Posts Tagged ‘roses’

Sally’s piece, ‘Poor Rosa’ is made from Terracotta with under glaze and measures 470 mm x 290 mm. For a chance to win this artwork, leave a comment below, using 100 words or less, and tell us why you like it! Full details of our competition can be found at http://www.itchypod.com.au/s/rosewar


Julie’s piece, ‘The Colours of a Rose’ is pastel on watercolour paper with colourfix primer. Framed, it measures 560mm x 460mm; image size is 360mm x 260mm Julie describes ‘The Colours of a Rose’ as follows: “I am attracted to the beautiful, intricate forms and varied colours of roses. In my painting I exaggerated the […]


Sally’s piece, ‘On Guard’, is made from Copper and Glass and measures 375mm x 240mm x 85mm “One fine but cold Saturday morning in July, I headed to Woodside to meet my rivals in the ‘War of the Roses’. Finding myself a wee bit early for the encounter, I stopped at the Lions Club shed […]


Shannon’s pendant is handcrafted in sterling silver and 9ct Rose gold (no pun intended!) – Approx 37mm in diameter For a chance to win this artwork, leave a comment below, using 100 words or less, and tell us why you like it! Full details of our competition can be found at http://www.itchypod.com.au/s/rosewar


Tara’s watercolour, ‘An English Rose’,  is framed and measures 230mm x 380mm. “For my Rose I decided to paint ‘An English Rose’ as that is a name I’ve sometimes been called because of my pink cheeks (even though I’m 7th generation Australian). This English Rose has a red squirrel on her shoulder and a robin […]


Vicki’s piece is acrylic on canvas and measures 500mm x 400mm “This work is a representation, in visual prose, Of the subtle nature of a rose Inspired by a sense of refrain, Of what makes it a ‘Rose by any other name’ Is this what I would see, if I were a bee Or see […]


Natalia’s necklace, The Catherine Window, is made of wire-wrapped sterling silver and features a central gemstone with jaw dropping AAA oro verde (or green gold lemon quartz) briolette, surrounded by carved rubelite garnet leaves, faceted full drops of lapis lazuli, and teensy ‘mystic’ quartz rondelles. Joined to a generous length of chain using the deepest […]


Gordon’s piece, “Evening Rose”, is acrylic on board and measures 398mm x 300mm. Gordon describes his piece as –  “This is my rose’s last battle. Capture my beauty before I fall!” For a chance to win this artwork, leave a comment below, using 100 words or less, and tell us why you like it! Full […]


Karin’s piece, “Fragile Beauty”, is acrylic on canvas and measures 450mm x 450mm. In Karin’s words: “Take care, love can wane.” For a chance to win this artwork, leave a comment below, using 100 words or less, and tell us why you like it! Full details of our competition can be found at http://www.itchypod.com.au/s/rosewar


The below article on our ‘War of the Roses’ competition appeared in today’s ‘The Courier’, the newspaper of the Adelaide Hills! We’d like to thank Hubert and Glenys Thomas, of ‘Thomas for Roses’ in the Adelaide Hills township of Woodside, for allowing us to use their stunning rose gardens as a location for the article’s […]