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May 23, 2023

Bank’s Florilegium

The recent print outing to see Bank's Florilegium at the Allport Museum, Museum of Fine Arts/Library, on Thursday 11th May proved very successful. 

Many thanks to Leisha Owen for her time.

 

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April 8, 2023

Report on Tahune Residency

 

Under John Osborne’s guidance, thirteen participants eventually found their way to the Tahune Airwalk, where Ken Stronich, the proprietor, greeted us in the lovely bluestone building with tea, coffee, milk etc. There were plenty of tables both inside and out for working on. After an early lunch, everyone dispersed to explore the site, up on the airwalk, around the beautiful Huon Pine Walk, or the circular walk with the swinging bridges across the Huon and Picton Rivers. The forest is beautiful, and in spite of the scarring from the 2019 fires, so much was lush and green and inspiring. The accommodation was clean, modern and comfortable; people quickly chose rooms and then, in the evening, we enjoyed a shared meal around the fire. It was a great opportunity to share ideas and techniques and get to know each other better. The next morning, John provided a cooked breakfast, and people continued exploring or worked on sketches and ideas. All gathered at the Café for an enjoyable lunch, and then dispersed to travel home. John did a wonderful job, initially communicating with and keeping tabs on the participants, then generally organizing and facilitating the whole stay, including cooking a great breakfast! A big vote of thanks is due to him, and also to Melita Hickling, Sales and Marketing Manager, who was the contact for the project and helped to make it run so smoothly. We especially should thank Ken Stronich, the Proprietor, who was so generous in making free accommodation, free access and so much more available to us. Participants will prepare for an exhibition at the Airwalk later in the year, and it was agreed to present Ken with a collection (boxed if possible) of the prints in the exhibition.

Cath de Little

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April 15, 2021

Portraiture for Printmaking

Portraiture for Printmaking
Over the history of art until now, the subject of portraiture continues to engage artists from all
walks of life. It inspires empathy and connection, at the same time challenges skill and
expression. In this six week workshop we will journey from the basics of drawing the head
and face to the complexity of detailing the features. We will look at ...

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September 27, 2020

Congratulations!

Sally James

Congratulations to Sally James for winning the prize  for Best Use Of Medium at the Art Society of Tasmania 136th Annual Exhibition.

Reduction linocut - 'White Beach Rivulet'...

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February 9, 2020

Glamorgan Spring Bay Art Prize 2020

Congratulations to Rob McKenna who has won the Federal Group Award for his solar plate etching, ' To the ghosts of 30 million trees'. This image was inspired by HIP's visit to the old wood chip mill at Spring Bay, Triabunna, and references the estimated number of (old growth) trees put through the mill during its years of operation from 1972 to 2011.

The judges commented tha...

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January 16, 2020

Work Bee and Print Exchange

We had a great turnout  last Saturday with a delicious lunch and beautiful prints exchanged. Many thanks to all who came along; it was great to get together and catch up and do these necessary jobs at the studio. Here is a list of what we achieved:

workshop cupboard sorted out and tidied
new embossing press blanket cut
Annex cleaned and sorted
rubbish and r...

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