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November 2009
ArtWorkshops
Workshop Description
‘Drawings in the air’ is a sculptural mobile workshop inspired by beautiful objects from nature such as beach pebbles, feathers, seed pods, shells and leaves. Students will explore these objects through drawing, painting and collage, and will then learn to translate these drawings into a mobile, to make ‘Drawings in the air’.
Date – 10/11th of April 2010
www.artworkshopsaustralia.com.au
Click here to view the ArtWorkshops full flyer in PDF format.
October 2009
A sculpture by...
October 6 - 24, 2009
Australian Galleries
View Jade's sculptures from the "A Sculpture by..." exhibition here.
Visit Australian Galleries to read more.
Mid 2009
Sunday Life feature
"Mobile hanging from ceiling... We love Jade Oakley's artwork. She creates such beautiful and whimsical pieces in wire. The piece on the back wall in a white frame is by Jade as well."
Colour, fun and whimsy unite the well-loved home of author and designer Vanessa Holle and her husband, Christian Holle, a tax consultant and their three boys, Jonas, 10, Finn 9, and Clay, 7.
After buying their four-bedroom semi in Sydney’s Bondi Beach in 1998, the couple embarked on renovations, gutting the entire second storey, adding a third and extending the ground floor seven years ago. "It was a typical semi with a dark hall and rooms off to the side," says Holle. "We wanted to create a light, bright, open area facing north." Vanessa's sister Camilla Block, from Durbach Block Architects, designed the renovation and specified Dulux Berkshire White for the walls.
Holle, who works form home, feels she has created the ideal environment for meetings and lunch breaks, and the influence of her own creative eye is obvious. "I love bright colours. I just love stripes and I love all things crocheted and handmade," she says. "You can tell, can't you?"
June 2009
Estuary Exhibition
Jade will be exhibiting a new collection of mobiles at Australian Galleries from 18 June 2009 - 11 July 2009.
View the Estuary mobiles here.
June 2009
the tide comes in...
'Jade Oakley's sculptural mobiles transformed Australian Galleries into a mesmerizing setting for the evening'
'Jade's exhibition opening at Australian Galleries animated the space with her works dancing between guests and twirling like the conversations around them.' Amy Rowe, Australian Galleries
June 2009
Jade Oakley Exhibition
June 22, 2009
"Some time ago we featured the mobile Jade Oakley created for our Alexandria showroom, inspired by the work of Charles and Ray Eames... Jade has recently got her new website up and running, so you can now view more of her stunning portfolio online. She also has a solo exhibition Estuary currently showing at the Australian Galleries in Sydney until July 11th. Below are two of the pieces featured in the exhibition..."
Visit Living Edge's le blog to read more.
June 2009
Studio Visit: Jade Oakley
June 3, 2009
"Last week, we were invited to the studio space of Sydney artist Jade Oakley. We chatted about her work and took loads of photos as she prepared for her upcoming exhibition "Estuary" which will open on the 18th of June at Australian Galleries Glenmore Road in Paddington (Sydney)..."
Visit indie art & design to read more.
October 2008
Eames Wire Mobiles by Jade Oakley
October 14, 2008
"Jade Oakley is an Australian artist who works in the rather unusual medium of wire mobiles. Living Edge commissioned Jade to create two mobiles for our Alexandria showroom, both inspired by Charles and Ray Eames. Jade had complete freedom to come up with her own response to the brief and created the two wire mobiles below..."
Visit Living Edge's le blog to read more.
April 2008
For the love of Sculpture
Townsend Art Consulting e-newsletter
April 1, 2008
...Young Australian sculptor, Jade Oakley is the artist profiled this month. Her work was introduced to me by Sculptor Michael Snape and I was instantly drawn to it's jewellery-like qualities and colour palette.
Jade's sculptures (she also paints) have proved to be a great success - her show at Mori Gallery in Sydney last year was a near sell out and a number or her works were commissioned including a work for the Sydney Children's Hospital..."
Click here to view a pdf version of the Townsend Art Consulting e-newsletter April 2008.