CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY

Here is your chance to win a big Christmas set form Cut & Tear! Simply comment on ANY of my BLOG posts and you will be included!!! The winner will be announced on Cut and Tear FB page and here on the blog (under this post) on 6th December 2014. Please stay connected if you are taking part.

What is included:

• Christmas doll garland
• Set of 3 gift tags
• Gift wrapping set (with stickers)
• 2 Christmas Cards

Good Luck! I look forward to reading your comments. :-)

Postcard from my Workshop - Printing on Bags and Cushions

Yesterday was another Printing Workshop at the Hands Gallery. We had fun designing and making original stamps and then printing them with fabric paint on tote-bags or mini-cushions. Thank you to all the fab participants, it was a very creative and relaxing afternoon.

If you are interested in this activity and would like to have a workshop organized for a group of friends, teenagers or team of colleagues, please let me know...
This activity doesn't require any previous experience with printing, everyone can enjoy it. The workshop require 2-3 hours and  all material and a bottle of Prosecco is included in the price (25 Euro p. P.)

Postcard from my Workshop - Trick & Treat Bags for Halloween

On Friday I led our first Birthday Party Workshop at the Hands Gallery. It was inspired by approaching Halloween and the girls did a fantastic job. We all had so much fun!

We used iron-on papers to create our own designs. This activity doesn't require any special skills and is perfect for 10-15 years old girls but adult would surely enjoy it as well. The participants can choose from variety of designs or design their own things. We have used Halloween for inspiration but it would equally work with any other theme. It is also possible to iron on T-shirts or bigger tote-bags (shoppers).

Please contact me here (under the post) or on Facebook (Cut and Tear) if you would like a birthday party or just a fun crafting event with friends.

Postcard from my Workshop - T-shirt Design for MIWC

The Summer is over and the Workshop season starts again!!!

Today I had the pleasure the work with the lovely ladies from the Munich International Women's Club. If you are a female,  live in Munich and are not yet a member of this fabulous organization,  join in!!! Click here to visit the clubs Website. They offer so many activities and it is a great and safe way to meet new people.

As few of the club members take part in the Women's Run Muenchen on Saturday 13th September, we decided to make unique club T-shirts.

Although the design contained fixed elements - letters of the slogan "run for fun" and a logo of the club, each member had the opportunity to position the letters differently. As a result, everyone had a team design and a unique T-shirt at the same time.

If you would like a similar workshop for group of friends or team of colleagues in Munich, I am happy to design and lead it, just leave me a comment below this post or get in touch through my Cut and Tear Facebook page.

OKTOBERFEST GIVEAWAY

Cut & Tear is offering this fan made of laminated dirndl dolls as a GIVEAWAY to celebrate the upcoming Oktoberfest in Munich!!!
To enter the giveaway, you need to comment under the ORIGINAL Facebook post. To view the post, please click here.

If you prefer the dolls in colour, please visit my Etsy shop...

The dolls are also available as greetings cards and you can buy them in Hands Gallery in Munich, or contact me directly please...

London as you DON'T know it...

I have lived in London for more than a decade and I think that I know the city fairly well. Not every corner, of course, it is a little too big for that, but in general I still consider it my second home. This Summer I had an opportunity to see it from a different point of view. Taking art loving teenagers with us, I had to reconsider our usual points of interest and I loved the new experiences.

First we embarked on a fantastic "Street Art Tour" of East London (Shoreditch). Although considered the "hip" area of London, I did not have much to do there whilst still living in the capital and I was amazed how much fun it can be. The guide - Dave - was very good and the tour informative and truly eye opening for me. You can check other reviews of this tour on Tripadvisor. The teenagers enjoyed it too!

Our next stop - the temporary installation ,"The Cornershop" by Lucy Sparow. This fluffy shopping experience was definitely worth a small detour. Even our teenagers had to marvel about the huge assortment of goods - all made of FELT!

The Design Museum was next on our list. Being omitted by many tourists, this place puts on very good shows and we really enjoyed the inspirational "Design of the year"exhibition.

Unexpectedly, the V&A - the shrine of Arts & Craft - had an exhibition about Activism and Art called Disobedient Object. Our teenagers were rather smitten by it and who wouldn't be! Seeing an authentic activist's "handbook" from the recent conflicts was rather sobering experience.

And then of course, few classics: The Shakespeare's Globe is a must even if the 13 & 16 years old do not make much of the old fashioned English. Just being in this remarkable space was a memorable experience! And then the Tate! My place of work for more than 8 years!!! I still feel that I do somehow belong there and I do love meeting old friends and colleagues on my visits. We also did the obligatory Camden Market and our all time favourite Borough Market.

By a pure coincidence, we were staying in the area of the Tower Bridge. Area, which I always explored only as a tourist and never had an opportunity to enjoy it in late evenings or early mornings. I must say that it was enchanting and is to be recommended (if you do not mind longer track to the the tube).

Fancy a treasure hunt in Europe? Look for Luck!

When was the last time you felt lucky? Do you have personal talisman? Do you believe in it or do you have it "just in case"? Do you touch sculptures for good luck or to make a wish?
All these question and more are discussed on this fun blog. In addition, it offers a comprehensive guide of "Lucky Places" in Europe, so you can actually find out if your next travel destination has any public luck-bringing sculptures.

But the best thing about this blog is, that it also offers the opportunity to take part in the Look for Luck "treasure hunt". The artist distributes "luck bringers" in the form of little soaps in galleries, museums and other public places in Europe and offers hints in the form of location and time, so the luck hunters have a chance to find them. The aim is to create a "lucky community" - how appropriate in our hectic and stressful times.

You can search for the lucky soaps, wash your hands and "transfer" a little bit of luck on you. So much the theory... ;-)

The next location is London! Visit the The Luck Blog to find out more!