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Climate fires
As the only Australian in the room at a few international gatherings, especially while I lived in the USA, I’ve become the personal link for the catastrophic climate events happening in my country. North Perth is fine. We have stayed clear of fire, and of smoke, aside from a brief patch last week when the…
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Merry feast-festivals
My best wishes to you and yours for these days of solstice celebrations. Wishing us all peace and love that travels well into the new year. xx m
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Year wrap up + farewells
Bye bye Bilk : ( If you’re an industry person in Australia you’ve probably already heard that Bilk Gallery is not renewing its lease next February. I’ve been with them since 2010 and they are the gallery which hosted my two recent solo exhibitions Body Politic in 2016 and Marfa, TX in 2019. Needless to…
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Apology and correction
Along with images of my Moodjar (nuytsia floribunda) small series of works on November 19 I published a story that was not my knowledge to share. A friend and colleague pointed out to me last week that it did not belong to me or my people. I thanked her then, and again now, for correcting…
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The Big Dry
We’re in it, here in Perth, though today I’m ready to rename it ‘the big hayfever’. The UV index says extreme, so it’s sunny all right, (though thankfully we’re back down to 20’s from the 40’s of last week) but the air – or more specifically the pollen and other particles in it – are…
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moodjar pin
A preview of a seasonal collection made for @bilkgallery And a reminder to WA folx that the JMGA-WA party is at my place on Friday night! Come celebrate moodjar season with us ? Growing up I remember having a flowering plant pointed out to me as the ‘WA Christmas Tree’. It’s local to Southwest Australia, has…
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the festive is almost upon us
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Last Week!
Marfa, TX, the exhibition will close this Saturday 19 October
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Canberra Times article
Many thanks to Kerry Ann Cousins for her article published yesterday in the Canberra Times: Melissa Cameron’s Marfa, TX at Bilk makes jewellery from discarded steel.
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ArtSound FM Interview
Melissa’s appearance on Arts Café on ArtSound FM
