Wow! What a wonderful result. The auction for the Mali in the City event was held last Thursday with an amazing display of painted elephants and generosity from bidders. The whole event raised over $450,000 which will go towards the conservation efforts of the Melbourne…
This big night is fast approaching! The one and only chance for people to claim one of the 50 elephants painted for the Mali in the City event. Both of my painted elephants “Elephantasy” and “Here Today…” along with the 48 others will be auctioned…
The Australian Cartoonists’ Association will be hosting it’s 28th annual Stanley Awards and conference weekend in Newcastle this year. I’m very excited to announce I have been invited to sit on a panel to discuss working as a designer in the coin industry. The panel…
On Wednesday night the Melbourne Zoo hosted a gathering of the 50 painted elephants, artists and sponsors for a “sneak peek” to celebrate the upcoming launch of the Mali in the City public art event. The day has finally come and the elephants are now…
My second elephant ” Here today … ” for the Mali in the City event is finally finished! I’ve lost track of how long it took me but it took longer than “Elephantasy” because of the higher level of detail and more realistic approach. I’m…
It’s that time of year again for the 2012 Melbourne ANDA Coin Show. I will be at the Coin Club stall on Saturday the 7th of July helping out and signing the designs I have worked on. The latest released I had the pleasure of…
I’ve been busily working on my second elephant painting for the Mali in the City event “Here today…” I’ve finally finished, so I’ve updated this post with the photos I got of the process.
Four painted Malis were unveiled today in the windows of the Melbourne Myer store. I was so excited to be chosen as one of the four! My elephant will be displayed alongside the works of David Bromley, Graham Base and Mali herself for the next…
For those of you that have been following my painted elephant sculptures for Mali in the City, I’ve finally pulled together a time-lapse video of the painting process of my first elephant, Elephantasy. I’m booked in to paint my second elephant “Here today…” on the 25th of…
My two elephant submissions to the Melbourne Zoo’s Mali in the City event have been chosen by sponsors Deakin University and Vic Super and I will be painting them starting tomorrow! The Mali in the City event invites a variety of artists to paint 50 life-sized elephant sculptures which will…
Four coins of the apocalypseThe coin design and manufacturing process can take…
Painted Malis revealed at MyerFour painted Malis were unveiled today in the…
Two week Diablo III sculpture challengeThis is the reason for my late posts…Copyright © Elise Martinson 2013 All rights reserved
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