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| MAANZ and New Zealand www.maanz.org  Kathryn is the Victorian Representative, and the national Newsletter Editor for over 500 Australian and global professional and hobby members. MAANZ Vic Workshops The 2012 calendar will be programmed soon and confirmed dates will be available on the maanz website. Activities will include a smalti workshop, using minerals workshop, working spontaneously demo and getting sophisticated designs using commercial grade ceramic tiles. The venue used this year will be the Clifton Arts Centre in Richmond. February 19 Working with smalti - Kew Ceramics 2011 WORKSHOPS An exciting program of educational and social events were planned for each month including a smalti workshop, symposium debrief session and an in-house arts practice demo by artists participating in the April exhibition at Hawthorn Town Hall Gallery, plus a few mosaic 'markets'. January 23 Helen Harman's trip to USA and Canada. February 27 'Embellish the Egg' Make mosaic eggs for MAANZ fundraising. March 13 Smalti Workshop - Helen Harman March 30 - May 1 Group exhibition - 'Creativity Unlocked' April 16 12pm - 5pm Open studio and Mosaic Market April 9 2 -3pm Artist Talks June 12 Social Day - Bring WIP, or materials to sell July 23 Framing workshop at Frameco, 23 Ceylon St, Nunawading, Vic. 1pm - 3pm
August 12 - 14MAANZ National 'Kaleidoscope' Symposium in the Barossa Valley October 16 Symposium Debrief November 27 Christmas Breakup MAANZ NATIONAL entry   A tribute to human life connected to the Earthly seasons as a celebration in Pique Assiette - all recycled china. With an eye on sustainability issues, recycling and reusing unwanted materials, this project was a statement against the practice of incorporating high priced materials to make art. WORDS - from the depths of winter's gloom births the babes of springtime blooms and the rising summer zeal is subdued by autumn's feel FUNDRAISER for the Cancer Council Pat Judd has organised a colloborative project on behalf of all the MAANZ Vic members as our contribution to the fundraising efforts of the Cancer Council. This wonderful Rainbow Serpent was created as an artwork to be auctioned at their August Ball.  PAST WORKSHOPS September 19 The Business of Mosaics - A variety of presenters discussing topics such as teaching, pricing, promotion, folio presentation, photography, applying for grants, insurance and many other relevant mosaic issues. July 18 Micromosaicing and Pixellating - presentation of gridded images, technical issues at the tweezer end of mosaicing, how to handle small pieces and an assortment of 'tiny tiles' jewellery kits.       February 21 was Mosaic Substrates - presentation of various ideas, work-in-progress samples and discussion of many technical methods for building a form from scratch, including fibreglass, plaster, metal armature, wood, terracotta, concrete and objects. MAANZ A BOARD  Members combined efforts to create an advertising A frame sign to be used at the next exhibition and outside the workshop venue for each session. It included Lucy Cleary's logo and a patchwork of members' squares of 100mm x 100mm in varied materials, styles and themes in a fabulous display of versatility. The digital photo frames on each side scrolled through detailed images of the 51 sculptural and mural entries by 31 members.                   MAANZ Vic Exhibition Speech and winners Curator's flikr photos MAY 5 - 29 'Art From the Heart' 2010 Hawthorn Town Hall Gallery Open theme, diverse inspiration...... 51 wall and sculptural pieces were on display, two judges - Dr Ray Hearn, ceramicist and Pam Pilgrim, lecturer at Mebourne Uni, 5 awards and the very popular 'People's Choice' award. The 30:30 Vision (below) was also on show MAY 15 A guided talk at 2pm by Lucy Cleary, Julee Latimer and Caroline Kovaks was well attended as they explained about their work. MAY 22 Mosaic demonstrations for an enthusiastic crowd of 30 by the Exhibition Team, Fiona Tettman, Jean Smullen and Sandy Gorski. Much fun and support was offered by Leanne Beyer, Pat Judd and Sally Brown and the participants learned from their quality teaching efforts. A thoroughly wonderful day organised by truly passionate mosaicists.   Kathryn's portrait of Obama entry is made of cinca and some mixed media, with a flag as backdrop in his campaign colours.  Representing endless circular time, Kathryn's sculpture highlights a few key stages of life - campaign, bridging, triumph, failure, death, endeavour and ennui by little wire stick figures as they traverse the highs and lows of the journey travelled. The central carved sphere is like the nucleus of an atom.   In the natural bush setting at home. The wire stick people represent stages of life. Here's Mardi's photo, the curator of our exhibition, of Time Vessel on it's plinth . Every exciting entry is photographed in Mardi's collection of images. VISIT by the PRESIDENT Nola Diamantopoulos, our founding President, 3rd from left, came down to Melbourne from Sydney just to give some free hugs to the Victorian team at the end of a dynamic committee meeting!!!  30:30 Vision Travelling MARCH 31-APRIL 11 Bundoora Homestead. Welcome and 30:30 opening by MAANZ Patron, David Jack. A concurrent retrospective exhibition of Kenneth Jack's art was featured at the same venue.          MAY 5 - 29 Hawthorn Town Gallery - hung with the members' Open Themed Exhibition. 3 Victorian's works are in the group. Mardi's photo of the 30:30 Vision Touring collection at Hawthorn AFTER UNVEILING Members gathered for support at the February 7th unveiling of AFTER - Art From The Extended Region Black Saturday Memorial.  MAANZ QLD AFTER gift The talented team in Queensland contributed a painted glass tile insert for the Black Saturday memorial being installed in Kyneton for the anniversay of the fire event in February, 2010.    The wonderful Brisbane team Temporary tile Finished tile Their skill and kind thoughts will be evidence of the support MAANZ members give to each other and to the community. VICTORIAN REP'S GIFT At our November Symposium Debrief Workshop, our MAANZ Victoria Representative Pat Judd retired after eight productive years. We presented her with a mural expressing the variety of 44 different members' favourite materials and mosaic styles.   Spiralling counter clockwise outwards from the central glow-in- the-dark heart are the foundation members, followed by early committee members, Birds of a Feather group and on and on outwards until the final new member who joined at the recent Groundswell Symposium in Brisbane. It's Pat's personal timeline. The MAANZ President, Nola Diamantopoulos who worked in gold smalti and paua shell hugs the inner heart in a yin/yang symbol. A rhinestone 'stamp' sits among fresh water pearls from Chicago in Helen Bodycomb's luscious capping arch. Anna Minardo worked in deep blue smalti pizza, turquoise and silver in her signature style and David Jack continued the colour scheme in the fine craftsmanship of micro mosaics, shimmering the transition to golds, linking to Joyce Smith's apple (Granny Smith, of course!).  Pamela Irving introduced the Birds of a Feather group of six, with her kookaburra motif on the right handside of the arching themed collective. Mentorees and gallery assistants for our past MAANZ exhibition together represent a special time and creative theme. There are superb examples of transparent smalti, natural shells, iridescent tiles, buttons, millefiori, beads, cinca tiles, crockery, hand made glass drops and a beautiful handmade kiln fired bug which is a Sally Brown feature. Everyone was able to express themselves uniquely, yet be part of a cohesive grateful whole. THANK YOU GIFT Here was a little bit of fun Joyce Smith and Kathryn had making a 'Birds of a Feather' thank you gift from all the members for our very capable Vice President, Pamela Irving. The flocking goes on...   MAANZ SYMPOSIUM 'GROUNDSWELL' Brisbane hosted the latest Mosaic Association biennial get-
inject new ideas into our mosaic practice. AND DID IT DELIVER!together in October over four inspiring days of presentations, hands-on workshops, networking, dining and sharing the enthusiasm. Speakers came from Turkey, the United States and all around Australia. Topics covered large scale professional projects, technical concerns, cultural differences and historically significant contributions to the way we create mosaics today. This event was organised to strengthen bonds between our very distant talented members and to invigorate, challenge and  www.maanz.org for more details on this super educational event. MAANZ 30:30 VISION ENTRY The theme for this year's exhibition was Crusty Oceania, featuring hard shelled creatures and their habits. Kathryn has presented The Graceful Crab, Cancer gracilis like a botanical study, giving it astrological attributes with a sense of playfulness and movement.    MAANZ Vic WORKSHOP Hawthorn Community Arts Space, 5th July 2009, 11am - 3pm. Exploring the Symposium Exhibition theme - Crusty Oceania, members were shown inspiring marine themed mosaic images, discussed their works-in-progress and participated in a practical exercise using the method of one-step grouting with glue additive.        .jpg)     The individually unique segments were created as contributions to the member's secret retirement gift for our State Rep, Pat Judd. COMMUNITY WALL MURAL 'Birds of a Feather' is the theme of a vibrant outdoor courtyard community wall mural underway at the Pamela Irving Gallery, Bentleigh. Kathryn donated a black and white tile with unusual cobalt blue glass letter millefiori and a golden glittery glass eye. MAANZ members and the public have contributed bird tiles in a joyous colourful array of styles, shapes, sizes and textures.       |
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