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Marianne Midelburg
the Garden Path
T he inspiration for this
piece came from closely
studying underwater
photography of coral. The
work took about three
months to complete. I use
mainly recycled materials
and I can crochet quite
fast.
Coral Reef
Wool & mixed media, 2003
40 x 150 x 60cm
Born in 1953 in Geelong, Marianne is the daughter of Austrian migrant
parents. Her mother was a tailoress; other maternal relatives were
artists and scientists. Her father was a civil engineer and hobby
photographer. University educated in the 1970s, she was a dedicated
and innovative teacher of German in secondary schools in Melbourne
and Bendigo. In 1996 she resigned from this career path and began
working as an independent artist. From the mid 1980s she completed
courses in fine art photography, arts administration and printmaking
and from 1998 to 2004 sat on the management committee of the
Bendigo Arts Alliance. Here she further developed her skills as an arts
administrator and workshop facilitator, also working as Artist in
Residence on several large-scale community arts projects. She has
exhibited in Central Victoria and Melbourne and is currently involved in
European and American projects. She is acknowledged by the City of
Greater Bendigo as a valuable volunteer for the enhancement of arts
and culture in the region and has been a professional life-drawing
model for over twenty years. Marianne is passionate about her work
and dedicated to sharing her skills and talents for the benefit of the
wider community. Her artworks, community projects and exhibitions
can be viewed at http://mc2.vicnet.net.au/home/midelburg/web
I have created other
crocheted sculptural pieces:
various cacti, a banquet, a
mossy log covered in fungi
and most recently, an
afternoon tea setting.
Since creating this piece,
I've become involved in the
Institute For Figuring in
Los Angeles as a
contributor to their
massive hyperbolic
crocheted coral reef and
anemone garden.
Nature is a main theme of
my textile artworks. I also
enjoy playing and working
with bold colours and a
variety of textures.
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