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Big announcement: You can now buy my art online through my newly opened Etsy store,

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Art by Patricia Denis

Pictured above are 16 of the 23 items now available.

Each is a unique, handmade artwork using found, reclaimed and reused materials.

ArtByPatriciaDenis 

Open just in time for Christmas 

AND

right now, 

Monday, November 21 to Friday, December 1, 2017

I am offering 10% off storewide. 

No need for codes or coupons. Easy!

Toy to the World 2017

This year for the biannual Toy to the World Project exhibition, I set myself the challenge of customising two Popobe, vinyl bears, and rendered one almost unrecognisable.

A monochromatic, spray toned Equality bear climbs up towards the hermaphrodite, zebra snails in
Journeys of a Bento Box* REDUX.

 Journeys of a Bento Box* REDUX, detail

For the first time, Terry Pratchett's, Discworld character,
the Grim Squeaker is rendered authentically using carefully articulated, real bones**.
A lovingly, crafted miniature scythe was whittled from
found eucalypt twigs and reclaimed, machined aluminium off cuts.
A reclaimed glass dome is revived with a custom made, reclaimed oak base and handle with leather washer and brass finial.

The Grim Squeaker

Toy to the World

October 11-14, 2017

Opening Night: 11 October at 6:00pm –9:30pm

ArtBoy Gallery

99 Greville St

Prahran, Victoria, Australia 3181

Enquiries:(03) 9939 8993

Open hours: 10:00am - 6:00pm

Online Auction will open on 

11th October at 6pm (AEST / UTC+10) 

and run until 

9:30pm 25 October 2017 (AEST / UTC+10)
Click HERE to bid.

'Over 120 Vinyl Toys have been customised by artists around the country and overseas, they'll all be on display for 4 days only at ArtBoy Gallery in Prahran, starting with the Opening Night event from 6pm on Wednesday 11th October 2017. Including beats from DJ Kitty Kat and a very artist-friendly-priced cash bar stocked with beer from Moon Dog Craft Brewery and wines by Pizzini Wines, so bring your loose change and grab an uber not your car keys for this one.

All the artist's creations will be for sale via an online auction that lasts 14 days from the opening, this Auction will be available directly and exclusivly on the Toy to the World Project Facebook page from 6pm on the 11th.

All net profits from the project are donated to the Victorian AIDS Council for their amazing work designing public health and education campaigns to combat STI and HIV rates, research, and providing support services to people with HIV.'

*Previously exhibited, sans bear as Journeys of a Bento Box as part of Greyscale at Red Gallery.
**Roadkill, partial rabbit skull and cat killed rat.

Grevy's Zebras: snail sculptures on display

Grevy's Zebras

work in progress

Now showing at Red Gallery, in Greyscale.

Binary at Lord Coconut : A Jewellery Exhibition Celebrating the Digital Age

Stitch and Fusion were created for Binary at Lord Coconut, opening next week.

Binary

Exhibition Opening:
5:30pm - 7:30pm 20 May 2014

Exhibition:
21 May 2014 - 7 June 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 

My little robot brooches will also be in the show.

Souvenir at Lord Coconut

Souvenir, detail

coconut shell, glass, acrylic paint, enamel paint, PVA glue

'Lord Coconut travelled the world circa 1900 and sent back a postcard and small gift to his father back in Australia from each country he visited. The exhibition consists of the postcards and gifts interpreted by 15 plus jewellers and artisans involved in the exhibition.'

I have a coconut shell sculpture, Souvenir, in this show.
For more images, click here.

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

Small Worlds Recycled Art Competition and Exhibition

From the City of Maribyrnong website:

'This inaugural recycled art competition celebrates the reuse and recycling of small-scale materials in the City of Maribyrnong. People are invited to submit artworks smaller than 30 x 30 x 30cm that communicate sustainability and ingenuity. The competition ends with an exhibition of the best entries launched by a gala awards night amongst sumptuous food!

Why ‘small worlds’? Too often waste and environmental destruction is seen as something ‘out there’ that we have little control over. By seeking creative responses to waste on a small scale, the competition invites people to consider the environmental impact of the human scale items in their lives.'

A good friend and fellow artist put me onto this. It's right up my alley: recycled/reclaimed materials; small in scale but not necessarily in message. I have two pieces in this show.

Top left and lower right, details of 'Recycle'

Top right and lower left, details of 'Wish'

Small Worlds

Recycled Art Competition and Exhibition

27 November – 19 December

Small Worlds Exhibition, Footscray Library

Mon-Fri: 10am-8pm

Sat: 10am-5pm

Sun: 2pm-5pm

Opening Gala Event

Wednesday 27 November,

6-7.30pm

Footscray Library

56 Paisley St Footscray

RSVP via link if attending opening.

Thursday 19 December, 6-7.30pm

Closing and film screening, Footscray Library. Collection of works from library by artists.

Fusion - men's pin

Fusion

3.2 x 3.5 x 1.3

swarovski crystal, vintage book paper, epoxy resin, reclaimed; fuses, watch case, pin

Fusion was exhibited as part of Binary at Lord Coconut : A Jewellery Exhibition Celebrating the Digital Age

Stitch - men's bangle

Stitch for Lord Coconut. Modelled by Kitty Miller.

Stitch

3.5 x 7.5 x 8

reclaimed; plastic coated copper wire, aluminium wheel, rubber 'o' ring

Stitch was exhibited as part of Binary at Lord Coconut : A Jewellery Exhibition Celebrating the Digital Age

Recycle

Recycle

25 x 25 x 8

reclaimed synthetic material plush toy heads, wooden plate, shellac, polyester thread, paper

detail of label on reverse

 

Exhibited in Small Worlds, as part of the Big West Festival.

Quench

Quench

ink, paper on paper

21 x 30

'Quench' combines the camel's ability to go without refreshment juxtaposed
with our own more urgent human thirst.
Camel silhouettes left behind from
creating another collage using photocopied images,
are overlaid on vintage book paper,
then retouched by hand with a felt tip pen.
 The surrounding text is from
the original natural history book
from which the camels are derived.

Click to buy from Lord Coconut's online store.

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 Pod Sculpture: Series IV, Pod II

Series IV, Pod II

11 x 13 x 8

seed pod, paper, nylon filament, acrylic paint, enamel paint, closed cell polystyrene foam, cedar, shellac

Series IV, Pod II, detail

To give a stronger sense of scale, here is the same grey headed flying fox as in the above detail with Patricia's fingers:

Series IV, Pod II, detail

This sculpture is currently available at Lord Coconut.

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.

Coloured paper butterflies, unmounted

These are the first two butterflies from an eventual group of seven which will form 2º, a butterfly wall installation.

Apollo aka 24º, Nymphalidae junonia nebulae (N. cloud buckeye)

mixed media

12cm wingspan, unmounted

Earth aka 26º, Papilio collis viridis (P. green hill)

mixed media

11.5cm wingspan, unmounted

Exhibited as part of 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.

Bat Pod Sculpture: Series III, Pod II, Little Reds

 Series III, Pod II, Little Reds

seed pod, paper, nylon filament,

acrylic paint, enamel paint,

closed cell polystyrene foam, cedar, shellac

9.5 x 8.5 x 8.5

Series III, Pod II, Little Reds, detail

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: Heliconius penne (Feathered Longwing)

 Heliconius penne (Feathered Longwing)

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

enamel paint, acrylic paint, nylon filament, ink

approximate wingspan 11cm

Tiny images of birds fly over the wings.

Click to buy from my Etsy.

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.