Lorna Crane
Lorna Crane
Artist Statement
Since my arrival to the Bega Valley in 2003 I have set up my studio practise on a full time basis in the rural coastal village of South Pambula, NSW. Educated in Wollongong and graduating with a Bachelor of Creative Arts (Distinction) my career highlights include residencies with the Bundanon Trust, Alice Springs, Broken Hill Art Exchange, Berlin, New Zealand and most recently Venice and Italy. During September 2016 I traveled to Barcelona for a two week residency at Art Print Residence to make a series of unique prints.
‘Over the past few years my work has been about the landscape of place. To me the most important aspect of being an artist is to be authentic through the act of mark making. To be able to create a narrative about the places I inhabit is an essential part of this process.
My abstract landscape landscape inspired works speak about moments of time where narratives form via my own visual lexicon in an experiential and gestural manner. It is from a place deep within where shapes form and are distilled into fragments of past and present merging together in an abstract form. It is about seeking questions and revealing an intimate personalised glimpse into my inner landscape – both physically and metaphorically – known and unknown’.
Most recently I have been obsessed with making my own brushes and sourcing a variety of materials from my natural environment including native plant fibres, driftwood, bamboo, organic fibres and found objects, including ocean and marine debris . Since February 2015 I have been teaching brush making workshops within NSW, Victoria, ACT and QLD.
Exhibitions
Exhibition Opening – Lexiconical
Lorna Crane
South-coast artist exhibits brushes
South-coast artist Lorna Crane’s foray into creating hand-made brushes opened a deep vein of creativity that is on display in a new exhibition opening at Newcastle’s Timeless Textiles Gallery in March.
The Lexiconical exhibition will include a variety of Crane’s handmade brushes and objects, as well as works on cloth and paper. The works sprang from the artist’s obsession with making her own brushes.
“For more than two years I have been sourcing a variety of materials from my natural environment including native plant fibres, organic fibres and found objects, including ocean and marine debris,” she said. “As I bound the materials onto pre-loved brush handles, twigs, driftwood and bamboo, it became apparent that each brush held its own story. They tell of the places I have been and the landscape where I live.”
With a collection of brushes in a variety of mediums, in all shapes and sizes, Crane pushed her mark-making to create a more personalised approach to her visual lexicon.
“Using the brushes was like unlocking the language of landscape – of remembered times and places. Each brush holds its own unique feel and quality, and is a keeper of memories,” she said.
Crane feels that using the brushes brought about a synthesis from her previous utilitarian and rudimentary forms within many mediums to a new visual language.
“The mark-making process became a conversation between each brush and its maker,” she explains. “It was an exciting journey, from discovery of the first marks with each brush, to the surprising shapes and forms that flowed onto paper, canvas, board or cloth.”
Each of Crane’s works reflects these unexpected qualities, with subtle delicate marks alongside the bold and calligraphic. They speak both ‘of the land and from the land’.
“Through this form of exploration, I created my own unique visual language using a variety of mediums,” she said. “The act of mark-making with handmade brushes has mapped new territory for me and opened a narrative that will be continued.”
The Lexiconical exhibition runs at Timeless Textiles from 14 March to 8 April, with the opening on Thursday 15 March.
Lexiconical by Lorna Crane
Lorna Crane
South-coast artist exhibits brushes
South-coast artist Lorna Crane’s foray into creating hand-made brushes opened a deep vein of creativity that is on display in a new exhibition opening at Newcastle’s Timeless Textiles Gallery in March.
The Lexiconical exhibition will include a variety of Crane’s handmade brushes and objects, as well as works on cloth and paper. The works sprang from the artist’s obsession with making her own brushes.
“For more than two years I have been sourcing a variety of materials from my natural environment including native plant fibres, organic fibres and found objects, including ocean and marine debris,” she said. “As I bound the materials onto pre-loved brush handles, twigs, driftwood and bamboo, it became apparent that each brush held its own story. They tell of the places I have been and the landscape where I live.”
With a collection of brushes in a variety of mediums, in all shapes and sizes, Crane pushed her mark-making to create a more personalised approach to her visual lexicon.
“Using the brushes was like unlocking the language of landscape – of remembered times and places. Each brush holds its own unique feel and quality, and is a keeper of memories,” she said.
Crane feels that using the brushes brought about a synthesis from her previous utilitarian and rudimentary forms within many mediums to a new visual language.
“The mark-making process became a conversation between each brush and its maker,” she explains. “It was an exciting journey, from discovery of the first marks with each brush, to the surprising shapes and forms that flowed onto paper, canvas, board or cloth.”
Each of Crane’s works reflects these unexpected qualities, with subtle delicate marks alongside the bold and calligraphic. They speak both ‘of the land and from the land’.
“Through this form of exploration, I created my own unique visual language using a variety of mediums,” she said. “The act of mark-making with handmade brushes has mapped new territory for me and opened a narrative that will be continued.”
The Lexiconical exhibition runs at Timeless Textiles from 14 March to 8 April, with the opening on Thursday 15 March.
Workshops
Pushing the Boundaries Lorna Crane
Course Overview
Pushing the Boundaries ‘An experiential Masterclass to redefine your limits’
Why do we make art and how do we regenerate fresh ideas within the making process?
This will be a workshop with a strong emphasis on creative risk taking by exploring different materials with a fresh and exciting approach.
Let new materials speak to you through experimentation and by challenging the way you work through a series of guided exercises.
Uncover fresh ideas and ways of thinking by letting go of any preconceived ideas or expectations as building blocks to add to your repertoire.
So to do this I would like you to consider answering these questions below before the workshop commences.
> What made you decide to attend this workshop?
> How do you define yourself as an artist?
> What is your preferred medium?
> What is your greatest source of inspiration?
> Tell me which artists inspires you and how have they shaped the way you work?
> Why did you decide to attend this workshop?
> What are your biggest stumbling blocks?
In answering these questions earlier it gives you (and me) more time to reflect and think more concisely rather than responding to these questions on the first day.
If you feel like emailing them back to me that is fine too but not essential.
Regards
Lorna
lorna@lornacrane.com
Teacher Profile
‘Over the past few years my work has been about the landscape of place. To me the most important aspect of being an artist is to be authentic through the act of mark making. To be able to create a narrative about the places I inhabit is an essential part of this process.
My abstract landscape landscape inspired works speak about moments of time where narratives form via my own visual lexicon in an experiential and gestural manner. It is from a place deep within where shapes form and are distilled into fragments of past and present merging together in an abstract form. It is about seeking questions and revealing an intimate personalised glimpse into my inner landscape – both physically and metaphorically – known and unknown’.
Most recently I have been obsessed with making my own brushes and sourcing a variety of materials from my natural environment including native plant fibres, driftwood, bamboo, organic fibres and found objects, including ocean and marine debris . Since February 2015 I have been teaching brush making workshops within NSW, Victoria, ACT and QLD.
Upcoming workshops for 2017 will be with Kiama Art Workshop, Fibre Arts Australia at the Winter School Ballarat, Victoria and Woodlawn, Lismore NSW as well as teaching a masterclass artist camp at Maryborough Queensland exploring Visual Lexicon.
Materials List
MATERIALS LIST
When preparing materials for the workshop remember to think ‘less is more’.
Consider a limited palette when selecting the colour choices for your materials
> Derivan Pigmented Ink (500ml bottle) (black and other colours of your choice)
> Sumi Ink (if available in stores) but not essential
> Acrylic paint – your choice of colours with the limited palette
> an assorted of crewel needles used for binding and hand stitching
> scissors
> pre washed plain cloth a choice of lawn, silk, cotton, linen and muslin – 1/2 metre lengths
> recycled offcuts – or older stitched pieces that can be redefined in a different form
> An assortment of papers for collage
> A3 Sketch Book for warm ups and mark making or loose leaf sheets of paper
> your choice of threads for hand stitching and binding
> crochet cotton and other threads for embellishment of your choice
> Small bowls to dip into ink
> Containers to dilute ink and water rinse ups
> Glue Sticks
> PVA, Mod Podge or Matt Medium
> pencils, crayons or markers
> ruler and cutting mat – rotary cutter or Stanley Knife
> assorted brushes and your favourite mark makers from your toolbox
> Apron
> Protective covering for your work area
I will also be supplying an assortment of donated materials for use during the workshop
Looking forward to an exciting three days working with you all
Further Information about the workshop please contact me >
m: 0414 725 348
Workshop Terms
While our fibre art workshops are usually held in the gallery's historically significant workshop space, the workshop venue may change according to the needs and wishes of the artist tutor. Likewise, the times of the workshops may vary depending on the type of workshop and its presentation.
Timeless Textiles Gallery will, at its own discretion, where a participant is unable to attend a fibre art workshop, an exchange or credit note will be made available or a refund of the deposit or payment in accordance with the following Workshop Refund Policy.
Major commitments must be met, and in fairness to all, the policy concerning the refund is:
Cancellations 3 months prior to workshop date - refund 80% fees paid
Cancellations 2 months prior to workshop date- refund 50% fees paid.
Cancellations 1 month prior to workshop date- no refund.
Master class with Lorna Crane
Course Overview
TBA
Teacher Profile
Materials List
TBA.
Workshop Terms
While our fibre art workshops are usually held in the gallery's historically significant workshop space, the workshop venue may change according to the needs and wishes of the artist tutor. Likewise, the times of the workshops may vary depending on the type of workshop and its presentation.
Timeless Textiles Gallery will, at its own discretion, where a participant is unable to attend a fibre art workshop, an exchange or credit note will be made available or a refund of the deposit or payment in accordance with the following Workshop Refund Policy.
Major commitments must be met, and in fairness to all, the policy concerning the refund is:
Cancellations 3 months prior to workshop date - refund 80% fees paid
Cancellations 2 months prior to workshop date- refund 50% fees paid.
Cancellations 1 month prior to workshop date- no refund.
Surface, Shape and Stitch with Lorna Crane
Course Overview
Surface, Shape and Stitch with Lorna Crane
Challenge yourself by building a series of works shaped and layered in paper and cloth.
Where forms will be created that speak of a sense of time and place. And where memories are captured through a variety of mixed media techniques on cloth then stitched with a modern boro aesthetic.
Dare to be different by experimenting with a variety of surface design techniques including monotypes, hand painting, stamping and collage, then layer to build a series of unique fibre works
Create your own narrative by revealing memories in marks, stitch, lines, texture, shape and light in your desired mediums.
This workshop will be an opportunity to discover the spaces in between your thoughts – ‘the thinking and the non thinking spaces > that relate to that breath in between’ with a open and adventurous approach, this will be a fun packed three days!
Suitable for all skill levels.
Teacher Profile
‘Over the past few years my work has been about the landscape of place. To me the most important aspect of being an artist is to be authentic through the act of mark making. To be able to create a narrative about the places I inhabit is an essential part of this process.
Since my arrival to the Bega Valley in 2003 I have set up my studio practise on a full time basis in the rural coastal village of South Pambula, NSW. Educated in Wollongong and graduating with a Bachelor of Creative Arts (Distinction) my career highlights include residencies with the Bundanon Trust, Alice Springs, Broken Hill Art Exchange, Berlin, New Zealand and most recently Venice and Italy. During September 2016 I traveled to Barcelona for a two week residency at Art Print Residence to make a series of unique prints.
‘Over the past few years my work has been about the landscape of place. To me the most important aspect of being an artist is to be authentic through the act of mark making. To be able to create a narrative about the places I inhabit is an essential part of this process.
My abstract landscape landscape inspired works speak about moments of time where narratives form via my own visual lexicon in an experiential and gestural manner. It is from a place deep within where shapes form and are distilled into fragments of past and present merging together in an abstract form. It is about seeking questions and revealing an intimate personalised glimpse into my inner landscape – both physically and metaphorically – known and unknown’.
Most recently I have been obsessed with making my own brushes and sourcing a variety of materials from my natural environment including native plant fibres, driftwood, bamboo, organic fibres and found objects, including ocean and marine debris . Since February 2015 I have been teaching brush making workshops within NSW, Victoria, ACT and QLD.
Materials List
MATERIALS LIST
PREPARATION FOR THIS WORKSHOP: Think about ‘less is more’ with memories as a theme in your search for materials.
Paper and Cloth
An A3 size sketch book 150gsm
Paper fragments – including old drawings, bookpages, found papers, magazine clippings Cloth fragments that hold a memory
Please gather a collection of natural fibre cloth (linen, cotton or silk) in a limited palette of your choice > each piece no larger than 1/4 metre lengths
Equipment
Bring your hand sewing materials including
Scissors
threads
pins
Glue Stick
PVA glue
Your favourite brushes and
Metal ruler
Apron
Drawing materials
> Black Ink – Sumi ink is preferable for cloth
> Coloured pencils
> Acrylic paint (your palette choice)
> Markers
Materials Supplied > a special gift bag including organza for overlays
Morning tea and Lunch provided
Workshop Terms
While our fibre art workshops are usually held in the gallery's historically significant workshop space, the workshop venue may change according to the needs and wishes of the artist tutor. Likewise, the times of the workshops may vary depending on the type of workshop and its presentation.
Timeless Textiles Gallery will, at its own discretion, where a participant is unable to attend a fibre art workshop, an exchange or credit note will be made available or a refund of the deposit or payment in accordance with the following Workshop Refund Policy.
Major commitments must be met, and in fairness to all, the policy concerning the refund is:
Cancellations 3 months prior to workshop date - refund 80% fees paid
Cancellations 2 months prior to workshop date- refund 50% fees paid.
Cancellations 1 month prior to workshop date- no refund.
Hand Made Brushes and Mark Making with Lorna Crane
Course Overview
For over two years I have been making handmade brushes in a variety of mediums in all shapes and sizes. From gathering native fibres, found materials, feathers and cotton then binding onto pre-loved brush handles, twigs, driftwood and bamboo it became apparent that each brush held its own story.
It was my intent to push mark making further by creating a more personalised approach to my own visual lexicon. By using the brushes it was like unlocking a secret with the reveal of the first marks that each could make once dipped in ink. Some marks were delicate, others calligraphic or formed repeat patterns while others made unique bold and strong marks.
It became obvious to me through this form of exploration that artists have this inherent and instinctual desire to create their own unique visual language through a variety of mediums – the act of making the marks maps new territory.
My workshops are a process that takes each individual on a journey – beginning with the making of rudimentary hand made brushes and discovering a synergy within – then the experimentation in its many forms follows – from the first marks to working in 2D on paper or cloth, making artist books and exploring the making of objects through assemblage.
Materials List
Workshop Terms
While our fibre art workshops are usually held in the gallery's historically significant workshop space, the workshop venue may change according to the needs and wishes of the artist tutor. Likewise, the times of the workshops may vary depending on the type of workshop and its presentation.
Timeless Textiles Gallery will, at its own discretion, where a participant is unable to attend a fibre art workshop, an exchange or credit note will be made available or a refund of the deposit or payment in accordance with the following Workshop Refund Policy.
Major commitments must be met, and in fairness to all, the policy concerning the refund is:
Cancellations 3 months prior to workshop date - refund 80% fees paid
Cancellations 2 months prior to workshop date- refund 50% fees paid.
Cancellations 1 month prior to workshop date- no refund.
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