Usually the final window on your chocolate advent, contained a larger chocolate, quickly to be scoffed down before breakfast. So in the same spirit, I have put up our final advent in the early hours of the morning, with a special treat. Not only does this little illustration animate, but for an added bit of fun, the first person to comment with the name of the artist wins an art print. (its easy really, its Christmas, and I am feeling generous).

Thank you to all our readers and supporters this year, have an awesome Christmas and new year. We look forward to bringing you bigger and better things in the new year.

Cheers

Jordan Clarke, a Sydney based collage artist, has kindly given us two gorgeous prints to giveaway, which are also available at her new etsy store.

To win one of these wonderful prints simply let us know what you what like to see from Forth Thread in 2010, and which print you would prefer. Email your answers and contact details to givaways@forththread.com

Winners will be notified Christmas eve.

Kareem Rizk is a Melbourne based Australian artist.  Rizk works in various mediums include collage, acrylic, oil pastel, pencil, solvent transfers and acrylic transfers as well as digital collage. The work is highly textured and often multi-layered with a nostalgic, vintage and weathered quality.

Kareem Rizk has been showcased in several galleries and published in many magazines. You can buy prints of his work from his etsy store or visit his website.

We have kindly been given a Kareem Rizk limited edition print, ‘Vandalism’, by the man himself. Which is signed and numbered. And we are giving this amazing print away to one lucky winner.

For your chance to own this limited edition print, simply send your details (name and address) to givaways@forththread.com. The winner will be notified by email next Wednesday. (14th Oct)

Happenstance Magazine is an independent Sydney-based print publication, which doesn’t forsake style for substance or substance for style. It’s all about making things happen; art, design ,music and the written word, as well as the people who create them.

What started as a bit of fun, has eventuated into an awesome independent magazine.

Happenstance recently launched their first issue, including stories on Sydney’s Independent galleries, bikes and a glimpse into the bedroom of Sydney artist James Jirat Patradoon.

It is a limited edition publication, with each issue individually numbered. And our friend Aaron, art director of Happenstance  has given us 5 copies to give away to 5 lucky winners.

To enter simply send your details (name and address) to givaways@forththread.com. The 5 winners will be notified by email next Friday. (18th Sept)