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Prospect Portrait Prize 2011

2012-01-02T16:36:00.000-08:00

Here's me, in a lovely dress designed and made by one of my fabulous sisters Eden Honeydew at the opening of the Prospect Portrait Prize.
Voting is now open online for the People's Choice Award so go to it, People!

We Raku - do you?

2011-12-04T16:28:00.000-08:00

The Parks pottery group met at SA Studio Potters Club on Saturday to try their hand at Raku. There was lots of nervousness, a few "oohs" and "aahs" and lots of smoke and fire!
Thanks to Carol Knezevic and Peter Matthews for firing up the kiln for us and co-ordinating the day. And to the Bakery and Sri Lankan restaurant for yummy lunch!

Port Stall and new Palm Plate design

2011-11-08T02:22:00.000-08:00

New palm plates now at Urban Cow Studio. A little something to celebrate the handmade object as an extension of the hand. Mine whilst making - someone else's while holding chocolate, salt, pepper or precious jewellery.

My stall with Felicity at the (marvellously organised) Port Festival Artist Market. Loads of people through, lots of lovely comments and enough sales to make it worth the very involved preparation that markets require (for me). I love the interaction with customers that comes through direct contact. Hearing who they're buying my work for and why and what they like about it. Reminds me of the special nature of a hand crafted object and it's continuation of life after leaving my hands.

Port Festival Artists Market

2011-09-29T16:45:00.000-07:00

Next weekend - 8th and 9th of October - you can find some of my wares (and me!) at a stall in the Port Festival Artists Market as part of the Port Festival. I'll be joined by Felicity who makes gorgeous grass tree planters.

There'll be special market prices including extra savings for multiple purchases.

There's also be a few new lines which I'm excited to share.

Now might be a good time to start Christmas shopping!

PlaceMaking at Common Ground

2011-09-14T04:08:00.000-07:00

Over the last few weeks, I have been working as the assisting artist for a PlaceMaking Project organised by Helen Bock of Community Arts Network (CAN). Working with lead artists Lawrence Wilkes and Helen Crawford, a mosaic mural, a painted mural and wooden seating in the shape of a big goanna (completed with exhaust pipe legs!) was created with the residents of Common Ground, Light Square.

Amazing transformation of a space from soul-less "passing through" kind of space to a community area well and truly marked with the artistic stamp of residents - exactly what a PlaceMaking project is all about!

Images from design to completion.

SALA and In The Space

2011-08-07T17:08:00.000-07:00

SALA so far for me.... Gretel Girl Draws @ Vintage Carousel, Queen Street party @ Croydon, Printology 2 @ Flinders Medical Centre, In The Space @ Parks, Family Surplus @ Prospect Gallery. Best intentions for Crochet Coral Reef @ RiAus, Trace Elements @ Adelaide Health Care and so many more to come!

The Parks AiR's SALA exhibition is up, too. The opening has been had - and a lovely occasion it was, too.
Here's a sneak peek to whet your appetite.

What have you seen so far this SALA festival?

little artists handmade

2011-07-22T03:48:00.000-07:00

carly schwerdt, one of the amazing ladies over at nest studio, has had a book published. it's called "little artists handmade" and is about encouraging children in art making and also ways of creating new work inspired by children's art.
as you may know, these are 2 of my favourite things!

quite excitingly, the book has some of my work in it, too! the "tandem" pieces that i made (way back in 2009) with umbrella prints have made their way into the pages of this lovely, encouraging, colourful and you-should-get-it book!

sneak peek of the pages i'm in..... you'll have to buy it here or at nest studio to see the rest!

SALA SALA SALA!!

2011-07-17T00:49:00.000-07:00

I love the excitement of SALA - the catalogue full of ideas and arts and people making things.
Out comes the highlighter, circles are made and plans are hatched.
This year I've got work in 2 exhibitions. Grab that highlighter now!

In The Space is an exhibition by current Artists in Residence at Parks.
Printology 2 is an exhibition by people who use the Print department at Parks.

Enjoy your SALA experience, everyone.

In The Space

2011-06-16T04:41:00.001-07:00

Some of the photographs I've been working with for the upcoming artists in residence exhibition at Parks for SALA.

Arranging, re-arranging, trying something else, hmmm.... at the kitchen table.

Given the uncertain future of the Parks centre the AIR's are all reflecting on what the space at Parks means to us - our relation to it and what it means for us as artists to have a space.
We're looking at it as a kind of "work in progress" expose, too. You know, the whole "I'm In The Space right now" thing that goes on when you're mind is ensconced in dreaming up some new work? Hmmm... yeah.. what? Sorry, just thinking about something else...........

where i'm at

2011-06-02T01:01:00.000-07:00

a snippet of one of the artefacts from experimenting for the waterhouse natural history prize.
bamboo prints - leaves and... stalks? what's the bamboo part called? anyway...
printed, chopped, reassembled. works in progress.

what can you origami? (is that really a verb?) answer : pretty much everything!
after folding little packets for seeds from the garden and creating envelopes with little boats for my son's birthday party invites, i got a bit hooked.
so now i'm seeing what i can fold to broochify (yes, it's a word. now.).
first stop, material. what next?

poor little sausage is home all week with chickenpox. he seems to be on the mend, though, as this gorgeous photo shows. gladdened my heart so thought i'd share.

slow and steady wins the ... waterhouse?

2011-03-29T00:27:00.000-07:00

So, I got into the studio to actually do some making today.
I remember why I love it so!

This year has had a very slow start for me - I'm trying to make myself walk slower, allow more time for everything and "plan" time for exploring new ideas. Anyone who knows me knows that this is NOT my natural way of being!
But it's been good. And frustrating. And tedious. And exciting.

So, I'm working towards entering the "Waterhouse" prize. I have 6 weeks and I'm at the "playing with ideas" stage. I suspect it won't be finished in time for this year but I'm closer than I have been for the last 2 years... eg. I've actually started making objects to explore some ideas I have! We'll see what happens.

Some of my inspirational photos... (sorry - no classical music accompaniment but feel free to hum along) ....

2011. Here we go!

2011-02-21T20:20:00.000-08:00

a new year brings with it so many possibilities. almost too many.
bamboozlement is definitely on the drawing board!
speaking of drawing (love a good segue) i've been going along to the tuesday morning drawing group at parks centre. (10am-1pm, only $4.70 a session!)
our current tutor is sophie hann, a beautiful drawer and inspiring guide.
a few self - portraits.

i'm enjoying a rather slow start to the year (halfway through feb. already!) and choosing to play, be inspired and explore new possibilities. drawing for it's own sake regularly is one of these adventures and watching my children being creative inspires me.
we worked on this painting project over the holidays. lots of fun.

beautiful colours and exploration in the sunny backyard.

this year i'll be continuing my position as artist in residence at parks centre and embarking on a year-long project with westcare karpandi arts centre.
my "baby" will start school later in the year and i'm relishing these last "at home" days with him. all in all, life is good. bamboozalicious.

simply having a wonderful christmas time

2010-12-19T20:44:00.000-08:00

it's been a pretty big year in 2010.
making, selling, networking, encouraging, being encouraged, applying for things.
sometimes you get yes. sometimes you get no.
so it's time to take a break.
dream some new dreams for the coming year.
and of course, eat, drink, give, receive and play games with dear ones.
have a good christmas season. hope it refreshes your spirit.

to market, to market(s)

2010-11-29T00:54:00.000-08:00

Thursday night, 2nd of December - ACArts Annual Bazaar - 3-6pm.
A range of stalls from present and past students of NASA/Adelaide centre for the Arts/Adelaide College of the Arts or was that for the Arts, anyway, a whole lot of wonderful work, handmade by Adelaide artists, fresh and seasoned.

Then comes the weekend extravaganza!
Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th of December - Art at the Hart - 11am-6pm.
A selection of 70 artists have stalls at this "Artists Market", with activities, entertainment and food available.

I'll be at both of these events - with work for sale... here's a preview......
Have a good weekend!

work at the town hall... coming soon.

2010-11-01T21:25:00.000-07:00

Craftsouth at the Adelaide Town Hall

"The second instalment of Craftsouth at the Adelaide Town Hall, which presents and celebrates the diversity of our membership of creative practitioners, will be on display from Wednesday, 17 November. With displays changing periodically, the next installation will feature the work of Tegan Empson, Mandi King, Sunshine g.b March, James Martin, Adrian Potter, Lee Salomone and Silvia Stansfield. Their works can be seen until February 2011".

Check it oouuuuuuut!

old and new

2010-10-09T22:25:00.000-07:00

If you are very observant you may notice a change in the "Places you can buy my work" section of this here blog.
My work is no longer at Hahndorf Academy and Vintage Carousel.
I may re-stock Vintage Carousel at some stage so watch this space (or just keep popping in to the delightful shop that is Vintage Carousel!).
However, just to cheer me up, I have 2 new stockists!

Push Pin Boutique, 8 Compton Street, Adelaide, now have a selection of "80's rock", "scratches" and "bamboo" brooches.

One Small Room, Elizabeth (Queen) Street, Croydon, have the "we're very happy in brompton" printed form series (sold in groups of 3, I believe) and some very 70's style pottery cups - perfect for warming your hands and heart whilst imbibing coffee and tea.
The blue one on the left (yummy jun glaze) is available at O.S.R. (4 of them if you're quick!)

semaphore market RESULT!

2010-09-08T03:27:00.000-07:00

a sneak peek of the beautiful tiles created by participants at sunday's semaphore markets.
to see the rest (and enjoy the lovely market) head to st bede's on oct. 3rd for the next one.
enjoy.....

Semaphore Markets

2010-08-31T01:21:00.000-07:00

I love encouraging the general community to get involved in art and most importantly - get their hands dirty!
This Sunday (Father's Day, incidentally) I'm heading to the monthly Semaphore Market at St. Bede's to do a community arts workshop/project.
10am-3pm @ St. Bede's 200 Military Road, Semaphore.
We'll be making clay tiles to go in their community garden (or you can come back next month and buy it instead!).
Come along if you want to make one or just have a wander in the market.

SALArama!

2010-08-04T03:27:00.000-07:00

SALA is amazing. And it's here. So much to see, so little time!

"Sense of Six" by Parks Artists in Residence.
Vaughan Green (sculpture), Tanya Harrison (painting), Danica Headland (printmaking/photography), Sunshine gb March (ceramics), Brian O'Regan (painting/mixed media) and Rita Poznanski (felt).

Opening THIS FRIDAY! the 6th of August at 6:30.
Axis GAllery, Parks Centre.
Building 10, 2-46 Cowan Street, Angle Park

Exhibition open until the 27th of August.
Mon-Fri 8:30am - 5pm.

Here's a sneak peek of my contribution to the fabulous festival.
detail of "a princess story" and "a scary story". you'll have to come along to find out what happens!

Also, Westcare Karpandi are having an exhibition of work by people who come to/run the Community Arts Workshop or are involved with/supported by the centre. Check out the facebook events page and come on along! I'll be there Wednesday afternoons 12:30 - 3.

Happy SALA-ing!

all the bits in between

2010-07-15T23:27:00.000-07:00

there's the flashy stuff - the exhibition opening where the wine gets imbibed, the friends applaud, the punters rush to buy all your work (okay, perhaps i'm exaggerating a little - they usually walk sedately).
AND there's the excitement of putting new work into shops and seeing the treasures gradually disperse to their new homes.
BUT!
what about all the in between days, weeks, months, where all the actual work gets done?
a little photo montage to celebrate these times.

fly on by - Wish List

2010-07-09T04:57:00.000-07:00

life just flies.... better than dragging.
can't believe it's been over a month since i posted on here. not that i haven't been making, just that i don't like to spoil surprises when you can see them FOR REAL!

i have these monoprinted forms, titled "connected" at Prospect Gallery RIGHT NOW! as part of Craftsouth's Wish List exhibition. very honoured to have been selected by this fantastic organisation.

check Prospect Gallery website for address and times. on display until the 25th of july.

from kiln to shelf ... to where?

2010-05-22T23:07:00.000-07:00

i unpack the little kiln nest where clay is warmed and glazes mature
settle the treasures in a box filled with paper
accompany treasures to their new resting places
where they sit, patiently waiting for a new home and a new adventure

Black "bamboo" vases - large, small, medium.
elegant bird bowls - small, medium.
kids beakers - rocket (celso), train (daisy), elegant bird, scribble bird
autumn leaf vase - medium, small - and palm plate

flowers for your mum

2010-04-16T01:04:00.000-07:00

mother's day is coming up and what better than a lovely floral ceramic cup?
for iced tea, lemonade or a shot of whisky - you can't go wrong!
exclusively at vintage carousel... $40 each (in case you were wondering).

80's pink with gold..... or 70's yellow and brown.....

the choice is yours......

Good Friday

2010-04-02T02:27:00.000-07:00

The light shines in the darkness,
but the darkness has not understood.

to live or to blog

2010-03-21T02:27:00.000-07:00

hello to those of you who stumble back here occasionally. and what an occasion it is! i've really been slipping a bit in the blog stakes. i was part of a group exhibition called "printology" last month, for fringe festival, and unless you're on my email list, you would not have heard a peep about it!
it was an exhibition by the parks studio print makers and what a great show it was!
behold, some of the work i had in the exhibition.

witness beakers (photo : ryan pike), "nest" prints, framed and unframed (detail), "scratches" brooches.

vintage carousel and lustre galleries share the fun

2010-02-18T04:10:00.000-08:00

okay, so i've emerged from the holiday joy into a brand new year. what better way to start than with 2 new retail outlets?
you can now find some of my brooches and a necklace or two at "vintage carousel", a fabulous vintage shop on hawker street, brompton, run by the lovely rachel will.
the other shop with which i have had the pleasure of doing business with is "Lustre Galleries" at 18 Peel Street, Adelaide. This gallery is run by Christine Pyman, an Adelaide jeweller who is most well known for her "joyful woman" series.
get out there!

january = family

2010-02-11T01:44:00.000-08:00

christmas presents for 10 cousins. screenprinted t-shirts - original designs by celso and daisy

mini-workshops for sister and co. to have a go at the pottery wheel
what a lovely holiday!

surveying the post-christmas calm

2009-12-29T19:16:00.000-08:00

christmas celebrations have come and gone, thoughtful presents linger.
gifts and the present time.

just before christmas a whole lot of my work made it's way into nest and urban cow.
if you'd known, you would have bought it, right?

here are images of a few of the objects, now sitting on their little shelves, waiting to be discovered and welcomed into someone's home. how lovely.

"kids" beakers H10cm approx.

large "bamboo" vase H20cm approx.
large "bamboo" bowl H10cm approx.

medium "bamboo" vases H15cm approx.

ACARTS BAZAAR THIS FRIDAY!

2009-11-30T16:57:00.000-08:00

ACARTS BAZAAR THIS FRIDAY 10-2PM LIGHT SQUARE
BUY LOCAL AND HANDMADE STRAIGHT FROM THE ARTIST
I'LL BE THERE - WILL YOU?

out and about

2009-11-30T16:21:00.000-08:00

wow. a really busy time... what to share first?

a load of work emerged from the kiln on thursday. always exciting when it works!
some of the work has journeyed to the port, installed at Gaff gallery for an exhibition for Celtica festival. it's 3 bodies of work, "connections", "disconnected" and "shards".
gallery open wed 2nd - sun 6th,12-4pm.

photo by nathaniel

whitmore square arts fair scraped through with minimal rain. a lovely vibe to the event and really nice to have a bit of contact with people. i rarely do markets, so it was good to hear what people liked/didn't like about some of my work (i took beakers and badges - nothing over $20!) and also nice to sell with no commission for a change. also swapped a piece with a fellow maker. nice.

photo by kerrin

next stop is the ACArts Bazaar 10-2 this friday (4th of december) at light square. then retail outlets here I come!

Adelaide events coming up

2009-11-12T16:06:00.000-08:00

A few chances to catch me (and some of my work) !

Celtica Festival exhibition "looking forward, looking back".
Opening 4pm, Saturday 28th of November. Gaff Gallery 25 Divett Street, Port Adelaide.
Then 12-4pm Sunday 29/11, Wednesday 2/12 to Sunday 6/12.
Saturday the 5th of December "Introduction to clay" workshop at Gaff Gallery from 10-12 then sitting for the exhibition from 12-4pm.

Whitmore Square Artists' Fair (Karpandi Arts Centre stall).
Sunday 29th of November 11am-4pm

I have the great pleasure of facilitating a weekly community arts workshop in Karpandi centre, which caters for people who are homeless or disadvantaged. I will be there to showcase the work we do as well as bringing some of my own work. A local artist, Shane Long, will be painting at the stall.

Hope to catch you soon!

all about making

2009-11-01T15:16:00.000-08:00

what a strange and wonderful process this ceramic art life is. periods of making, creating, playing, followed by the anxious wait associated with firing. what you then hope for is a collection of beautiful objects, ready to be enjoyed by others and maybe some for my own space.
at the moment my hands and heart keep themselves busy making new objects.
watch this space.

photos by me (hands by jack briner)

what i'd like is to draw a lady dancing around a pot... out comes the camera to get some shapes.

more vases out into the light...

2009-10-11T02:56:00.000-07:00

yes, it's true, a few more vases have emerged from the darkness of their wrappings and made their way to Urban Cow Studio, 11 frome street, adelaide. enjoy.
Photographs by Ryan Pike.

adventures at the port

2009-10-11T02:13:00.000-07:00

all set to head off to the studio.... then my dearly beloved starts talking about the adventure that he and the kids are going on.. sounds pretty good....
so i take the day off, it is school holidays after all, and wander down and through the port festival with my beautiful family. the festival is on until friday the 16th.

silken waves.

getting rather close to a python...

hello!

building birds with juniper for the final night parade. cane skeleton covered in paper and glue. love getting my hands dirty... and encouraging the kids to as well.

in an excellent end to the day, we caught the opening of "rust", an exhibition of work from some of adelaide's finest artists/craftspeople at black diamond gallery. drool, drool!

highly commended @ heysen prize and new collaborative work

2009-10-02T18:17:00.000-07:00

"I highly commend... Sunshine g.b. March's intriguing small ceramics that pack a lot of messages about different levels of society in a small and delightful series... "
Susan McCulloch, Judge for the Heysen Prize at Hahndorf Academy.

Delighted to be one of 4 artists selected (from the 56 finalists) for special mention at the award ceremony of the Heysen prize. The exhibition of finalists' work is open until the 1st of November. The theme is "interpretation of place".

Also at Hahndorf Academy is the first "outing" for a new series of work, created with drawings done by 2 of my children, Celso and Daisy. They were also delighted that evening, seeing their drawings in a shop! They are displayed next to a selection of some of my other work for sale in the retail gallery at Hahndorf Academy.

Photos of vases and beakers by Ryan Pike.

Portrait beakers available for order

2009-09-30T02:07:00.000-07:00

Another collaborative effort! Nest Studio spotted these beakers and thought some of their customers might like one (or two!) of their very own. So we've teamed up, offering an opportunity to order a wheel-thrown beaker with a hand-drawn portrait, taken from a photograph supplied by you. See what Carly says about the project here.
You have a few weeks to get your order in, with the final date for orders being the 30th of October.
Contact Nest Studio to get details and fill out an order form.
Photograph by Ryan Pike.

Tandem project with Umbrella Prints

2009-09-25T19:00:00.000-07:00

It pleases me greatly to announce the launch of a Tandem Project with Umbrella Prints - "modern australian screenprinted fabric".
Using 2 of their their beautiful designs, "Bird in Paradise" and "Crosshatch", I have created a series of beakers and vases. You can experience them "in the flesh" at Nest Studio's shop @ 147 Magill Road, Magill. Then you can give Amy or Carly some money and take a vase or beaker or two home with you. You know you want to... Do it, do it.
Photographs by Ryan Pike.

UPDATE : See what Carly and Amy have to say about the project on their blogs.

the kiln is open

2009-09-22T04:31:00.000-07:00

checked the kiln on friday- still too hot to unload. went back today.....
phew! nothing exploded, cracked or bubbled.
some pieces worked pretty well, others not so well. sneak peek above, proper photos coming soon.

waiting for the kiln

2009-09-17T17:43:00.000-07:00

i'm waiting on a glaze firing to come out of the kiln. i've got the tummy flutters, restless sleep. arrgghh... does this ever get easier? it's not even a complicated firing.
it does, however, hold some exciting goodies which i will share in due course... unless anything goes horribly wrong in the firing!

we're very happy in brompton

2009-09-13T17:59:00.000-07:00

These objects will soon be making their way to the Hahndorf Academy for the Heysen Prize. Open 2nd of October to the 1st of November.

welcome

2009-08-20T17:20:00.001-07:00

welcome to the adventures of sunshine gb march.
i plan to share what i'm up to, where you can view or purchase my work and any other random things that i'd like to share.
enjoy!