Thinking Queenstown
general, my art - Comments Off - Posted on August, 1 at 12:43 pm
Finally this weekend I had a little time to do some more work on my prints for the Osmosis Exhibition that is coming up in October. I have two started, and stalled for various reasons, and so it was back to the dye pot to prepare for a third – which is the kind of mad way I operate! So the acacias are in full boom and large handful went into the pot with some juvenile eucalyptus leaves and some dead myrtle leaves in between each piece of paper. The result after about an hour of simmering with the paper tube sticking out of the pot and then soaking for 48 hours was quite exciting. Which is what I need to move forward with the printmaking side of things! Pity the wonderful markings will be mostly covered by the printed layers… but I know its there!
Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize
exhibitions, my art, printmakers, prints - 2 Comments » - Posted on July, 17 at 7:12 am
Flower Spike, etching and lithograph, unique state, 2010
The winners for the Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize have been announced! The winner in the Works on Paper category is fellow Tasmanian Kaye Green and it is a well deserved win too! Her beautiful lithographs are a culmination of many years of dedication to this traditional practice and with her recent experience at the Tamarind Institute enabled her to produce works that have been brewing in the artists thoughts.
The overall winner is Flood Stones by Nikki Main from the ACT. It was good to see sculpture take out the top prize! I am very pleased to be a finalist in such a wonderful award with Flower Spike and you can see the fabulous selection of work on paper the finalist page.
The exhibtion of work in the competition is on at the South Australian Museum in the Special Exhibition Gallery for about 7 weeks from mid July.
Ceramic journey
ceramics, my art - 2 Comments » - Posted on July, 15 at 12:27 pm
I’m still trying to work out my ceramic journey – perhaps the joy is in the experience of the journey as much as the sense of finding ‘the’ path? Anyway, after my recent visit to Queensland where I saw a fabulous slab platter I decided that I really needed to experiment with this form. Big thick slab, seeming to float in defiance of their weight and size…. mmmmm….. This beautiful showy glaze covers a lino cut embossed into teh clay forming a rippled surface which is just affecting the glaze and not really visible in the photograph. Its about catching the right light. So this is a path that I am joyously skipping along at the moment, anticipating curves and corners up ahead.
