragon-ling received their own dragon drawing kit that included a small zine of some of my own sketchbook creations, a dragon workbook, and how to draw my own cute dragon - Jabberdraw!

 Preparations must be made for the workshop - this is the pack the kids got

on completion of their dragons.

 Such happy dragons and their creators!

 

More happy dragon creators.

And more happy dragon-lings!

I will be offering more kids drawing workshops in the September holidays at Art Class with Katie, and as we get closer, they will be announced, so check back here, on my Facebook page, or on the Art Class website!