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Curriculum vitae 
Debbie 
Harman 
Qadri


M: 0424479475
E: debbieqadri at hotmail dot com



Melbourne ARTIST: 
working in Ceramics, Paint, Cartooning,
Community and Public ART

Professional Practice in the Arts
Debbie exhibits professionally under the name of Debbie Harman, which is her maiden name. She has continued to produce artworks, to exhibit and engage with the arts community since completing her Degree in Fine Arts at Tasmania University. 
http://dhqceramics.wordpress.com/

Community Arts
In recent years Debbie has been working full-time a community artist. Through this practice she is interested in community involvement to make collaborative artworks. In 2012 she was been the artist for two major Community Arts Projects, ‘Exquisite Me’ with Gallery Sunshine Everywhere in the Shire of Brimbank and The Future Knox Community Art Project.
http://exquisiteme2012.blogspot.com.au/

Digitally involved
Debbie uses technology to promote her artwork and uses blogs to record community projects. In her teaching and workshop practice she has used blogs, photography and filmmaking to document and share the outcomes of projects. She also regularly maintains support sites for teachers on wikispaces.
http://ceramicsclass.wikispaces.com/

Art in Public Space
Debbie is currently studying a Master of Arts in Public Space. Her studies have led her to make many projects where personal voices are inserted into public spaces. She has initiated some of these projects with communities for example the community of Moonambel, and projects in Brimbank.
http://moonambelpoets.wordpress.com/
http://ceramictextart.wordpress.com








Education
2011
Currently studying for Masters of Fine Art (Art in Public Space)
RMIT

2010
Certificate 3 in Training and Assessment
Goldmark College

1997 Bachelor of Arts
Victoria University
(Professional writing, Literature, editing and layout)

1991
Graduate Diploma of Education
Victoria College

1989
Bachelor of Fine Art, University of Tasmania

1986 
Certificate of Art and Design, Devonport Technical College


Recent Artist in Residence and Community Projects

Artist for the Ephemeral Artwork at the Djerriwarrh Festival, Melton, Melton Council. 2012

Two year residency at Deer Park Artspaces – Brimbank Council, 2012 - 2014

Artist for the Future Knox Community Arts Project – 
(Six Community artworks made with eight community groups) Knox City Council, 2012

Exquisite Me: Arts and writing project with Gallery Sunshine Everywhere 2012
Facilitated Workshops and exhibitions of artwork made with participants at Sunshine Library, AMES, Marian College, Sunshine College, Ardeer Primary School and Mother of God Primary School.

Moonambel Art and History Group – ‘Moonambel Poets Project” A workshop was held to make ceramic poems. These have been installed at the Moonambel Common. 2012

Australian Animal Storytelling Wall, Strathmore Community Kindergarten Ceramic mural made with kindergarten children with Wurrundjeri animal names from the stories of Murrindindi. 2011

Croxton Special School, Ceramic Garden Project. - Workshops and art teacher mentorship. Project supported by The CASS Foundation. 2011

Overnewton Anglican Community College – Artist in Residence, working with a group of Year 8 students to produce five ceramic and mosaic murals inspired by Alice in Wonderland. 2011

Bird Garden Project - Lincolnville Kindergarten, Ceramic and mosaic totem poles, pavers and birdbath. 2011

Caulfield Grammar School, Wheelers Hill Campus – Ceramic Dragon Mural made with year 7 and 8 students. 2011

Bellevue Hill Preschool – Australian Animals Ceramic Mural 2010- 2011

St Bernard’s Primary School, Coburg – Made16 Ceramic Totem Poles to celebrate the school’s birthday, 2010


Private and Corporate Commissions, Collections

The Scarlett Bar, Burnley St. Richmond 2008 – Mosaic on outside of building and interior walls.

Painted Mural commissioned for private residence in Launceston 2001

Painted Murals for Taco Villa Mexican Restaurant, Elsternwick. 1999

The Victoria University Women’s Collective -Paintings commissioned 1998

Painted Murals –at Victoria University, Footscray, 1997 -8

Painted Murals - Visycare Youth Centre, Dandenong, 1998

Painted Murals - Youth at Risk Offices, Frankston, 1998

Painted Murals for Taco Villa Mexican Restaurant, Glenhuntly 1996

University of Sydney – Paintings purchased 1998

Victoria College, (Deakin University) purchased The Bride, a folio of photographs 1991

Devonport Art Gallery - painting purchased 1987

PaintedMural - Native Birds of Tasmania, Sheffield, Tasmania 1989

Paintings in Private Collections, Tasmania, NSW and Victoria.






Publications
The Gregory Family Tree, (Editing and layout) Collated and written by Eileen Harman. 2012
A Year of Envelopes, online cartoon series – http://ayearofenvelopes.wordpress.com/ 2011 -12
Alice in Tartland, self-published and hand assembled book, 100pps, edition of 150, 2009
The Gardam Family Tree, (Editing and layout) Collated and written by Eileen Harman. 2007
Bad Mother, self-published book of cartoons, edition of 1000, 100pps, 2004
Cartoons published in The Australian Women’s Book Review, 2002
Cartoons published in Hecate 2002
Photo spread of 8 artworks in St. Art Issue 2. 2001
Cartoons published in Write On, April 2001, May 2001
Cartoons published in The Dawn, Issue 44, 2001
Cartoons illustrating Surviving the Postgraduate Wave, a postgraduate handbook at Victoria University 2000.
Cartoons published in Overland no.157, 1999
Editor – Wild Skirts and Dangerous Divas 1999
Cartoons published in Hecate XXV/I 1999
Book review and cartoons in The Australian Women’s Book Review 1999
Cartoons for Mentoring with Emily (Mentoring guide for Emily’s List Australia)
The F-word, a zine series of 9 issues 1999
The Diamond Hunters by Wilbur Smith, a poem published in & (ed. Adam Ford)
Covers of 2 issues of “SEED’ student paper of Victoria University 1998 – 99
Cartoons published in Catalyst (RMIT student paper) 1998 and 1999
Assistant Editor of Clanging Aprons and Wild Skirts 1998
Challenging Representations of Women through Arts Practice
Conference paper given at the Network of Women Students Annual Conference, Nepean, Sydney 1998
Cover Design and cartoons in Hecate 1998
Betrayal, poem published in &, 1998 (ed. Adam Ford)
Cover Design and cartoons in The Australian Women’s Book Review 1998
Botanical Gardens, book of poetry, self-published 1991


Selected Solo Exhibitions
2012 Alive and Smiling, The Huntclub Community Arts Centre
2011 FOMO – Featured Artist at SMALLpieces, Northcote Pottery Brunswick
2009 Alice in Tartland - 69 Smith St. Gallery, Fitzroy
2001 The Loaded Apron -The Commercial Hotel
2001 A Most Uncivil Appropriation of the Apron -The Marquis of Lorne
2001 Bad Mother - The Commercial Hotel


Selected Group Exhibitions

2012 Wear art thou, 2nd collective, RMIT wearable art exhibition
2011 Unconformity: A House Project, curated by Anabelle Lacroix, December 2011
2011 “EMPTY” installation in The Moreart Public Art Show
Showing with the Moonambel Art and History Group for several years


Memberships

• Regional Arts Victoria
• Western Youth Arts Network
• Australian Blacksmiths Association

Web and Blog sites

Exquisite Me Project
http://exquisiteme2012.blogspot.com.au/

ceramics class: a resource for ceramics teaching:
http://ceramicsclass.wikispaces.com/

A blog of the personal public art practice of Debbie Harman
http://ceramictextart.wordpress.com/

A year of envelopes
http://ayearofenvelopes.wordpress.com/

filling the cracks with conversation
Recent project as part of Fringe Festival
http://fillingthecrackswithconversation.wordpress.com/

Moonambel poetry Project
http://moonambelpoets.wordpress.com/

websites for mosaic research

some websites, pop up again and again, when I am looking for ideas and information.
Here are some of them.

mosaic art source
a huge site with links all over the place
a good place to wander
they have 18000 members and 24000 images
http://www.mosaicartsource.com/index.html
if you are researching a particular type of mosaic you could search on their flickr site
http://www.flickr.com/groups/832972@N25/

mosaic art now
a contemporary mosaic magazine
useful for pictures of contemporary art mosaics and larger works
http://www.mosaicartnow.com/

Another interesting source of good websites is this page on the Oberk website:

https://www.oberk.com/theartandhistoryofglassmosaics

click on the links to go to various internet sites which all have very interesting stories to tell about mosaics.

Thanks to Hailey, one of the Kellytown artists for forwarding this great resource. 

notes about surfaces

Basically a mosaic surface should not be flexible, as if it bends, the grout will crack and all the tiles will fall off. The grout is often instrumental in protecting your mosaic. Saying this, I do have mosaics on the outside of my house that have never been grouted and still survive. But one day I mosaiced a plastic picnic table, learning the hard way that if it can flex, your mosaic can pop off.

wood 

wood must be marine ply.

but you must be careful to use a flexible adhesive because the marine ply can flex.  The ply needs to be sealed on both sides.

If the wood is used inside the house it should be fine as long as it will not be near water.
Outside it will absorb water and swell. Wood also shrinks in the heat.
If you do use it inside, it needs to be in a place that will not get water on it.

The best surfaces are inflexible and absorbent. Cement sheet is good because it sucks in the adhesive and the grout. Bricks also love to hang onto your mosaic.


Interior surfaces

plaster: I have mosaiced onto plaster walls. they will survive but you must consider the weight of the mosaic. the weight of the mosaic may move the plaster. plaster is usually only glued to the wooden strata behind it. so its not really a good idea. But several of my mosaiced walls are plaster. Particularly if there is some sort of supportive form such as a window, or door frames, you will probably get away with it. But in some places where I have mosaiced on the plaster, I have noticed some cracks developing nearby.

Cement sheet.
Its a great idea to install cement sheet where you want to mosaic. You will need a stud finder, and to check where electrical wires are. You find the studs and screw or bolt the cement sheet onto them. 

Wet areas: 
I mosaiced my kitchen benches about 10 years ago and they are still intact. The benches were laminated. I used a pre-mixed adhesive called resaflex ( find one suitable for wet areas, such as bathrooms). It is grouted with sand and cement - the first type of grout that I ever used. The grout of course is now dis-coloured and it looks like stone, which I really like.
Bathroom benchtop was done the same way. If you have a wooden area that you want to do, you will have to seal it with a waterproof sealer.
Floor of shower, is on the cement floor. I made sure that I used a grout that was specifically for showers - Davco's sanitized grout. The shower floor has lasted very well, ten years and nothing has happended.

Mosaicing over existing tiles.

This can easily be done. But the thing to remember is that the surface of the tiles is shiny so not so good for gluing.  I did the television room floor this way, mosaicing over a floor of pre-eisting tiles over ten years ago. Some parts have cracked due to furniture being moved and thumped and the cracked peices have lifted out a little. But not much. I need to get in there with a little grout one day. ( used ceramacrete  for glue  and black cement colouring with mortar mix perhaps mixed with some neutral grout for grout)

contemporary mosaic artists to have a look at!

here are some interesting contemporary mosaic artists and links to their websites

In Australia

Sanne Malkaer
Sanne uses plates, cups and bowls etc, for the structure of her mosaics.
Based in Moonambel Victoria

Claudia Williams
http://www.claudiawilliams.com.au/

Brett Campbell
http://www.mosaics.com.au/

Dominic Johns, in Cairns
Some great three dimensional stuff, like seats and statues.
http://www.shardworks.com/index.html

Sue Codee, in Albany W.A.
large public art pieces
http://www.suecodee.com/

Around The world

Sonia King - very famous
Does more abstract works. installations that suit architectural spaces. Has some great ideas for using natural objects like stones.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonia_King

staci sterenberg
She uses objects that other people don't want
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Staci-Sterenberg-Mosaics/159257190760971?sk=info



Laurel Skye
a mosaic artist, who does some more gothic mosaics.
a little movie to watch - of her work - lots of skulls and great ideas for contemporary pieces.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av2IqoXrYMQ

Here is a site - which has pictures and bios of a lot of mosaic instructors at the institute of mosaic art
its a good place to go to see what you like. I you see something interesting you can then do a search of that artist to find more of their artwork.
http://www.instituteofmosaicart.com/instructor.html

application techniques - mosaic

mosaic basic application instructions

Step One - put the tiles on.

Glue the tiles on. Make sure they are evenly spaced about 3mm apart ..

Glue the tiles on with a tile adhesive that is suitable for the surface that you are gluing the tiles onto.
DO NOT EVER MOSAIC onto a flexible material such as plastic!!!!
Onto bricks, terracotta pots, paths: ceramacrete is a tile glue that mixes up with water, this is the cheapest one. When mosaicing other sorts of materials, you might need to buy different tile adhesive that's suitable.
leave to dry for one day or more.

Step Two - put the grout on
MIx up the grout according to the instructions on the packet, it should be thicker than toothpaste.
Wear gloves. Put it on and wipe off the excess grout with your glove. Then wipe the grout off in a circular motion with a well wrung out sponge. Rinse your sponge in a bucket of water, squeezing the sponge to remove all of the grout, then wring it out and repeat the process of wiping off the tiles. YOu will need to repeat this process until you have removed all of the grout from the surface. Right at the end you can buff the tiles with a dry cloth. When you buff with a dry cloth, you need to wear a mask and safety glasses and it is preferable to be outside.

You can buy grout in little packets, or you can use mortar mix or sand and cement as grout.

Wash up in water outside on the lawn or in the garden. do not dispose of grout water in the sink or near an outside drain.

BEST DISPOSAL OF GROUTING WATER
leave the leftover grout and the sediment in the bottom of the bucket overnight.  the next day the water and sediment will  have separated. Pour out the water into the garden and then knock the sediment out into the bin.