description/materials
glazed earthenware and newspaper coiled vessel. ceramic, newspaper, 4ply cotton size: 18cm (h) x 11cm (w) x 12cm (d) |
banksia (series 3) no.4The brief for the Art@Work Exhibition Artist Challenge was 'Favourite Things'.
artist statement I have always been captivated by the Australian bush. My childhood was spent exploring our property; my adventures and imagination fuelled by the stories of May Gibbs and her big bad banksia men. Time stood still. Days lasted forever. This little ceramic banksia form seems friendly and familiar, it makes me smile as I picture it chatting away about nothing-in-particular. The newspaper coiled, basket-woven top resembling a garden gnome, jolly and stout. Proudly taking up space, nostalgic and perhaps a little bit kitsch. But memories are like that: taking you to happier, simpler times where anything seems possible. WINNER: 'favourite things' artist challenge prize 2022.
art at work exhibition, red tree theatre, tuggerah NSW $500 prize |