Vivian Bonder

Kids School Holiday Classes

Vivian — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:13:37 +0000

Any creative kids out there who would like to get arty in the School Holidays? Places are limited, please contact me for bookings

What does your house look like?

Create your own personal house on canvas, using paint, paper, glitter and more!

Monday 16th January @ Artshed Balcatta

Time 10am – 12pm

Ages 7 – 12

Cost $45

Decorate your journal!

Using various art mediums we decorate a journal which can be used as a sketchbook

or diary.

Monday 23rd January @ Artshed Balcatta

Time 10am – 12pm

Ages 7 – 12

Cost $40

Collage your Vision!

Using various supplies we create a vision on a canvas panel to remember by use of symbol our dreams, things and people that are important to us.

Monday 30th January @ Artshed Balcatta

Time 10am – 12pm

Ages 7 – 12

Cost $40

Workshops are held at the Artshed in Balcatta. Confirmation email will be sent after booking. There are limited spots available. For more details and bookings please contact: Vivian Paansamalaki.arts@gmail.com

Identification

Vivian — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 03:52:09 +0000

Identification Box – which is all about the things and people we identify with, in various ways and including lots of personal symbolism and meaning while at the same time learning some cool techniques!!

And the Dream Journal – on the first day we create our handmade journal from scratch and on the second day we will be art journaling on the pages with a variety of mediums and supplies, and play with colours and vibrancy! The journal can be used to record dreams, ideas, or anything you like!

Thanks Sallianne and Ellen for this awesome opportunity.. Even though it is still a long time away, I’m looking forward to Sydney in March 2012!

new works – playtime :)

Vivian — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:16:20 +0000

The other day I played with some Tim Holtz configuration boxes and had lots of fun ‘writing’ out my story in this way, using a lot of personal symbols.. Then it turned into a class sample and I believe the first workshop is almost booked out, so we will most likely arrange for another one, maybe in September. See on the right there for details

Oka. Oka. You are amazing. Such talent here in Australia.. Thank you for a most amazing gig.. I realised tonight how much I actually enjoy live music, people having fun creating their sounds and after not going many places for a long while I am loving it, enjoying every minute! T0morrow night they are live at Mojo’s.. so if you are around here.. GO!

Ok.. one more image…

Art is.. YOU

Vivian — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 02:52:54 +0000

So very very excited to be part of this inspiring and creative event, in March 2012!

Art is.. YOU!

Details of the different workshops will be online this week.. but you can sign up for early registration and info..

I was actually thinking of moving my blog back to typepad.. but for now I’ll leave this one open, as this is the one linked in different places..

Vivian — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:12:38 +0000

Sigh. Deep deep sigh. You know how you sometimes just need to expel air from the body? Yeah. That’s what I feel like. So much has been going on in my life and I haven’t had the time to do anything with my blog whatsoever. In the larger scheme of things what has been going on in my world is tiny compared to what others go through, but it seems that massive changes have occurred here, which shows once again, everything is relative and strongly influenced by our individual perspectives.

After a break of a good few years I have started work again at Scraptivate. The above picture is one of the Inspired Tree which I will be teaching over a course of a couple of weeks, 3 workshops in total. Next week 30/03 and 02/04 I’ll teach an Art Journal class {if you’re interested, call 9444 6626}. For me it is interesting being back in the ‘workforce’ after such a long break and mainly working for myself, but in all honesty I am really enjoying it!

I love how things start falling together as soon as the right choices are made. All a confirmation that the chaos of the last couple of months has been worth it.

Synchronicity..

Raising monies for the people in Queensland!

Vivian — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 02:45:10 +0000

Please help if you can!

Lots of auctions of art and craft projects to be found here:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Your-Creative-Journey-Silent-Auction-for-QLD-Flood-Victims/169057079805593

I donated one of my Felt Art Journals and it is up for auction on the 17th at 7pm EST.

Please help if you can..

silence

Vivian — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 05:50:49 +0000

While I’ve got a minute, I quickly wanted to share another page out of my recent journal..

And then have a look at what my dear friend Lynne has been up to

I just got back from 5 days Brisbane and fell in love (once again, just like 10 years ago!) with the Sunshine Coast. I stayed with a lovely girl in Melaney and it is so very lush, green, wet, hilly up there. Everything Perth is not! Fruit and veggies grow like crazy and how I loved the fresh pineapple, papaya and bananas at the market.. Anyway; back home now and I enjoy that too It looks like I’ll be here for a while now, I don’t have any travels planned but then again.. you never know!

I have not been sleeping very well lately and feel quite tired. I might have just half an hour or so for a nap before picking up the girls from school.. Mm sounds tempting..

Vivian — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 03:51:47 +0000

Dawn over on d’blogala is hosting (for the 2nd time I believe) NaNoJouMo with wonderful journaling prompts/words. No pressure, just a way to do some art journaling everyday, getting in the habit so to speak Now we all realise I need a bit of that!

She says:

Each day during November, I will post a word to get you art journaling. A journal jump of sorts—one word a day to inspire or get you thinking. The goal is to journal SOMETHING in your art journal. DOESN’T HAVE TO BE A FULL PAGE…can be a doodle, maybe painting some backgrounds, doing some collage…just SOMETHING every day in your art journal during November. Even if it’s just moving a pencil across the page in a crooked line…

Nothing earth-shattering.

You may say, “Dawn, WHY should I do this?”

Well, I know some of us (many, let’s be honest) have a difficult time getting started. Sometimes we just need a kick in the pants to encourage us. I also want you to learn how to journal a little at a time. Art journaling is an activity that can be done in spurts. You don’t have to create an entire page or spread in one sitting. I have pages in all stages of production! And it’s OK!

So I decided the night before last to join and wow, it really works! I feel inspired to create (somewhat more than just writing pen to paper). Thank you DAWN! There are prompts/words available as from the 1st of November so quite a bit of catching up to do for me and that’s ok. I have been having late nights again because my mind simply won’t rest and what a better way to deal with life than doing some art play?

some wedding pics ;)

Vivian — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 07:45:33 +0000

Seth from The Altered Page has been working away on another edition of The Pulse and this week he is featuring studioscapes, go check it out if you have a minute. A picture from a pile of journals on my desk is included

A lot is going on in my life at the moment, however a bit too personal to share here. I can feel creative juices racing through my blood and it will all need to come out sometime soon.. For now I simply keep writing, page after page after page..

Last month I flew to Holland to be at my brothers’ wedding, he has married the loveliest girl around and it looks like they are going to have a great time together! It is so very, very special to see a close family member being so happy! They asked me to do a shoot and because they are not into the ‘standard’ posing sorta type pictures I said ok, I’m up for it.

The colours in the botanical gardens where we did the shots were stunning.. Just the perfect time of year for reds and oranges and it didn’t rain a drop which was great. I didn’t feel the cold as much but then again; I wasn’t the one walking round in an open dress!

Last night I worked on my first assignment for my Art Therapy studies and it was very interesting I must say. So much comes up for people in such an amazing and direct way. It’s like once people work with art supplies a direct link opens up and it bypasses the mind completely. If anyone here in Perth is interested in a ‘practice session’ please contact me and we’ll see if we can work something out.

I’ll leave you with this for now.. Back to my papers for some more writing!

workshop anyone she says?

Vivian — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:27:09 +0000

For those who know me well I don’t need to explain this but.. let me just say it.. once I ‘m ready – I am ready! Normally it doesn’t take me very long to feel inspired after a ‘dip’ or loss of interest, but this time it took me a long time to get my head kinda sorted (yeah I know.. that can take long and probably never happens fully..) and kicking into gear has taken me at least a good 18 months. The last workshops I taught were the ones in Paris at the start of last year and after that nothing. Nope. Nada. Now that I am finally ready to do something, it happens pretty quickly!

Personally I feel when I am not inspired I cannot pass any enthusiasm and passion on to students or participants and this is a waste of time for everyone involved. For me; it all has to do with intuition, or ‘gut’ feeling as some may call it. When that particular feeling is not quite right, I am immobilised and only want to hibernate, can’t possibly pass anything onto anyone else. Anyway..

The date I am looking at for our first ‘introduction’ (take it easy with me ok?) is in 2 weeks’ time:

Saturday 27th November from 10am – 4pm

You will learn different techniques to transfer any blank journal page into a ready and colourful canvas to then spill open and create upon whenever you are ready.

We start with nothing but your hands and mind, paper and paint. We then create a journal from scratch and fill up the pages with colour, using different background techniques and we will build up from there.

Visual Art Journals are such a joy to write and create in. You might also find it much easier to get your thoughts and feelings onto paper after this workshop.

It’s coming around very quick, and there are only limited spaces available. Please contact me with any questions you might have, the link to my email is in the side bar to the right. More details to be found here!