Places & Spaces exhibition opening

It was a beautiful spring day with the smell of wattle and blossoms in the air....



About 30-40 guests attended the combined opening reception of Places & Spaces exhibition and the Tablelands exhibition. It was a lovely afternoon spent with a few of the artists who travelled from Sydney including Graeme Bannerman, Matina Bourmas, Isobel Pegrum & Chloe Waddell - my sincere gratitude to the artists, friends and colleagues who made the treck out to Gulgong. Much appreciated!






Graeme Bannerman, drink in hand - standing near Sophie Milne's ceramic work & Laura McKellar's hand embroidered piece behind.

Never one for public speaking (stomach in knots)...I made a short, sharp and shiny welcoming speech.



Kim Goldsmith, artist, marketing/publicity extraordinaire and the 'brains' behind WITA -Where is the Art? website for Regional NSW arts, conducted an interview with Graeme Bannerman and I. Frank from the Wellington Times took a bevvy of photos of artists, guests and artworks.

Support crew!


A big thanks again to Graeme Bannerman, Matina Bourmas, Isobel Pegrum & family, Chloe Waddell & friends for making it to the opening & being a part of the show. A special thanks to Liz, Scott, Luke & Helen for coming out to Mudgee and sharing wine, yummy local produce and stories around the fire.

All roads lead to Mudgee...

I always enjoy leaving Sydney and hitting the road, I couldn't wait to get back to the Mudgee Region after my first time there in autumn 2010 on an artist-in-residency.



With the help of the Cudgegong Gallery Team – the set up was smooth and without incident! All artworks arrived in time with no breakages. Cudgegong Gallery is a beautiful heritage building with pristine white washed walls and light floor boards –such a bright and airy space! What a wonderful blank canvas to work with!




Phoebe Miller's neckpieces hanging above

Mudgee Guardian popped in to the gallery for a quick interview and a random photoshoot in front of numerous historic buildings in Gulgong. We also got a plug on ABC radio on Wednesday 30 August. Look out for future blogs featuring media and links to interviews.

Graeme Bannerman's Spannerotozoa installation above

John, Jayne, Brooke & Sue were amazing during the install – so helpful! I appreciate all of the support and favours granted! I couldn’t have done it without all of your dedication.

I would also like to thank John’s sister Margaret for generously allowing me to stay at her amazing stone farm house halfway between Gulgong and Mudgee – gorgeous views, clean air and quiet was a superb way to wind down after a day of installing.



Unpacking the artworks is just like unwrapping xmas presents! So exciting…


Hot off the press - the Goldenink duo sent us a wonderful collection of new jewellery designs, small objects and vessels.