Members' News and New Members

Welcome to our new members, and a look at what some of the members have been doing locally...

Welcome to our three new members:

Paul Smith, Grant Flather and Alison Parkinson

It’s an exciting time to join the ASV. Hopefully we will all enjoy seeing your work at our upcoming exhibitions.

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Open Studio Alphington

“ It’s Open Studios time again, I will be with Bridget Foley at 30 Smith Street, Alphington, this weekend 25/26 November and the following 2/3 December.

We have a new line up of artists this year with some regulars like Bridget and myself!

I’ll have my usual eclectic mix of jewellery, sculptures and funerary pieces, some of my traditional work and some new!

So hope you can make it and look forward to seeing you again.”

Avis Gardner

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Kinglake Art Exhibition

This month, several of our members decided to exhibit at the annual Kinglake Art Exhibition. Chris Anderson presented his incredible work and for a second time took out “Best Sculpture" for his steel piece entitled “Elusive", depicting a platypus.

As well as this award, Chris’ amazing piece also won the award for "Best In Show", covering all media and categories.

We are very lucky to have Chris as a talented and dedicated member of the ASV.

Anne Anderson

Visiting the Giants in Mandurah

While in Perth recently, I drove down to Mandurah to discover these wonderful creations by Danish recycling artist, Thomas Dambo. He wants to inspire people to get out into nature so he creates larger than life statues made from recycled wood and places them around the world. They are beautifully constructed using wood panels. Each one had a particular character and meaning. I didn’t have time to find the other giants and solve the puzzle, but there were many people on the trail.

Carmel Ritchie

Marija Patterson has a slab of travertine and piece of marble looking for a new home.

Travertine- Measures about 950 mm square and 22mm thick. Marble piece about 500 x 300 mm x 22 mm thick.