Nostalgia by Cecile Michel

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Michel’s Nostalgia series focuses more on the connection that you have with some objects and the happy memories attached to items from the past.

Covering multiple decades of memorabilia, you will see drawings of a typewriter, the indestructible Nokia phone, for those who might remember it… the good old cassette tape, and many more.

These drawings are all done on stretched canvases using graphite pencil, charcoal, and makeup brushes.

Her process involves browsing Antiques shops to find the object that calls out to her and triggers an emotion, photograph it against a white background, and after choosing the perfect image out of dozens of shots, draws it onto the canvas. Even the sizes are decided depending on the items themselves. Some are cute and are better suited to a small frame, and some just beg for the majesty of a larger canvas.

“Every drawing has a story behind it. Most of the pieces have an anecdote from my own past… Some of them are borrowed from friends and family members. I believe that the feeling of Nostalgia triggers happy thoughts and builds a connection between all of us. In a room full of people, we will be sure to find a common story about a toy or gadget…”

There will be an opening event on Saturday, 8th March, 1-4pm.

Content: Ruby Pilven

Dates & Times
  • Sat 8 Mar 11am–4pm
  • Sun 9 Mar 11am–4pm
  • Sat 15 Mar 11am–4pm
  • Sun 16 Mar 11am–4pm
  • Sat 22 Mar 11am–4pm
  • Sun 23 Mar 11am–4pm

Accessibility Information

  • Actively welcomes people with access needs.

  • Sat 8 Mar
  • Sun 9 Mar
  • Sat 15 Mar

11am–4pm

Ross Creek Gallery

183 Post Office Road, Smythes creek VIC 3351

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Accessibility Information

  • Actively welcomes people with access needs.

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