Mary Schepisi is a contemporary american / australian artist working in a wide range of mediums including painting, drawing, embroidery, needlepoint and mixed media. her work is original, always developing in new ways whether needlepointing birds , embroidering words, or exploring new techniques.
Opening 15/03/25 1-5pm
cbOne gallery - 1c Marine Pde Abbotsford, vic 3067
I started this series during lockdown in 2019, drawn to stitching repeated images and lines and to indigenous abstract images. inspired by Louise Bourgeois Insomnia Drawings i would sit for hours and stitch on old pieces of fabric… and then i found designer shoe bags with the designers name or brand on it which lead to…
Why are we obsessed with labels, with brand names, with conforming to the latest trends. why are we walking advertisements?
Why do we buy things? why do we feel we are expected to look a certain way.; that we need new things.
Why does it matter what the label is on our jeans? why is retail therapy a thing? why do we spend money on things we do not need? why is it so easy to shop online?
These are the questions i have been asking myself.
Gone Too Soon is dedicated to my sister, Leslie Rubin Slatkin who died on 11/11/22.
In order to cope with this loss i stitched words on fabric- for a year…..
I miss you, always on my mind, never to be forgotten, memories, always be a part of me, the love is always there, loss, gone too soon, there are no words, always with me, come back and i think of those who aren’t.
In the same period i was experimenting with placing canvas -outside-on the ground and putting objects on them that would rust into the canvas in the rain and heat. These objects left amazing patterns and images.
Joining these two things together became Gone Too Soon.
It became more universal as I thought about other people’s losses; something that I could share and other people could relate to.
We all suffer loss in some way in our lives.
My life
My work revolves around what is going on in my life or where I am at the time .
I have had many exhibitions over the years each one quite different , whether 1,2,5 minute live nude model poses in pencil and watercolor, to flowers and landscapes in inks, acrylic or oil.
Each series is inspired by my life and the colors around me.
Mary’s process of incessant stitching and reworking has created a rhizomic vocabulary that is both delicate, textual and unique.
Mary will paint design and stitch any words, quotes, ideas etc. that you request.
Each custom needlework is unique. You can have the choice of color/colors and thread color; but
Schepisi will hand
paint/dye each fabric to her own design or shapes….
Size of fabric will depend on words chosen; roughly 20cm x 18cm sizes will vary.
Please allow for 2 weeks delivered.
prices are $250 per piece.
Mary Schepisi started the New Directions Art Auction to raise awareness and funds for the Australian Prostate Centre (APC), which is totally self funded.
A bi-annual charity event with some of Australia’s best artists. the APC donates back to the artist 50% from the sale of the art work for their time and effort.
The money raised is for all men with any form of cancer below the waist to come to the APC for help, advise, counselling, diagnosis and treatment in a non- threatening, non-judgemental , non hospital environment without the cost to patients that do not have insurance.
If you or a family member or a friend need to get tested or seek help please get them to contact the centre. do not hesitate.
thank you,
Mary Schepisi
Looking forward to hearing from you.
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