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Midnight Dip

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Luminous

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Brace Yourself

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Always Watch the Credits

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Knee Deep

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These City Lights

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SOLD – Night Light

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Nebulous

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SOLD – Just the Three of Us

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Mesmerised

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These mad hands (hand mad?)…. I’ve had a real

These mad hands (hand mad?)….

I’ve had a really rough run for the last few months and while I would have expected creativity to abandon me all together, it’s been quite the opposite when it comes to clay.

I think it’s perhaps that with clay, there is no doubt who is in control. You play to its tune or you don’t play at all. You hand yourself over and retreat into tactility and instinct.

I find it interesting as someone whose primary medium is textiles that a lot of ceramicists often venture over to that world. Apparently, vice versa applies too.

It must be the tactility involved in both, do you think?

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H(i)de Doing a bit of a deep dive into the concep

H(i)de

Doing a bit of a deep dive into the concept of the masks I wear to get through every day life as a Big Feeler. It’s a superpower with built in kryptonite.

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M(other) - work in progress Exploring how I feel

M(other) - work in progress

Exploring how I feel about motherhood - the complex feelings I have of not experiencing it myself, but also the epic journey of dark and light, absence and presence, apart and together that I've been on with my own mother.

#contemporarytextiles #softsculpture #assemblage_art #contemporaryaustralianartist #foundobjectsculpture #motherdaughterbond #textileartist #loveisntalwayseasy #mavacollective

This is one of those moments... I've been bouncin

This is one of those moments...

I've been bouncing back and forth with this for DAYS.

I'm starting to think they're a bit twee and there for no other reason than for the "cool" factor. Definitely erring on the side of no.... today😂

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* popular opinion will not influence my final decision hehe

Finishing used to be my most dreaded part of creat

Finishing used to be my most dreaded part of creation, but I love it now.

It's such a quiet, contemplative part of the art process. The piece would be fine "as is", but taking the time to observe, sit with and play with the piece at this point is a pretty special time.

There's no pressure - this is icing on the cake.... or sculpture 😝

Why, hello there! F(l)ight is almost done and rea

Why, hello there!

F(l)ight is almost done and ready for its photo shoot. Huzzah!

I'm still working on a couple of details (but not too many... I have a habit of over cooking things!)

I can't help but feel that there's a bit of my kooky personality in each and every piece I create. Well, maybe a lot in this one.

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Flastic? Plabric? Whatever you want to call it,

Flastic? Plabric?

Whatever you want to call it, I'm enjoying putting waste to good use.

It's the sense of experiment and play that floats my boat the most though. Sometimes art can get all too heavy and serious.

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Hey there, textile lovers! 👋🏼 Today I'm thri

Ok! I'll reuse you! Playing with more substrates

Ok! I'll reuse you!

Playing with more substrates from waste today.It surprises me - every time - how perfect this is for sculpting and stitch.

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With the things my brain and heart and hands colla

With the things my brain and heart and hands collaborate to create, it's like I’m living in a constant blue cheese dream. This one started out looking like a mangled rotisserie chicken and is now flying in to a completely different world!

Delicious… Is it just me, or do visually lovely

Delicious…

Is it just me, or do visually lovely things invoke a sense of fulfilled hunger for you too?

Quite pleased with how this repurposed silk dress turned out 😀

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Spinning a yarn… 🧶 If you’ve ever thought

Spinning a yarn…

🧶 If you’ve ever thought about trying your hand at spinning yarn, I highly recommend it. It’s a great way to relax and unwind, and you never know what beautiful creations you might come up with.

🕸️Inspired by the net-like delicacy of the woven paper yarns created by Miriam Penrose in her piece that I saw recently at the @naarmtextilecollective UnCommon Threads exhibition, I thought I’d pull out good ol’ Roberta and give spinning paper yarn a go. I’ve twined by hand before, but haven’t tried using a wheel.

🪡 I’ve carried this wad of mismatched sewing patterns around for 9 years, knowing eventually it would work its way into something.

😮 Let’s just say, by the end of the session, I have an increased appreciation for the delicacy of Miriam’s yarn. It’s amazing how something as simple as a piece of paper can turn into something so intricate and delicate. Hats off to you Miriam, I’m taking my lumpy yarn & putting Roberta back in her box!

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