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Hi friends,

We're thrilled to invite you to the opening of: 

The Border Crossing Art Project

6pm 

Friday 5th February 2010 

(A special opening will be held on Sat. 6th Feb for international and other friends who can not attend the opening on the 5th) 

The Art Center, 7th Floor, Center of Academic Resources (Central Library) Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

The exhibition is open for one month, with student and professional artist workshops being held during this time.

Tel. 0-2218-2965

Fax. 0-2218-2907

E-mail: mailto://info.artcenterchula@gmail.com

Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday 9.00-19.00 hr

Saturday 9.00-16.00 hr

Closed on Sunday & Public Holidays

http://www.car.chula.ac.th/art/en/?page_id=45 (for map)

The Border Crossing Art Project is touring to The Light Square Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia in late September 2010 then to New Zealand in 2011 (date and venue to be confirmed).  

Thank you for your support and we hope you get the opportunity to view the work at one of the venues and/or on-line at http://thebordercrossingartproject.blogspot.com/

The blog will be up-dated during the exhibitions and will be interactive for the public to participate.

The Border Crossing Art Project is generously supported by:

Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

The Light Square Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia 

The Helpmann Academy, South Australia 

The University of South Australia (who will be holding a VIP function in conjunction with the project).

The Border Crossing Art Project is curated by Wendy Grace Allen.  Collaborating artists are Dr Apichart Pholprasert (Thailand) and Helen Stacey (Australia)

You are also invited to attend the exhibition opening

Rural Go Go - An exhibition of glass and bronze sculptures and photography

Solo Exhibition by Wendy Grace Allen

Co-ordinated by Apichart Pholprasert

6pm Wed. 24th February 2010

(A special opening will be held on Sat. 27th Feb for international and other friends who can not attend the opening on the 24th) 

Jamjuree Gallery

Chulalongchorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

The exhibition will be open until the 15th March 2010.

Rural Go Go is generously supported by:

Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Cheers,

Wendy

I'm making a silicon mould of rice.

Kia ora koutou,

Welcome to my last post to end my time as a 30 day artist. Above is a picture of a silicon mould I'm making of rice that will be cast in bronze. It is a bit more involved to make the mould than it looks, as the correct amount of hardener needs to be added to the rubber as will as additional additives if the rubber is too thin. It can be very messy.

I've also been busy finishing an application relating to one of my up and coming exhibitions in Bangkok. That's another aspect of an artists life, finding galleries to show artwork and finding/making the money to fund the endeavour, which all takes time.

If you've been checking this blog and I haven't posted some days it's because I have a secret to share with you. I'm excited to tell you, I'm three and a half months pregnant. So, during the past month whilst I've been making all this art and travelling etc, I've had bad day and night morning sickness and exhaustion. Although I've wanted to post something everyday, I haven't managed to be able to.

I've posted images of my bronze sculpture, glass sculptures, and paintings over the past 30 days. Which of my artworks do like the best and why? You're comments are much appreciated. Thanks to those who have taken the time to write a comment and thank you everyone for looking at my blog postings. I hope you have found it interesting?

Information about me and the international The Border Crossing Art Project I'm curating and exhibiting in, which is opening in Bangkok in February 2010, can be found at http://thebordercrossingartproject.blogspot.com/, or you can find me on Twitter as "Remarque Studio".

If you're interested in collaborating in a project, would like to exhibit my work in your gallery or would like me to lead a workshop please contact me via a link from the sites above.

Best wishes for your life and your creative endeavours whatever they may be.

Hei konā mai, Wendy

Wendy Grace Allen

Detail added to bronze Gong Khao (Rice Box)

Inside detail added to Gong Khao (Rice Box)

Detail of rice pattern

I've found a way to "imprint" the rice onto the inside of the bronze rice box. If you look at the earlier post of this image on "Day 10", it is smooth and shiny inside.

Cheers
Wendy

Bronze Casting Process - This is how I make my bronze sculptures

1. A sculpture is made in clay or wax or some other media.
2. If the sculpture is made in a medium other than wax, a mould of silicon or plaster (or a combination of the two) is made of the sculpture, then the sculpture is removed from the mould and wax is poured into the cavity.
3. Any imperfections in the wax are touched up.
4. A pouring vent and channels to allow the molten bronze to flow into the sculpture (called runners) are made of wax and attached to the wax sculpture. The pouring vent becomes the spout that the bronze is poured in through. Vents to let air escape from the mould (called risers) are also added to the wax.
5. A ceramic mould is made of the wax. The ceramic mould has to be able to withstand having bronze poured into it at 1200 -1400 degrees celsius.
6. The wax is melted out of the ceramic mould.
7. Molten bronze is poured into the cavity of the ceramic mould.
8. Once cool, the ceramic mould is cracked open to reveal the bronze.
9. The runners and risers and the pouring vent are cut off.
10. Grinders are used to remove and smooth excess metal.
11. The sculpture is checked for imperfections such as small pin holes that may need filling in.
12. A coloured patina (chemical colour) is painted on and fused onto the sculpture with heat.
13. The finished bronze is signed with metal etching tools and polished.

Here is a link to a video I took of sculptures and some of the bronze casting process at the Asia Fine Arts Foundry in Attuhaya, Thailand: Bronze Casting in Attuhaya.

Cheers,
Wendy

Myth - Wendy Grace Allen

Here's a mixed media artwork that's almost complete. I have quite a few works in progress at the moment including the silicon moulds I'm making. Today, I was also working on a grant application for one of my exhibitions. Deadlines, deadlines... I also went to the printers to deliver and then pick up and for physiotherapy for my sore neck and back, which required three trips to the hospital (basically because the Dr and then the physio's weren't available and I had to return later). After all that, it's time for bed.

Goodnight,
Wendy

Banpao - Impressions of Rice Paddy Fields - Wendy Grace Allen

Here's another painting, it's based on my experience in Banpao village in North East Thailand. The village is surrounded by rice paddy fields and the rice is the major source of income for the majority of the villagers.

I'm still working on the silicon moulds to show you.

Until tomorrow,
Wendy

Blue and Red Abstract - Wendy Grace Allen

Here's one of my finished paintings. Cheers, Wendy

Arteri stall at the Malaysian Art Expo.

3-dimensional paintings in a suitcase - Wendy Grace Allen.

Arteri - Art in a Suitcase Expo stand showing my work.

Me and my suitcase of 18 small artworks.

Sculpture by Jesús Curiá from Spain.

Autumn's Fragrance by Korean artist Yoon, Byung Rock.

Malaysian artist Cheah Yew Saik, in front of his painting in the Special Tribute Pavillion to his work.

Hi. I have just got back from KL, where I took some work to be displayed in the Arteri stall at the Malaysian Art Expo.

There are 14 countries represented at the expo, which is on from 19th-23rd November at Matrade, Kuala Lumpur. Here's a few pictures to give you a glimpse of the work at the show. I enjoyed my visit to the expo. There was a diversity of work represented although paintings are predominant of varying quality from outstanding to plain boring. If you managed to go to the expo what was your opinion?

http://www.artexpomalaysia.com/

Cheers, Wendy

Hello KL (Kuala Lumpur),

I've just returned from dropping off a suitcase of paintings for the Arteri stand at the Malaysian Art Expo. Tomorrow I will go to the opening and have a look at the exhibits which come from around Sth East Asia. Maybe I'll bump into a couple of artists I know?

Cheers, Wendy

Oops, I thought I'd posted Day 16 yesterday, but realised this morning it was still in the draft folder. Here's a few more paintings that I've been working on.

Cheers, Wendy