Sculptors’ Society
Gold Coast Inc.
Benowa- The Potters and
Sculptors Corner.
Studio & Schoolhouse
Gallery
173 Ashmore Rdcnr Carrara St - Benowa 4217.
Postal AddressPO Box 8950
GCMC Bund 9726
www.sculptorsgoldcoast.org.au
FACEBOOK:
Sculptors’ Society Gold Coast Inc
COMMITTEE:
PRESIDENT:
VICE PRESIDENT:
TREASURER:
ASSISTANT TREASURER:
SECRETARY:
ASSISTANT SECRETARY:
Ian Haggerty 0406661346 ianhaggerty@bigpond.com
Midge Johansen 0423835590 midgehelena@bigpond.com
Eric Green 55965152 ericartgreen@gmail.com
Nina Markovic 55281273
Jean Fearnside 55546356 jeanu3v@bigpond.com
Isabelle Thatcher 55317490 ttandit@bigpond.net.au
NEWSLETTER EDITOR:
ASSISTANT EDITOR:
NEWSLETTER
DISTRIBUTION:
Midge Johansen 0423835590 midgehelena@bigpond.com
POSITION VACANT
MEMBERSHIP TRACKING:
LIBRARY:
PUBLICITY:
WEB SITE & FACEBOOK:
Jean Fearnside 55546356 jeanu3v@bigpond.com
Jean Fearnside 55546356 jeanu3v@bigpond.com
Jan Ruby Forrester 55381542 jan.forrester@live.com.au
Midge Johansen 0423835590 midgehelena@bigpond.com
Midge Johansen 0423835590 midgehelena@bigpond.com
Ian Haggerty 0406661346 ianhaggerty@bigpond.com
FUNDING OFFICERS:
Ian Haggerty & Isabelle Thatcher
SOCIAL EVENTS TEAM: Diane O'Neil 55546356 jeanu3v@bigpond.com
Jan Ruby Forrester 55381542 jan.forrester@live.com.au
Tony Dowers 55226484 adowers@bigpond.net.au
PROPERTY &
Ole Agerby 0432400199 (Benowa)
MAINTENANCE:
Midge Johansen (Mudgeeraba)
EXHIBITION CONVENORS: Midge Johansen 0423835590 midgehelena@bigpond.com
Tony Dowers 55225484 adowers@bigpond.net.au
EXHIBITION COMMITTEE: Jo Ryder 55920234 mumryder@hotmail.com
Jean Fearnside 55546356 jeanu3v@bigpond.com
Jan Ruby Forrester 55381542 jan.forrester@live.com.au
Isabelle Thatcher 55317490 ttandit@bigpond.net.au
Diane O'Neil 55546356 jeanu3v@bigpond.com
John Brooks 55331222 mailto:jbr6581@bigpond.com
Merrilyn Cawthorne 55391490 merricaw@gmail.com
Jackie Sheargold 0411182156 sheargold@hotmail.com
MudgeerabaMudgeeraba Heritage Centre
& Art Village
Mudgeeraba Rd (Opposite Milky
Way)
Mudgeeraba 4213
Phone Midge 0423835590
07 5530 5348
Feb/March 2012
NEWSLETTER
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remember!
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SOCIETY - lots of
pics and news!
Google: sculptors society
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AWARDS/PRIZES –
RECEIVED ANY
LATELY???
Please let us know so we
can put any of your
achievements into our
newsletter and websites.
Contact Midge with any
news.
NEWSLETTER – all
EDITORIAL content to
be sent to Midge at
midgehelena@bigpond.com
The following Newsletter has been compiled by
Midge Johansen again and is a roundup since the last
newsletter of news and events for Feb & March 2012.
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NEW!
EVENTS CALENDAR
DATE - OPENING
MARCH Monday 26th
MARCH Friday 30th
6.30pm wine & cheese
Opening
APRIL Monday 23rd
APRIL Saturday 28th
MAY Sunday 6th
MAY Friday 11th
Opening Night 6pm
May Sunday 20th
10am-2pm
MAY Monday 28th
JUNE Sunday 17th
JUNE Monday 25th
JULY Friday 6th
JULY Sunday 29th
AUGUST Friday 10th
AUGUST 25th
AUGUST Monday 27th
SEPTEMBER Friday 14th
SEPTEMBER Monday 24th
OCTOBER Friday 5th
OCTOBER Monday 22nd
NOVEMBER Sat 10th
NOVEMBER Friday 16th
NOVEMBER Sunday 25th
NOVEMBER Monday 26th
DECEMBER
2012 DIARY DATES & CALENDAR OF EVENTS
EVENT
DETAILS
SSGC Sculptors Forum
6.30pm Benowa. Speakers Jean, Tony, Midge,
How to Photograph & submit your work. Using
the computer.
Art Exh for Paradise
Open 10am-4pm Sat 31ST & Sun 1ST
Kids by SSGC members
Ends 1st Apr 4pm
Tony Dowers & Ole
Schoolhouse Gallery Benowa
Agerby
SSGC Sculptors Forum
6.30pm Benowa. Guest speaker Greg Davidson sculptor recycled vacuum cleaners
Get Creative with
Benowa. Morning only 9am-noon Isabelle & Jean
Leather Morning
Joint Potters & Sculptors
Benowa - 9am -2pm, various art & craft stalls,
Market Day & final
sausage sizzle, food,demos, lots of things to see
Empty Bowls free
and do. Contact Isabelle (SSGC) or Suki (Potters)
decoration workshop
Tony Dowers Sculpture
At Uki (see Tony for details)
workshop
9.30am-5pm. Ends Sunday 13th May
Mudgeeraba Heritage
Heritage week 13-20th May
Festival Open Day
Hinterland Heritage Museum - Mudgeeraba
SSGC Sculptors Forum
6.30pm Benowa - Guest speaker TBA
Potters Empty Bowls
10-2pm Benowa & Schoolhouse Gallery
Fundraising Lunch
SSGC Sculptors Forum
6.30pm. Benowa - guest speaker TBA
Christmas in July &
Evening with Christmas Dinner and lots of Talent
SSGC members Talent
and Fun. Schoolhouse Gallery Benowa
Quest
Precious Gold Secrets 10am-5pm. Mudgeeraba workshop rooms Overglaze, Lustre & Fired
contact midgehelena@bigpond.com or
Gold Workshop with
0423835590 for details, costs & booking form
Midge Johansen
Proposed Swap Night,
Meet & Swap artworks with other artists - details
Schoolhouse Gallery
to be confirmed
Benowa
GC International
Ends 14th Oct
Ceramic Art Award
GCCC Art Gallery
SSGC Sculptors Forum
6.30pm. Benowa - guest speaker TBA
Swell Sculpture
Ends 23rd Sept
Festival
Sculptures on the beach, Currumbin.
SSGC Inc AGM
Nomination of new Committee & Office Bearers
Exotic Erotic Exhibition
Schoolhouse Gallery, Benowa. Ends 14th Oct.
hosted by SSGC
Details & Entry Form TBA
Open for 6th, 7th, 12th, 13th & 14th
SSGC Sculptors Forum
6.30pm. Benowa - guest speaker TBA
Potters Annual
Benowa. Opening 10th at 3pm
Members Exhib
Ends 25th with a Market Day joint with SSGC
Sculptors' Annual
Schoolhouse Gallery, Benowa. Ends 25th with a
Members & Students'
Market Day joint with Potters
Exhibition
Details & Entry Forms TBA
Market Day
Benowa. Sculptors & Potters Members exhibitions
close with joint Market Day
SSGC Sculptors Forum
6.30pm. Benowa - guest speaker TBA
End of Year Xmas party
SSGC Inc
TBA
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Midge Johansen
2012 is shaping up to be a busy and creative year for all - several exhibitions and
events are fast approaching (Kings Christian College Easter Art Festival, Paradise Kids
charity exhibition by Tony Dowers & Ole Agerby, Just Nudes Ipswich), planning is well
under way for the joint Sculptors & Potters Market Day, we have set our dates for our
Annual Members Exhibition and Exotic Erotic together with a few other proposed fun
events, Sculpture Forums with guest speakers to entertain and enlighten you, several
workshops are coming up and entries have closed for SWELL Sculpture Festival with
entrants awaiting the selection process.
We are planning a Xmas in July fun-filled social night & Member's Talent Quest - start
rehearsing "your thing"! Our members have many more talents than just sculpting.
There is probably no denying now that the world has moved into a new age of digital,
computerised and internet means of transmitting information, and that the sending of
newsletters and information via 'snail-mail' (posted hard copy) is swiftly being overtaken
by email, websites and information networking sites such as Facebook. Most major Orgs
and events now transmit information to members via emailed newsletter subscription,
websites or email rather than by post (which can be more costly to print and post than
your annual membership fee).
Online or emailed newsletters provide an incredible facility to historically document our
events and relevant news in full technicolour - with full-colour pictures, brochures and
photographs and to transmit information swiftly and cheaply in a manner not possible
with the old way of copying, printing and posting, which is becoming too expensive and
economically not viable without increasing membership fees to cover such costs.
With this in mind, those members that do not provide an email address to have the
Newsletter emailed to them will have only the first 5 pages (in greyscale) copied and
posted to them - and the full-colour Newsletter may be viewed and read in the Benowa
& Mudgeeraba rooms where a copy will be placed in a folder for the library - and not to
be removed. The Newsletter will now have a DIARY DATES & CALENDAR OF EVENTS
page at the beginning that lists coming events to remind you of what is happening. The
Newsletters may also be read online on our Official Website where it will be archived one
month after production.
At this time, I will remind you that our Sculptors Society is an organisation run entirely
by volunteers and we need a new crop of enthusiastic members to begin thinking about
stepping up for the next committee as all positions will be declared vacant at the Annual
General Meeting later this year. If you believe that our Sculptors' Society plays an
important part in our art community, you need to be prepared to help in some
small way.
On the topic of volunteers, I would ask that you be considerate when making
requests of members of the committee. We are not full time, paid professionals, but
squeeze our commitment to the Sculptors' Society and other artists into already busy
lives. So please support us and your Sculptors’ Society with lots of new and fabulous
sculptures to exhibit, together with some voluntary time and assistance with tasks when
required.
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NEWSLETTER COPY
We would like to see more news, articles
or pics contributed by members.
Forward email all written copy to Midge
Johansen. If sending pictures - include
captions. Please send us newsworthy
items about our members activities
- Won any prizes?
- Awarded a commission?
WELCOME TO
NEW MEMBERS
Anne McBurnie
Daryl Williams
Graham Deane
Doing something
interesting?
Let us know.
MARCH FORUM Meeting: BENOWA
Monday 26th March 2012
6.30pm sharp
SCULPTORS' FORUM - Guest Speakers
All Members, Associates and Students are invited to attend our
Sculptors' Forum meeting to be held on Monday 26th March at
Benowa Gallery, cnr Carrara St and Ashmore Rd.
Our Guest Speakers will be three of our own members.
This will be a joint presentation and demonstration on How to
Photograph and present your Sculpture for Exhibitions.
Jean will speak and demonstrate how to use your camera and
it’s settings and modes and use backgrounds to photograph
your work to its best advantage.
Tony will speak about Exhibition Entry forms, conditions and
entry requirements and how to present your work for delivery
and show.
Midge will speak and demonstrate how to upload your photos
(files and downsizing) with your computer for electronic
lodgement of sculpture entries.
Bring a plate of nibbles, gold coin entry.
Look forward to seeing you there.
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ART AND CRAFTERS MARKET is a combined event by the Sculptors
and the Potters to promote our site and activities to the public and
community. We will be doing a sausage-sizzle, coffee & cakes etc.
together with various art & craft stalls of all kinds.
Contact Suki Mead (sukimead@optusnet.com.au) or our rep Isabelle
Thatcher (55317490 ttandit@bigpond.net.au) for bookings or
information or if you can help on the day.
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SEEKING STALL HOLDERS
If you would like to display some work for sale or have a stall at our
ART & CRAFTERS MARKET, please contact either our rep Isabelle Thatcher
(55317490 ttandit@bigpond.net.au) or Suki Mead (55976161) from the Potters
ASAP for booking and site info.
If you know of any other artists or crafts people who would like a stall,
please ask them to contact Isabelle or Suki to secure a space -
stalls are booking fast!
Members' stalls are free, non-members are $20 per table site - with no commission
taken on sales. The event has and will be well-advertised via internet, radio and
press, and the lovely colour brochures have already been sent out in the GCCC Art
Gallery mail-out. Tell as many people as possible to come along for some fun, food,
music and to grab a bargain before Mothers' Day.
Copies of the colourful flyer are available from the Potters rooms to distribute, or
you could print/copy the attached flyer to email to your friends.
Please support this event - we also need some willing workers and some extra
hands on this day, please contact Isabelle to advise if you can help out.
Make sure you get along to our
Schoolhouse Gallery to support
members Tony and Ole who are
holding an exhibition of their
paintings and sculptures to
support Paradise Kids.
Just Nudes
Exhibition 2012
Ipswich Art Society's major
annual exhibition is "Just Nudes",
an exhibition themed around artistic
interpretation of the human form.
This exhibition is held in conjunction
with the annual Ipswich Festival,
which brings many visitors to the
Ipswich region.
Ipswich Art Society Inc.
April 28 to May 13, 2012
Venue: The Old Courthouse, Cnr
East & Roderick Streets, Ipswich
Entries have now closed www.ipswichartsociety.com.au
Several Sculptors' Society Gold
Coast members have entered work
Keep watching this space for
news.
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OVERGLAZE SECRETS – USING COMMERCIAL LUSTRES,
PRECIOUS GOLD, WHITE GOLD, PLATINUM & PEARL:
ONE-DAY INTENSIVE WORKSHOP WITH
MIDGE JOHANSEN.
An intensive “Hands-on” workshop for those who have wished to use fired
commercial lustres and Precious 22Carat Gold Overglazes and metallic lustres
but not sure of the many techniques available to them.
Spectacular fired and glazed results with colour and texture that can
be applied to your pots and work!
DATE:
Sunday July 29th 2012
TIME: 10am - 4 or 5pm
VENUE: Gold Coast Potters' Assoc Workshop, Mudgeeraba.
Mudgeeraba Heritage Centre, Museum & Art Village, Mudgeeraba Rd
(Opposite Milky Way)
COST: $140 per person - inclusive of tuition, workshop notes, all supplied
materials, pre-prepared glazed & textured experiment tiles to work with & keep, use
of Premium Gold, Galaxy Gold and Pearl Lustre & other products, supply of brushes to
use, firing of test pieces & and all other necessary materials or tools.
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PRECIOUS GOLD SECRETS
Areas covered include:
1 Demonstration and explanation of various gold and lustre techniques
used on a variety of Midge's pieces.
2 Familiarization & demonstration of various products.
3 Understanding Under-glaze, Glaze and Over-glaze - and how Underglaze and Glazes create the effect you require from the Precious Gold
and lustres.
4 Handling Precious Gold and toxicity knowledge.
5 Use of correct brushes and tools, brush care.
6 How to use the specialized Gold Pen.
7 Important tips on clean and efficient work practice to maximise results
and avoid expensive waste.
8 Correct application of over-glaze - Precious Gold and Pearl lustres are
different, require different firing temps and should not be fired
together at the same time.
9 Gloss, Matte and Texture gold effects - how to create different
textured glaze surfaces for gold and lustres.
10 The look of gold ‘nugget’ and textured gold. How to create the preglazed surface with wax-resist, sand, texturing products.
11 Halo and Galaxy Gold technique - creating beautiful halos and
patterns.
12 Fabulous metallic rainbow colours by knowing which glaze colour to
use under the lustres, and which lustre to use over another luster.
13 Marbling with Precious Gold and use of solvents, plastic wrap.
14 The special technique of dipping and rolling in a Precious Gold bath to
create beautiful filigree patterns.
15 Crackle Gold effect.
16 Correct firing schedule, procedure, temperature and use of cones– test
pieces to be fired at Potters workroom and arrangement to pick up
your pieces.
17 Kiln atmosphere explained (oxidation, reduction). Knowing what
glazes are over-glaze compatible - some are not.
18 Different Glazed temperatures for Gold - using Gold on earthenware,
stoneware and porcelain.
19 How to remove fired gold mistakes.
20 Common causes of Gold and Lustre faults - how to avoid.
This is an expensive and time-consuming workshop for me, as I must source
and pre-purchase products and pre-prepare and fire many special
practice tiles for you to keep as your future ‘reference library’ – all of
the lustre techniques require pre-glazed surfaces to work on, some require
multiple firings, and several of the techniques require special pre-glazed and
fired surfaces that you may not know how to do – all of these ‘mysteries’ will
be explained in this workshop.
IMPORTANT - Bring a notebook and pen -lots of information to note!
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PRECIOUS GOLD SECRETS
Participants will be provided with pre-glazed tiles of different colours and
specialty textures to practice the techniques demonstrated so that they have
their own reference ‘library’ for future use. I will supply all materials required,
such as special brushes and other tools required for the workshop, cleaning
agents, tissues, rubber gloves, industrial hand-cleaner etc.
Premium Gold Overglaze is relatively expensive. I’ll supply the 22 carat Premium Gold, Pearl,
Halo Galaxy Gold and fluids required for practice on the prepared workshop test-tiles – if you
want to try Precious Gold on small glazed pieces of your own choosing during this
workshop with my assistance, you will need to email notify me so that I may have it
available for you to purchase at recommended retail, prices to be advised.
WORKSHOP SPACE LIMITED - BOOK
EARLY TO AVOID MISSING OUT.
AS I NEED AMPLE TIME TO SOURCE
PRODUCTS & PR-PREPARE FIRED
TILES FOR PARTICIPANTS, PLEASE
LET ME KNOW immediately OF YOUR
INTENT TO PARTICIPATE BY EITHER
A) POSTING THE BOOKING FORM
WITH FULL PAYMENT of $140 via
Cheque made to Midge Johansen to
PO Box 51 Mudgeeraba 4213.
OR
B) EMAIL THE BOOKING FORM TO
midgehelena@bigpond.com AND I
WILL EMAIL YOU BANKING DETAILS
FOR MAKING YOUR PAYMENT VIA
DIRECT DEPOSIT. Participants all
notified and Receipts will be issued at the
workshop.
email Midge queries or ring mob:
0423835590
Halo gold lustre on royal blue glazed pierced pot by
Midge
Sculpture by Midge with 22 carat platinum
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PRECIOUS GOLD SECRETS
BOOKING FORM
ONE-DAY INTENSIVE WORKSHOP WITH
MIDGE JOHANSEN.
OVERGLAZE SECRETS – USING COMMERCIAL LUSTRES, PRECIOUS
GOLD, WHITE GOLD, PLATINUM & PEARL:
DATE:
Sunday July 29th 2012 TIME: 10am to 4 or 5pm
VENUE: Gold Coast Potters' Assoc Workshop, Mudgeeraba.
Mudgeeraba Heritage Centre, Museum & Art Village,
Mudgeeraba Rd (Opposite Milky Way)
PLEASE KEEP A COPY OF THIS FORM FOR YOUR RECORDS - RECEIPTS WILL BE
ISSUED AT WORKSHOP
NAME: __________________________________________________
ADDRESS:_______________________________________________
_____________________________________POSTCODE__________
PHONE:_________________________________________________
MOBILE: ________________________________________________
EMAIL:
(Tick box)
________________________________________________
I enclose cheque for $140 made out to Midge Johansen.
(Official) Date Paid________________________________
OR
(Tick box)
I require banking details to make payment of $140 via
direct deposit banking.
(Official) Date Paid________________________________
SIGNED:___________________________________________
DATE:_____________________________________________
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WINNERS ARE GRINNERS!
Know of any SSGC Members who have won any
Prizes or Awards? Email us and let us know.
Midge Johansen won "The Most
Innovative Work" Prize ($600 digital
photographic package) in the
"HORIZONS" Exhibition held by MAGIC
at the Robina Community Art Gallery in
early March for her piece titled
"H2O FOSSILS". The Exhibition was
judged by Councillor Jan Grew and
Newsflash editor Ray Friskin.
"H2O Fossils" by Midge Johansen - slipcast
porcelain taps, bone, found objects, plaster, timber
Horizons exhibition featured works by emerging to professional artists from ‘Artists in Paradise’. Classic to
contemporary styles and a multitude of different mediums featured in this latest contribution to the Gold Coasts’
cultural and artistic soul. This exhibition aimed to promote individual expressionism as part of the cultural
richness of the Gold Coast multicultural arts community. ‘Artists in Paradise’ is a collective, subgroup from Gold
Coast MAGIC who promote development of artistic abilities, collaboration and networking opportunities. Gold
Coast MAGIC is a not-for-profit organisation which encourages, supports, fosters and promotes individual artists
from culturally diverse backgrounds and organises community arts events. The artworks featured in Horizons
were judged by a panel of experts with prizes being awarded to the Best Concept, Best Presentation, Most
Innovative and People’s Choice, and awards were presented on the official opening night on Friday 9th March at
the Robina Community Art Gallery.
KING'S CHRISTIAN COLLEGE EASTER ART FESTIVAL
The 2012 11th Easter Arts Festival will be held at King's Christian College on March
27th & 28th, 6-8pm nightly.
The theme is SCALE
King's Christian College has a rich history of supporting the arts in our community. The
annual Easter Arts Festival is a community event designed to showcase the works of
emerging and established artists alike.
This year, their Feature Artist will be rising young local artist Joel Rea. Aged 29, Joel has
been recognised for his technical painting skills and vision, creating works that not only
inspire, but are reflective of his life.
You can see more about Joel and his work by visiting http://www.joelrea.com.au/
You can also view works by sculptor Greg Davidson,
who is the next guest speaker at the Sculptors' Society
Gold Coast APRIL Sculptors' Forum - details below. Greg
uses discarded vacuum cleaners to create amazing sculptures!
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Creative Leather Morning April 28th, 9am -noon:
Isabelle has a quantity of leather to be used up. She would like to see people using the leather
to create pieces of art or practical goods. We have planned a leather workers morning to held
at the Benowa workshop. Isabelle will be class leader and Jean will assist. All materials will be
supplied for a $20 fee, proceeds will go to Society funds.
To register your interest please contact Isabelle 55317490 or email ttandit@bigpond.net.au
or Jean 55546356 or email jeanu3v@bigpond.com
Christmas In July
MEMBERS' TALENT QUEST
Friday night the 6
July, was set for this fun social night for our members. Isabelle
and Diane to arrange food etc. it was suggested we have a talent quest type of night.
Willing members will present a piece, sing, dance , poetry, music - or whatever they
like to show off their talent. Please contact Isabelle 55317490 or email
ttandit@bigpond.net.au to register your name on the Agenda of entertainment.
th of
GET CRACKING ON THOSE MASTERPIECES!
DATES FOR OUR EXHIBITIONS HAVE BEEN SET
Exotic and Erotic to be held in October. Opening night the 5th and exh
continues 6th 7th and open on the 12th 13th 14th and closes 14th.
The Society Annual Members exhibition to be held in November, opening
night the 16th of Nov, open on 24th and closes on the 25th in conjunction with
the joint Potters and Sculptors Market day.
Students & Full Members welcome to enter.
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NEXT SCULPTORS' FORUM
23rd APRIL 2012 - 6.30pm
Next Forum speaker will be sculptor Greg Davidson - innovator of the
VACARTISTRY collection. This promises to be an interesting presentation
as Greg uses recycled vacuum cleaners for his amazing artworks.
At present, the name of Gold Coast sculptor Greg Davidson may not be recognised, the brand name of Greg’s
VacArtistry artwork is also unrecognisable, but all will change when his sculptures gain their freedom and are let
loose on the public – the 2012 launch of VacArtistry is now under planning and marketing has begun with
preview displays taking place at various locations in the Eastern States.
For the past three years, Greg has collaborated with various retail outlets in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast to
‘rescue’ hundreds of vacuum cleaners being consigned to landfill. Components from, upright, barrel, tub, turbocharged, cyclone-powered, red, black, and brindle, vacs’ have been transformed into what ‘those-in-know’ have
titled: the VacArtistry Collection.
Described as inspirational, sensational, and bloody unique; concepts, characters and inert objects of all
persuasions capture the mirth of Masters Dada, Dali, and Disney; all is fused into what Davidson calls - a
platform for exploration. The collection of more than fifty art works extend from a four meter high Sci-Fi
Transformer called the Carbon Crusader, to a poignant environmental piece: Ice shelf Breakdown; a King
Emperor Penguin and chick.
Greg’s background (musician, theatre technician, published cartoonist, playwright and author) has also fused and
much has been contemplated as to creating an exhibition that will be visually entertaining and educational.
PowerPoint slideshows on LCD screens within an assortment of sculptures demonstrate the progression of how
each piece in the Collection came to fruition. Various sculptures utilise low energy LEDs to focus attention upon
the recycle/sustainability philosophy. “Mega tons of vacs’ are dumped in landfill each week,” said Greg, “and no
recycling schemes are being facilitated.”
The March preview display of the VacArtistry Collection can be viewed at Kings Christian College, Easter Arts
Festival, 27-28 March.
On 23rd April, at the Sculptors' Forum held by the Sculptors Society Gold Coast at their premises at Benowa
(Schoolhouse Gallery, corner Ashmore Road & Carrara St , Greg will be guest speaker and deliver "The Creative
Gene; asset or affliction" - a humorous oration on the beginnings of the Arts and Craft movement, and his
journey to arrive at the VacArtistry Collection. A Q and A session will follow.
The Creative Gene: asset or affliction?
Greg Davidson, a proponent of various art genres, humorously recollects how the creative gene has propelled him
into many gobsmacking situations. Sculpting became his latest obsessive/compulsion and for the past thirty
months the unique VacArtistry Collection, consisting of over thirty sculptures, was created from discarded
vacuum cleaners. The Collection is now a platform for collaboration of the Arts and business to promote
recycling/sustainability awareness.
A sample of the VacArtistry Collection may be viewed at Kings Christian College
Easter Arts Festival, March 27 - 28, and perusal of the VacArtistry website is also invited:
www.vacartistry.com.au
Email: greg@vacartistry.com.au
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HERE ARE SOME OF THE AMAZING SCULPTURES MADE ENTIRELY
FROM DISCARDED VACUUM CLEANERS BY SCULPTOR GREG DAVIDSON
- OUR NEXT GUEST SPEAKER AT THE APRIL SCULPTORS' FORUM AT
THE SCHOOLHOUSE GALLERY AT BENOWA - 6.30 pm.all welcome to
attend
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IT'S JUST PAPER?
By paper artist Calvin Nicholls. There is nothing simple or ordinary about his paper
art. Where we would simply use a piece of paper and a pair of scissors, Calvin uses
everything you could possibly think of to carve, cut and rip perfect details onto his
creations. The motifs are all wildlife, and that must be one of the hardest categories
of things to make with paper since there are sometimes impossible details on
animals. These details are amazing and I can't even fathom the time it must have
taken to create these masterpieces of art.
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As you may know we had a bit of a "clean up" at the Benowa workshop rooms.
If anyone has left any unfinished work or other "bits and pieces" not relevant to
the rules for storage within the premises, (there are some old dusty ceramic
ornaments) could they please come and collect them as they can no longer be
stored and are going to be thrown out.
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