It’s always different looking at things upside down, some angles and shapes appear more prominent and sometimes weightless. View the phenomenon here without the head rush!

This Racerback Tank Top is on its way to France! Thank you for shopping with us this week! 🇫🇷🛒👍❤️

To get yours visit https://www.redbubble.com/people/kasarndesigns/works/10545231-elves-and-fairies?p=t-shirt&style=racerback&ref=available_products

I now have Throw Blankets available online on my Redbubble Shop! Choose from 104 of my original designs. Features:

Visit: https://www.redbubble.com/people/kasarnDesigns/shop

Hunter Arts Network is holding Art Bazaar on two dates at Lambton Park this year – Sunday 25 August and Sunday 17 November. The upcoming Art Bazaar at Speers Point is being held on Saturday 4 May. Art Bazaar is a high quality local artisan market with 60 stallholders that has been held since 2002. I will be having a stall on these dates with my original paintings for sale. Visit www.hunterartsnetwork.org

FREE TURN CLOTHING CO STICKER! Purchase any of my paintings and receive a large sticker! Valid at Art Bazaar Lambton Park Sunday 18 November 9am – 3pm. To find my stall it is the market tent with the yellow canopy.

The Gloss Premium Vinyl Sticker size is 20cm x 20cm, long-lasting 3-5 Years, UV Resistant, weatherproof, waterproof and suitable for outdoor use. One sticker per person. RRP $17.00

Purchase sticker online: https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/615362038/turn-clothing-co-large-gloss-premium?ref=shop_home_active_1

Turn Clothing Co shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.com.au/turnclothingco/

FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2158768774151313/

Check out our article in The Herald today!

https://www.theherald.com.au/story/5614943/artist-takes-a-turn-at-surf-clothing-market/?cs=4200

Newcastle visual artist Margo Humphries launches Turn Clothing Co. clothing brand

LIKE many kids, Margo Humphries loved painting and did as much as she could within her means.

“I didn’t get a lot of pocket money but I won a lot of kids’ drawing competitions,” she says.

“I remember keeping an exercise book of all the prizes that I had won, and it was in the hundreds.”

Now Humphries, an experienced visual artist with multiple group and solo exhibitions under her belt and a member of the Hunter Arts Network, is trading her acrylic paints and ink for graphic design.

She’s launched Turn Clothing Co, a made-to-order online clothing label that has released a range of T-shirts and apparel.

“I am revealing another side that has been itching to come out for a few years. Both disciplines inspire each other – design learns from art and art learns from the design,” she says.

“I’m drawn to designs that aren’t heavy, I can relate to fun and bright Newy life. This new project amplifies summer threads and beach apparel.”

Humphries, who moved to the Hunter from Taree in 2003 and has been painting professionally since 2008, says the move to start the label came upon demand.

“A lot of people commented that they liked the patterns in my work and that they would look good on material so although I haven’t yet gone down that path, I’ve started,” she says.

Local scenes inspire Humphries, from Lansdown escarpment in her home town of Taree to coastal water scenes in the Hunter. A fan of artists including Salvador Dali and Geoffrey Smart, Humphries is happiest when she leaves her day job and gets back to the paints.

Her decision to use German-headquartered T-shirt manufacturing company Spreadshirt for her production is based on her desire to lower overheads while ramping up her designs.

She designs prints on a computer then uploads it to the Spreadshirt site for printing and manufacturing before they can be ordered, either via Spreadshirt or her own site.

“Eventually I would love to be able to have my stock,” she adds, “and send it out directly and do it all myself.”

She enjoys the process of designing a print and the fact she can step away and return to it after a few days and change it completely or revise it in her own time.

Turn Clothing Co sponsors 12-year-old Sydneysiders Archie Perkin and Luka Latinovic who recently had their first taste of surfing competitions with Maroubra Surfers Association.

“They contacted me and though they are not from the Hunter I thought it would be good to support them and get my designs out there,” she said.

I am having a stall at this year’s Hunter Arts Network’s Christmas Art Bazaar at Lambton Park which is Sponsored by Mayfield and Industrial Drive McDonald’s Community Grant. There will be approximately 60 stalls, mine will have the yellow canopy. The event will also feature food, coffee and entertainment. I will be selling my paintings and also giving away a complimentary large gloss vinyl Turn Clothing Co sticker with each of my paintings sold (one per person).

Art Bazaar has been Newcastle’s essential Christmas shopping destination since 2002. Hunter Arts Network’s fourth Art Bazaar at Lambton Park is being held on Sunday 18 November 2018 from 9am – 3pm. Lambton Park is located on the Corner of Howe & Morehead Sts, Lambton, so Art Bazaar will be surrounded by beautiful parklands & great scenery. Lambton is a densely populated residential area located around some of Newcastle’s main roads making it a convenient suburb for transport. Art Bazaar is also within easy walking distance from many cafes and venues, including the new Lambton Park Tea Rooms, Lambton Park Hotel, and more.

Visit http://hunterartsnetwork.org

Today I had a stall at Hunter Arts Network’s Art Bazaar Pop Up at The Levee during Aroma Maitland where I had my paintings for sale and I sold one of my canvas paintings. It was a successful day with a huge crowd and we were lucky to have a warm sunny day.