Tony & Guy Yen Young Australian Art Award Entry

My Tony & Guy Yen Young Australian Art Award Entry:

Not much of a blogger..

Check out things I like at Pinterest as I don’t blog much these days…

 

 

Or you can visit Rambler Collective & see what I’ve been up to..

Ta muchly!

Grandpa Shea

Really digging the detail in Melbourne artist Grandpa Shea‘s work at the moment.

Check out his site grandpa studios for a look-see!

Spaces: Kate Puxley

Great feature over at Harxest/Spaces, of Montreal based artist/taxidermist Kate Puxley.

“What is your biggest inspiration?
My physical and cultural surroundings and the conflicting dualities found within both. Ie. our notion of ‘wild’ and ‘natural’ landscapes, and our attraction and repulsion to death.
Quoting Otto Dix: “There is so much that is strange around us.  There is no reason to seek out new subjects”.“

Tiny rabbits.

I’ve been drawing up a bunch of tiny rabbits for a friend’s tattoo over the last couple of days:

 

The heart of papercuts.

A blog by Elsa Mora.

Dedicated to magical papercuts.

 

Elsa also has another great blog.

Seems like a very busy lady!

There’s no place like here: pass the baton

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Drawn again show at BSG

Ryan & I are both having works up in this wonderful show opening on the 29th July. There’s 11 other artists in the show, & they are all amazing! So come along & say hi if you are free:

 

New Facebook page

I have a new Facebook art page, which I will try to post daily on with new artworks available on Etsy and other ramblings.. Check it out & like it (if you do in fact like it!) x

‘Small feet big boots’ Window 99 show, June 2011.

The installation for my show ‘Small feet big boots’ went off without a hitch & the opening on Saturday was wonderful! Thanks to everyone that came & has a glass of mulled wine with me! The show runs until the 2nd July, so if you couldn’t make the opening there is still time to go & have a peek. Here’s some documentation of the installation:

window99 is an installation space in the window of 99 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy. It is a not-for-profit, artist run space, open 24 hours a day, everyday.

Shea Hembrey: How I became 100 artists

This is insanely inspiring!

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‘Small feet, big boots’, solo show at Window 99 11th June

I will be holding my first solo show in the side windows of Window 99 this coming Saturday the 11th June.

If you are in Melbourne on Saturday, do come along & have some mulled wine at $3 a pop, or beer at a donation..whichever you please!

‘ this month at WINDOW99 the artworks and performances provoke imagination and memories. Hollie Kelley’s works reveal the honest and sometimes dark truths of life and memory, whilst Claire Pendrigh and Michele Grimston explore the dynamics between environments, objects and the manipulations of humans. Dominic Kavanagh draws on the aesthetics of real life, manipulating them into a sound scape that provokes sonic images from fans to… screaming cats whilst Tim Farrell rebuilds childhood toys into improvisational noise makers that at times have a mind of their own. ‘-Marie Schumacher

HOLLIE M KELLEY

Don’t you know that it’s worth every treasure on earth
To be young at heart
And as rich as you are it’s much better by far
To be young at heart
-Carolyn Leigh

A body of work that looks at youth, aging and the grey area that happens in between.

OTHER JUNE ARTISTS at Window 99:

CLAIRE PENDRIGH & MICHELE GRIMSTON

‘The Beetle and the Butterfly explores the relationships between humans and their environments in quirky, playful and sometimes mischievous ways. Both artists are interested in creating new dynamics between everyday objects and people through traces left behind as people transition between ecological and engineered environments. The collaborative process the artists have undertaken in the making of this body of work is integral to the exploration of how people understand their surroundings and each other. Conversely, it also examines how the environment reacts to constant manipulation by human hands.

AT ROLLERDOOR PERFORMANCE SPACE

DOMINIC KAVANAGH explores the aesthetic and sonic world of ruination, evoking various sensations by appropriating materials sourced from the urban wilderness of the discarded object. This is achieved through a chain of FX pedals, loopers and synths. With the addition of modified vocals, Dominic seeks to complement and embellish on a layered cacophony of sound and texture.

TIM FARRELL works with several homemade instruments, utilizing live processing, feedback and light to explore improvisation through unexpected sounds and hardware crashes. Tim is interested in using his own body as the circuit conductor with his latest creations a hacked Korg monotron and the fluoroscent-light-magnetic-interference-thingy.’

COME ONE, COME ALL!

Time	Saturday, June 11 at 6:00pm – July 2 at 11:00pm
Location	window99 & Rollerdoor Performance Space

99 Brunswick Street

Fitzroy, Australia

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Studio clearout on 2011 original drawings..

I am having a mid year studio clean out, and essentially I would like everything to go! So, I am having a giant sale on The Dusty Caravan Etsy Store. A2 sized works from 2011, previously priced at $800 are now $375, and I will be adding more works daily at reduced prices. As works are originals once they are gone they shall not return so get on it! If you don’t like purchasing via Etsy contact me & we can arrange direct deposit or alternate arrangements. Jump to it!

 

 

xxx

Scott Weaver, 35 years, 100,000 toothpicks..

Scott Weaver is insane…in a good way! Over the past 35 years he has been building a giant model of San Francisco out of toothpicks: something you have to see to understand the effort involved.

Weekend in the country.

We’ve just spent a beautiful weekend in Jindera visiting my family and it really does make me miss living in the country. I don’t think I could live near Albury again though, it’s just not me.. Any suggestions on some creative country places to move? I know Castlemaine and Daylesford are supposed to be lovely, but any others? Here’s some pics from the trip: