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I collect things that have no value, things that are discarded, wasted, natural things that take my eye. I turn them into something new and inspired by my immediate environment.

'Vessels'. Various sizes. Natural and found materials. Thread, fibre and jute.

03 53 871 003 / 0429 871003
Box 167 Natimuk, Victoria 3409
http://www.dugfish.com/

Douglas Hockly works with prints, multimedia, projections, programming and occasionally even wood.

Every time I return from overseas I'm struck by the uniqueness of gum trees - forests of pines or birches are so uniform, while every eucalypt is so individual, adding a real richness to the Australian landscape.

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My work as an artist has often consisted of casting shadows. Like printing, this involves the breaking down of an image into simple components. For this show I would like to investigate a new medium for me, but one that still investigates the interplay of light and dark.

Wood-fired Ceramics

Having made pots for about 30 years I’ve now taken the next step and am studying Ceramics at The Australian National University in the Distance Learning Program. I have a studio in Natimuk and I’ve built a wood-fired kiln. I use this renewable resource to fire my work to 1300 degrees. I work in stoneware and porcelain, trying to capture the essence of fire in my work. It is always a surprise unpacking the kiln, seeing the marks of the fire and ash depending on the location in the kiln.

My work is constantly changing as the ANU challenges concepts of functionality and creativity. Round and prefect is definitely not my chosen direction! (or maybe it is?)
My chosen work for this exhibit is vases that feature native grasses and Frinj Festival drinking vessels.

Hold and enjoy.

Contact : 5387 1256 / 0408 499 694
PO Box 146, Natimuk 3409
Uluru Sunset
Collagraph/mixed media

Following on from breast cancer treatment I started print making in early 2007 as a result of my belief in the importance of creativity in the healing process.

I gain inspiration from the natural world, especially landscapes and flora, and from the spectacular places that I have visited and am surrounded by. As a climber my work is also influenced by my fascination with rock formations and landscapes.

PO Box 186, Natimuk. 3409
5387 1539
Looking for the Rain

I love the big skies of the Wimmera. They move in and out of focus as awesome moving artscapes. Framed by the severely altered, flat landscapes which leave the paddock trees standing grand. Into my art I bring my observations of nature, the indigenous traditions, the transitions and the changes brought by weather, weeds and the makings of technologies.

PO Box 56 Natimuk Vic 3409

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My paintings are an immediate response to the arid and beautiful Wimmera where I live. This painting is a further exploration of the tenuous relationship between man and nature and the effects of changing climatic conditions on the land. My intention with this new work is to capture a sense of the atmosphere and spirit of the place.

0439 398 159 / 5344 9098

Kat is a Studio Artist and mother of 4-year-old Trixie.
Having completed a Bachelor of Arts- Fine Art in 1995, Kat spent the following 10 years working as a self-employed Artist/Administrator. Contracts encompassed Project Management to commissioned artworks. Her broad client base ranged from council and community groups to the education, corporate and private sectors.

Projects included Arts/ Cultural research and presentations; numerous Artist in Residencies within schools, from primary to tertiary; and Direction/ Curation of Festivals. She also ran her own Gallery “Studio Rego” from 2000 to 2001 in Maldon.
Having always kept up the practice of art to varying degrees, Kat made a conscious decision in 2005 to get back to the drawing board, and began to extricate herself from administration roles in order to focus more fully on making Art.

Born and for the most part raised in Ballarat; Kat Pengelly has chosen the financially fickle, albeit fulfilling career of Self-Employed Artist. Natimuk has become a second home.

For Kat - Art is a profession, lifestyle and tool for change.

PO Box 20 Natimuk 3409
0353871558

A staggering 86% of western Victoria has been cleared of its natural vegetation. The remaining 14% is under constant threat from mining, centre pivots, firewood collection and a hundred other degradations. My work aims to celebrate these bio-remnants. The proceeds go to conservation.

Mary lives on a farm at Mount Arapiles. She works regularly on community art projects as well as teaching art at local schools. Mary likes to work with paper mache as it allows her to use mainly recycled materials, and her work is ideally practical as well as decorative. The piece in this exhibition was created shortly after weaning one of her daughters and is an homage to breastfeeding.

PO Box 53, Natimuk
53871102 / 0416342558

My Feb '07 Goat Gallery exhibition was titled “Spirituality, Angels and Stencils.” In these more recent Sept ’07 paintings, both my angels and stencils continue to be pursued. To me Buddhism exudes calmness. A lover of animals, ”Kathmandu Kat” sees the stencil theme continue. Multitudes of cats roam the canvas, just as they do through the back streets of Kathmandu. These images are intentionally childlike, the students I have been working with at school have indirectly been influencing my painting.

0419 770 035
www.flickr.com/photos/fotobamba
www.michellemcfarlane.com

Michelle McFarlane is a professional photographer who does not live anywhere in particular and continuously makes the journey back to Natimuk since she commenced 2 years ago, to this day.

Title: Somewhere between here and there
The image is part of a series of photos taken at a point in time amongst multiple journeys that overlap.

A transformation within oneself can coincide with the varying terrain. From wet to dry, summer to winter, day to night, urban to rural, moment to moment. Each snapshot opens a window in to another world that absorbs me along the way.

One Be(a)d to the Left [1]
Plastic beads, copper wire, the grapevine.

Sexual network theory is often used to understand spread of sexually transmitted infections. Small tightly knit communities such as Natimuk show interesting patterns of connection over time. This sculpture represents one of various constellations of association within Natimuk over the last 20 years. 66 individuals are portrayed most of whom still reside in Natimuk. The data used to construct this artwork was entirely acquired by hearsay. No clinical privileges have been abused.

References
(1) Mentz S, Tempest G: one bed to the left 18m (27). In Grampians selected climbs. Vol. 1: open spaces publishing Australia; 2001: 89

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Large scale oil on canvas. His inspiration is drawn from the wide Wimmera plains, stubble fires, smoke and sunsets. Peter has a major solo exhibition later this year in Melbourne.

0428 521 548