‘Stacks’ are an on going investigation from Christabel Wigley. Christabel  is interested in the balance of stacking a collective of objects creating one object, blurring a solid object by the spacing between them and the movement.

Those of you familiar with Christabels work will know her for her mega 7mtr plus sculptures, these are a change in direction. Made from Charred White QLD cypress and steel, these three ‘stacks’ stand at 2660mm, 2340mm, 1940mm. Christabel is enjoying working in this more intimate and accessible scale. ‘Stacks’ are suitable for both interior and exterior placement.

Better known for his graphic bovine etchings and constructed landscapes, Neil Williams has made a return to creating sculpture too. ‘Passage’ (maquette) is a silhouetted human form in Red Gum (shown here on the deck at CSC). Neil studied sculpture at Coventry University in the UK, however since moving to Australia has concentrated on oil paintings and drypoint etchings. He has kept involved with sculpture in a different way until now… managing/curating the Montalto Sculpture Prize for the last 10 years.

Pleased to announce that Noxon Giffen Architects are joining the creative hub here at Cook Street Collective in Flinders.

Noxon Giffen are an award winning architectural practice established in 2004 by Justin Noxon and Darren Giffen. The firm has offices in Sydney and Melbourne, and now a satellite working space in Flinders!

Justin Noxon and his family have a house in Flinders and are looking forward to being a bigger part of the community here.

If you are looking for high quality contemporary architecture, we now have a local solution, why not give  Justin a call – 0408 196 601.

The picture above is of the Main Ridge Dairy – designed by Noxon Giffen. For further examples you can visit www.noxongiffen.com

At CSC we now have 3 cabinets of jewellery and glass art. Sarah Dingwall has joined us, and alongside Ange Winter and Ruth Williams we are now quite a hub for individual, artisan, wearable creations.

Sarah works with glass through a process known as flameworking, all of her wearables are made with borosilicate glass, a hard type of glass that is stable and quite resistant to shock!  Sarah often uses glass as a means to capture and display found objects from her favourite place – the backyard. She finds that nature provides many a wonder to keep her mind fresh. Come and check out her colourful and funky range.

Very happy to have  a couple of works in the gallery by Mike Nicholls. Mike Nicholls was a founding member of the Melbourne anti-establishment art collective ROAR. He has now opted for a much simpler life making timber sculptures on his farm in Narre Warren.

For over 30 years Mike has maintained an unwavering passion for expressive sculptural figure work, which he has honed to a masterly precision. These days his work is increasingly pared back, an artist of compelling originality, his works both celebrate and re-imagine the modernist traditions upon which he draws.

An opportunity to meet all of us, the creatives behind the work here at CSC,
all together on one night. Enjoy a wine with us (thanks to our friends Montalto)
and also meet our neighbours: 775 Gallery, Hugh Gallery & Plum as we all the open
our doors and get into the Christmas spirit. Live music from the talented Hayden
Calnin will add to the atmosphere...

Rabbit!

Beginning with clay, Joanna shapes her sculptures. Capturing a moment; a lick of a paw, a roll in the grass or a scratch of the ear! These clay works are then laser scanned and scaled layers are cut from marine ply, from there they are assembled into these larger than life unique works.

Horizontal Rabbit#2 is an indoor work left in its raw ply with a heavy duty matt varnish.

Joannes other works include horses, kangaroos and cattle, ranging from these indoor works to full size outdoor works created in ply or steel and often finished in bright 2pac colours.

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