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Currently the Web Master for Primrose Paper Arts is Claire Brach

An Exhibition of Collage & Assemblage

Posted on July 16, 2019

Defiance Gallery is pleased to present STUCK TOGETHER COLLAGE & ASSEMBLAGE Exhibitors: Paul Higgs, Ann Thomson, Alun Leach-Jones, Peter Powditch, Roy Jackson, Ana Pollak, John Peart, Tim Corne, Gemma Avery and Michael McIntyre. Defiance Gallery 47 Enmore Road, Newtown, NSW … Continue reading →

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Exhibition: Chaos and Order

Posted on July 15, 2019

24th July to 11th August 2019 Wednesday to Sunday 10am to 4pm Sunday, 28th July 2 – 4pm Drinks and conversation Sunday, 11th August 2 – 3pm Artists’ talks The artists of Studio 29B (Rhonda Nelson, Anthea Boesenberg and Anna … Continue reading →

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PPA: Southern get-together

Posted on July 6, 2019

Last week saw us meeting on the south side of Sydney with some of our slightly more distant members.  The theme was book construction and we had several finished examples to check out as well as some works in progress … Continue reading →

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Abaca paper, or should we call it yarn?

Posted on July 3, 2019

Last week our member (and group president) Dinah proudly showed off her just-completed girdle book. So what are girdle books? Simply put, they were originally small portable books worn by medieval European monks, clergymen and aristocratic nobles as a costume … Continue reading →

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PPA: Plant fibre cook-up

Posted on July 1, 2019

By Claire Brach Last week at the studio we got the coppers out as everyone arrived with an array of plant fibres in various states of readiness for boiling. We chopped, stuffed into bags, added water to the coppers, heated, … Continue reading →

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PPA Workshop Report

Posted on June 13, 2019

By Dinah Beeston Colour, Composition and Collage Workshop with Claire Brach Did you know that red is the first colour wave that reaches our eyes, and yellow is the most vibrant colour wave?  These were a few of the things … Continue reading →

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Exhibition: Factory 49

Posted on June 12, 2019

Group Print Show Thurs – Sat, 1-6pm until 15 June 2019 Whilst this exhibition is nearing the end, there are still a few days remaining to see these works on display. Webmaster note:  We are delighted that art pieces by … Continue reading →

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