El Anatsui at carriageworks

i first saw El Anatsui's work in New York and I loved it. I've since seen it in many museums in many major cities (once you see it you can't unsee it).
Saw a 50 year retrospective today at Carriageworks. Putting my photos here because it will remind me what i saw, and because often my pix go nowhere but back up on google photos!

The Psyche Series for #sydsmlgly

This series of works is tiny: I'm submitting to Sydney's Smallest Gallery 2016, all works are maximum 3 x 3 x 3cm.
This page is one of my submissions (so I don't have to retype all of the details)
This series is inspired by Psyche's trials.
The entire series is made from miniature clothes pegs reconstructed.
Each piece is 3cm high, and the plinth they are standing on is 1.8cm in diameter.
I made these pieces on 6 December 2015.

Title: Bound together

Description: Wood and metal, re-fashioned miniature clothes pegs 

Title: Bound without Heart

 Description: Wood, cotton, plastic bead, re-fashioned miniature clothes peg 

Title: Psyche: Proclaiming with swollen heart

 Description: Wood, cotton, re-fashioned miniature clothes peg, laser engraved oval

  

Title: Lean on me

 Description: Wood, metal, re-fashioned miniature clothes pegs 

Title: Peer pressure

 Description: Wood, re-fashioned miniature clothes pegs 

Title: Falling apart with broken heart

 Description: Wood, cotton, plastic beads, re-fashioned miniature clothes pegs 

 

Title: Off kilter

 Description: Wood, re-fashioned miniature clothes pegs 

 

Title: Crowded words

 Description: Wood, metal, plastic bead, laser cut and etched letter, re-fashioned miniature clothes pegs 

Title: Heart Without

 Description: Wood, plastic bead, re-fashioned miniature clothes peg 

 

A group shot of the series

A brilliant installation

Today is going to be awesome shows a colourful display of found objects in Baltimore which you just have to see!



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3d Chairs: grown into shape

These Molded Trees Grow Into Fully Formed Chairs, Tables, And Lamps

it's smart and it's beautiful!

China in Art

Not the country. the pottery.

From my friend Bernard Appassamy, who is part of Sydney Book Art Group

Three links to beautiful things.

https://designmixer.wordpress.com/2011/02/02/made-in-china-art-porcelain-costumes-by-li-xiaofeng/

http://bluebalu.com/2015/03/15/my-highlights-from-art-central/

https://www.artsy.net/artist/doo-hwa-chung

treasures found in old books

Lost and found: treasure discovered between pages of second-hand books

i'd love to make a book of the things found in books!



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Art sale at my place

I have an entire wardrobe, and an under-stair area bigger than Harry Potter spent his youthful years in, filled with canvases that I have painted, but never shown anyone except my art buddies.
I need to cut down on my space!
If you like my work and you don't have one on your wall, then remember that my ambition is to have my works in 1000 places by the time I'm 60.

You've not got much time to acquire one, but if you come to my place between 11 and 5 on Saturday 23 August 2014, you can acquire one very easily, for less than the cost of a dinner for two.
If you don't actually know me then please contact me for the address.
If you know me, but you don't know my address, same deal!
Here are some encaustic works I made last week at Sturt Craft College which will be for sale at least!

Hotel New Hampshire

I've been recycling / upcycling old books I find in the street.
I love John Irving's work, so I couldn't resist making something from the Hotel New Hampshire I found falling apart.
Here are two small concertinas (about 5 x 6cms).in purpose made boxes.