Amidst the seemingly endless preparation for this weekend's APW
Print Fair, I momentarily pause, catch my breath and recall the lively opening of Goldfields Printmakers last Saturday, 4 October at Firestation Print Studio. I'm
very proud to be part of the GP group and this super show. It was fantastic to meet the
Firestation Workshop Manager Edith May at long last, catch up again with many
of the talented Goldfields Printmakers and see so many other faces, both
familiar and unfamiliar.
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| Firestation Print Studio, Armadale |
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| James Pasakos and fellow GP artist Jackie Gorring discuss James's work (far right) |
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| Goldfields Printmaker and Treasurer David Pudney (centre). My two prints are on the far right, top row. Directly underneath them are two superb prints by Loris Button |
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| Firestation Print Studio Vice-President Myra Kaufman (in white shirt, third from left), James Pasakos (fourth from right) and Antoinetta Covino-Beehre (third from right) were among the throng |
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| Dr Carole Wilson delivers the opening address to an engaged and appreciative audience, including Annie Drum (third from left)... |
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| …Antoinetta Covino-Beehre (left) and (far right): Shane Jones, Jackie Gorring and David Pudnam |
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| Fourth from left: GP artist Janette Wotherspoon, Nola with her sister GP artist Loris Button and Antoinetta Covin-Beehre |
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| James Pasakos and DK |
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| James Pasakos, Carole Wilson and DK |
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| Far left: Firestation Print Studio Manager Edith May |
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| It was an unexpected treat to see Geoff and Bronwyn LaGerche. Geoff was Head of Printmaking at Chisholm Institute (now Monash University) in my undergraduate days. He hasn't changed a bit. |
Thank you to the GP members who worked so hard towards this, with
special thanks to our fearless leader, the tireless James Pasakos and to Dr.
Carole Wilson for her terrific opening address. For those who haven't yet had a chance to see the show, Goldfields
Printmakers runs until 18 October.
