Inspiration : What does the colour blue mean to me?

Radka Passianova talks about the inspiration behind her work for 10 Girls. 10 Colours. Blue.

What does the colour blue mean to me?

Water, ice, snow, air, bubbles, glass, cold, fresh, quiet, balance, stability, safety and communication.... these are the terms that are popping into my head when I think of the colour blue. All these terms are forming shapes in my head. Rather round, smooth and simple objects inviting to be touched and played with. Almost like air bubbles in the water. Objects that would make a sound that talks to us. Sound of wind, falling water or breaking glass.

To find out more about Radka's work check out her website http://www.radkapassianova.com.au

Making Do with Music and Mashed Potatoes in the Southern Highlands : Inside Carol Faulkner's studio.

In today's blog post, tenmoregirls artist Carol Faulkner shares an insight into her making process for Ten Girls. Ten Colours.


As the title suggests I have recently relocated to the picturesque but chilly Southern Highlands. Fortunately for me my studio is the warmest room in the house and the addition of my Bose docking station is a joyful and (often) loud addition to the workshop.

I have long believed in the right tool for the job and during my studies was always excited when a new, “can’t live without” tool seduced me into a purchase. Over the last few years I have been acquiring whatever was needed at the time for my own studio, along with a few things that weren’t as well!

Having a husband that makes furniture and who possesses an impressive range of tools himself, has been an added advantage to my own tool philosophy. You can imagine my frustration, when recently, the right tool for the job did not appear to be at hand. Fortunately this quandary coincided with a regular Tenmore Girls meeting and it was Majella that suggested I look no further than the kitchen sink for the item I was looking for. After a hasty clean a pot came in very handy for forming the external structure of the neckpiece I was working on for the Ten Girls. Ten Colours Exhibition. PS – I have since bought a swage block ooooh!

Check back here every week for more studio insights, as we share sneak previews our works in progress for Ten Girls. Ten Colours.

tengirls tencolours

First of all, welcome our new members of tenmoregirls,
Carol Faulkner, Danielle Butters, Jo Piper & Tenille Evans.

The title of tenmoregirls' exhibition 2011 is tengirls tencolours. each artist randomly selected a different colour to make pieces for this exhibition and 10 colours with each artist are;
a mi kim : brown
andrea iglesias : green
bernadette trainor : orange
carol faulkner : white
danielle butters : purple
jo piper : black
majella beck : red
nikki majajas : pink
radka passianova : blue
tenille evans : yellow

we had our meeting last week talking about each colour and where we are upto. everyone had great & different idea based on each selected colour. We look forward to designing/making wearable pieces or objects for this exhibition.

we also have twitter account. Come and check our general making process @tenmoregirls as well as this blog.