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Welcome to my place. I have heaps of my sculpture to show you – so sit back and enjoy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Another view of silver fern statue (on next page) with central fronds removed.

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Represents a silver fern (tree fern) with two central unfurling fronds

statue made in four pieces- pinned together. Stands about 1.5m tall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Statue made in two pieces pinned together. Statue stands just over 2 metres tall and is VERY heavy!

I really like how light and shadows play on this piece. Sorry… Not for Sale
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I enjoy looking at the natural environment around me and constantly find myself drawn to the wonderful forms of the New Zealand bush. In this piece I explore the contrasting shapes of the Nikau Palm \u2013 the soft curves and sharp angles of the fronds, the rough rings where old fronds have broken away and the smooth trunk, and the tangle of berries.

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The Guardians: a pair for entrance way, stylized fern. Stands about a metre high

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Guardian: One of a pair for entrance way

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Photo taken from down vista.

Statue 1.3m tall,
Fern fronds unfurling… more detailed photo next page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fern fronds are a wonderous thing… they are the promise of growth and change… of beginnings.

Another of my holely statues. Statue about 80cm on a 45cm plinth.
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the top piece of this statue is 1 metre tall, it sits on a plith (not fully shown in photo which is also about a metre tall). The flowing forms representthe unfurling of new fern fronds… new begininngs

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Just a small statue – 600mm in height (including base)

Reminiscent of a breaking wave and the patterns in the sea foam
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\"State\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
Our State of mind is a fragile and beautiful thing which can be destroyed by our own failings – slowly disintegrating making something that has the suggestion of what it once was – but which is now lost.

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\"Face\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
Mind and body in harmony with each other makes a perfect pattern of peace and tranquility. Our sense of well-being, our happiness, and our care for one another and the world we live in, are pieces of an intricate pattern which is perfect and complete.

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Greed and fear start to eat away at the sense of harmony and erode the perfect state.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1 metre tall, my first holely statue using a combination of the leaf of the mamaku tree fern and the unfurling fronds.

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\"Fern\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
A more delicate lacey look using the design of a fern leaf.

Stands 700mm high without a base
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A lacy design of two interwoven fern leaves.

Stands about 1.5metres tall
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After retirement beginnings a new life with new starts and challenges. The fern speaks of the life that has been – and the unfurling frond speaks of the new changes. Happy retirement Dale (SOLD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I keep returning again and again to ferns – perhaps because I love them. This is a smaller version of a fern (65cm) done in a lacey style.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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I was really enjoying this piece in my garden, but in November 2011 some scumbag stole this piece and I now have no idea where it could be. If you see it anywhere could you contact me. I would really appreciate getting it back. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Inspired 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
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In my garden I have a really wild patch where Japanese anemones grow rampant. They twist together and fight for position, trying to get the best light and soil, and crowding out any other plants in their way. Many people tell me that these plants are weeds and I should try to eradicate them because they\u2019ll take over my whole garden.

But I love them. I love the way their white flowers stand out in the shadows, and how regardless of my neglect of them that they\u2019ll reward me with a riotous floral symphony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In 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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This is one of the most time consuming pieces I have ever carved! It took months – to carve out the bowl of the glass, drill thousands of holes to make the laceyness, shape the leaves, and the sanding was a nightmare.

But this piece while formal, is super elegant. I uplight it at night to show the shadows and form. Its one of my current favourites. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Taste\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
This year I bought some cheap $5 solar lights and lit up some of my sculpture… here's Taste of Elegance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Just dreaming (reclining), Exposed to the elements, and Nikau statues outside my shed at home<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Just Dreaming is a reclining form, about 1.4 metres in length. When she was lying on my drive outside my shed she was often stroked by visitors who enjoyed her very smooth finish (like marble).

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She turns her face up to the sun, wind and rain… trully exposed to the elements.

Statue sits about 1 metre tall (plus base). Another statue people love to touch (very smooth)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I like curves and exaggerating forms. This lady stands a little over 600mm tall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This piece of stone I've had around for a few years so is fairly aged looking, but just right for this sculpture. You see a grey block of stone from this angle, and if you walk around it, the lady will be revealed.

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My daughter actually suggested a lady escaping from a piece of stone… so here she is…

My lady is pushing her way out of the stone and into the light, and evolving as she does.
Her body is ultra-smooth and lovely to touch, her hair which is being torn free from the stone is rough, and the rest of the stone from is unsealed so it is grey and aged.
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"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)
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When Abby comes to visit me she loves to put on a fairy dress and wings – (and I'm afraid I couldn't resist putting gumboots on her too)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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"Don't be silly Gran… Of course Princesses can wear gumboots. Princesses can wear ANYTHING!" says Abby.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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"I love you sooooooo much Boo… I don't know why you keep running away from me?"

(Boo is my cat)
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"Hey Gran… ! What's happened to my ball? It's gone a funny shape!"<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Sweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
My littlest granddaughter Jody was only 2 when I carved this. And much to her parents horror she sucks her thumb. But I think she's really sweet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Just a simple form taking on the guise of a serious thinker

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Soft curves again – Another of my ladies. Speaks for itself really.

statue 650mm high
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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.

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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.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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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.

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Who 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.
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Finally 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.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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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.
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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
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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.
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I 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.

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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.
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The \u201cQueen\u201d 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.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The \u201cPawn 7\u201d piece uses symbols representing land, water, erosion, and the melting glaciers caused by global warming<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Eye\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
I 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".

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I 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
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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

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\"Abstract\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
Statue approx 600mm tall + 140mm base = 740 total height.

Another doodle in stone. Playing with shapes and shadows.
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I see the little grooves in this one as steps… but other people have told me that it reminds them of teeth??? (Can't see it myself)

Anyway, small statue – 360mm tall
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\"Hope\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
Small statue using flowing theme. When I was carving this the expression ' like getting blood from a stone' kept coming to mind, but I thought that was a bit yucky so I've named it something more hopeful and positive.

Stands 350mm tall
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\"River\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
I was sitting on the banks of the Waipawa River one day, throwing stones in and watching the ripples made when I found myself transfixed by the movement of water over and around stones. I watched the way the water swirled and flowed making patterns in light and form.

It always intrigues me trying to replicate movement in something really static like stone \u2013 it is so rigid and fixed – so I saw it as a challenge.
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Second piece of series of three<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"riversong\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
3rd piece of a series of three<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"The\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
Soft flowing form, reminiscent of water flowing\/

Statue 1.2 metres tall (plus base)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This year I bought some cheap $5 solar lights and lit up some of my sculpture… here's The Source<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"spikey\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
I actually dug a spikey shell out of our garden and have no idea how it got here so far from the sea. This is what gave me the idea for this statue which is slightly modified to allow for strength. I really like the contrast between the soft curves and the viscious looking spikes.

750mm tall
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I found a broken shell on the beach which showed the beautiful soft curves of the inside we don't usually see. This was the basis of this idea.

550mm tall
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\"Hidden\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
My inspiration for this piece was a piece of broken shell off the beach where the smooth flowing form of the structure of the shell is only exposed after it is broke and worn by the sea… thus exposing the hidden secrets.

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\"mobius\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
Soft flowing shape with no beginning or end.

Statue is 60cm tall (SOLD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"A\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
Only a small statue – 340mm in height.

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\"Fate\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
Twisting form – similiar to Mobius with more twists and more upright stance. When I was carving this life was going through a bit of a bad patch in my life and it made me think how life twists from going through a good phase, and then a bad, and then good… etc. I suppose we have to have the bad, to appreciate the good?

810mm tall
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\"Manaia\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
A twisty form standing 75omm tall (with base)

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One of the statues carved soon after my father's death in memory of him. This little tiki was made from one of the first pieces of stone I bought on the day Dad died. Dad taught me to carve in wood (in a Maori style) so this tiki is carved just for him.

NOT FOR SALE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"detail\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
Culture 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 \u2013 where the shape of things can still pay homage to what has come before, but isn\u2019t afraid to adapt to new ideas.
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\"Changing\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Silent\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
They have been here since before men came to these shores. They have guarded the air, water and land. But now with the growing influence of man on the elements, they can only watch in silence as we destroy what is dear to them.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Water\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
The Water Guardian cares for the creatures of the lakes and rivers, and the ocean. He watches in despair as we pour pollution into our waterways and ignore the health of those that rely on the water to live.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Guardian\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
The Land Guardian cares for what grows and lives upon the land. the trees, plants and animals.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\"Around\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
I think I must have been a bit 'around the bend' when I was making this. I was just doodling, and this is what came out. It sits at home on a bend and is about 470mm tall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Squiggle\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
I had fun with this one… started making a koru, then decided to put a few kinks in it.

It sort of springs up out of the ground. Haven't really thought of a name for it so its known affectionately as "Squiggle". I have done a series of squiggles in different sizes and kinks.
This one stands about a metre tall (plus base for stability)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Winds\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
Fern fronds unfurling, changing, evolving.

Statue 1.2m tall plus base
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\"Elegance\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
Two fern fronds and fern leaf.

Statue standing 1.2 metres (plus base)
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\"Unfurling\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
fern frond uncurling and a fern leaf motif combined.

stands in total about 820mm in height (in total)
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\"Fern\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
A small piece – depicting the fern frond and leaf (sold)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Little\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
Only a small statue (only 44cm tall)

It is difficult to see in this photo but there is a nice flowing streak of iron oxide running through the stone which adds to the form and uniqueness of this piece
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\"Flax\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
statue 1000mm tall + 180mm tall base = 1180 total height

Study of light and shadows
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\"Toitoi\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
Inspired by a trip to Hastings when I saw toitoi blowing in the wind.

More dramatic shadows when in full sun – but it doesn't photograph well with extremes in light and shadows
90cm tall including base. Two pieces pinned.
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\"Wavy\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
As a teenager I used to be taken on bush walks by my parents \u2013 both of whom were very knowledgeable about plants and trees. They used to argue amongst themselves about specific botanic names and tell me the most amazing things about the plants we passed by. \u201cWavy fern\u201d (not its biological name \u2013 sorry Mum and Dad) is not a small fern but a large glossy one \u2013 which I love the undulating shapes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\"Wavy\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
This year I bought some cheap $5 solar lights and lit up some of my sculpture… here's Wavy fern<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Basking\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
Lizards are another favourite of mine. This one is made out of an off-cut and is approx. 30cm long.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Basking\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Lizard\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
I usually make individual lizards basking on a rock but in this piece I decided that it would be fun having lizards scampering up a column.

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\"fern\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
A few months ago I was asked to make a birdbath. I was given dimensions for the bowl, but after I started rounding out the outside I was emailed to say they had given me the wrong dimensions. For a long time the round top sat un-formed and alone, then one day I thought of this… based on fern leaves and fronds.

Stands 925mm high. Bowl 400mm across<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"fern\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
Looking down on the fern bowl you can see the repeated swirls from the bowl down through the column. I like the feeling of movement.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Sundial\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
My mum gave me a brass sundial plate for christmas so I had to make a stand for it. Again I've gone for a favourite motif… fern leaves and fronds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Tui\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
Around our place we have lots of tuis around in the spring when the Kowhai trees are flowering. I decided I couldn't do justice to Tuis if I tried to get them in proportion with a Kowhai tree so I decided on them squabbling over flax flowers instead.

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\"Art\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
I don't often work with angles and lines as I'm not truly comfortable with too much structure or symmetry – but I had this idea, and I played with lines and angles – and I think it would sit beautifully outside an Art Deco house that uses similar ideas. (SOLD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Tui\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
The other side of the sundial showing one tui swooping down upon another.

Total number of tuis on column = 2 flying and 1 defending his flowers
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\"Tui\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
When a friend saw my tui sundial she wanted a birdbath in a similar design… so I made her one. Initially it had a flax leaf design on the base like it has photographed here, but after further consideration I decided it looked better without a base, but with just the column and bowl. Now Tuis, along with other birds, drink and bathe in it daily in Vicky's garden.

(SOLD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"sundial\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
I have a plant in my garden I call an inside-out outdaisy. This sort of gave me the idea for this one.

100cm base and 800cm column = 900cm total<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Entwined\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
Me just doodling with stone again and trying to get a shape which makes the stone look fluid. Had fun with this one and different people see different things in it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Entwined\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
Same piece as before from a different side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Twist\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
(as before)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Twist\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
470mm tall. One piece

Play of shadow and light (doodling in stone)
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\"Pillars\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
My work was inspired from a trip to Rome where I saw ancient monuments telling tales of Roman battles and victories.

These two pillars don't speak of such celebrated moments in history, but instead tell some of our own stories. As you walk between them you can travel through the seasons , going to the beach in Summer, playing in leaves in Autumn, having snowball fights in Winter, planting a garden in Spring… etc. They may seem insignificant moments in history , but they make us what we are.
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\"Pillars\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
travelling through time (bottom to top)

Spring (sheep with lambs), Summer (watering garden and jumping through sprinkler), Autumn (playing in leaves), Winter (walking in cold southerly), Spring (birds nesting, trees blossoming)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Pillars\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
Travelling through time (from bottom to top)

Summer (at the beach), Autumn (harvest garden and orchard), Winter (snowball fights), Spring (planting garden and chickens), Summer (camping and river)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Column\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
these columns are constructed the same way as the ancient Romans put their columns together. Each piece is carved and then threaded onto a central post.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"detail\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
walking around this piece on this pillar – dad rakes the leaves, a cat chases leaves and on this side kids play in leaves!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Pillar\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
In the Bible Lot's wife looked back and she was instantly turned into a pillar of salt.

Looking at the world today – at the way we have squandered the world's resources, cutting down forests and polluting rivers and waterways, perhaps it is a good thing to look back and see how the world once was. We need to look back and figure out how to fix it rather than boldly moving on ignoring the signs <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Pillars\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
as before…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"The\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
I was thinking about grass blowing around in the wind when I was carving this one and then half way through I under went a slight change of mind… deciding that it would be too busy with lots of swaying lines all over it. So I went for a smooth contrast. So this one I feel is very tactile. You can run you fingers along the wavy lines and then enjoy the cool smoothness of the central core.

Stand 600mm high plus 100mm base (SOLD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"The\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
as before…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Future\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
Four fern fronds unfurling. 1.5 m tall (approx)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"un-named\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
Sometimes I like to just play with stone and see what comes out. This piece was sort of inspired by a combination of manuka and field poppy seed pods.

580mm tall
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\"Flora\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
Stylized study of a clematis flower

approx 840 mm tall
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\"Flora\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
1220 mm tall in total. four pieces pinned together. Study of petals and stamens reminiscent of the campula flowers growing in my garden <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Giant\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
I was looking at lawn daisies on the lawn one day (after my husband had been cursing them for coming up so quickly since he had only mown the lawn the day before) and I marvelled at the beauty and simplicity of the humble daisy. So I felt moved to make this. I love this giant daist floating in a sea of little daisies. Its magical.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Daisy\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
Another ode to the humble daisy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":149,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-gallery.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-150","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.positivelystoneaged.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.positivelystoneaged.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.positivelystoneaged.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.positivelystoneaged.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.positivelystoneaged.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=150"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.positivelystoneaged.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":164,"href":"https:\/\/www.positivelystoneaged.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/150\/revisions\/164"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.positivelystoneaged.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.positivelystoneaged.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}