Village Art Shop

Irena Stenner in situ

Janie — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 02:30:17 +0000

I visited my dear friend in her beautiful home overlooking the wellington habour

and look at the beauty of her home with all her creations, inspiring!

Guendolen:inspired by the King Arthur legend

Janie — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:02:37 +0000

Guendolen is the name of Merlin’s wife and she is the little white owl. If you look closely at the tree she is hiding in, you might see the lady of the lake with her sword, Merlin himself and the red dragon. Sandra will be selling these pen and ink drawings in the shop from the beginning of May.

Shaun McNiff; “Art Heals:how creativity heals the soul”

Janie — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:05:28 +0000

“An artwork’s aura is its sensory expression, the outward extension of its physical presence and distinctive qualities, the airs orexpressions that it casts toward the person who perceives it, a pervasive spirit that cannot be escapsulated in words and concepts” p.122 I enjoy seeing the amazing imagery as it comes in the shop and the [...]

Sandra Wong will be bringing some of her owls very soon to the shop

Janie — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:56:03 +0000

Victoria’s amazing painting “Split Milk” won the people’s choice at Araroi’s review and now is resting here

Janie — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:49:38 +0000

Fun for kids (and adults too!)

Minty — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:14:31 +0000

Djeco Dragons papercraft

A guest post by Minty.

One of things I love about the Village Art Shop is that it’s more than pure art… it’s the whole culture of creativity. And you can find wonderful treasures there, like the range of Djeco paper craft items. We grabbed the Dragons one to do with the kids during the school holidays.

They loved it. Our 7 year-old daughter needed a little help, but our 10 year-old son was completely happy putting things together on his own. The graphics, packaging and instruction design are beautiful, and the finished product looks great.

Here’s the sea-monster in front of my keyboard (click to see it bigger):

For around $20, they’re a great gift or artistic treat for youngsters.

My tips:

Make sure you pre-fold all the bits before putting things together.
Use a glue stick. This worked a treat- easy for the kids to apply, held well and dried quickly by holding the surfaces together tightly with your fingers. I think that a wet glue would take too long to dry, might wet the cardboard too much, and has potential for turning into a sticky mess if applied by zealous children. Glue sticks are the go.

We all had so much fun (Bek and myself included!) that we went back and grabbed the robots one!

Tim the photographer in the shop

Janie — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:25:11 +0000

susannah tucker

Janie — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:11:28 +0000

beautiful new photos in our gallery by Susannah Tucker

Creativity

Janie — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:18:07 +0000

“Creativity is the emergence in action of a novel relational product, growing out of the uniqueness of the individual on the one hand, and the materials, events, people, or circumstances of their life..” Carl Rogers

“Creativity is a process of individual experience which enhances the self. It is an expression of one’s uniqueness. To be creative then is to be oneself”. Michael Andrews.

“The creative person is both more primitive and more cultured, more destructive and more constructive, crazier and saner, than the average person.” Frank Barron

Nikki Stewart work is hanging

Janie — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:25:39 +0000