Playtime

Everyone loves playtime. What do you like to do when its time to play? Or what would you love to do but haven't yet? Mine mostly involves going to the park or playing dressups or running around in circles giving piggie back rides. But next week Karl and I are going on a moonlight canoe ride!

Playtime - by Deb

Mid last week i was so inspired after watching a documentary on Melbourne artists 'Ghostpatrol' + 'Miso' [check out http://ghostpatrol.net.s5650.gridserver.com/galleries/sketchbook - oh so magical, provocative and retro/post-modern+cute!]. It threw me back into the style of Miyazaki and anime which to me represents the most livid form of play and expression.

Then i started feeling a touch clone-like, as if copying someone else's style. I began to wonder what my own style was. My 2nd painting is a response to that questioning.

When we were young, my brother and i used to roam the wilds of our semi-urban home-scape. Tadpole catching was an annual delight, and we'd sneak onto a neighbour's property ('the pond people') to collect frog eggs and tadpoles for our makeshift aquariums.

Thanks Brook for the thought-provoking topic.

Playtime - by Shell

We have been especially lucky this week; we were blessed with a magical winter wonderland to play in. We had a snowball fight and I built my first snowman. What fun!!

(The colours are a bit out with this photo, the cut-out is silver and the background is teal. I might try to photograph it again in the light of day)

Playtime - by Shan

I love the feeling of swinging high, higher, HIGHER!!

The wind rushing through my hair and the trees flying past, backwards and forwards.