Lorna Crane chats about her exhibition Lexiconical (2018) at Timeless Textiles gallery

South-coast artist Lorna Crane’s foray into creating hand-made brushes opened a deep vein of creativity that is on display in a new exhibition opening at Newcastle’s Timeless Textiles Gallery in March.

The Lexiconical exhibition will include a variety of Crane’s handmade brushes and objects, as well as works on cloth and paper. The works sprang from the artist’s obsession with making her own brushes.

“For more than two years I have been sourcing a variety of materials from my natural environment including native plant fibres, organic fibres and found objects, including ocean and marine debris,” she said. “As I bound the materials onto pre-loved brush handles, twigs, driftwood and bamboo, it became apparent that each brush held its own story. They tell of the places I have been and the landscape where I live.”

With a collection of brushes in a variety of mediums, in all shapes and sizes, Crane pushed her mark-making to create a more personalised approach to her visual lexicon.
Showing at Timeless textiles gallery (www.timelesstextiles.com.au)