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A beautiful day to be up on Taungurung country to see another wonderful artwork on the Great Victorian Rail Trail. This piece, Remnant by Cara Johnson is located near Bonnie Doon.

Global Art Projects is managing the Great Victorian Rail Trail Art Installations Project for Mitchell, Murrindindi and Mansfield Shire Councils with funding from the Victorian Government’s Regional Tourism Investment Fund.

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Photos: Fred Kroh @fotokroh

Cara Johnson
Remnant, 2023
Cast Iron Branch

An iron tracing of a branch from a drowned tree, found washed up on the shoreline of Lake Eildon.

Each contour of the branch was recorded in rope, which was cut off carefully to preserve the branch and then cast in iron. The branch was returned to water’s edge exactly where it was found.

Invasive pasture grasses have been replaced by local plants; a young grassland surrounds Remnant that will expand each year as the grassland species seed.

In time the trees still standing in the lake will be consumed by the water, but this iron tracing will remain. Its hollowness holding a memory of what was here.

This artwork has been possible with the support and knowledge of Peter De Garis, Fred Kroh, Uncle Mick Harding, Billman’s Foundry and Euroa Arboretum.

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We are excited to announce the following artists have been awarded places in our 2023 Artist in Residence program: ⁠
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Studio Brieditis & Evans (Katarina Brieditis & Katarina Evans) (Sweden)⁠
Donna Blackall (Yorta Yorta)⁠
Jacky Cheng (WA)⁠
Kait James (Wadawurrung)⁠
Cara Johnson (VIC)⁠
Misako Nakahira (Japan)⁠
Joanne Nethercote (ATW x APA Residency)⁠
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Studio Brieditis & Evans (Sweden) have been awarded the Irene Davies International Residency Scholarship.⁠
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The ATW offers artists and craftspeople working in any medium, and at any stage of their career, the chance to broaden their practice through our world-renowned residency program. Each year, artists immerse themselves in our vibrant studio – exchanging knowledge and skills with our tapestry weavers and engaging with local communities. ⁠
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To learn more about these artists please visit the ATW website via the link in bio.⁠
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@studiobrieditisandevans @donnablackall @jackychengart @kait_james @cara__johnson @nakahira_misako @artsprojectaust⁠
#ATW #australiantapestryworkshop #artistinresidence #residency #tapestry #contemporarytapestry #arts #contemporaryart #contemporaryartists #internationalartists

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Repost pic artist @cara__johnson
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#carajohnsonartist Jarosite Track (vessels) 2015, Paper thread, iron, fine silver, dirt. Image: Jeremy Dillon
W.E M Millan Collection

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Preview for upcoming exhibition:
“no attachment “
@papierwerk_glockenbach
Thursday 10th of June - 13th of June
4 pm - 8 pm

Cara Johnson
Hinterland III
2016
paper, iron, linen, dirt
Image by Jeremy Dillon

#jewelry #paperstudio #exhibition #contemporaryart #exhibition

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Katherine Hubble and Cara Johnson’s works installed for Emerging Jeweller and Objects at Assembly Point. Image by Sarah Weston.
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✨Proposals extended✨
No idea where January went?! Proposals now closing 7 February, 11.59pm AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time).
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Application info and form at link in bio.
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Image: Cara Johnson, ‘things to hold onto’ 2018, paper pulp, rust. Photo: Chloë Powell
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#radiantpavilion2021
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Herzlichen Dank unseren Gästen Helen Britton @helenbrittonartist (Schmuckkünstlerin aus München) und Diana Weis @nicotine_blonde (Modetheoretikerin aus Berlin) sowie allen Schmuckkünstler*innen und Schmuckenthusiast*innen, die beim 10. Wiener Schmuckstammtisch so zahlreich und interessiert mit dabei waren.

Ihr habt diesen Abend zu einem ganz besonderen und inspirierenden Erlebnis gemacht! 🙏❤️✨

10. Schmuckstammtisch vom Montag, 22. März 2021, 19:00 – 20:30 Uhr, via Zoom, zum Thema: „Im Auge der Betrachtenden? Schönheit im zeitgenössischen Schmuck“

Was ist schön und warum? Welche Vorstellungen von Schönheit sind unserer kulturellen Prägung eingeschrieben? Wie reagiert zeitgenössischer Schmuck auf solche Normierungen?

Welche Wertmaßstäbe liegen hinter dem Schönheitsbegriff im Schmuck? In welchem Verhältnis steht dabei der Körper als tragende, also reagierende Instanz zum Schmuck?

Können messbare Werte hier einen Anhaltspunkt liefern oder ist es gerade die Ausnahme, der Makel, welcher wahre Schönheit ausmacht? Diesen und noch mehr Fragen sind wir mit unseren beiden Gästen und allen Teilnehmer*innen nachgegangen.

Organisation und Moderation: @katharina_kielmann @jeweller_iane @katharinaschniebs @schmuckstammtischwien schmuckstammtisch.wien@posteo.at

Der nächste Schmuckstammtisch findet am Montag, 26. April 2021, 19:00 - 20:30 Uhr, via Zoom statt.

#helenbritton #dianaweis #schmuckstammtischwien #katharinakielmann #arianereither #katharinaschniebs #jewelry #jewellery #art #wearableart #arttowear #artjewellery #artjewerly #artist #contemporaryart #craft #contemporaryjewelry #contemporaryjewellery #jewelleryartist #jewelryartist #schmuck #schmuckkunst #schmuckstammtisch #modetheorie #mode #fashion #schoenheit #beauty #artisttalk

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What a thrill to be with this lineup pushing jewelry to a more equitable and expanded place. @simon.cottrell your curation is an honor to be a part of at @craft.act
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“Through their expanded propositions of self-identity, each of these artist’s works also hints at what may be missing from the dominant globalised preconception of ‘jewellery’ as merely a trend based decorative object, i.e., that conveying one’s true self through jewellery can be a means of heightening compassionate understandings of each other. Moreover, that the action of socially acknowledging the breadth and diversity of human identity can enable a more equitable and cohesive society.”
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#snagmember #contemporaryjewelry #contemporaryjewellery @jewelleryactivist #snagmember #ajfishere @waynestategalleries #craft @macraftstudieswwc @cranbrookmetals @snagmetalsmith @artjewelryforum @konstfack.craft @hdk_valand @cranbrook_art #subversion #subversive #solidarity #stayqueerasfuck #queer #hardfemmesoftbutch @criticalcraftforum @galleryloupe @sofia_platina @galerienoelguyomarch

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I've been really nourished by the conversations we've had in the gallery this month and I'm sure they'll continue in these last two days of the show.
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I've gathered lots of wonderful new leads from those who've contributed to the collective web we've been weaving on the gallery wall.
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Recent conversations have touched on Indra's net, Brain dendrites and human physiology, Aboriginal songlines, Greek mythology, Mind streams, the nature of Safety and Tantric links to the loom!
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I have a book list longer than my life and a stack of scribbled notes to decipher, which will be a pleasure After I've taken a rest next week :)
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"I’m always working with tensions, trying to draw lots of threads of thought together that are complicated and conflicting. My work is about heavy-handedness and damage done, but also about my own care and deep love for the environment. Having a broader understanding of land management practices helps to inform the narratives I’m working within, but the pieces I make are always drawn from my personal relationship to place and often connect back to individual trees and plants."
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Artist @cara__johnson is in conversation with @highlandergrounds on the Planthunter today and it's such a great read. Cara is an artist and contemporary jeweller who lives and works in the bush near the Otway Ranges in Victoria. Her sensitivity to land and materials, plants and place is obvious through her words and her work.

I want to go for a walk in the trees with Cara and and also give her a big hug to say thanks for the way she cares for the land. (Yes, I sound like a weirdo but it's weird times so I I'm going with it.)⁠
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Head over to the post via link in bio for some more on Cara and her work. ⁠⠀
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First and second images by Fred Kroh, third image by Matthew Stanton

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We spent the day working with artist @cara__johnson installing her work in the window of our Melbourne showroom! Each of these works - made from paper, wire and string - has spent time within the landscape as a way of returning materials to nature. Weather and time become visibly present, rust and rot creep in, resulting in earthy, delicate pieces. We will be exhibiting Cara's work as part of @craftvictoria Cubed Festival until August 21 - another reason to drop by! Swipe for more images #hubfurniture #hubexhibition #craftcubed #carajohnson

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