April has flown by. It has been a busy month but not a lot to show for it in
terms of artwork. I framed some works for the Albury Wodonga Branch of the
Embroiderers Guild Victoria (including West Wind -shown above) and help set up
the creative stitch and play group table. It was a wonderful event that showcsae
a multitude of embroidered textiles. And I am facilitating a
collage workshop
at GIGS ARtists Studios in a fortnightr
My focus this coming month is to complete some small collaged and stitched
booklets for an exhibition with RE-Create Collective. There has been a lot of
behind the scenes work and we have an exhibition coming up and it will be on
show in two venues. I am very happy to be able to tell you all that POLES APART
will be opening in Creators Artspace Gallery on Gateway Island in Albury Wodonga
on 5 July 2023 and then be travel to HR Gallop Gallery, Charles Sturt University
Campus, Wagga Wagga in August. It features work done by Jnnie Munday and myself
in residencies in October last year and the Collective and invited artists'
responses to our
blog. My
works respond to the sandstone walls that surrounded me in Oatlands Tasmania
where I undertook my
residency. More details about the exhibition in my next post.
I’ve also been looking to the future and done a heap of brainstorming for both
continuing and new projects. It’s very satisfying to get the thoughts out of my
head and into some semblance of order on a piece of butcher’s paper. (You know,
those large sheets of white paper used to wrap (or once were) product in). The
beauty of butcher’s paper is that its cheap. I can scribble, jot, mind map or
list to my heart’s content and feel that nothing is fixed: ideas can still
move,be fluid and grow according to what is happening in my life. This coming
month is full. I’m running a collage workshop in a fortnight, need to be in
Sydney for a couple of days, and have my usual meetups with art and craft
friends and groups. And of course, working on those booklets.
