Topic of the Month – December
November 30, 2009This month’s topic is ‘Beginnings and Endings’. Have a look at the cartoons
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Yearly Archives: 2009
End of an Era at Helen Maxwell Gallery
November 20, 2009The much-loved Helen Maxwell Gallery, where I have shown my work for a decade, is closing at the end of this year. It’s very sad for everyone in Canberra and all those who visited from afar. HMG is a beautiful gallery, and Helen has show some of the best contemporary work being produced around Australia and nearby. It has … more »
Books and colours
October 26, 2009Here are the artist’s books, on display at Helen Maxwell Gallery in Braddon, until Saturday November 14. They are a simple concertina construction, with covers made from proper book fabric, and fastened with a satin ribbon. Of course they took a lot longer than I expected, but they were a lot of fun to make. I think they look gorgeous. … more »
the end…
October 14, 2009This Saturday October 16 is your last chance (if you happen to be in Canberra) to see my exhibition Everyday Fairytales. Helen Maxwell Gallery, 42 Mort Street, Braddon, closing at 5pm. This exhibition has been supported by the ACT Government through an ArtsACT Creative Fellowship.
…and the beginning
October 14, 2009I am fortunate enough to have been offered a little space in the next exhibition at Helen Maxwell Gallery, which is on from Friday 23 October until Saturday 14 November 2009. I have been working on a series of 4 artist’s books, continuing with the imagery of the Everyday Fairytales exhibition. The books are small concertina books with end … more »
Pink and blue R Us
October 12, 2009I just came across an article on The F-Word, a UK feminist blog, referring to a case in Sweden where some schoolchildren brought a complaint against Toys R Us 2008 Christmas Catalogue to the Reklamombudsmannen because of what they saw as the store’s rigid and limit gender stereotyping – pink with the passive stuff for girls (princess stuff, household chore … more »
Save the Windsor!
October 10, 2009Developers are moving in on the Windsor Hotel in Melbourne, wanting to convert it to another huge soulless hotel, leaving only the facade, which will be dwarfed by a huge tower. We’re going to end up with no old buildings at all in Melbourne, losing so much of what gives the city its character. Then no one will want to … more »
User Error
October 3, 2009The new pictures this month are of my pictures on the wall at my exhibition at Helen Maxwell Gallery, the image from the invitation for the exhibition, the face of the new soft toy Green Sheep made by Penguin now available in a gift pack with the Green Sheep book (ideal Christmas gift!), and a picture of a beautiful waratah … more »
Everyday Fairytales
October 3, 2009My exhibition Everyday Fairytales at Helen Maxwell Gallery in Canberra is going very well. It’s on until Saturday 17 October, gallery hours 11am – 5 pm. The work is screenprints made from rubber stamp impressions and photographs. I was going to put some images of the gallery up in the Bragbook (or anywhere on this website) but for some reason … more »
Topic of the Month – October – Yearning
September 30, 2009This month’s topic is Yearning. More cartoons after the jump
Topic of the Month – Xhibitions – September 2009
August 31, 2009This month’s topic is Xhibitions. Cartoons after the jump
Elizabeth and Growl
August 30, 2009Have a look at this wonderful clip of 19 month old Elizabeth, ‘reading’ The Story of Growl to her dolly. I’ve had it for ages, but I’ve only just worked out how to get it onto the website. (The way to get it onto the website is to ask Ben and he’ll sort it out. Thank you a … more »
Telstra and identity theft
August 17, 2009I have just been rung by Telstra about a billing problem – for some reason it turns out that my bills have been going to Ballarat, a lovely town but one I haven’t been to for at least 20 years, and certainly not a place where I have a post office box, so of course the bills have been going … more »
Hyperbolic crochet and the Great Barrier Reef
August 17, 2009Yesterday I heard on the radio about a giant project of modelling marine reefs by crocheting them, as a tool to predict the effects on the fragile reefs of climate change. All over the world now people – mainly women – are crocheting the most amazing reefs, creating models in a few hours that would take supercomputers ages to … more »
Green Sheep Cake for Lucas
July 31, 2009Dear Judy,
This is a picture of our son’s 1st birthday cake. Lucas simply loves Where is the Green Sheep? Thank you and thanks Mem for such a beautiful book.
Yours sincerely
Ruth and Philip Glendinning
Just when you thought Green Sheep Birthday cakes couldn’t get any more magnificent, here is the wonderful cake made for Lucas by his parents – idea and two … more »
Feminist Book Fortnight Logo
July 31, 2009I think this is the biggest my work has ever been – a banner across the front of the Exhibition Buildings in Melbourne for the 6th International Feminist Book Fortnight in 1994, purple of course. I did the IFBF logo – a flying woman on a book in various guises, nicknamed ‘Bookie’ by the organisers. People came from all over the … more »
New exhibition
July 28, 2009I have now thought of a title for my new exhibition of prints, opening on 18 September at Helen Maxwell Gallery in Canberra. It’s to be called Everyday Fairytales. The exhibition is the culmination of my recent ArtsACT Creative Fellowship – thank you ArtsACT for the wonderful opportunity. I’m working really hard on it at the moment (hope I haven’t … more »
Sometimes superheroes just aren’t enough
July 28, 2009Unfortunately I’ve had to pull out of talking at the Cartoonists’ Evening at the Jewish Museum in Melbourne. The event itself is still on though, Sunday 9 August 7.30 pm, so go along to hear the fabulous others talking about ‘Unveiling a new superhero’.