What's On Tablelands June July Issue 2017 | Page 3

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A Taste of Timber and Textile Travels
Opening Friday 2 June 2017, 5:30pm - 7:30pm at Tableland
Regional Gallery. Exhibit on display until the end of July.
By Louise Moller
An exciting exhibition is opening in June at the Tableland
Regional Gallery A Taste of Timber and Textile Travels by
local artists, Wesley Moller and Sandra Burchill.
A Taste of Timber features turned timber forms and sculptures
celebrating the natural environment of the Atherton Tableland and
the rich colour and gra in pattern of Australian timbers. The exhibition
features small and large timber artworks turned by local timber artisan,
Wesley Moller.
“I love sourcing and collecting a wide variety of timber from paddocks
and timber mills all over the north. I enjoy working with timbers such
as Queensland Maple, Flame She-Oak, Australian Red Cedar and a
variety of Australian Burls. Each piece of timber has its own unique
personality, which speaks to you as an artist and guides your creativity
in highlighting the colour and grain pattern,” said Wesley.
Malanda Show
7, 8, 9 July
www.malandashow.com.au
The premier agricultural event on
the Atherton Tablelands. Includes
equestrian, celebrity hand-milking
competition, fireworks and laser show,
street parade, motorcycle show,
car show and competition,
sideshow alley, woodchops
and more!
The natural beauty of the Atherton Tableland inspires Wesley. He has
incorporated dyes and inks into several of his timber pieces to highlight
the rainforest, lakes, sunsets and geographic features of the region.
A wood turner for more than twenty years, Wesley works from his
wood turning studio on his Peeramon property.
Textile Travels incorporates the rich landscapes of roads travelled by
Sandra in her quilted textile artworks. Sandra loves travel and fabric
and combines her two passions in this textile exhibition.
Inspired by the weatherman saying “fine and sunny elsewhere”,
Sandra set out to find the elusive “elsewhere” in her travels and mirror
that theme through her textile artworks in this exhibition.
“It is like painting with fabric, using pieced patches in a semi-abstract
representation of the land and quite often the landscapes will suggest a
certain fabric and texture,” Sandra said.
After dabbling in painting and macramé in her earlier life, Sandra
turned to fabric and the art of quilting and has never looked back.
Sandra chooses to work with a range of textures and colour palettes in
fabrics, laces, threads and shells in her rich Textile Travel landscapes.
Mareeba Rodeo
15 & 16 July
www.mareebarodeo.com.au
The Mareeba Rodeo has a history
dating back to 1949 and has become
a national icon on the rodeo calendar.
Plenty to watch over 2 days of full-on
action from 7:30am, including bull ride,
saddle bronc, steer wrestling, ladies
and & junior events.
All jewellery is designed and hand made by Kai Hagberg
who is a qualified Jeweller and Master Engraver with 35 years’
experience. If you can dream it, Kai can make it!
107 Robert Street, ATHERTON. Phone [phone] or 0407 123 178
All Ford Day
29 July
facebook.com/allfordday
The All Ford Club FNQ Inc are
holding their All Ford Day again in
Mareeba. Food and drinks available,
raffle prizes and lots of cars!
Held at Hansen Ford, 9am to 2pm.
Contact Michelle on
0438 153 204 for details.