Review of Tantrum Theatre's production 2039 for Culture Hunter

http://culturehunter.org/content/review-tantrums-2039

New Work - as the weather warms towards another summer.

I have been drawing and painting a bit lately, with a few projects on the go. I have been making some art for the Response zine - a zine being made by people in the US who have been involved in community response to sexual assault. I will put more of the sketches up soon. 

I have been doing lots of sketches, inks and drawings of my home - Bundabah and the bays. Here are a few for you. 

Art Riot Reviews

Music Feeds: The artRiot has begun – Art or radical social change

WRITTEN BY LAUREN CARROLL HARRIS

http://musicfeeds.com.au/culture/the-artriot-has-begun-art-or-radical-social-change

http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/45436

Green Left Weekly: A tradition of creative dissent

Sunday, September 19, 2010

By Kate Ausburn

http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/45434

Kanuguba Webpage Launch and Fundraiser

ArtRiot!!

Opening Performance Night - 6pm Saturday 11 September
Upstairs, Annandale Hotel, 17 Parramatta Rd

I'm looking forward to be a part of this exhibition with my friend Conor Ashleigh and others.

http://artriot.org.au/

The Forest for the Trees

Exhibition at Kurb Gallery - August 21st - 27th, 2010

A big Thank You and Respect to the artists I collaborated with - Alana, Natalie, Rosie and Sophia for being so committed to your art practice (in all the forms it takes.)

Thank You to The Kurb Gallery for having our show and for providing a space we can afford! for independent art exhibitions.

We sold a number of pieces and we could not do our work without your ongoing support for our Art - Thank You for coming and supporting us!

Elder by Sophia Zielinski

The Old Marri Tree by Fern York

Bugs by Rosie Vinicombe 

She lived in the forest and now she lives where the forest used to be (dollshouse) 

by Alana Grant

Leaves by Rosie Vinicombe

Poison Fruit by Natalie Williamson

Nest by Sophia Zielinski

Sapling by Natalie Zielinski

Cocoon by Natalie Williamson

Cocoon (detail) by Natalie Williamson

Tea for the Fae by Sophia Zielinski

Tea for the Fae by Sophia Zielinski

Earth changing - Desertification, by Alana Grant

Alana and Ruby - with Bugs by Rosie Vinicombe 

 Earth Mammas by Alana Grant

Brian and Katrina with Saplings by Natalie Williamson

 Bugs (various) by Rosie Vinicombe

Jasper on Bongo, Brian on Guitar Fern's Trees (various) with Gill and Jane

Friends with work by Sophia Zielinski, Rosie Vinicombe and Fern York

Big Karrak by Rosie Vinicombe

Thank You for supporting us!

Ocean Inspired Art Exhibition

August 14 & 15, 2010

My piece ' Orange Roughy' was inspired by the endangered deep see Orange Roughy Fish...

A marine themed Art exhibition in Victoria Park. All work on display is for sale to support both the Artist’s and the campaign to protect our unique South West Marine life. The exhibition is an awareness raising and fundraising event for the Save our Marine Life campaign.

Save Our Marine Life is an unprecedented collaboration of Australian and international conservation organisations working to protect and secure Australia’s unique marine life. Less than 1% of WA’s South West marine life is protected. Our political leaders will be making big decisions about this in the next couple of weeks – we need to make it clear that 1% protection is not enough.

Where: Victoria Park Centre for the Arts at 12 Kent St East Victoria Park. When: Opening night is at 6pm on the 14th of August. The work will be on display on both the 14th and 15th of August.

Kanuguba Fundraiser at Stacco in Sydney was a Hit!

New work

'The Forest for the Trees Exhibition'

Karrak,  Ink on Paper, 2010

Last Fire at Ludlow, Ink on Paper, 2010

Grand Spider Orchid, Ink on Paper, 2010

Tantrum Theatre Production of 'Blackrock' Review

http://culturehunter.org/content/theatre-review-0

V06: Convergence at Villawood Detention Centre

Borrowed

A short film by Duwan LaTrobe

I am the Art director for Borrowed, 

The film will be shot in June, 2010.  We are currently in  Pre-production.

Short Listed for The Seed Grant

For the Illustrations of Freedom Mural project!

The Seed Website:

//thejbseed.com/wp/

The Forest For The Trees Exhibition

At the Kurb Gallery, Northbridge

August 21st to 27th, 2010

Opening Friday August 21st at 6pm

Artists

Fern York

Natalie Williamson

Sophia Zeilinski

Rosie Vidicombe

Alana Grant

A fundraising event for Friends of the Earth  (FOE)

City Switch Urban Interventions

With architect Toshinori Esumi (Izumo, Japan)

UTS Architecture & Renew Newcastle

http://renewnewcastle.org/

Coal Tea Room

This urban intervention is in the style of a traditional Japanese Tea Room. A tea ceremony will take place in this specially designed room...

The inspiration for the tea room is Newcastle's coal industry: and the industrial revolution that has been fueled by coal. In our modern lives we have so many commodities that we use every day. Goods have become cheap, thanks to industrialism - but at what cost? The environment has suffered greatly, and along the way humanity has lost connection with the natural world. 

The tea house is a place to contemplate these issues. 

The materials used in the construction of the Tea house are as natural as possible: wood, sand, paper, cotton. These natural building materials remind us of the simple pleasures found in nature. 

The lighting is a very important factor in the tea house design. The bright natural light has been blocked out and gentle candle light is the main light source. This light creates a calm atmosphere.

Design Sketches for the Tea Room Shadow Patterns - 

Inspired by local Kattung(Indigenous) totems the eagle and the shark and circle symbols for a  meeting place (with consultation from local Indigenous sovereigns.)

Coal Tea Room with Sticky Streets sticky tape art.

Heading to the CitySwitch Urban Interventions Workshop for the next few days.
Looks exciting!

Full details http://cityswitchlab.org

Lake Cowal Gathering 2010 Fundraiser

at The Lass

Dhopec

TALL JENNY 

safe & sound system

DJ Duwan Dibley

organic burgers

raffle

fezza fashion

patches

information

'Commodore Chicks Take [OVA] The World' 2008

by Tia Kierath and Fern York

These images are from a 2008 calendar of 'Car Chicks' from Tia's Dad's business the 'Commodore Shop'.

'Burger Democracy' 2008

'Lost Tribes' 2008

'Nanofart' 2008

'Heroin Breakfast' 2008

'Cannibal Fems' 2008

Invasion Day 2006

3.05 min doco filmed at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy

and Parliament House Canberra.

Features Robbie Thorpe 

and Combat Wombat

The Lake Cowal Gathering this Easter April 2 -5 will be another amazing and inspiring event.
I have designed a poster to be distributed around the country to inspire as many people as possible to come.

I have been working on some designs to submit to 'Threadless.'

New Work

I have been working on some new illustration and design gear - I'm working on more tshirt design material. enjoy

'3 Hearts' January, 2010

'Babes' 2008

 'Peace 2010' January, 2010

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