Tick Tock Tick Tock What’s Up Croc? offificially went into schools from April 1st with ASO.

It is also available from all good book stores or order online www.kimtoft.com.au

silks at the launch

It was so exciting seeing all the original silks from Tick Tock Tick Tock What’s Up Croc? on exhibition together at the NT Library. Leonie Norrington officially launched the exhibiton and a live baby crocodile came for a visit too.
The exhibiton will run until may 13th 2011

book signing at launch

Itinerary for 2011 School Visits and Exhibitions

Award winning author and illustrator Kim Michelle Toft will be touring Australia in 2011

If you would like to book Kim please contact:
Helen Bain 07 33976506
helen@speakers-ink.com.au
or Kim Toft 0431429092
info@kimtoft.com.au

FEBRUARY 2011

• Wednesday 9th February to Sunday 6th March
  Solo Exhibition Travelling North
  at Northern Rivers Community Gallery, Ballina NSW

MARCH 2011

• Wednesday 2nd March and Thursday 3rd March
  Schools welcome to book in for one hour workshops at the exhibition
  at Northern Rivers Community Gallery, Ballina NSW
  Enquiries 02 6681 6167
• Thursday 24th March to Friday 13th May
  Book Launch and Exhibition for the new book Tick Tock Tick Tock Whats Up Croc?
  at The Northern Territory  Library, Darwin NT
• Monday 28th March to Friday 1st April
  Schools welcome to book in for one hour workshops at the exhibition at The Northern Territory Library, Darwin NT in conjunction with Crocosaurus Cove, Darwin
  Enquires 0431 429 092 email info@kimtoft.com.au

MAY 2011

• Monday 2nd May to Friday 13th May
  Schools welcome to book in for one hour workshops at the exhibition at The Northern Territory Library, Darwin NT.
  Enquires 0431 429 092 email info@kimtoft.com.au
• Monday 30th May
  Yeronga State School, Brisbane Qld

AUGUST 2011

• Wednesday 3rd August
  St Augustine’s College, Springfield QLD
• Monday 8st August to Friday 19th August
  Fremantle Children’s Literature Centre, Fremantle WA.
  Enquiries:  freocic@iinet.net.au  Phone:  (08)94306869
• Thursday 10th August
  Varsity College, Varsity Lakes QLD
• Wednesday 24th August
  St Agatha’s Primary School, Clayfield, Brisbane QLD
• Thursday 25thAugust  and Friday 26th August
  Guardian Angels Primary School, Wynnum, Brisbane QLD
• Monday 29th August to Friday 2nd September
  Belmont State School, Brisbane QLD

SEPTEMBER 2011

• Thursday 1st September to Friday 2nd September
  Belmont State School, Brisbane QLD

Click here for School Orders.

National Exhibition and Launch

Tick Tock Tick Tock What’s Up Croc?

Tick Tock Tick Tock What’s Up Croc? is about a day in the life of a salt water crocodile.
24th March 2011 - The Northern Territory Library, Darwin NT.
All the illustrations from the book will also be on exhibition.

book signing at NT Libaray

I will also be running school tour groups all enquiries to Kim Toft info@kimtoft.com.au

A croc hatchling visits the launch

ITINERARY of SCHOOL VISITS and WORKSHOPS 2010

Award winning author and illustrator Kim Michelle Toft will be touring the Northern Territory throughout term 2 and rural QLD in term 3.

Timetables below outline where Kim will be throughout the term.

If you would like to book Kim please contact Helen Bain 07 3397 6506 helen@speakers-ink.com.au

or Kim Toft 02 66814241 info@kimtoft.com.au

Term 2 – Northern Territory

• 19th April to 27th May – Kim will be in Darwin and is happy to visit all regional schools as well as schools in Darwin

Term 3 – Rural QLD
JULY

• July 12 -16 – Sunshine Coast/Gympie/Maryborough region
• July 19 – 23 – Bundaberg/Hervey Bay/ Gladstone
• July 26 -30 – Rockhampton region

AUGUST

• 2 – 20 – Mackay/ Proserpine/Bowen
• August 23 – September 3 – Ayr/ Townsville/ Charters Towers/Ingham

SEPTEMBER

• September 6 – 17 -Cairns/Port Douglas north to Thursday Island

Click here for School Orders

Due to the great success I had with my gallery , I was unable to paint the illustrations for my books. I had to delay the release for my new book twice . I had to make a decision between keeping the gallery open and doing my children’s books and there was no contest, my books are the most important component of my work.

As from the end of January 2010 ,Sea Silks Gallery will be closed and I can be contacted at my studio at home where I will be busy painting crocodiles for my next book,The Last of the Mighty Dinosaurs. My mobile phone number is 0431429092.

The next silk painting workshops will be held on the following dates:

Saturday April 30th

12 noon -4pm

At my studio at home
Lennox Head NSW 2478

Please phone me if you are interested in doing the workshop-
04314 29092

at work on silk

School Visits

There are three options for School Workshops. You can have a combination of
options on each day with a maximum of three sessions, except Option 3 *see note.

Option 1 DEMONSTRATION AND BOOK ACTIVITIES

Suitable: K- Year 7

Double Class Size: (approximately 60 children)

Duration: 1 hour session. Maximum of 3 x 1 hour sessions per day.

Content:

I do a series of 5 – 10 minute activities around each book, including;
drama, reciting, quick question/answer re: environment, and story reading. I
bring ½ dozen original silk paintings/illustrations with me.

I also demonstrate how silk painting is done by painting one fish per group
of students. The school has the option to buy this original 70 x 90 cm silk
for cost price; $150 + GST.

Each child receives a bookmark at the end of the session.

Cost: $500 + GST. Travel costs may apply.

Option 2 ONE BIG COLLABORATIVE PAINTING

Suitable: Years 5-7

One Class Size: (approximately 30 children)

Children are divided into three groups of 10. I provide a creative writing/illustration
activity with the two groups that are not directly painting on the silk. Each
group rotates each ½ hour.

Duration: 1½ hour session

Content: The children work on one piece of silk approx 1.5m x 1m, which the
school keeps. As outlined above, each group of 30 is divided into 3 groups and
teachers work with the other two groups with a creative writing activity, while
one group works with me on the silk.

Cost:

- $500 + GST

- Plus $150 for materials (silk, dyes and gutta)

- Travel costs may apply

Option 3 INDIVIDUAL PAINTING

Suitable: Years 5, 6 & 7 only

Class Size: Maximum 12 students

Duration: 2½ hours* if this session is chosen I can only do one of these
sessions plus one x Option 1.

Content: Each student produces their own individual painting, (approximately
45cm squared) which they get to keep

Cost:

- $500 + GST

- Plus $150 for materials (silk, dyes and gutta)

- Travel costs may apply

For queries and availability

Contact Kim Toft on 6681 3993 after 10.30am

info@kimtoft.com.au

Books for Sale

If you would like to order any of my books and get them personally signed see
below:-

PRIVATE WORKSHOPS

Time: 12 noon – 4pm

Duration: 3 ½ – 4 hours

Where:

To be advised

When:

Once a month – July’s  workshop Saturday 11 July

Size:

Maximum 6 people

Cost:

$120 all materials provided

Outline:

During the afternoon you work on your own silk painting (approx 45cm square)

By the end of the 4 hours you have a finished silk painting, which you keep.

To enquire or make a booking call:

Sea Silks Gallery 02 6681 3993 after 10.30 daily except Tuesday and Sunday

Or email – info@kimtoft.com.au

Below is a list of the Itinerary of Schools and Festivals visited by Kim Michelle Toft in 2009. The list will be updated as more detail comes to hand.

MAY

• May 18-21WriteFest – Bundaberg Schools, Qld
• May 25-28   Books North Fest, Townsville Schools, Qld

JUNE

• June 1-2   Townsville Schools, Qld
• June 4   Beechmont State School, Qld

JULY

• July 14-17   Voices on the Coast, Mooloolabah, Qld
• July 21-22   Fairholm College Toowoomba, Qld

AUGUST

• Aug 3-4   Grand Avenue State School, Brisbane, Qld
• Aug 6   Brisbane Central State School, Brisbane, Qld
• Aug 12 – 13   Marlborough School, Rockhampton, Qld
• Aug 19   Pottsville Beach Public School, Pottsville, NSW
• Aug 24   St Joseph’s Public School, Glen Innes, NSW
• Aug 25   St Peter’s Catholic Primary School, Rochdale, Qld
• Aug 26   John Paul College, Daisy Hill, Qld

SEPTEMBER

• Sept 3-4   Ipswich Literature Festival, Qld
• Sept 10   Loganholm State School, Qld

OCTOBER

• Oct 21-29   Kim will be in Victoria
• Oct 27   Trafalgar Primary, Vic
• Oct 28   Wellers Hill State School, Vic

To all the wonderful children and staff at all the schools I visited this year , I would like to thank you for making me feel so welcome and lets keep working together to save our beautiful natural environment.

See you in 2009.

Kind Regards

Kim Michelle Toft