Sculpture in the Gardens is held in the Auckland Botanic Gardens over the summer every two years and is something that my mother and I always look forward to visiting. This year we appreciated it more than ever as an outing that is suitable to enjoy in the crazy COVID world we are living in at the moment: it is outdoors and it is easy to stay 2m away from other people. The cafe (and an outdoor kiosk) is open so you can stop for suitable refreshments as part of the outing. As always, I love … [Read more...]
Powertex Wall Art Tui
My brother had his 50th birthday this year and I decided that I wanted to make him a Powertex Wall Art Tui. I have previously made a Powertex Wall Art picture of a wood pigeon for my outdoor space using the Powertex image transfer medium and was looking for a chance to do another one. My brother has paintings with circular centres of native birds and plants and I thought it would be great to make something for his new barbeque area that would tie in with these. I found a wonderful photo … [Read more...]
Powertex Wall Art for the Garden
When I have attended previous Powertex workshops, I have seen other people make abstract canvases but haven't been inspired to try them myself. Then I asked our instructor Joanne's husband Nick whether he ever made any Powertex sculptures himself or whether he was content to make the supporting hardware for us all. He said that he really enjoyed using Powerprint - a laserprint transfer medium that allows you to transfer a photograph to your canvas - and told me about one that he had made of tuis … [Read more...]
Sculpture in the Gardens 2016
I love art and sculpture in a garden setting, and have even tried my hand at making my own garden sculpture. To see garden sculpture on a grand scale, you can't go past the Auckland Botanic Gardens Sculpture in the Gardens event that is held every couple of years. For three to four months over the summer, 20 large scale installations from a range of artists are displayed throughout the gardens. These are arranged as part of a trail that is well signposted and takes you around quite a … [Read more...]
Garden Sculpture
I love to have art in the garden but it can be costly. It is also great to have things that are meaningful to you rather than just art for the sake of it. A while ago now my sister-in-law Bronnie and I attended a weekend sculpture workshop with artist James Wright (www.jameswright.co.nz) out at Clevedon. I was really looking forward to it but was in quite a panic about what I would make -how would I decide? I visited lots of different garden centres and other places that had sculptures of … [Read more...]