Theme Week Challenge - Christmas (24/11/08)

This is our last Theme Challenge for the year, look out for the next Theme Challenge winners at the end of January 2009!

Every fortnight members are given a theme. They have the next 2 weeks to create an artwork that represents that theme. These will often incorporate a certain technique, style, colour etc as an additional challenge for members. These challenges are completely voluntary. Submissions must be original and be completed during the 2 week time-frame. Members may choose to interpret the theme in any way they wish.

These were the winners of the "CHRISTMAS" theme (24/11/08)

PEOPLE'S CHOICE:

Jane Bold - "Kiwi Christmas Tree over Kapiti"

MOST CREATIVE USE OF THEME:

Sophia Elise - "Mabuhay"

Masters Month Challenge - Wassily Kandinsky (17/11/08)

Every month members are given an artist to study. They have the next 4 weeks to paint/create something inspired by the work of that artist. These challenges are completely voluntary. Submissions must be original, be of any size, medium or style, must adhere to copyright laws and be completed during the 4 week time-frame.

Here are the winners of the KANDINSKY theme (17/11/08)

PEOPLE'S CHOICE:

Cath Sheard - Untitled

MOST CREATIVE USE OF THEME:

Sharlene Schmidt - "Eye of beholder"

Photography Challenge - Impressions (17/11/08)

Every fortnight members are given a theme. They have the next 2 weeks to take a photograph that represents the theme. These challenges are completely voluntary. Submissions must be original and be completed during the 2 week time-frame. Members may choose to interpret the theme in any way they wish.

These Photographs were the winners of the "IMPRESSIONS" theme (17/11/08)

PEOPLE'S CHOICE:

Melissa Muirhead - "Flying Fairy Princess"

MOST CREATIVE USE OF THEME:

Jane Bold - "Night is Falling"

Quote of the Month

"The artist brings something into the world that didn't exist before, and he does it without destroying something else. A kind of refutation of the conservation of matter." John Updike

Theme Week Challenge - Garden (10/11/08)

Every fortnight members are given a theme. They have the next 2 weeks to create an artwork that represents that theme. These will often incorporate a certain technique, style, colour etc as an additional challenge for members. These challenges are completely voluntary. Submissions must be original and be completed during the 2 week time-frame. Members may choose to interpret the theme in any way they wish. This week members as an added challenge, participants had to incorporate the colours Yellow, Turquoise & Black somewhere in their work.

These were the winners of the "GARDEN" theme (10/11/08)

PEOPLE'S CHOICE:

Marimba Powley "Little Green Thumb"

Jennifer Christiansen "Midnight Tui"

MOST CREATIVE USE OF THEME:

Amy Mackiewicz "The Vege Bandits"

Helen Sherrock "Underwater Garden"

Photography Challenge - Purple (3/11/08)

Every fortnight members are given a theme. They have the next 2 weeks to take a photograph that represents the theme. These challenges are completely voluntary. Submissions must be original and be completed during the 2 week time-frame. Members may choose to interpret the theme in any way they wish.

These Photographs were the winners of the "PURPLE" theme (3/11/08)

PEOPLE'S CHOICE:

Sharlene Schmidt - "Purple Posie"

Jennifer Christiansen - "Untitled 1"

MOST CREATIVE USE OF THEME:

Helen Sherrock - "Shrek's Purple Plumage"

Jane Bold - "Dinner For Two"

NZ Art Guild Members making a brighter christmas for children in need

This year several NZ Art Guild members have kindly donated handmade Christmas decorations and gifts to Starship Hospital to sell at a Market Stall at their annual Christmas Cracker Tour. Funds raised this year will go towards head cooling caps for Starship's Intensive Care Unit. These caps help to reduce long term damage to babies who have been deprived of oxygen at the time of birth.

Over 500 people will be attending the Christmas Cracker Tour for 2008 - for more information see http://www.starship.org.nz/index.php/pi_pageid/1389/pi_eventid/215

Tickets for the Whitford Country Tour and the Herne Bay Twilight Tour are $65 each and are now on sale at http://www.ticketmaster.co.nz/. Please note: the Market Stall is only on the Whitford tour.


Here are some images of some of the decorations lovingly created by our talented members:

Helen Sherrock

Shelly van Soest

Marimba Powley

Silver Dunlop

Cath Sheard

Chavah Kinloch

Tanya Dann