The Old Schoolhouse Gallery invites you to imagine - The Community Leader and Real Estate New and Views

Mike Scott, Catherine Snobohm and Jorgen de Voss. Photo: Supplied.

FROM THE OLD SCHOOLHOUSE GALLERY

Happy New Year from all the members of the Old SchoolHouse Gallery. We trust you had a wonderful Christmas season with family and friends and are looking forward with hopeful anticipation to all that 2025 will bring.

The gallery reopened on the Thursday January 16 with new work and a new exhibition titled Imagine.

Wellington Point photographer, Mike Scott, a long-time gallery member, along with guest artists Catherine Snobohm and Jorgen de Voss from Wynnum, and Kaylene Higgs from Russell Island, will begin the year with an exciting exhibition that encompasses Mike’s landscape photography, Catherine’s paintings and textile art creations, Jorgen’s stunning silver jewellery and Kaylene’s hot glass artwork.

Mike said he draws inspiration for his photographs from the beautiful and diverse nature of the Australian landscape, but in particular from the glorious coastline of the Redlands and the Bay Islands as captured in many of his panoramic landscape images.

Catherine uses her vivid imagination to create beautiful paintings and textile artwork, appliqué and collage to delight the senses. She has held numerous exhibitions in her native Sweden, but also worldwide in countries ranging from the USA through Europe to Japan. Regardless of the art medium however, her artwork never fails to fascinate the observer.

Jorgen specialises in designing unique silver jewellery with loving care and creativity. He has over 50 years’ experience as a designer and lecturer in art and craft design at universities in Denmark, Sweden and Australia. He uses his imagination to create unique jewellery in his workshop @Boda Silver, all of which is finished to the highest professional standards.

Kaylene is a Russell Island-based hot glass artist who works from her home studio creating bespoke jewellery and quirky kiln formed glass artwork. She attributes much of her work to her childhood adventures, the colours of the Great Barrier Reef and tropical rainforests.

“The colours I am most attracted to are calming blues and sea colour greens that I call my ‘mermaid colours’. I use aqua teal, turquoise, violet, lilac and purple, with a bright splash of pink, gold and magenta to liven things up.”

The exhibition will run until Sunday February 23.

The gallery is open on Thursdays through Sundays and all public holidays from 9:30am to 4:30pm, and there are ample free parking spaces at and around the gallery, located at 124-126 Shore Street North, Cleveland.

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