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Creatures, ROAR! Gallery, Wellington

April 30th, 2016 | Add your Feedback (0) share on twitter share on facebook ^_^...

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I am thrilled to join Rieko Woodford Robinson, Annie Collins, Vaune Mason and other Wellington artists at  ROAR! gallery in a group show called Creatures in May 2016!
“There will be drawings, etchings, fabricated animals in wire and fabric, from a wide selection of talented artists including large wooden carvings by the artist Michael Angelo whose inspiration “comes from the spiritual aspects of Nature. “

The exhibition is open from May 5th – 31th.
Opening is on  Thursday May 5th – 5:30pm to 7:00pm

ROAR! gallery is at 189 Vivian Street, (near the corner of Vivian & Victoria St) Wellington City.

Event on Facebook.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

 

InsideOUT Fundraiser, Matchbox Gallery – Wellington

August 18th, 2015 | Add your Feedback (0) share on twitter share on facebook ^_^...

InsideOUT-fundraiser

InsideOUT works to make New Zealand Aotearoa a safer place for young people of diverse genders and sexualities, so when I was asked to donate an artwork to a fundraiser art auction I was happy to do so : ).

The exhibition runs from the 17th-23rd August at Matchbox Studios, 166 Cuba Street -Wellington. The auction is on Friday 21st from 6pm. Entertainment and refreshments provided.

… > Event page on Facebook

Here is a sneak peak of my painting.

identities-01, painting by minu

Identities #1

Acrylic painting on recycled wood.
60 x 40 cm

identities-01, painting by minu

identities-01, painting by minu

 

 

Tiny Travelling Gallery, Depot Artspace – Devonport, Auckland

July 25th, 2015 | Add your Feedback (0) share on twitter share on facebook ^_^...

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I am very pleased to be part of the Tiny Travelling Gallery’s visit at the Depot Artspace in Devonport, Auckland with three new – tiny – pieces from the Night Forest series – Where strange creatures wander through the endless Night Forest landscape sending and receiving cryptic messages.

The exhibition is open from July 18 @ 2:00 pm – August 5 @ 3:00 pm

More info can be found on  Depot Artspace’s website or the Tiny Travelling Gallery’s website.

Enjoy!

 

Flock Together Group Show, Soul Gallery Hamilton

January 31st, 2015 | Add your Feedback (1) share on twitter share on facebook ^_^...

Flock Together Group Show in Hamilton

I am very pleased to be part of Flock together at Soul Gallery in Hamilton. You will find some new work – Drypoint prints and acrylic paintings on recycled wood – from the Night Forest series – Where strange creatures wander through the endless Night Forest landscape sending and receiving cryptic messages. –  as well as some favourites form 2011 to 2014.

More info on Soul Gallery’s Facebook Event page.

Enjoy!

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Drypoint print by minu Painting by minu

New online tutorial ‘Acrylics on wood panel’

December 17th, 2014 | Add your Feedback (0) share on twitter share on facebook ^_^...

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A couple of weeks ago I started on new paintings for an exhibition in February using Fluid Acrylics on wood panels. I took pictures and added notes on techniques and mediums … in case somebody might find this helpful ^_^… Acrylics on wood panel, Part 1 and Part 2.

Enjoy!

 

Furry Friends No.2, Limited Edition

April 6th, 2014 | Add your Feedback (0) share on twitter share on facebook ^_^...

Furry Friends, No. 2 or 24

Now listed on minu.etsy.com

Furry Friends, No. 2, are sold as a pair, numbered in a limited edition of 24 with variations in the colours and materials. Due to the nature of “handmade”, one pair is never exactly like the other and yours will differ from the one on the photos.

Want a special pair? Furry Friends can be made to order! I have a variety of faux furs and merinos ready in my studio. Contact me for details ^_^…

Height: 48 cm (18.5 inch)
Fabric: faux fur, cotton, wool, wool felt, merino
Filling: 100% Polyfill

Do not wash

+++ IMPORTANT +++ Furry Friends are not for younger children, nor for older ones who still want to know if they can tear off those skinny arms! Glas eyes and buttons pose a risk for any person of whichever age that likes to swallow things! +++

plush by minu

plush by minu

 

plush by minu

plush by minu

In the (new) minu Print Studio #1

April 1st, 2014 | Add your Feedback (3) share on twitter share on facebook ^_^...

If you didn’t print for a while it is very likely that your first attempt might not work out the way you planned. Especially if you start in a new printing environment. So I successfully procrastinated my first print session in the studio until today. (Plus I only found the spokes for  my printing press yesterday… in a box labelled ‘bits and bobs’… *sigh.)

Anyway! Today was the day and what better than to print some Wolfs.

Printing Wolfs – 3 colour drypoint in one go.

1) Set-up workspace and review notes (precondition: you actually took notes during the proofs or first part of the edition ^_^…)

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Bear No.2 preview – He is back!

March 14th, 2014 | Add your Feedback (0) share on twitter share on facebook ^_^...

After I picked up the new workbenches on Wednesday I thought: No more excuses. There are tables, lights and stools, that is enough to get started. I unpacked the fabric, patterns and finally found the cable for the sewing machine in box number 12 1/2 (*sigh).

And why not do something you promised since over 12 month: The new bear!

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He is based on the same pattern, but the change from a medium dense 9 mm pile to a light 6 mm pile is more significant than I thought it would be. And I really like it. He is much skinnier, and his contours are much more defined.

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My new studio-to-be (aka why it is a bit quiet on my blog)

March 8th, 2014 | Add your Feedback (0) share on twitter share on facebook ^_^...

I finally found a house for my studio (and a garden for me).*) There is lots to do and it will take a while to take shape, but here is a first progress report in pictures…

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Layers of old wall paper going back to the 1930ties, some hand cut and hand stencilled

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Getting rid of the (horrible) structured hardboard, stripping everything back to the original hardboard sarking.

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Getting the insulation inside the wall

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New plaster boards

More images on Flickr

More soonish…

 

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start footnote rant**…

*) After 12 month of driving around Wellington to visit open homes, endless hours online, wasting an incredible amount of money and time in tenders procedures (including the accessional shouting at real estate agents) and other unpleasantness in the idiosyncratic New Zealand house buying process…

… *sigh

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**) I am incredible happy with my little house, so I only rant in footnotes…

… ^_^

 

Seasons Greetings

December 20th, 2013 | Add your Feedback (0) share on twitter share on facebook ^_^...

Minu wishes you all a Merry Xmas, a Happy New Year, and a great Summer Season*)!

The online shops will be closed from 21 December 2013 and will re-open on 6 January 2014!

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*) … for us on the south side of the hemisphere!

 

Toi Pōneke Residents’ Affordable Christmas Show 2013

December 8th, 2013 | Add your Feedback (0) share on twitter share on facebook ^_^...

Toi Pōneke Residents’ Affordable Christmas Show 2013

Toi Pōneke celebrates eight years of providing artists a place to work and develop their creative practice with an end of year exhibition – the Toi Poneke Residents’ Affordable Christmas Show.

This year 17 artists come together to reveal an eclectic array of artwork including paintings, drawings, prints, posters, jewellery and an installation. Works will be sold on a ‘cash and carry’ basis so buyers can make art purchases and take them out the door as they go.

Those in the exhibition are: Birgit Bachler, Pam Brabants, David Brown,Yoannah Dieudonne, Sally Griffin, Jane Hyder, Pam Jorgensen, Nick Keller, Alison Lewis, Jeanne Macaskill, Micoze, minu, Tina Smith, Vaune Mason, Darlene Stitched, Mark Wallis and Keri-Mei Zagrobelna.

Opening Tuesday 10 December 5.30pm
Exhibition runs 11 – 20 December.

Minu Open Studio Sunday, 26 May 2013

May 16th, 2013 | Add your Feedback (0) share on twitter share on facebook ^_^...

Meet minu at Toi Poneke’s Open Studio Day on Sunday May 26, 2013

Minu Open Studio Sunday, 26 May 2013

Come-by and say Hello at the Toi Pōneke Arts Centre Open Day on Sunday, 26 May 2013, 11:00 until 16:00, at 61-69 Abel Smith Street in Wellington. There will be printing demonstrations, prints and soft toys for sale at 20% off, as well as proofs and sketches*). My studio is No. 18 on the second floor. There are lots of other activities and open studios at Toi Poneke, for a full list see the Facebook event page.

I am looking forward to seeing you!

Event: Minu Open Studio as part of the Toi Poneke Open Studio Day
Where: Studio 18 (north-west corner, 2nd floor) Toi Poneke, 61 Abel Smith St, Wellington, New Zealand
When: Sunday, 26 May 2013, 11:00 until 16:00

*) If you would like to buy something please remember to bring cash as I don’t have eftpos ^_^…

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