The Sketchbook Project is taking place in the USA but anyone is welcome to be involved!
Thousands of sketchbooks will be exhibited at galleries and museums as they make their way on tour across the country. After the tour, all sketchbooks will enter into the permanent collection of The Brooklyn Art Library, where they will be barcoded and available for the public to view.

Anyone - from anywhere in the world -even us here in Sydney can be a part of the project. To participate all you have to do is pay $25 to register and they will send you a sketchbook. You have till January 2011 to fill it with goodies and send it back to them and the tour starts in March 2011.

Visit sketchbook project to get the details and official dates. Even if you don't want to participate it worth visiting the site to check out last years projects!

LUIZ & THE SEA STORY

LUIZ & THE SEA STORY

27 MAY- 26th AUGUST

Galeria Arte Brasil

Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 10am-4pm

Level 17, 31 Market Street Sydney

Last night I was lucky enough to be invited along to the talented Fernanda Porto's exhibition opening at the Brazilian consulate. Fernanda was born in Rio de Janeiro but is currently calling Sydney Australia home. We are so glad to have her!

LUIZ & THE SEA STORY is a beautiful story which I won't do the same justice that Fernanda  does.
The story is about Luiz Baldi her Great Grandfather and his first contact with the sea. Luiz Baladi was a professional portrait photographer. In the summer of 1921 he lost his studio due to intense flooding.  He was a person who knew how to look on the bright side of life and learn from negative experiences.Fernanda has interpreted this tough situation as a chance for Luiz to get to know the sea and all its creatures.

Fernanda has studied  Graphic design at Billy Blue and went on to do her Masters  at COFA majoring in Printmaking.
We are happy to have her as a member of Hand to Hand!
You can check out her amazing work by visiting the Brazilian Consulate, her personal webage or Dirty Hand Printmaking