Stick Figures at Sculptors Victoria's Annual & Awards Exhibition

 It started playing with prunings - to be delighted with the random curves and patterns of the wood. Then the everyday life of watching people in public places going about their lives spoke to me.... also the regret that this is being chased away by fear and the atrocious happenings in the world... so a bit of nature inspired by my grandson sketching birds for me and an urban landscape of steps and the blue cloaks hoping that somehow the wisdom that inspired the United Nations will help the world see reason before civilisation and ordinary things are lost...

The exhibition runs until 29 June 2025 at the Victorian Artists Society galleries 430 Albert St East melbourne - and there is some amazing work there - which puts my little whittling to shame - we all contribute to give space for thought and wonder.

You are invited 💖

Broken Pieces at Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show

 

Years ago I rescued some pieces of marble - it had been a garden ornament and looked like concrete but then... once it was broken the marble could be identified. At any rate it stayed at my place for a long time until I tackled it for a piece to go into the sculpture exhibition at Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show in 2025.

There are more pieces - I can do different things with different pieces - depending on where the fractures and bruising shows in the stone... always plenty to look forward to... next Summer when I'm happy to work with water feed tools and polishing blocks 😉

Showing Sculpture on Herring Island

 It is quite a privilege to show work on Herring Island - for one thing the gallery is situated amongst some great outdoor environmental art.

Environmental art can be so many ideas: made of a restricted range of unmodified materials or creating an environment to modify our view of the world or designed to blend back into the environment as it decays.

Jude and her table...

chasing the shade

As a public space the third definition is a bit problematic and only available to the art produced in Jude Bridges-Tull's workshops at the exhibition.

And being amongst the permanent collection is quite inspiring - I had a bit of fun taking pictures.

detail of "Ramp"

Robert Jack's "Ramp"

Jill Peck's "Steerage"

Jill Peck's "Steerage" is an example of an environmental sculpture of unmodified materials creating an environment in place - the prow of the island.

"Falling Fence" Samantha Slicer and John Gollings

"Falling Fence"

"Falling Fence"

Julie Collins "Audience"

Julie Collins "Audience"

Andy Goldsworthy "Cairn"

Andy Goldsworthy
"Cairn"

Andy Goldsworthy "Stone House"

Andy Goldsworthy
"Stone House"

So I have another weekend to enjoy seeing my work in a Greg Burgess renovated building.

"Sun and Moon"

  

The gallery at set-up