NEWS from Lisa: Art & Life
June was a month where I managed to make lots of new work while also enjoying the delivery of it to some special places both near and far. With the support of good friends I’ve visited some wonderful places, showing my work to new audiences while also enjoying great food and wine.
Hazelhurst Gallery Lunch with Cally Bruer and Deb Wilkes
Sunset Vibes at Winmark Wines Gallery in Broke - Cally Bruer and Amanda Woods
From Hazelhurst Arts Centre in Gymea on the first weekend of June, to Winmark Wines Gallery in Broke and Weswal Gallery in Tamworth on the last, I was also quite chuffed to have Michael Reid himself, make me a coffee when we dropped in to see the Michael Reid Gallery on the way back through Murrurrundi. Many thanks to Neta from Hazelhurst, Karin Adcock from Winmark Wines and Kate from Weswal for your help and hospitality. Special thanks also to Cally Bruer for accompanying me on my road trip to Tamworth, and helping me set up all the work.
Bloom Exhibition at Weswal Gallery in Tamworth
Beach Ball sketch of proposed work for Les Sculptures Refusées 2023.
If you are travelling up the New England Highway this month, be sure to check out Bloom 2023 exhibition of botanical and still life art, which opened on Thursday June 28 at Weswal Gallery in Tamworth and runs till July 16th. Other artists in this show include: Jessica Alexander, Belinda Jeanes, Kirsty McIntyre, Marilou Palazon, Jane Frances Tannock and Sophie Witter.
Last month I was excited to have my proposed ceramic installation Beach Ball accepted into the Les Sculptures Refusées 2023 sculpture exhibition to be held at the Quarantine Station on North Head from October 14 till November 12. This life-size figurative project will be my focus for the next couple of months.
Back at the Bakehouse this month, we also held another series of totem workshops, a fish sculpture workshop and the inaugural Light House workshop with slab builder extraordinaire, Sara Buchner from Among the Trees. If you missed this one, Sara will run another Light House workshop on Sunday September 3.
Check out our Upcoming Workshops for more new and repeated Workshops to keep your creative fires burning.
SAVE THE DATE
Mark your calendar for the Midjuburi Creative Trail on the weekend of August 12 & 13. The Bakehouse Studio will be open with an exhibition and sale of work from the Bakehouse Artists.
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
Light House
Suitable for beginners
In this 4 hour workshop, you will learn about slab building techniques, use cutting tools and underglazes.
Sunday September 3
10am - 2pm
Book here
Light House Workshop
Totems II ‘Finding your Form’
For those with some hand-building experience.
In this workshop, you will develop your skills making hero beads or small table sculptures using more experimental forms.
Saturday, July 29, Saturday August 05
Book here
Totems II “Finding your Form” Workshop
Totems I
Suitable for beginners.
In this workshop, over three Saturdays, you will learn basic ceramic hand-building and under-glazing techniques.
Saturday, September 9, 16, 23
Book here
Totems I Workshop
Billy Blue College of Design SRC Students, at the Bakehouse Friday Open Studio, overglazing work from the clay workshop held on campus this month.
Open Studios times:
Monday mornings 10am-1pm
Friday afternoons 2pm -5pm
Studio Induction / Orientation sessions:
Email Lisa: lisa@thebakehousestudio.com.au to book a time.
Hope to see you soon,
Cheers, Lisa