Just a simple form taking on the guise of a serious thinker (SOLD)Soft curves again – Another of my ladies. Speaks for itself really. statue 650mm high (SOLD)I was asked to carve a bigger version of this statue to go outside of the new birthing Unit in Hastings. So instead of 60cm tall, this lady stands 1.3m. So she is taller and a bit further along in her pregnancy. I hope the people going in to the hospital enjoy her. (SOLD)Another of my 'looking through' series. With dangerous, almost lethal spikes or claws guard the organic, blobby viewing portal. Three pieces pinned together. Total 1320mm tall.A neighbour of mine saw one of my other wacky pieces and said 'I bet you can't carve balls suspended within the stone.' I took that as a challenge and here it is! – balls caught in the groove… A really fun, funky piece which always makes me smile. Stands 1400mm tallWho knows what inspired me here? I usually shy away from geometric shapes, but this time I have straight (well almost straight) lines! This is only stage 1 of this statue, it has another piece to go on top, but I haven't persuaded my husband to put it there yet. So watch the space next to this picture. Currently 3 pieces of stone pinned together, total height 1120mmFinally after many months this statue is finally together. Murray thinks its the beginning of my 'crazy' stage. But I like it. It's fun and it makes me smile. I've decided I want to keep this one so sorry its not for sale.OK. I admit it. Pink Floyd did come to mind several times when I was making this. Another of my 'weird phase' as my husband puts it… But I had fun making it. Four pieces pinned together standing about 1.5metres tall. (SOLD)While making 'Eye of the Needle' I had a few other ideas pop into my head. This is the second statue in this series exploring shapes and shadow interaction… And yes, I had fun making this one! Total height 1400 mm (SOLD)Have you ever wondered what would happen if lightning strikes? What shapes would happen? What feelings happen? I had my mum come over when I was making this one and say "It looks like someone's hair is standing up on end." Well – maybe it is? Its up to you to interpret. 1.8m tallI was trying to think of an idea for a sculpture for an exhibition which was called "Point to point" for some reason the old join the dots (or dot to dot) came to mind. I did a row of dots and then thought it resembled Neptune's necklace – a seaweed I see on the beach sometimes… Then the patterns of wind and water came to mind – so this piece just evolved. (SOLD)We 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. The “Queen” piece uses symbols that represent the sun, the build up of greenhouse gases and rising temperatures caused by the increase of industrialization and man-made activity which neglects the natural environment.The “Pawn 7” piece uses symbols representing land, water, erosion, and the melting glaciers caused by global warmingI decided this was an important part of Queen 2 pawn 7 when I finished it. The other 2 pieces speak of the industrialization, pollution, and global warming and its effects. This piece shows the greed of man who stands and watches the destruction of the earth while doing nothing except make money. I also had the verse "Its easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven". 1250mm tallI was doodling when I made this. I began thinking about fish hooks, then dolphins and whales swimming in the ocean, and then vertibrae??? So I came up with something very unusual but soft and flowing with deep contrasting shadows. 1200mm tall on a 200mm tall base (SOLD)At first I didn't know what to call this statue. I was just playing with shapes and spaces and it was nameless. Then Mum suggested Tail of the taniwha and I looked at it again and agreed – that was what it was. Total height 950mm (SOLD)Statue approx 600mm tall + 140mm base = 740 total height. Another doodle in stone. Playing with shapes and shadows.
