Celeste Ross, and her parents Rhonda and Bruce Taylor-Ross, are joining forces for an exhibition at Lemon Hill Gallery which will celebrate a love for the sea and all the creatures in it, and by Celeste’s desire to reduce waste, dispose of it correctly and support clean ups.
“It is an unusual and stimulating exhibition by three talented people who use different mediums and different skills, everything from recycled cardboard, fishing line, acrylic paint, fabric, masking tape and rhinestones by Celeste, to multiple mediums including oils by Rhonda, to recycled roofing iron and metal rebar by Bruce,” Lemon Hill Gallery’s Elizabeth Blakeman said.
Celeste is a recent graduate from Federation University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, her mother Rhonda has also recently, as a mature age student, obtained a diploma in art.
Bruce is not quite so clearly aligned with the art world being a boiler maker and fabricator by trade, but has recently turned his hands to artistic creations and made outdoor garden features which have caught people’s attention.
“This will be one of the rare occasions when there will be outdoor art at Lemon Hill. A welcome event,” Elizabeth said.
Celeste has created work that shares the beauty of wonderful ocean creatures, and she hints that they are in trouble. Some of her work is unusual.
In the past Rhonda has exhibited and sold work privately on a rainforest theme.
One such piece is in a private collection in Japan. So, one of her works in this exhibition will centre around the rainforest meeting the sea, combining past and current interests.
“On a quirky note, questionably related to art itself, the Taylor-Rosses have been supporters of the gallery for a few years and have sometimes brought their pet cockatiel Bobby with them when visiting exhibitions.
Dogs visit the gallery quite often, but a cockatiel is unusual, especially one who likes daily warm showers with his owner and who is taken for walks in a cage strapped to the owner’s back. Perhaps interesting people make interesting art,” Elizabeth said.
The exhibition opens on Sunday, April 6 at 2pm.
