The Way You Make Me Feel Sometimes

The Way You make me Feel Sometimes, 2011. Wool.  Dimensions variable.

The Way You make me Feel Sometimes, 2011. Wool.  Dimensions variable. (In motion)

The Way You make me Feel Sometimes, 2011. Wool.  Dimensions variable. (Crush installation Shot)

I Wanted to Bake For You

I wanted to bake for you- all of you. 

Alas this was not so practical. 

If you made it to my show Warmth and Welcome the other day at The Front Gallery and Cafe you may have been in for a shot at a home made delight if you participated in my guessing game. 

It went like this:

GUESS HOW MANY

For your chance to win a delectable dish (I wanted to Bake For You)

How many individual pieces were sewn together to create Wall Wool?

If you get it right I may even bake for you...      

You may be wondering who I baked for. And the winner is.........

 George Rose 

with an almost perfect guess of 

1470

Congratulations.  Enjoy!

I Wanted to Bake For You. 2011. Water colour on paper in frame,

 your correct guess, one vegan chocolate cake.

CRUSH

I have a bit of crochet art in this show coming up- make sure you get yourself along!

here & there artist run initiative presents CRUSH a group exhibition at The ANU School of Art Foyer Gallery.
Opening Tuesday 19th July 6pm.
Exhibition continues Wednesday 20th - Saturday 30th July 2011

The Warmth That Was

Cosy and art clad, it was a family frenzy.

Enjoying toasty treats and terrific company, my first solo show turned out quite delightfully.

Thanks for stopping by to everyone who could make it!

 

Stay tuned for more photos shortly- in the mean time, you can find a few words on the show each by

Yolande Norris at Useless Lines -here

Also Annika Harding at her blog -Thewriteart -here

Warmth and Welcome in wool

Wooooolies(detail from zine) 2011 Fiona Veikkanen

I can't wait to see you this Thursday night for wool based art and laughs.

6 pm at The Front Gallery and Cafe!

Warmth and Welcome

What: Warmth and Welcome

Who: Fiona Veikkanen

Where: The Front Gallery and Café, Wattle Street, Lyneham Shops.

When:  6-11 July 2011, opening drinks Thursday 7^th 6pm.

Open 6:30-late Mon-Fri, 7:30-late Sat, 8:30-late Sun.

I Hope to see you at the opening for some tasty homemade treats!

Wild woollen objects, sculpted, stitched and crocheted, will occupy the inviting Front Gallery and Café in Warmth and Welcome.  This exhibition is about warmth - warmth and welcome, comfort and coziness - on a chilly Canberra evening.  The artworks convey the ways we keep warm, and the nourishment derived from a lovingly handmade object. Artist Fiona Veikkanen is making a name for herself working with tactile, homely materials, and making the familiar seem strangely new and wonderful. Resonating with the intensity of making, Veikkanen’s objects retain the spirit of the act of creation.  Woollen garments, blankets and yarn have been collected and transformed into a show that includes sculpture, textiles, books and drawing. So don your worst woollens for a warm-hearted welcome.

CCAS Studio Residency

The mess that is all mine at CCAS studio Gorman House.

I currently have a studio at CCAS Gorman House. I am loving being hard at work towards my upcoming show at The Front in July. So far my studio time has included:

multiple cups of tea and coffee
drawing with textas
painting -a bit
attempting to make books
cutting and sewing various inflatables, blankets, jumpers and mattresses
writing about my day
eating hawthorn berries from the tree outside my window.

My studio residency continues until the end of july -I would most welcome a visit from you.