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I took a few photos of the exhibition at the opening and after all the excitement of winning the Curator's Prize I never got back to it. This is the Out of Hand exhibition organised by Stitching and Beyond Hobart. I love these baskets ...   As well as hunting down my own pieces, these are some of the entries that took my eye at the time.  My apologies to those whose names i did not get - if you know please let me know to update my images.   my blog post does not do the exhibition justice - do get along to see it if you are in Hobart.  a few more links here to explore about the 2025 Out of Hand Exhibition - Christie Lange  Salamanca Arts Centre Stitching and Beyond

 click the image to see all Collage at Blackfisharts Gallery

  Swiss Miss (Implosure) 40″x34″; collage on a print of a collage on rag paper; 2015 published  KOLAJ February 2018 On a trip to Switzerland to visit my lovely daughter and future son-in-law in 2013 I was creating collages in between sight seeing.  The final piece above started with this original that came together from Swiss magazines in my collage journal.  Stage1. Stage2. - once i was home again i scanned the original collage and added the red background, smoothed around the image and heightened the contrast in areas.  The image (above) was printed on 40x34" rag paper and I went to work on it - adding more collage elements, stencilling and pastel accents. The final piece, framed in a lovely hardwood, was exhibited in Tasmania in 2017.  See a short (silent) video here  exploring the details. 

beginnings. Loving the immediacy of this one ...  tomorrow is the dangerous stage ... fear and fiddling ... i try not to ...  lets see where this goes 

Heading to Hobart to deliver works for 4 of us from the Northwest. The Stitching and Beyond annual exhibition called "Out of Hand" opens on Thursday 25 September 6pm at Long Gallery Salamanca Place, Hobart. a sneak peek here - i will post each one in full once the exhibition opens. I have been stitching for many years - my night time activity while watching shows on TV.  This is the first time i have chosen to exhibit textile works - it took some figuring out how to hang them; each requiring 'something different'.   

i write poetry - freeverse and mainly shortform - haiku, haiga, tanka, haibun ...  i have been writing for over 25 years and have over 120 published.  ergo its a long slow haul trying to organise all my poems into one place - here. do you write haiku ?  i would love to see some of yours. and let me know what you think of these here - stay tuned, more to come as i trawl through the paperwork. click the haiku above to go to my poetry . blackfisharts is Regina Piroska ( Gina ) is emerald13

Places are starting to fill for this upcoming workshop  in Turners Beach Tasmania - thank you - all consumables and materials are provided such as bookboard, drawing papers (200gsm), matboard & foam core (recycled) for lightweight covers, glue, thread, etc  and i have been having fun creating handmade papers for use in covers and/or wraparounds for signatures or collage to embellish your books with. DETAILS of the workshop HERE . message me if you have any questions

  W O R K S H O P   1  Sunday 14 September 10-4pm small groups preferred  held in the artist's studio, Turners Beach Tasmania  In the workshop you create two books - an A4 size accordion sketchbook with pockets & hard covers - bonus paper weaving embellishment PLUS  a scrap landscape sketchbook with lightweight hard covers BOOKBOARD ACCORDION FOLD SKETCHBOOK   This A4 sketchbook containing 62 pages is created using bookboard for the pages in accordion/concertina format that creates valleys to take 6 signatures and    we create 3 pockets as part of the structure, PLUS, from the scrap cuttings you create a paper weaving element on the cover.       video of the book here      second book - SCRAP LANDSCAPE SKETCHBOOK This highly practical size sketchbook is created from the cut off's from creating book one (above).    This book contains 22 pages in a long landscape format and is covered using ...

  a lovely drive to Longford, a visit to  Blenheim Gallery  to see the last days of an exhibition titled " Eyes in Both Directions"  by  Paul Bishop  (paintings) and  Geoff Farquar-Still  (sculptures)  I loved Paul's work at this exhibition - love his approach to painting, to how he thinks about the process and his works, his sense of humour and openness about the process. Read his artist statement of the works here. ©Gina (images 2025) See the catalogue of works that were exhibited at BLenheim Gallery. Paul Bishop and his work is known to me as I was fortunate enough to be part of the Snakepit in the 90s where he was also a contributing artist, along with many well known artists in the north of Tasmania. This period of my life was the most rewarding, creative and inspiring that set me on a path of 'knowing' what i wanted to do (whilst working a fulltime job). The group of artists, (that grew to a very large number) were non-judgemental, we...

i have said this before.  In trying to simplify it gets a little complicated  In creating a 'website' I have, in 2025, transitioned back to blogger as i am finding various website providers far too expensive and promises made remain unfulfilled as well as charging extra for basic pre-requisites.  Blackfisharts Art Gallery hosts any works for sale, finished works and exhibitions I have been in.  All in the process of being created and/or updated.   Studio work about My Art & Others is just as the title says. Regent Park Tasmania is about lifestyle - of an artist and those she lives with, its about discovering #countryliving since moving to this place 3 years ago and exploration of a sense of place and our place within it. I work across media, including painting (oils, watermedia, pastel), book making, collage, assemblage, slow stitching, photography and writing. Emerald13 is my pseudo for poetry - having written short form for many many years with ov...

This print came out of a residency and ultimately an exhibition at Cradle Mountain. Titled:  MAPPING TIME (the road to Cradle) click the image for details .  I was fortunate enough to be accepted for 2 residencies at  Cradle Mountain  which was such a wonderful experience.  Each residency was 4 and 6 weeks duration during 2017 and 2019 culminating in an exhibition in 2020 at the Cradle Mountain Hotel Gallery.  Blog articles on the residencies and solo exhibition, culminating from the gum trees on the road to Cradle. This is a limited edition of 13 prints -  details &  purchase here

  workshop4 - workshop4 - workshop4 - workshop4 - Create a book out of a single sheet of AO x250gsm cartridge paper with hard covers.  Then we do some contour drawings within the book - draw from home magazines or your own photos of the rooms in your home. CONTOUR DRAWING in a handmade sketchbook with lightweight hard covers utilising your own drawings.  Bring your own photographs to work with, house design magazine or use whats in the studio to create your finished sketchbook. a video on this book here your list of things to bring : a cutting mat a stanley knife (must have sharp blades) a steel ruler a clean rag, a mug and your lunch wear comfy clothes & shoes contact me if you are interested.

On many drives up to, and during 2 residencies at Cradle Mountain   it was the gum tree that became my focus and ultimately a solo exhibition.... I love these shapes and noticed the impermanence of some of the trees as i travelled the road back and forth from Devonport, over an 18 month period. see some of the exhibition artworks here. explore limited edition prints here