tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37783496124695801182024-02-20T01:10:31.521+10:00 + sophie munns : visual eclectica + Commenced may, 2009, brisbane, australia by visual artist|facilitator sophie munns.
Homage to the seed Project launched 2010. Based at SeedArtLab in Brisbane Northside since 2014. Visit Website, IG + FB for updates.Sophie Munnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02797068983613314554noreply@blogger.comBlogger600125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778349612469580118.post-63911895256748345232019-02-26T22:54:00.002+10:002019-02-26T23:03:17.319+10:002019 at SeedArtLab<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Its almost 10 years since I started this blog. Sadly its going on 2 years since I last posted here. I'm reluctant to close it down for the fact of its wonderful archive of stories on the Art and creativity of many from all around the world ... as well as posts that capture the slowly developing stories from my studio... and some speedy moments too.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Late 2013 I relocated to a new Brisbane home with studio known as<br />
SeedArtLab ... in the early days it was quite pristine and so organised. <br />
Currently it's cluttered & busy with projects in various stages but with<br />
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Ive enjoyed the first really big break in a decade since November when a trip to hospital forced a slow down for medical tests until it was clear what was occurring. </div>
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Last year turning 60 it was curious how health matters did come a-begging for attention ... and others also around this same age were likewise sharing stories of dealing with changes in their lives. Glad to say nothing too harsh to make me put away my paintbrushes! In fact once I am in possession of a Sleep Machine & have adjusted to it, I've been told I'll regain energy & focus and be back on track in no time so I'm looking forward to that.</div>
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When this blog got going I was terrified of the process of talking about my ideas and work where unknown people could see it. Its hard to believe how the world was then and how it is now. Too much time can be taken up online so its been quite a journey to work out what the purpose was for me.<br />
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I started this blog around May 2009 when someone insisted it would be good for me and I finally relented and got started. At first I didnt put my own work up... that seemed wrong... who would look at it and why I remember thinking at the time.<br />
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By the end of that year though I'd become quite accustomed to posting ... and enjoyed the conversations with a small community of bloggers I'd discovered. I didn't like selfies though so only very rarely did I include photos of myself and that hasn't changed.<br />
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2010 I began a year long residency at Mt Coot-tha Botanic Garden in Brisbane prompted by a discovery in the middle of 2009 of the Seed Lab at the BBG where I began volunteering in order to learn more about the work of this Seed Lab which was funded initially by the KEW MILLENNIUM SEEDBANK Partnership based in the UK. I applied to do a residency hoping to pursue The HOMAGE TO THE SEED PROJECT but assuming competition would be too steep and that would be that.<br />
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Fortunately (for the part of me that keen enough to hope) that most unexpected phone call came in January 2010 inviting me to come & set up my Homage to the Seed project at Mt Coot-tha.<br />
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With a quite minor awareness of Seeds in relation to the history of human life on the planet I had a great deal to learn. Science had not been a focus of my growing up years & even though in the 2000's I was considerably more fascinated by & open to learning about Science I knew I was starting at the beginning.<br />
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So I read and conversed and researched and discovered throughout the year, trying to keep up with this new flow of information and all the duties and undertakings that came with the residency... to paint and engage with the public. Discoveries were being recorded in a visual journal and a brand new<b><a href="http://sophiemunns2010.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Homage to the Seed blog</a></b> where links to websites of interest held a lot of reference material that proved highly useful.<br />
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In 2007 I'd begun an MFA at Newcastle University in the Visual Arts Dept... at the same time I was working in schools and trying to keep up my painting practice in my home studio. Before the end of that year I was dealing with serious illness and a few months later packing up my home and moving to live with family in Brisbane.<br />
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A strong desire to undertake a research project pushed me towards to MFA in Newcastle. Once settled in Brisbane I pondered picking up where I'd left off but in time gravitated to Seed collecting. Out of that questions arose which led to connections with all kinds of organisations & most fortuitously with the Seed Lab at the Botanic Gardens.<br />
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I started another blog as well to document my studio archive. <a href="http://sophiemunnsstudio.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sophie Munns Studio</a> blog is now almost 10 years old ... the last post in 2017... but you will find most of the residencies and main events are recorded there over 6 or 7 years.<br />
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Visiting the blogs you'll find images & stories in posts from the journey that followed Mt Coot-tha.<br />
Residencies can be found<br />
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2011 October-November UK Study trip and Millennium Seedbank Residency.<br />
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2012 May Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland Residency.<br />
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2012 October Cairns Botanic Gardens<br />
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2014 Plantbank. Australian Botanic Gardens, Mt Annan. NSW<br />
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2015 Plantbank. Australian Botanic Gardens, Mt Annan. NSW<br />
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2016 Plantbank. Australian Botanic Gardens, Mt Annan. NSW<br />
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NB: From 2016 onwards most online posting has been done at either <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sophiemunns/" target="_blank">INSTAGRAM: Sophie Munns</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Homage-to-the-seed-276713165689916/notifications/" target="_blank">FACEBOOK PAGE: Homage to the Seed</a>.<br />
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2017 May The ISF ACADEMY Pokfulum, Hong Kong<br />
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2017 November Kellett British International School in Hong Kong<br />
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2018 Queensland Academies Creative Industries Kelvin Grove Urban Village, Brisbane<br />
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In 2014 I did the first of 3 residencies at PLANTBANK in Sydney, Australia. The photos below come from my time at Plantbank.<br />
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IMAGES FROM KELLETT BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL 2017 RESIDENCY</div>
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On a Thursday evening, October 26th I arrived in Hong Kong for the second Artist Residency this year. 6 Months before i'd booked an Airbnb and managed to meet the host in June before returning form the first residency.</div>
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This is my view from my new temporary home opposite Hong Kong Park looking across to familiar landmarks in Central, Hong Kong Island.</div>
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And breakfast next morning took place on the balcony looking across the Bird Aviary in the park. The weather was warm, less so than when I left in Summer but nevertheless in three weeks of Autumn Ive not needed a coat and instead have had to adjust to constant humidity.</div>
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This visit I've been based at Kellett International British School on the Kowloon or northern side of Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong.</div>
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This has allowed me to discover new areas of Hong Kong, cross-harbour tunnel commuting, by MTR, Bus and taxi. Kellett also has a campus at Pokfulum, close by the School I was artist-in-residence at in May this year ... the International Schools Foundation Academy at Cyberport on Hong Kong Island.</div>
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Monday morning October 31st was the start of orientation week at Kellet ... I set up in the temporary studio and began working out a program with staff, organising materials and space to paint and prepare for the coming weeks.</div>
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It was<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> welcoming indeed to</span> discover this waiting when I arrived.... the signage promoted the Annual Fund, a philanthropic body within the school responsible for making this residency possible.</div>
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A field trip in the first week to <a href="http://www.kfbg.org/eng/" target="_blank">Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden</a> in the New Territories was a wonderful opportunity fitted into the schedule midweek. I'd not previously traveled into this region with its semi-rural landscapes and beautiful vistas and many people had suggested I visit this stunning and unique place.<br />
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It wasn't possible to collect seed material as I didnt have permission but I also didnt notice anything although I am sure staff are very aware when and where to find all kinds of seed material throughout the year. Well with the trip if you are in Hong Kong and wish to gain a fascinating glimpse of tis complex project which has evolved constantly since it was first set up to teach farming skills and reforest denuded landscapes.<br />
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Teaching commenced with lessons structured for Year 7 as well as grades 8, 9 and 12 ... introducing the Homage to the Seed Project as well as the concept of Seed Diversity and how I interpret it as a visual artist.</div>
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A slideshow & intro to Seed-drawing processes made for a lively week. In the studio several staff members and students prepared the 16 metres of linen ready to paint on in WEEK 3 in the School's Atrium.<br />
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Sophie Munnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02797068983613314554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778349612469580118.post-10277803715339004422017-10-02T16:44:00.001+10:002017-10-10T19:18:52.566+10:00A NEW direction: renaming this blog!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Like many of you in the blogging world have probably found ... keeping up with the last few years of changes in social media trends & options has been... well ... sometimes bewildering.<br />
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I gravitated to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sophiemunns/">Instagram</a> a few years ago... took ages to get used to it but then gradually found it my first go-to place on the internet.<br />
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Facebook page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Homage-to-the-seed-276713165689916/">Homage to the Seed</a> I only set up when going to the UK on a Research Trip in 2011... and similarly it took a while to get used to it. I only began using the Sophie Munns feed a year or so ago... and then in a fairly low key way.<br />
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I've <a href="https://twitter.com/sophiemunns">tweeted</a> for years it seems but that's faded into the background. On Linked-in I'm so out of date its embarrassing.. I don't accept new links anymore. On Tumblr I have 5 sites but rarely visit them... and Pinterest.... <br />
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... well its thanks to <a href="https://au.pinterest.com/homagetotheseed/">Pinterest</a> which I was very active on for several years that my project was found by Julie Emery, an Art Teacher based at an International School in Hong Kong... which led to my first residency in Hong Kong in May this year.<br />
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If one complains about the time spent keeping up to date online its moments like that which remind one there are indeed benefits to having spent so much time quietly building a profile a different platforms.<br />
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One can't sit and wait for the opportunities to arrive but the quiet dedication of keeping online threads of one's practice going & interacting widely in the process have enriched and provided lessons for many of us over some years now.<br />
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Recently I tuned into a week of radio programs on the National Broadcaster in this country discussing the ways the smart phone & social media have encroached on our lives. It was a timely exploration of the impact these tools are having. I was more than ready to reconsider this issue.<br />
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By 2012 I had ten or so social media sites. Given I only bought a computer in 2008, and started blogging in 2009 it was bizarre to think by 2011 how hard I was working to keep up with online posting whilst also managing my Art Practice, Artist residences, teaching and speaking gigs, home life and friendships.<br />
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To say the computer, iPhone and social media changed my life is a vast understatement. I went from being somewhat locally focused, hand-writing almost everything, extensive journal-keeping and and focus in Slow living before it was fashionable. <br />
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This image below right is from my first real studio ... 1989, Kew, Melbourne when I was 30.</div>
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After years as a fairly home-oriented artist, apart from a few bold undertakings, I nevertheless was devoted to keeping the discipline of art practice, and a journal, whether travelling, working or in a studio setting. <br />
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I liked the world of documentation, reading and thinking & my preference for ideas exchanges was to meet friends in cafes, at events and talk fests like writers festivals. <br />
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Graduating Art School in 1980 unless a female was endowed with enormous talent, huge self-belief or bucket-loads of pluck it was easier to hide behind a day job, part-time art-making or group art projects than to step up as an artist onto a public stage & take a risk.<br />
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Despite this reticence I was consistent at keeping the threads of my creative passions alive. <br />
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After a major relocation from Melbourne to Newcastle in 2000, aged 42, I began to address in earnest how my art practice had to change. I didn't need to work any harder at art, be any more serious about my philosphy or content ...but I did need to stop hiding out so to speak... and take some more risks. <br />
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Returning part time to Art School in 2000 & watching first time art students actively promote their early work, print business cards, set up exhibitions and talk about plans & expectations demonstrated a new ethos was alive & well in the Art Schools of this era & my NOT being a more a more public artist was pointless. I began to participate in group shows, entered Art Competitions & worked on showing solo. In 2007 commenced a Masters of Fine Arts at Newcastle University.<br />
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Another major relocation unexpectedly occurred in 2008 following sudden medical complications that saw me leaving work as a teacher in schools and putting the MFA on hold. I consequently moved north to live with family in Brisbane. <br />
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Unable to pursue MFA research or teaching work in Brisbane I went back to the drawing board, literally and metaphorically, read extensively, painted, started blogging & considering new possibilities ... the Homage to the Seed project was born when I realised I could bring a seed focus to me<br />
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The brought was the point when I stumbled into the world of blogging. My private journal process became a public blog process. It took me while to get over the feeling of <br />
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With a new artistic & philosophical direction to develop blogging was the means... the scaffolding... the format to do so. First this blog named then Visual Eclectica.<br />
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Then the <a href="http://sophiemunnsstudio.blogspot.com.au/">Studio Archive Blog</a> which I've not visited for a few years to post on sadly.</div>
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Then in 2010 <a href="http://sophiemunns2010.blogspot.com.au/">The Homage to the Seed blog</a> began in earnest. I'm very sad that so many images that accompanied interesting posts have disappeared form there now.<br />
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A scroll through the Instagram feed from the beginning takes you back to the time in 2013 of a significant relocation in Brisbane when I packed up my temporary Paddington Studio went through the slow process of selling the Clayfield family home and relocating with my elderly mother to a more spacious home with an excellent studio plus everything in place to suit her current needs. Although there were some very productive times during this change it was a good 9 months without a studio and managing the chaos.<br />
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Photos below are taken around the time of the launch of SeedArtLab November 2013.</div>
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The Instagram gallery therefore tracks the story from the relocation through to the setting up and launch of SEEDARTLAB and a series of residencies, the launch of my workshop program SEEDS THROUGH AN ARTIST'S LENS and all the activities and projects that have filled the period between late 2013 til now. <br />
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BELOW: Images from <a href="http://www.plantbank.org.au/">PLANTBANK</a> ... location of a series of Residencies in 2014, 2015 & 2016. This leading Australian Seed Research facility, opened late 2013 at the Australian Botanic Gardens Mt Annan in South West Sydney, was an excellent location for furthering the exploration and research for the Homage to the Seed project.</div>
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1000's of photos of seed material, notes, interviews, drawings & paintings, workshops and an exhibition resulted from this period of engagement. <br />
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Its worth mentioning that all this material has also been put to great use in various other residencies, presentations and projects that have occurred throughout that period and since. <br />
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I had hoped to put together a visual book with notes around the PlantBank experience. However I've been kept flat out with other work since April, 2016 when I completed the Plantbank stint and have not found time to get to that. <br />
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Last year preparing work for exhibition in the US I revisited the Journal from my Millennium Seedbank Residency in October 2011.<br />
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Trawling through pages of this journal it struck me how difficult it's been to process the incredible wealth of material & stimulus stemming from consecutive residencies into a form that captures precisely what I would most like to share from it all.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Setup for a workshop at Melbourne Botanic Gardens in 2016 </span></span></td></tr>
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Images from the first SEEDS THROUGH AN ARTIST'S LENS WORKSHOP at PlantBank<br />
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I'm so delighted to have shaped a course that brought together enthusiastic people from widely varying disciplines & interests, merged aspects of Seed Science with Art, artist books and new ideas in a refreshing way, growing a kind of online community as a result. </div>
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That more that anything did prove to take a lot of time in the last few years. As many find who teach there is less time for one's own artwork. Yet... there is a brilliant opportunity to review what one values, the core material of ones own practice and teaching. And that all feeds back into the Art practice even if not in such obvious ways at the time.<br />
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A strong focus on small works, concertina books and artist's books was reignited during the intensive period of teaching. <br />
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<u> So what is happening now: </u><br />
I'm currently preparing for a November residency In Hong Kong at the Kellett British International School and working on several other projects.<br />
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<b><u> Recent artworks:</u></b><br />
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<b>Daintree River Seed Cloth</b><br />
size: 50 cm x 120 cm<br />
materials: linen, acrylic & pigmented inks, linen thread stitching. (clear medium undercoat and matt spray varnish)<br />
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'Daintree River seed cloth' references fantastic matchbox seedpods sent from Far North Queensland in June by David White who runs the 'Daintree River Wildlife & Crocodile Cruises’ near the World Heritage Daintree National Park. <a href="http://www.solarwhisper.com/">http://www.solarwhisper.com</a><br />
NB: Botanical Name: Entada phaseoloides<br />
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I was thrilled to be sent several of these stunning pods among a collection of seedpods from rainforest species in the Wet Tropics. They were mostly found in the actual Daintree River by David. He scooped the pods from the river, dried them out then shipped them to my studio SEEDARTLAB … so this work is in part a tribute to that wonderful surprise but also to the extraordinary biodiversity of the tropical north of this continent.<br />
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<b><u>Seed Diversity Cloth:</u></b><br />
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size: 140 cm x 100 cm<br />
materials: linen, linen & cotton stitching, acrylic & pigmented inks. (clear medium undercoat and matt spray varnish)<br />
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The finished artwork was professionally scanned with a 600 MB file so I can offer Limited Edition Prints. That file is too large to share even at a drastically reduced size... hence this image above.<br />
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A strong motivation behind this cloth is in part informed by my work to understand the concept and implications of preserving Seed Diversity. I gradually came to understand the role of organisations involved in this work. <br />
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When I began the Homage to the Seed project I discovered the politics around seeds frequently brought considerable negativity to the science of seeds, and the institutions & organisations working with seeds. irregardless of the nature & focus of the work.<br />
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The caretaker role of some of the most crucial mechanisms in place to conserve seed diversity was treated with as much suspicion & contempt as the transitionals profiting from their patented seeds.<br />
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For this reason I pursued the public discourse around this work, asked many questions when on residency in laces like the KEW Millennium Seedbank ... until it became clear that Seed Conservation and the concept of Seed Diversity was simply not widely understood ... I found I talk to that through my work.<br />
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I have an project with the Crop Trust at the moment ... an international organization working to "safeguard crop diversity, forever."</div>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_Trust">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_Trust</a><br />
<a href="https://www.croptrust.org/">https://www.croptrust.org</a><br />
<a href="https://vimeo.com/116843898">https://vimeo.com/116843898</a><br />
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This organisation has been a ongoing isourse of information since 2011. My artwork was shown in their Annual General Report for 2014 and in a Xmas card in 2014. <br />
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Based in Bonn, Germany they collaborate with many key organisations to preserve seeds … specifically Crop Diversity around the globe, partnering with organisations like the KEW Millennium Seedbank in the UK and crucial gene banks holding genetic diversity of wild relative species as well as cultivated crops and landraces.</div>
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So for now... on with the preparation for Hong Kong and completing work over the next month before I leave.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: x-large;">2016</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: x-large;">... where did it go?</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #45818e;">I do hope any readers passing by have fared well this year.</span></b><br />
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For me the year flew past & I seriously ran out of time for mailing out E-Newsletters, blogging and even updating the website at times.<br />
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I discovered the running of an <b><a href="http://seedartlabstudio.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">ONLINE STORE</a></b> is actually impossible away from home and had to leave it as well.<br />
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2016 was many things, demanding at times but it was meeting good people far and wide, some travel in Australia, a number of fantastic workshops ... SEEDS THROUGH AN ARTIST'S LENS.<br />
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I hibernated in winter painting and Ive work in shows currently running in Cambridge MA in the States and at Newcastle Art Gallery.<br />
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I held exhibitions in Sydney during March at PlantBank on the grounds of the Australian Botanic Garden, Mt Annan where I had conducted 3 residences since 2014<br />
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... and at the Lost Ones Gallery in Ballarat, Victoria in April.<br />
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Visit the <b><a href="http://sophiemunns.weebly.com/" target="_blank">Website</a></b> for an overview, find me on Facebook at <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Homage-to-the-seed/276713165689916" target="_blank">Homage to the Seed</a></b> and for the most up-to-date info on what Im up to best to follow me at <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sophiemunns/" target="_blank">Instagram/sophiemunns</a></b> and I post daily there and tell of workshops and event coming up.<br />
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WORKSHOPS were a great highlight of the year:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Melbourne Botanic Garden in April at a 2 Day workshop with<br />
guest speaker Neville Walsh who discussed his life-long work<br />
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the Australian Seedbank Partnership. While particpants drew<br />
quietly he brought his work to life for us, offering a fascinating<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">First a quick journal drawing ... had to use the 60 cm x 22 cm journal to fit in these pods 50 cm pods ... wanted to capture the form by tracing! They're designed for tracing!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And from Instagram the BestNine Images from 2015 at my gallery, as voted by the number of likes per image: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sophiemunns/">https://www.instagram.com/sophiemunns/</a></span><br />
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Sophie Munnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02797068983613314554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778349612469580118.post-58257112393801778152015-11-13T15:22:00.001+10:002015-11-13T15:22:18.486+10:00Studio archives ... revisited!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: left;">This morning I had a visit from Photographer Margie Bender who took this Studio panorama shot which I do rather like. Often when people visit the studio and its been a busy time I feel like I have to clean up first. Neither the studio nor myself were particularly well groomed but I like how it worked out... and looks a hell of a lot more organised than it feels.</span></div>
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I started this blog in winter 2009 ... and I didn't really have a studio when I started, had been very ill & was just getting things going again. So its great to be in a whole different phase where much has taken shape... although it must be said in 2009 it was easier to sell paintings, the economy in Australia hadn't fallen over from the GFC, global ecological disasters and Climate Change were less dominant in the general public's psyche even though many knew then that ignoring it was at our great peril. </div>
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I spend more time on the <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Homage-to-the-seed-276713165689916/" target="_blank">Homage to the Seed page at Facebook</a></b> and <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sophiemunns/" target="_blank">Instagram </a></b>these days. So if you wonder what I am up to find me there... Homage to the Seed is alive and well.<br />
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Sophie Munnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02797068983613314554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778349612469580118.post-46610544154392761072015-09-22T13:27:00.002+10:002015-09-22T13:27:36.108+10:00UPCOMING WORKSHOP: OCT 3rd NORTHERN RIVERS NSW.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">October 3</span> <span style="font-size: large;">is the date of a wonderful all-day workshop I'm thrilled to be offering in collaboration with Marilyn Reeman at the stunning <b><a href="http://artgallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au/" target="_blank">Tweed River Gallery and Margaret Olley Arts Centre</a></b> in Northern NSW. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">When Marilyn, whom I knew through <b><a href="https://instagram.com/thesabbaticalhome/" target="_blank">The Sabbatical Home on Instagram</a></b>, contacted me with the idea for FANDANGO which was a workshop focusing on the use of ambient and varied forms of music as a prompt for mark-making I was delighted given its a process I've used in my workshops (going back rather a long way) to start each session. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">10 years spent learning Piano growing up, & being from a musical clan (of singers in particular), has long influenced my art-making ... so it wasn't hard to see how this could make a wonderful collaborative workshop and get others enthused.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Marilyn has designed the morning of music to free participants up to really enjoy mark-making and for the afternoon I will step up & introduce the Seed Story with a collection of seeds and pods to give further focus for the mark-making... for making experimental and free organic drawings with these wonderful seed forms for inspiration.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Marilyn Reeman, Nature inspired artist, textile designer & teacher</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the morning Marilyn will introduce you to the extraordinary way music can evoke & guide your mark-making... the atmosphere from sound and rhythm spilling onto your page with your hand moving in response to deep listening. Within minutes those who’ve never experienced this process before will begin to relax, to unwind and to find what comes when the emphasis shifts from careful copying of what you see in the world to literally drawing from within your own being and finding the magic of rhythm, texture and energy in your lines tumbling onto the page.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During the afternoon Sophie will bring some of nature’s remarkable seed pod forms to your attention and you will continue to work with free mark-making approaches to make lively ‘drawings’ based on the wonderful world of seeds as your starting point.... using all your senses to capture the spirit of one of nature’s most potent symbols... in homage to the Seed!</span></span></div>
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In South West Sydney on the Weekend of September 12 + 13 I'll be conducting another "Seeds through an Artist's Lens" workshop at the Persoonia Lab, purpose-built classroom at the wonderful PlantBank Facility on the grounds of the Australian Botanic Gardens.</div>
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Participants will be creating simple Artist Books or Concertina Books in which to present their visual ideas or assemble/collage work after intensive experimentation and exploration of seed material.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">October 3</span> <span style="font-size: large;">is the date of a wonderful all-day workshop I'm thrilled to be offering in collaboration with Marilyn Reeman at the stunning <b><a href="http://artgallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au/" target="_blank">Tweed River Gallery and Margaret Olley Arts Centre</a></b> in Northern NSW. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">When Marilyn, whom I knew through <b><a href="https://instagram.com/thesabbaticalhome/" target="_blank">The Sabbatical Home on Instagram</a></b>, contacted me with the idea for FANDANGO which was a workshop focusing on the use of ambient and varied forms of music as a prompt for mark-making I was delighted given its a process I've used in my workshops (going back rather a long way) to start each session. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">10 years spent learning Piano growing up, & being from a musical clan (of singers in particular), has long influenced my art-making ... so it wasn't hard to see how this could make a wonderful collaborative workshop and get others enthused.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Marilyn has designed the morning of music to free participants up to really enjoy mark-making and for the afternoon I will step up & introduce the Seed Story with a collection of seeds and pods to give further focus for the mark-making... for making experimental and free organic drawings with these wonderful seed forms for inspiration.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the morning Marilyn will introduce you to the extraordinary way music can evoke & guide your mark-making... the atmosphere from sound and rhythm spilling onto your page with your hand moving in response to deep listening. Within minutes those who’ve never experienced this process before will begin to relax, to unwind and to find what comes when the emphasis shifts from careful copying of what you see in the world to literally drawing from within your own being and finding the magic of rhythm, texture and energy in your lines tumbling onto the page.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">After a period of slowing down to recover from a winter virus followed by a week of tech glitches I'm happy to say things are moving again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I've given new life to the ONLINE STORE I set up earlier this year called <b><a href="http://seedartlabstudio.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">SeedArtLabStudio</a></b> at Big Cartel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">When adding these to the Store I divided the artworks into related series... one lot are seed photos, most are digital altered artworks and photos that are highly layered and 'hybridised' images. I've often painted in that manner over 2 decades so it was an interesting extension of my work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The other work I've been pursing of late is planning and running workshops. With the development of the Seeds through An Artist's Lens workshop for PLANTBANK in May Ive been able to run this at SeedArtLab Studio which is at my Brisbane home plus begin to make plans to offer it at other venues.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The two images, above and below, are from last week's Studio Workshop. Michelle and Debbie were returning from the previous month to add another day to their new experience of exploring Seeds visually. Michelle brought this Hand-bound Journal she had made using pages from our previous class... that was incredible to look through and I really loved the idea of using pages from a specific time in a new book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Deb below surprised us with a huge stack of Photos she has taken on theme... nature, leaves, seeds, bark and so on. Stunning! I was incredibly thrilled to see how beautifully she captures her subject and the flow through of thematic material. She had described herself as a beginner so it was fantastic to see the strength of her aesthetic awareness. She was able to reference some imagery in her tasks that day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="text-align: left;">It has been an interesting process working out how to schedule home S</span>tudio workshops seamlessly, without chewing up too much time & focus. I slowly hit apon the idea of going away from the studio to run bigger workshops in venues for other organisations for the most part... then being able to work at home with small groups, only on demand, rather than doing that highly constant scheduling, like clock-work, once a week ... go, go, go. The result has been brilliant. Small groups... 2 to 4 people... plenty or room and time to get to know each other. Artistically it is actually really fulfilling for me in this set-up as I can join in, pull things out to look at I've been working on plus generally bring a more alive energy to the studio without the pressure of constant grind.<span style="color: white;">.......................................................</span></span><span style="color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">.......</span></div>
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In recent months there's been a fair bit happening ... in May a Residency at Plantbank which you can read about in previous posts... and at Seed Art Lab studio where I ran a series of workshops. </div>
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Ten days knocked out with a virus slowed things down lately ... this week feels like I am just getting my stride again. Blogging is getting to be a rare event but I enjoy running into familiar faces at other sites and certainly anyone who does want a glimpse of whats been happening or to follow the Homage to the Seed project can LIKE my <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Homage-to-the-seed/276713165689916" target="_blank">Homage to the Seed FACEBOOK Page </a></span>for constant updates, news, artworks, related thematic material and abundant Seed themed posts.</div>
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Even though I've taken several thousand photos over the last couple of months I will have to find time to post those... in the meantime I loved this story about artist Mary Button Durell and invite you to read the whole article and look further into the website where a fav of many or us, Mari Andrews, has her story and work also featured. Enjoy!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We had so a unique range of seeds and pods to be inspired by. Now I am offering tis same chance for you to dive into the wonderful world of Seeds at my studio here in Brisbane Northside.... starting NEXT WEEK.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Please ask me if you have any questions or concerns about what we will cover in this workshop… I’ve taught in schools, Uni & adult education in a huge variety of contexts so the starting point is always getting you oriented, making sure everyone relaxes, then entering into a kind of adventure where learning is absolutely enjoyable, one process after another is set up to get things rolling and by the time the afternoon sessions begin everyone is absolutely ready to get more focused on something you've particularly enjoyed discovering in the morning. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’ll be back <b>At Plantbank, South West Sydney at the Australian Botanic Gardens doing another workshop mid September</b>. Let me know if you want more info on that. Shelomi… will send you that info asap.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*MAYBE OF INTEREST: At the moment I’m in discussion with a lovely resident near Lamington National Park about a possible Art Retreat in Spring. If you wish to hear about that let me know. My friend is an organic grower, also producing fabulous coffee, growing Indigo plants for eco-friendly dye and is an amazing cook. Once we’ve put our heads together tomorrow night at her place up the mountain we will have more of an idea about offering <b>Seeds through an Artists Lens</b> as a 2 or 3 day retreat up there. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the coming months there’s likely to be some other regional workshop venues on the cards. For now however … anyone who can make it along to the Brisbane Studio ... its definitely a great place to start from ...I run my project here and everything is on hand.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I look forward to seeing you before too long if in this region and keen to make deeper acquaintance with an enthralling diversity of seeds at our fingertips.</span></span></div>
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Sophie Munnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02797068983613314554noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778349612469580118.post-48252361635215021582015-05-13T12:29:00.001+10:002015-05-13T12:29:42.788+10:00May Plantbank Residency and Weekend Workshop, May 23 + 24, 2015.Yesterday I posted this update at the Homage to the Seed Blog : <a href="http://sophiemunns2010.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/may-plantbank-residency-workshop-2015.html#.VVH3xFf7bv4.blogger">homage to the seed weblog . . .: May Plantbank Residency Workshop, 2015.</a> which I'm reposting here at Visual Eclectica.<br /><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">On Monday I commenced a 2.5 week residency at <b><a href="http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/annan/Australian_plantbank" target="_blank">Plantbank</a></b>, located at <b><a href="http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/annan" target="_blank">The Australian Botanic Garden Mt Annan</a></b> in SW Sydney.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Diversity wall at PLantbanks Foyer.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This follows an intensely rewarding residency conducted here at virtually the same time last year. The drive from Brisbane was a drawn out over three days to visit friends along the way and take in the landscape of NSW where I grew up and lived for many years. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Saturday night stopover in Newcastle.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Yesterday was a series of lively conversations, catching up with familiar people, settling in to onsite accommodation & creating a workspace in the Plantbank Staff work area which is expansive and has wonderful natural light streaming in.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Seed-collecting shelf next to my work desk at Plantbank ... looking out to the Garden.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I managed to fit in a two hour walk in the Connections Gardens seed collecting and taking photos in the afternoon but last night by 6.30pm I was ready for a simple dinner in the Residency flat & catching a couple of TV programs, too tired to even write on my laptop.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Today was more conversations, reading material and another quick trip to find seedpods.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Near the staff Kitchen at Plantbank I set up a drawing table and placed a large sheet of paper, sepia ink, seed pods and twigs for drawing implements. Everyone is invited to contribute to this #BigSeedDrawing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Callerya megasperma found Monday in the Garden.</span></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Gmelina leichardtii .... found in the Gardens on Monday.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">You can follow the residency through extensive posts with images on my</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Instagram will also have some posts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://instagram.com/sophiemunns/"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">https://instagram.com/sophiemunns/</span></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">READ ABOUT THE WORKSHOP HERE:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><img alt="" class="fbPhotoImage img" id="fbPhotoImage" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/11009166_1026980650663160_6238715086656674757_n.jpg?oh=04388465e3b1e6f1116d4465bd67fbd1&oe=55C7579E&__gda__=1440422479_d834467df748860e3a40e1d7157f87be" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I'm here till May 27th. Look out for the Workshop details on May 23 + 24... places left if you are local! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">MORE INFO <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/276713165689916/photos/a.277622668932299.79972.276713165689916/1026980650663160/?type=1&hc_location=ufi" target="_blank">HERE AT EVENT PAGE</a></b>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Cheerio,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> Sophie</span></div>Sophie Munnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02797068983613314554noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778349612469580118.post-68635047689628719632015-03-27T03:28:00.002+10:002015-03-27T03:29:55.323+10:00Announcing the ONLINE-STORE: SeedArtLab Studio@BigCartel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Can't believe how long it took me to get my head around setting up an Online shop. First the thinking, then the research and looking, then more thinking, gradually the site-building and finally some lessons here and there and a crescendo of activity and wa la! Its Up!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Glad to say its getting easier and more familiar as I go... its been 9 days since I quietly launched the venture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I decided on Big Cartel for my ONLINE STORE: <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fseedartlabstudio.bigcartel.com%2F&h=RAQGoCd3-&enc=AZNWlkLYVrUPfCu00P5jbs__JUOneEKuHFtSBIV8LrHHkRYQdyRxSY32v3Ch7EbnOczhXfY-2LSOyu6v0CCwZYHaXrxkBJyype0AgmiwLbOR1guuDcqU3MzdTmfWqMmrxBq8J0av0cSIoWKcRSUYkZGq&s=1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://seedartlabstudio.bigcartel.com</a> . Gradually adding stock... a few smaller original works on paper and mostly Archival Quality prints. I have offered Limited edition prints for some time now... but the platform for selling Overseas was a necessity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">One of my passions is the element of water... pursued in my art-practice at various times, especially in the Newcastle years 2000-2008. I've accumulated many photos taken at Ocean Baths... particularly focusing on light & movement of water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">There are 5 prints as part of the special offer with this theme ... titled 'Water Quartet'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I will gradually post up other Limited Edition works that are available. I've more images than time to post them online it would seem. Learning the process of writing to convey crucial info, supplying all the shipping and purchasing details takes time... and I am sure there will be some finessing to do yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">My goal is to be sharing work from my studio through this new venture whilst I focus quite intensely on a quite involved 'Homage to the Seed' book that's been started ... a writing fund is a good thing indeed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Best wishes everyone!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Sophie</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I'm sure we haven't seen the last of summer in the sub-tropics but its been a most pleasant week or so here... cooler and easier for trying to concentrate on work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I've started work in earnest on the book that's been on the cards for ages.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Today I collected a Limited Edition print which had been ordered for a client and thought I would post it here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The image below is a stretched Limited Edition print on canvas for a client last year. The artwork was wrapped around the wooden stretched frame... a mirror image of the artwork that is. I particularly liked the way this worked in real life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The original artwork has a frayed selvage that I stitched in natural linen to strengthen. The work was given a layer of an Atelier varnish to seal the ink and paint surface on linen in addition to the surface having been sealed as an undercoat prior to working on this piece.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Making a print from a work this large required professional scanning at an extremely high resolution which thankfully has produced an excellent quality print. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Unfortunately the lighting on the work was not ideal for taking images this evening ... it seems to have thrown a warm glow on most of the images thus affecting the authentic colours. Apologies for this somewhat annoying problem.</span></div>
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Sophie Munnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02797068983613314554noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778349612469580118.post-36425863754703032932015-01-06T22:20:00.001+10:002015-01-06T22:20:10.726+10:00New Years Greetings + a 2015 Calendar.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Slow time at home has been very pleasant... perhaps the humidity of last week here in Brisbane I could have lived without ... but its certainly timely, as one year ends and another begins, to reconsider ones place in the scheme of things.</div>
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Today I took delivery of the 2015 Calendars that people ordered when I posted them on FB and Instagram. At this stage I'm only able to offer them Australia-wide were they can be purchased by Direct Debit and once the order is paid for I place my order with the printer. </div>
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OPEN STUDIO week concluded yesterday after 9 busy days open from Midday most days.</div>
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The Artist talks were a really productive part of the 9 day event... I so enjoyed having two artists come to share their stories and work... and I also ended up doing two different talks on the journal process which was a very unique experience to actually be surrounded by so many of my journals and works to refer to. Often I talk with a Slideshow for prop... quite a good process as the images are lively... however the intimacy of this weeks talks prompted a great discussion through sharing primary materials first hand!</div>
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Wednesday's talk with Lesa Hepburn was fantastic .... she brought fibre and paper samples and did a demo of some paper-making processes which got my imagination working. I am planning to go to an exhibition at Redcliffe near where she lives this weekend featuring Paper. I rather wished this talk have been taped ... I felt like I was hearing so much I wanted to know more of!</div>
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On Friday afternoon I was delighted to have photographic artist <b><a href="http://renata-buziak.com/" target="_blank">Renata Buziak</a></b> at the studio doing a talk on her fascinating Biochromes ... a process she developed with photographic materials and decomposing plant matter that is really something to observe.</div>
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Her time lapse images were stunning and the range of ways she has applied her work absolutely riveting. Through the period of her current PhD her exploration of plants used in medicine and healing has grown ... taking her back to the cultural context of her homeland Poland and to the Indigenous people of North Stradbroke Island in Moreton Bay.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">All talks are free ..</span><span style="color: blue;">. </span><span style="color: black;">simply</span><span style="color: blue;"> </span><a data-cke-saved-href="mailto:sophiemunns@iinet.net.au?subject=book%20a%20seat&body=Yes...%20I%20would%20love%20to%20attend%20...." href="mailto:sophiemunns@iinet.net.au?subject=book%20a%20seat&body=Yes...%20I%20would%20love%20to%20attend%20...." target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">rsvp</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> </span><span style="color: black;">to be sure of a seat and arrive early to take in what's happening at Seed.Art.Lab Studio during this event and ongoing! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">If you have visited my blogs or other sites you might have gathered that journals have long been important in my Art Practice ... this is a chance to see some of the journals from over the years and see how important that have been in the developing process of my ongoing practice and current project. The <b><a href="http://sophiemunnsstudio.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Studio Archive blog</a></b> has referred often to the journal process.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I got to know Renata in 2010 when on residency at Mt Coot-tha, Brisbane Botanic Gardens. She had been Artist-in-Residence there in 2008 and I've followed her journey over the last number of years with fascination ... this year reconnecting when both of us were working in a School AIR Project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I'm very pleased to have her come on the Friday next week for a personal glimpse into her work, her exciting approach and unique vision of nature.</span></div>
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However ... really half the thing it seems to me is getting into a social mood and finding ways to make it a lively and joyful event. That was easy yesterday when new intern Jessica Olorenshaw joined me to set up.</div>
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And of course I'm offering free sessions of the BIG SEED DRAW with prizes drawn at the end of the event picked from names of those who posted about the #thebigseeddraw on Twitter, FB or Instagram! Stay tuned!</div>
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The top wall is work from the Institute of Molecular Bioscience... it was great to included that with other very different seed inspired work.</div>
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This was a work I was really pleased to include .... its made up of 10 or so panels of work on paper that I determined could possibly work well installed as an assemblage.</div>
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Its a quick post today to mention an upcoming OPEN STUDIO event at Seed.Art.Lab Studio in November. Throughout the year I've opened occasionally on Thursdays from Midday, putting notices out through FB and Instagram. </div>
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It was a great way to test the waters ... all very informal ... with low-key promo. Many weeks I was too busy or away which is why the casual approach was so helpful. </div>
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I had an excellent time meeting new people and catching up with some I'd met before. Friends dropped in and I found a good rhythm for running the Open Studio days. A bonus was the studio was getting put in order.... it was easier to find things and get a fresh start afterwards too. When painting deadlines became crucial it was simply a matter of opting out till life was settled again.</div>
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It will be a year exactly since the launch of the Studio... well worth celebrating I thought.</div>
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Deciding to Open over 9 days struck me as a good idea when everyone is getting so busy at this time of year. There's a few ideas also being discussed for small events to run during this time.</div>
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WHEN: Two weekends + any day during the last week of November</div>
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One of the activities planned for this OPEN STUDIO week is a communal BIG SEED DRAW. On my recent Residency I set up a drawing table, brought in baskets of seed material for inspiration, some books and artwork and set people up with sepia ink and and brushes. It didn't matter who came and who left... the idea is simply to be together working on shared paper and conversing about the task at hand and the beauty and value of seeds.<br />
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I'l be running a REALLY big BIG SEED DRAW event on November 16th in Brisbane as one of many cultural activities at the G20 Cultural Festival happening for 3 weeks.<br />
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Read about this <b><a href="http://g20cultural.initiatives.qld.gov.au/events/great-get-together-seventeen-mile-rocks.html" target="_blank">BIG SEED DRAW event here</a></b>... let me now if you are in Brisbane and interested to join us.<br />
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Its a FREE event and it will be buzzing with all kinds of activities by the river ... I'm going to be in a Marquee next to the local Community Garden where they will be doing demos ... all very in theme!<br />
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After the May Plantbank residency 2014 seems to have flown. From late June to late August considerable hours were dedicated to painting three large works for a Textiles exhibition currently being held in the US, at <b><a href="http://mobilia-gallery.com/" target="_blank">Mobilia Gallery</a></b> in Cambridge, Massachusetts.</div>
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During the painting phase I updated often on <a href="http://instagram.com/sophiemunns" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Homage-to-the-seed/276713165689916?ref=stream" target="_blank"> FB page</a>... and below are images of the works which have been professionally photographed and are now available as Limited Edition Archival prints. Enquiries <b><a href="mailto:sophiemunns@iinet.net.au" target="_blank">here</a> </b>... I'll add a link when formal online sales are organised.</div>
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The show opened October 10th but a formal reception is being held Saturday week.. see here:</div>
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This week I've spent on residency in Brisbane at Food Connect but I'll update that at my <b><a href="http://sophiemunns2010.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Homage to the Seed blog</a></b> tonight. So check in soon.</div>
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Sophie Munnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02797068983613314554noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778349612469580118.post-35693430515232241372014-09-21T00:50:00.000+10:002014-09-21T00:54:37.418+10:00A global moment to stand for something that matters...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Much has happened and most of it is reported on my <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Homage-to-the-seed/276713165689916" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a></b> or <b><a href="http://instagram.com/sophiemunns" target="_blank">Instagram</a></b>.</div>
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Tonight I wanted to take a moment to refer to the importance of the<b> </b>extraordinary mobilisation of people all around the globe as preparations have been made for the <b><a href="http://peoplesclimate.org/march/" target="_blank">Peoples Climate March</a></b> ... </div>
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I decided to make a tribute to my newly born great niece Emmy-Lou... there are her beautiful little hands. She came into the world on August 3rd... born to my niece Lara and her husband Dwight.</div>
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Here I am below siting in a cafe on a recent trip up the coast to meet Miss Emmy-Lou! I also have three little great nephews ... all of whom I'm delighted to spend time when I can... enjoying the precious years of their childhood.</div>
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Tomorrow taking to time to stand up and show support for the acutely critical matter of Climate-related matters seems SO essential ... especially where children are concerned. </div>
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They are brought into this world unknowing and their inheritance now is an extremely vulnerable one. I've heard many my age say they don't believe in or wish to think about climate change... but for the sake of our children I would argue it's compulsory. </div>
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Denial at this point is grossly disrespectful of consequences already clearly mapped... and my concern is about giving young people the language, concepts, empowerment and support to be able to face the future with as much eagerness and resilience as possible rather than with fear and loathing and or denial!</div>
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This 5 week old child is in the arms of loving parents who are blessed to live in a country with resources and opportunity... but this we cannot take for granted... nor should we be blind to what is happening elsewhere and how things are for others.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I can't even remember April now. I left Brisbane April 24th driving the coast road to Sydney staying a few nights along the way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The new facility houses all aspects of Seed Processing, Seed-banking, Plant Tissue Labs, Offices, workspaces, a Library and Teaching space. Outside is an extensive Nursery and the old Seedbank Facility. And then there are the hectares of the Botanic Gardens which would take ages to get to know. The location is still in part a rural area with suburban sprawl encroaching, and nearby Hume Hwy access takes one to Sydney which is an hour northeast of this Garden.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Something I find so fascinating about working amidst staff like this is one learns a great deal about Plantbank's numerous projects and the stories, research and background of individuals. Seeing a project in all its aspects enables a depth of understanding that is unique. As questions arise one can find someone with a response.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">All invaluable work, Plantbank offers various programs for communication with the public, guided tours and so on. De-mystifying the work to new audiences can be crucial given aspects of the work can be all too easily misunderstood. Much confusion exists around Plant Science due to lack of public </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">awareness of processes like gene-banking. Its highly problematic when seed conservation work is lumped in with the worst case scenario of Corporate Seed politics and practices. </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Education is the only way through false assumptions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Daphnandra johnsonii ... these fascinating seeds (above) took spectacular photos in the late afternoon sunlight ... capturing these shadows was most compelling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Coming home to a whole series of projects timetabled for the last few weeks I've been heavily involved in preparation and delivering material on seeds and diversity as an artist-in-residence in a local Brisbane school ... Kelvin Grove Secondary College. The '100 FUTURES program with yr 8 started on my return from Sydney, as did a Yr 12 program with Brisbane City Council + KGSC, and this week another Jumpstart program for Yr 6 and 7 student at KGSC kicks off.</span></div>
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This is a quick post ahead of a big weekend at my Brisbane Studio: <b>Seed.Art.Lab</b> to let you know all are welcome if you happen to be in this region and would like to come along!</div>
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I've just been finessing plans for our wee Pop-up cafe on the side of the Studio plans.... and went back to a favourite book of mine by <b><a href="http://dianahenry.co.uk/books/" target="_blank">Diana Henry</a></b> for the recipe for Yoghurt and Walnut Cake with Coffee Syrup last night. Perhaps the Orange Almond Cake pictured above will be our gluten free offering.... the Walnut cake is not gluten free... but has substantially less flour being laden with walnuts! I go really light on the sugar in it as well... have made this many times and the flavours are sensational without loads of sweetness.</div>
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To read all the details about the event go to the <b><a href="http://sophiemunns.weebly.com/" target="_blank">website home page here</a></b>.</div>
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Also on the home page is the link to the<b> <a href="http://eepurl.com/R1QVT" target="_blank">Latest Newsletter which you can read here</a></b> telling you about my next residency at the brand New Plantbank Seed Research Facility in NSW and this event.</div>
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STUDIO HOURS THIS WEEKEND:</div>
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Midday till 5pm both days</div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Tonight I have to design promo material for an OPEN STUDIO event weekend after next at the Seed.Art.Lab on April 12 + 13... so stay tuned if you are in the region and would like to visit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I had a long few days and late nights finishing two paintings for an Art Competition... the first I've entered in for a <i><b>loooong</b> </i>time! The quiet January afforded me time to work on larger canvases and actually have something available when an comp invite arrive in my in-box one day. It was a good exercise to sweat over the process of having committed to 2 artworks in January that I came back to last week to finish off with a fresh eye and some all important perspective. </span><br />
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Below are three images taken from my <b><a href="http://sophiemunns.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Seed Sapsules Tumblr Archive</a></b>... shows some work I have been looking at more recently... I find it revealing to go back and see what one has saved... looking at other artists work both inspires and clarifies the mind on what it it that one most wants to intimate in one's work and the materials and processes that come into play... I seem to have been very interested in what blue and brown can do and say for the last couple of years really. </div>
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You can also view this fascinating <b><a href="http://tmv.proto.jp/#!/sophiemunns" target="_blank">MOSAIC</a></b> of my tumblr blog... its an interesting overview of posts.</div>
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I recently had a young photographer Cian Saunders come to the studio to take a series of portraits for his University course in Photographic Journalism. His manner and approach were excellent and I relaxed for the most part and overcame my usual reluctance to be the subject due to his approach.</div>
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This was my preferred image simply because I was at my least self conscious, doing something I like to do, ie... trawl through old journals noting old ideas and work... and in the studio surrounded by work and clutter!</div>
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So thanks to Cian I have some professional images to call on!</div>
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I will post soon on the OPEN STUDIO event and the UPCOMING residency at PLANTBANK. <b><a href="http://sophiemunnsstudio.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/march-in-studio.html" target="_blank">Read more on that here</a></b>.</div>
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Have a good week everyone!</div>
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Sophie</div>
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