Thursday, April 22, 2010

"OLAF"

This Piece Is Now Part Of A Private Collection!





Materials- Recykled Timber, Recykled Nails, Recykled Copper Wire, Recykled Bandage, Bark, Acrylic

9 Characters Abstract



Materials- Acrylic On Canvas

The Happy Birthday



There Came A Time When I Was Growing Up That I Had To Make My Own Birthday Cakes, If I Was A Girl This Is The Kind Of Cake That I Would Have Made!!!

Materials- Recykled Candles, Acrylic On Canvas

Chinese Whisper

The Repeated Yet Slightly Skewed Motif In This Piece Reminds Me Of The Childhood Game Refered To In It's Title.



Materials- Acrylic On Canvas

UNTITLED



Materials- Recykled Timber, Acrylic

ALL MOUTH AND NO HEAD

These Dolls Are The Beginning Of A Project Inspired By A Co-Worker At A Previous Job,
I Think That The Images Should SPEAK For Themselves!!!!!!!




Materials- Doll Bodies, Donated PaperClay, Agar Jelly

Industrial Wind Chime




This Seems To Be A Popular Piece Among Friends.

Materials- Recykled Mirror, Recykled Glass, Recykled Barbed Wire, Recykled Chain, Found Metal Objects

Washing Web



This Piece Is Made From Parts Of An Old Washing Machine, I Have An Inbuilt Love Of Spiders And Their Webs, Also I Have A Great Fondness For Cicular Objects!!!!

Materials, Recykled Washing Machine Parts

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

BALANCE




This Piece I Keep To Remind Me How Important It Is To Have Balance In Your Life!!







Materials- Recykled Timber, Recykled Fan Blade, Recykled Bamboo, Recykled Wire, Recykled Vacuum Pipes, Recykled Machine Parts, Recykled Perspex, Recykled Curtain Rod, Recykled Lead Weights, Acrylic

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

The Summer Dress

As I Was Walking Down The Road I Happened Upon A Piece of Wire That Looked Like A Woman's Profile, I Ran Home, Attached It To A Piece Of Timber And Filled In The Details!!



Materials- Recykled Timber, Found Wire, Acrylic, Recykled Copper Wire

Out Bush

I Really Just Enjoy The Texture Of This Piece!!!



Materials- Recykled Timber, Acrylic, Bark

Monday, April 12, 2010

JellyFish





The Materials For The JellyFish Kismetically Appeared In My Workshop At The Same Time.
C'EST LA VIE!!

Materials- Found Marker Buoy, Recykled Telephone Cable.

Ball Headed War Club



The Ball Headed Club Is For Me A Symbol Of Strength And Of Duality.
It Is An Object Of Beauty That Is Primarily An Instrument Of Battle.
Whilst Traditionally Hand Carved, I Have Used An Angle Grinder To Carve This One!! The Stand Is Driftwood From The Swan River!!

Materials- Found Timber.
Stand Material- Found Timber.

Friday, April 9, 2010

Big Fish Mask

Big Fish Mask
As Soon As I Picked Up The Piece Of Palm It Started Screaming "Make Me Into A Fish".
Who Am I To Disagree??

Materials- Recykled Bottle Caps, Recykled Twine, Palm Fronds





Goat Mask



Goat Mask

Materials- Palm Boat, Palm Frond

Canine Mask



Canine Mask Is One Of The Masks That I Am Making For 'Mongrel Country'


Materials- Palm Frond

"UNTITLED"



I Started This Canvas By Throwing It Around In The Dirt And Exposing It To The Elements.
Then I Proceeded To Throw Vegetation And Vegetable Matter At It.
Finally I Used Mud And Charcoals.
I Really Like The Organic Feel It Brings To The Inside Of The House!

Materials- Canvas, Vegetable Matter, Red Dirt, Donated Charcoals

"POWER IT'S IN THESE HANDS REACH OUT AND USE IT!"

"POWER IT'S IN THESE HANDS REACH OUT AND USE IT!"

I Created This To Remind Myself That I Have Hands That Have Amazing Abilities,
All I Need To Do Is Use My Hands And I Can Do Pretty Much Anything I Set Out To Do!!


Materials- Recykled Wood, Acrylic.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

The Mountain



This Piece Started Off It's Life As A Test Piece, I Really Liked The Way That It Turned Out, So I Kept It!!
Materials- Recyckled Wood, Red Dirt, Acrylic

Art Is...

WHAT IS ART????
WHAT IS BEAUTY???
BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER!!
ART IS.....
Materials- Recykled Washing Machine Lid, Acrylic.

Amorphous

As I Was Cutting Up Some Palm Frond For Another Project,
I Realised That Stem Had An Interesting Pattern,
As I Kept Slicing, I Found That The Segments Varied Their
Shape.
Materials- Recykled Timber, Palm Frond, Red Dirt.

Horse Mask And Stand




I Started A Series Of Masks For A 'Mongrel Country' Filmclip. They Started Small And Then Progressed To Become Large Scale Pieces. The Horse Head Is The First Of The Large Scale Masks That I Have Completed!! I Then Needed To Make A Stand To Display It.Mask Materials- Found Glass, Palm Leaf, Palm Frond, Found Broom Straw. Stand Materials- Recykled Bamboo, Found Metal, Recykled Twine, Recykled Wood, Palm Boat, Recykled Cotton, Recykled Shade-Cloth.

The Wake Up Call



"This Is You, You Are Being Pissed On By The Corporate System"


I Created This Piece In Response To Being Given The Urinal Cake Displayed In the Centre Of The Frame By A Friend. He Wanted To Remind Me That There Is More To Life Than Being A Corporate Shell. Without This Timely Reminder I May Have Ended Up Staying In My Dead-End Job and Never Starting RE-CYKL-ART.
THANKS QUINN!!!!!!!!!
Materials- Recykled Wood, Recykled Wire, Recykled Auto Touch-Up Paint, Recykled Rope, Found Urinal Cake, Black Marker.