White Heat: porcelain

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Wednesday, 10 December 2014

White Heat opening at Wollongong Art Gallery

Thank you to everyone who popped into the opening of White Heat and the Touch Tour on the 3rd of December 2014. I was overwhelmed and thrilled to see such a wonderful turn out! Especially for the middle of the day on a Wednesday!

And to top off a wonderful event WIN News Wollongong came into the gallery to film the last few minutes of the Touch Tour. Great day - many thanks to everyone who supported the project.

Monday, 1 September 2014

White Heat at the Jamfactory - last days!

White Heat finishes next Sunday 14 September at the Jamfactory, do yourself a favour and have a peek at both exhibitions. Nick Mount's exhibition in the main gallery is a wonderful celebration of a talented maker, designer and artist! His poetic sculptural forms are a delight to behold!

Nick Mount

Here are some install shots of White Heat:

Graeme Bannerman's Touch Table

Graeme Bannermn

Katherine Wheeler

Nelia Justo

Kris Coad

Prue Venables

Sarah Hudson & Pennie Elliott, Zara Collins + Graeme Bannerman (both collaborative works)

www.jamfactory.com.au

Thursday, 7 August 2014

August Artist of the Month - Deirdre Hoban

From the first time I saw Deirdre Hoban's ceramic artworks I was intrigued and beguiled. There is a lovely light-heartedness to her pieces, something that reminds me of childhood - crafting with plasticine, stretching the material, squishing it between your fingers and marbling a mix of colours until they are unrecognisable.

In Deirdre's artist statement she begins with a series of questions, “Is that rubber/resin/fimo… what is that made of?... oh, it must be very delicate… how did you make the shapes…I love the sound it makes… it looks very heavy!... can I touch it?”

And these questions point to the curiosity and playfulness in her work and her pieces. Huge centrepieces in rhombic and dodecahedron like shapes are hand crafted, keeping with the organic nature of porcelain which is at the heart of her practice. Deirdre enjoys playing with scale in her designs - bold geometrics dance on thick natural rope around the wearer's neck. They are brave but never heavy or imposing.

Here are a few shots from Deirdre's studio and pieces during the making process:

Fro more information on Deirdre's work www.deirdre.com.au

Thursday, 6 March 2014

White Heat exhibition catalogues - hot off the press!

Thank you to the team at Blue Melon Design for a lovely, clean, fresh design for our exhibition catalogue! Communicating the feel of the exhibition beautifully and showing off our talented artists' work in the very best light. So happy with Joshua Morris' photos featuring our beloved model Chardae Jorgensen wearing the amazing exhibition work, creating a fantastic contrast to the white, light and delicate artworks. The environmentally friendly paper stock has a wonderful tactile feel too.

Huge thanks also go to Jane Hunterland for editing the catalogue essay and Liz & Helen for final proofing.

Catalogue will be available in each venue for $3 during the exhibition period.

Can't make it to the galleries? Craft ACT, Jam Factory or Wollongong Gallery?
You can purchase a catalogue online for $4 including postage within Australia in our shop very soon.