Cloud in a box

Clouds in a box are magical...
Catch a cloud, attach a string, write a note, hide a present/s inside.

The Suter Art Gallery - Cruel City

Cruel City 6 July – 18 August

In a letter to Suter Gallery staff in 1978, the great New Zealand modern painter, Colin McCahon stated that: “Nelson is a cruel city – to people and to paintings.” By turning this statement into an hypothesis, Cruel City asks whether Nelson is any kinder to innovative artists, especially those working in conceptual and abstract styles.

Cruel City will feature major new work by artists based in Nelson: Josephine Cachemaille, Dan Campion, Lisa Chandler and Claire Ellery.

Opening Friday 12 July 5.30 pm

Artists talk Saturday 3 August 2 pm
All artists will be present

A work in progress

 I'm  on my 3rd attempt at getting this right. Heres a sneak peak at my latest work...

Wild Tomato magazine featuring 'Windoo Displays'

Pleats Please. Taylors 'We love shoes'

I have been pleating lately and created my own pleating board using Nicole Beaufrog wonderful instructions. Heres the results...  windows for Taylors 'We love shoes' Nelson and Richmond stores

Baroque valentine window display

Baroque Valentine

geometric window display

Windoo display by Claire Ellery for Taylors shoes Richmond NZ

My latest work for Carol priest chemical free natural & organic skin care.
Created using found materials. The organic gastropod like shell shapes were created using found chicken wire, and recycled paper.

Photography by Daniel Rose

Taylors shoes a traditional festive window

A traditional Christmas windoo for Taylors shoes of Nelson NZ.

Tropical Pineapple display

The latest windoo display for Trouble & Fox.

pushing the envelope

Pushing the envelope is my latest textile work created from security envelopes stitched together. To view the work head to the Bridge Street Collective, Nelson, New Zealand.
claireellery.com
bridgestreet.org.nz

http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/features/arts/7857052/Envelopes-send-a-message

MANUEL AMEZTOY

pop-up paradises - expansive cut textile installations by manuel ameztoy
I cant believe all this work is done by hand the amazing works by Manuel Ameztoy are simply stunning. The way he cuts into the stencil is enthralling and baleful.

http://www.coolhunting.com/culture/manuel-ameztoy.php

http://www.faenaartscenter.org/exhibition/82/manuel-ameztoy

Geological map of Great Britain

random but hey I find it fascinating

Latest windows for "Taylors We Love Shoes"

The idea; an advent calendar in the form of a shoe display, every day a new shoe is revealed.

Before

during

and installed

and on to christmas