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*new* - gift certificates for bookbinding classes in 2010

Each gift certificate is individually numbered and lovingly handcrafted from leather, paper, and thread (appropriately enough...!) and comes in a windowed, 100% recycled, brown paper envelope.

Need a last-minute xmas gift idea? Or a gift for someone for next year's birthday?

For something unique and special, how about a gift certificate that can be used for any one of the bookbinding classes that Shelbyville will be running next year at the Bookbinders Guild in Rozelle?

Exact dates yet to be confirmed, but there will most likely be three Sydney classes: March, July and November. And possibly a Brisbane class in early January, and a Melbourne class in mid-February.

Classes (and gift certificates too) cost $60, and this includes all the materials, templates and instructions required to make one book, either an A6-size or miniature sized book (as illustrated on the gift certificate).

If you have any queries or you're interested in purchasing a gift certificate, please email me at michelle@shelbyville.com.au. 

December's bookbinding class

 

After maddenly, frustratingly, outrageously being without phone or internet connection all week, today we finally have a little bit of relief in the form of dial-up (which isn't saying much) but enough for me to post about this weekend's bookbinding class, the last one for the year!

I know it's short notice and it's such a busy time of year, but I hope some of you reading this will be able to come along. Here's all the details for Sunday's class:

 

Just look at these happy bookbinders from the last class, proudly showing off their freshly-made books. Sarah and Matt - you're just so, so cute! (and we do like how you positioned yourselves with the word 'quality' strategically placed between you)... 

 

Hooray for internet connection, but good gosh it does take an awfully long time to upload these images when you're on dial-up! Can hardly wait for our normal internet to be reinstated next week...

Ok, I'm off to prepare the leather squares for Sunday's class.

Have a great weekend everyone :)

One Hour Photos - a photography adventure

 

So, do you think you'd like to take part in a photography adventure?

All you need to do is print out the flyer below (which has the instructions + topics), and in your own time, go for a wander in an interesting urban location and take a photo for each of the 10 topics listed, based on your interpretation and the photo opportunities you find along the way.

And when you have your ten photos, email them to me before the end of December as I'll be compiling the submitted entries into an exhibition to be held in the Vibewire space (in Ultimo, Sydney) during January 2010.

So far, from the Street Photography workshop we held a couple of weekends ago, we have received 7 sets of photos, but ideally we'd need about 20-30 to fill out the intended One Hour Photos exhibition. So if you have a spare hour or two, we'd love you to join in on the photography adventure :)

No previous experience necessary, the One Hour Photos adventure is open to all ages and levels of photographic ability. Any type of camera equipment is fine: digital, film, camera phones, toy cameras, whatever. Your photos can be in any format (landscape or portrait).

However, when emailing your 10 photos, can you please reduce the size of the files so that they're under 500kb each. Ideally send as jpeg files with a decent resolution - around 200dpi - as they'll be printed at a physical size of 4"x 6" for the exhibition.

The One Hour Photos exhibition is booked in for January at the Vibewire arts space on Harris St in Ultimo. I'll soon be posting the opening night details here on Shelbyville (anyone who submits photos will also receive an email with all the necessary details). More info about Vibewire, its facilities, and all the cool things it does in and around the social/creative community can be found over here, http://vibewire.org/.

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This will be the fourth photography adventure I've run and exhibited, so I thought you might like to see some pics of previous exhibitions.

I designed the layout so that the photos are exhibited as a big grid, allowing viewers to read across for a participant's full set of photos, or to read down to see everyone's interpretation of each of the topics.

Photography Adventure #1:

 

 

 

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Photography Adventure #2:

 

 

 
 

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Photography Adventure #3:

Click here to see the development + result of the most recent exhibition held in Newcastle for the 2008 This Is Not Art (TINA) festival.

 

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There's something quite fun in seeing how other people interpret the same topics and therefore comparing your own photos with those found/composed by others who've been let loose in the city with a focused goal of collecting 10 photos.

It's great fun, and easy too, so I hope you've been inspired to have a go at it!

Here's a PDF file if it's easier for you to download + print:
Download OneHourPhotos_topics+instructions