Handmade High St, Annerley

Hand Made High Street has opened its doors in Annerley. A fabulous store which supports the local artisan community by stocking a variety of handmade jewellery, bags, candles, soft toys to ceramics.  A selection of my work is now available in store, drop in and check out the store.

Handmade High Street 1/466 Ipswich Road Annerley  Qld 4103
Tue - Sat 10-4pm
www.handmadehighst.wordpress.com

Explosion of Colour, Old Schoolhouse Gallery Opening Night

Sharon Dekoke and Grayden W Scott

Sharon Dekoke, Claudio Polles and Grayden W Scott

Celebrating our opening night Grayden and l are charging our glasses in front of our work to the success of the exhibition.
In the siding gallery, Claudio Polles opened his exhibition Passion and Feelings on the same night.
We had a great turn out of people for opening night with a lovely selection of food and champagne to choose from while chatting to people.
Both exhibitions run until the 22nd January 2012.

Explosion of Colour, Bayside Bulletin

Sorry l couldn't turn the article around for easy reading though you can see my happy smiling face, look up the Bayside Bulletin website if you need more information.

Explosion of Colour, Old Schoolhouse Gallery Cleveland

Labyrinth series

Banana Blossom Bowl

I am a featured artist of a new exhibition at the Old Schoolhouse Gallery in Cleveland called Explosion of Colour.. The exhibition is a collaboration of works between 2D artist Grayden W Scott and myself which reflect the idyllic lifestyle of costal culture, they are bold and colourful. This exhibition will run from the 6th to 22nd Jan

My new work was inspired by the banana blossom growing in the backyard which slowly revealed the fingers of banana's growing down the stem. Due to the flood and cyclones in qld, my green banana's where $16 a kilo which made me appreciate what l had growing in my garden.

My porcelain bowls in orange and blue handpainted designs where inspired labyrinths, mazes and crop circles.

In.cube8r Gallery

I have an exciting opportunity to set up a cube exhibition space at In.cube8r Gallery 368 Brunswick St Fortitude Valley. Thanks to Fusions for organising this space for their members.

This afternoon l practiced displaying my work in a 40cm x 40cm space to create a eye catching aesthetical pleasing design. I will have all my new work available which  will include my pomegranate vases,  my " Journey" series which are hand formed pod boats with porcelain bowl,  my "Impression" series which are porcelain bowls with leaf designs impressed into the clay, my "Entrapment" series which are pitcher plant inspired sculptures in red suede glaze.

I will be arranging the display this weekend and they will be at in.cube8r until January 12th 2012.

Photo's will be uploaded soon.

Reflections of nature exhibition

This is a collaboration of art works from 4 artists Angie Archibald, Karen Cipressi, Michelle Goodchild and myself.  We have booked the Richard Randall Art Studio at Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens on the 7th, 8th and 9th October.

My work is visually influenced by my surroundings which is inspired by natures textures, colours and movement then reinterpreted into sculptural and functional forms.

l am madly sanding, glazing, firing like a mad woman with the realisation that there is only 1 month until the opening.  I am a mix of focused calm, nervous anticipation and screamable excitment.

Im trying to upload flyer though having trouble, hmmmm.


 

Old School House Gallery

I have been excepted as a new member of the Old School House Gallery Shore St North, Cleveland. My artwork,CV and Artist summary where require to go before the selection panel to be chosen as a new member. My work will be on display as of September 2011 and l will be rostered to work on the sales desk once a month. It is exciting to be a part of a dynamic group of artist who support each other and their chosen field.

Buranda State School, Fete in the Forest ice sculpture

It was a great way for the school community to connect together and raise money for the school. There where home made cakes, sausage sizzles, clothing stalls, art and craft, bric a brac and best of all a real coffee. I had my delicate porcelain bowls for sale in the art craft stall which where popular. I was one of many people whom worked at the fete, though l diversified from my clay sculptures. It was the first time l had ever picked up an ice pick and chisels and l was full of excited/nervous anticipation. After Joe, the owner of Ice Art explained to me the fundamentals of what to do, l was let loose on a 130kg block of ice. I had drawn 3d pictures of the Koala so l knew what proportions l would need and this gave me visual guides to refer back too. I had to keep circling the sculpture while l worked so it would melt evenly, chipping away was very cathartic. After 2hrs l had completed my Koala, my hands where sore but there was immense satisfaction once finished. I would love to try it again.

Redlands Indigiscape Centre School Holiday Program

I had 3 clay workshops booked during the June/July school holidays at Redlands Indigiscape Centre. The themed workshops are to get children to have fun with clay while thinking about our local wildlife and their habitat. Animal anitics, Mobile magic and Animals in my garden tealights where popular with full classes for each workshop. Clay is a great medium to help childrens  build their fine motor skills. In breaking down the process on how to handbuild animals in an 1.5hr workshop, it enabled the children to complete something to take home which is a positive and encouraging result.
I love what l do.

Gift and Homeware Magazine

I have submitted work to the Gift and Homeware Magazine for their May/June publication. They where looking for contemporary Australian inspired products. I make handmade/local made from QLD these range from contemporary designed porcelain pendants, functional procelain spoon and porcelain bowls. They are professionally packaged which makes them ready for point of sale.

Travelling Scholarship Noosa Regional Gallery

I have submitted work for the proposed study progam through the travelling scholarship.

To keep evolving as an artist, I would like to pursue my education further through Tertiary study. By studying at the Australian National University, under the guidance of Australian and International Ceramic lecturers would expand my mastery of skills in the specialised field of ceramics. I would utilize this opportunity to explore the unlimited potential of ceramics, glazing and mixed media through the development of conceptual projects to create aesthetically diverse sculptures.

Fingers crossed

I found out l was selected as 1 of 40 finalists

Cycle of Life: Earth Gift Art Exhibition 1-4 April 2011

The cathedrial of St Stephen art group "COSSAG" are holding an art exhibition which is inspired by an enviromental theme, Cycle of Life: Earth Gift. The exhibition will be opend by Lady Mayoress of Brisbane, Lisa Newman. I have entered two pieces into this exhibition "Equilibrium" which is a porcelain bowls surrounded by palmseed stem and "Nurture" a ceramic figurative sculpture.

Watermark Exhibition, Gallery Nona, Brisbane Institute of Art

This is a exhibition for Fusions ceramic and glass artists members, from the 23Feb - 9th March. It was exciting to be a part of this exhibition and to be exhibiting amongst Queensland's many talented ceramic artist. 

International Womens Day

What a wonderful way to celebrate the diversity of women with this website. http://www.internationalwomensday.com

You can find my artwork on this website, which is called Equilibrium, a porcelain bowl with palm seed stems and a jade green glaze.

Christmas Crazy

It is that time of year which is focused around the festive season. I have been busy making Christmas presents for Family and friends which l feel are much more appreciated. There is also need to look ahead at 2011 with entry deadlines for January exhibition Emerging artist 2011 Rural art Competition, Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition, She who Loves Exhibition Walker St Gallery. A sculptural form "Cherish" needs to be packaged for the Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts Postcard Show, I will publish a photo soon.

Indigiscape Indoor/Outdoor Exhibition

I had busy 4 days with bump in, exhibiton and bump out at Indigiscape Indoor Exhibition. The bump in of the sculpture exhibition is a lot of work, arranging 27 art works to look there best  and be in harmony with the whole exhibit. Although the exhibition is for 2 1/2 day the effort was worth it when so many people came to view all the artists work. It was a proud moment to see my hard work come to fruition and get positive feedback. I was delighted when my sculpture "Balance Within" was sold at the exhibition.  I am glad l have a photo of "Balance Within" which is a porcelain bowl with glaze which is suspended in a circle of palm seed sticks

Sculptors Queensland Indigiscape Indoor/Outdoor exhibition

I have finished 1 of 2 pieces for the Indigiscape Indoor/Outdoor exhibition. The 1st sculpture is an abstract shape of a woman that is jagged and hollowed like a burnt out base of a tree. A lot of my work is about the emotional and spiritual connection between the subject matters. This piece will be called "CHRYSALIS"  It was raku fired with Western Suburbs Clayworkers.

Ceramics @ barMerlo

 I am a part of a group of ceramic artist which get together twice a year at barMerlo Southbank to showcase our work and sell. I will have a variety of work made in porcelain which include bowls, spoons, japanese inspired teacups and pendants. I am inspired by nature and the environment around me, my work is evolving so at each exhibition there is something different to see. I am busy creating more work for the barMerlo annual ceramic showcase and sale as l had issues with the kiln over firing. .

Inaugural Indigiscape Indoor/Outdoor Exhibition

I am the Exhibition Co-Ordinator for Sculptors Qld over the past few months l have been meeting with Redlands Indigiscape Centre to organise an exhibition in their gardens from 1st Oct - 21st Nov. The Indigscape Centre staff are excited and enthusiastic to hold an exhibition that will bring sculpture out of the gallery and to the general public. There will be professional and emerging artist whom will showcase their work in a visualy inspiring backdrop of the Indigiscape gardens. I have arranged featured artist Antone Bruinsma, Luke Zwolsman and local Redlands artist Jenny Rumney to be a part of the exhibition. I have contacted  Artworker Alliance, Redlands Creative Alliance, Sculptors Qld, Gold Coast Sculptor Society, Western Suburbs Clayworkers and many more community art groups to give artist the opportunity to enter their work in this exhibition. The work  l have entered is an abstract ceramic sculpture called "PHOENIX RISING" which is 1 mtr tall. This sculpture was fired  to 1220 deg as 1 complete piece it has oxides and a shino glaze. I dont have a photo though l will post it soon.

Artisan Cherish 2010

More exciting news my hand made porcelain spoons and wheel thrown porcelain bowls have been accepted into Artisans Cherish 2010 Christmas markets. I have made hand made the spoons and they are bisqued fired, they just need to be resanded for the glazing process. I need to get in some practice of throwing to make sure the bowls have a thin even walls to show off the transulcent quality of the porcelain. The concept is similar though constantly evolving, l keep expanding and trying out my ideas.