Thank you and good bye!

Thank you to all of the people that made White Heat a reality, it has been a huge project and I am very proud of the artists' work, exhibition design and our associated public programs.

Without the artists - there would not be an exhibition to promote and programs to present.
A HUGE thank you to all of the artists for their exceptional contribution to the project and their patience to have artworks travelling around three states and four exhibition venues.

I would also like to thank our partners along the tour, Incubator Design, Australian Cultural Fund, Sydney Design 2013, Beaver Gallery, Gallery Funaki, Wollongong City Council and Vision Australia - Fairy Meadow Branch. We couldn't have realised our ideas without your assistance, encouragement and guidance.

To all of our donors - thank you for your kind and generous support! Truly instrumental assistance with our four year project. From idea to realisation!

There are a number of individuals who have given their time and energy to see the project come to fruition: Wayne Crosby, Bliss Jensen, Graeme Bannerman, Josh Morris, Chardae Jorgensen and many other friends and family members. I owe you all one! More likely two or three favours each!

I will post an Exhibition Report in the next few weeks before I take a road trip across Australia - just for the fun of it! A holiday I have been looking forward to with much anticipation.

All the best

Zara Collins
Curator/Managing Artist

White Heat at the Jam

Here is a few pics from the Jamfactory opening night and final touches on the set up.
Thanks for all of the help getting White Heat to Adelaide!

Ma & Pa for driving over to take a load from NSW to SA! Legends!
Naomi and the Jamfactory crew for helping to set up!
Graeme Bannerman for ensuring the show packed flat and actually FIT in the back of my wagon!

Couldn't have done this project without many many personal favours.........you know who you are.....................I owe you BIG time!

Bridget Bodenham

Deirdre Hoban

 Katherine Wheeler

 Wall panel featuring Prue Venables work

Zara Collins

Next stop Wollongong! Our last venue on tour - just in time for summer on the coast! Perfect way to end such a huge independant project.

Spring Artist of the month - Bridget Bodenham

Bridget Bodenham's work has a lovely immediacy to the shapes and forms she creates. The individual links in her porcelain Chain Neckpiece or Blue &White Rings  leave a trace of the maker's hand and the ceramic process. A very talented artist who is equally comfortable hand making porcelain jewellery or tableware. Her range of Tea Towels ( that compliment her spoons, cups and bowls beautifully) show her deft line work - freeform, expressive and delightful!

Chain Neckpiece 2010 (porcelain)

Blue & White  porcelain 2011 (Image Courtesy Pieces of Eight)

Blue and White Rings porcelain 2010 

 



I am thrilled to have Bridget's work in White Heat!  To see more of Bridget's work:

http://bridgetbodenham.com.au/works/
http://www.thefinderskeepers.com/blog/2012/10/featured-designer-ridget-bodenham/
http://mrkitly.com.au/collections/bridget-bodenham-1

Photoshoot!

Here are some low res shots from our recent photoshoot - a huge thank you to Chardae our gorgeous, chilled out model and our talented photographer friend Joshua Morris.

Thanks for keeping the shoot low key and relaxed!

Bridget Bodenham

Deirdre Hoban

Katherine Wheeler

 Kris Coad

Nelia Justo

Prue Venables

Sarah Hudson & Pennie Elliott

Zara Collins

Touring dates & venues

Hope you enjoyed the silly season with family and friends and had a restful start to the year.
I have a great feeling about 2013!

White Heat touring dates and venues confirmed for 2013.

Inaugral exhibition opens 8 August 2013 at Gaffa Gallery Sydney

White Heat then travels to Craft ACT in Canberra &  Jamfactory in Adelaide 2014

 

Travelling exhibition dates for 2014 - 2015 announced soon.



Bridget Bodenham studio open day reminder!

Don't forget to pop into Bridget Bodenham's studio open day in Hepburn Springs if you are in that neck of the woods!
Open Studio
Hepburn Springs
18-19 Aug 2012

PRESENTED BY Bridget Bodenham
WHEN 11am- 4pm, Sat 18 - Sun 19 Aug 2012
WHERE 90 Ajax Road, Hepburn Springs
COST Free

http://craftvic.org.au/home-category/craft-cubed/craft-cubed-2012/satellite-events/bridget-bodenham-open-studio

Bridget Bodenham exhibition opening 11 August

Drawing by Bridget Bodenham, 2012

YANAGI WA MIDORI, HANA WA KURENAI
(willows are green, flowers are crimson)

A joint exhibition of ceramics, paintings and sculpture by
Bridget Bodenham (Australia) and Yu Kobayashi (Japan)
Exhibition 11-26 August 2012
Opening Saturday 11 August 2-4pm

Mr Kitly is delighted to be hosting Bridget Bodenham (Australia) and Yu Kobayashi (Japan) for a joint exhibition in the Mr Kitly gallery in August 2012. This is the first time these two ceramic artists have exhibited together.

YANAGI WA MIDORI, HANA WA KURENAI*
(willows are green, flowers are crimson)
*Zen saying by 11th Century Zen writer/scholar/poet So Touba (also known as So Shoku)

We expect that every year when Spring comes there will be green willow leaves and crimson flowers. The lesson in the ancient Zen saying, yanagi wa midori, hana ha kurenai, is that we should not take this happening for granted, but appreciate the beauty of this 'truth'.  We should appreciate the beauty of nature as it is. Imbedded in this aphorism is also the message is that things have their individual charm (jibun no iro). In this joint exhibition the two artists can also be seen as representing yanagi and hana (willow and flowers); each artist with their own individuality, existing within a greater truth.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:

Bridget Bodenham lives and works in her studio in the idyllic bushland setting of Hepburn Springs, Australia.  Bridget has exhibited extensively both within Australia and overseas, and was a finalist in the Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Award and an Honourable Mention in the Mino International Ceramic Award, Japan. She is currently teaching ceramic art at Ballarat University.

Yu Kobayashi lives and works in a self-built studio made from driftwood and recycled materials next to the ocean in Shizuoka, Japan.  Yu is a multi-disciplinary artist - a painter, sculptor and ceramic artist. Yu regularly exhibits in Tokyo and across Japan. She has had two books published about her life and work.

Bridget’s beautiful studio space seems to have grown organically alongside the eucalyptus and wildlife surrounding it. Yu walks daily through a grove of pine trees separating her house from the ocean, whereupon she has a view of the sun setting over Mount Fuji while she tends her driftwood bonfire on the beach. Working in these natural surrounds, both artists create ceramic pieces imbued with a deep appreciation for the profundity of nature, whilst also delighting in a light, playful approach to the ceramic form. Bridget and Yu's creations for this exhibition will be the result of a dialogue across the ocean. With the presentation of functional and non-functional ceramic objects - as well as paintings and drawings to complement the ceramic works - this exhibition will be a celebration of art made from the earth, and the capacity for ceramic objects to bring joy into everyday life.

 

Mr Kitly
Upstairs, 381 Sydney Road
Brunswick
http://www.mrkitly.com.au/
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Exhibiting artists confirmed!

The White Heat team are pleased to announce the talented and diverse bunch of exhibiting artists who will  develop new work specifically for the White Heat project.

Bridget Bodenham

Manon van Kouswijk

Lia Tajcnar

Kris Coad

Prue Venables

More artists and preliminary images...next post!

Stay tuned

(Thank you to all of the artists for the generous use of their images. Artists retain copyright of their images.)