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Mardie Whitla blogs about her ceramic sculpture Poseur

Mardie Whitla blogs about her ceramic sculpture Poseur It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Do you see what I see? My Italian friend, Patrizia, arrived in Melbourne on 27 February 2020 for her six-week holiday. It was her first visit to Australia, and she arrived on the day that […]

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Mardie Whitla blogs about her handbuilt ceramic carousel

Mardie Whitla blogs about her handbuilt ceramic carousel It’s taken about 25 years to realise I must have an inner carousel connection. Years ago we went to France for a week to celebrate a special birthday at, among other places, Michelin Star restaurant Tour D’Argent.  On our final evening in cold and windy Paris, we […]

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Marina Chamberlain blogs about how a collage artist found treasure

Marina Chamberlain blogs about how a collage artist found treasure As a collage artist, I found a treasure trove during the prolonged pandemic lockdown in Melbourne. Flea markets are my favourite source for finding treasures that I can use for creating my collage artworks, but I have been unable to visit these during our lockdown. […]

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Mardie Whitla blogs about her handbuilt ceramics installation Dubrovnik’s Leaf

Mardie Whitla blogs about her handbuilt ceramics installation Dubrovnik’s Leaf There’s a story behind the creation of my handbuilt ceramic and found object installation Dubrovnik’s Leaf. It all started with a wall and a leaf. It took more than 450 years to build, extend and fortify the defensive walls of Dubrovnik, Croatia. The city and […]

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Interview with Nancy D Lane

Interview with Nancy D Lane Nancy D Lane creates her art under the name NancyDee Sculptures. She was recently interviewed by Elle-May Michael, owner of Incube8r Gallery where Nancy exhibits. The interview follows, along with photos of several of NancyDee’s artworks and brooches. These show the variety of mediums she works in. Tell us a […]

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Interview with Deidre Ogilvie

Interview with Deidre Ogilvie Deidre Ogilvie was interviewed by Creativity Cluster facilitator Nancy Lane for the Melbourne City University of the Third Age (U3A) course Conversations with Artists on 10 February 2020 at the Kathleen Syme Library. Below are excerpts from the interview and several of Deidre’s artworks that show the variety of mediums she […]