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\t\t\t\tTuesday, November 24th, 2015<\/span> | Posted by Tayla Kershaw<\/a><\/span> \t\t\t<\/div>\n

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Art blossoms<\/h1>\n

FOR Koonwarra artist Meg Viney, the proof was in the pudding last week when her series of workshops culminated into a display at Leongatha Hospital.<\/p>\n

The accomplished fibre artist took a number of classes teaching environmental art, from basket weaving to plant felting, throughout spring.<\/p>\n

The work made over the duration of the workshops is on display Leongatha Hospital reception until Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe work on display is of an incredible standard. People have gone home and worked so hard. The skills shown here far surpass the 16 hours of class time,\u201d Ms Viney said.<\/p>\n

Jan Martin, South Gippsland Shire Council\u2019s director of community services, launched the exhibition on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project started at the Leongatha Community Garden with Gippsland Southern Health Service to promote community health,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is great to see the garden and these partnerships providing a number of great opportunities and projects in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following successful feedback from her first series of workshops, Ms Viney hopes to continue classes in 2016.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been doing fibre art since 1974. I had moved to San Francisco with my husband and found that relationships there were tuppence and nobody stopped to make friends,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI found that making things was a really gentle way of managing and healing my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms Viney followed her passion and went on to complete a Bachelor of Fine Arts.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe combination of working as a fibre artist and teaching is fantastic. It is wonderful to watch people realise they are capable of doing artistic things,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The workshops attracted a group of 14 locals of all ages.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a lovely mix of adults and children come along and it was absolutely wonderful. At first people sat isolated from one another but as the weeks progressed and they became more confident at the art, they started to socialise,\u201d Ms Viney said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a wonderful group of people and they are genuinely interested in each other\u2019s work.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Local talent: from left, fibre artist Meg Viney and South Gippsland Shire Council director of community services Jan Martin at the Environmental Art exhibition at Leongatha Hospital on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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