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Polymer clay head by Bobbi Oliver
Happy New Year - cheery fellow isn't he? What a creative beginning to 2013 I 've had. A visit to my friend's studio always motivates me. This week, I was there for only a few hours and came home with new knowledge and ideas. Bobbi Oliver, from Lamboart is a talented figurative sculptor and art doll maker. Her partner, Jane Lambert ( hence the name, Lamboart) is also a talented paper artist. Their studio is alive with creativity, fun, laughter and joy.
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| Bobbi and some of her works in progress |
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| Bobbi demonstrating clay techniques. |
Bobbi has also helped me with the beginning of the "Spreading Wings" project for International Women's Day. Here is the
link to the fantastic event, with a new sponsor - the City of Newcastle , Making your Place program. Read more about this by following the link ... in summary, "
Spreading Wings " is a series of textile art skills workshops where small swatches of fibre art will be made to create a large bird sculpture. Here is what Bobbi has made as a beginning - the framework of the sculpture.
If all of this excitement wasn't enough, I curated a group exhibition - the textile art of 27 artists from Newcastle Creative Embroiderers and Textile Artists (
NCEATA). The exhibition entitled "Unique Stitches" is diverse, colourful, skilled and artistic. I am really proud to be a member of this very creative group - congratulations NCEATA on a stunning display of unique textile art and a dazzling opening night with a capacity crowd last Thursday.
"Unique Stitches" is open until 18 January at Timeless Textiles,
7 Beaumont Street, Islington (Newcastle) NSW.
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