An Adelaide family contacted me to install 3 murals in their home that is being completed renovated. This family loves colour and was a dream to work with.
Let me take you on a street art tour of Prospect and the Adelaide CBD. Discover what defines street art, how the art form has changed and evolved, the difference between graffiti and work in a gallery and how large-scale murals can delight and surprise the audience.
Bright and colourful mural for Tyndale Christian School in Adelaide. Here are some questions from the students about the process of installing this mural for their courtyard.
I’ve just completed a mural for the Nutrition Department at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide. I focused on pastel colours and organic shapes. Many of their patience would find strong, bright colours a sensory overload and it was important to create a welcoming space while patience wait for their appointments.
During my artist-in-residence at Cardijn College, the students covered their courtyard in colour. This project has been unique because, not only did I have time to brainstorm with students, run aerosol workshops, and install the mural with them, but the students also took the lead in requesting funding and permission from the school leadership.
Small Victories contacted me with the idea to collaborate on their next wine release, their first ever sparkling! They told me it would have a zesty, vibrant flavour with a creamy texture. Could I create a design to match? I was up for the challenge! One year later, the wine has finally been bottled, labeled, and released! Here’s three reasons why this collaboration was so much fun to work on.
Recently I was invited by Streetlight to run an aerosol workshop for teens at Elizabeth Skatepark. If you've never heard of Streetlight, these volunteers are having an amazing impact on teens in Adelaide’s North. I was able to see first hand how kind and generous they are. They give of their time to build relationships with teenagers in the area, offering food, conversation and help when needed.
Holding clay is magical. It’s calming and exciting at the same time. It connects you with the earth. The feeling of holding clay, the weight of it in your hands, the coolness and malleability of its texture somehow connects my soul with my creative spirit. It makes me slow down, feel more present and grounded. Up until recently I haven’t shared my clay interest or skills as an art from. I kept it hidden, like a secret that was precious, just for me to indulge in.
Are you about to start painting a mural on corrugated iron? If you're nervous about the surface, these 5 tips to help you get started! Leah shares how to prepare the corrugated wall, fence or shed. She explains what materials to use, what aerosol painting technique to use and tips for your concept design.
Lou Chamberlin has included my ‘Happiness Is’ mural in her latest book ‘Urban Scrawl’! I’m so over-the-moon that she would include my work. This copy arrived in the mail today and it was as though the book hit me over the head to tell me, I’m not only an artist but I actually am a street artist too!
Artist have this weird thing going where some are really open and just damn passionate about all things art and other’s… well… some just keep to themselves, see another ability as a threat and can really close of as soon as you say “Yeah, I’m an artist too”. So let me tell you five things you need to know about Mimbi…
I so LOVE street art! I’ve had an interest in it ever since we studied it as a controversial “issue” in Art at High School. It’s so exciting to see Adelaide coming alive with new murals all the time. There's something great about street art being in the public and temporal. Once it is on the wall it really is up to the individual how they interpret it…
