Lockdown 2020 Occasional Space – 516 Rathdowne St Carlton North http://www.sadiechandler.com Over the years I’ve made a lot of paintings of houses as well as cut-outs and wall paintings. Some are based on real houses that I’ve lived in, others on dolls houses that I’ve imagined, or seen in shops and online. Unlike ordinary dollsContinue reading “House Bound”
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Joy Toys
Growing up in Melbourne in the 1960s, my parents both worked for manufacturing companies around Melbourne. My mother had the job of toy designer at Joy Toys in Stephenson Street Richmond. Those were the days before manufacturing moved off shore and designers and crafts people still had great skills. It was wonderful as a smallContinue reading “Joy Toys”
Flowers
The original sketches for these flowers were drawn in Flash, an early computer software for drawing simple lines and animations. I used only my finger on the keypad of my first laptop and came up with simple shapes filled with flat areas of colour. Flash allowed for layering of images where photos can float underContinue reading “Flowers”
Flash drawings and animations
Sadie Chandler, Flash Drawing
Works from the Attic
During lockdown I’ve had time to sort out some of the boxes crammed in the attic so I’ve been going through old works dating back to the 1980’s. Some of the smaller works have been unwrapped, dusted off and hung in my studio. Most of them are remnants of larger bodies of works. Many ofContinue reading “Works from the Attic”
Paperworks 2018
The Paperworks are collections of hundreds of original individual ink drawings pasted one on top of the other and covering entire surfaces from edge to edge. The drawings are done with felt tip pen or brush on paper in black ink and then cut out and pasted with wallpaper paste creating a seamless surface of imagesContinue reading “Paperworks 2018”
Framework
Framework is a sort of filing system or archive of all the art works from all the museums at once — a massive and immersive collection. The ink on paper sketches are based on framed historical artworks, pasted one on top of the other, creating a simultaneous view. The eye wanders from one image toContinue reading “Framework”
