bundle project - 4 months on

In April we (the Broadstrokes) in collaboration with Tricia Smout as part of her artist in residency program at the Mt Coo-tha Gardens embarked on our bundle project. We each assembled three bundles, one bundle hung in the Mt Coo-tha Gardens, one bundle hung at home and the third bundle was buried in our home gardens. My bundle at home hung on the side fence, it's quite an exposed section of the garden. 

The below bundle hung in the Mt Coo-tha Gardens and in a more sheltered area so the changes were slight

Our bundles hanging together at the Mt Coo-tha Gardens

 

The buried bundle was the one with the most dramatic change. Even the worms had started to move in.

We have chickens so our garden does get quite a bit of organic matter. 

Using the bits n pieces from our bundles we will now each make an A3 size signature for a collaborative book and an individual item/book. They will be on display in November as part of Tricia's end of residency exhibition. Tricia currently has an international call for participation in an Air-Mail Envelope Project and a Focus on Nature Project - full details on how to participate are here

a visit to the botanical gardens, Mt Coot-tha

Enjoyed a visit to Tricia's Exhibition this afternoon. Tricia is the 2012 Artist-in-Residence at the Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Cooth-tha. Tricia standing in front her "Flowers of Friendship" project. 

supplies were available for visitors to make wreaths a symbol of continuity and the cycle of life. 

A few of the wreaths on display in the trees near the main entrance.  

and then map in hand I enjoyed a stroll in the gardens in search of bundles. 

Throughout the residency Tricia is working collaboratively with several groups, friends & artists. 

And we the 'Broadstrokes' collaboratively with Tricia are doing a bundle project - Integrate / Disintegrate

Tricia's current exhibition continues until the 29th June 2012 at the Richard Randall Studio

Brisbane Botanical Gardens, Mt Coot-tha

visit Tricia's residency blog

bundle project

 Three bundles-nine artists-one collaborative project - we the "Broadstrokes & our honorary members" in collaboration with Tricia Smout have created bundles of stuff as part of Tricia's 12 month artist residency. Three bundles each - one to hang in the residency gardens, one to be hang in our respective gardens and one to be buried in our respective gardens. In June the bundles will have their initial presentation and then again in November, only this time as a piece of finished artwork.  

 

Exhibition Opens Today

We three artists (Felicity Clarke, Myself and Tricia Smout) with the much appreciated help of my Dad hung our "Undercurrent Exhibition" yesterday. The Exhibition opens today at 10am. It will be on display 9th - 14th September 2011 at the Arts Factory Gallery cnr Merivale & Glenelg, South Brisbane. The Gallery will be open daily 10am to 4pm. We're having an opening ceremony tomorrow afternoon (Saturday 10th September) at 4pm.

Undercurrents - Collaborative Exhibition

The postcards for our up-coming exhibition arrived today. I can't believe it's only a few weeks away now. A collaborative exhibition with Felicity Clarke, Tricia Smout and myself. This is the first time we three unite in exhibition. Felicity has been involved in art for a number of years and her pieces incorporate various practices using modern synthetic fibers and illumination juxtaposed against classic felting techniques. The human figure with all its flaws and beauty are also featured in her works. Tricia's passion is calligraphy and lettering(of all shapes and forms) and she loves exploring the tactile qualities of papers, fibers and the fabrics while playing with different texture and color combinations. Our exhibition opens on the 9th September and will be open daily (10am -4pm) until the 14th September 2011 at the Art Factory Gallery - cnr Merivale & Glenelg Streets, South Brisbane. The opening night celebrations are on Saturday 10th September 4-6pm.