Judy Bourke

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New Work :: Exhibitions :: Workshops :: Other Stuff :: New Products :: Textile Fibre Forums :: Suggestion :: Your stories

1 New Work

Exhibitions
‘mega-minis’
Big ideas in small works at affordable prices. Black and white Solarplate etchings, coloured etchings, block prints, coloured monotypes are works on paper, framed ready for your enjoyment in an exhibition by Thirroul artist Judy Bourke at Beach Art Gallery, Thirroul from 7th June 2005 until 1st July 2005
A variety of printmaking processes are explored, using non toxic paints and methods of working. Media Release - PDF

Group exhibition
Some of my books will be included in an exhibition of Artist Books at Wollongong City Gallery from 3rd September till 6th November
More artist books will be in ‘Which Way is up …ay?’ at Project Contemporary Artspace 6th - 16th October 2005

Annual event
Thirroul Seaside and Arts Festival
ArtistTrail
I have my studio open to the public at the Barracks Artists Studio for the festival.
We will be open one day only, Saturday. Free buses will take you to visit the studios during the festival. The festival is held over 2 days in March or April each year See links page

Artist books for writers
Value Adding to Embryonic Ideas

Throw away those cheap books with curled up corners. Write your first words into a portable record. Take it on your travels.

These books are designed to encourage writers to record hand written ideas in archival material. Write with pencil or archival inks.

These books will become artworks in their own right. A sculpture that records the hand written words.

Signed editioned images are already included in each edition of these books. Increase the value of your ideas. All books are hand sewn and with linen thread.

Your ideas become a book at their birth.

Hand made with 100% cotton, acid free, rag paper.
Contains original etchings made without acid (sun and water).
Originally created marbled endpapers created with non toxic paints.
Only 4 in each edition.
Blank pages waiting to be filled with your words
Gold coloured bookmark and tie
Cover paper hand made in Thailand
Signed and dated by myself.

Just add your own words and create a finished artwork for more images www.judybourke.com/gallery

2 Exhibitions

I am continually developing new works in the Barracks Studio in Thirroul. For the past few years I have had a love affair with the book. I’ve taken old library books and remade them, cast books from aluminium and bronze, printed pages onto fabric, stitched printed papers, joined plastics and other materials.

My work can be seen at Beach Art Gallery, Thirroul, NSW; Juanita’s Studio Gallery, Austinmer, NSW P G Printmaker Gallery, Brunswick St Fitzroy, Melbourne, NSW, Victoria, with occasional exhibitions at Project Centre for Contemporary Art, Keira St, Wollongong, NSW

17th March 2005 to 3rd April 2005 ‘icancomposition’ group exhibition by ican members
(illawarra craft and arts network)

I participated in the artist talks “Look, Learn, Go See and Share’ for seniors week at the ican opening.

Saturday 2nd April 2005 10 am - 4pm Barracks Artist studio open to the public for the Thirroul Seaside and Arts Festival as part of the artist trail.

June 2005 ‘mega-minis’ small works with big ideas at Beach Art Gallery, Thirroul
June - August Juanita’s Studio Gallery, Asquith St Austinmer, new works on paper

3 Workshops

June 2005 Yeppoon Village Arts festival. 2 mini dye workshops and a mini artists book exhibition
Another full day workshop will be held on Wed 22nd June 2005 at Yeppoon for bookings contact Nanette Balchin in Yeppoon

Bookings for workshops in 2005-6 are now being accepted. Studios, community groups, schools and universities are invited to submit proposals.
You can download a workshop proposal form from here www.judybourke.com/workshops
workshops are available in:-
Printmaking

monotype and solarplate etching

Marbling

for fabric and/or paper

Dyeing

for paper makers
for quilters
for spinners and weavers
for silk painters

If you would like to have a workshop that is not listed please contact me

4 Other Stuff

I have been chairperson of the Illawarra Craft and Arts Network. (ican) Since it became incorporated in 2002. This group brings together the visual arts and crafts people of Wollongong City, Kiama Municipality and Shellharbour City Councils, to share ideas, exhibit work, learn more about their art & craft practice. ican has approximately 140 members. Meetings are held monthly at the theatrette of the Wollongong Library. from 6pm - 7.30 pm.
It’s exciting to be part of a new group that is supported by Community and Cultural services of Wollongong City Council.
New members bring in samples of their work to show to others at the end of each meeting. Members enjoy positive feedback as well as finding possible new customers within the network. Members are generous with their praise, suggestions and encouragement.
Thanks to Raine and Horne Commercial in Wollongong ican ARTSPACE is exhibiting members works 24 hours per day 7 days per week. This space has been repainted and refurbished with a new hanging system installed. Members works are exhibited continually. Exhibitions change monthly.
Trainees at Wollongong City Employment & Training have develop a website for ican that encourages people to apply for membership and will eventually showcase the members works.

Travels
India and Nepal 2003

Safer Colours, Healthy Fun New Work project.
‘Fusions, Graphic Workshop, India and the World 1’

I travelled to New Delhi, India in 2003 to give workshops in safer work practices in Printmaking. I worked with Pratibha Dakoji and Mukesh Sharma and her assistant Johnny at Atelier 2221 printmaking studio in New Delhi.

I exhibited prints in a group show with artists from 4 other countries at Art Junction Gallery in the Grand Intercontinental Hotel in New Delhi. In Mumbai I gave a demonstration of solarplate etching to artists and students at the well known and respected JJ School of Art.
My slide talk about printmaking was inaugurated in Mumbai by the Australian Consul General, Mr Don Cairns.

I also visited Maharashtra Nature Park and participated in some chalk drawing on the walls with some children. This was delightful experience with the children reminding me about the beauty of spontaneity. I was also invited to participate in a discussion about children’s art and connecting art with the environment.I was also able to share my experiences of the LETS system that I have been part of in the Illawarra, with the Dignity Foundation of Mumbai. I hope they are able to start a LETS system in their community.

Two dinners allowed me to meet Indian artists, business people and the leaders in the community. The Australia-India Council have supported my 2003 return trip to participate in the ‘Fusions, Graphic Workshop, India and the World 1’

Mantram Art Foundation of India generously supported my visit both times in 2002 and 2003. Thanks to them for generously arranging transfers, contacts, publicity, accommodation and meals. Thanks to the Indian Artistes Network for arranging support and the artists to be at the JJ school of art for the Solarplate demonstration. See links page.

Atelier 2221 studio is available for visiting artists. This is a professionally operated etching studio that is available for rent.

Cultural exchange
Jan/Feb 2004
Mukesh Sharma has an exhibition planned at the University of Wollongong as part of his trip to Australia early in 2004. He will share his printmaking and painting experiences with Australian artists by visiting studios and artists groups.
As a result of my connection with the Mantram Art Foundation, The Chemical of Colours Gallery and the Indian Artistes Network, Mukesh Sharma will be able to experience Australian culture and Australian artists will be able to see his work for the first time. I will co ordinate this exchange. If you would like to host a visit by Mukesh to your studio or house or group, please contact me.

Textiles
While in New Delhi I gave a slide talk to the textile design teachers and students at NIFT, the National Institute of Fashion Technology. I showed examples of cold water wax resist used on silk garments and non -toxic fabric paints used on cotton. Slides of mixed media included textiles as well as installation of artist books.

This trip was Funded by the Australia-India Council

Kimberley Country and More ….
The Ian Potter Foundation have supported this part of the trip. I travelled to Balkot, Bhaktapur near Kathmandu, Nepal. In 2002, I met printmaker, Ragini in New Delhi who participated in my workshop. This time, 2003, I stayed in her guest house. I had an exhibition of solarplate etching and monotype prints, and artists books, in the NAFA complex which is in an old Kathmandu palace given to the artists for use by the late King Berenda. My exhibition was inaugurated by Mr Keith Gardner, the Australian Ambassador in Nepal accompanied by his wife, Linda. I also gave a monotype workshop at NAFA, for 22 artists at the Nepal Association of Fine Arts graphic studio. I was warmly welcomed by the arts community and invited to many studios in the NAFA building, to attend an inauguration, meet the artists, see finished works and works in progress. It is such a pleasure to experience how artists love other artists. The visual language is universal. See links page.

This Trip was funded by the Ian Potter Foundation

Artist Book Camp
Darwin to Broome 2003 (d2bo3)
I travelled from Darwin with Janet de Boer’s 2 bus loads of textillians to soak up the images, smells and dust of the Oz North West before settling into 5 days of artist bookmaking at Kimberley Camp at Cable Beach, Broome.
This was my first trip to WA and the north west. We experienced Katherine Gorge, Mataranka Springs, Ord river scheme, El Questro, The Bungle Bungles of Purnululu National Park, the Warmun Arts Community, Fitzroy Crossing and the roads between.
I made some books and some prints to take to India and Nepal.

5 New Products

Auto air paints
The waterbased revolution
Automotive base coat paints for long lasting, brilliant paint jobs. Createx auto air colours are a complete line of over 147 custom automotive base colours including colour shifting chameleon, sparkle, iridescent, pearlised, metallic, interference, candy and much more. Auto Air colours are permanent, non-toxic and light fast.
Brilliant and durable, the Auto Air colours are a complete system for creating limitless custom effects. By utilising the latest developments in water-based automotive technology, the Auto Ait Colours area revolutionary breakthrough in custom automotive paints.
Auto Air Colours have greater flexibility than urethane or lacquer paints making them more resistant to chipping and flaking. Auto air Colours have less than 0.01% VOC & are fully compatible with any automotive urethane and polyurethane clear.
No mixing is required, there are no time windows to work under and the colours spray smooth, may be masked with automotive tape and dry to an even, flat finish with excellent adhesion. Made with automotive specific, pigments & binders. Auto Air colours are permanent and lightfast for long lasting brilliant paint jobs.

Marbling
Have you tried marbling onto fabrics or papers?
It’s just so easy. A new pattern is made every time. The paints are washable. The colours are permanent. Great for that special pattern on cotton for quilting or to set off a pocket or trim on clothing. All paints are waterbased and non-toxic
Book artists find the marbled papers great for end papers for all sewn books.
Workshops are available. See www.judybourke.com/workshops

Prep glue
Prep glue is a clear mulithesive glue that is flexible, sets clear and supersedes PVA glues. It joins just about anything to anything.
Prep glue is suitable for silk paper, attaching sequins to anything, attaching jewels to fabric or paper, book making, joining felt, attaching leather to any fabric, fabric to glass, wood, metal and plastics.
Test it first as it may show through thin fabrics. Although not water proof, if subjected to water after drying the glue will not re-emulsify and return to full strength after drying again.
Good for general use with fabrics of all kinds, wood, most plastics, dries clear, flexible, dries quickly on porous surfaces, may take longer, up to 24 hours on non porous surfaces. Best to clamp it and leave it. It comes in 125ml, 250, 500ml and litre containers

6 Textile Fibre Forums

Demonstrations of the uses of Paints & Dyes
Orange NSW & Geelong Vic
Textile Fibre Forum conferences are held twice each year. The NSW one which was held at Mittagong will now be held in Orange NSW at Wolarai Kinross College around Easter time and the Victorian forum is held at Geelong Grammar School at the end of September and beginning of October for 1 week.
Trades are open to the public each day of the forum. The best of materials and things to do with textiles is available every day. On the last day of each forum, the finished works created during the week are exhibited.
I am available to demonstrate the uses of paints and dyes during these times.
Regional forums are also held in other states of Australia in South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory and in New Zealand.
For more info see the Fibre Forum website (TAFTA) on my links page

7 Suggestion

Some people read the label on airbrush paints and think that they can’t be used for anything but airbrushing. All paints can be used for something other than their specifically suggested use. The airbrush paints are used by quilters to accent the surfaces of quilts. They can be sprayed using templates and stencils. They can be sprayed very gently onto warps or stencilled onto fabric. They can be painted onto baskets, dolls faces, shoes, felt, paper etc…….airbrush paints dry quickly. They are very suitable for fine line work.
airbrush paints
are suitable for many surfaces eg fabrics, leather, paper, canvas, wood, ceramics and clay
waterbased and non-toxic, the colours come in transparent, opaque, pearl, fluorescent, chameleon and iridescent, easy to use straight from the bottle, no 2 pack preparation,. With the use of the adaptor painting can be done directly from the bottle.

8 Your stories

Do you have story? Have you won a prize? Had some great successes with Createx paints and dyes? I’d like to add your story to this page…… contact me

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