Articles
Web of Life – Cloak of Many Colours
Although I am aware of my exhibition in May next year I am also aware of the need to be present in the work. Several pieces are on the go and they all inform each other. I move from piece to piece then go for a walk to let the work settle and find its rhythm. The wire blanket I...
Read moreUpcoming Exhibitions
I have works in a short exhibition and sale of works at Perth Modern School 30th-1st December.
Read moreBiology as Art
I am a finalist in an exhibition called Biology as Art at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery UWA, 13th-17th November. The piece I entered is a small wire nest with four stones inside that have been electroplated. Love to see you there.
Read moreNew Work in the gallery
Welcome to our new artist in the gallery. Marie Mitchell is a contemporary mixed media artist who lives and works in Perth, WA. A native of Vancouver, Canada, her thread paintings are thought provoking and evocative, prompting a dialogue about our future. Employing a large variety of surface techniques, fabrics and stitch, Marie creates evocative, lifelike imagery that tells a...
Read moreIn the middle of suburbia there is a lake
Nearly every day I walk around Manning Lake and my art and writing are inspired by what I see and hear. Next year I have decided to have an exhibition that is centred around the lake. So often we spend time and money visiting wild places but ignore those places that exist on our door step. The exhibition will be...
Read moreArt is a living thing
Each piece of art I make has it’s own agenda that is often seperate to mine. Honouring that agenda for me becomes part of the process. I begin with a belief that I know what it is I have to create and somewhere in the process this changes to ‘okay you lead I’ll follow’. If I persist in having my...
Read moreNew to the gallery
I am excited to be hanging work by Camilla Loveridge. Camilla Loveridge holds a BAFA and a Grad Dip Ed from Curtin University. She has also worked as an Australian Volunteer in PNG in Art Education. In 2005 she received an MCA and now conducts her own arts practice. With a fundamental passion for lifelong learning and the integration of art...
Read moreNew Exhibition
I am excited to have work in a new exhibition space in Fremantle. Unfortunately I won’t be there on opening night as we will be in NSW for our Grandson Ollie’s Birthday but I will be back 17th July and am happy to meet anyone who would like to view the work with me.
Read moreThe joy of wire
The wire work is taking over my life and I see the connection with works on paper and canvas. There is a joy working in the wire making manifest what I feel and see on my daily walks round Manning Lake. The Stone Catchers The stone catcher nets are energy lines capturing the stones which are symbolic of significant...
Read moreIn the gallery
Hanging in the gallery till the 14th June are my new Stone Catchers and some large hanging wires. Then there is a new exhibition by Liv Robinson. Liv draws from all aspects of her life to create these stunning works. Liv has expressed herself creatively her whole life. She first started to exhibit her art in collage and continued throughout...
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