Tree to Brooch

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Marian Hosking

For this exhibition, Marian has presented a collection of more than a dozen works using Australian timbers and depicting each species in the leaves, nuts or flowers of that tree.
 
‘Working towards this exhibition at Bilk Gallery, I have enjoyed a fresh engagement with the materiality of my crafted objects. Within this interest I have focussed on the diverse colours and textures in the timber of specific Australian trees'.
Some of these woods have specific meaning within Australian and family history and heritage. For example, the Eucalyptus (or ‘Gum’ tree) has become synonymous with Australia, and is repeatedly used in iconic depictions of Australian landscapes.  There are over 800 varieties, including an ancient, almost fossilised, Red Gum that has a deep almost ebony blackness. Australia’s evergreen Grevillea are better known as decorative floral plants but there are about 360 species in the genus — including the tall Grevillea robusta, which grows into the majestic ‘Silky Oak’ with a beautifully figured timber. The forests of Tasmania still have ancient remnants of Gondwana in its Huon Pine (Lagarostrobos franklinii), Celerytop Pine (Phyllocladus aspleniifolius) and Myrtle Beech (Nothofagus cunninghamii).

Opening Hours: 10 November - 16 December.
The exhibition will be open on the 11th and 12th of November, 11.00am-5.00pm.
Opening hours following the opening weekend will be from 17 November until 16 December Friday and Saturdays 11.00am - 5.00pm, Sundays by private appointment.