8 – 23 March 2017 – 'Sobremesa' – Nicole Robins and Brenda Livermore

sobremesa– Nicole Robins and Brenda Livermore
The moment after eating a meal when the food is gone but the conversation and the wine are still flowing
Location: Studio 20/17 Project Space, 53 Ridge St North Sydney
Date/Time: 8 – 25 March 2017
Exhibition opening drinks: Saturday 11 March, 4-6pm

 “As an artist I work across a variety of media moving from one to the other or combing media in response to inspiration.  The initial catalyst for creation may come from the materials, method or an outside stimulus.  I enjoy using natural, man made and recycled materials.  My work encompasses printmaking, encaustic, basket making, paper making from plant and recycled materials, sculptural textiles, painting, and drawing.  My work endeavours to interpret the nature of the landscape and my response to the earth.” – Brenda Livermore

“My practice is centred around a sense of time and place, especially the contemporary plant world around in Sydney.  I am trying to use traditional techniques from basketry while embracing our current range of domestic, native and non-native plants – these don’t feature in other places or times.   The work seems to be almost a documentation of the plant world we live in and a moving away from the typically more functional pieces from more traditional cultures.  The inspiration is definitely from the plant world around me in Sydney but the forms are drawn from all domains of life – how people live and what they choose to have around them to give their environment beauty and meaning. Lately I like the idea of hanging work – baskets, flat pieces, wall sculpture and pendants.” – Nicole Robins