Beastly Boutique.

{In the borrowed costume of the Buffoon, designed by Mikhail Larionov, with a Teyu (Teius teyou) upon the shoulder.}


{In the borrowed costume of the White Poodle, designed by André Derain, from the one act ballet La Boutique fantasque c.1919.}

With Plan B successfully implemented, two new collages to add to the ever-growing Salvaged Relatives suite, created especially for Beastly, a forthcoming exploration of animals at Delmar Gallery.

(Plan A)

Beastly opens on the 22nd of November, and runs until Sunday the 7th of December 2014.

Beastly: varmits, critters and strays in art
From Sunday 23rd November to Sunday 7th December, 2014
Delmar Gallery, Trinity Grammar School, 144 Victoria Street, Ashfield, New South Wales



{Louise's three beautiful pencil drawings bring the sorrow to the beastly with a Great Auk triptych, That was the very last pair (I), One smooth fated egg (3rd July 1844), and That was the very last pair (II), 2014.}


{You're invited.}

Speaking of the animal kingdom,
+ Gorillas in the Crossfire, New York Times (Virunga, one of fifty-three films seen at this year's MIFF)
+ Can you knit woollen mice for kittens in need of homes? RSPCA Victoria's Hickory Dickory Dock callout to knitters
+ Reared by puppets: To breed condors in captivity, we must pull on the strings of nature, but does that matter if we save a species?
+ How to write a cat, Alison Croggon, Overland

Speaking of the working process,
+ Face down, toying with a black and white collage palette
+ Cleaning up the zine archives, it is good to see the Lesser bird-of-paradise, and to imagine his distinctive yellow cape