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Tui on Flax (Lacey)1087 viewsIn Spring there are hundreds of tuis at my place, fighting over kowhais and flax flowers while I work. They are such beautiful birds.
I have been thinking about making a lacey sculpture with birds for a while and a tui on a flax is my first attempt.
This was made a a birthday present for an environmentalist. I hope it sits well amongst your bush/garden and that the tuis fly around it there too. (SOLD)
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Queen to Pawn 71077 viewsWe treat the global warming issue like a game - thinking that we can play around with the environment in the hope of better economic outcomes - and then when this game is over and we've lost the game (our environment) we can put the pieces back on the board and start again.
The Queen piece (on left) shows the sun, its power distorted by growing industrial activity. The Pawn(on right)the flooding, slipping, melting of glaciers.
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detail "Don't know"1075 views
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Bearded Irises1074 viewsInspired by the old Bearded Irises that grow in my garden and perhaps by Van Gough.
Every year these irises pop up and do their thing and I love them
710mm (h) x 390mm (w) x 340mm (d)
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Face 2: Disintegration1073 viewsGreed and fear start to eat away at the sense of harmony and erode the perfect state.
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Bearded Irises from another angle1068 views
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Hide and Seek (in gumboots)1066 views"1,2,6,8,10... Coming ready or not!"
Abby loves playing Hide and seek... but she doesn't always follow the rules. (You might notice she's peeping between her fingers)
(SOLD)
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Great expectations (II) - different view1058 views
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Detail "Lightning Strikes"1055 views
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detail fern leaf1054 views
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Entwined (view 2)1047 viewsSame piece as before from a different side
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detail "changing face"1041 viewsCulture changes and evolves as it comes in contact with new ideas and other people.
Dad taught me to carve in a Maori style, and every now and then I revisit that.
In this piece I combine the traditional method of carving - with traditional shapes cut out of paua and inserted in the stone in a non-traditional way.
It pays homage to the past, and looks forward to the future – where the shape of things can still pay homage to what has come before, but isn’t afraid to adapt to new ideas.
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