I have created a new
collection of sculptural objects whose main function is to invite this
interaction. Textiles and plastic coating have been used alongside my metal
work. The pieces can be covered in varying amounts of chalk to suggest the
transformative nature of the pieces.
These objects are
artificial fossils, discovered in the same imagined environment my most recent
collection ‘Into the garden at once’ originated. Inspired by structures found
within plants and skeletons they seek to morph the characteristics of each into
new organisms. The interaction of chalk applied to the surface of each piece
will reveal the skeleton structures hidden within.
'Shrinking Rapidly'
Object
Copper, textiles, acrylic coating, chalkboard paint, chalk
9.5cm x 10cm x 6.5cm
'Very fond of pretending'
Object
Copper, textiles, acrylic coating, chalkboard paint, chalk
11cm x 9cm x 5.5cm
'That's quite enough'
Object
Copper, textiles, acrylic coating, chalkboard paint, chalk
13cm x 10cm x 10.5cm
'A queer thing, to be sure!
Object
Copper, textiles, acrylic coating, chalkboard paint, chalk
19cm x 20cm x 6cm
'No very clear notion'
Object
Copper, textiles, acrylic coating, chalkboard paint, chalk
15cm x 17cm x 8cm
'One side of WHAT?'
Object
Copper, textiles, acrylic coating, chalkboard paint, chalk
20.5cm x 20.5cm x 12cm
'Growing, and growing'
Object
Copper, textiles, acrylic coating, chalkboard paint, chalk
29cm x 21cm x 19cm