Finally the teapot

The front and the back of the teapot!!

kx

this is what I have been doing amoung other things!

No rest for the wicked they say!! And I feel that is true.

I am compiling a book of art for Warchild.org.

War Child works with children affected by war in Iraq, Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. We work with children who have been hit hardest by the joint forces of poverty, conflict and social exclusion. Our groundbreaking work with former child soldiers, street children and children in prison has supported and helped thousands who would otherwise not have been able to reintegrate with their community, gain access to education or enjoy sustainable livelihood support.
War Child is a charity that works with children living in war zones.

The children we work with participate directly in our decision making and project design. In this way our projects reflect their needs not ours.

War Child works closely with other aid organisations and local and national government to ensure the knowledge and skills gained through our work are shared with as many people as possible. In this way we are able to help many more children than we can hope to reach directly.

I am looking for inspiring images to be made into a coffee table book to be sold worldwide/

Visual Artists must supply an image of a tasteful nature as it is a childrens charity. All the proceeds will go to WARCHILD.


The deadline for submissions is June 25th.

Please send a high res j.peg of the image you wish to submit along with your contact details and words describing the image.

PLEASE SEND WORK TO:

KARENANNBURT@AOL.COM

label it 'warchild project'

thankyou!
kx


I already have some amazing pieces sent in by brilliant artists!! It will ba a lovely project when completed.

I hope have it finished by Christmas.

I am off in a moment down to Brighton to see a cbeebies presenter and let the kids paint a few items. My teapot has been fired and I will take a piccy of it to post on here later. Also of the other ones involved. I hear Gordon Ramsay has done one as well as a few other names.

The sun is shining and my trip over the downs will be lovely.

c u later!

catch up

Well a word of advice if you are coming back from London, dont stop on Croydon.. Luckily they did not get anything as they were disturbed by a kind gentleman who even waited there! They actually even left the Mars bar on the dash, so obviously they are not chocoholics like me.

I am still awaiting my picture of the teapot I made after it has been fired. SO I have been on tenderhooks really as so many things can go wrong.

Apparently they will all be on display in HOve and a cbeebies presenter will be there all day to amuse the children.. It is all part of the Slice of cake campaign for the Willow foundation.. WHich organised special days out for ill young adults!

Anyway when I have gotten the pic I will of course post it.

Things are starting to come along nicely for the arts and gardens in June.. I will post the whole line up when it all has been confirmed.

vanity galleries

WE TURN OUR BACKS ON VANITY GALLERIES

A vanity gallery is an art gallery that charges artists fees in order to exhibit their work and makes most of its money from artists rather than from sales. They are called vanity galleries because they aim at the artist's vanity.

With this postcard 19 Mirca members show what they think of vanity galleries. The design is inspired by the 1929 print including the 16 surrealists.

The poster is available as a pdf-file at the mirca-art.com website.

abfab?

Well if anyone knows me they know that I am trying to get fit. Well it sounds rather lovely on paper until you actually attempt such a feat. My friend Ginette and I have done the walking thing and even the fast walking thing, but today, we had super KIM. who not only has just had a baby but apparently is an expert runner with gumption and stamina to put anyone to shame. I even thought at one point I was going to get the fit of the giggles. After a block, my lungs felt as though they were going to burst through my chest. But first I have to back up.. well I really need to know why running or work out stuff is so unfashionable? DO I really have to chav up to run? As I got ready, bearing in mind i had been wearing a dress today with linen trousers and flat shoes, i thought why the hell change? I can look fashionable and be comfortable at the same time. As I caught sight of myself exiting the door with shades on and a glass of wine in my hand, I thought I may have glammed up my run a bit too much. So I left the shades on the side and downed the wine. hehe. So who the hell made this 'uniform' to run in? I just cant see the lure of the chavvy jogging bottoms. Anyway, after i got in i collapsed in the settee. Legs shaking and really hot and sweaty. But more importantly I was still alive! No heart attack and my lungs survived. So to celebrate I had another glass of wine! Then I chuckled to myself as I pictured Abfab running down the road and realised that actually that is pretty much me.

On another note I have finally finished the teapot I have been working on.. now it needs to be fired and hopefully will survive the process.

Also I have been getting things organised for the gardens and arts.. so much to do and so little time, as usual.

k

teapots

Well I am working on a teapot to go to charity, Willow foundation.. I am not painting a teapot rather than painting on a teapot. Which i might add is a wee bit tricky as it dries matte and it is so hard to see what it will be like after it is all fired. The paints sink into the pottery as well. I hope it all works out ok..

I am still painting my skulls as well. And of course I have been hanging out on the beach loads! Why you ask? because I can..

I have also spotted a couple of grey hairs! On my head I might add! Some might say I am becoming wise, my ass! Hair dye here I come! Not sure how I feel about this whole thing really.. Might be a mid life crisis looming. hmmmmmmmm I DO need a new shiny car.

I am also brushing up on my french so if you see me please talk to me in french.. or is you feel compelled to write, write to me in french please. I need to be fluent by the end of the month or near enough hehe..

kx