Pipe Up 2010

Pipe Up 2010. An international skateboard show at Paperhorse Studios, Rundle Mall, Adelaide.
Showcasing the work of:

Jeremyville (USA), Jeremy Fish (USA), Gavin Strange (UK), Rinpa Eshidan (JPN), Mattias Vigliano (ARG), Ian Houghton (CAN), Artifact (SWITZ), Daisuke Yamamoto, Ghostpatrol (MELB), Kitty Horton (BRIS), Simon Degroot (BRIS), Ryan Preece (BRIS), Adrian Petiet (ADL), Lisa King (ADL), Gary Seaman (ADL), Nickas (ADL), John Engelhardt (ADL), Joshua Smith (ADL), Shane Devries (ADL), Matt Stucket (ADL), Jake Bresanello (ADL), Kel Mocilnik (ADL), Opts / Gower (ADL), Sam Evans (ADL), James Dean (ADL), Store (ADL), Egija Mitenberga (ADL), Nish Cash (ADL), Meg Lloyd, Mong (ADL), Chris Edser (ADL), Sam Barrat (ADL), Joes VDK (ADL) and Lauren Tomczak (ADL).

A little ink inspiration.

While I’m counting down the days until I get my beautiful new shoulder cap / arm tattoo by the amazing Emma Mere from SRT Studios, I thought I’d share some ink inspiration.

Shawn Barber

Shawn Barber, portrait of the artist Margaret Cho

Captain Elvy, 1943

Sailor Larry, tattooed by Bert Grimm

Bert Grimm at work in St. Louis

Tattooed lady

Pam, by Les Skuse

Al Schiefley & Les Skuse, 1956

Artoria Gibbons, c.1920

Who said tattooed ladies couldn’t be beautiful?!

Work in progress.

A very last-minute dash to get this board finished for Pipe Up 2010!

Still not sure how loose or refined to make it… hmmmm…. decisions.

Poseidon's Medusa

PipeUp 2010

I came home the other night to find that the cat had eaten my homework (or my artwork, to be more precise).  Thankfully, I had already transferred the image to my deck, ready to paint up for PipeUp 2010 – the last ever Paperhorse Studios exhibition.  Come along and celebrate the end of an era with a fine collection of decks by a plethora of Australian and international artists.

Paper tiger

In progress

PipeUp: just another skateboard show

The smallest feline is a masterpiece.

So I was planning to tidy the lounge room the other night but I got overwhelmed by a desire to sew.  So I tracked down a great vintage dress pattern and some nice fabric and got started with cutting the pattern and fabric.

Cutting patterns...

Unfortunately, a certain someone decided to get involved and suddenly sewing became a much more difficult pursuit…

Pattern Cat!

The next night, I decided to work on an illustration for an upcoming exhibition  (info here).  However, I’ve come to realise that paper, too, is a cat’s best friend.

paper cat.

This evening I decided to have another crack at the whole cleaning business.  But once again…

All wrapped up.

But with a face as innocent as this, can you blame her?!

Darling.

What a princess.

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