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SUMMARY:Surface Tensions
DESCRIPTION: Surface Tensions\nAn exhibition featuring primarily ceramic art and also paintings by \nJennifer Sheridan\, Deb Gidley\, Anne Sfetkidis\, Eileen van Bavel\, Eva Vecciarelli\, Harry Kyriakou\, Josephine Cassar\, Leonie Magnuson\, Raelene Morley\, Shirley Busuttil \n7th March to 7th April\nExhibition Opening     5.30 to 7.30 12th March\nThis exhibition brings together a group of ten artists who share a communal studio in Eltham\, working across a range of practices. \nCeramic works vary from free-form sculptural pieces\, 2-dimensional wall art\, and functional homewares.  Paintings are strongly influenced by the beautiful bushland surrounding Eltham \nTogether\, the works reflect a balance between function and expression\, showing how practical objects and visual art can mesh beautifully together. \nBolin Bolin Gallery \nat Bulleen Art & Garden\n 6 Manningham Rd W\, Bulleen\, Victoria 3105 Australia \nPhone  (03) 8850 3030 \nJosephine Cassar  \nJosephine Cassar is a ceramic artist and educator and works from her home studio in Naarm/Melbourne. Her ceramic practice\, spanning over 20 years\, has been a journey of discovery and creativity. \nHer technical development and creative expression have been moulded through workshops\, residencies and artistic interactions and collaborations with expert ceramicists and artists both overseas and in Australia. \n  \nJosephine grew up on the Mediterranean island of Malta where she spent her formative years surrounded by the ruins of neolithic temples and centuries old architecture and art. \nIn her artistic expression\, Josephine navigates between her cultural roots and her lived experience in Australia.  She takes a minimalist approach playing with textures and the random application of glazes as an integral part of the creative process. \n  \n  \nRaelene Morley \nSeated at her pottery wheel in Greensborough is Raelene’s happy place. She rarely has a predetermined shape in mind and this makes the joy of creating very real. Handbuilding is another time when the clay takes the lead and with gentle guidance the form grows from a block of stoneware clay. \nBeautiful functional shapes invite beautiful glazes and underglaze painting. No planning\, no sketches: just the flowing movement of a brush. Her love of gardening sits nicely beside her love of pottery creation. Colours\, shapes\, textures are all around her. Raelene is known for her bubble decorations that have such a natural\, rhythmic flow. She loves making vases\, bowls and plates. \n  \nRaelene has showcased her ceramics at markets\, the Diversarty and Creative Industries exhibitions in Eltham\, and has featured as a solo artist in the Eltham Library community art space. She believes that every day she pots is another day when she learns. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nJen Sheridan \nLike so many others\, Jen first fell for ceramics in high school. 45 years later\, arriving at a ceramics class in Eltham\, her hands still knew what to do. Over the last few years Jen has been a regular at the Eltham shared studio\, spent 3 weeks in a pottery studio in Japan\, and has exhibited her work several times. Focussing on handbuilding\, Jen uses coil and slab techniques to create works which are both functional and highly textured. Decorative elements often reflect the rocky soils and contours of the land. Each piece is finished with slips\, oxides and glazes using colours drawn from the Australian bush. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nDebora Gidley \nDebora is a multidisciplinary artist working across painting\, ceramics and felting. Her work is colourful\, whimsical and often features animals. She focuses on strong colour\, clear forms and a sense of character in each piece. \nPainting and ceramics are her main mediums. Her paintings use layered colour and confident mark-making to create lively animal subjects. Her ceramic pieces are more art-focused than functional\, with sculptural forms and illustrated surfaces that give each work its own personality. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nLeonie Magnuson \nLeonie Jane has been a maker for as long as she can remember\, always experimenting and finding new ways to express herself. Working with clay for the past seven years\, she is drawn to its endless possibilities — how a simple lump of earth can be shaped into forms both functional and sculptural. She enjoys combining different clay bodies for their natural textures and often leaves surfaces unglazed\, allowing the material’s raw character to remain present. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nEileen van Bavel \nEileen has always loved painting and ceramics and is inspired by the amazing gum trees and flora surrounding Eltham . \nAnne Sfetkidis \n \nMy clay addiction began in the 70’s at the Carlton Arts Centre\, further fuelled by workshops at the old Northcote Pottery.\nI suppose I should mention that I taught ceramics and textiles in high school for about 40 years too.\nNext level addiction began at the Eltham Living & Learning Centre: best retirement move ever! I actually get to finish things now\, surrounded by an encouraging bunch of creatives. Sooo inspiring! \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nShirley Busuttil \nAfter a thirty-year hiatus\, Montmorency-based artist Shirley has \nreturned to her lifelong love of hand-building. Her work is a \ntactile exploration of organic shapes and raw textures\, \ncharacterised by the subtle\, earthy tones of oxides rather than \nbright glazes. Every planter is unique\, reflecting Shirley’s belief \nthat ceramics should be functional\, natural\, and compliment \nwhat is growing within. \n  \n  \n  \nEva Vecchiarelli \nEva is a potter based in Greensborough\, Melbourne\, and has been making ceramics since 2021. Eva works mainly with porcelain clay to create both functional and sculptural pieces. Eva draws a lot of inspiration from Australian plants\, animals\, and landscapes\, and is deeply influenced by her love of nature. Each piece is handmade and designed to be used\, held\, and enjoyed as part of everyday life. Eva’s work is shared under the name Yellow Seed Designs \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nHarry Kyriakou \nAs a relative newcomer to ceramics\, Harry Kyriakou creates functional art that reflects his deep connection to the natural world. In the past he has worked in architecture and graphic design and is currently a horticulturist and garden designer. \n  \nHis ceramics are hand built using clays such as White Raku and BRT. He employs various layering and glazing techniques to achieve tones and textures reminiscent of the natural environment. \n  \nHarry is inspired by Japanese aesthetics\, in particular the acceptance of transience and imperfection. \nHe is currently creating some new pieces for wood firing in March 2026. \n  \n  \n  \nMore images of the exhibition\nPaintings by Deb Gidley and ceramics by Raelene Morely and Eva Vecciarelli\n \n  \nPaintings by Eileen Van Bavel and Ceramics by Josephine Cassar\n \n   \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \nSetting Up
URL:https://gallery.baag.com.au/event/surface-tensions/
LOCATION:Bolin Bolin Gallery\, 6 Manningham Rd W\, Bulleen\, Victoria\, 3105\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions (events),Exhibitions (upcoming current)
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SUMMARY:Karen Neal
DESCRIPTION:Natural Connections\,\nPrints\, Paintings\, Ceramics and Artist Books by \nKaren Neal \n11th April to 19th May  \n“I am a Melbourne based artist working in my home studio in Melbourne’s outer eastern suburbs who enjoys working with many mediums predominantly printmaking. \nThe main printmaking processes I use are linocut\, monoprint and collagraph and occasionally botanical Eco printing\, cyanotype and dry point etching. \nMy work aims to celebrate and captures the local bird and plant species of my immediate environment\, whether it be at home\, my local reserves\, or places I have travelled. I aim to capture the essence of the natural world not only in subject matter but also in choice of materials\, sometimes incorporating elements found in nature into prints and paper sculptures. \nOver the last few years\, I have worked creating artist books\, both as sculptural forms and bound journals and have recently added ceramics to further explore the natural themes in my art practice. \nI regularly exhibit in solo and group gallery exhibitions” \nKaren Neal \n                    
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LOCATION:Bolin Bolin Gallery\, 6 Manningham Rd W\, Bulleen\, Victoria\, 3105\, Australia
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