by Cheryle | Oct 12, 2014 | Art, Art reflections, Learning, Play, Process
A few weekends ago I went on an artist retreated run by Tracy Verdugo. I started writing up what she did but part of me feels you should go explore her site and perhaps read her book. It is nice to explore individually. Her process has similarities to Flora Bowley but...
by Cheryle | Sep 23, 2014 | About Cheryle Bannon, Art, Learning, Process |
I am coordinating a writer’s festival for 300! Yr 9 students. I wanted an activity that was engaging and would incorporate text and images. I decided an accordion book could offer some good possibilities so today I started my example piece. Steps to making a...
![A story nestled within the layers.]()
by Cheryle | Sep 21, 2014 | Art, Art reflections, Learning
Every artwork cradles a story nestled within the layers where it waits to be discovered. Stories come to life differently as each artist carries their own stories and each person who approaches and reads, draws out meaning, that is coloured by their own stories. We...
by Cheryle | Sep 15, 2014 | Art, Exhibitions, Learning, Process
Sometimes when you approach a work and starts to take shape but it is not quite there, you have to take a leap into the unknown to create something fresh. My w ork is intuitive and I listen for inspiration. As I look back at her starting point and the caption, I...
by Cheryle | Sep 15, 2014 | Exhibitions, Process
Building layers is what gives my work it’s complexity. I want to explore all the levels needed to take my work to the space where it finally feels complete. So this is ‘Dreams’ it started as a colour background exploration where I kept adding until...