Secretary’s Report 2013-14

Wombat Arts 2013 -2014

Wombats, as usual,

have been involved in doing many

things:

Our web presence continues, and now includes

A Facebook page.

We ran “tastes of” various crafts....

Auspiced a Bacchus Marsh Exhibition:

January: Helen introduced us to Limestone Carving

Train Art – many Wombat entries

And a Wombat’s brilliant idea – thanks Michele!

February:

Autumn Festival Scouts’n’Cubs made the haybale people!

March: Ballan Autumn Festival Parade marshalls again, and a Fashion Show!

Deb McLeod designed the

poster

Sept/Oct: 2 workshops for Moorabool Library’s

School Holiday Program, designing T-SHIRT art with all comers

Ballan Arts Project was highly successful at

increasing arts participation in Moorabool. It tapped into many

people’s arty energy; the contact list, and range of ideas,

is impressive. The funding ended June 2014,

but the workshops keep going.... Now completely under

Wombat’s wing.

Wild Wood Furniture #2 & #3:

We continued without Greg Hatton – he was so good, we did it splendidly!

Live Willow WeavingOne Wildwood Chair went home and was

planted– anchored to the ground with tent pegs, and watered –

which GREW.

This inspired a some interesting research,

tutor-finding, and constructions.

First we found some random weavers...

Random Weaving: Jodie Goldring & Anne Newton

A fantastic day; lots of new people!6 keen to do live willow..

Live Willow Weaving

Easy! Thanks to Jodie and Anne

Can do it with 8 year olds, too..

Glass Fusing

Five Wombats went to Point Lonsdale for a David Hobday Workshop; Helen’s piece (right) and more (below).

Robert McLaren’s kiln may be suitable...TBA

BookBinding

Margaret Healey showing us what she learned at a Bendigo Bookbinding day – A pre - Christmas workshop to follow in Ballan.

Lou, Chris & Will’s Caravan Park Contributions

Felting: Anita Larkin

Fibre Arts Australia run

wonderful workshops in

Ballarat every Easter and June.

We now realise that many tutors

would love an extra day or two

in Ballan after their big gig is

over.. Anita was FANTASTIC!

Dry Stone WallingWith Michael Salisbury, Springbank

Silver (copper) smithing

A third session is running – continuing some Fridays in term time at Ballan Primary School Art Room.Talk to Kellie.

Zentangling – Glynis Bryden

Inspiration Picnic

Artists’ Dinner Group - we have morphed seamlessly into an ongoing Exhibiting group of Wombat Artists

Well supported by

Wombats!

Vale...

A Wombat since 2012... Susan Peckham. 1933 t- 2014.

Thank you to all who said goodbye,And know how much she is missed.