Editor's Inspiration & President's Letter

“Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it.” – Ai Weiwei

INTRODUCING OUR NEW PRESIDENT:

Heather Wilson

Hi all, although I have met many of you as coordinator of the Annual exhibition, as incoming President I thought it would be a good idea to tell you a little bit about myself and my background.

I did a Bachelor of Education at Melbourne State College in the late 70’s and taught ceramics, art and dance in the public system for 36 years. I was Arts and Performing arts coordinator for many years and managed events and budgets for school productions, art shows and all sorts of functions. For many of those years I had a day off a week to do my own work and have exhibited on a regular basis.

Now I am retired and have a Ceramics studio in Narre Warren North. I think the Association of Sculptors is a fantastic group in its support of sculptors and giving artists of all stages of their career opportunities to exhibit their work and I hope I can help to keep the group moving into the future. As in all groups where we are all volunteers a lot of work is done by a few people and I am thankful for the support and encouragement of the committee in this new role.

Jenny Rickards has stepped down as she had done the maximum four-year term and after many stints as president is ready for a break. She does a phenomenal amount of work and on behalf of all the committee we want to thank her for everything she has done and for the work I know she will continue to do.

Please keep an eye on the events calendar as we have many things in the pipeline.
Our Christmas party will be on Sunday the 6th of December, entry forms will be out soon for Herring Island and MIFGS and we have an exciting opportunity to exhibit at Burrinja Cultural Centre in the new year.

Hopefully I will meet more of you at these events.
Thanks Heather.