Artworking; December 2019
5x7” oil on deep profile gesso board. Mini-est commission of 2019 and it was sweet. I made two because like I always say, one of anything is never enough and I mean that quite literally
Oliver Watts commission by QICGRE at Castle Towers shopping center
It was my birthday in December and look at these beautiful Japanese brass clamps, I have wanted these for a long, long time & getting them for birthday was so happy! Aren’t they gorgeous?
and then I see this & believe in them all again. What is it? see here but really? I mean, how could you miss, I’ve flooded the world with these things. And they’re just so cool
I made these from cast plaster after I had made the individual MDF ones purely because I could and getting into some silicone mold making & plaster casting is like going home, skill wise & then I wondered wtf should I do with them and then I thought, what would a Capitalist do? The answer, of course, is greeting cards. So everyone gets an opportunity to behold them. So far, zero sales but I have given heaps away. Life of an artist. I wrote an accompanied card to encourage understanding:
“My beautiful Heartsease ornaments, a unique artefact handmade in the Pre-Raphaelite style [here]
Shakespeare referenced Heartsease flowers in Hamlet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, as a symbol of thought…that someone might think of you. Heartsease is as it sounds. Rest and look to your heart, perhaps think of me as I think of you. Or, in the case of lovers, upon your beloved.
Known, as I am, for wanton distribution of gold leaf, I say gold because I love gold, it means purity of thought and intention, it means inviolable authority, it means absolute law, it is the most precious of all things and it is always good. It is love.
As seen in the photo above this, I gave some cards where they’re tied on with cord so that they may be removed & used as Xmas tree decorations. People actually did this
Nice? Yes, nice. HERE
The street where I live, it looks misty & nice but it was smokey smelly and eerie, very unsettling. There are catastrophic fires in the bush, hundreds of kilometers away and summer has only just begun. Feelings of impending doom are common experiences in Sydney now
At the end of this December, the fires rage on & increase, waiting for God to put them out. I’ve prayed a great deal over this.
Sewing. I quite like these pants by Loewe. Pattern Fantastique Terra pants or Trend Patterns utility trousers? Also thinking about an unlined linen men’s blazer. This is likely to remain just a thought. Blazer sewing fear & I have so much other stuff to do. But it’d be nice, this one is Vogue Patterns V8988. The delpozo skirt is cunningly done, I’ll apply myself to figuring it out but in a stretch fabric. Solid woven taffeta is no-no. These days…
It was fun creating these gift voucher pre-order images, it took me ages to come up with this idea.
So far, zero sales. I leave it there.
Last bit of art for 2019 and its in a shopping center. There’s no reason why it shouldn’t be there and we should have more of it. Caroline’s luxe large scale prints here, for those who would like to take some home
Temporary corridor installation, very large scale prints. Wonderful work. Lobbying to have them re-housed & on permanent display
My Christmas present, I was so astonished because its so perfect for me, exactly like all the gilded plastic tubing Ive made (upwards of 70 meters at last count) and I LOVE IT. I have fancier, more expensive things but I love this and I will never take it off