Hebel Carving Workshop

A two day Hebel carving for beginners workshop, was conducted by Robert Boldkald, in association with the West Tamar Arts Group, in the bush setting at the Girl Guide property Nindethana, Deviot, 26-27 March 2011.  At the end of the workshop, the participants were well on their way to having completed their carving, and spoke excitedly about participating in future workshops.
 

 Robert said, ‘Hebel is a fantastic product to learn basic carving skills.  Because Hebel is aerated concrete, it is lightweight, making it easy for everyone to cut, shape and smooth.  Results happen quickly compared to working in stone or wood and a variety of finishes can be applied to the finished work.

 Congratulations to all the ‘Hebel novices’ who took part in the workshop.  It was great to see everyone eager to learn and make art in a material they had never worked with before.  This happy bunch of carvers created a wonderfully diverse assortment of work.’

Photography by Robyn.

Material Girl Exhibition 2011

Plese click the following link for the media release detailing the exhibition and the prize winners.

Media Release

In Teers

Contemporary art work by Mairi Ward, part of 10 Days on the Island 'In Teers'  exhibition is open until 3rd. April at Ivy Lawn Greens Beach. It is  a perfect place to take friends for a picnic.

Photographs by Robyn Barnet.

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Box Kite News

This is the work of Linda Riseley titled Extreme Victory displayed in a light box photographed by the artist  Robyn.

EXTREME VICTORY, by Linda Riseley, is part of TRA Material Girl Exhibition 2011, and has also been selected for Brunswick St. Gallery Melbourne, the work can be seen in ' The Australia Art Collector ' and is illustrated on page 252 of the magazine.

Box Kite News

Tasmanian Regional Arts has announced the artworks to be exhibited in  MATERIAL GIRL 2011.  

WTAG are happy to announce that Clare Genders work "SPRING BALL” has been accepted, her sculpture from recycled old wood, an old truck spring and old art books is part of 2011 Material Girl Exhibition.

Photograph supplied by Clare Genders 

Wendy Thiele (ex WTAG not Rubicon Regional Arts member) and Anne Young entered a collaborative work in Material Girl 2011,  titled KEEPING ABREAST, unfortunately their work was not chosen for this year’s exhibition, Anne commented 'The fun was in the collaborative journey.'

Congratulations to each of the four artists,  WTAG members have taken up the challenge and left their mark on Tasmania's art community in 2011.

Great work.

Tasmanian Regional Arts Newsletter

This is a link to the Tasmanian Regional Arts newsletter sign up page.

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