Jmac artist residency presentation

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A taste of my three month Artist residency in John Muafangejo Art Centre in Windhoek, Namibia, where I experimented in dyeing and printing on fabric creating new work, gave a workshop to the students in the College of the Arts and worked with children in Moreson Special Needs school, Finished with an exhibition of my work in the JMAC gallery and saw some of the beautiful countryside.

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Maeve HunterArtist Residency JMAC

Windhoek Namibia August – October 2013

Experimenting with cardboard printing a popularTechnique in Namibia

The print on fabric

Dyeing and printing in the studio

Some water colours of colourful Namibians

Opening an Exhibition in the Hilton Hotel Windhoek

Other artists at work in the studio

Sarah worked with me both as an artist and as a student.We both gained inspiration from each other

My Exhibition Work

Papier Mache pieces

Cotton Hangings

Framed pieces

MoresonSchool for special needs

Marbling paper with the whole school

Back for the seniors to do fabric dyeing and marbling

Samples of their work. The bags were made from the previous weeks marbling on paper

Workshop with Visual Art Students College of Art

The students work done in my workshop hanging beside the work they had done in a textile project in college

A Little Piece of Namibia………..

I want to thank the John Muafangejo Art Centre for giving me the opportunity to visit and work in Namibia and Cynthia Schimming my wonderful hostess for the trip who kindly brought me to see some of the stunning landscape and looked after me so well.© Maeve Hunter 2014