Category Archives: winged things

on the line

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Nancy

Prints for Tiny Owl Workshop’s pillow fight hanging on my washing line, they are short stories for a writer’s Literary Vs Genre pillow fight at the Brisbane Writer’s festival, published by Tiny Owl Workshop… on pillows! The prints for the … Continue reading →

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Street reads

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Nancy

http://streetreads.com/ It is all about to begin! the website is up with some delicious music, exciting stories, all at different locations in Brisbane and South Bank. Sponsored by Brisbane Writers festival, Brisbane City Council and ebook revolution http://ebookrevolution.blogspot.com.au/ During the project, … Continue reading →

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creepy pictures

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Nancy

My studio seems haunted at the moment, illustrations for Street Reads dangling across lines, flailing limbs and scarey critters pegged and drying out of harm’s way. Fatima S Hellfisch has added some sinew and gore to the zombies and limbs. … Continue reading →

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spanish angels

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Nancy

An unexpected trip to Spain photographing angels. They adorn entranceways, advertisements, fountains, friezes and fabric, background to battles between beliefs. They hold signs, halos, palm leaves and announce narratives to the tales they are background to. They are paraded through the … Continue reading →

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more winged things

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Nancy

Grievous angels. Today I made a new pair of wings to add to my lost property rack. They are outside drying. From an exhibition called Restoring the Lost and Broken. So many lost and broken things.

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Winged things

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Nancy

Ingrid printing her wings at my studio

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the thing with feathers

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Nancy

Upatree puppetry screenprints at the Mt Nebo hall Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune–without the words, and never stops at all….. Emily Dickinson

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tip-toe

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Nancy

Our tip piece is complete! For the Brisbane Tip Shop project my group have been stamping, colouring and printing patterns of Dragonflies, and learning what shapes are drawn to create a dragonfly. We put a soft surface on the table so … Continue reading →

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bit tipsy

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Nancy

The idea is to reinvent a piece of furniture from the tip. My piece is a big black table. My friends Sharon and Brianna have some  blog entries about their Tip shop adventures there and they won the competition! Brianna … Continue reading →

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