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Striving for Sustainability & Ethics in Art, Design & Lifestyle

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After almost 3 years living and working in New Zealand, Racheblue returned home to London in March 2008. Her work reflects both of these very distinctive places and is heavily influenced by the diverse and lush New Zealand landscapes, flora & beaches as well as the more cosmopolitan characters and the vibrant mix of new and old in the cityscapes of the UK.

Working with acrylic & mixed media on canvas Racheblue takes inspiration from the vibrant colours and unique environment that define New Zealand and the familiar yet constantly morphing historical culture of the UK and London in particular.

In addition to painting, the artist creates digital images from her original drawings, paintings & photographs using digital software to experiment & translate ideas into deep, multi-layered images. Demonstrating a fascination with the mythical, Racheblue draws on a vivid imagination and an ability to see beneath the surface in order to transform the ordinary into an enchanting fairy tale.

Stories - an ongoing investigation into how we remember the past and how we then portray those memories, mixed with nostalgia and desire, both to ourselves and to others

Ethics and Environmental Sustainability - a personal and social critique of how our consumer culture is evolving due to increasing interest in ethics and environmental challenges.

ArTea Party is part of the latter creative theme and aims to combine local art promotion and sales with charitable fundraising for causes deemed important to the artists involved as well as raising public awareness of eco and ethical choices such as fairtrade and organic consumerism. The first ArTea Party was held in Auckland June 2007 . Visit the website for more details http://arteaparty.blogspot.com/

Racheblue combines her artistic endeavours with research and writing on her weblogs - Ecomonkey & bluAngelAlmanac and for RecyclingCDs. Ethical & sustainable design, fashion, beauty, food and recycling are key topics under discussion
http://ecomonkey.blogspot.com/
http://bluangeldesigns.com/al...manac.html
http://blog.recyclingcds.com/