Simon,  http://www.simonpankhurst.webs.com/ joins Hammer as the Hobart Collective begins a transition under the management and curatorship of Ben Beames

We leased these workshops off Boags (Well I did..cheap ! Thanks !)… for about 8 or 9 years , shared them with many Metalheads ..among them and in no particular order, John (the Knife) Hounslow, Richard Martin ,Mat Carney ,David Hurst (Bloke), Kerry Whittle (KerryX), Grant Maddock, Hossein Khadenbashi, Jai Hay, Ben Beames, Larrisa Kemp, […]

Electro Etched Copper… Dale Brouwer showed me this technique with Steel.. I am a bit excited now .. The Ink drawing was laser copied onto transparent film then ironed onto copper sheet and electro etched in a Copper Sulphate solution…Caught it just in time as the toner ink was breaking up ..I love the ‘tattered’ […]

Nice job from the curator … happy with the partnering with the very colourful and intence pictures

A wonderful and civilised evening was had by all @ the Hammer Tea Party for the Arts trail evening .. many ‘pinkies’ crooked ! Thanks to everyone who came along ! I was back in ‘TOYLAND’ doing ‘elf ‘ for Santa this week…..

Have a Cuppa n’ Cookie @ Hammer , grab an ARTS TRAIL MAP and check out the Exhibitions etc around the Arts and Industry Park ..It’s a date ! Don’t Be late !