Overall view of the exhibition at the National Art Glass Gallery
Brenda Page, little miss and me
To Have and to Hold: Powder printed glass panels of weddings in my family
To Have and to Hold: Powder printed glass panels of weddings in my family
Putting the lid on Reflection 1: Fragile Strength
Overall image of Ghostflowers
Detail of Ghostflowers
Violetta Photo: David McArthur
At The Still Point of the Turning World. Decals of shadows suspended in petrie dishes
Powder printed glass collar
Powder printed glass collar
Powder printed glass collar
Powder printed glass cuffs
Contemplation and The Conversation. Photo: David McArthur
Word of Honour Images of my Grandparents fused in glass. Presented with their wedding dinner set and letters
Detail of Word of Honour
Detail of Saccharine. A collection of cloying, soppy words and sayings
Detail of Adagio Photos from my childhood combined with pianola rolls like the ones I used to play at my Grandparents
Setting up the exhibition
My lovely husband helping to tie fishing line
Brenda and I discussing the layout of the exhibition
All boxed up and ready to go
Ghostflower panels in their molds after firing
Detail of plaster mold for Ghostflowers
Forget me not
National Art Glass Gallery, Wagga Wagga
(with Brenda Page)
2015
This exhibition presents a collection of glass time capsules incorporating family heirlooms and personal items to illustrate ways we remember and preserve the past. The body of work looks at ways that people hold onto memories through letters, mementos, clothing, photographs, botanical specimens and ephemera.
‘Forget Me Not’ draws heavily on a series of heirlooms that have been passed down through my own family – particularly my Grandmother and Great Grandmother. These works utilise items personal to me but aim to illustrate a wider, more universal truth.