December to February 2013
Metal and ceramic sculpture, mosaics and baskets.
By artists including:
The ambitious 11 x 5m mural by Lachlan Plain tells the story of wily adventurer, Pedro Piscator, whose ship is powered by melody, charting a sonata through the sky and towing a floating island upon which he’s collected the most singular of species, rescued from a sullied Earth.
On Thursday 23rd of February 2012, as part of Melbourne’s Sustainable Living Festival, Bulleen Art & Garden and more than 100 guestscelebrated the Earth’s life support system, ‘Gaia’, in a night of discussion, performance, song and art whilst raising funds for Sustainable Gardening Australia. This was an evening to launch a large new mural and open an exhibition, but included much much more - music, puppets, theatre, speakers, gourmet nibbles, walks and much good cheer!
It was a perfect evening - Gaia was certainly smiling apon us!
by Lachlan Plain
These workshops will teach you how to make baskets using a variety of traditional different techniques. You will also Learn how to collect fibres, how to store them, dye them and dampen them down for use.Learn what is suitable for weaving and what is not suitable.
Fork Birds
Kirsty Manger, Lee Goller, Jodie Maree Phelan and Meredith Plain,Matt Baird
We are four ceramic artists who are using clay to tell their stories about Lazy Days, joined by wood artist, Matt Baird. These different stories reference such themes as the clouds in a summer sky, nostalgic memories of carefree childhoods, al fresco dining, nature and the outdoors. Their narratives were expressed in unusual artworks combining interesting forms and surfaces.
March 1998 saw the first stage of Bulleen Art & Garden’s facelift. This involved a large scale 3D ceramic mural and dramatic sculptural fence and gates constructed from recycled metal.
Visitors walk along a new coloured concrete path, following a vine with a pebble mosaiced stem and leaves studded with with hand crafted ceramic vegetables, leading to the entrance to Bulleen Art & Garden.
This walkway is lined with beds of lush produce plants- herbs, fruit, veggies & companion plants. This entrance reflects our growing efforts to inspire and promote growing our own food in our home gardens.
