final exhibition

The month is at an end, and so is my residency.  The exhibition of work produced by the community members who joined me in activities throughout the residency is installed and being enjoyed, not only by those who contributed, but also by others who've come to see what we've been up to. 

Pop-up museum of historical home-made toys in the foreground, and photo essays depicting Yanchep stories on the walls behind.

Another view of the exhibition.

Puppets made by the talented children in Miss Spowart's Year 3 Class at Two Rocks Primary School.

The community of socks dolls made by Angie, Merryl, Helen and myself

Monoprints and collagraphs printed by Merryl, Pam, Suzie and Angie with Karen in her studio.

Postcards and printed fabric by Merryl, printed fabric by Ann and Pam, with Pam's used to create several wonderfully inventive bags.

Printed fabric by Angie, and our young visitor Molly.  That's Molly's fabric on the left, specially impressive because this was her first ever printing session!    
Everyone who has visited the exhibition (approx 40 visitors so far) has been impressed by the amount and the quality of work produced by these talented locals.  Well done everyone!  Last chance to see the work is 11am - 4pm Sunday Dec 1st, at Capricorn Community House, 73 Lindsay Beach Bvd, Yanchep. 

sock dolls underway

We've been busy recycling old socks up at Yanchep, and here are the beginnings of the growing community of sock dolls which is expanding daily.  Keeping them company are my little vintage sock doll found in America at an estate sale, and the rag doll made a century ago my my grand-mother.

Angie and Meryl have been keeping me company and stitching up a storm.  This photo was taken last week.  The number of new sock dolls has since grown to nine. 

Why not come along and join us on Friday to add some more?  It's an open house from 10 till two, everyone welcome.  Tea and coffee will be flowing (bring your lunch), and you can sew in air-conditioned comfort.  Yanchep Capricorn Community House, 73 Lindsay Beach Bvd, Yanchep, (enter car park from Azure Mews).      

Pop-up museum - sneak peak

Sunday Nov 10th, from 2 till 4 pm, at Capricorn Community House, 73 Lindsay Beach Bvd, Yanchep (in air-conditioned comfort on a hot day!) I will be sharing some favourite items from my collection of examples of making-do and mending. These include some family toys such as a train made from a tin can and a piece of wood, some rag dolls, and a small wooden kangaroo. I also have two small Japanese-made dolls, an elderly couple constructed with love and care from available resources including scraps of recycled fabric. Here is a sneak preview of these little treasures, as there were seen when first exhibited back in 2003 in my exhibition Memoirs and Mementos.

I invite you to bring along a treasure of your own and share its story, whether it be an improvised garden tool or a mended kitchen item or perhaps a hand-made sewing project passed down through the family. These objects and their stories will contribute to a brief “pop-up museum” display for everyone to enjoy on the afternoon, before dispersing back home with their owners. One such treasure has already been delivered for your viewing pleasure, a bucket shower from a now-demolished beach shack but full of fond memories for the owner. Come along and find out who it belongs to and hear its story!