SHOW OF THE WEEK

sailing away in a pea green boat

To be honest we were both a little exhibitioned out after last week, but sitting in Palomino, enjoying our morning chai we kept getting distracted by a dress in the window of Kick Gallery, so much so that after eating our way through eggs, beans and avocado (not to mention a second chai) we headed over to see what was going on...imagine our delight upon discovering it was in fact a frock made entirely from doilies the influence of the magnolia project strikes again!

by the way please forgive the window reflections in the pics - we only had the amateur camera on hand. There were some other interesting pieces that caught our eye, but as they were still installing we felt we shouldn't intrude further, but would wait until opening night (Thursday 9th) to get a closer look at the collected works on show... We'd never heard of the pea green boat studio's , so needed to do a little investigating. Apparently The Pea Green Boat Artist Studios were founded in 2007 by artist Belinda Wiltshire, and are situated in large warehouse in Brunswick. Now home to more than 30 artists - painters, jewelers, designers, crafts-people, sculptors, photographers and mixed media this is their first exhibition as a collective outside of their studio.
FYI if anyone is looking for a studio space in Brunswick at the moment they have a couple available - contact them on thepeagreenboat@hotmail.com The exhibition opens 6-8pm Thursday July 10 and runs until July 9 - July 26 2008 @ Kick Gallery, 239 High Street Northcote.

I MADE IT MYSELF

well hung...

and finally it's done! Here's Ramona standing proudly amongst her artworks just after we finished getting them all up - let's just say it's a small room, and we two heavily pregnant women kept bumping into each other every five minutes, growing increasingly giggly and incompetant as the afternoon progressed. We did manage to stick to our guns however and get it all up in less than 2 hours -no mean feat considering the high klutz level that seems to come with being with child.

SHOW OF THE WEEK part 4

we are family...
Installation day today. Very weird to see a whole show packed into a wicker basket. It seems so unsubstantial! The ladies of HML are real wizzes at putting up a show - we go for the 'just wack 'em up there' random hang that leaves plenty of time for tea and scones - mind you today we'll be in prahran
which is one of those places we get to once every three years so it'll be fun to go exploring.
it doesnt matter how organised we try to be it is always a bit of a panic come installation week. Having both worked in galleries we know this is true for everyone but we can't help thinking that getting the work finished the month before would be nice (hope the paint dries before we get this stuff in the car...)

SHOW OF THE WEEK part 3

family ties

Beck and Ramona spent yesterday creating a catalogue for the show. Beck has the enviable skill of being able to know what should go where -ramona has the complimentary skill of being very relaxed about what goes where - making for a very easy working partnership! So the panic has subsided somewhat as all seems ready to roll. Mind you Ramona now has to print and bind the catalogues (todays task) so there is still room for freakouts to occur!

Ok so Imp Gallery above Greville St Bookstore in Prahran - 145 Greville St at 2pm - there will be cupcakes (well we're optimistic).

SHOW OF THE WEEK part 2

family ties
It's always an interesting process trying to translate a drawing into a painting (especially when the drawings were done in a completely random unconcious state). Nearly all the images are about parents relating to their children (there are also brothers, grandparents and furry people)
So it became really about how the creatures were relating to each other...
Because that's what all families are about we think. It's about talking and listening.
For those of you piping up for an official invitation - listen peeps EVERYONE is invited. Ramona is particularly disorganised and just hasn't got her act together for mail outs and such nonsense. Trust us -come one come all.