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Gypsy Wandering Exhibition by Bec Andersen
August 10, 2018 @ 5:00 pm - September 3, 2018 @ 4:00 pm EST
Free
Gypsy Wandering Exhibition – Macadamias and Mistletoe Birds
Exhibition Opening Friday August 10th from 5pm
An exhibition of hand-tufted rugs, in the form of theatrical hall runners, by local Tamborine Mountain artist Bec Andersen. Inspired by the native Macadamia Nut Tree and the Mistletoe Bird, these whimsical and boldly coloured rugs are treasures to behold. Suitable for either wall or floor display.
Join us for a glass of warm mulled wine with the artist and view this beautiful exhibition.
The work will remain on exhibition until September 3rd 2018.
A Demonstration by Bec Andersen will be held on Saturday August 11th 12.30 – 3pm.
Bec Andersen is a textile artist who specializes in the design and production of hand tufted rugs. Her rugs are made from 100% Wool, which she dyes using a combination of Natural and synthetic Dyes.
A Graduate Diploma in Industrial Design forms the basis for her design methodology: to combine the sensual qualities of textiles with functionality and the demands of everyday living.
Her custom designed rugs are scattered through homes in Queensland, NSW and even Canada. She has been a recipient of several Arts grants for her work as a community artist. In 2015 she received funding from Arts Qld to work with the children of Tamborine Mountain State School. They produced a series of chair pads made with the Punch Needle Rug Making Technique.
She was also commissioned by Scenic Rim Regional Council to create a community art installation with the Theme “Make Do and Mend”. She is a member of Tafta (The Australian Forum for Textile Arts), The Australian Rugmakers Guild and an accredited member of The Flying Arts.
Artist Statement Gypsy Wandering Exhibition – Macadamias and Mistletoe Birds.
“I have created a series of Hallrunners for this exhibtion using two Native species as my inspiration. The Macadamia nut tree provides a multitude of shapes and forms to play with and is a well known Queensland Icon. My memories of this tree and its unyielding outer shell are from my childhood, growing up in an old Queenslander in Red Hill. We would gather the nuts and attempt to crack the resistant shells by placing them into gaps in the concrete and smashing them with a hammer.
The Mistletoe Bird is a little less renowned, but it has an interesting story. Mistletoes are parasitic plants that often have exuberant orange or red blooms that appear as an appendage to a native tree. Sometimes a tree is host to several at a time. These blossoms are highly nutritious, and a wide range of wildlife depends on them – koalas, sugar gliders, possums, birds and insects as well as of course the Mistletoe Bird.
The mistletoe bird plays an important role in the mistletoe plant’s life cycle. Each fruit has one large seed and is covered with a sticky coating. When the bird eats the fruit, it sticks to the birds’ beak or bottom, causing it to wipe against a branch. The seed then rapidly germinates, sending a root into the host plant plumbing itself into the sap flow for life.
I have chosen to use these forms in a playful, theatrical way using soft pinks and yellows, alongside teal blues and olive greens. My hope was to create pieces that felt like they were made in Queensland.”
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