Sunday 22 July 2007

annalaura.etsy.com

My name is Anna and I start my business Annalaura in July 2006. I am never good at deciding on names and spend a few days trying to think of something to call my Etsy store, but everything sounded silly, so I thought I would keep it simple and look to my parents for inspiration and call it Annalaura.

I completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2001 from the University of Ballarat. My majors were drawing, painting and public art and my minors were photography, printmaking and multimedia and communication. My work is held in various public and private collections and I was awarded the 2001 University of Ballarat Travel Award and travelled to South Africa and Scotland. I also lived in Belgium in 1998 as an AFS exchange student and attended the Secundair Kunstinstituut in Gent.

Since finishing art school I spend some time in a bit of a creative wilderness. I had a horrid job working for customer service in a call centre. I decided I needed to get out and enrolled in my Diploma of Education. I have been a secondary teacher for two and a half years and it got me back into creating things rather that listening to people who cannot read a telephone bill.

The products I make are all in very limited editions and I treat each item as an individual artwork. At the moment my focus is on tote bags with screen prints, smaller pouches and wallets and my felt lady badges. The process I use with my screenprinting is very simple as I cut out my stencils from cartridge paper. Although there are some limitation with this style of printing it creates a beautiful print and can still produce intricate detail. My felt badges are hand stitched and one of a kind. I love using a needle and thread and often incorporated stitching in my artworks.

Since starting my business a year ago I have seen it grow and formed fantastic relationships with other artists both in Australia and overseas. I am always proud to see more and more Australians selling on Etsy and the talent always impresses me.
annalaura.etsy.com


Friday 13 July 2007

littleredpear.etsy.com


"Little Red Pear was created after the birth of my daughter in 2006. I had trouble finding quality, unique and interesting plush toys so I pulled my sewing machine out of hiding and started designing and creating toys from my home studio. The business has grown considerably, selling online and through retail outlets across several countries, but the toys are still handcrafted from home. I am always searching for new materials to provide variation and uniqueness to the designs, ensuring that each toy is a special little creation."


"I get excited by vintage fabric finds, and enjoy mixing them with modern designs. Every toy has it's own name, personality and story, and no two are ever alike. I get enormous satisfaction when a toy is turned the right way out and their personality is revealed."

"There has been wonderful support for my handcrafted toys through friends, family and people throughout the world. My customers appreciate the time and effort involved and love that the toys are individually crafted just for them. I've had a lot of people say that they relate to the character or know of someone just like it, so just have to have it. And we love all of them; they really do feel like real people and members of our family!"

littleredpear.etsy.com

Tuesday 3 July 2007

serpentmandalas.etsy.com











"As an artist I am inspired by a strong connection to the earth , to the natural elements, and an exploration into the conscious and subconscious worlds via dreams and meditation. Dreams play a very strong part as do symbols and mythology.

The work is often a spontaneous process full of much appreciated surprise and wonder - a natural meditation from which all sorts of symbols, shapes, colours, forms and themes unravel to combine to provide perfectly integrated and profound stories. Sometimes the themes and elements are well known but often they emerge from somewhere hidden - this combined with the here and now produces little treasures offering insight, joy and wisdom leading to further discovery and inspiration."

serpentmandalas.etsy.com



Monday 2 July 2007

ARTISTS BLOGS

ARTISTS BLOGS

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Oneandonly
Annalauraart
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