We looked up We looked down We climbed We looked up We looked down We climbed We walked and walked And once some of us ran – on the first Olympic track, ever We fact checked And every evening we warmed up, sampled unique Greek drinks and talked about what we had seen that day. […]
Read More...While in New Zealand recently we visited the Kaipara Coast Sculpture Gardens to see the 2016 exhibition. This was one of my favourites. After walking along the hydrangea avenue one sees at the end Janette Cevin’s ‘Hydrangeas’. Large-scale hydrangea paintings with their glossy highly decorative metal surfaces covered in acrylic and resin are larger than life […]
Read More...‘Marking George Town started off as a competition initiated by the Penang State Government to physically brand George Town as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 2009, an international competition was held aimed at exploring innovative ideas in art and design for public spaces in George Town.’ Cannon Hole A canon shot fired during the […]
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...Missa Magic 2012MISSA is an annual gathering in the West Coast rain forest of like minded artists who work in all media. People come together to teach and learn from each other. What also happens is new friendships are formed, old friendships are more firmly cemented, networks are built up and one’s community is expanded. Creativity is […]
Read More...Old building with ornate wooden facade. Old building newly painted with an oxidising paint to make it look older. New building with a sculptural graphic facade.
Read More...Don’t Abandon MeAnother artist I looked at in my essay was Louise Bourgeois. A vital part of her human form sculptures in cloth is they are made from her own garments. This is self psychoanalysis.She is an amazing role model, producing several shows of new work each year. She will be 98 this year.
Read More...…while visiting in Vancouver. I came across this sculpture while walking along the waterfront. I couldn’t find any information about what it was called or who the artist was so I snapped some images and thought I would Google it when I got home. The morning after I returned home to Calgary, I opened up […]
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