Lying on concrete

Ankie, Sue and me - all on the concrete floor in the name of "Nested". Here we are, on the rained out opening night in front of the Wedding nest (also below, created by Sue) and Rio Grand del Norte I and II. Can't wait to show you Ankie's exquisite pieces seen suspended in the background. All pics are thanks to Kerri Jessep from Jessep Photography who photographed the entire exhibition and artist portraits on the night. I'll post more from the Exhibition over the next few posts.

Nested exhibition - 4 weeks to go!

Here is a sneak peek of "Nested" a joint exhibition with Sue George and Ankie King at the Art Factory Gallery, South Brisbane from 13 - 19 October. In informatics, nested objects contain other objects of the same kind.  Nested information is organised into layers of related information.  Nested objects are recursive, characterised by repetition and recurrence, where interpretation requires numerous, successive executions. So the three of us have created our “Nested” works. The exhibition comprises 40 - 50 nests ranging in size from 3  - 100 cm cubed.  Nested will be an exhibition of 40-50 “nests”.  Some are sculpted from porcelain slip, others slumped and hand pinched porcelain clay. Some are sculpted from hand dyed textiles, fibres (natural and manmade) and found objects. Opening night is Thursday 13 October - from 6pm. If you'd like to share the evening with us, please contact me (ali at aliquilts dot com dot au).

Progress towards Nested Exhibition

We're only 8 weeks away from "Nested" opening at the Art Factory Gallery in South Brisbane from 13-20 October. Sue and Bruce worked tirelessly yesterday on the structure of our major piece - giving it form. Over the next few weeks, Ankie, Sue and I will give it life. Can't wait to see what happens and you are more than welcome to come along to the exhibition to see the result up close and personal!

More surprises - the genesis of another of the exhibition pieces - followed by an experiment in wire, paper mache, bandages and silk. There's nothing like the excitement of hooking into a theme and hanging on for the creative ride.