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Sofie Dieu
- Jan 5, 2018
- 2 min
Microcosm: night sky trapped in a rock [painting]
Microcosm was not going to make the cut. I found a river rock with a night sky trapped in it and, inspired by my recent readings about Chinese calligraphers, I wanted to show how a macroscopic element can represent something as vast as a night sky. That is how much I knew about the final 'look' of my painting before getting my brushes out. I painted the mineral sky ... going back on it a few times, without success. It was there, floating in the white of the watercolour paper,
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Sofie Dieu
- Dec 29, 2017
- 2 min
77 days before opening night [Calling for Rain]
I received recently a series of inquiries about my project Calling for Rain. This post explains what this project is about and where I am at 77 days away from the opening of the exhibition. So, what is it? Following the recent drought and risks of summer fires, Calling for Rain is an art and cathartic project that support the East Gippsland community while it faces high environmental anxiety. Last August, I ran a series of workshops in the Tambo Valley and it was an eye opene
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Sofie Dieu
- Dec 22, 2017
- 2 min
What do Finns get to do in East Gippsland?
A few weeks ago, I talked to Maureen Shepherd from Fairfield Finns, known by all craft and wool enthusiasts as the unmissable Bullengarook's finn sheep farm in Victoria. These small sheep, originally from Finland, make some luscious wool. In your hands, it feels like a white cloud on a breezy day. Maureen generously supports my project Calling for Rain. She has given some free wool for the East Gippsland's community workshops that I will be running in March next year... and w
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