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A few pics from my exhibition Unnatural Selection, which closes this Sunday 19th, out in Sumner at the L’Estrange Gallery. A selection of works will remain in the Gallery’s permanent L’Estrange collection, alongside works from Tony Cribb, Bryan L’Estrange himself, and a whole heap of other talented local artists.

A few works from Unnatural Selection, on display now out at L’Estrange Gallery in Sumner until October 19th. So for all those who haven’t been out yet, there’s still time!

Iced Tea, Lindis Pass, Otago

Meat John, Mt John Observatory, Lake Tekapo

Left – Piecology, Tunnel Hill Track, Catlins
Right – Local Customs, Old Customs Building, Kaikoura Peninsula

“..inventive and creative and quirky and beautiful all smished into a seamless photo” – Tony Cribb (one of my favourite local artists)

An art editorial appeared in todays Press for Unnatural Selection.. I quite like this name in print business!

Legerdemain (my new favourite word) noun

1 stage magicians practicing legerdemain sleight of hand, conjuring, magic, wizardry; formal prestidigitation; rare thaumaturgy.

2 a piece of management legerdemain trickery, cunning, artfulness, craftiness, chicanery, skulduggery, deceit, deception, artifice.

The countdown is on.. Unnatural Selection opens Tuesday 16th September at the L’Estrange Gallery, Sumner, Christchurch and runs through until Sunday 12th October. Guess I’d better get those last couple of works done!..

The felt exhibition like something different is on at the mo featuring five creative Cantabrians, one of whom is me, along with fellow crafters Pink Paper Pinafore, Walter Lodgeman, Papillion and Naomi Smith. Our posters even made it on to bus shelters around Christchurch thanks to Our City, along with the little pink guy from Craft 2.0.

Works from Home Aside Exhibition, held at the Quentin Frost Gallery November 07.

My favourite from the show, Matrimonial Dispute, made an appearance in the Art Beat section of the Press. The show also coincided with Art Trek.