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Patricia Mortensen

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I  am one of the founding members of the Dargaville Arts Association and in recent years I have also been a member of Mangawhai Artists Inc. I studied under MAI tutor Elena Nikolaeva. I have enjoyed working with children's workshops during the past couple of years because I really believe that is where all our creativity starts - with children having the permission to play outside the box so to say.

​The word eclectic suits me as an artist in both subject and materials. In the end I am an experimental artist and have therefore travelled the path of lots of fun, mess, happy mistakes, and have copious amounts of stuff I see potential in. Somewhere I have seen a statement: 'Mixed media, mixed media - how do I love thee? Let me count the ways'. I add to that 'hopefully no-one will notice how many ways, and how much media I have to mix!'
 
I grew up learning to sew, knit and crochet and it was logical to me to learn to create my own fabrics with fabric dyeing and surface design. This grew into a cottage industry for some years in Auckland - and I became involved in fashion shows and exhibitions to raise funds for charities and community organisations. 
 
On shifting to Dargaville I downsized to creating paua and pink mussell shell jewellery, and along the way dabbled with clay in the form of garden art. Alongside all of these pursuits has always been my musical involvement and to that end my husband and I started the successful monthly Acoustic Blackboard Concert as part of the performing arts side of the Dargaville Arts Association.
 
My path has now taken me to painting on canvas and sometimes reverse painting on glass, and in fact - anything could be my canvas if I see potential in it. I keep meaning to focus on the one thing but............the muse keeps interfering.
 
Contact Patricia by email: patmortensen42@gmail.com

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  • Home
  • Artists
    • Artists Profiles A - Z >
      • Desiree Alexandre
      • Marina Bagley
      • Rebecca Barclay Clist
      • Sarah Barnett
      • Ann Bolton
      • Mary-Anne Boyd
      • Janine Brougham
      • Sarah C
      • Emma Caiman​
      • Edie Chappell
      • Leslie Cleary
      • Wendy Clifford
      • Britta Conrad
      • Chris Cowley-Thomson
      • Daphne Davies
      • Marilyn Davies
      • Ailsa Dennis
      • John Ecuyer
      • Shirley Emerson
      • Ngaire Evans
      • Nicola Everett
      • Gayle Forster
      • Linda Foster
      • Jean Fountain
      • Jocelyn Friis
      • Nina Gastreich
      • Linda Gilbert
      • Pauline Gough
      • Andy Griffiths
      • Josie Gritten
      • Jan Grover
      • Christine den Hartogh
      • Bineta Hinton
      • Angella Hockenhull
      • Arran Hockenhull
      • Mike Hooton
      • Ann Howard
      • David Just
      • Paul Walter Kaiser
      • Rosina Kamphuis
      • Michelle Kenner
      • Susanne Khouri
      • Wendy Leach
      • Jenny Macpherson
      • Pauline Mann
      • Lynne McDermott
      • Gordon Stewart McGibbon
      • Cliff McPherson
      • Samantha Minnery
      • Cheryl Mitchell
      • Christine Moginie
      • Philippa Murray-Aynsley
      • Elena Nikolaeva
      • Tom Nordmeier
      • Deva Prem
      • Elke Radewald
      • Lloyd Rayner
      • Neil Reid
      • Kathleen Reynolds
      • Melanie Rodriga
      • Roland Seibertz
      • Donna Shadick
      • Logan Simich-Burr
      • Hugo Simpson
      • Toni Smith
      • Ramari Tauroa-Tibble
      • Susan Taylor
      • Mandy Thomsett-Taylor
      • Colin Unkovich
      • Jeanette Vickers
      • Pamela Volkov
      • Wayne Whyte
      • Kevin Willcocks
      • Karen Williamson
      • Judy Wood
      • Laura Worrall
      • Margaret Wright
    • Search all members
  • Exhibitions
    • Exhibitions, Current
    • Exhibition Calendar
    • Printable Calendar
    • Exhibitions, External
    • Exhibitions, Past
    • Gold and Oil: The Legacy and Menace of the Niagara
    • Magical Mangawhai 2018
    • Stingray Project 2017
  • Art Trail 2021
  • In The News
  • About MAI
    • Mission Statement
    • MAI Committee & Organisation Structure
    • Sponsors
    • Contact Us
  • Workspace
  • Join
  • Friends of MAI
    • Become a Friend of Mangawhai Artists
  • Members
    • Gallery and Workspace use guidelines
    • Gallery and Exhibitions >
      • Gallery Handbook
      • Gallery dimensions
      • Using the gallery
      • Staffing the Gallery
    • Christmas Exhibition
    • Annual General Meeting 2020
    • New members
    • New MAI logo
    • Art Trail (members)
    • Applying for an Exhibition
    • MAI email directory
    • Creating an Artists Profile
    • Members' discounts
    • Beware of art scams
    • KAA >
      • Kaipara Art Award information for artists
    • Business and Planning
    • Health and Safety
    • Resources >
      • Books
      • Catalogues
      • Pottery & Ceramics
      • Crafts
      • Magazines & Journals
  • YOUTH ART SHOWCASE
  • Blog
    • Auction >
      • Live Auction Catalogue
      • Silent Auction Catalogue
  • Pledge messages
  • Workshops 2021
    • Art Workshops and Classes
    • Holiday art classes for kids
    • Workshops calendar
    • Tutors 2021 >
      • Tutor: Kalvin Collins & Shalini Anjaiya
      • Tutor: Nicola Everett
      • Tutor: Andy Griffiths
      • Tutor: Wendy Leach
      • Tutor: Christine Moginie
      • Tutor: Elena Nikolaeva
      • Tutor: Raewyn Vague
      • Tutor: Karen Williamson
      • Tutor: Evan Woodruffe
  • Admin
    • Executive sub-committee
    • Meeting papers
    • Membership
    • Minutes