Here is glass artisan Veronique Kemeny's gorgeous boudoir-style SEAT. Each facet of her artwork is hand-made, from the exquisite glass buttons pinned to a velveteen cushion, right down to the most adorable knitted suspenders on each of SEAT’s four legs. Veronique explained that her inspiration for her SEAT was, above all, to create “something fun, cute and a little bit cheeky”, but she achieved … [Read more...]
Isobel’s SEAT
"I wished that the cherry blossoms would bloom, and the next day, they just bloomed! They had never bloomed before so I was amazed at my 'magic'." Isobel - Age 9 - Acrylic Paint … [Read more...]
A small bamboo stool, children discovering the value of themselves, humanity and social change.
On Sunday 21st October, Kids in Philanthropy which is a newly formed sub-fund of the Sydney Community Foundation held a S.E.A.T Project workshop, facilitated by Melanie Greblo. Kids In Philanthropy aims to raise awareness in children, from more advantaged backgrounds, of the poverty and need in disadvantaged Sydney communities. As you can see the kids had a great time building and decorating their … [Read more...]
Kids in Philanthropy use SEAT to help kids understand how to make a difference
Kids In Philanthropy held a workshop with 13 families today where the children all got to build and decorate SEAT from the S.E.A.T Project. Kids In Philanthropy aims to raise awareness in children, from more advantaged backgrounds, of the poverty and need in disadvantaged Sydney communities. The ultimate aim is to bridge the increasing divide between the children who ‘have’ and who ‘have not’ and … [Read more...]
ART AND ABOUT
In 2012, The S.E.A.T. Project was invited to take part in the Out of the box segment of Art & About Sydney. This took the form of an exhibition featuring SEAT artworks from the kids at Bondi Public School and St Charles School at Waverley, as well as some beautifully customised SEATs from local artists Veronique Kemeny, Manuela Strano and Georgia Kite. Take a look at some of the beautiful … [Read more...]