Artist: Janie Andrews
Mediums: Hand stitched upcycled fabrics
Dimension: 55cm x 40cm x 10cm
Price: $ 75.00
Artist Statement:
Fruit bats and sugar gliders are magicians of the night
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Artist: Janie Andrews
Mediums: Hand stitched fabric remnants into soft sculpture
Dimension: 50cm x 40cm x 10cm
Price: $ 75.00
Artist Statement:
I love using fabric remnants as a starting point for making artwork. The nature around us here in Northern Territory, influence me, a fusion for my alter ego.
Eight turtles, $75 each
Artist: Janie Andrews
Mediums: Handmade tile mosaic
Dimension: 50cm x 60cm x 60cm
Price: $ 350.00
Artist Statement:
The nature around us nourishes and nurtures us constantly as we move through stressful times. These chirpy Cockatoo Tables have been made with inspiration from the cacophony of bird call that calls out at dawn and at dusk around my bush block, keeping my spirits uplifted as each day begins.
Artist: Janie Andrews
Mediums: Upcycled fabrics, glass bead filled bags
Dimension: 30cm x 60cm x 15cm
Price: $ 95.00
Artist Statement:
As we move through this strange time of pandemics, we turn to comfort with animals such as dogs. These weighted soft sculptures are designed to nurture us, to be provide calm and comfort both adults and children with the magic weight of 2 kilos feeling like you are holding a real animal in your lap.
Artist: Janie Andrews
Mediums: Recycled fabrics stitched and printed into skirts
Dimension: 70cm x 75cm x 1cm
Price: $ 195.00
Artist Statement:
The Frida Skirts use recycled tshirts and assorted cloth , hand printed and stitched in a collage technique to make something striking and colourful to wear. The skirts are part of my collection that I started for Sustainable Couture Alice Springs, an incredible group of people that initiated an annual fashion show promoting upcycled fashion.
Artist: Janie Andrews
Mediums: Recycled cloth, variety. Stitched into skirts
Dimension: 80cm x 77cm x 1cm
Price: $ 175.00
Artist Statement:
This series of skirts were started in lockdown, hence the title. Lockdown Skirts were started in 2020 and completed in 2021. The inspiration came initially from creating work for the fashion show Sustainable Couture in Alice Springs back in 2018. The incredible group that runs this show believe whole heartedly in recycling cloth as much as possible to avoid the massive amount of landfill that cloth contributes towards each year.
I have hand printed many of the pieces of fabric that make up the panels of each skirt, some with my own block prints and some with bought ones. I selected t-shirt fabrics so that the skirts are ultimately comfortable as well as stylish to wear.
Artist: Janie Andrews
Mediums: Handmade ceramic tiles Mosaic Flowerpot with Aloe Vera plant
Dimension: 28cm x 35cm x 35cm
Price: $ 250.00
Artist Statement:
This flowerpot was made specifically for this show. The Day of the Dead ceramic tile and other decorative tiles were made as reminder that we need to depict the Celebration of Life on a daily basis, as the horrors of the global pandemic ravage all around us.
Artist: Janie Andrews
Mediums: Handmade ceramic tile mosaic on table
Dimension: 51cm x 51cm x 51cm
Price: $ 250.00
Artist Statement:
The Sea Turtle Mosaic Table is a handmade ceramic tile mosaic that I made in response to an Endangered Species exhibition that the Territory Wildlife Park organised at Tactile Arts a few years back. The mosaic panel was exhibited on mosaic mesh, allowing for a variety of installations in which to position it.
Recently, I mounted this mosaic panel onto a beautiful wooden table that a friend gave me specifically for repurposing, particularly one that could be transformed using mosaic. The image of marine life is still relevant today, as we continue to deal so with the threat of global warming and the impact this is having on all of nature.
Artist: Janie Andrews
Mediums: Handmade tile Mosaic
Dimension: 45cm x 68cm x 2cm
Price: $ 175.00
Artist Statement:
Protector of the heart and the home, the Mosaic Goddess started naturally during this weird pandemic time. I found myself drawn to creating powerful images of women and the home. The goddess is both deductive and strong, closing her eyes in peaceful concentration. I believe in the power artworks can emanate, if you surround yourself with them.
The handmade tiles are made from pressing clay into Indian woodblocks that I bought in Darwin several years ago and have been used many many times in varying forms, from creating cycads for mosaic artworks at the Territory Wildlife Park, to becoming wings, tails and fins for gods and creatures.
The Art Educators of the NT (AENT) is a Professional Teachers Association for Visual Art educators. Focusing on visual art teaching practice.