Monday 29 July 2013

Studio shots...

Come and see my upcoming solo show!






This is a few months old, some of the earlier houses but I realised that it wasn't up here so thought I better fill in the blanks. 









New ceramic work came out of the kiln yesterday. I'm pretty excited!!!These houses are getting more resolved and more interesting. Introducing sections of colour seems to bring the right amount of vibrancy into them, theres a good balance between the earthen tones of the oxides and the bright colored underglaze.






 New cardboard sculpture/drawing entering the brave new world



Loving the through-visibility in this work. A repco air filter box never looked so good.



Venetian slots





A new factory inspired sculpture has nearly finished drying now. 
The repetitive linear marks look similar to corrugated iron, I like that. This piece was a response to the blue and white shed photographed below. I have been eyeing it off for some months now. 




A new slightly more disjointed piece in its early stages here.




Recycled clay giving some rich colour variation in this slab. It seems a shame to join pieces together and loose that texture, hopefully it will pay off in the end!






Production shots from the making of a large slab work. Lack of internet has meant a couple of weeks lag between this photo being taken and uploaded, this piece has begun its drying phase now and more photos will follow. Some beautiful textures going on in there. 






A shed of much inspiration, I love those roofs, have been enjoying the repetitious shape more and more lately. I have another clay piece coming along that's very strongly influenced by this shed. Probably a few more in the pipelines too. Great colour scheme too. Its the old foundry in Toowoomba, another manufacturing business closed down. Still a wonderful shed though.







New work taking shape, getting inspired by falling down buildings and trashed out houses, beautiful skeletons revealed, July 





Recent panel, incomplete in the production stage, July



Later stages, finished the sculpting now, July






Another house, the first fragmented one, inspired by a couple of months spent up in Cherbourg recently, July





Fragmented house, production shot, July





Second Fragmented house, Production shot, July







Latest house, no holes this time, just windows and nice thine lines delineating the beautiful weatherboards of a Queenslander, July

Saturday 13 July 2013

Sculpture and Installation


New cardboard relapse







Distillation installation
Wire
Dimensions variable, 2011
POA





Bottle from Distillation installation
Wire
180 x 70 x 70 cm, 2011
POA





from Distillation installation
Wire
150 x 120 x 70 cm, 2011
POA





Still Light installation
Wire, tissue, and electric light
150 x 120 x 70 cm, 2011
POA






Still Light installation
Wire, tissue, and electric light
180 x 70 x 70 cm, 2011
POA

Drawings



Landscape from an economic perspective
Biro and conte on cardboard
44 x 32 cm, 2013




Mt Cook
Biro,water colour and collage on cardboard
25 x 25 cm, 2012 




Toowoomba Hearth
Biro and conte on cardboard
20 x 18 cm, 2012




Portrait of a wire bottle
Biro and gouache on cardboard
60 x 20 cm, 2013




Red Fan
Biro, acrylic, conte and collage on cardboard
22 x 7 cm, 2012





Still life with ABC and Bea Maddock
Biro and conte on cardboard
50 x 28 cm, 2013







Still life with baby bottle and long neck
Biro, conte, pastel and aerosol on cardboard
40 x 25 cm, 2011





Sketch of clay houses
Conte on 100 gsm art paper
30 x 18 cm, 2013






Still life with knitting needles and laptop
Biro, pastel, gouache and collage on cardboard
60 x 70 cm, 2013




Still life with teapot and laptop
Biro, conte, pastel and aerosol on cardboard
35 x 18 cm, 2012





Still life with the threat of Coal Seam Gas
Biro,aerosol and paper on cardboard
25 x 17 cm, 2012

Clay Panels


Changing face of the urban landscape
 Ceramic, glass, glaze and oxide
45 x 26 cm, 2009
$300




Kings Pier
Ceramic, glass and oxide
45 x 26 cm, 2012
$300




The Hut
Ceramic, glass, glaze, and oxide
45 x 26 cm, 2012
$300




The Apple Shed
Ceramic, glass, underglaze and oxide
45 x 26 cm, 2012
$300




Walton St
Ceramic, glass, glaze and oxide
45 x 25 cm, 2009
Sold





Roma St Cranes
Ceramic, glass, and glaze
45 x 25 cm, 2008
Sold




Watching the world from Highgate Hill
Ceramic, glass and oxide
105 x 30 cm, 2009
$600




Vulture and Boundary
Ceramic, glass, glaze and oxide
45 x 40 cm, 2008
Not for sale