Getting Ready for Supanova

This year is just wizzing by.
Been busy making for Supanova this weekend
I have a stall in the artists' alley - if you are going to be there please stop by and say hi.
If I am not about it is because I am off seeing some of this years great line up, but my lovely fore bearing husband will be there if I am not.
My daughter Bethra is also getting in on the act, she plans to sell lots of lovely badges, bracelets and some other goodies
I will post some images of work in progress tomorrow night
There are some lovely Goblets, Tankards, Unique Ceramic Wands
And some super huge mega Goblets - the biggest will fit a full bottle of wine, or mead. 
will also post some images of set up and from the weekend itself so keep an eye out

Gomboc Opening

It was a lovely day on Sunday, thank goodness the weather held fine.
If you missed it, don't worry it is open until the 30th June.
A bit of excitment for me was being interviewed for Channel 44's show Gallery Watch - it should be on this weekend on Saturday 8.30pm; at least that's what I was told, it might even be the following week

All ready for Gomboc Sculpture Survey

I had intended to write a little as work was in progress - but I have been so busy getting it all done
The opening is this Sunday, 2nd June 2013 - here's the link for more info:
http://www.gomboc-gallery.com.au/ 

For the last 4 weeks or so I have been very busy making work, I did start about 3 months ago but there's nothing like a deadline to have you pick up the pace. The completed work consists of over 150 pieces, it's funny, it looked like so much in the studio, but there's nothing like the scale of the great outdoors to make it all feel diminished

Finished the installation last Sunday - began on the Thursday, I was thinking it might take me 2 - 3 days for set up, but it ended up taking 4. It's always the way isn't it? these things always take much longer than you expect

Action shot of me placing work in the site at the end of day 2

Here's an image of the final work:

I think its quite tricky to capture a good photo when it comes to some 3D work and this is certainly true with this work
If you would like to see more images of the work close up and in progress here's the pinterest link: http://pinterest.com/oohollycourtney/gomboc-sculpture-survey-2013/

Encaustic Glaze Application

 Around August last year, I was thinking I wonder if you could use wax as medium to apply glaze, instead of a resist. It got added to my "I'll have to try that sometime list"
It was serendipidious when, at Potober here in Perth WA last year, New Zealand artist Royce McGlashen demonstated making underglaze crayons. I thought "well now that I know wax works as a medium, I definitely have to give encaustic glaze application a try now"
It still took me till December last year to get on with it. All these have been done low temp, I am yet to attempt experimentation with high temp glaze.

This first one was heated and then applied with a brush, which results in a quite thick coat, and as you can see it resulted in an interesting melted effect. It was then refired with a satin glaze applied over the surface.
(it has to be done in two firings because the wax in the colour would act as resist on the surface) 



The following images are of works where the wax/glaze or wax/underglaze has been applied with heated tools; far easier to do on a flat surface, quite a bit trickier to get a good effect on a 3D surface, but early days of experimenting

 

 (This photo is courtesy of Cher Shackleton)


The following images are surface close ups:

I am very interested to know if there is anyone else out there experimenting with this technique, as far as I know I am the first 

Check out my pinterest

I've just finished loading up a whole lot of images of my artwork to pinterest:
http://pinterest.com/oohollycourtney/
Please take a lookie and let em know what you think.
Still have a lot from this year and last year to upload...
Getting there
But for now I must get back to work, far too little time until I need to get my work installed for Gomboc

Hello again

Well it's been a very long time since I have posted.
I have been spend the last few years focussed on learning and developing my skills; and on making.
The unfortunate upshot of that is I have so many beautiful objects without a home so it's well overdue that I take the time to get online and talk about my work, ideas and techniques. 
It is my intent that from now on you will find at least 1 or 2 posts from a week telling all about what I am up to.  

For More Information on My upcoming exhibition go to:
GirlyThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight.blogspot.com