Brain Child 611
wood (plantation pine), oil paint and resin.
4.5m w x 2.5 m d x 36cm h
Giant sized Cuisneaire Rods, (counting blocks dating back to the early 1960s) lie on the ground fresh from their box. Barely touched they represent the enormous possibilties of a childs mind, a frozen moment on the cusp of life.
Special thanks to Art Spectrum for material sponsorship and Midcoast Timber Centers for all their help.
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I will be adding to this mini collection as the year progresses…
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At the beginning of winter this year I formed a small drawing group with a couple of other local artists and together we try and go drawing as often as life allows. For so many reasons it has become the thing I look forward to most.
Materials: charcoal, graphite, white conte, liquid paper
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5 Lands Walk, Avoca Beach, June 2009
Suitcases, beach sand, PVA and Terry Towelling
approx 2m w x 3 m d x 1.5m h
Living at the beach sand is ubiquitous.
It is synonymous with the feeling of home as well as the ocean.
Heading home, whether it be from a long commute or an trip away, time accelerates and you start to feel the sand creeping in again; Between your toes, in your hair, under your nails, in the cuffs of your pants, in your shoes, in the shower and always surprises in children’s pockets.
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‘Brain Child’, Gosford Regional Gallery, March 14 - April 15, 2009.
This body of work uses Cuisenaire Rods (coloured counting blocks that were used to teach mathematics, dating back to the early 1960s) to play with the idea that memories are building blocks forming the architecture of our lives. Rods of various sizes (from tiny to huge) are used to workshop issues relating to early brain development and the mutual effects of motherhood and childhood. Click on the individual pieces to find out further information such as titles, materials and dimensions.
When ‘CR’ is used as an abbreviation it refers to Cuisenaire Rods.
Installation views to be posted soon.
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A collection of various small works each constructed from Cuisenaire rods that date back to the 1960s.
Click on an image for details of an individual work.
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Avoca Beach 2008,
approx 2m x 1.5m x 1.5m.
5 Lands Walk Festival, June 21st, in conjunction with Gosford Regional Gallery.
Interactive installation using discarded PET bottles, wood, food colouring and sand.
Each pair of bottles, connected end to end, can be rotated so the sand moves from one to another like an egg timer.
The Five Lands Walk is an annual cultural event involving MacMasters, Copacabana, Avoca, North Avoca and Terrigal Beach. It takes place close to the winter solstice to co-incide with the northern whale migration. It involves the local arts and indigenous communities, as well as invited artists, to respond to the natural environment.
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Sculpture In The Vines 2007
Millbrook Estate, Millfield, Hunter Valley.
Series of 6 seperate ‘pods’ approx 1 m x 1m x 1m occupying a total area of approx 10m in diameter. Wood, oil paint and silicone.
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Avoca Beach 5 Lands Walk Festival, 2007 .
Wood (Pine 90mm x 90mm) and oil paint,
approximately 3m x 3m x 3m in area.
The Five Lands Walk is an annual cultural event involving MacMasters, Copacabana, Avoca, North Avoca and Terrigal which takes place on the winter solstice to co-incide with the northern whale migration. It involves the local arts community as well as invited artists to respond to the natural environment.
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Sherman Artbox, 2005.
Ceramic, enamel and wood.
24 dogs approx 12cm x 12 cm x 12cm each
The rear message board changes each week of a 4 week show.
Total size approx 80cm (w) x 70 cm (h) x 65cm (d)
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