Tag Archives: Umbrella Studio

Close to Tears

Posted on 19/03/2024 by Lynn

A friend sent me a text with comments about Dreams of Verdant Decadence and I was quite overwhelmed. With her permission it is reprinted here: “But when I entered that sanctuary of your labours wrapped in poetry from the heart … Continue reading →

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Dreams Continue

Posted on 05/03/2024 by Lynn

Thanks to the wonderful team at Umbrella Contemporary Arts my Dreams of Verdant Decadence exhibition has been extended until the April 21st. One advantage of being downstairs is that the vault space isn’t in constant use, unlike the upstairs exhibition … Continue reading →

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From the mundane to the magical

Posted on 28/02/2024 by Lynn

It’s amazing what lighting can do for an installation. Some of the flowers in Dreams of Verdant Decadence are pretty without the UV lights but as can be seem in this collage of the same flower and leaves with and … Continue reading →

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More in the Decadence corridor

Posted on 22/02/2024 by Lynn

Hi Folks, It seems I can’t help myself. With only a couple of weeks left of my exhibition, I’m still drawing on the walls. It’s fun to ‘sneak’ in and add some more, though I do wonder if any of … Continue reading →

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Subconscious Shenanigans

Posted on 13/02/2024 by Lynn

This Dreams of Verdant Decadence installation consists of two parts: the flowers etc. in the vault itself and scribbled black drawings and text in the corridor outside. My stated aim was that the richness and profusion of shapes and colours … Continue reading →

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More Flowers

Posted on 10/01/2024 by Lynn

I’m still cutting flowers from recycled plastic for my Dreams of Verdant Decadence exhibition in the Vault space at Umbrella Contemporary Art. I’ve developed RSI; a trigger thumb, I think. I hope my poor thumb holds out until February 2 … Continue reading →

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Dreams of Verdant Decadence

Posted on 20/12/2023 by Lynn

I have an installation opening on February 2, 2024 at Umbrella Contemporary Arts, Townsville, in the downstairs Vault Space. For the past few months, I have spent most nights binge watching TV and making plastic flowers. Plastic flowers sound awful, … Continue reading →

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Caught having a cuddle

Posted on 20/04/2021 by Lynn

After having been photographed numerous times at the opening of Moon Phase: Chasing Transcendence, I thought I could sneak a quiet cuddle in with my very supportive partner and fellow artist, Graeme Buckley! I was wrong. This is one of … Continue reading →

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Moon Phase: Chasing Transcendence

Posted on 20/04/2021 by Lynn

My exhibition, Moon Phase: Chasing Transcendence, is now on show. It is strange to revisit the work of a couple of years ago. Though a difficult hang, the wonderful staff at Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts managed it with aplomb and … Continue reading →

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Coming soon!

Posted on 22/03/2021 by Lynn

The culmination of two years’ work, my Moon Phase series, created from Dec 2017 to 2019 is rushing up fast. My exhibition, Moon Phase: Chasing Transcendence, is due to open at Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts at 6pm on April 16th. … Continue reading →

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