Download Pdf here

This Christmas season, Sketa Oz Design officially released the Soselina luxury paper and gift line alongside, the unexpected release of designer wallpaper.

​Stage 1 of the Sketa Oz Collection – designer cards - first became available to the public and stores worldwide for both retail and store stock purchase in late 2017, after a difficult design period.

​Sketa Oz Design hoped, “part one of the collection would form the base of something much greater”, as more artistic works were slated to accompany part one, over the coming months.

Well, true to Sketa Oz form - Stage 2 of the collection has done just that - with intricately drawn, black pen and ink drawings for the designer wine and gift bag line, as well as the production a luxurious selection of watercolour paintings that have been manipulated entirely for the sole purpose of Xmas wrapping paper – all products entirely printed in Australia, by the caring hands of Greenridge Press.

To complement the luxury, Soselina paper line, we will also be privileged to enhance our personal home spaces with the very first design, for a velvety selection of wallpaper, which has been co-produced by Australia’s international luxury wallpaper and fabric company – Milton & King.

Designs for Soselina, began back in February 2019, and although print and publishing tests were conducted in various South-East Asian printing houses, none managed to acquire the contract, due to the exorbitant freight charges and high quantity stipulations. “We just couldn’t do it, it just wasn’t feasible…and there were concerns of design piracy.”


Given the Sketa Oz Group functions almost entirely without funding. This means, “we take longer to bring things to market and find it difficult getting the word out. It really is a labour of love as the products are entirely handcrafted – from design, folding each and every bag, to the drawing and painting of wallpaper. I hope it will eventually fruit,” stated Selina Kucks - Founder and CEO of the Sketa Oz Group Pty Limited.

“The CoVid economic climate, has prescribed that our manufacturing base needs to remain in Australian for the foreseeable future, regardless.” Ms Kucks believes CoVid has done them a favour, as it is the perfect opportunity to produce products that would otherwise be entirely printed in Asia. It will develop a new, employment base and redefine our country’s image as not just a tourist destination. She insists home-soil production will give Australia’s non-existent manufacturing base an opportunity to grow and evolve in totally foreign territory, “…and that’s not such a bad thing.”

Part 1 Recap
Card creations originate from watercolour works, highlighted by underlying pen and ink drawings. Original works are created on 300gsm water colour paper and illustrator board.

The works are then printed on quality, recyclable Australian cardstock, which is then hand-folded; placed together with hand-crafted envelopes, card slips and seals inside a recyclable, resealable cello bag for clean, product protection.

Sketa Oz Design stated, “All envelopes and card slips are handcrafted one-by-one, from cut to fold – created from heavy FSC paper to encourage due care of our forest and responsible paper selection in the purchase & production of paper goods”.

The Soselina and Sketa Oz Collection can be viewed at: http://www.sketaoz.com/design

Interested stores and business houses wishing to stock the handcrafted, designer line can contactus@sketaoz.com or head over to www.sketaoz.com and talk to someone on the design team.

-END---

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Publicity Dept.
contactus@sketaoz.com
www.sketaoz.com
​

Click below to download the release and accompanying PR Photos

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
SKETA OZ CEO – SELINA KUCKS FACES NEW LITERARY CHALLENGE
 
BRISBANE, April 29, 2018 - Selina Kucks a.k.a. Sketa - Australian author, entrepreneur and CEO of Sketa Oz Group Pty Limited takes on a new literary role as: Publicity Officer for the upcoming national, political group – The Arts Party.
 
As part of a strong team of eleven, newly elected individuals, the AGM of April 16, 2018 saw Barry Keldoulis, PJ Collins and Pamela Aiken assume the positions: Leader, Secretary and Treasurer, respectively.
 
Arts Party founder PJ Collins stated, “set up and planning have already commenced, with the first committee meeting scheduled for next week,” following the AGM.
 
Founded in October 2013, by Sydney-based artists, PJ Collins and Nicholas Gledhill and registered by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) on August 6th, 2014 – the Arts Party owes its existence to a well, managed crowd-funding campaign.
By 2016, the Arts Party had again crowd-funded for their next development stage; sourced seven new candidates for the House of Representatives and thirteen senate candidates to represent the party in the 2016 federal election.
1.5 million Preference votes, between 1~6 were received and The Arts Party ranked 26th among 56 parties in the first preference Senate results.  Of the 7 lower house candidates, two came 4th in their seats, after Labor, Liberal and the Greens - view full results here.
                              
The new team to lead the Arts Party for 2018-2019 include:

• Leader – Barry Keldoulis
• Secretary – PJ Collins
• Treasurer – Pamela Aitken
• Policy Officer – Carol-Anne Croker
• Publicity Officer – Selina Kucks
• Technical Officer – Steve Doig
• Victorian Committee Contact – Malcolm Thomson
• Social Media Lead – Dan Craig
• Ordinary Member – Sue Davidson
• Social Media Officer – Kylie Macey
• Social Media Officer – Emily Winter

 
“The Arts Party hopes to gain traction in the upcoming, 2018 NSW elections and has aspirations of making a huge impact on Australia’s political system,” Ms. Kucks stated. “The Arts Party is globally the first of its kind and this political movement has already made inroads into the UK, Scotland and Ireland. 
 
I believe the group could set the arts community on fire – spurring great collaboration, support, and ideation for growing the arts basin here in Australia.  It’s paramount that we get behind this newly, established political party which represents the entire Arts community.
 
We now have a voice and a podium upon which to stand and be heard; promoting the arts at home and abroad; voicing the importance of continuing arts education in learning institutions; and striving for arts funding to be more forthcoming for our nation.
 
There are so many areas of the arts that require assistance, promotion and sustenance - the Arts Party can help establish and maintain appropriate standards of conduct...fill the voids. 
 
Upholding belief, enjoyment, and support for the arts is not a new concept – it has been around for centuries – it is how every living being on the planet enjoys themselves; how one spends one’s spare time.  In fact, although the arts and crafts industry couldn’t be more engaged than ever before – it receives less and less funding; which is ironical given our population’s constant obsession with all facets of it – be that gaming, film, television etc.  This arts industry is huge and services Australia, actually services the world in a very big way.  It’s high time the industry was thought of and taken care of with equal fondness.”

About Arts Party (Australia)
The Arts Party (Australia) is a progressive, national, political party whose primary being for existence is to: represent ‘the arts’ and all it embodies; to be the voice for practitioners, lovers, supporters and educators of ‘the arts’ within the political arena and to represent the voice of change in: breaking down all forms of societal barriers; putting forward national policies that foster artistic growth at home and abroad; expanding the arts export basin and delivering sufficient arts funding to assist educational institutions to continue offering democratic rights of access to the arts.
 
Follow the news about the party at @TheArtsParty
 
About Sketa Oz Group Pty Limited
The Sketa Oz Group – is a multi-level, branded business group that engages in: The Arts, Design, Publishing, Education, Health and Wellness. Our Mission is to become the best version of 'us' - through becoming a leading producer and disseminator of information and entertainment that is creative, innovative, unique, artistic and educational.Follow Sketa Oz News or tweets @SketaOz
 
About the Arts Party
The Arts Party is an international political movement, inspired by the importance of the Arts and creative action, with parties currently registered in Australia, England, Scotland and Wales. The Arts Party is committed to introducing arts thinking into politics and promoting creative, scientific and evidence-based ideas that improve the lives of as many people as possible.

Media Contacts
Additional information can be sourced from:
Sketa Oz Group Pty Limited
W: www.sketaoz.com
E: contactus@sketaoz.com
 
 View PDF of Media Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Publicity Dept.
contactus@elk-publishing.com
www.elk-publishing.com

LAUNCH – SKETA OZ DESIGN COLLECTION

In conjunction with ELK Publishing, Sketa Oz Design has officially released the first part of their designer stationery collection, Monday 1st May, 2017.

The Sketa Oz Collection which is now available to the public and stores worldwide for purchase and store stock, respectively; marks a two year, difficult design period. Sketa Oz Design hopes “part one of the collection will form the base of something much greater”, as more works are planned to accompany part one, over the coming months.

Card creations originate from watercolour works, highlighted by underlying pen and ink drawings. Original works are created on 300gsm water colour paper and illustrator board.

The works are then printed on quality, recyclable Australian cardstock, which is then handfolded; placed together with hand-crafted envelopes, card slips and seals inside a recyclable, resealable cello bag for clean, product protection.

Sketa Oz Design stated, “All envelopes and card slips are handcrafted one-by-one, from cut to fold – created from heavy FSC paper to encourage due care of our forest and responsible paper selection in the purchase & production of paper goods”.

The Sketa Oz Collection can be viewed at: http://www.sketaoz.com/collection.html

Interested stores and business houses wishing to stock the designer collection can contactus@elk-publishing.com or head over to www.sketaoz.com and talk to someone on the design team.

ELK Publishing is a member of the Australian Publishers Association and prides itself in quality book and paper goods production.

---END---

View PDF of Media Release

Read the Press Release article below.