don’t look away came out of the kiln this morning – this is the final siren for my show in October at Rosebed Street Gallery in Eudlo. She has a patched and embroidered vintage bodice, ceramic, sculpture, underglaze and stains 60 x 30 x 30 cm approx .
One siren finished – detail of her bodice which is machine and hand embroidery, vintage fabrics and threads.
ceramic sculpture, underglaze, stains, and engobe, once fired 1100 – machine and hand embroidered bodice vintage fabrics and thread.
Currently I am producing work for a small three person show with David at Rosebed Street Gallery in October.
ceramic sculpture – underglaze, engobe and stains – once fired 1100 degrees 50 cm x 30 cm x 30 cm
And more good news ‘sweet siren songs’ has been selected as one of 15 finalists in the Kenilworth Art Prize …. whoopee !!!
image © Karen McRae, 2013
A few days ago I received a note from a fellow nature enthusiast. Someone thanking me for connecting community through my blog, through examining nature. Someone who finds nature as inspiring as I do, but takes it in a whole other direction.
Dr. Jim Olsen is a pediatric brain cancer specialist and researcher at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. He told me about an important project he and his team are working on and wondered if I might be willing to talk about it here.
In his email he explains,
“My family and I are nature and outdoor enthusiasts. Since I was a small child, I marveled at the innovative ways that plants and animals evolve to protect themselves and interact. Now, as a pediatric oncologist and researcher, I have turned to nature once again to generate new drug candidates for diseases…
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two more sirens getting ready for completion – waiting for a kiln to be emptied (community kiln),
underglazed and incised, stained, engobes and more colour applied and washed back – these pieces haven’t yet been bisqued.
embroidery textiles pieces obviously won’t go into the fire but will be applied later. 
measuring white noise – rud -abot- bot would be a bit of fun if it wasn’t so serious – currently we are in the throes of a federal election –
and the choices provide slim pickings (rudd or abbott) . clay body, muslin wrapped head, stitched with vintage fabrics and vintage tape measure, vintage metal meccano.
mixed media – charcoal, conte, watercolour, gesso on arches hot pressed 320 gsm 90 x 50 cm
a bit of a play on memory quilts and usb (memory) sticks – clay body covered and stitched, sticks wrapped with vintage fabrics and thread. 50 x 56 x 30 cm
fringe dwellers posted a couple of weeks ago has been selected as a finalist for the Wilson Art Prize
Northern Rivers New South Wales. All good. The drawing is from life drawing group last thursday. A4 strathmore watercolour paper – faber castell pitt pen and conte crayons.
veronica cay 