Kim Michelle Toft will have the space in Shop 8 to help launch her 12^th environmental new children’s book… ‘THE GLAD NOT SAD BOOK’

Kim will have her exhibition from Monday 15^th to Saturday 27^th July.

Silk illustrations, from the book, will be exhibited and for sale plus the book and other items of Kim’s.

ARTISTS PROFILE - Kim Michelle Toft

Being An Artist I pondered on what I would write in 200 words or less about what it is to be an artist. The definition in the dictionary is …

‘Artist is a person who creates art (such as painting, sculpture, music or writing) using conscious skill and creative imagination.’ I have been a practising artist for over 40 years, and it has taken me through many different phases; teacher, graphic designer, silk painter, illustrator, author, and publisher. I do all 5 when I create my environmental children’s books, which is my main focus now.

The Glad Not Sad Book (to be released this in August). Each illustration is hand painted on to silk and may require up to 3 weeks to complete.

I look back on my artistic journey and I feel blessed I still love creating and I am still able to make a living as an ‘artist’ in rural Australia. It has taken a lot of practice, patience, persistence and above all passion. Passion for the things you do in your daily life is the secret to a happy life. I can’t imagine doing anything else!

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