	{"id":103986,"date":"2025-11-28T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=103986"},"modified":"2025-11-26T22:32:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T11:32:49","slug":"making-and-creating-is-a-family-affair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/living\/making-and-creating-is-a-family-affair\/","title":{"rendered":"Making and creating is a family affair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ROSS Creek Gallery has a new exhibition opening tomorrow (Saturday 29 November) featuring mother and daughter duo Jackie Gorring and Minna Graham.<\/p>\n<p>Light Fandango will run until 28 December and features printmaking, sculpture and mixed media by Gorring and ceramics by Graham.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was interested in various art forms since I was a small child and started working on them after I finished art school in 1976,&#8221; Gorring said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My daughter Minna has been making sculptures for about 14 years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We come from a family of makers; parents and grandparents who made drawing and prints.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And my son, who lives in New South Wales, is a sculptor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While working with different materials and approaches, Gorring and Graham&#8217;s works share a common exploration of lived experience, emotional resonance, and the interplay between inner and outer worlds.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Gorring&#8217;s art reveals the extraordinary within the ordinary, and Graham&#8217;s sculptures spark wonder and introspection by confronting nature&#8217;s chaos,&#8221; Ruby Pilven from Ross Creek Gallery said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Their work explores the tension between order and disorder, highlighting how personal experiences shape their creative expressions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gorring said she and Graham mostly exhibit separately but found the Ross Creek Gallery a beautiful space for a shared show.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ruby is lovely to work with, and the gallery offers great exposure for us,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Ross Creek Gallery is at 183 Post Office Road, Smythes Creek.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition is open every weekend 11am to 4pm and by appointment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ROSS Creek Gallery has a new exhibition opening tomorrow (Saturday 29 November) featuring mother and daughter duo Jackie Gorring and Minna Graham. 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