Our Easter bunnnies have arrived early...

Miserable weather outside today but warm and toasty in the gallery...drop in and share an Easter chocolate with us!

Bronwynne Cornish's Mr and Mrs Lapin

Last day of the John Roy exhibition...

Becky Bliss show until the 15th...

This striking neckpiece by jewellery artist Becky Bliss is part of her current exhibition of work at AVID.  Pentimento is showing until the 15th of April.

Becky Bliss Neckpiece, oxidised copper, stg. silver, paint

Looking around the Biennale in Sydney...

The theme this year is Imagine What you Desire. 

http://www.biennaleofsydney.com.au/19bos/artists/horn/

This cast glass installation of work by Roni Horn called "Nine Liquid Incidents" 2010-12 at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney had to be one of the most beautiful works of the Biennale.

A landscape of constructed puddles; small lakes of watery blues and greys. Each form drew you to it, playing with your mind…inviting you to touch the surface to find out just where it was and urging you to plunge your hands and arms into its silky, liquid depths.

AVID will have some smaller but equally beautiful art works from our glass artists coming up in our group glass show, "The Nature of Things" from the 5th-19th August! 

Roni Horn,  Nine Liquid Incidents 2010-12, solid cast glass
MCA Sydney, Australia

Roni Horn, Nine Liquid Incidents 2010-12, solid cast glass
MCA Sydney, Australia

Roni Horn,  Nine Liquid Incidents 2010-12 (detail), solid cast glass
MCA Sydney, Australia

Roni Horn, Nine Liquid Incidents 2010-12 (detail), solid cast glass
MCA Sydney, Australia

Last week in Canberra...

Judith was in Canberra last week for a family wedding and seized the opportunity to visit Auckland ceramic artist John Parker who is working on a new body of work as artist in residence at the Australian National University in the School of Art ceramics workshop.

The sump-oil fired black work he has produced is quite amazing…

See his fascinating blog…http://parkerejohn.blogspot.com.au

…the kiln used for the sump-oil firing

…see John's blog site for pics of the amazing transformation of these vessels

…work almost ready for final firing

John sitting at his wheel in the workshop...

...after the floor talk

Bronwynne and Dorothy at the MTG Hawke's Bay following the  opening of Bronwynne Cornish's survey exhibition, "Mudlark" and Bronwynne's floor talk on "Home is where the heart is".
Produced over a forty year period, this extraordinary and wonderful collection of otherworldly work connects people and place, heart and soul.

http://www.mtghawkesbay.com/whats-on/exhibitions/mudlark-/information/