Red Bull Design Sally's Board

As I'm sure you're aware I entered three designs into the Red Bull Design Sally's Board Comp. I probably was a little cocky as I thought had this one in the bag. My first ever proper art exhibition was at the Surfing World Museum, I surf, I love surfing and I get my boards customised by arty friends. But sadly neither my Hemp Do You See Turtle, Face and Fringe or Pink Flamingo were picked in Sally's top 20.

I'll be honest I was really very disappointed. However I had a look at the designs that were chosen and mine were very different in comparison. With art and design it is very subjective. I think that's what makes it even more difficult when you think you're in for a chance and turns out your not. Unlike sport you know if you've played well or bad. With art what one person doesn't like another will love.

You can still vote for my designs by 'liking' them as Red Bull haven't announced the people's choice just yet. To those already have - thank you your support means so much to me.

A Moment To Pause

Photographer: Unknown

Happy Australia Day

Kangaroo - Nicole Tattersall

I wish everyone a wonderful Australia Day. For me Australia Day is about celebrating the things that make me proud to be Australian. Yes, I know some horrible things have happened in Australia. However there are things such as the freedom the be creative and express ourselves freely. The wonderful flora and fauna. Today in Melbourne the beautiful weather. All of which make me proud to be Australian.

A Moment To Pause

Photographer: Unknown

The Beauty of Yoga

I found this beautiful yoga video via the Element Eden blog. It features yoga instructor Briohny Smyth and her husband (the guy in the bed).

I myself practice yoga as a way of stretching and to help build core body strength. Though after watching this I'm inspired to do it maybe a little more often than I currently do.

Opps - Sorry Flickr

Today noticed I haven't uploaded or taken care of my Flickr account since mid 2011. So as of today I've set myself a reminder to check on it and try to upload something weekly.

Hints + Tips - Keyholes and Buttonholes

I just adore skeleton keys which might just be why I also adore Annekata's tutorial on how to make a keyhole button hole, perfect to be used with a skeleton key.

A Moment To Pause

Photographer: Unknown

Hints + Tips - Craft Fail

After prefect DIY project results after another on the blog-o-sphere, it can be difficult to think that DIY projects go wrong on a regular basis. But they do. I recently came across Craft Fail, a blog dedicated to DIY projects that don't turn out the way they look in glossy magazines or on a blog. It's nice knowing that I'm not the only one out there that has botched up a DIY project every now and then.

I've Gone Big

Hemp Do You See Turtle

Pink Flamingo (Spray 10 of 10)

Over the weekend I dropped off two new works at Art Boy Gallery in Prahran. One you already maybe familiar with is Hemp Do You See Turtle. Both works were created to be used to create my designs for the comp that Red Bull are running for the decal design for Sally Fitzgibbons surfboard for the 2012 Surfing World Tour.

Hemp Do You See Turtle (vote here) has been up for a little while and Pink Flamingo (vote here) only recently went up on the competition website this week.

That's not all about these works. The Pink Flamingo is the last spray I'll do of that stencil. It's been wonderful to work with it since I created it for a photo shoot a few years ago. So what happens to the stencil now? Well I'll pack it away into archiving.

These two pieces are also the largest ones I've created for sometime. With each being around 1mx1m each in size. I think at first Marc at Art Boy didn't believe me when I said I'd done some big works if he'd like them in the gallery. Generally I produce smallish sized works. This is just the beginning - I've a few bigger works planned for 2012.

Instagram

I've been on Instagram for a little while now and I'm loving it. It's been a great way to share pictures and capture moments.

As I'm still fairly new I'm looking for people to follow on Instagram. Please feel free to comment with your username and I'll have a look. If you wish to check out my photos, my username is @nictatt.

A Moment To Pause

Photographer: Ruby Sue
Title: Week Twenty Two
Website: www.flickr.com/photos/ruby-sue/with/4802706890

Hints + Tips - Art Grants and Prizes

ArtsHub have complied together some of the best grants and prizes to apply for in 2012 which you can check out here. Though just a tid bit of advice before you go and apply for every single grant, take your time to read the guidelines thoroughly. Otherwise you might just waste both yours and those funding the grant, time and effort, if your project doesn't match what they are looking for.

Introducing 3...

I don't generally set New Years resolutions. I set goals and things I want to achieve. I look at how the year will pan out. What I have on and for when.

Three of my goals for 2012 are:

Get back into surfing once a week

Have a solo exhibition around the middle of the year

To blog on a more regular basis than what I have been over the past few months.

December Round Up

Why is it that the last month of the year has to be the busiest? You've got Christmas, New Years, work functions, holidays and more. All whilst this is going on I've tried to keep up with my blogging. Here are some of my most read posts in December...

• Introducing 3... - Blogs my some very talented arty folk
• 2012 Calendar - To help you plan for the new year which is fast approaching my 2012 Calendars have arrived.
• Please Like - I decided to submit "Passing Orca" into the TONI&GUY Yen Young Australian Artist Award
• Stoked To Enter - Do You See Turtke
• Christmas In Our House - a look at what types of Christmas decoration we have up in our house