2018
The organic beauty of our bodily forms are explored within this work. Our outer layer is represented, while our inner wealth exists as a void- like empty shell.Ceramic, glaze
Birds are my story tellers. I enjoy the sense of whimsy they create.Cast Bronze and Copper Leaf
The Sculptors Society Prize indoor work – Sculpture on the Farm 2018
Philippa Graham
Painted Timber
My work addresses the human place within an interdependent network of life forms and the fragility of ecological connectivity.
Bamboo, fabric, wire, solar lights
I am a visual artist who creates sculptural works of ‘Botanical Fictions’. They are my visual responses to the complexities of forest ecosystems and are markers of environmental sensitivity.Handmade merino felt, fencing wire and white mahogany timber
My clay torso has been quietly sitting unadorned within my garden space where I spend as much time as possible It’s time to break out and be proudly tatooed in time for Sculpture on the farm!Clay, china, tile mosaic
This abstract image is about one shape splitting in two creating a space between which I see as freedom to think as an individual.
Soapstone
My Hanging Garden is sculptured felt, using different wool – coarse and fine – allows me to shape and form. I integrated silk and metallic fibers to achieve a more vibrant and tactile effect.Textile – Felted
RUPIO Prize for Metallurgical Excellence
My recent works are concerned with the symbolic effects of the cast shadow. The imagery draws on the Greek legend of Narcissus and Jung’s theory of the shadow as the ‘dark side of the self’.
Cast iron, polished stainless steel, corten steel
RUPIO Prize for Metallurgical Excellence – $1,000 won by Peter Tilley with Inside the Mirror
