|
| and more.... For the latest activities  Find me on FacebookWelcome Sign 89 students and teachers represented themselves in a fabulous welcome sign that complements the new school building.    Working with a vast array of mosaic materials, the participants were able to capture their own personalities by their choices. Substrate Making Workshop Come along and learn about making the formwork for sculptural mosaics, using various materials and techniques for use indoors and outside. 1-3pm November 20th in Kyneton at the Art of Mosaic Studio. All materials are included, plus technical notes. $80. More information is here. Government Report Regional Arts Victoria and Arts Victoria funded report called 'THE ROLE OF THE ARTS IN REBUILDING COMMUNITY' where the poignant Black Saturday Memorial in Kyneton was featured. Read Natalie Fisher's case study of the project here. Garden Mosaic Exhibition During the Daffodil and Arts Festival in Kyneton from September 1 - 11 the Art of Mosaic exhibition of outdoor works will be held in the garden of Geraldine Phelan. 27 exhibitors are displaying over 100 pieces of their varied styles in a wide range of mediums.  read this article           Out of the Square An annual exhibition by 50 local artists organised by Ettore de Pilla and Maxine McKee as a fundraising auction to support two high school students through tertiary arts study. Held at Colenso Gallery in Woodend from May 21 - all artworks are donated and the public can participate in a silent auction for two weeks. This year's theme is Junk to Gems utilising recycled substrates and sculptures will be suitable for both indoors and outside in a variety of media.    This sculpture was based upon the 'Doublets' invention by Lewis Carroll in 1879, where a sequence of English words change by one letter only and are still correctly spelt - (also called Word Ladders or Word Chains) - a Victorian amusement. The five handmade clay words - junk, gunk, guns, gums and gems at the very top are stacked upon two bicycle helmets, a vase and two polystyrene balls. Artanica Exhibition  .jpg) .jpg) Crack Me Up Bit of fun down at the skate park with the cool dudes and their tricks.       International Womens Day A local exhibition called 'Safe Mothering' showcased the works of local artists. This 'Earth Mother' plaque was created during an International Women's Day mosaic challenge on March 8th 2011, and sold.  Redesdale Art Show In conjunction with the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival and the Redesdale Regional Picnic, the exhibition runs from 4th - 6th of March. 'Suspension' was created as a variable configuration sculpture with the option of changing the base and loop positions at any given time. .jpg)     Summer ART on Show curator The Redesdale Fire Community Wellbeing Committee funded an exhibition of 22 local artists works at the Barfold Hall on 4 - 6th of February, as a commemoration of the 2nd anniversary of Black Saturday. The event also launched an history book about the area.  History Book by Ken and Noel Botanical art by Kathryn Portelli Barfold Hall north of Kyneton    A steady crowd enjoyed the artwork - Warm Earth Works', 'Cool Earth Works', 'Black Saturday Works' and a back room of nudes called '16 and Over Secrets' in which the 'From Within' torso was purchased.  Cemetery Memorial A mosaic tribute was created for a client's husband and ultimately for herself, in a clever way to dress up the existing plaque while planning for her own space in the future. We incorporated details relating to their life on the farm, like animals and the harvester, as well as her profession as a seamstress. All the children's names were surrounded by handmade roses with little animal figures to add more significance.     Black Saturday Mural Fire affected students at the Redesdale Mia Mia Primary School contributed drawings which were made into tiles, bordered by colourful vitreous glass and set into a textured background landscape of the area - the road between the two towns of Redesdale and Mia Mia and the famous bridge crossing the Campaspe River. 33 of the 36 children were affected by the fires and the black corners on their tiles signify this powerful event.            DPDC Publication Published by the Office for the Community Sector, Department of Planning and Community Development, this booklet describes the valuable work of community organisations through eleven different case studies researched by Merial Clark and Sophie Arnold. The AFTER Black Saturday mural was selected as a contribution. Read the article or visit the DPDC website.    Director on KBR Board Kathryn has the new challenge of a paid position on the Board of Directors at Kyneton Bushland Resort, where she has placed a huge chessboard featuring 32 local wildflowers, and 18 native markers throughout the minigolf course.   .jpg)    art4ashes Exhibition video The concluding event in the Kyneton Artist-in-Residence program of Regional Arts Victoria's 'Illuminated by Fire' project. Kathryn displayed seven illuminated sculptures, together with eight participants who have made art pieces especially for the ashes of their loved ones. Thought provoking.....  Travelling German Exhibition The MAANZ 'Crusty Oceania' 30:30 Vision Exhibition is still travelling around Germany with the DOMO members work. 16 panels from Australia have been on tour since last year and below is the Sinsheim display in the country's south.   Sculpture Event Outdoor Art Kyneton (OAK) has been organised by the Friends of Kyneton Botanical Gardens to showcase the work of local sculptors. Official opening at this inaugural event by Mayor Rob Guthrie at 11am, Sunday 3rd October. .jpg) Award Winner    Regional Arts Victoria selected Kathryn to represent the state of Victoria in the Outstanding Contribution Volunteer Awards for the time and efforts devoted to the creation and project management of the AFTER Black Saturday Memorial, positioned on the Kyneton Town Hall. The ceremony was an exciting part of the concluding dinner at the very successful Regional Arts Australia Junction 2010 Conference and Festival held in Launceston. Competition Winner  This piece was submitted to the international online competition, titled TIME on the Contemporary Mosaic Artists website, judged by Martin Cheek. "Kathryn has set herself the challenge of portraying all of life's achievements and failures in this one piece. At first glance I though I was looking at two interlocking rings - but further inspection shows it to be a Mobius strip. The eternal tube DOES suggest biology / chemistry and indeed MATTER that makes up life itself, especially if one imagines it slowly spinning around. I love the rich colours and the subtle gradations from green to blue to purple and red to orange to yellow. This is such a clever and pleasing piece and answers the brief perfectly." - Martin Cheek. The generous $100 worth of mosaic materials was sponsored by Maryland Mosaics, who sell an exciting array of creative supplies. Pixellated Daffodil    Made for the Daffodil and Arts Festival in Kyneton in September, this project is also a demonstration piece for the MAANZ workshop on pixellation on July 18th at the Hawthorn Community Space. Using the smallest tiles in the world, 3mm handmade clay squares in a range of tones, the image has been laid into a cd case on plastic grid with some metallic highlights and height variations. There are some millefiori stamens in the centre of the bloom. Mosaic Torso Auction An annual initiative, 'Out of the Square' in the Macedon Ranges is the auction of local artists' interpretations on a theme. Proceeds go towards the university tuition of two high school students to continue their careers in art. Ettore de Pilla is the organiser and Cafe Colenso in Woodend is the venue for the auction on Sunday, May 9th 2010. All artists are decorating a male or female torso.    Words on white tiles say - 'the Earth is my Mother and in her bosom I will recline'. MAANZ EXHIBTION ENTRIES Photos by Mardi Nowak, curator of the Hawthorn Town Hall Gallery where the latest association exhibition showcased 51 wall and sculptural mosaics. Kathryn entered two different word pieces.  A colourful TIME VESSEL sculpture and YES WE CAN OBAMA mural. BARFOLD HALL MEMORIAL Christine Nixon APM, Chair of the Victorian Reconstruction and Recovery Authority (VBBRA) was in our area again to unveil a memorial at the Barfold Hall on the 30th of March, 2010. The framed mosaic memorial features donated fire affected articles from close neighbours set into black and grey tiles. A descriptive central tile details other major fires in the past that have threatened this lovely old hall. An impressive aerial photo by Craig Robinson, taken in his father's light plane the morning after Black Saturday depicts just how close the building came to ending its days.       Nine dramatic tiles capture the memories of a tragic day, with textural details that remind one of the furious power of nature and how we are affected by it. Mosaico na Rede Mosaic Magazine from Brazil A fantastic, passionate and inspiring online magazine with many interesting
articles and monthly galleries of vibrant mosaic works. Kathryn has three entries.    WISH in August 2009 DAFFODIL SPIRITS in Dec 2009 and DEAL in April 2010 First ever jewellery pieces What a lot of fun to play with Tiny Tiles! These nano tiles are only 3mm across and are the ultimate in tweezer work, detail and gorgeousness.    These are the smallest tiles in the world and available in a huge range of colours. Perfect to blend with millefiori, beads and custom kiln fused glass. HANOI 1000th Anniversary Mural  Mosaic tiles are being installed into an International section of a
The theme for this year's event was Heart of Gold, and a sculpturefour mile long wall mural in Vietnam, destined to break the Guinness World Record for the longest ceramic mural. Kathryn has inlayed Red Coral and White Howlite gemstones into a tile cut by her Vietnamese friends, Tim and Thanh in the shape of the Kyneton Bushland Resort's gumleaf logo. The Flying Kangaroo is the symbol of our largest airline, QANTAS and therefore an easily recognisable image. The unveiling ceremony is planned for 2010 and info about mailing details can be found at hanoimural.blogspot. Lea Kannar (MAANZ) visited the site in January 2010 and these are her pictures of the work in progress. She found that the task is mammoth, creative, colourful and a bit behind schedule - the international section of contributed tiles has not been started yet!             KYNETON DAFFODIL EXHIBITION was created of two Daffodil Spirits in a gesture of loving embrace.    SCULPTURE EXHIBITION Sunbury and District Arts and Cultural Board presented their 'Celebration of Sculpture' exhibition at the Boilerhouse Community Arts Centre on 26th June - July 4th, 2009.    "Us in Limerance', a combination of the letters m and e in the structure, and y, o and u in the spaces, was one of 3 entries. Also the Dr Who 'Dalek' moveable pot, with "EXTERMINATE" on both sides, and 'Strata Tower', the corporate sculpture featuring pixellated tiles that are interactive with mobile phones. BOOK LAUNCH Artists in many mediums produced work for the Grief and Loss Program Exhibition held in the Castlemaine Art Gallery in 2008. A full colour catalogue with photographs and artists' statements was launched on the 24th of June, at the Castlemaine gallery.    LABYRINTH EXHIBITION As part of World Labyrinth Day Celebrations on May 2nd, this paver and many others made in a community project, were on display at the Phee Broadway Theatre, Castlemaine. Weekly workshops were hosted by Castlemaine artists Vanessa Johnstone, Diane Thompson and Lisa Mitchell, involving meditation, clay and drawing exercises, before pavers were created by volunteers.   This paver will become part of the seating around a new labyrinth to replace the old tennis court in the grounds of the Anglican Church in Castlemaine. The gravel labyrinth will become an all- access reflective space in a very creative and artistic community that values its expression of an homogenous cultural diversity.    Winter Solstice Plan for the site Vanessa at Kyneton's singers layout blue tile labyrinth   ARTANICA on Mount Macedon Sculptors from the region gather every April in a beautiful garden to display their outdoor creations. A variety of materials are showcased in amazing sculptures from small to grand scale, including limestone, marble, bronze, recycled metals and found objects, glass, wire, ceramic and mosaic. Kathryn displays many samples of murals, objects, signs, community art pieces, garden information plaques and weather resistant table top chessboards.   .jpg)  Workshop participants Mosaic work on display SeasonS carousel tabletop GUEST SPEAKER Kathryn spoke to the Friends of the Botanical Garden at their agm in Kyneton on Wednesday, 27th April at St Paul's Church Hall.   An explanation was offered regarding the possibilities for using ceramic tiles with text and images for information markers in the proposed extension to the Botanic Gardens in the next few years. Memorial Markers could be mosaiced using clay impressions of leaves or cones, descriptive historical text with colourful photos as well as the artist's fine art botanical illustrations of features.    MEMORIAL UPGRADE The remodelling and expansion of an existing heartfelt student m emorial to their treasured teacher is underway at Sacred Heart College in Kyneton. Positioned centrally in a quiet reflective courtyard, it displays genuine, loving sentiments.       |
| HOME |  | MISSION | | OBSESSIONS | | STYLE | | ABOUT | | IDENTITY | | CLASSES | | and more.... | | AFTER | | MAANZ | | art4ashes | | KCP |