Melon as Anything https://www.verandahmagazine.com.au Byron Bay & Beyond Sun, 27 Mar 2016 05:43:10 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.2 The Garden (show) of Earthly Delights https://www.verandahmagazine.com.au/garden-show-earthly-delights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=garden-show-earthly-delights https://www.verandahmagazine.com.au/garden-show-earthly-delights/#respond Thu, 19 Nov 2015 20:32:29 +0000 https://www.verandahmagazine.com.au/?p=5040 It was a perfect spring evening for the opening of Art Piece Gallery’s Garden Show – the scent of flowers filled the air, and...

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It was a perfect spring evening for the opening of Art Piece Gallery’s Garden Show – the scent of flowers filled the air, and the artworks were a cascade of colour and movement.  Catch it if you can – the exhibition ends next Friday, November 27. Sharon Whittle 'Summer'; mixed media on canvas, 50x50cm. Robyn Sweaney 'Garden Red'; collage and acrylic on paper, 33x24cm. Gatya Kelly 'Magnolia Florentina'; oil on canvas, 45x45cm. Darren Porter 'Temple ll'; oil on canvas, 60x70cm. Belinda Black 'Terraced Garden'; oil on linen, 76x102cm. Emma Walker 'Above and Beyond'; oil on linen 90x90cm. Darren Porter 'Temple l'; oil on canvas 60x70cm. Gatya Kelly 'Magnolia Bella, oil on linen, 102 x 76cm.; oil on canvas

Nadine Abensur’s Garden Show concept has been such a success that the gallery owner had to postpone the opening twice.  “It was originally intentded to feature just four artists,” says Abensur, “but it’s literally blossomed, and we’ve got over 20 local artists in the show.  I love the fact that we have experienced artists such as as Rose McKinley, Robyn Sweaney and Emma Walker alongside the budding talents of Byron School of Art student Sharon Whittle, and papercut artists Sabine Brosche.”

As well as the artwork on the walls Abensur asked visitors to bring along a flower to place in the gallery, and the result was an organic flower installation, which spilled out into the street, and over the table where Abensur’s own floral contribution, a massive cyndrical floral cake, and the extraordinary creations from Melon as Anything (melonasanything.com) – along with peach-infused champagne, kept the floral theme happening.

Watermelon carving by Melon as Anything. Nadine Abenseur's floral cake. Pumpkin Goddess by Melon as Anything.

It’s been a busy year for Northern Rivers artists and Verandah Magazine and Art Piece Gallery would like to congratulate Celia Morgan for being named a finalist in the Wynne Prize(with a landscape painting, first shown at art piece gallery); Robyn Sweaney for being highly commended in The Paddington Art Prize; Hilary Hermann for First prize in painting in The Coraki Art Prize; Di Ingram for First Prize in drawing in The Coraki Art Prize; Sharon Wittle for Second Prize in drawing in The Coraki Art Prize.


Art Piece Gallery is in Burringbar Street, Mullumbimby.  Phone: 6684 3446. For more information about these and other artists in The Garden Show, go to artpiecegallery

To see more of Melon as Anything’s edible sculpture work and details on their wedding and event catering call: 0431 565 414 or go to: melonasanything

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