This new work began when the Vancouver Island Surface Design Association put out a call for entry. They were looking for an interpretation of ‘Pathways’ in a 60″ x 12″ format. Sarah McLaren and I had been focused on colour for many months and were both inspired by the colour work of Jean-Philippe and Dominique Lenclos. This couple […]
Read More...Here am I surrounded by Audrey Boyle’s ‘Tribute’, (dress fabric, Dacron, irrigation tube). From Audrey’s artist statement: ‘Having worked with vines from nature, most recently Kareao (Supplejack) that once covered this very land, I decided to replicate the fern and its linear quality with all of its lumps and bumps and give it back to […]
Read More...I made a quick trip to New Zealand to be in on my father’s 87th birthday celebrations, Mother’s’ Day, another family birthday and to catch up with family. Painted corrugated steel I was treated to a Kaipara Coast Sculpture Gardens and Nursery visit. After wandering the inspiring nursery, we had morning tea in the outdoor […]
Read More...Here is an artist whose work makes a difference. He paints murals on bus shelters and buildings to make people smile. This happiness deters those with the urge to tag blank walls. Jeremy currently lives in Hamilton, New Zealand and has left his mark all over the country. Here is a link to an article […]
Read More...‘Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and speculative fiction that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s.’If you are ever in New Zealand I would recommend planning to spend a day in Oamaru, on the east coast of the South Island. One of the many attractions in the city […]
Read More...The funny thing was only the hotel was promoted in the tourist brochures as being in the Art Deco style. With the Spanish styled tiled roof and metal balconies I didn’t see it. The columns were particularly off putting though the font of the hotel name is 1930s. But once inside the old part I saw this […]
Read More...A number of times, while on a recent holiday, I played around with materials I found.Here is a nikau palm leaf on a beach. The ridged inside breaks down to make long fibres… …that can be pulled off. I was thinking of a nest.
Read More...I am developing a series of works using my memories of & associations with hydrangeas. I photographed many blossoms in the last days of their splendid show when I was in New Zealand this past May. The low angle of the late afternoon sun set off their fading glory.
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