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Occasional blogger - 'Caught'...

29/12/2016

Caught... in action...

Cornelia, caught here working on a portrait, is currently focusing on portrait painting and recently received two commissions.

Caught... in deep conversation

With artisans sharing rosters there are valued opportunities to talk about shared interests.

The foyer gallery is often a place for catching up and sharing ideas. Last week Margaret was caught sharing her samples of Daniel Smith water colours with Cornelia and Grace, while Shaun and Paul caught exploring the finer details of walking sticks drawing upon those crafted by Garth Mitchell.

Caught ... restocking...

Many people returned to NEA this year to buy Christmas gifts for family and friends. Robyn and Fe were almost caught short on Saturday 17th, with stock moving so quickly that spaces kept opening up. They were very glad when Chris Seeley arrived with candle holders, rolling pins, and bird houses to restock his Swanpool Butter Factory products.

A few days later, volunteer Fee was caught chatting with Susie Buycz who had,called in to replenish her stock of beautiful silk scarves.

Caught... practising

Tim and Kylie making already acclaimed coffees with love hearts in the crema. Their 'KISS' cafe has begun to pop up fairly regularly in NEA's foyer gallery.

Caught... relaxing in class

Annie's knitting and crochet workshop regulars caught enjoying nibbles at their last session for 2016.

Annie's workshops resume again on Tuesday January 10 at 6 pm

Finally, caught... in the night light ...

Happy New Year!

BL

**'The Occasional Blogger' is open for submissions by NEA members keen to write about their work or about NEA.. Send copy to bevlee47@gmail.com.

Occasional Blogger - Cornelia Selover's 'massive Crunque artifact'

21/12/2016

Cornelia Selover's excitement at the development of her new sculpture - a large rotating 'crunque' installation - is captured in this photo as she describes the involvement of workers who fabricated her work at Aligned Engineering in Benalla..

Cornelia has documented the story of 'this massive Crunque artifact' on Facebook...

Last week an article by Libby Price's on Cornelia's work appeared in the Benalla Ensign...

Perhaps one day Cornelia might write more about her Crunque project as an occasional blog. Hope so!

Three crafts workshop - Felt Flowers, Polymer Beads and Stone Decorating

19/12/2016

Three Crafts - Download Flier

Tim Schloss Workshops - January - 'Flight', 'Swordmaking', 'Box', 'Stool'

17/12/2016

'Flight' - Gyro Propellor, Glider and Plane workshops

Swordmaking

"Small Box" Workshop

"Billy Goat Stool" Workshop

Knitting & Crochet Workshops with Annie Longmuir recommence 10 Jan 17

16/12/2016

Gallery Notes - Roslyn Askin

15/12/2016

Roslyn creates using machine embroidery . This is an excellent example of her 3D work , a basket . Her embroidered fairies are hot sellers , as are her lavender bags. Other items such as cushions, bags, bibs and towels are also part of her passion

Irina Korotkow
Gallery Team

Occasional Blogger ... early summer at NEA

14/12/2016

Inspired by Cornelia Selover, the Rite of Spring exhibition in November provided great impetus to the development of the Events Room Gallery. The new gallery adds an art filled ambience to meetings, workshops, games nights and celebrations held in the events room.. It was pleasing to see red dots gradually appearing during the exhibition. In early December Tim Bowtell's 'Rite of Spring' poster artwork and Deb Dodd's beautiful mosaic'd 'Fiesta for my Feathered Friends' bird bath (pictured) were both happily purchased and farewelled .

Music has reemerged at NEA over the past month or so, with the Bow N Tell Brothers playing in the Foyer Gallery at the Rite of Spring opening; Cobblestone, Kat and Rat, Michaela, and Erin featuring at NEA's Christmas Party and Carla and Tim Gardner's 25th wedding anniversary party recently, with Russell responding to an 'Open Mic' call up at the Christmas party singing lively sea shanties. Michaela has offered to become involved in planning future music events at NEA. Thanks, Michaela.

New digital speakers which can be tethered to phone play lists have led to enhanced music quality in NEA's gallery spaces.. And, of course, if you listen very carefully when he's about, Seamus can be heard quietly singing Irish, English and Scottish folk music..

The foyer gallery, a salon in which NEA members meet up and share ideas and plans, is being transformed again. A rather sculptural new coffee machine on a hand crafted mobile counter is now in place and an even more cafe like environment envisaged.

A perk of being at a meeting at NEA on Thursday was being able to taste the first coffees made with Tim and Kylie's new coffee machine !

NEA members who enjoy writing and contribute to publicity, Facebook, the website and submissions play an important role at NEA. Ruth Eisemann is now actively looking at the placement of NEA marketing in relation to the tourist industry and was recently involved with Tim Bowtell in resourcing a very readable and informative front page article about NEA in a tourism insert in the Wangaratta Chronicle. NEA artisans, Beechworth glass maker Leisa Clarke and Glenrowan felter Lise Darcy, who live and work in NEA's northern catchment area, are featured. If you haven't seen it, it's on the table in the Foyer Gallery.

Sustainability Team member Annalies describes enjoying the Water Kefir workshop held recently, with five participants providing the opportunity for her to pilot this workshop which will be repeated in 2017. Tim held his final Oil Painting workshop for 2016 on Sunday, while last week a 'Train the Trainer' program was run at NEA by Sally Wallace from Waminda. Waminda is offering this course to NEA artisans who may be anxious about conducting workshops at a reduced rate conditional upon agreement to offer a workshop through Waminda, Short notice meant that only one artisan was able to join the group and take up the reduced fee offer this time, however another Train the Train workshop is likely in 2017.

Planning for the Door of Hope Project is now well underway. Subject/Object/I - Self Mapping Through Art' with Edie Black and 'From Fibre to Felt' with Annie Longmuir are being offered from mid February to March through the Door of Hope project to people with a long term interest in arts and crafts who haven't had the opportunity, for various reasons, to have this realized. Fliers and other information will be available soon.

So much is happening .... but it soon will be time to slow down and focus on family and the festive season for a few days at least.

Then it will be January - and another burst of activity at NEA during the World Gliding Championships. Margaret Zaal has been working with great enthusasiasm on designing new workshop formats to be offered during January, including workshops with groups of three NEA artisans and new toy workshops with Tim Schloss, It seems that the gliding championships have inspired a new Schloss range to join Tim's Swords, Shields, Axes and Kelly Guns.

Evidence that Merv Beamish, whose Pop Up Art Show continues to the end of December at Chocolate Lane, has also been inspired by the upcoming gliding championships. is evident in these photos of a 'work in progress' in his upstairs studio.

Photos: Merv Beamish

**'The Occasional Blogger' is open for submissions by NEA members who may, from time to time, have a strong urge to write about their work or about NEA!. Send copy to bevlee47@gmail.com.

Drawing Workshops - January 6 2017 - with Tim Bowtell, Kate Jenvey and Margaret Zaal

13/12/2016

Coming up on Friday 6th January from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm, an exciting new workshop format, with three NEA artisans - Tim Bowtell, Kate Jenvey and Margaret Zaal - offering Drawing Workshops in the Events Gallery. $35. Download flier.

A Month of Artworks by Merv Beamish, 'Pop Up Arts Show' 1 to 31 December

13/12/2016

Merv's Pop-Up Arts Show at Chocolate Lane continues to the end of December.

The Chocolate Lane exhibition coincides with an exhibition including Merv and Irina's work at the New York gallery of their friend and 'curator extraordinaire', Basha Maryanska.

Irina described being 'beyond excited' that her work was in the window of Jadite Galleries in Times Square, 'A big thrill'.

Apparently this is the first time Merv and Irina haven't been in New York when their work is being exhibited. However they seem to be enjoying their 'Pop Up' involvement with Chocolate Lane, Benalla.

Merv Beamish 'Pop Up Art Show' Flier

Download 'Pastel Workshop with Jennifer Paull' flier

'Train the trainer' ---tomorrow--Wednesday 10 am - 3 pm - Places available!

2/12/2016

Download the Train the Trainer Flier

Occasional blogger - 'Caught'...

Caught... in action...

Caught... in deep conversation

Caught ... restocking...

Caught... practising

Caught... relaxing in class

Finally, caught... in the night light ...

Occasional Blogger - Cornelia Selover's 'massive Crunque artifact'

Three crafts workshop - Felt Flowers, Polymer Beads and Stone Decorating

Tim Schloss Workshops - January - 'Flight', 'Swordmaking', 'Box', 'Stool'

'Flight' - Gyro Propellor, Glider and Plane workshops

Swordmaking

"Billy Goat Stool" Workshop

Knitting & Crochet Workshops with Annie Longmuir recommence 10 Jan 17

Gallery Notes - Roslyn Askin

Occasional Blogger ... early summer at NEA

Drawing Workshops - January 6 2017 - with Tim Bowtell, Kate Jenvey and Margaret Zaal

A Month of Artworks by Merv Beamish, 'Pop Up Arts Show' 1 to 31 December

Gallery Notes: Deb Dodd - 'Summer Rain' mosaic on terracotta bird bath bowl

Gallery Notes - Annie Longmuir - Tea Cosies

Make your own oil pastels and learn how to use them - workshop with Merv

Pastel Workshop at NEA with Jennifer Paull--Sat. 14th January 10am- 4 pm

'Train the trainer' ---tomorrow--Wednesday 10 am - 3 pm - Places available!

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