| mealie
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I am constantly inspired by the people, the lands, the animals, the ocean and the city, feeling that it is all a wonderful, insightful, research program to help my creative currency expand and prosper. Life is art, and I take it to heart….My interests are in music inspired expression, shapes and light, nature. recycling, spiritual quests, changing hues, uniting traditional and avant-garde, collections, blending, patterns and textuality. I am a Multi-platform artist with skills based in the mediums of Paint, Paper, nature based sculpture, wire, photography, multimedia and community art projects.
Exhibitions
(Solo): :
2009 - Top Floor, Square Ball, solo exhibition and installation work
2008 - EVOLVE Arts Festival, Byron Bay
2007 - Ric's Bar, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
Exhibitions
(Group): :
2009 - The Art Factory - 'Figuratively Speaking'
2009 - Top Floor, Art - Theatre - Music, Brisbane (Mthly Exhibits)
2008 - Art 4 Life - Michele Sourgnes Fine Art Gallery, Ascot
2008 - BUDDHA BATTLE BREAKS Little Jumbo
2008 - BLAC / CBD Gallery, Resident Artist - (Wkly Exhibits)
2007 - TCB, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
2007 - Mystique, CBD Gallery, Brisbane
2007 - Zodiac, CBD Gallery, Brisbane
2007 - Heresy, CBD Gallery, Brisbane
2007
- Asylum, CBD Gallery, Brisbane
2007 - Psychedelica, CBD Gallery, Brisbane
2007 - Phobia, CBD Gallery, Brisbane
2006 - Wonderland, CBD Gallery, Brisbane
2006 - Botanix Gallery, Brisbane
2006 - Avalon, CBD Gallery, Brisbane
2005 - Work on display - Sassy’s on Manly, Brisbane
Competitions and Awards ::
1994 First prize - Spicers Paper Sculpture Competition, Brisbane
2009 Chalk the Walk, Surfers Paradise - Winner 'Best Technical Piece'
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here for public art projects
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Gallery Exhibition :
"I thought it was amazing! I was totally transfixed, then when
I read your little blurb about how you wanted to capture the
essence and beauty of nature, I was like, yep, she’s
totally done that!.
So kudos to you and keep up the brilliant work!"
Stacey (just you’re average art-lover!) |
MealieArt website :
“only want to say how beautiful your work is! i stumbled
upon it by accident while searching online and i am completely
enamored with your faces! I just wanted to tell you that it
made me smile,
thank you."
kathleen |
A few of
the Family of Fronds :O)
 
I try to
bring my fronds alive by flattering their own fascinating features.
The fallen palm fronds, 'no live fronds
have been used in this process', are mostly found
by accidental encounters, on a stroll through ferny forests or by faithful
friends dropping them at my front porch in the hope of initiating the
meeting of a new frond.
My family of faces are fabulous company, frequently funny and always
fountains of fun... They fraternize and frown over me while new faces
are furbished. Even though
my fronds are fortunate to be part of this ferny family, they will inevitably
be forced to flee their founder, find their feet (if that is at all
possible) and forage in the outer forests far from my fairytale fortress.. so
if any of you folk out there are looking to adopt a 'frond for
life' or would like me to fashion a fresh face, please forward
me your details via email (below) and I will get back to you as fast as I can.
"What
is seen on the outside, is a mask on the soul.
For if one looks deeper, they will unlock the true face."
©
frondly faces
My sculptures reflect my love of painting faces and the masks of the worlds colourful cultures. It all started many years ago with my 'Frondly Faces', painted on palm fronds, which inspired me to work with other organic objects, paper mache, wire and other hand-made mediums. I love to follow natures path and use the shapes and textures that she offers, then extend my designs with vibrant colors and eclectic touches.
Many of my works, you will find, are faces with eyes wide shut, to me it reflects the soul within and prompts the viewer to search for their own interpretation. What do you see within the FACE? The Mask is yet a face upon many hidden thoughts and ideas...
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