Remember one of the earlier posts when I mentioned there would be more on artists from Australia? Well this is that post. Two lovely Aussie ladies, Cat Rabbit, a crafty feltress, and Isobel Knowles, a paper animation artist, teamed up for their submission to The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me. Their piece is not only unique because of the collaboration behind it, but it's also our only installation piece. Again, we won't show you the entire piece until the day of the event, but what I can tell you is that the concept required more than just ink and paper - a ukelele, a recorder and a lot of rehearsing was involved. Got a clue yet? Maybe these process shots will help:







If you haven't figured by now the installation is a short video inspired by the work of Jim Henson. Luckily I had the chance to Skype with sweet Isobel in the CatRabbit studio and learned a lot about them and the thought that went into their piece. Isobel shyly takes credit for the songwriting and music composition while both her and Cat constructed the puppets. Their drive to make the video was their admiration for puppeteers, "our video is a tribute to the puppeteers and the culture Jim Henson provided to these people." They especially had a newfound respect for pupeteers afterward, "directing from underneath a puppet was challenging. We learnt a lot about creating working puppets!" Wrapping up our brief Skype meeting, Isobel expressed that it was a fun project to take up in their whirlwind of a schedule. Besides excitedly waiting for the opening of The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me, Cat and Isobel are focused working on a children's book.

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Today's featured artist is Graham Annable, a Canadian cartoonist based in Oregon and another frequent artist with us. For The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me, Graham presents three signtature watercolor pieces illustrating our beloved Muppets comically encountering their stark origins.





Clearly Kermit and Ms. Piggy don't know what to make of their beginnings, but what we can decipher from this is Graham's bold wit for introducing us to an unlikely scenario we never expected the Muppets would run into. See Graham's additional "muppet origin" of Gonzo at our opening!

Don't forget to mark your calendars for our opening reception already next Saturday! If you haven't peeped The Muppets movie, see it now while it's still in theatres!

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French artist Sebastian Mesnard has joined us for a number of exhibitions now and has even curated one himself. Already very involved with us at Gallery Nucleus, he continues his active presence with three pieces for The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me.





The iconic muppets express a solemn tone, but an appropriate tone indeed. The normally colorful friends of Jim Henson are reduced to black and white and reflect a synonymous expression - one that tells us they miss their dear friend Jim, the man responsible for giving them their lovable character and life. Thanks Seb for these lovely, sentimental pieces! The third piece you'll have to sit tight to see at our opening reception!

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In other news, our official flyer is complete. Check it out and feel free to reblog it, tweet it, Facebook it and share it any other way you know how!

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Hope everyone enjoyed the Thanksgiving holiday!

Our Jim Henson Tribute - The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me is in just 15 fast-approaching days and there's still plenty to share! The next featured artist goes by "Felt Mistress," and consists of master stitcher Louise Evans and illustrator Jonathan Edwards. The UK-based collaborators and good friends of Mike and Katie from TADO will make their first showcase at Gallery Nucleus for our Jim Henson show, which couldn't be a more perfect introduction. Together they schemed the idea of combining sculptural work with puppetry, "We've made sculptural work in the past and also puppets but this is the first time that we've combined both." They gathered inspiration from their favorite muppet Floyd and took off from there, "Floyd has always been a favourite character of ours so we jumped at the chance to make our own version. We wanted to riff on Floyd's built in Beatles influence and also reference Yellow Submarine animator Heinz Edelmann and the 60s poster art of Milton Glaser." The end result is recognizably Jim Henson influenced touched with the Felt Mistress aesthetic.

We won't reveal the piece in its entirety because a picture just won't do it justice and because it's so awesome you'll have to see it in person. Take a look:


If that wasn't enough, the piece titled "Pepperdelica" comes with a framed print of the original concept art and everything about it is handmade - no glue, just felt, and all amazing! And did we mention it's a functioning puppet?

Is the suspense killing you yet?!

To get a glimpse of their recent work, check out their contribution to Ben Newman's Totem Exhibition and browse their Flickr.

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A regular at Gallery Nucleus, Scott C. returns for The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me with another piece from his pop culture collection featuring Kermit and Henson admiring the delightful banjo flower. Scott C. recounts the thought he put into his piece, "I love how Jim Henson looks and I love his outfits. He looks like a muppet himself and Kermit is my favorite muppet to draw ever, so together they would have a pleasant time. This is how the banjo was created." With his delicate strokes and gentle washes, Scott manages to create a piece that is both charming and nostalgic.



From everyone at Gallery Nucleus, have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!

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