At long last I have secured a new studio in Newcastle as a participant of Renew Newcastle http://renewnewcastle.org/about .
I was motivated to become in involved with Renew Newcastle as a means to
secure a work space outside of the home, somewhere personal and devoted
entirely to my professional practice. I was also enthusiastic to become more
active in my community and interact with other artists. Ironically I am
becoming acquainted with the business sector of Newcastle, as I frequent my
studio that is located in the CBD. The building itself is a disused office block that is an
unusual expression of the commercial world, with a residue of efficiency in the
elevator and ramps. I don’t quite feel like I am entering an art studio until I
get to my ‘office’ and find fabric and pens sprawled all over the fire proof
carpet. I like that being involved in Renew Newcastle has exposed me to another
side of Newcastle and I like to imagine that the contrast of my surroundings
will inspire a ‘counter attack’ of frivolity and self expression.
Whilst in the studio I am working on a new collection of textile
works that will form part of a mid year exhibition at The Lockup Cultural
Centre Newcastle. http://thelockup.info/ I am generating an imaginative series of sculptures that are
suggestively monster like. My research
for this project is based on the abandoned spaces in Newcastle and my desire to
animate them with imaginary creatures. As
I sew provocative and tactile work I am creating an alternate story to the
quiet melancholia of Newcastle and activating the energy of the city.
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