Markets, Exhibitions, News.
Nelson Bay Homegrown Markets
Saturday May 7
10pm - 2pm
Nelson Bay foreshore
Macraweave and woven art
Byron earrings
Pure wool beanies
The Byron earrings were made on a road trip to Byron Bay, NSW in 2019.
They are mainly semi-precious gemstone bead earrings with tibetan silver, indian glass, ceramic and wood beads.
They are just a part of my need to keep creating wherever I am. I have tried to choose colours that represent this colourful region, its characters and places.
I sold a couple of pairs on the road and the rest will be available at markets.
My hand crocheted 100% pure merino wool beanies in different colours, shapes and designs have been a market staple for many years now. Some with pom-poms, some without, some in bee-hive shapes and some with long tales, these beanies are crocheted for warmth and designed to cover your ears.
I will be bringing the remainder of my macraweave and woven art wall hangings. These were completed over the last 2 years and in the 2 lockdowns.
I had always hoped that I would be able to show them in one exhibition but lockdown made that impossible at the time. A couple were sold to friends and two were sold at the Tomaree Museum Association Exhibition and Competition in 2019.
Market Day May 7
Nelson Bay Foreshore
I had never done the Homegrown Markets before so I was a bit nervous. The day turned out well weather-wise, although a slight breeze did topple my jewellery display. I love the community vibe around markets and my customers, visitors and stall neighbours made for a great day. The beanies went off as they usually do in the winter time. A special shout out goes to to these guys doing their best for the war effort in the Ukraine. I believe they are currently travelling around Melbourne.
once a fishing village
once a fishing village
I recently had my first solo exhibition. My macrame , macraweave and woven art pieces formed the exhibition. These pieces were created during the first lockdown in 2022 I think. Living in Anna Bay Nsw Port Stephens at the time I suddenly found myself a lot more connected to my community and the local environment. Going for daily walks and buying food locally soon gave me a strong sense of the place, as once having been small local communities that caught fish for a living.
The group of 15 or so modern woven pieces I have called “ Once a fishing village “ Each piece is different, Some pieces have shells and the paraphernalia of the sea.
Many thanks to the generous group of volunteers at Raymond Terrace Library. All of them artists in their own right donating their time to help out misfits like me.
COASTAL CREATIONS…
An exhibition of Port Stephens creatives at Lion Studios, Taylor’s Beach..
“ Coreopsis “
I was lucky enough to have been accepted to exhibit some of my resin jewellery at the “Coastal Creations” exhibition run by local studio Lion studios. Every year during springtime Port Stephens becomes host to a phenomena known as the blooming of the coreopsis flower. Also known as railway daisies theses bright yellow flowers carpet the local landscape. In this jewellery I have embedded the flowers in a clear resin to make pendants and bangles. The jewellery is a celebration of this local phenomena.
Every year at the same time, the coreopsis carpets port stephens. It’s hard not to get a hit of happiness from the bright yellow colour everywhere. Whether they are weeds or railway daisies it doesn’t matter. They bring joy with their colour and mass presence. They line the roads, footpaths and fields. They spring up through the National Parks .I felt compelled to capture the phenomenon somehow. I chose to make resin jewellery, to embed the flower in a sea of liquid resin, capturing a moment in time. I didi not dry the coreopsis flowers before I set them in the resin. Somehow the drying process made it seem more contrived. The flower is real, captured in a moment in time. I cant help but feel close to Vincent and his sunflowers.
DukDukGallery pop-up shop, Nelson Bay foreshore home-grown markets, Port Stephens NSW.
macraweave and woven art