A free exhibition will take flight in Curlewis to celebrate the power of dreams and explore the beauty of aspirations, freedom and transformation.
Artisans of Australia Gallery will host Feathered Dreams from March 26 to April 21, with the exhibition officially opening on March 28 from 6pm.
Artist Cherie Budd said the exhibition was about birds and colour, symbolising the journey of letting dreams soar.
“The best bit for me when I’m doing a print is when I just peel that paper back when I’ve done that print and it’s either worked or it hasn’t,” she said.
“I’ve always had a bit of a fascination with birds because of all their beautiful and bright coloured feathers as a very colourful person myself.
“I am also going to have some photos up that my brother, who is a photographer, has taken of birds… So, there will be some photos of things from which I’ve drawn my inspiration to do my artwork.
“I hope people get the same joy as I do when I look at something and that it makes them realise things don’t always have to be what you think they are, and you need to be just whoever you are.”
Ms Budd said the exhibition inspired people to reflect on their dreams while capturing birds’ movements, linking them to the human form.
Artworks featured in the collection will include intricately carved, hand-inked and painted lino prints and three-dimensional sculptures.
Jena Carr
