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\u201cThere\u2019s more physical labour in it,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve got to put more thought and effort into it, and slow down a bit.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the ghosts are special, because there\u2019s a lot of hard work that has gone into them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lineker said it\u2019s not always easy for artists to find other creatives that they gel with stylistically, but partnering with Pilven, a peer and a friend, has been easy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to collaborate with someone but there\u2019s just not that many opportunities in Ballarat to do that where you match up with someone really well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I\u2019m always sending Ruby ideas, and she\u2019s sending me ideas. We\u2019re always bouncing stuff off each other, so this project has been really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pilven said Lineker brings concepts to the table that she would never come up with otherwise.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has unusual and fresh ideas, which in clay, I wouldn\u2019t normally think of doing,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m a teacher as well, so it\u2019s nice to help someone bring their ideas to life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lineker and Pilven recently produced a batch of 18 Ghost b\u00e9b\u00e9s which were almost a sell-out at Sydney\u2019s Affordable Art Fair.<\/p>\n
The pair are now producing their next batch and are looking towards more projects together.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope it\u2019s a friendship-long collaboration of us making things into the future,\u201d Pilven said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WHEN abstract artist Tomas Lineker first began selling his work in recent years, his first customer was ceramicist Ruby Pilven. \u201cI ended up doing a joint exhibition with her at her pottery studio, and we became friends,\u201d Lineker said. As the man behind a series of brightly coloured ghost paintings created with acrylic and spray […]<\/p>\n