End of year Exhibition

Friday the 26th of November was the opening of the Media and Graphic Design end of year exhibition.

It is our first graduating year for the Diploma of Graphic Design and the Diploma of Interactive Media courses.

We had a lot of people attend the opening night. It was officially opened by Mayor Michael Neoh and Gareth Collition, a local artist, also made a speech. The night was very successful congratulations to all the students who exhibitioned.

The Interactive Media students made these great bears to put our invites on around town. They also made paper mache bear heads for students to wear at the other events to advertise the exhibition.

Shape-Rowan

Artist:Rowan Drake

Size:2.25 MB

Medium:Hand drawn, coloured in Photshop

Date:11/12/10

Title:Cybernetic Samurai Swordfish

Course:Drawing

Did you know that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was originally a parody of weird superhero teams? Ah, irony.

September - Shape -- Andrea Radley

I produced this mono print in an Experimental Drawing class I am teaching on Mondays. It is a lot of fun. I am really enjoying it. The red line shows how the shape is incorporated. (Sorry it is a bit thin).

Artist: Andrea Radley

Size: 30cms square

Medium: Ink

Date: Monday September 6th

Title: Sitting on the fence - Raven or a Crow

Course: Design Coordinator

Use this shape

Hi everyone,

This month and next use the shape below in an image or create a photograph with this shape in it. Have fun!

(dont forget - Artist:Size: Medium:Date:Title:Course:)

Text and Texture by Laurise Owen

Artist: Laurise Owen
Size: 3' x 4'
Medium: Canvas, Acrylic, Ink, Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop, Tin, Paper, found objects
Date: July 2010
Title: Collage Text and Texture
Course: Diploma of Graphic Design 2nd Yr.

The brief was to create an art work which included the words Design and Media, to hang in the corridors leading to the Media and Design classrooms in the new building at South West TAFE.

Text and Texture by Laurise Owen

Artist: Laurise Owen
Size: 3' x 4'
Medium: Canvas, Acrylic, Ink, Adobe Illustrator, Paper, Tin, found objects
Date: July 2010
Title: Collage of Text and Texture
Course: Diploma of Graphic Design 2nd Yr.

The brief was to create an art work which included the words Design and Media, to hang in the corridors leading to the Media and Design classrooms in the new building at South West TAFE.

Artist: Tracey Head
Size: A2 Poster
Medium: Pastel/Digital
Date: July 2010
Title: Alice in Media Land
Course: Graphic Design Diploma

The above were inspired by the book Alice in Wonderland and the movie just released by Tim Burton. I see life like this sometimes, finding myself in situations that are so from the world i grew up in. I created these pieces for a project last term and it expresses my growth in using the graphic styles combined with my visual arts and photography. I hope you all enjoy and don't forget to visit my blog at http://369headdesign.blogspot.com/  You can see this work at SWTAFE from 26 July to 2nd August on the 2nd floor from the Timor Street entrance up near our Graphic and Media Studios.

Words of Optimism

I began the process of research for this competition, by looking for words of optimism already spoken, or quoted by famous people. Many quotes that I found which appealed to me, were by Author, Political Activist and Lecturer, Helen Keller, who overcame so much adversity in her life with her disabilities. Helen was deaf and blind, which resulted from an illness as a toddler. The quote by Helen Keller was taken from her writings on Optimism in 1903.

Helen’s words significantly reflect who I am, a believer in optimism and I remain positive in whatever I do to achieve my goals.  My design reflects the Art Deco period, which I find simple, yet classically appealing.

Artist: Laurise Owen
Size: A3
Medium: Adobe Illustrator
Date: 22 July 2010
Title: Optimism
Course:  Diploma of Graphic Design

Hi Everyone
This is a late theme post again. As it is winter and a good time to snuggle on the couch with a good book. Why not use that book for inspiration. Be creative and have fun and tell us what book you used for inspiration (could be a direct quote or how the book triggered and idea).

Artist:Daniel mckenna
Size:19cmx27cm
Medium:airbrush painting scanded into photoshopDate:15/7/10
Title:some young punks wine lable
Course:dip graphic design

May-Animal-Kathy Chandler

Artist:Kathy Chandler Medium: pencil on paper and illustrator Title: Just a few animal illustrations I've made lately. Course: Diploma of graphic design

Artist:Daniel McKenna
Size:2.8m x 1.2m
Medium:Airbrush,2pak base colour
Date:21/6/10
Title:21st sign
Course:Dip Graphic Design

The Reawakening of Tacgnol

Artist: Rowan Drake

Size: 4.32 MB

Medium: Photoshop

Date: 21 June 2010

Title: The Reawakening of Tacgnol

Course: Cert IV in Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft

May-Animal-Freaky Cat

Artist: Jodie Broomby
Size: Digital
Medium:Photoshop
Date: 2010
Title: Freaky Cat
Course: GraphicDesignDiploma

This is a bit of a late entry for May. I took this when playing around with my camera, it came out very black and you couldn't seen anything really. I played around in photoshop a bit and though the colour is still quite bad, I still rather like this picture.
Have a look at my blog at http://jodiebroomby.blogspot.com/

June-Texture-RockPeople

Artist:Tracey Head
Size: A3
Medium:Pastel/Photoshop
Date: April 2010
Title: Rock People
Course: GraphicDesignDiploma

I created this pastel drawing,  love the natural colours of mother earth along with the texture created in photoshop using peeling paint.

June- Fern

Artist: Maddy Cheyne

Size: 2.00 MB

Medium: Photo

Date: 06/06/10

Title: Fern

Course: certificate 4 visual art & contemporary craft.

TO BE FREE

Artist:Jen Shears

Size:height 50 cm

Medium: Wire, plaster.

Date:Sculpture created 2009

Title: To be free!!!

Course:Cert 4 Art and Craft.

June - Textural piece

Hi everyone,
It was great to see the amount of work posted last month. Well done.

Try to stick to a theme and remember the format. Write the month and theme in the title of your post with your name. Put your image in with a brief explanation of what it is about and how it relates to the theme the fill in the details below:
Artist:Size: Medium:Date:Title:Course:

Keep the good work up.

April - Outdoor Drawing Bumblebee

Artist: Lisa Van Ginneken

Size: 50x70

Medium: Acrylic on canvas

Date: exact unknown

Title: Transformers Bumblebee

Course: Cert IV Visual Arts and Contempory Craft

"Maybe not the kind you would find in your garden, but Bumblebee none the less"

Artist: Rachel

Size: 30 x 27 cm

Medium: collage of newspaper and magazine print

Date: now

Title: Mermaid

Course: Cert IV in Visual Arts & Contemporary Craft

May-animal-Carolyn Reed

Artist: Carolyn Reed
Size: 2000x3008
Medium:Digital photo
Date: 20/5/10
Title: untitled
Course: Dip of Graphic Design

I needed some photos of animal's head, so I went out this morning in the cold to take photos of my horses head.
Have a look at my blog http://caz-cjdesign.blogspot.com/

May - Animal - Beauty is a Beast - Poison

Artist: Tracey Head

Size: A4

Medium: Digital Photograph /Illustrator/Photoshop

Date: May 2010

Title: Beauty is a Beast

Course: Concept from Brief/Wine Label

This is an assignment for Graphic Design/Concept from brief/ to produce a wine label with a funky theme. I chose the Goth/Poison idea as too many reds are not good for me and i look a little scary and hungry for more ha ha haaaaaa lol.
Hey while your here check out my blog 369ExpressDesign at
http://369headdesign.blogspot.com/

May - Animal - Nathan Pye

MAN have I been lazy with Cuttlefish this year. Well in a stupidly busy sort of way. This month's subject suits me just fine. My chosen piece is a hummingbird I painted for a card recently.

Check out my personal blog Maths and Science.
Cross promotion!

Artist: Nathan Pye

Size: Card?

Medium: Watercolour

Date: Scone

Title: I'm sorry I was lazy last Mothers Day

Teacher Media and Design

Butterfly

Artist: Lauren Holcombe

Size: 2x 78.5cm by 45 cm

Medium: Acrylic on Calico

Date: 12 april 2010

Title: Butterfly

Course: Cert 4 in Visual Art and Comtempory craft

this was made with 2 canvas' so that the display options could be changed, such as hung together, separately, or even at an angle in a corner.

one times three

artist: laurene dietrich

size: 45 x 38 x 50cms

medium: clay

date: 18.5.2010

title: one times three

course: cert iv in visual arts and contemporary craft

Thoughts to Oneself, In A Pause of Holiday Space

Artist: Cristy Knowles. Size: Medium: Acrylic Paint. Date: 18/5/10. Title: Thoughts to Oneself, In A Pause of Holiday Space. Course: Cert 4 Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft

A multitudinous thought process, and observing, looking, watching, listening. Winds of thoughtfulness, people watching, and people talking. A photograph of myself in my minds eye. An alter ego, of introspection. Dancing to ones own singular heartbeat, and sitting within a rooms corner, as outside it rains. Making comfort food of words, and reading. Walking past a mirror and it watches you. Holidays are sitting, observant, and one second and they are fled.

Artist:Monique Pope Size:A3 Medium:pastel on papper Date:2009 Title:Skull Course:cert IV visual art

autumn sketch

Artist: laurene dietrich

Size: 25cm x 11cm section, whole = 75cm x 11cm

Medium: ecodyed recycled wool

Date: 18.05.2010

Title: autumn sketch

Course: cert iv in visual arts and contemporary craft

ArtistMonique Pope:Size:1.5 x 90 Medium: Acrylic on canvas Date:Nov 2009 Title:Amity Course:Cert IV visual art

Beauty is a Beast

Artist: Carolyn Reed
Size: 200mm x 190mm
Medium: Fine liner, pencil's, paint marker
Date: 29/04/10
Title: Beauty is a Beast
Course: Dip Graphic Design

This was made to go on a wine label for a
class assignment but didn't work out in the end.

beauty is a beast

Artist:sharon falkiner
Size:10cmx12cm
Medium:photoshop
Date:13 may 2010
Title:beauty is a beast
Course:dip graphic design

this brief was to design a wine label for a
wine company called some young punks

beauty is a beast

Artist:sharon falkiner
Size:10cmx12cm
Medium:illustrator
Date:13 may 2010
Title:beauty is a beast
Course:dip graphic design

Beauty is a Beast

Artist: Laurise Owen
Size: Wine Label
Medium: Photo, Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator
Date: 22 April 2010
Title: Beauty is a Beast
Course: Diploma Graphic Design
The brief here was to create a wine label with the theme 'Beauty is a Beast'.
My gorgeous friend has been transformed into a beast!

Tiger

Artist: Lauren Holcombe Size: 60.5cm by 58.5cm Medium: acrylic paint on calico Date: 10 may 2010 Title: Tiger Course: Cert 4 in visual art and contempory craft

May - Animal

WOW! Is it May already. I am still running a week behind...

This months theme is animal. Show us what you have got!

Andrea

Do Not Annoy Fluffles

Artist:Rowan Drake Size:1.2 MB Medium:Ink drawn, coloured in Photoshop Date:5/5/10 Title:Do Not Annoy Fluffles Course:Certificate IV in Visual Art and Contemporary Craft

Seriously, he'll effing kill you.

drawing outdoors

Artist:ross irving
Size: a4
Medium:pen and ink on paper then photoshopped
Date:15/04/10
Title:drawing outdoors
Course:diploma of graphic design
we were asked to submit something on the theme of drawing outdoors, me being a bit cynical, took it literally...

April-Outdoor Drawing

Hi Everyone
This months theme is drawing outdoors. So go out and get some fresh air.

Really interested in seeing what you come up with.

Remember to include the following:
Artist:
Size:
Medium:
Date:
Title:
Course:

Competition results

Hi Everyone,

Last year we ran a competition amongst the students at South West Institute of TAFE and their participation with this blog. The winners are:

Best all round contributor to the blog -

Tracey Head - Diploma of Grahic Design, Warrnambool Campus

Best constructive criticism -

Jane Curtis - Certificate IV in Visual Arts, Sherwood Campus

Most contributions-

Carolyn Reed - Diploma of Graphic Design, Warrnambool Campus

Most outside the box idea entry-

Denise Tonissen - Certificate IV in Visual Arts, Sherwood Campus

Congratulations to the winners and to everybody that participated. We will be contacting you shortly to get the prizes to you.

March - what i did over summer

It was to hot to work in my studio a lot of the time this summer so I worked with my family to write and illustrate a childrens book based on Collective Nouns.

Artist: Andrea Radley
Size: 10 x 10cm book
Medium: Photos. drawings scanned. Put together in Indesign
Date: January 2010
Title: A Wonder of Stars
Course: Design Teacher

Naked and Not

Artist: Tracey Head
Size: A3
Medium: Pastel on Paper
Date: 01/2010
Title: Naked and Not
Course: Graphic Design
During the holidays i needed to keep up my drawing and decided to join draw club and this is from live models. I am not comfortable drawing figures but i have decided to just go with what appears on the paper and to allow my technique and style to develop. It took 4 drawings to be happy with one. Cheers and welcome back everyone.