tusk gallery opening

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fly-in fly-out – a very busy 24 hours but what a great night.  I met up with the owners of tusk gallery Gary and Georgie and their staff Katie and Olivia at the opening. All generous beautiful people doing knock out work – the gallery looked stunning, the opening was in full swing. great music, food and atmosphere.  I was very fortunate to sell a good girl scout – neverleaveshomewithoutherhanky and red (one of the original sirens)

Here is a couple of photos of the chameleonrecruits together for the first time – perhaps a little challenging but certainly telling a story ! Many thanks to Gary and Georgie for offering this great opportunity.  If you are in Melbourne well worth visiting the gallery there is always great viewing.

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sneak peak – new exhibition at tusk gallery

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… sneak peak at some of the work currently being hung at tusk gallery south yarra melbourne – exhibition ‘urban amazons and other eclecticities’ opens thursday night at 6.00pm.

the following images are from the tusk gallery facebook page lots of images and well worth visiting.  getting very excited flying out of the sunshine coast to melbourne on thursday morning 🙂

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chameleonrecruits – out of the fire

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Despite what we think we know and what we think will happen in the firing process – there are unseen consequences – I am pretty sure this fellow suffered a degree of torment at 1140 degrees. I have already begun to build an army of recruits – en masse the possibilities will be intriguing – it is always a question of my own resolve and sustenance!
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The front is inlayed terra-cotta

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the back is a  stitched collage  of vintage silk, bible pages,  silk violet. 
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mixed media sculpture, hand built ceramic, underglaze print and and hand painted , terracotta inlay, stains, engobe, vintage bible pages, vintage fabrics and threads, vintage fishing lure. size 53 cm x 25cm  x 25cm

a good girl scout – neverleaveshomewithoutherhanky

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Exciting developments I have been asked to provide sculptures to Tusk Gallery in South Yarra for an exhibition opening in March. Despite the short time frame I did have some work underway –

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From the siren, satyrs, sinners and saints series –

a good girl scout – never leaveshomewithoutherhanky
mixed media sculpture, ceramic, vintage meccano, ankle shoe studs, underglaze, engobe, terra sigillata, stains  45 x 35 x30 cm

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For those interested in process – she is hand built ‘Keane’s Special K” white groggy clay.
underglazed on her ‘hat’, engobe on her face, bisqued, then more stain and underglaze applied then fired to 1140 degrees.  Vintage meccano and a piece from one of my daughter’s broken sandals forms the shoulder pad (waste not)!! She then has a wax finishing on hat and a matt medium applied to the body for a bit of protection.

 

chameleonrecruits – before the fire

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Nearly 2 months since I have posted something – we have been very busy helping our eldest twin prepare for her latest adventure – 12 months volunteering in North Yorkshire UK.  Apparently it started to snow yesterday – her first experience of the white, wet stuff !!!  I have not entirely neglected the studio and this morning 3 new ceramic sculptures went into the kiln.  Sneak peak of one of them before firing …these are still from the sirens, satyrs, sinners and saints series

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ceramic sculpture, underglaze, engobe, inlay, print and stains  60 x 25 cm