Vicki Grima

artist & curator & teacher

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CONTINUUM

SHIFTING GROUND

SYDNEY: LINES OF MEMORY

GARLAND MAGAZINE ARTICLE

SMALL PLEASURES

FOSTER A POTTER

FACTS OF MATTER video

FACTS OF MATTER … an exhibition

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I acknowledge and pay my respects to the Country on which I create, and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who have never ceded ownership.
I honour and respect their continuing connection to country, arts and culture, community, land, sea and sky.
I acknowledge that sustainability is not a new concept for First nations people and that many areas of thinking sustainably are built on indigenous thinking and practice.
I live on Gadigal/Bidgigal Land in Botany NSW.

My mother-in-law, Anne, passed away on Friday morning aged 96. We’ve known one another a long time, starting in the early to mid-1970s (first photo) when Keith and I started going out. The second photo shows the three of us about a month ago at Centennial Park cafe, where Anne enjoyed a huge bowl of her favourite dessert, Tiramisu, while sending messages on her mobile phone, full of smiles. She was an interesting and complex person, loved the latest gadgets, and, over the 50+ years I knew her, she read my biorhythms, my tarot cards, my palms. She also tried to hypnotise me at one stage, unsuccessfully. Many decades ago, we helped her & John boost the Rosicrucianism cult of the ancient Egyptian goddess Isis, by dressing up as followers(!!!) ... I have so many funny, yet weird memories. To be honest, she was an enigma to me. She is resting now, somehow, somewhere ... XX We have lived in our beautiful 1920’s home for almost 47 years, high on a hill, built from solid brick with a gorgeous front verandah. One sunny day, back in September 2003, we had a surprise visit by the relatives of Mr Edwards, the old fellow who lived (and died) in the house. My exhibition, Tea Stories held at Mura Clay Gallery in 2005, was based on this special afternoon spent with the many family members who ended up inside enjoying a cuppa. I will never forget that beautiful afternoon. A few of my faves from CONTINUUM @noosaregionalgallery … I wanted to paint my memories of our backyard shed (1979-2018), so I gathered some photos. I only found a few - a Xmas water fight (Margi, Trent and Tim), an and Tim jumping under the backyard shower. I built it up slowly, changing the trees, the garden, the hose etc. Somehow, I was only happy once I had added in Tim jumping. I am thrilled to have one of my works chosen for CONTINUUM, and would love to see you at the opening on 17 July. My final Morocco post … it’s all about who you share it with ❤️ Maybe my final post on Morocco with just a few of my favourite things … meticulous mosaics, an over-the-top hairdressing salon, an earthquake-damaged mosque, a baker and her bread oven, desert dunes, mud walls, mountains of spices, dates for Ramadan, smelly tanneries, meandering medinas, private stairways, fragrant argan soaps, blue beauty, artist studios, coffee and sweet cakes. Doors … peeling, wooden, painted, decorated, hidden, solid, open, arched, appealing, closed, locked, rusted, split, encrusted … my favourites from Morocco. Just a few of the beautiful, gentle people we met in Morocco … all photos (except the singers in the last image) were taken after permission was personally sought. They were proud local makers, bakers, drivers, tour guides, farmers, cameleers, cooks, potters, movie stars, blacksmiths and more. It was a privilege to meet them and we appreciate their willingness to share their lives with us.
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