Grevy's Zebras: snail sculptures on display

Grevy's Zebras

work in progress

Now showing at Red Gallery, in Greyscale.

Greyscale, an exhibition at Red Gallery

Greyscale is a group show featuring artwork in black, white and the scale of grey in between.

From my artist's statement:

The television greyscale display has a personal nostalgic value to the artist, taking her back to her youth when programs did not run 24/7. Patricia and her siblings often created their own entertainment. Garden snails were both a source of amusement and curiosity. That curiosity continues to this day. For Greyscale, Patricia has created a series of life sized snail sculptures, utilising real snail shells, collected over years from her garden. Her selection of paper collages reference nursery rhymes and tales.

Snail
work in progress

Rub a Dub Dub

12 x 12

paper collage

Greyscale

17th of May to the 4th of June, 2017

Opening night drinks on Wednesday, May 17, 6-8pm

Red Gallery

157 St Georges Rd, Fitzroy North, 3068

Thursday to Friday 11:00am – 6:00pm

Saturday to Sunday 12:00pm – 5:00pm

Enquiries:

(03) 9482 3550

mail@redgallery.com.au

Tram: route 11, stop 21 just north of Edinburgh Gardens

Melways ref: 30B12 (there is parking in nearby streets)

Bus: 504 (Reid Street)

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.

Behind the scenes...

The backs of my brooches exhibited as part of The Brooch Show. Each robot is named after the brand that makes up its body eg Gerni is built on a Gerni pressure cleaner.

Paper butterfly bodies - work in progress

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.

New and exclusive sneak peeks

Sneak peeks at works in progress and new works, now on my Facebook group,

Art by Patricia Denis.

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Five new butterflies in progress

Series two butterflies in progress, prior to painting.

Unframed, Work in Progress, Paper Butterflies

The three butterflies from Paper Butterflies.

[EDIT] Please note that all three have been sold but due to their popularity more will be made soon. Other works are still available.

N. falsus adipose (Nymphalidae false fat)

&

N. acerbis levis (Nymphalidae dark light),

unframed

My Little Steampunk

My Little Steampunk, sketches and work in progress

My Little Steampunk, detail, head and tail in progressA My Little Pony customisation has been an intended art project of mine for 2 years, with a custom bait purchased in late 2006. Finally in late 20o8 after seeing some amazing MLP customisations online, I was inspired. I researched to see what has been done by other MLP customisers and basic MLP customisation tips and materials. After going back to the drawing board and really putting some thought into it, this is the result.

My Little Steampunk

G3 MLP figure*, copper sheet, thermoset polymer clay, plastic tubing, polypropylene, plastic covered copper wire, acrylic paint, enamel paint, acrylic pearlescent medium, gilding powder, glitter, brass screws

My Little Steampunk, detail

My Little Steampunk, flying gear detail

*2006, My Little Pony© 'Fairy Dust'.

Disclaimer:
My Little Pony© is a copyright of Hasbro, Inc.
This customisation is NOT affiliated with, nor authorized, endorsed or licensed in any way
by Hasbro, its affiliates or subsidiaries.

Paper Butterflies: Exploring our relationship with nature and the ephemeral.

Hosted by Melbourne CBD's most unique shop Wunderkammer,

Paper Butterflies will be a showcase of my most recent works.

Some have been shown previously while others,

notably the Paper Butterflies,

have been created specifically for this event.

Paper butterflies, in progress.

mixed media

About Wunderkammer:

'The shop specialises in science and natural history.
In the collection are antique botanical prints, anatomical models,
specimens preserved in vintage glass canisters, fossils, medical instruments,
beetles and butterflies in hand blown specimen domes:
the scope of Wunderkammer is as broad as the scope of human scientific enquiry.
The owner of Wunderkammer, Ray Meyer, chooses the objects for the collection
based on standards of beauty, rarity, historical or educational value and,
of course, the ability to inspire wonder. '

Paper Butterflies
Exploring our relationship with nature and the ephemeral.
Oct 23 to Nov 24th 2009

OPENING NIGHT: Friday 23rd October from 6pm

Wunderkammer
439 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne, Australia
Opening Hours:
Monday-Friday 10AM-6PM
Saturday 10AM-4PM

Closed Sundays
Enquiries:
96424694
info@wunderkammer.com.au

Bright Eyes & Paper Butterflies

 Bright Eyes, in progress

Bright Eyes

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

enamel paint, acrylic paint, nylon filament, ink

wingspan 3.5cm

Coming in October,
to Wunderkammer.

Paper Butterflies
A solo exhibition,
exploring the ephemeral
quality of nature.

Little red people

work in progress, detail

foam, acrylic paint