Monday, July 26, 2021

Jenny Manning InterWoven 5


9 July - 15 August 2021
Jenny Manning, Lidded Basket, 2018
410mm height x 420mm width x 410mm depth
Inspired by African/Islamic and Pre Columbian basket patterns And Pre Columbian basket patterns and Pre Columbian basket patterns
Jenny Manning, Open Basket 2019
160mm height x 350mm width x 350mm depth
Inspired by African/Islamic and Pre Columbian basket patterns And Pre Columbian basket patterns and Pre Columbian basket pattern
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Jenny Manning Beaded Basket 2020
300mm height x 450mm width x 450mm depth
Inspired by African/Islamic and Pre Columbian basket patterns And Pre Columbian basket patterns and Pre Columbian basket patterns 



Saturday, May 22, 2021

Craft ACT Residency with Namadgi National Park and Geoscience Australia.

Namadgi National Park. Photo Valerie Kirk 

Namadgi National Park. Photo Valerie Kirk 


Valerie Kirk, Photo Harriet Schwartzrock


Artwork by Valerie Kirk, photo Valerie Kirk 

Valerie Kirk

During the 3 week residency period at Namadgi National Park I stayed at Gudgenby Ready Cut cottage in the south of the park with fellow Artist in Residence, Harriet Shwartzrock. My project was to focus on the rocks and plants to think about time, impermanence, living in the present and being mindful of the past and future.

Looking at the rock outcrops and giant tors, which are a significant geological feature in the landscape, I was in awe of the solid forms and their history through millions of years past. Although often large and formidable in weight, they have been changed over time by the elements – rain, frost, fire and floods. I also looked at the plants as I walked noticing their forms and stage of going to seed in autumn and thought about how later this year they will flower again, a short cycle of growth and renewal.

During the residency I studied the granite rocks and plants, documenting the impact of fires, rain and climate change through expressive drawing and weaving “en plein air”. Aspects I  considered are: micro/macro, broad scale and focussed viewpoint, gesture, mark and texture.  How to evoke concepts of time, change, urgency, devastation, impact and generate future forward thinking – renewal, care, paying attention to Earth? Further development of experimental and creative work will allow me to reflect on ideas and generate a new resolved body of work for exhibition at Craft ACT in 2022.

Valarie Kirk




Sunday, May 16, 2021

Crocosmia Seed Pod

The beautiful structure of the Crocosmia seed pod found and photographed by Fiona Bowring Greer.


Crocosmia seed Pod, Photo courtesy Fiona Bowring Greer 

Crocosmia seed Pod, Photo courtesy Fiona Bowring Greer 

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Valerie Kirk Geoscience Australia and Namadgi National Park Residency

Valerie Kirk and Harriet Schwarzrock in Geoscience Australia bulk storage, image @_5foot
 
 Fossil at Geoscience Australiaimage  @_5foot

Rock Collection at Geoscience Australia, image  @_5foot


Valerie Kirk, drawing at Geoscience Australia,  image @_5foot


Valerie Kirk 

Craft ACT Residency at Geoscience Australia and Namadgi National Park.

Rocks, fossils, plants – understanding deep history and protecting land for the future.

The residency is a unique opportunity to research, understand and respond to climate change/environmental issues and contributing factors. It allows me to deeply engage with the Geoscience Australia collection and the physical environment of Namadgi National Park through my specific interests.

Rocks and plant fossils fascinate me because they evoke a deep sense of time, show changing climates and evolution of the surface of the Earth. They appear solid and mark endurance.

Australia’s botanical heritage, as witnessed in the fossil record, and contemporary diversity of plants gives me a connection to place and appreciation of each moment from seed, to flower then withering. The cycle continues for posterity.

My project  focuses on these elements and associated issues.

Part 1 of the residency – 9 days at Geoscience Australia, March 2021

Part 2 of the residency – 3 weeks at Namadgi National Park, April May 2021

@_5foot Photography 

Craft ACT 

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Karyn Fearnside House of Cards Car

Karyn is one of the participating artist in reNEWal at Altenburg & Co Gallery 

Karyn Fearnside House of Cards 2021

Karyn Fearnside House of Cards 2021


Karyn Fearnside

House of Cards

 2021 

42cm x 38 cm x 14cm

Hahnemuhle paper, black fineliner, tissue paper, glue and water


Monday, March 8, 2021

Gail Nichols Black Lace Horizon

Gail is one of the participating artist in reNEWal at Altenburg & Co Gallery 


Gail Nichols Black Lace Horizon, 2020


Gail Nichols

Black Lace Horizon

2020

Free motion machine embroidery on Khadi paper and recycled fabric

38 x 28 x 6 cm 

Image courtesy of the artist



Tuesday, March 2, 2021

reNEWal Exhibition


reNEWal 

Networks Australia 

12th March - 17th April 2021

Monday - Friday 10am-4pm

Altenburg & Co galley Braidwood NSW 

Altenburg & Co Gallery 


Katherine White Bud 2021


Cheryl Jobsz Bower of Loss and Hope 2021


Liz Perry Forest Drawing 2021

Gail Nichols Black Lace Horizon 2021


Exhibiting Artists 

Bev Moxon Gathering Moss


Bev is one of the participating artist in reNEWal at Altenburg & Co Gallery 

Bev Moxon Gathering Moss 2020-21  

Bev Moxon Gathering Moss 2020-21  


Bev Moxon Gathering Moss 2020-21

Bev Moxon

Gathering Moss (series 1)     2020-2021

Height 12cm  width 15cm  depth 35cm

Eucalyptus dyed cloth, embroidery cottons, wool and waxed threads, Wisteria vine

Image courtesy of the artist


Friday, January 29, 2021

Sue Wood : In Place

 

Sue Wood, Age-Old Country (detail), 2021. Acrylic on canvas. Image courtesy James T Farley.


Sue Wood - In Place

5 February - 14 February 2021

Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery

Artist Statement

In Place invites visitors to experience some of the many ways we interact with the landscape: looking at it, immersing ourselves in it, and trying to impose order on it. The paintings, drawings and books in the exhibition respond to the landscapes of the Riverina, where Sue Wood lives and works and Central Australia, which she has visited many times.

Sue Wood Instagram



Small Works Art Prize : Deborah Faeyrglenn

 

Deborah Faeyrglenn, Burnt Sisters 2019-20, 10cm, 20cm, 35cm diameter, found tableware, graphite, embroidery thread and mirror board



Deborah Faeyrglenn, Burnt Sisters 2019-20, 10cm, 20cm, 35cm diameter, found tableware, graphite, embroidery thread and mirror board


Deborah Faeyrglenn, Burnt Sisters 2019-20, 10cm, 20cm, 35cm diameter, found tableware, graphite, embroidery thread and mirror board


Deborah Faeyrglenn, Burnt Sisters 2019-20, 10cm, 20cm, 35cm diameter, found tableware, graphite, embroidery thread and mirror board




Artist Statement: Deborah Faeyrglenn

These small works continue my interest in forests and in particular the impact of catastrophic bushfires and how trees survive. Stitching, drawing, and found materials are ongoing elements in my arts practice. In these works, I have rescued discarded tableware, cut away damaged/stained areas, stitched a network of underground tree roots and drawn the burnt forests. The mirrored background and tableware are metaphors for human inter-connection with forests.


Brunswick Street Gallery 

Small Works Art Prize : Rozalie Sherwood


Rozalie Sherwood, Dancing with Demons 2019,  linen, ink, thread, banknote, paper (from article in French on democracy), acrylic sheet.


Rozalie Sherwood, Dancing with Demons 2019,  linen, ink, thread, banknote, paper (from article in French on democracy), acrylic sheet.

Rozalie Sherwood, Dancing with Demons 2019,  linen, ink, thread, banknote, paper (from article in French on democracy), acrylic sheet.

Rozalie Sherwood, Dancing with Demons 2019,  linen, ink, thread, banknote, paper (from article in French on democracy), acrylic sheet.


Winner of the Clifroy Prize: Rozalie Sherwood

Brunswick Street Gallery 


Artist Statement 

This work came from time spent in DRC (Congo) in 2019 - a country disrupted by war, poverty, corruption and tribalism.


Passing the street vendors who sold simcards and internet access, I saw the huge piles of cash most had sitting on tables in front of them. I found it disturbing to see all that cash and to know that most people can afford only one meal each day. (1 Congolese Franc equals 0.00089 AUD; around 3000 Francs will buy a beer or a litre of milk.)


https://www.instagram.com/rozalie.sherwood/ 

 


Growth Rings : Ann McMahon


Ann McMahon, Growth Rings 2021



Ann McMahon, Growth Rings (detail) 2021


Growth Rings : Ann McMahon 

Spiral Gallery 

5 February - 3 March 2021

Ann McMahon is drawn to the tactile, aesthetic & narrative qualities of textiles, a fascination she pursued during studies in the ANU School of Art Textiles Workshop. Since graduating in 2000 she has worked extensively in three dimensional off-loom weaving with recycled waste & harvested materials. Her work expresses through a merging of form & materiality to explore the environment, economic equity & sustainability as well as the nature of human existence.