secretary’s report 2013-14. and a wombat’s brilliant idea – thanks michele!
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Secretary’s Report 2013-14
Wombat Arts 2013 -2014
Wombats, as usual,
have been involved in doing many
things:
Our web presence continues, and now includes
A Facebook page.
We ran “tastes of” various crafts....
Auspiced a Bacchus Marsh Exhibition:
January: Helen introduced us to Limestone Carving
Train Art – many Wombat entries
And a Wombat’s brilliant idea – thanks Michele!
February:
Autumn Festival Scouts’n’Cubs made the haybale people!
March: Ballan Autumn Festival Parade marshalls again, and a Fashion Show!
Deb McLeod designed the
poster
Sept/Oct: 2 workshops for Moorabool Library’s
School Holiday Program, designing T-SHIRT art with all comers
Ballan Arts Project was highly successful at
increasing arts participation in Moorabool. It tapped into many
people’s arty energy; the contact list, and range of ideas,
is impressive. The funding ended June 2014,
but the workshops keep going.... Now completely under
Wombat’s wing.
Wild Wood Furniture #2 & #3:
We continued without Greg Hatton – he was so good, we did it splendidly!
Live Willow WeavingOne Wildwood Chair went home and was
planted– anchored to the ground with tent pegs, and watered –
which GREW.
This inspired a some interesting research,
tutor-finding, and constructions.
First we found some random weavers...
Random Weaving: Jodie Goldring & Anne Newton
A fantastic day; lots of new people!6 keen to do live willow..
Live Willow Weaving
Easy! Thanks to Jodie and Anne
Can do it with 8 year olds, too..
Glass Fusing
Five Wombats went to Point Lonsdale for a David Hobday Workshop; Helen’s piece (right) and more (below).
Robert McLaren’s kiln may be suitable...TBA
BookBinding
Margaret Healey showing us what she learned at a Bendigo Bookbinding day – A pre - Christmas workshop to follow in Ballan.
Lou, Chris & Will’s Caravan Park Contributions
Felting: Anita Larkin
Fibre Arts Australia run
wonderful workshops in
Ballarat every Easter and June.
We now realise that many tutors
would love an extra day or two
in Ballan after their big gig is
over.. Anita was FANTASTIC!
Dry Stone WallingWith Michael Salisbury, Springbank
Silver (copper) smithing
A third session is running – continuing some Fridays in term time at Ballan Primary School Art Room.Talk to Kellie.
Zentangling – Glynis Bryden
Inspiration Picnic
Artists’ Dinner Group - we have morphed seamlessly into an ongoing Exhibiting group of Wombat Artists
Well supported by
Wombats!
Vale...
A Wombat since 2012... Susan Peckham. 1933 t- 2014.
Thank you to all who said goodbye,And know how much she is missed.