Sculpture

It’s been a long time since my three girls went out on the town but they did it in style this weekend just past, at the Mullum Music Festival. They fitted in so well in the lounge area at the Civic Centre, with its comfy old sofas and potted palms, that they didn’t want to […]

The old darling has had another outing, this time to the Byron Bay Writers Festival 2014 Sculpture Show last weekend. And once again, she enjoyed the company, and the company enjoyed her. “Great presence, great story!” enthused one festival patron. The Reader ended up with the Gaia Award for Best Sculpture, as well. Thanks to […]

My new baby – Stories clouds tell – is doing nicely. Two weeks ago it popped into a welcoming world at Tweed Regional Gallery after an at-times agonising labour. Today the proud daddy talked about his creation to a receptive audience of family, friends, volunteer gallery guides and interested visitors. I’ve been overwhelmed by the […]

Last Friday evening my new baby arrived safely into a welcoming world at Tweed Regional Gallery, New South Wales. Called Stories clouds tell, her birth was announced officially by Wendy Powitt, North Coast artist and fashion jewellery entrepreneur (Ghost & Lola – www.ghostandlola.com). It was a great night at the Tweed. Sunlight filtered under the dramatic […]

I’ve just finished installing my first ever solo show, Stories clouds tell, at the Tweed Regional Gallery at Murwillumbah, New South Wales. And I’m biased, but it does look good. The show combines sculptures and paintings, mostly executed in pigmented epoxy resin. Two Carrara marble sculptures are included, including Billow, which won an award in […]

When I started my big cloud in August last year, I didn’t know it would take over my life. In October I thought I’d be finished in November. In November I thought Christmas would see it completed. Now, as March starts, the light at the end of the tunnel is growing. And gee, it’s looking […]

I thought when I’d switched from working in marble to using epoxy, I’d left behind the bloodied fingertips. I was wrong. Yesterday, a telltale red-brown stain sullied the glorious whiteness of my newly-sanded epoxy cloud. Blood was there, because skin wasn’t. After half a day of not using gloves, my 36-grit sandpaper had done its […]

Two days ago, I was just about ‘over’ making my big cloud. Today, I’m ready to go all-out to get it finished. So why the change? Last night my entry ‘Billow’ won third prize in the Border Art Prize 2012. ‘The Border” is open to all artists in the northeast NSW/southeast Queensland region, in all […]

I guess it had to happen – combine music, crowds of people, and a beer called Stone & Wood, and everyone starts to relax. Some people relax so much they need somewhere to sit down, and if there’s someone sharing the bench who’ll listen to a person without butting in, even better. That’s how it […]

Back in 2010 I cast a large bronze figure whose legs ended at the knees, because of a) an arty-farty design decision and b) a shortage of time to make the lower legs. Since then she’s sat in our garden, unable to run away even if she wanted, which is unlikely because every spring she […]