2018
References the movement and flow of water or air and it’s complexities arising from many sources. This is similar to life’s stresses which can come at you from all directions.
Raku fired on earthenware clay, this sculpture of a torso primitively fired takes on the colour of the land. Raku gives it the crackle as well as the black reduced areas.
Human needs and wants remove the living heart of the tree which is segmented to build a temporary structure. The bark remains as a shadow of the former living tree. Nature meets human technology.
Cast aluminium, 19th century hand cut ironbark shingles, galvanised iron.
The Norco Prize for Dungog Shire Sculptor
These works explore the connection between women and clay, through their swollen belly’s, dimpled curves and stretch mark narratives I want to celebrate this connection.
Ceramic
Musical, harmonious, melodic, expressive, emotional! Steel turns to music and songPainted Steel
Bloomfield Group Prize for Artistic Excellence – $500 won by Carolyn Rendle with Moulds
Fortified lace, metal mesh, resin
