Fairfield Library Gallery Walk

Cetta Pilati and my art work is currently being exhibited at the Fairfield Library Gallery walk just off Station Street.

Black and White Cat, Found Object Assemblage $130
Address121 Station St, Fairfield VIC 3078

Hours

Wednesday 10 am–5 pm
Thursday 10 am–5 pm
Friday 10 am–5 pm
Saturday 10 am–4 pm
Sunday Closed
Monday 10 am–5 pm
Tuesday 10 am–5 pm

We would really love you to see what we have been making.

My assemblages are found objects, toys, blocks of wood, scrabble bits etc., from op shops and garage sales and bits and pieces that I have hung on to for years.  I found people were very interested in what I was doing and that they were very generously gifting me some objects to use.

The collage characters are from found images in old books that I have collected for years.  I made a series of these characters about 15 years ago and have just revisited making these again.  I have added some wood blocks on the back of them to give them some distance from the wall which makes for more interesting shapes and shadows.  The character collage works in Fairfield are displayed on blocks because I do not have a wall behind to hang them however blocks can be supplied and more permanently secured to the characters if you wish.  I personally love the lone figure sitting unexpectedly on a wall.

Very, very sadly, I have not been gifted any old books or ephemera with pictures of animals or people or birds or dancers that would be good for collage. 🙁

Mouse.   Character Collage with block attachment on the back as wallart.  $50

Please keep in mind that I am still available to do workshops in art with beginners or more experienced in various Media.  See my pages for works on paper, painting etc.

You can do a one on one class, a one off class, series of four classes or ongoing fortnightly classes to suit your needs.

Thanks for visiting, Wishing you all a fabulous December. 🙂

Fairfield Gallery Walk Exhibition December 2023 Anne Warren and Cetta Pilati

                                 

Cetta and I have our Fairfield Gallery Walk exhibition starting on the 4th December.

Fairfield Library – 121 Station Street, Fairfield  10.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday  10.00am to 4.00pm Saturday

The exhibition in five little window pods will continue until the 20th December.  Please contact us for more information regarding availability, purchase and pick up or delivery of your artwork before Christmas.  We will have a QR code for scanning which will have more information for you.

Should you wish for your artwork to be delivered locally, that can be arranged as well.

My Character cutouts are paper collage, stiffened with more paper and layers of glue.  The work is durable, it is glazed on the front and I have added either one or two wood blocks on the back to make the piece standout 3D style from the wall.   I will supply blue tack which is the best way to place them on the wall for that surprising quirky look that I like so much.

The Block assemblages are found pieces from op shops, garage sales and a good rummage in my old bits and pieces from the past, all assembled and placed on a wooden board with a hanger on the back that will sit on a simple drawing pin.  Many of the quirky items I have used have come from the Darebin Hard Rubbish Heros in 2023 (they even held some aside just for me).  Occasionally I will add something current like the black and white cat see above from an asian vending machine but generally they are used and in many cases unwanted pieces.

I hope you get a chance to see the exhibition and maybe take a friend with you.   I’d love to hear what you think.

 

Thanks everyone.

PS Cetta has selected small scale work which is also lots of fun and quirky using her amazing marble mosaic and her metal work.

Fairfield Library Gallery Walk

Fairfield Library Gallery Walk

Congratulations and good luck to all the participants in the Alphington Open Studios.  Just letting you know that I will not be participating this year as I have several other things happening.

My work is available for you to view at the studio in Alphington just send me an email and you can come and have a look whenever it suits.

I will be having a small exhibition with artist Cetta Pilati at the Fairfield Library Gallery Walk (the little windows) from the 4th December until the 20th December 2023.  We have both selected lively small scale pieces that have a bit of fun and whimsy about them.   We have left our contact details including a QR code within the display cabinets.  This exhibition is not manned however Cetta and I are available to answer any questions you may have about the work.

 

 

 

The Library is at Address121 Station St, Fairfield VIC 3078

Other things happening with my art

I have entered an abstract artwork that I have called From Collingwood to Fitzroy and Back in the Brunswick Street Gallery Small Works exhibition.  I’ll post a picture when the exhibition opens.

I have two abstract paintings in the Linden Postcard exhibition.  This year they have made the works a much bigger size than the postcard description.  I’ll post images when it opens.

I have several works going into a beautiful boutique in Korumburra soon.  It is called Small Forest if you happen to be out and about the area you should pop in for sure.

I’ll keep posting more pictures of the work when the exhibitions commence.

PS the unique metal and marble flying fish/bird is Cetta Pilati’s work.  www.cetta-pilati.com.au

 

 

 

Melbourne Collage Meets are having a Fundraiser

Melbourne Collage Meets are having a Fundraiser

We are a group of artists that meet fortnightly to make collage art and just chat about all kinds of things.

We have been meeting for more than a year and we have had one fundraiser for an underprivileged school and now we are having an art card sale with money going to Araluen, a place where disabled residents will use the funds to help with making ceramics.

As we meet at a coffee shop, some members meet early for breakfast, others stay back for lunch and everyone supports the shop by buying a coffee and a cake.  We so love meeting and that’s why I am available to help if any one out there thinks they would like to do this in their area.  It needs to be for people that are artists, that have art of some sort of art in their lives. Contact me if you want to chat.  By the way our group is full even though I would love to keep having more people – it would not be fair to the shop.  Hope you like the idea.

Interested in Starting or joining a collage group?

Interested in Starting or joining a collage group?

On Friday 22nd I will advise on what we have done to start our collage group in Fairfield Instagram: #melbournecollagemeets. We have been established for a year now and still loving it so very much. The art, the laughter, the community is all so wonderful.

I will talk at the DHRH at 2-3.30pm Separation Street, Northcote. It is across the road from Santa Maria College and in the Northcote plaza car park.

We will make a small fun collage at the end of a short talk. I’ll bring everything along however any books with people or birds/animals are welcome. I would love to get some more groups going in different suburbs. No fees, just support the coffee shop you meet at by buying a coffee and cake or lunch.

Although I do teach collage from my home studio the above suggestion is not for teaching, it is reaching out to creatives of any medium to make a small easy and clean and portable piece for fun.

Our group MCM has also successfully had one fundraiser to raise funds to buy sensory toys for Olympic Village Primary School. You can also aim for something similar in your local area. Email me if you are interested.

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