My favourite month is January, the busy festivities of Christmas are over and there are no commitments or meetings to go to. I feel so free to do what ever I want which is mainly sewing and catching up with family.
February started with a bang with the opening of my Of Land and Sea exhibition last Saturday. The exhibition is in conjunction with Michael Hammer, who does nature based art that ventures into the surreal.
Here we are before the visitors started arriving. You can see an example of Michael's work in the background.
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| Michael Hammer and I at the opening |
I had my Coral Reef series on display.
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| Me at the opening |
The afternoon went really well and we had between 35 and 40 people come to the event. I asked my son to take photos of the visitors but the photos were mainly action shots that weren't very flattering to people.
My friend Clare, who I met in Morocco in 2022 and went to Europe with last year came and we took a photo together.
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| Clare and I |
I had made a new work for the exhibition and here is my grandson looking at it.
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Jack liked the idea of an exhibition so much, he has decided to have an exhibition of his Lego at home later this year and he is planning an entrance fee! At first he thought $40 but I said that maybe $5 would be a better price.
My new work is called Snapshots of the Reef.
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| Snapshots of the Reef |
It is double sided but I only took a photo of the front when I was planning the hanging arrangement.
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| Planning Snapshots of the Reef |
I love this photo of some visitors getting close and personal with my work.
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| Visitors |
We served Sparkling wine and orange juice, sandwiches, cheese platters and scones. There was a lot of food left over as usual, but it's is hard to know how much to serve.
Here is a photo of us with some friends after everyone had gone home.
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| After the Event |
The opening went really well, it was a lovely, warm afternoon and everyone made the effort to come. We had some short speeches that went well. I got a bit emotional when I thanked my husband for his continued support! Silly me.
The exhibition is being held at the Warburton Arts Centre, 3409 Warburton Hwy, Warburton. Victoria. Australia.
It is open Wednesday to Sunday from 12 midday until March 25th 2024. Entrance is free!
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4 comments:
Congratulations on a successful opening! I'm sure the exhibition will be well attended and there will be lots of compliments. Wish I didn't live so far away!
I have always loved your Coral Reef large, beautiful quilt! Your smaller reef pieces are also cool!!! Congrats on this wonderful exhibit for others to see your beautiful work!
Thank you for your support, Magpie Mumblings.
Thank you Robbie, it's so good to hear from you again.
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