Random Easter photos

These photos were taken once again while away for Easter. There were lots of old abandoned farm houses and ruins of buildings in the area.

Above are the remnants of an old house that has a tree growing inside it. 

Photos from another old house. Note the spray painted sign on the left hand side of the house. 

Some more art based Easter photos

Below are some of the more art based photos I took on our week away.

Sparks from the fire on a slow shutter speed

A bird nest in a local windmill

The tracks the sea snails were making in the rock pools

Snails on a local fence post

The sun reflecting on the water in the rock pools

A fantastic Easter holiday

I've been on school holidays for 2 weeks now and it more like it has only been 2 days. I have barely managed to get any artwork done let alone clean the house etc.

My husband and I spent the first week near a place called Streaky Bay on the coast of South Australia. The week consisted of motorbike riding, fishing, rock pool hoping and eating. Funny how when your away camping in a tent for a week without real showers, etc. that you come home more tired than when you left.

I've included a few photos from our trip. These ones are just the general ones.

This is just one of the many bays where we went beach fishing.

A gorgeous beach where we spent the afternoon wandering around in rock pools.

The never ending sand dunes where we went motorbike riding and sand boarding.

Me about to go sand boarding behind one of the bikes. Lets just say it isn't a skill I mastered.

A local seal colony, you were not allowed to get any closer to them. 

My husband sand boarding. He was only slightly better than I was.

My new artist statement

Below is a copy of my new artist statement. Let me know what you think

Sarah Bell Smith Artist Statement

As a four year old Sarah Bell Smith learnt to sew and whilst at primary school starting selling art and textiles for money. This passion for art and textiles later lead to a full time career as a specialized teacher and artist.

Her inspiration comes from many sources… identity issues, travelling, memories, relationships, personal experiences and nature study. The majority of her work has a message behind it and she hopes people can connect with it on a personal level. Every piece of work begins with extensive research, drawings and samples that all compiled into a journal. These journals become a work of art in themselves.

Sarah’s favorite mediums include fabric, paper and recycled objects combined with hand and free machine stitching. She also likes to work in 3 dimensional areas such as wearable art and sculpture.

Art and textiles are Sarah’s whole life; her practice as an artist is constantly evolving.

Copyright problems

I posted on here not so long ago about my love of a site called Pintrest. I still really like this site but I have become aware what a problem it is for copyright. I found several photos of my own work on this site and nowhere was my name mentioned or my work credited.

Whilst sites like this are great for storing and sharing ideas- copyright must be remembered. Therefore please make sure you always credit the original artist. I always make sure I mention artists names on here if I put images of their work up. I put a message under the photos that were mine on Pintrest just asking people to actually credit me as the artist.

Very cool artwork

I found artwork while looking for something totally different on the net. Funny how that always happens.

The artist is Dalton Ghetti and he carves the leads on pencils into shapes. One pencil can take him 2 years as he only uses a scalpel and a sewing needle. Incredible work.