My weekend

What a weekend I did a workshop with Glenys Mann a well known textile artist here in Australia, she travels the world teaching and doing conferences.  Ive signed up for the 6 weeks on saturdays and cant wait till next saturday.  We covered dying and rusting papers and fabrics, we placed the good quality paper in to a tannin bath first then into a caustic soda bath and then into an ironsulphate bath the papers are beautiful and very landscape earth orientated.  I will post photos of the group.  One of the girls did a porcelain doll head and arm it looked great , we are making boxes to hold our treasures,  making great assemblage for the walls.  The photos are just shots of some of the papers I did.

My cement fondue torso sculptures

This was done in 2005 in a TAFE class with a life model , it is a long process but it ends up looking like a bronze statue hence it being called poor mans bronze.    I really enjoyed this process and would like to do more some day.  The exterior is finished with beeswax rubbed in with steel wool.

Hippee Babe

Hi folks this is one of my new sculptures made from recycled goodies the head has come from a doll and added lots other recycled materials I have and a little paint job to keep her interesting .  My inspiration comes from the African Tribe culture.  I hope you enjoy this one.