Creativity ClusterSustainable Living Festival exhibitions Make Art, Not Landfill The exhibition Make Art, Not Landfill was held as part of the Sustainable Living Festival 2023. Where: FOUND:ling Reusery (formerly The Reimaginarium), 107 Moorabool Street, Geelong When: 1-28 February for the SLF, but it has been extended until the end of May 2023. Open 10am-5pm, Tuesday to […]
Combining Ceramics and Junk Nancy D Lane describes working with Mardie Whitla When I expressed interest in trying my hand at ceramics, Mardie Whitla invited me to the home studio in her garage. There we had a great day, with Mardie teaching me the ropes of creating hand-built ceramics. Mardie started with the basics, showing […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]