projects
Pop Up Gallery
For three weeks in January, I created a pop up gallery in the middle of the city. In an empty cement box at 21 Alberta St - a lost laneway close to Liverpool st you can catch my knits adorning the walls and chat to the plastic people. It's part of the City of Sydney's Streetware project, pop in:
Thursday to Saturday afternoons:
January 19th - Febuary 4th
Making Art Connections
I was honoured to appear on the same page as Andy Goldsworthy in a new textbook for students.
Making Art Connections introduces the structures and concepts of the syllabus and addresses a wide variety of artmaking forms and artists from different cultures, genders and historical periods. Students will also learn about the importance of documenting their work, with a focus on recording artmaking, ideas and actions in a visual arts process diary.
ISBN: 9780070281592
Classification: Educational: Art & Design
Plastic People
A commission by the City of Sydney for their Streetware project, several life size plastic people were installed in Sydney's laneways late November 2010.
Guerilla Stickers
Sometimes you just need reminding. A series installed randomly.
Escape Buttons
Discarded computer keys embedded into resin become magic buttons for urban use. Dont you wish you had an "escape button"? Installed in Sydney's Newtwon area.
Guerillas Knit Vaucluse House
Imagine sitting in an historic house, sipping tea and being fed freshly baked scones with jam and cream. All you have to do is knit. This is how I spent every Sunday for three months with a crew of 15 keen women to guerilla knit Vaucluse House.
The exhibition drew many new visitos to the Historic House that would never have otheriwse come, and put a smile on faces as they explored the house looking for knitted clues.
Crafternoon @ NGA
Join me on July 17th at the National Gallery of Australia for "Crafernoon" featuring the recently published felt jewellery. I will be presenting easy pieces to craft with felt with Michelle Fracarro from the public programs office. Last year we had so much fun installing the 500 piecesof knit for the Soft Sculpture exhibition, we had to work together again.
The Knitted Convenience
In August 2009 a gang of knit performers decended upon a heritage listed urinal in Sydney's taylor Sqaure and covered it in yellow knit. Part of the Powerhouse Museum's Design '09 Festival, it was immediately adopted by locals and tourists alike and remained unvandalised for it's entire time in the area.
Street Art of the Inner West
A book that celebrates the wide selection of street art has hit the book stores. Melinda Vassalo interviewed me for a section and I am proud to be part.
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Spiral and Wave Wollonging
On invitation from Wollongong Council 10 metres of festival colored knit was stitched around Bert Flugelman's Steel Sculpture, "Spiral and Wave" for the Wollongong Viva La Gong Festival 2009.
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Knitted Tree - Wollongong
A community Event featuring collected works from group stitch'n'bitches, installed on a tree as part of the Viva La Gong Festival in November '09. Knits and crochet were stitched to the tree and exhibited for four weeks.
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What Touched My Soul
Clarrice Collien is a resident of one of this areas many boarding houses.
She has lived at Denroma in Marickville for 27 years. She is known for her wool tapestries that sell out at every exhibition. This portrait of Clarrice and the Roomies Project won runner up in 'What Touched My Soul' exhibition.
Joy
A guerilla fence weave to celebrate Christmas 2009, created from recycled fluro fabric and crocheted into large chains. On the street side it said, "YOJ" but passengers on the Newtown line enjoyed the word "JOY" all over Christmas.
2042 Art on the Streets
Newtown is famous for it's colorful urban life and street art. 2042 Art on the Streets is a celebration of all things that make our area unique. As a contributing artist in the celebration of Newtown, I created a knitted tea cake set with matching pink furniture. Later the pink items were installed around the area.
Soft Sculpture Knit at the National Gallery of Australia
Invited by the National Gallery of Australia to join Knitta Please in installing over 500 pieces of knit on the 10 metre high poles at the foyer of the gallery, we worked for a full week to get them up. Knits were received form all over the world, tagged with contributor's name and origin and displayed.
Masterpieces from Paris - Knitted Still Life
Commissioned by the National Gallery of Australia for the family activity room in the Masterpieces from Paris exhibition, knitted replicas from famous post impressionist painters came to life in wool. In the family room, children could paint their own Cezanne, do a van Gogh style self portrait, or add an origami star to the night wall.
Guerillas in Wollongong
A day workshop devoted to the creation of south coast guerillas, over 30 women and two men joined the ranks, knitting and then installing their creations in the mall, much to the surprise of passers by.
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Eveleigh Artisan Markets
Very excited to be chosen as one of two new permanent stall holders at the Eveleigh Artisan Markets at Carriageworks each month. Come find me on the first Sunday of each month. The food and coffee are excellent - Nutella crepes..mmmm!