Margarets Art Exhibition

Project 2 - Quilt

2011-08-16T01:10:00.000-07:00

Melted Plastic Bag quilt. Quite colourful. Stitched across and down deciding on the next move whether to do more stitching or leave it pinned to a mount board.

Raku Firing

2011-08-16T01:05:00.000-07:00

Really pleased with the results of the firing. Went out to Richmond with ceramics group from Willoughby Workshop Art Centre on Saturday. Most of the pieces had a white crackle glaze, some turquoise and green. Where the pot is black means there was no glaze applied. White Raku and brt clay was used giving differing results.

Pinch Pots

2011-08-08T23:54:00.001-07:00

I made these last week, pinch pots with Fowlers Gap red clay on the inside.
These will be fired in the kiln at Willoughby Workshop.

Individual Project - Ceramic Pieces

2011-08-08T23:53:00.000-07:00

These are pieces bisqued ready for a raku firing (glaze) on Saturday. After firing the glaze will be crackle salmon colour and black where there is no glaze. I will put the pieces in different firings as each firing produces different results.
The initial concept The Collective Experience of the place. Imprint on the surface of the 'message sticks' tells a story. The bowl was made with the intention of being placed on the message sticks, thus collecting water which feeds the soil etc. (This may change). I brought back the salt bush to plant in one of the vessels. I am also making small pinch pots with some red clay (from Fowlers Gap) put in the pinch pot - this will probably become a glaze as it melts faster than the stoneware. I had envisaged putting dried plants and items collected during the field trip.

Junk Brick Project - Field Trip July 2011 UNSW

2011-08-07T18:10:00.000-07:00

Here are some junk brick sculptures which were created during my trip with UNSW in July. Our team created a number of junk bricks, we all had the opportunity to make group and individual bricks. This one was my favourite using melted plastic bags, plastic bottles, metal frames (magazine rack from a previous life) plus many other useful pieces of junk.
I named it the emu mail box. Once the project was finished I removed the plastic so that if it came away from the sculpture it would not return to damage the environment.

Natural Forms Exhibition Opening night 8th April 2011

2011-04-07T00:32:00.000-07:00

New Direction for 2011

2011-02-13T10:57:00.000-08:00

This year I am working on my oil paintings - influenced by painting from life last year and find that the images are morphing into the landscape. I am also working on my female torsos which have been quite static. Mainly concentrating on getting the balance of the figure right. Moving from 2D to 3D is challenging but fascinating. Hope to put more movement into the figures.

Digital Painting

2010-08-11T18:19:00.000-07:00

This picture is made up of a number of works concentrating on life and printmaking images mainly completed in the last 12 months but some printmaking works date from the early 1990s. Great way to present work. I am undertaking digital painting course and am venturing into the digital world using photoshop and indesign to produce this work. Converting back to a jpeg file seems to have made some lines in the image.

Video Clip

2010-08-11T17:10:00.000-07:00

As part of my body of work for painting sem 1. First attempt - the clips were taken from a couple of visits to Cockatoo Island.

2010

2010-05-11T19:40:00.000-07:00

This year I am undertaking a Masters of Painting (Coursework) at COFA UNSW Paddington. I am attending Life Drawing and Drawing classes as well as Painting classes. The theme in painting so far is centred around Cockatoo Island and a recent trip made with friends this year. So far I have developed watercolour drawings, paintings and photoshop paintings and drawings. I am now working on imovie and am going out there next weekend to take some video clips. Who knows where this exploration will lead. Here is a favourite piece from life drawing class.

Latest Works

2009-09-23T18:46:00.000-07:00

I have been enjoying learning how to 'throw' - as a beginner potter Ive got nothing to show at this stage but it is wonderfully therapeutic. I have also been hand building - and this small white figure is the latest piece and I was game enough to put a head on - and of course its not really in proportion but a little better than the last attempt. It is very powerful to be able to add a head on - create the neck then the jaw and so on - it just amazes me. I can also lop it off if I dont like it! Also here is a painting Ive been working on for about two years, but not continuously. Last Sunday there was an open studio event at the 'Workshop' in Willoughby and I was fortunately enough to be invited to attend - so I spent the day working on this painting - still not finished but I am happy with it for now. Here is also a look at my art wall - a combination of works.

Pit Firing

2009-09-23T18:17:00.001-07:00

I was fortunate to attend a workshop on pitfiring at a property in Richmond. The results were fantastic. The images speak for themselves

A Favourite Piece & New Bust (Unfired)

2009-04-22T20:28:00.000-07:00

Up Close on Textures

2009-04-22T20:19:00.001-07:00

New Sculptures

2009-04-22T20:07:00.000-07:00

Ive really enjoyed experimenting with glazes this year. It is so exciting to see the end result - Ive applied the glazes as a painter might to create the texture.

Ceramics

2009-03-16T22:58:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the works Ive completed this year. I am just new to it but really enjoying the learning process. I love the glazes but so much to learn.

A Sample of My Watercolour Paintings

2009-03-16T21:25:00.000-07:00

Sturt Workshop - Painting with Pastels

2009-01-11T22:30:00.000-08:00

Here are some works from a workshop at the Summer school - learning how to use pastels and also how to interpret the landscape- which was very challenging.

An old work

2008-10-01T22:16:00.000-07:00

For 12 months I have been working on creating texture through the use of layers of paint, collage and mixed media - this piece was work I did for the coastal exhibition - I really like it! I have another one waiting to be completed with much richer colours.

New Directions

2008-10-01T22:05:00.000-07:00

This series of paintings have been inspired by a friend's photo of a friend who is a journalist in Afghanistan. The two portraits - the first one is of a ethiopian woman (from Time Magazine - with very searching eyes). The second one is an image that developed as I painted it - using the textures and so on as they appeared. With each painting I have felt very medieval and then classical as you can see I am using columns and statues in the background. I have a few more canvases to go.

Watercolour Sketches

2008-07-13T21:02:00.000-07:00

Inspiration from Western Australia

2008-07-13T19:22:00.000-07:00

I have just returned from a camping trip to Exemouth, Coral Bay, Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia. The images speak for themselves. I really enjoyed the wide open spaces, the colour and scenery. It was amazing. Here I concentracted on the changing colours and shells and coral.

Paintings are now up for sale

2008-03-18T20:36:00.000-07:00

Here are additional paintings that will be put up for sale.

The Exhibition

2008-02-13T12:06:00.000-08:00

The exhibition opened last Saturday and was a great success. All the artists are extremely happy about the response by exhibition goers. We had a great night. Another chance to see the exhibition is this Saturday at 1.30 when there will be a conversation with the artists moderated by Benita Collins (you may remember her from playschool days). Wine and nibbles will be served. You can of course go during the day until the 23 February.

The Latest Influence

2008-01-28T23:26:00.000-08:00

In the third week of January I did a workshop on painting towards abstraction - here is a painting I have been working on today. It is called "Coral". What do you think?

Notes from my visual diary

2008-01-28T23:02:00.000-08:00

I have spent the months over summer preparing for the exhibtion which is coming up pretty soon. Ive been inspired by beach scenes - wild and sunny atmospheres. Here is a look at how its developed.

Coastal Art Exhibition

2007-11-20T01:37:00.000-08:00

Here are the preliminary paintings for the Coastal Art Exhibition due next February 2008.