Grevy's Zebras, a mating snails sculpture

Grevy's Zebras

acrylic on found garden snail shell and reclaimed corn starch packing pellets, reclaimed plastic dome, hand coloured sphagnum moss, polystyrene foam, glass, enamel on timber 

12 x 12.5 x 12.5

Made for and exhibited as part of Greyscale at Red Gallery.
Sold privately.

Crown for Adornment at Lord Coconut.

Crown, detail

11.5 x 16.5 x 4

cat pelvis, vintage book paper collage

Crown (SOLD) was created for 

Adornment now showing at Lord Coconut as part of Melbourne Spring Fashion Week.

'Animal bones have played a special role in adornment from hunter-gatherer times until now. In ancient China they were decorated with inscriptions and put to the flame in a practice of divination; a way of communicating with their Gods. Many cultures believe people embody the traits of different animals.

Jewellers, artisans and designers have been given a found bone and instructed to adorn it in a masculine way, or use the bone when producing a piece of adornment for men, especially jewellery ... 

The exhibition is a comment on the current explosion of body adornment, both permanent and temporary, as seen in fashion today.'

Adornment

29 August 2014 - 14 September 2014

Lord Coconut

Suite 3, Level 4

Carlow House

289 Flinders Lane

Melbourne 3000

Tuesday to Friday – 11am to 6pm

Saturday – 12pm to 4pm

Other times by appointment

Enquiries:

0450 015 263

info[at]lordcoconut.com

Crown: a collage adorned bone

Crown

11.5 x 16.5 x 4 

cat pelvis, vintage book paper collage

Crown, detail

 

Crown was created for Adornment at Lord Coconut as part of Melbourne Spring Fashion Week.

Value Our Ambos, CODE RED brooch

Value Our Ambos, CODE RED

5.5 x 7 x 1

acrylic paint, enamel paint, wood, metal jewellery fixings

Commissioned to be worn to an awards ceremony by an ambulance officer friend. Read about the Code Red campaign here.

Open : customised Popobe bear for Toy to the World 2014

 Open

thermoset polymer clay, tissue paper, acrylic paint, enamel paint

15 x 10 x 5

My second customised Popobe bear for the Toy to the World, fundraiser show. All funds raised went to the Victorian AIDs Council. This exhibition was part of the MidSumma Festival program

Part of the project was to shoot work in progress photographs in order to create an animation.

Open - my bear at Toy to the World 2014

Open

Work in progress animation of customised vinyl Popobe bear figure.

Here are the details for the Toy to the World exhibition and silent auction my little bear 'Open', will be at. Bidding for it was here.

Toy to the World 2014

WHEN: Tuesday 21st January

WHERE: ArtBoy Gallery, 99 Greville St Prahran

ENTRY: Gold coin donation (voluntary - covers cost of venue hire)

From the Facebook event page:

'Since early December over 80 artists from Melbourne and around the world have been busy customizing over 100 blank vinyl toy bears for the Toy to the World Project.

They're now just about ready to exhibit and to auction off to raise funds for HIV research and education.

Part design competition, part charity fundraiser, the opening night of the TTTW Project kicks off the 2 week long online auction.

The bears will all be on display for only 5 (sic actually 4) days after the opening night at ArtBoy atop the locally crafted quality display plinths from kist3, big ups to these guys.

Once the opening night is over you can continue to check on your bids in the auction and place new bids via our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/toy2theworld the auction will close on Tuesday Feb 4th at 7pm sharp.

Bears can be collected at an arranged time from South Yarra after this, or can be sent via post (additional postage & handling costs will apply on top of your winning bid)

All profits raised via the auction go the Victoria AIDS Council.'

Open - a customised vinyl bear.

Open

15 x 9 x 9

vinyl bear figure, glitter embedded polymer clay, plastic half pearls, tissue paper, acrylic paint, shimmer powder, enamel paint

Exhibited as part of Toy to the World 2014.

Until February 4th you can bid for it here. Shipping not included in sale price. See link for details.

Garth: the robot brooch

Garth

4 x 4 x 1

ink, paper collage on plywood, acrylic lacquer, metal brooch fitting

Exhibited as part of The Brooch Show

The Brooch Show

My first foray into art jewellery for sale is at The Brooch Show, run by the Contemporary Art Society of Victoria. I have four brooches in the show. Here is a sneak preview of one of them.

Garth

ink, paper collage on plywood, acrylic lacquer, metal brooch fitting

The Brooch Show

Fitzroy Library (wall display cases)

128 Moor St, Fitzroy

2 May - 29 June 2013
OPENING: Sunday 5 May 2013 at 2pm 
   

The library Hours are:
Monday: 10am - 6pm
Tue & Wednesday: 1pm – 8pm
Thursday: 10am – 6pm
Friday: 1pm – 6pm
Saturday: 10am – 4pm
Sunday: 2pm – 5pm.

Then the exhibition will go 'on tour' to

Toorak/South Yarra Library

340 Toorak Rd, South Yarra

2 July - 30 August 2013

Library hours are:

Monday to Thursday: 10am – 8pm

Friday: 10am – 6pm

Saturday: 10am – 5pm

Sunday: 2pm - 5pm

Mr Croak, in colour

 

Mr Croak,

digital print of collage, ink, marker, on paper

18 x 20

Mr Croak is an element from the Spam Tale collage Fonzy Hustles. He was a black and white work originally displayed within the exhibition 2 @ Wunderkammer. He has since been hand coloured for sale at the Black Market.

The Black Market is an alternative culture market featuring crafts, art and bric-a-brac. I will be sharing a stall with my housemate who has knitted goods.

We will be called  
The Dormouse and The Meerkat.

There will be Black Market Specials on my artworks, dropped from their previous gallery/Wunderkammer prices. Prices start from $30.

The Black Market

Saturday, June 9

11-6

@

Revolt Melbourne Artspace

12 Elizabeth St, Kensington, Melbourne, VIC 3031

Entry is free for the Black Market, with ticket admission for other events as part of Fiend Fest.

Sweet Genie Windish...

Sweet Genie Windish...

print edition of five from paper collage elements

29.7 x 21

The full text for this Spam Tale reads:

‘Genie Windish’ is a‘ sugarier devoted’,‘ sweet icecream covered ass’.
His ‘ ingratiating perky’ , ‘lump licking’ is an ‘excusable jalopy’.

This print was derived from a collage of the same name.

Four unframed prints are still available.

Exhibited as part of 2 @ Wunderkammer

Paper butterfly: N. sept et triginta, Nymphalidae thirty seven.

N. sept et triginta, Nymphalidae thirty seven.

paper, steel pin, cardboard, closed cell polystyrene foam, 

enamel paint, acrylic paint, nylon filament, ink

wingspan 10.5cm

Commissioned for a birthday gift. 

The recipient's favourite number is thirty seven while her favourite colour is purple.

Bat Pods Sculpture: Series IV, Pod III, Little Reds

 Series IV, Pod III, Little Reds

seed pod, paper, nylon filament, acrylic paint, enamel paint, 

closed cell polystyrene foam, cedar, shellac

12 x 8 x 10.5

Series IV, Pod III, Little Reds, detail

2º: A butterfly installation inspired by Global Warming.

2º

mixed media

variable

This sculpture has been named 2º for two reasons:

• it incorporates the glass bubbles from a broken Gallileo thermometer which go up in two degree increments
• the Copenhagen Accord agreeing to not allow more than two degrees of overall global warming above pre-Industrial levels.

Actual butterfly species are being affected by increasing temperatures with some moving to higher altitudes, or away from the equator towards the poles, in response.

Although such potentially disastrous circumstances inspired the work, the idea is behind it is to uplift the viewer on contemplating it, rather than force feed a message. It is up to the viewer/buyer whether they wish to understand more by visiting this very website. The artist realises that sometimes it is enough to just enjoy art for art's sake. This is is why the 2º group installation is being subsequently divided up for individual sale rather than as one piece.

 26°, Papilio collis viridis (P. green hill)

2º, detail featuring 20°, Nymphalidae violaceum pavae (N. violet peacock)

Exhibited as part of 2 @ Wunderkammer.

Nymphalidae nebula caerulus (N. blue cloud)

 22°, Nymphalidae nebula caerulus (N. blue cloud)
paper, steel pin, cardboard, closed cell polystyrene foam, 

enamel paint, acrylic paint, nylon filament, ink, 

steel jewellery cord, steel crimping beads, 
polystyrene, magnet, found object (Galileo thermometer weight).
14.5cm wingspan

Given a more traditional context and framed:

Nymphalidae nebula caerulus (N. blue cloud) 
Installed as part of an assemblage titled 2º, exhibited in 2 @ Wunderkammer

28°, Papilio aurea lymphae (P. golden water nymph)

28°, Papilio aurea lymphae (P. golden water nymph)
paper, steel pin, cardboard, closed cell polystyrene foam, 
enamel paint, acrylic paint, nylon filament, ink, 
steel jewellery cord, steel crimping beads, 
polystyrene, magnet, found object (Galileo thermometer weight).
14cm wingspan

Given a more traditional context and framed:

28°, Papilio aurea lymphae (P. golden water nymph)Installed as part of an assemblage titled 2º, exhibited in 2 @ Wunderkammer

Paper butterfly: Papilio comae delta (Delta's hair Papilio)

Papilio comae delta (Delta's hair Papilio)

paper, steel pin, cardboard, closed cell polystyrene foam, 

enamel paint, acrylic paint, nylon filament, ink

This is the first colour paper butterfly using paper from contemporary magazines. She is named after singer/song writer/actress Delta Goodrem since the wings are made up of an image of her hair.

Paper butterfly: Heliconius navis navis (Ship Longwing)

Heliconius navis navis (Ship Longwing)

vintage paper, steel pin, cardboard, closed cell polystyrene foam,

enamel paint, acrylic paint, nylon filament, ink

approximate wingspan 12cm

Heliconius navis navis (Ship Longwing), detail

Showing ink work done to visually balance the main wings.

Paper butterfly: Vanessa coleii oculus (Cole's eye Vanessa)

Vanessa coleii oculus (Cole's eye Vanessa)

vintage paper, steel pin, cardboard, closed cell polystyrene foam,

enamel paint, acrylic paint, nylon filament, ink

approximate wingspan 7cm

One of the bigger eyes used was clipped from a portrait of E. W. Cole in a Coles Funny Picture Book.

Paper Butterflies @ Wunderkammer

Here is my show Paper Butterflies, at Wunderkammer:

A big thank you to Ray Meyer for agreeing to display and sell my work in his truly wonderful and unique space. My work will continue to be available for sale via Wunderkammer. Keep checking back here and join the Facebook group for updates on new pieces.

Note for overseas patrons: Wunderkammer will ship internationally.