I will try to keep my mosaic activities up to date on facebook….

So if you feel like becoming a friend of mine on facebook please send me a request or become a fan.

….Its great reading about mosaics and what everyone is up to but much more fun actually doing it yourself!!

If you have a photograph of yourself or your child, Aunt, Grandmother, dog or who ever with my dog Larry La Trobe, the bronze dog in the city square….please send it to me.

I am collecting photographs of the dog that I can use for an exhibition at my gallery.

You can either email them to me @

pamela.irving@bigpond.com

or post them to 68 Patterson Rd, Bentleigh.

Please only provide copies…NOT originals as I would like to keep them.

The students from Mc Kinnon have also finished many of their tiles.

We have been putting the new tiles up and have filled another couple of sections of the walls….you are welcome to visit.

Thankyou to all the students who participated and their teachers Karen Levy, Mc Kinnon Secondary College and Maria Morabito, Sandringham Secondary College.

Many people have visited over the past few weeks to see the courtyard.

Please feel free to leave a comment on the student’s work.

Feel free to visit during this time.

My courtyard of “Birds of a Feather” is also growing with new mosaic tiles being made by Year 8 students from Mc Kinnon Secondary College with their teacher Karen Levy and also students from Sandringham Secondary College with their teacher Maria Morabito.

It is a fantastic projects which seems to be growing. It is a great example of what can be done in a small space.

The courtyard also has mosaic tiles for sale and bird baths etc….all are suitable for exterior use.

In the gallery at the moment are a huge lot of new framed images by Pamela Irving

Small etchings start at $200 and large framed drawings  up to $1800.

There are also some new mosaic dogs for sale. Prices start at $1200

You are most welcome to visit the gallery and browse.

Happy New Year to all!

I have just returned from a few weeks away. I travelled to Tunisia to see the mosaics of Ancient Roman Africa, in particular Carthage, the Punic Village of Kerkouane and the wonderful mosaics and Colosseum of El Jem then went to the Naples area to see the sites of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae.  From there went to Rome to spend just over a week looking at mosaics and art. In particular the site of Ostia Antica. It was a wonderful holiday and of course very inspiring.

I look forweard to making new works inspired by what I have seen.

The gallery has just been re-hung and works on paper both paintings and etchings are currently on show.

Please call me on 03 9557 2688 if you would like to visit the gallery and of course the Birds of a Feather Courtyard!

Until Christmas there is an exhibition of my own work in the Gallery.

Currently there are new mosaic tiles and paintings on paper for sale.

I am taking a short break over January.

There will however,  be an exhibition on at my gallery during January.

“The Old & the New”

by

Janine Wallace

Drawing on the new Decade.

Opening January 2^nd + 3^rd from

10am – 5pm

The exhibition continues until Friday 15^th January.

The gallery hours are

Wednesday – Saturday 11am – 6pm

@ Pamela Irving Studio + Gallery

68 Patterson RD

Bentleigh 3204

Please direct all enquires to Janine Wallace

Mobile 0414 686936

Please note that this is an independent exhibition. Direct all enquires and sales to Jane Wallace on the above mobile number.

“The Russian Ark and Turkish Tales” exhibition at my gallery runs until November 30th.

The exhibition contains works on paper and mosaics.

The Gallery is open from Tuesday - Saturday 10am -4pm. during this exhibition.

You can also view the “Birds of a Feather Courtyard” whilst viewing the show.

Please call me if you require further information 03 9557 2688

 Newly released   (October 16th 2009)

“Australian Ceramics, Glasswork + Pottery” Magazine

Volume 11 No 2

It contains an article on the “Birds of a Feather” project done at my studio this year as well as a 5 page article on my own work titled  “Mosaics with Roman Flair” by Susan Cordes.

The magazine is available at newsagents or subscription.

Solo Mosaico, the beautiful mosaic magazine printed in Russia has featured me on a website with 11 other mosaic artists from around the world.

They are all very highly regarded practitioners and I feel very pleased to be included amongst this group.

In January this year I was invited to their studio, The Bars Studio in St Petersburg,  to create works for the 2^nd International Contemporary Mosaic Exhibition held in  April in Moscow.The exhibition was

at the Schusev State Architecture Museum in Vozdvizhenka Street, Moscow

It was a very exciting residency . I had six full time assistants and the Studio Director, Alexander Vassiliev working with me on my project.

http://www.solo-mosaico.com/pamela-irving

An article about my work will feature in the third edition of Solo Mosaico Magazine.

My presentation at the forthcoming MAANZ Symposium to be held in Brisbane in October will discuss my residency and the works made for the Bars Studio, St Petersburg.

The photo above is of my gallery courtyard….

If you would like to make a Bird tile for one of the walls please feel free to do so! These tiles have been made by about 70 different people so far.

Students from Mc Kinnon High and Sandringham Secondary College are currently making more. I am looking forward to seeing their birds.

New limited Edition art work

In the gallery at the moment is a new limited edition stretched canvas work.

100% UV resistant.

Titled “Larry’s Adventures on the High Seas”

76cm x 53cm                                          $300

Limited to 100

Hand signed and numbered by Pamela Irving

BIRDS OF A FEATHER IMAGES!

These are some images of the Birds of a Feather Courtyard!

There are lots of new works in the gallery at the moment including a new range of limited edition works on canvas.

Please feel free to call me on 03 9557 2688 to make a time to browse or to find out when the gallery is open.

I am currently making quite a few new sculptures and mosaic murals for various commissions around Melbourne so the gallery is not always open at the moment, as some require me to be on site.

The Birds of a Feather Courtyard is continuing to attract attention.

Two schools have recently contacted me regarding students making more tiles for the walls. Students from both McKinnon Secondary College and Sandringham Secondary College are going to be making new works for the courtyard. I am very thrilled that these schools will be contributing to the beautiful wall that currently exists.  Hopefully, by the end of the year, another wall will be completed.

If you are interested in mosaics and want to learn more ….why not join the Mosaic Association of Australia and New Zealand (MAANZ) www.maanz.org.

Life membership is only $110

I am currently the Vice President of MAANZ.

In October this year we are holding a Symposium in Brisbane.

Please come along….It should be great fun as well as an informative Symposium.

And please note a date for your diary- On Saturday the 31^st October, 2009 and Sunday, 1^st November, 2009, I am having a two day opening at my Gallery for an exhibition of my works on paper together with mosaic work, titled 

“Turkish Tales and Russian Ark” celebrating my recent trips to Turkey, and to St.Petersburg where I was Artist-in-Residence. 

Birds of a Feather Courtyard

During the exhibition held by MAANZ members in my gallery earlier this year,  a whole wall of my courtyard has been covered in mosaic tiles. It is truly wonderful!

It has attracted many visitors as well as a few real birds.  Approximately 65 people assisted by making a tile for the walls. The tiles have been installed and now there are plans to extend the project to cover all walls. You are most welcome to create a tile in your own time for the wall. All donations of tiles are gratefully accepted. The only condition for inclusion is that it must be a bird image and suitable for outdoor conditions.

Over the past few months I have had a few year 10 work experience students who have also created tiles for the next wall.

Look out for a forthcoming article about the project in “Australian Ceramics and Pottery Magazine”

My five mentorees Livia Mosely, Jean Smullen, Lucy Cleary, Christina Renowden and Leanne Beyer were fantastic to work with.

I am currently making a CD of information and images which will be available for sale soon in my gallery.

This is very much a “work in progress”….so stay tuned!

Brighten up your backyard with your very own mural. Learn the process of how to design and construct a Mosiac Mural using a direct lay technique. This is a full day workshop designing and constructing a 40cm mini mural on mesh and instructions will be given on grouting, finishing and installing your masterpiece.

Held at Kew Ceramics: 105 Denmark Street, Kew.

For bookings, phone: 9852 8082

Have you wanted to use and know more about this wonderful hand made glass tesserae??

In this workshop you will be using Mexican Smalti to create your own fabulous work of art.

For the workshop you will be supplied with 1kg of Mexican Smalti and 500g mix of gold and lushious glass pebbles to work with directly onto mesh.

This workshop is suitable for both beginners and those with some experience, who would like to experience working with this wonderful material. Using her experience and expertise, Pamela will assist you, to get you creating wonderful smalti mosaics.

Be inspired by Pamela?s quirky and fun approach to creating your very own work of art.

Cost: $295.00 (includes materials listed above)

Sunday 15th June - 10am - 5pm; or

Sunday 24th August - 10am - 5pm

Have you wanted to use and know more about this wonderful hand made glass tesserae??

In this workshop you will be using Mexican Smalti to create your own fabulous work of art.

For the workshop you will be supplied with 1kg of Mexican Smalti and 500g mix of gold and lushious glass pebbles to work with directly onto mesh.

This workshop is suitable for both beginners and those with some experience, who would like to experience working with this wonderful material. Using her experience and expertise, Pamela will assist you, to get you creating wonderful smalti mosaics.

Be inspired by Pamela?s quirky and fun approach to creating your very own work of art.

Cost: $295.00 (includes materials listed above)

Sunday 15th June - 10am - 5pm; or

Sunday 24th August - 10am - 5pm

Two full days in mosaic heaven ! In the first session of this workshop, participants will learn how to construct a wire sculpture with a design of your own, which will then be covered in a plaster/paper mix. Participants in the second session will then mosaic the form and learn how to grout the piece. Suitable for beginners or those with experience. Pamela will help stimulate your imagination to produce a unique piece for your home.

Cost: $375 includes materials and tesserae for workshop project (larger items made may incur additional costs)

Next workshop dates

Sunday 16th & 23rd November 20008 10am-5pm