Why you fear calling yourself an artist, much less a professional artist.

Why you fear calling yourself an artist, much less a professional artist.

Here’s a technique you can use next time you’re creating an image in Photoshop that has a lot of sky or is otherwise has bright areas in the background.

Here’s a technique you can use next time you’re creating an image in Photoshop that has a lot of sky or is otherwise has bright areas in the background.

A brief respite from the terror of dying*

A brief respite from the terror of dying*

Golden Bay artist and TLC Diploma of Art and Creativity (Advanced) graduate, Oli Gedye, creates tactile three-dimensional sculptures and kinetic sculptures that combine music and art.

Golden Bay artist and TLC Diploma of Art and Creativity (Advanced) graduate, Oli Gedye, creates tactile three-dimensional sculptures and kinetic sculptures that combine music and art.

“One term is too short. I’m just scratching the surface.”

“One term is too short. I’m just scratching the surface.”

Professional artists sign their artwork. Reasons why you should too.

Professional artists sign their artwork. Reasons why you should too.

TLC graduate Ben Smith creates wearable sculptures and contemporary pieces of jewellery. He repurposes old and found items, transforming the pretty ordinary into the extraordinarily pretty and deeply thought provoking.

TLC graduate Ben Smith creates wearable sculptures and contemporary pieces of jewellery. He repurposes old and found items, transforming the pretty ordinary into the extraordinarily pretty and deeply thought provoking.

We hope you will enjoy watching the highlights of The Learning Connexion's 2016 graduation ceremony, including wonderful speeches by Dan Wilkinson, Hanne Eriksen Mapp and Jonathan Milne.

We hope you will enjoy watching the highlights of The Learning Connexion's 2016 graduation ceremony, including wonderful speeches by Dan Wilkinson, Hanne Eriksen Mapp and Jonathan Milne.

Develop the habits of creativity. Learn how to unlock and explore the often dark, hidden basement and inner crevices of the mind.

Develop the habits of creativity. Learn how to unlock and explore the often dark, hidden basement and inner crevices of the mind.

Want to make your artwork stand out from the crowd?

A good picture is worth a thousand words and if you sell a piece it may be your only record!

Follow these simple tips the next time you photograph your artwork,

Want to make your artwork stand out from the crowd?

A good picture is worth a thousand words and if you sell a piece it may be your only record!

Follow these simple tips the next time you photograph your artwork,