WIGGLE YOUR BIG TOE LINO, QUINTEN TARANTINO THEMED ARTWORK

Hi everyone, 

For this month's Art Club theme which was Quinten Tarantino, I wanted to make something that addressed Tarantino's foot fetish.  Have you ever noticed how many shots of feet there are in his films?  No?  Well there are!  I quite like drawing feet too, so I did some ink drawings of a few different feet to start this project.  I feel he has a particular affinity for Uma Thurman's feet, which I decided to feature in my print, from the film Kill Bill.

This artwork was a little experiment in moving away from the size number 1 lino cutting tool - and venturing out into cutting tool number 5 - a slightly bigger and chunkier tool.  I tried it and I'm not sure I really like it....but at least I tried it! (I know this sounds incredibly pedantic!)

Hope you like, Gillian 

The original ink drawing, which I transferred onto the lino surface using eucalyptus oil and the print press...

Uma Thurman's wonderful feet from the scene in the film...

Carving the lino block...

The cutting tools...

The scene from the film.  I love this little bit of the film...

KINGS OF CONVENIENCE

I love this Norwegian band 'The Kings of Convenience'. I have done since the first time I saw their video clip for 'I'd Rather Dance With You' way back in 2004.  I saw the video on MTV at a friend's boyfriend's house one afternoon and immediately went out and found as much as I could about these two.  I have been a fan ever since.  

A few years ago I was luck to see them play in Barcelona at the Poble Espanyol.  The whole night was completely magical.  It was a warm summer night, we were drinking Spanish beers and as the sun went down the fairy lights came on and these guys played about 3 hours of pure loveliness!  

They are playing at the Laneway Festival in Melbourne next Sunday the 3rd of February which I am going to - whoopee!  I can't wait to see them again!  Frankie magazine did an interview with Eirik here.

Lotte Reiniger...Paper Silhouette Animator

I feel like I must be very late to come across the wonderful animations of Lotte Reiniger, but nevertheless, today I've just discovered her work!  Lotte Reiniger (1899 - 1981) considered herself to be an 'entertainer' and found inspiration from puppets, cinema and traditional Chinese paper cuts. 

This one is called 'Papageno'....I like the birds in this one....

She worked over a light box, and took still frames after each adjustment of the paper silhouettes....

Check out this clever contraption used to capture the frames....

These are still from the animation 'Prince Achmed' which took Lotte 3 years to complete!.....

Here is a short clip of the animation here......

'I Say Fever' by Ramona Falls...an awesome animated film clilp!

My husband just showed me this brilliant film clip for Ramona Falls' 'I Say Fever' film clip, and I love it!  It looks like it is made up from old Victorian illustrations and is very, very clever!  I especially love the part where the birds take the humans' heads off and they turn into animal heads!

Check it out....

This beardy man is very cute....

 This is the part I like best...