2022
Looking back. dreaming forward
paper work + paintings
Artwork - Lesley Kendall 2022
Watercolour paintings for sale
There will be a new watercolour paintings uploaded into the online shop every day this week 13-19 December. The online shop will be closed in January and reopening in February 2023.
Shop Update - NEW Paper Moth Boxes in November
The online shop is updated with new Paper moth boxes.
New moth boxes will be added in November.
The moth boxes are customised small boxes with a pinned paper moth in them. They can be hung on the wall or be free standing.
To enter the online shop - press on the website menu and go to the SHOP page of the website .
Thank you for the support .
Les
Paper Moths and moth paintings - Lesley Kendall 2022
'PAPERWINGS' Collaboration with Sustainable Fashion
When Sarah, from Sustainable Fashion, approached me to collaborate with her using my paper butterflies, I was excited at the opportunity. The paper butterflies she chose to work with were the Richmond Birdwing Butterflies and their host vine that I had created for the Mary Cairncross ‘Tiny Giants’ Collection .
The Richmond Birdwing Butterfly is a threatened species and is listed as Vulnerable ( QLD).
The paper works were photographed by Lyndall Carmichael. These were translated into a digital design by Sustainable Fashion which were then printed onto fabric.
The fabric has been incorporated into Sarah’s new range ‘PAPERWINGS’ for her RANT label.
The clothes will be launched at a pop up shop on the 29 and 30 October. The clothing range is beautiful, fresh, summery and easy to wear.
I will be selling moth boxes, moth paintings and cards at the pop up shop. The moth boxes are custom made boxes with a pinned paper moth in them.
Sarah and I look forward to seeing you there.
If you cant make the pop up shop you can go to Sarah’s website. All clothing will be available online after the pop up shop.
www.sustainablefashion.com.au
POP UP SHOP
One Body Studio
5/858 Waterworks Road, The Gap, Brisbane
SATURDAY 29th OCTOBER ( 12pm-7pm)
SUNDAY 30th OCTOBER ( 9am - 2pm)
5 years ago I collaborated with Sarah from Sustainable Fashion. She created a beautiful fabric design from one of my Grevillea paintings.
Sustainable Fashion Grevillea Print.
Clothes by Sustainable Fashion
Photographs by Todd Hunter McGraw
Paper Butterflies by Lesley Kendall
mothing
Lots of fluttering in the studio at the moment.
Getting ready for the pop up sale with Sustainable Fashion on the 29 and 30 October.
There will be lots of moth boxes with paper moths in them for sale . Also moth paintings and cards. Details about the pop up shop are to be found here on the website.
Sarah and Sustainable Fashion will be selling wonderful clothes from her new RANT range ‘paperwings’ . More about this exciting collaboration in another blog post.
tiny hand. tiny moth
2022
in the studio:
the collection of paper invertebrates is growing…..
The exhibition will be in April at the Mary Cairncross Reserve, Maleny.
(details in the’ Exhibition’ section)
paper moth by Lesley Kendall, 2022
Vulnerable Richmond Birdwing Butterfly
Butterfly created out of paper.
Richmond Birdwing (male)
Ornithoptera richmondia
Vulnerable
Paper butterfly ; topside and underside of male butterfly - Lesley Kendall 2021
Paper Sculptures - Little Bird + Wildflower with Butterfly
A little paper bird and wildflower with butterfly in the Wallum Art Exhibition in Redland Art Gallery, Capalaba.
ART EXHIBITION - Lesley Kendall
WALLUM
Redland Art Gallery, Capalaba
20 Noeleen Street, Capalaba. QLD
13 November 2021 - 11 January 2022
Mon - Fri 9am-5pm and Sat 9am -4pm
Paper work - Lesley Kendall, 2021
Pink Underwing Moth
I created a Pink Underwing Moth in paper as part of the ten day Art + Entomology residency in the Mary Cairncross Reserve in October. I used the actual moth specimen for inspiration. This moth was brought in to the scientists unfortunately dead. As it is endangered live specimens are not permitted to be trapped. It has a fascinating larvae.
Art Residency - Mary Cairncross Reserve
Mary Cairncross Reserve Art Residency 15-25 October , 2021
As the creative researcher on the Art + Entomology project I will be following scientists from the Queensland Museum during their 6 day research programme in the rainforest and recording their discoveries in paper, ink and paint.
Following the research programme there will be a 4 day public engagement programme - Tiny Giants . There will be a variety of workshops, panel discussions and guided walks with the scientists. Refer to the link for the Tiny Giant events below. What an opportunity this is for everyone to learn about invertebrates.
The 10 day residency will be followed by an exhibition of artwork inspired by the research project. The exhibition will be at the Mary Cairncross Reserve Discovery Centre in April, 2022.
I am looking forward to this project and particularly creating paper insects.
Tiny Giants Programme
About Tiny Giants (sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au)
Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve (sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au)
painting and paper insects - Lesley Kendall
Art + Entomolgy
Delighted to have been selected as the creative researcher in residence at the Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve in October. I will be working with scientists from the Queensland Museum as they undertake their invertebrate biodiversity survey .
paper moth made by Lesley Kendall
Cont.
Continuing on where I finished off….
Wallum cont.
Paper Beetle
The Cactus House
succulent. Exhibition. June, 2021
A black paper beetle on a paper rock.
succulent green walls
succulent. exhibition
Side gallery
17 - 26 June 2021
life meets art
In The Cactus House, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Garden, June 2021
life meets art.
Working in the succulent garden I witnessed a real Noisy Miner bird meet my paper Noisy Miner placed under the Aloe bush in The Cactus House, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Garden. What a commotion!
I created the paper Miner bird in response to a ‘sighting’ by Ari, the gardener in The Cactus House, who observed the Noisy Miners swooping in to suck the nectar from the Aloe flowers.
Side Gallery
Side Gallery Exhibition - 17 June - 26 June.
Preparations and Installation.
7 Emma Street, Red Hill
info@sidegallery.com.au
Mobile 0409 549 447
Garden to Gallery
62 paper succulents- made from recycled papers, dyed with natural plant dyes and painted with watercolour and ink.
10 days embedded in The Cactus House to 10 days exhibited in Side Gallery.
The Cactus House - studio to garden
62 Paper Succulents created from recycled paper embedded in the succulent garden in the The Cactus House, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Garden. 4 June - 13 June.
My intention was to create an artwork that faded into nature. The paper succulents were placed on a sand path winding its way through the succulent garden.
paper succulents, 2021
303 porcelain moths
The porcelain moths were created during lockdown, to depict the fragility and fleeting nature of life and to remind us of the impermanence of all things.
They are currently in an installation in Artisan Machinery Street Gallery, Fortitude Valley till the 22 May.
At night they sparkle in the darkened street.
Poem
Poem 4 and 3.
