I'll be bringing my stall to Sorrento this weekend.
The market runs Saturday and Sunday and I will be there on Sunday. Can't wait - it's going to be a good one!
I'll have some of my Melbourne city sketches with me....hot off the sewing machine!
...and of course my usual range of beautiful, strong and joyful women thread sketch designs
See you there!
What a lovely evening and a great celebration for Jo and I after several months of hard (but extremely enjoyable!) work. So proud to see our artworks displayed together in the beautiful space of Kingston Arts G3 in Parkdale.
The Gallery space looking very peaceful!
Juliet D Collins, "This Soft Curved Universe", mixed media drawing
Jo Roszkowski, detail from one of Jo's beautiful artist books
Detail from one of our collaborative pieces, "Prom Rocks", mixed media textile
Me and Jo
Thanks to everyone who was able to come along and celebrate with us on the night. If you missed it, don't worry - "Common Threads" runs til July 1st. Plenty time!
The gallery is open Wed-Friday 9-5 and Saturdays 12-5.
G3 Artspace, 64 Parkers Rd, Parkdale, VIC
9556 4440
So much fun installing our show 'Common Threads' on Sunday!
Jo Roszkowski and I have worked closely together for the past 3 months to create this body of work. It's so amazing to see it come together so beautifully in the fabulous space of G3 Artspace, Parkdale.
As the late afternoon light cast in through the gallery's expansive windows the shadows were just beautiful.
All ready for the Opening this Thursday evening 6-8pm - can't wait!
Common Threads runs from 27th April - 3rd June
G3 Artspace, 64 Parkers Rd, Parkdale
Kingstonarts.com.au
(03) 9556 4440
I'm all packed and ready to deliver my works to No Vacancy Gallery tomorrow!
Centre Place thread sketch, mixed media
"Meanderings in Visual Language" is a group exhibition curated by Exhibiting Artists Melbourne
Flinders Street Clocks, thread sketch, mixed media
I'll be exhibiting my thread sketches of Melbourne alongside my New York City thread works, like this one...
SoHo Brownstones (after xmas), NYC thread sketch, mixed media
....and a selection of my travel sketches from my recent overseas trip. I've had them framed and they're looking great!
UK: Cirencester, travel sketch, ink & aquarelle
Other artists exhibiting include Jo Roszkowski, Sharon Monagle, Angus E Donald, Ryan Tews, Selva Veeriah, Tamar Dolev, Tom Conyers, Rosalindh Porter, Roslynne Winkler, Rissah Vox,
It's really going to be a fabulous show!
Really looking forward to being part of this group exhibition! Great line up of artists in a fabulous gallery located in the heart of Melbourne CBD.
I'll be showing a collection of my Melbourne City Sketches: scenes of Melbourne sketched on site in some of my favourite spots around the city, then turned into mixed media stitched and collaged creations.
I will also be showing artworks produced from my sketchbooks produced on my recent travels overseas. Such as this one from NYC.
If you can't make the opening on Thursday 13th April 6-9pm, then perhaps you can make it along the following Thursday (20th) to hear myself and other artists talk about their work.
Hope to see you there!
And about time too! can't believe my last post was November!!
Although I do kind of have an excuse as I was overseas in the UK and the USA for the entire summer (December/January) were I did LOTS and LOTS of sketching
En route in the airport using my iPad app Paper 53 complete with funky Paper 53 stylus which my son later kindly lost for me so it was good old fashioned sketchbook from then on.
Gloucester Quays
Christmas shopping in Cirencester
I did not actually come across any Polar Bears whist on my travels but took to drawing them for a few days anyway.
In the pub over my favourite pint.
I even sketched my beloved New York despite the fact that at -9 degrees it was too cold to take my gloves off!
Snow on the Parapet of the Rockefeller Centre....not a sketch!
And in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This is Pennan, where they filmed "Local Hero". Such a beautiful part of the world.
I've been loving working in ink again - an old love - I have this great brush pen with a black ink cartridge. I find it works to beautifully with my old favourite water soluble crayons. Most of my travel sketches were done using these two mediums together. I plan to turn my favourite sketches into mixed media, stitched works on paper similar to my Melbourne City Sketches.
Since I returned from my overseas meanderings I have been a bit busy with lots of fabulous markets and preparing for 2 - yes TWO! - exhibitions opening in April. But thats a whole other post!
Another great weekend at the markets!
Red Hill was busy despite the wild windy conditions. Luckily I had a lovely spot indoors.
My new works were well received. Pictured below - my new range of Ink Sketches.
The bold new 'Ms Stripey Socks' was very popular, as was my new 'Cat Lover' who is available in an ever growing range of fancy PJs ;)
Both are pictured again below with the new thread sketch of 'Dancing Queen'.
I tried out my new stall set up at Yarra Glen. It worked well I thought!
Its been so great to be back at the markets after the winter break.
Much though I love to be ensconced in my studio absorbed in the making of my artwork, I also really love getting out and about around Melbourne and the Victorian countryside, meeting the lovely people and getting to chat to them about my creations....or anything else for that matter!
It was my first time at Red Hill Market last month. What a fabulous market! Cant wait to get back there next Saturday, the first Sat in November.
I've also been a first timer at Yarra Glen. I managed to get a bit lost getting there but what a beautiful location to get lost in! I'll be back there next Sunday, the first Sunday in November.
Then there was fabulous Flemington Twilight where I tried out my great new hanging system to display my new range of larger artworks. Also known as garden trellis - simple but surprisingly effective!
I'll back at Flemington Twilight in November - 2nd Saturday (12th)
Then, last but by no means least....Lovely Lardner Park!
I know one shouldn't have favourites but I had an absolute ball at Lardner Park market this month! Beautiful location - the early morning drive out there as the sun rose over the countryside made my heart soar - lovely people, friendly atmosphere and just a great day! Cant wait to return on the 3rd Sunday of November (20th)
In November I will also be bringing my goodies to Mornington Market (Sunday 13th), Hanging Rock market (Saturday 19th) and Mornington Twilight (Saturday 26th)
For all regular updates please check in here or to my Facebook page.
More general information about the markets (location, dates, other stallholders etc) can be found on the Craft Markets Australia website
Its been a year since I first launched my collection of thread sketch designs and I have been overwhelmed by their popularity.
I have found that several designs have been particular favourites and so - especially for this market season - I have produced a range of "Favourites" in my new larger size 30 x 40cm.
All artworks are individually handmade by me, developed from my original drawings, come fully framed and can be made to order.
Of course all designs are still available in the smaller (13 x 18m) thread sketch size too!
Check out my new collection of Thread Drawings here
Can't wait to get back to my market stall this weekend!
Red Hill Market will be my first market of the spring and I am so excited to be also going there (as a stallholder) for the first time.
Please come by and say hi! I'll be in the pavilion with my thread sketches, including some new designs and by popular demand some new larger sizes of some old favourites.
See you there!
Red Hill Community Market, Saturday 3rd September 8am-1pm
Lovely to have these four "Beach Girls" out together again!
They are currently on display alongside lots of other fabulous art at
Scugnizzo Restaurant, 558 Little Bourke St., Melbourne
Red Cozzie, thread & fabric on linen
Shellpicker, thread & fabric on linen
After the Dip, thread & fabric on linen
Flapper, thread & fabric on linen
“With whom is the artist belligerent? With herself. She knows all about her own disinclination to work, all about the possibilities of failure that confront her, all about the doubts that could assail her. She is belligerent in her refusal to allow these real obstacles to prevent her from working”
I have found this concept of belligerent commitment to be absolutely essential to me in my creative endeavours.
Without belligerent commitment the busyness of life would regularly encroach on precious creating time and it would be whittled away to nothing. Dishes would be washed, laundry would be done, the garden would be weeded and productive, repairs around the house would be mended and friends birthdays would be remembered on time. But there would be no art.
Without belligerent commitment the doubts that invariably creep in would became paralysing fears and there would be no art.
Without belligerent commitment a lack of sufficient income for a great deal of hard work would be a signal to do something else instead and there would be no art.
Without belligerent commitment every single day there would be no art.
The work is rarely easy, it is not always pleasurable and it doesn't always go well but that is ok because I am committed to go back to my work the next day, regardless of what happened the day before and regardless of the multitude of supposedly more important tasks that are crowding in and demanding my attention.
As Eric Maisel says:
"The belligerent commitment the artist wants is at once a commitment to start, a commitment to start with energy, and a commitment to continue with energy...If you want to work without such commitment, do less important work than creative work"
Beautiful Wilsons Prom - my favourite space in Victoria
Please get in touch if you would like more info or if you are interested but not quite ready to book.
Where: Kingston Arts Creative Lounge, Shirley Burke Theatre, Parkdale
When: Wednesday 29th June
Who: age 5 and up
I am back again in the amazing Foyer space of the Shirley Burke Theatre in Parkdale to offer two 2 hour workshops giving kids the opportunity for either a drawing experience or a sculpture experience...or both!
The Foyer is bright, comfy and spacious with plenty room for letting our creativity flow without worrying about the mess!
I'll be using fun games and skill building activities to inspire kids to create their own unique artworks. In the morning session we will be focusing on dynamic action figure drawing using our love of Superheroes for inspiration. We'll learn how practising observing people can help us create dynamic action figures on the page! In the afternoon I will be guiding the kids through techniques for working in wire to create uniquely designed Superhero action sculptures!
When: Monday 27th June & Friday 1st July
Where: Beach Lane, Nepean Highway, Carrum
Who: Morning sessions for younger kids (5+) and their grown ups. Afternoons for 8 years and up.
When: Tuesday 5th July
Where: Beach Lane
Who: age 5 and up
In the beautiful setting of Beach Lane's Studio, this 2.5 hour morning workshop will offer your little creative ones the opportunity to learn dynamic figure drawing skills enabling them to bring their own unique Superhero creations to life on the page. We will then get crafty with wire and conjure them into Dynamic Action Hero 3D sculptures to take home! Everyone will take home drawings, inspired ideas and a unique sculpture!
Cant believe term 1 of my Cheeky Tuesdays After School Art Club is already half way through!
We have been having so much fun creating multi media artworks in two and three dimensions each week!
I am very passionate about inspiring and nurturing children's own natural creativity. The happily engaged 6 year olds pictured above were given a simple set of instructions in the form of a game to get them started and by the time I paused to take this photo they were completely engaged in working together to produce their giant galaxy frieze.
Each week we focus on a particular skill, technique, medium or often all three. I like to provide Inspiration through fun games and activities that produce their own ideas, fire up their fertile imaginations and produce their own unique artistic outcomes. I usually teach the kids how to manipulate a particular material or combination of materials such as plaster of paris, wire & paint (seen below) then let their own creativity take over (thats happening this week - I'll post the exciting results!)
I have no preconceived ideas about what the end result might look like - yes! it can be scary but its also incredibly humbling and inspiring to me as an artist to witness the amazing discoveries and unique self expression that the children reach when they are given creative freedom (within loose guidelines and a framework). I don't know about these Cheeky Tuesday kids but I'm learning heaps!
and I do have it on good authority that they cant wait to get here each week!
Juliet D Collins, Block Place Shoppers, Melbourne City Sketch, 2016
558 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne
6.00pm til 8.00pm
Artists: Juliet Collins, Selva Veeriah, Jo Roszkowski & Caelen D'Arcy
Please join me and the other fabulous exhibiting artists for the launch of this inaugural art exhibition in Melbourne's newest city centre art venue, Scugnizzo Ristorante.
Scugnizzo is already a well established laneway restaurant, loved by locals who work nearby and frequented by regulars who delight in the authentic quality Italian cuisine. Now this elegant restaurant is opening its doors to Melbourne's community of artists and art lovers which makes me very happy as I am privileged to be amongst the first group of artists to place their work on its walls!
I will be exhibiting a selection of works from three of my recent collections:
My latest Melbourne City Sketches - mixed media collage and thread drawings developed from my urban sketches of Melbourne's unique and vibrant spaces
Recent Thread Sketches - miniature framed textile artworks developed from my original life drawings, exploring a woman's sense of herself and her connection to her environment.
Selected works from my Veritas exhibition - inspired by my passion for the human form and anatomy, textile pieces that convey my fascination with stripping away the layers to uncover the fragility and strength that exists at our core.
Why not join us for opening drinks on Monday 23rd May?
