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In the spirit of dress-ups John Smith embraces Xmas!

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Connee-Colleen made a Santa outfit for "John John 1984" and she used to dress up her sculptures on festive occasions. In Connee's post graduate writings from the Canberra School of Art she wrote:

Worked six hours on "John John" clay at Forbes House outside. John is ill in Queanbeyan Hospital. Thanksgiving dinner today at Forbes House. I dressed up as Santa Claus, pillows to disguise me, and went over to John John in hospital and stood in the doorway. "Gerday Connee", he said. "John John, I'm in disguise", rushing over to him and throwing my arms around him, "How do you know it's me?" "Connee I know, I can feel when you come near my room", and the old gnarled hands reached up and touched my home-made beard and he said, "Romney wool, Connee, bit greasy, not a good quality wool." Senility? or lack of stimulus - give an old wool classer some sheep's wool, be it in the form of a Santa Claus beard, and a mind comes to life.

 

Sculpture: "John John 1984" by Connee-Colleen, Ciment fondue 

Final days of 'Sweetheart' - closing 4pm this Friday

Patrick Morison is a Queanbeyan artist that won The Hive Exhibition Award in the 2019 QPRC Regional Arts Awards. This is your last chance to see his exhibition before we close the gallery for the holidays. 

 

Image: Sweetheart Verde by Patrick Morison 2019, Acrylic on canvas 61cm x 45.5cm

274 Crawford St, Queanbeyan NSW 2620

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