Author Archives: Nancy

lanterns

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Nancy

Another lantern making workshop, this time with a talented and energetic high school group at Brisbane Girls Grammar School. It amazes me how quickly a group can assemble these convincing sculptural and teepee like structures from such light weight materials, … Continue reading →

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reinventing clothing

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Nancy

I like to wear my artworks: a few pieces of clothing that I reinvented last week.

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wood engraving

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Nancy

The skills of wood engraving intrigue me. I pore over old illustrations and create my own versions of those white line and black line images. I have been trying some wood engraving, with those curious engraving tools and sticky lithographic … Continue reading →

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solstice lantern parade

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Nancy

Every year people gather for celebration, music, organic food, art and ceremony at Northey St city farm for the winter solstice gathering. This year I was invited to do lantern making for the lantern parade. Before the festival we made … Continue reading →

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Indigi day out

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Nancy

The folk at Indigiscapes invited me to have a market stall at Indigi day out.  http://indigiscapes.redland.qld.gov.au/  Indigiscapes is a plant nursery with plants native to the Brisbane region. It has an extensive garden with bushwalks, information centre a cafe and gift … Continue reading →

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Indigo printing

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Nancy

A morning of resist printing with an indigo vat with my fabric printing class at Brisbane Institute of Art.

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lanterns at city farm

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Nancy

On Saturday I ran a lantern making worksop for the winter solstice festival at Northey St City Farm, among the fruit trees, vegetable patches and the pleasing sound of chickens.  

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lanterns in the outback

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Nancy

Travelling west to Charleville, then further west to Quilpie, along a road lined with gibber stones. Road trains speed past and wedgetail eagles hover overhead. Away from light pollution the night stars form a canopy that is a topic of … Continue reading →

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maze books

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Nancy

I ran a a maze book workshop for high school art teachers, exploring burnished collage images, and transfer printing.

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tribal opera

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Nancy

Ready for battle tribal wear: the rebellion against an insane ruler begins. I drew the designs and printed them onto readymades for the cast. They are for rock opera Boadicea which opens at the Roundhouse theatre in Kelvin Grove on … Continue reading →

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