by jennilivins | Mind Drawing, Mind Drawing Children's Stories, Mind Drawing Stories
In response to queries about how and why I work the way I do, I’ll demonstrate by showing you the first stage of engaging the community while creating work for the touring Mind Drawing Children’s Stories (currently at Blarney Books and Art in Port Fairy)....
by jennilivins | Mind Drawing, Mind Drawing Children's Stories, Mind Drawing Stories
What would you like to know about Mind Drawing and what it can do? What behind-the-scenes glimpses would you like to see? What problems or difficulties do you have that the arts might solve? I registered for the NaBloPoMo (National Blog Post Month) challenge because I...
by jennilivins | Mind Drawing, Mind Drawing Children's Stories, Mind Drawing Stories
A picture may paint a thousand words but it captures only a minute. There is usually a story behind it, as well as the story within it. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new...
by jennilivins | Mind Drawing
Raising your arts profile may sometimes entail traveling and being away from your furry family, as well as human loved-ones. It was odd to be wrapping and packing all the art for my touring exhibition with a sense of solitude. I had dropped our cat at the Pakenham...
by jennilivins | Mind Drawing, Mind Drawing Children's Stories, Mind Drawing Stories
This is Proudfoot’s Boathouse in Warrnambool, where an audience of about seventy-five people enjoy a monthly open mic event. (And the food is amazing, too!) I’m looking forward to attending the next one when I return to the limestone coast at the end of...
by jennilivins | Mind Drawing
What features do you desire in a bookshop? Books? A comfy place to sit and read? A fun place to sit and read … more books? A stage for performance and open Mike and other exciting events? A quirky doorway sculpture inviting you down the rabbit hole to find...
by jennilivins | Mind Drawing, Mind Drawing Children's Stories, Mind Drawing Stories
I was going to make a video post today, but I discovered my file was too large to upload … so here are some stills from the video. Don’t you love the book sculpture in the doorway separating the bookshop from the art gallery? Books … and … Art...
by jennilivins | Mind Drawing, Mind Drawing Children's Stories
Late this afternoon we unpacked 42 framed Mind Drawings, ready for installation at Blarney Books and Art in Port Fairy, the first stop on the MInd Drawing Children’s Stories Exhibition tour. Then we all enjoyed a delicious meal at Ramellas… Where this...
by jennilivins | Mind Drawing, Mind Drawing Children's Stories
Today was the final day before the long drive across the state (Victoria) to Port Fairy to deliver my work to Blarney Books and Art for the Mind Drawing Children’s Stories Exhibition. So how did I fill my time? framing … lots of framing … And...
by jennilivins | Mind Drawing
Last week a friend asked me if I’m going to do NaNoWriMo. I said, “No!” 50,000 words of a novel is NOT on my list of goals this month – especially not when I’m focused on my Mind Drawing Children’s Stories project, with an...
