Street art activity – mid February Five sessions so far have produced close to a half thousand of portraits! Next activity day – Monday Feb 18 at 4pm meeting outside the Huyghue House (behind the Art Gallery). We’ll be looking and editing images and choosing the best ones to go on the display. See you…
Commissioned work for Central Highland Arts Atlas New world new opportunities When I first moved to Ballarat in late 2010, I didn’t feel ‘at home’ straightaway. No friends, no family, no ties with the new land and new culture. It was pretty tough. Since then, Australia has just become my second home country and, after leaving…
Paste ups street art Wednesday Portrait Session Feb 6th Exciting! We’ve becoming larger group each time. Thanks to John who brought his friends Lunophare and Andre and thanks to Rachel and Vivianne who introduced Benedicta to our paste up project!! Today we’ve learnt how to use a reflector to bounce back the sun and even…
Ballarat community photography collage poster We R You Community Engagement project WHO We R You is an initiative of the CoB Arts & Culture Unit, involving partnerships with community and Council agencies across Ballarat. Those providing letters of support and participation include: Victorian Police CoB Community Safety Committee Ballarat Health Refugee Support Group – participation…
Everything you create is a reflection of you If you don’t have a personal connection to the story, it might not work out at all. You’re only going to tell the best stories when you can connect with them. This is so true. It was always clear to me that if I didn’t connect with…
Visit to the beautiful Lavandula Swiss Italian Farm in Shepherd’s Flat, located just outside Hepburn Springs near Daylesford. On January 6 & 13 this year, Lavandula holds an annual lavender harvest festival. Learn about processing the aromatic plant into rejuvenating natural body lotions, sip a lavender tea, try lavender ice cream and even a lavender…
Between 2012 and 2014, I participated in the City of Ballarat’s Multicultural Ambassador Program in a voluntary, unpaid capacity. This was about two years after I migrated to Australia and chose to settle in Ballarat. I want to emphasise that my involvement was deeply meaningful and I valued the experience greatly. The most rewarding aspect…
Best Shots 2012 What a year… Met more people in one year than I could afford to print business cards for! 😉 But all happy. Everyone reflects on 2012, so why not – it’s a great chance to get all the archives together and clean up my desktop yay! Enjoy the story & I look…
The Ballarat Courier newspaper edited out some important words, so I’m posting a full text here. Name: Aldona KmiećAge: 35Occupation: Professional photographer, Multicultural Ambassador for the City of Ballarat (2012–2014) What are your hopes for the future of Ballarat? More openI’d like to see Ballarat liked more by its own people. For those with international…
Pol-Art Festival Perth PolArt, one of the largest Polish cultural festivals held outside Poland, is arriving in Perth this December (28 December to 5 January 2013). PolArt festivals have been celebrating Polish culture in Australia for over 35 years. Organised every three years, the festival takes place in different capital cities of Australia, previously held…
100 Faces Project: Cameron Ross While having a Christmas break in the project, I’m using some of my archive images. Cameron was one of the first people I’ve met in Ballarat. His friendliness, attitude, energy and motivation to life are exceptional. His handful of talents shine in everything he does. On top of begin a Dad…
Interior Photography Things to do in Ballarat? Plenty. Especially if you want to discover a local food and wine scene. Ballarat is renowned for its award-winning attractions and unique visitor experiences. Forge Ballarat’s rustic warehouse interior adds to what is becoming a vibrant Ballarat city dining scene. Located on Armstrong St North Former CV Jones Auctions House…
Event Photography for Kosciuszko Run www.kosciuszkorun.com.au
Aussie Gen-Y fashion designers rock the Whitehouse Fashion Photography. The next generation of fashion designers showcased their creations at the Apex Australia Teenage Fashion Awards (AATFA) National final held recently at the Melbourne campus of The Whitehouse Institute of Design. Students aged between 13 and 19, from all over Australia, have been competing at regional and…
I’m working with hundreds of images. It can be very overwhelming at times, especially if the images are too big and crash the software. For each of four b&w portraits I will have approx between 400-900 small images, that will create a foreground for this layered mosaic. Each image has to be checked for size,…
Audio and interview by Dominic Brine from ABC Ballarat online: http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/09/05/3583700.htm With the diverse programs and unique connection with so many parts of our local community, UnitingCare Ballarat sees the world through different eyes. Through their art project Under the Floorboards, 12 artists will gain insight into UnitingCare Ballarat’s operations and gain understanding of the…
Art residency Week Four p2 Yes, it is hectic.. I’ve spent all day yesterday 9-5pm in a car with Oskar. Oskar is a Uniting Care volunteer at the Community Transport Services. He has worked as a volunteer driver for 6 years and he loves driving a car. Every Wednesday he starts at around 8am depending on a…
Week Four of my Artist Residency at Sunways Retiring Homes I know I’ve skipped the third week when I was visiting LifeLine but I will come back to it. There is a lot of work with the images.. Here are a few lovely shots from Tuesday afternoon, when I joined social activities for elderly people at…
SECOND WEEK I’m shooting hundreds of images weekly at the moment, which is nothing new. The trouble is to stay on top of it. Most of them to go on the background of the mosaic portrait. The weather has not been great at all to start with, but I was lucky enough to be working inside…
SECOND WEEK (part 1) Cold and rainy outside.. But inside the Uniting Care Church Op-Shop and Bookshop on Dana Street called The Light Lounge and it’s a completely different feeling… I have heard it is the best op shop/bookshop in Ballarat – it probably is! Good tunes, someone playing a piano, someone homeless relaxes by…