Art of Transformation Exhibition 2015
with Broken Branches Collective
Rayleigh Windmill, Essex
Art of Transformation Series, or The Caterpillar side of the Story
This series of paintings tells the story of creative and psychological transformation. It asks us to consider the courage it takes to enter creative space and allow it to destroy what we think we know, in order to retrieve something new; or to look at the butterfly story from the caterpillar's point of view.
"The Broken Branches Collection trio took up the invitation of Rochford District Council to exhibit at Rayleigh Windmill.
The highlight for our visitors was their activity area where everyone had to add a contribution to the art wall, but watching the recycled sculpture take shape over one weekend proved that they are right in their two major beliefs: everyone has a talent not yet tested, and every thing has a renewable life with a bit of imagination. Their enthusiasm and communication skills made them a delight to have as guest exhibitors."
Trevor Rand, Coordinator Rayleigh Windmill
The highlight for our visitors was their activity area where everyone had to add a contribution to the art wall, but watching the recycled sculpture take shape over one weekend proved that they are right in their two major beliefs: everyone has a talent not yet tested, and every thing has a renewable life with a bit of imagination. Their enthusiasm and communication skills made them a delight to have as guest exhibitors."
Trevor Rand, Coordinator Rayleigh Windmill
Recyling cardboard
DARK BUTTERFLY
Acrylic on Cardboard RECYCLED BOX, HANDLE WITH RESPECT
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BOX OF DELIGHTS
Mixed media on Cardboard RECYLED BOX pictured with fellow Broken Branches Collective artist, Lesley Cartwright
AMI is a mixed media sculpture. Her skeleton is made of wire and plaster, and she is brought to life with the decoupage artwork created by a community of over 200 people who visited the Rayleigh Windmill over two days in September 2015, many of whom were residents of Rayleigh and the surrounding area. Ami was the culmination of the Art of Transformation exhibition produced by Broken Branches Collective (Jane Moynihan, Dezadie, and Lesley Cartwright) over three weeks at the windmill. The main theme of the exhibition was to demonstrate how creativity is a natural state of being for every person, and visitors were invited to explore their creativity by revitalising scraps and ‘rubbish’ (things in the process of being thrown away) into art. Ami is a community totem for the vitality and power a group can generate to create a shared vision. At the centre of this community vision is a large green heart, which goes to prove that the natural creative state is one of whole-heartedness. The name Ami was suggested by one of the younger creative visitors and was felt to be apt: Ami originates from the Latin word ‘amatus' which means loved.
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Untitled, mixed media and acrylic on cardboard exhibition collection, demonstrating the possibilities of recycled cardboard boxes.