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!

Postcard from my Workshop - Summer Fans

Yesterday we hosted another Craft Party at the Hands Gallery in Munich. It was a great opportunity to meet new people, chat and craft together. We made fans of my dolls. It was an easy and fun activity and everyone had a good time. Here is the postcard:

Barcelona is more than the Sagrada Familia...

Taking my camera for a walk in Barcelona...

Spending a glorious sunny week in Barcelona was a real treat. This city combines cultural experience with beach vacations (when desired). Although the beaches are rather crowded, it is still possible to enjoy them in the morning before that lazy crowd arrives. I was there more for the culture though and discovered some real treasures. Here are my favourites...

The visually stunning cathedral...

The relatively new Museum of Europen Art (MEAM)...

The Open Air Museum that represents architecture from the entire Spain...

The biggest Aquarium in Europe...

The rich skateboard culture...

And the unexpected Museum of Chocolate...

Postcard from my Workshop - Origami Geishas & Brezen

Here is my postcard from my Workshop at the Japan-Dult - the market where Japan meets Bavaria. It was really fun and the weather was just glorious!
We made few not-so-traditional origami geishas and brezen... ;-)