♦Knowing Vincent

Since my last post I have been developing an Arts business plan. In line with this plan I accepted a commission from poet, Marian Spires, to make a 600 x 900mm collage of Vincent van Gogh, using pieces of his 36 self-portraits, and incorporating both iconic and lesser known paintings in the background.

A photograph of the completed collage was used as the cover art on Marian's novel, Knowing Vincent, to be launched at 2.30pm this Saturday in Federation Square at the Melbourne Writers' Festival. This is one of the festival's many free events and no booking is required, so come to the launch for a wonderful hour of entertainment.

Knowing Vincent

Marian Spires (Picaro Press, 2010)

Cover art by Jenni L. Ivins

You are invited to the Melbourne Writers Festival launch of Marian Spires’ verse novel, Knowing Vincent (Picaro Press). Please join Lia Hills, poet and writer, in conversation with Marian discussing the creation of her verse novel.

DATE: Saturday 28 August at 2.30pm

PLACE: Melbourne Writers Festival

Feddish@Fed Square (café/bar/restaurant)

2 Swanston Street Walk
Melbourne VIC 3000. (03) 9654 5855

Free event

In 2009, Marian won the MWF Poetry Idol and used her prize money to travel to Europe to view the original canvases and walk the landscapes where Vincent van Gogh painted. In Knowing Vincent, Marian gives voice to the women brushed out of the story of the painter’s life, and re-imagines him from their viewpoint.

Why I started a blog

I have reached a point in my life where I need to make my Arts pay the bills – as a minimum return. The blog is one tool I shall employ to make this happen.

Its uses are manyfold:

* Communication with other Artists and those interested in the Arts;

• Giving back to the generous Arts community by sharing my experiences and knowledge.
• Demonstrating how I have deliberated, made decisions and progressed on my path to fame.
• Sharing my approach to making it in the Arts (yes, I do realise that is ambiguous and I mean both definitions).

* Communication with the outside world, where my clients are located;

• To let people know there is an Artist named Jenni Ivins.
• To demonstrate the genres in which I work.
• To show and market my skills.
• So people know who to approach should they have a query or project for which they’d like to use my abilities.
• To promote and sell my work, as appropriate.

In brief, my talents include a fine aptitude in:-

Writing; Illustration; Photography; Singing; Performance; Drafting; Desktop publishing; Motivation; Marketing; Remedial reading; other...

Thanks for visiting again.

cheers,

Jenni

Collage, Before the Fire, by Jenni L Ivins

Yes! Success. I used a different search engine and it worked. {Thanks Russell.}

This is the collage, Before the Fire, that I sold at the Yakkerboo Art Show.

Artist's Statement:

When we think of the casualties of bushfire most people consider the loss of human lives and their homes, as well as larger, furry or cute animals, but how many think about the effect on the less seen, smaller occupants of our land? Many of these are not even known about - which is why I have created some fanciful creatures to be found within the collage.

One of the things I like about the picture is that there is more to discover the longer one looks at it. I hope you enjoy it, too.

cheers,
Jenni