Gallery 2009
Artworks

Gallery showroom opened at Tomerong.

Gallery 2008
Artworks

Further exploration of the use of plastic led to experimentation with plastic lamination. This technique was used to create a large whale tail replicating Muriyira, the Shoalhaven’s whale under the Icon Adopt a Whale community project. Following on from the 2006 Merrogal Artwork exploration of found garments and fabric led to an installation using suspended neckties commented on those in power making decisions that just blow in the wind. The issue of mass production to encourage consumerism was investigated. Vintage Costume and Set Design for feature film trailer. Screening of “Green Shorts” for World Environment Day featuring The Story of Stuff again focused on our massive consumption hunger.

Gallery 2007
Artworks

ommunity projects focused heavily again with our chain saw sculpture tree becoming a new canvas to communicate messages. Decorated regularly to capture the attention of the passer by, it enables the message to be shared with a subtle approach. Increased efforts to protect marine mammals became a central point.

Gallery 2006
Artworks

Much energy was placed on two main events, The Turned On exhibition and The Merrogal Woman’s Art Prize. Turned On was a group exhibition of family and friends highlighting the switch that turns our life onto a passion and pursuit of art. A labour of love, Ten Skirts created for the Merrogal Woman’s Art Prize saw a shift to the use of vintage fabric, haberdashery, images and a 1940’s streamer trunk. A very timely creative journey.

Gallery 2005
Artworks

Involvement with the Butt Litter Campaign saw further works created using cigarette butts - all in an attempt to evoke thought on human behaviour within our environment. The Love the Place You Live project and The 2 Months of Peace Exhibition provided great opportunities to launch The Kiss and focus on the people that are an equally important part of ecology. The line Love You Love the Earth was born through this relationship and was a natural evolution from the years of artworks created to express this intricate relationship.

Gallery 2004
Artworks

Although most “art” materials were gathered off the beach others were sourced from the local tip – another discard zone. Husky’s Changing focused on the evolution of a fishing family holiday town to a dolphin watching café culture tourist destination. The concept of The Kiss materialised in an artwork and then an eco-friendly products business dedicated to promoting the value of Jervis Bay both environment and culture.

Gallery 2003
Artworks

Exhibitions and community projects were the focus for this year. A cultural art exchange in China had Chinese students pondering the use of cigarette butts as art materials. Locally shot short films led to the creation of artworks that would be used as integral script pieces. A year for expanding methods of artistic expression and dabbling in the world of film making.

Gallery 2002
Artworks

Nurturing the artist did lead to an abundance of work in 2002. Works created were aesthetically pleasing whilst retaining their important environmental message. Works such as Bait Bag and Husky in the Bag were more conceptual than purely visual, yet were equally enjoyed by the viewers. Exploring ways in which materials could remain in their orginal found state yet still embody the artistic concept became an exciting challenge. A wonderfully satisfying creative year.

Gallery 2001
Artworks

A year to celebrate being artists in Jervis Bay and nurturing our creative souls. Lulu the purple Octopus was created to befriend Gus the red Weedy Sea Dragon, the symbol of see change 2000. Lulu, with her 8 tentacles, represented the multiple creative talents of the artists in our community. See Celebrations gave artists an opportunity to explore new ways of expressing their creativity in preparation for the 2002 see change festival.

Gallery 2000
Artworks

The work is intentionally avoiding the use of natural flotsam and jetsam and focuses on letting the manmade materials reinvent themselves as mimics of nature. Fish made from bottles and aluminium cans explore fish shapes, colours and textures. The notion of a world without fish due to human behaviour is expressed to encourage the viewer to consider how our actions can negatively affect the marine environment.

Gallery 1999
Artworks

A passion for creating assemblages begins to be heavily influenced by materials found washed onto the shores of Jervis Bay. The artworks aim to express the oceans voice through the ocean language of time, floating, drifting and charting. Other works consider human behaviour when interacting with the ocean.