Meg Viney

A collection of works and musings from an artist.

Vessels for Containment

I was invited by Latrobe Regional Gallery to have an exhibition of Vessels, some borrowed from collections and some new works.   I was delighted because the form of the Vessel has been revisited throughout my ...

Sipapu

Years ago, whilst living and studying in U.S.A., I was strongly influenced by Native American Culture with its gentle approach to the world, its belief that spirit is inherent in all things, and with the ...

Nov, 08 · in Artworks

Vessels for Containment

I was invited by Latrobe Regional Gallery to have an exhibition of Vessels, some borrowed from collections and some new works.   I was delighted because the form of the Vessel has been revisited throughout my ...

Jan, 20

Pine Needle Baskets

During my time in America, I was captured by the ingenuity of the Native American people, who made pine needle baskets, covering them with pine pitch, to make them waterproof and thus suitable for water ...

Nov, 07

Echoes from the Garden

Orchard prunings as skeletal forms, paper from plants cast over the forms, create an echo from the source. Prunings are collected, shaped and allowed to dry for months before being skeletonized. Plant fibres are collected, ...

Nov, 07

Sentinels of the Landscape

Containment has always been a central concern in my work. This form of containment ensures emotional, spiritual and physical security. These figures, although not ostensibly vessels, have the capacity to contain. What they contain is ...

Nov, 07

Shamanic Transformation Series

The series entitled ‘Shamanic Transformation’ was again inspired by a dream – translucent figures through which light emanated, the figures more like shells than solid forms. The dream, I realized, referred to the Native American ...

Nov, 07

Heaven on a String

When I retired from teaching, there was a glorious sense of freedom, I was unfettered as a kite. Simultaneously I was invited to exhibit at Art Affairs Gallery in Melbourne, and this series is the ...

Nov, 07

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