Category Archives: the Little Bird told me…

Get your pencils out!

By elise | Published: January 24, 2012

Yes, it’s that time of year again when you feel strangely compelled to go to the Koko Black website and download the template for the 2012 Koko Black Drawing Prize… and get drawing! They’re calling for submissions now and they won’t be satisfied until they have your wondrous creation before them. This year, artists are [...]

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Awards night

By elise | Published: November 28, 2011

Saturday night was the gala awards night for the Young Australian Art Awards, and it was wonderful. Forget that these are kids – these are brilliant artists and writers from around Australia who were properly acknowledged for their talent. Which is a big deal for anyone! It was upstairs at the RACV club in the [...]

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You’ve always thought about it…

By elise | Published: September 29, 2011

Writing for children with Elise Hurst 11 October 2011 Whether you have a story you have already written or if you are just considering writing for children, this session will be full of practical advice. Elise will talk about the process of crafting your work right through to presenting it to a publisher. 7.00pm – [...]

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Making sweet music with the Night Garden

By elise | Published: July 28, 2011

Here’s something very exciting coming up! I have been working with the talented people at the Melbourne Recital Centre who are putting together a beautiful program for the next school holidays. They are putting two picture books to music – my book “The Night Garden” and “The Rainbirds” by David Metzenthen and illustrated by Sally [...]

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ALEA presentation

By elise | Published: July 4, 2011

Friday is set to be an exciting day. I’ve been invited to be speak at the 2011 ALEA conference (Australian Literacy Educators’ Association) hosted at ACMI. My focus will be on visual storytelling in the digital world. I’ll take a look at where we are now and what opportunities are presenting themselves as digital media [...]

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We won!!

By elise | Published: May 20, 2011

Last night, at a gala event in Sydney, the results were announced by the Sultana of an exotic land from atop the back of a festooned African elephant. As she spoke the words – red rose petals rained from the sky and rivers of champagne flowed from all of the bathroom taps… Lo and forsooth [...]

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Gorgeous paintings

By elise | Published: April 30, 2011

I have a new website to share. It belongs to the woman who is most responsible for my being an artist in the first place – my mother, Jacqueline Fowler. I have been fortunate, more than so many artists, to always have had the support of my family. And even better – to have had [...]

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Children’s festival tomorrow

By elise | Published: April 2, 2011

Head along to the State Library and Wheeler Centre tomorrow for their children’s festival. There will be heaps to do and see – performances, workshops, exhibitions, storytelling, authors and illustrators to meet and a petting zoo to boot! I’ll be teaching crosshatching in the Experimedia room at 11.30 and then signing books at 12.10 in [...]

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Be in it to win it…

By elise | Published: April 1, 2011

Voting is now open for the People’s Prize in the Koko Black Easter Drawing Prize. The work of the 20 finalists can be seen online here or in the flesh in the Royal Arcade, off Bourke st, Melbourne. Which one will you choose? By voting, you go into the draw to win an indulgent Koko [...]

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Easter surprise

By elise | Published: April 1, 2011

Look what’s appeared in the Koko Black windows! It’s their new beautiful Easter Box and yes, that’s one of my paintings! The original oil painting can be found in the Royal Arcade salon. During the Strangely Familiar exhibition I was commissioned to create a work for Koko Black based in one of their salons. I [...]

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