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Artist of the Month - October

Leanne Hamilton-Kinnear - Verdigris Metalwork

“I have had a passion for art since a young child. Being the first daughter of a blacksmith/boilermaker/mechanic father and a florist/painter/poet mother I originally studied and worked as a mechanical engineer, but there was no getting away from embracing my creative side, so I turned a career corner into studies to become a design and technology teacher. Today I am a lecturer and workshop Instructor at the University of South Australia in the school of education, where I love the opportunity to encourage creativity and inspiration in the Design and Technology course for pre-service teachers and academic staff.

In my own arts practice I work primarily with copper, but also steel and recycled metals, making sculptural pieces and wall hangings for both indoors and outdoors, as well as custom water features. I use both oxy-acetylene welding and brazing as well as MIG and plasma cutting, with most work hand cut and formed using traditional metalworking pieces. As such each piece is always unique and individual. I look forward to my showcase at Pepper Street in October.”