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Based in London, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, The Mill collaborate on award-winning (you can't help but notice the prominently displayed Oscar and two BAFTA awards as you walked into their London base) moving image, design and digital projects for the advertising, film, TV, games and music industry. They also put the two massive front windows of their London building to good use as a display areas for contemporary artwork.
So I was rather pleased when they invited me to exhibit my work in their London space (40-41 Great Marlborough Street, at the top of Carnaby Street, and a few doors along from the Liberty Store) for the whole of June and July 2013.
For the show I installed four works; in the deeper window, Orifice Tower, Pharos Cyclops #1 and 2, and in the shallow window, Planetoid 210. Although all three pieces (for the sake of argument I'll call 'Pharos Cyclops #1 and 2' one piece for now) share certain commonalities, they are also examples of different lines of enquiry that I have pursued. For this installation I wanted to give an insight into the divergent aspect of my practice; to show how various works can trigger ideas for newer and slightly different pieces, which in turn lead to further, and thus less related, works. To highlight this aspect of the development of my work I displayed the two Cyclops pieces on bright green deckchairs, the colour of which is a reference to one of my earliest sculptures, And When I'm a Man (I'll Think as a Man). Being bright green and made of fibreglass, plastic and resin, this earlier work offers a stark contrast to the directs of much of my current work.
An old rusty can with a doll head attached and camera parts for eyes makes this little guy happily poised with outstreched hand and a yellow balloon.
SOLD
Found in our garden in Herne Hill South London 1979. Its either very old or someone's failed ceramics project...
ADDDA's BEST & FAVs of 08- FOUND ITEM- note at statue of Jesus.
LOURDES is a religious tourist trap..but it is also very peaceful, and meditative. The city is absolutely charming , ok away from the junky religious tacky shops...
This 'found object' was found along the STATIONS OF THE CROSS. It was written in ENGLISH and wished/blessed all those who passed by.
It was a rather lovely gesture. Of course, the grounds are kept spotless, and it was removed not long after this photo was taken.
Centerpiece is made with vintage tin segment,brass filigree,
and a bezel-set carnelian.
Handmade sterling chain with more carnelian dangles
ADDA's BEST & FAV of 08-some of my fav THREE fav objects of 2008-
the purple ball of string found in the streets of paris....the little white angel purchased at a paris brocante...and the incredible PARIS map book - a gift from his dear friend INGRID!
Sterling Silver
Found objects
These snap pieces were found along the Eastbank Esplanade in Portland, OR. We found a trail down to a little ledge over the river, and I started picking these up, thinking they were muddy. Wrong! They had been in clothing that had been burned. Kind of creepy, but I took them home anyway and cleaned them up. They make a nice shaking sound.
These are small 2.5" x 2.0" Easter-themed molds that were sold as vintage Christmas Tree ornaments. I found them charming and plan to use them as jewelry elements.
Signage isn't my usual stock in trade, but finding my long-time friend and hairstylist frustrated by having to place an exit sign in his beautiful space spurred me to help out with something that would fit his aesthetic and satisfy the insurance company. Etched copper with found objects and patinas.
Page from old cookbook, photocopied shopping list (my grandmother's from 1920s), tea bags, fork (worn by 50 years beating/mixing)
I have taken a vintage brass locket(1 3/4" x 1 1/2"), given it a dark ammonia patina and riveted all sorts of steampunk delights to the front of it. There is a beautifully engraved, old safety pinion inscribed "American Waltham Watch Co," they don't make them like this any more! Also there is a fragment of a swiss watch dial and vintage steel and brass cogs. I have left the inside of the locket empty for your pictures, although if you wanted tintypes in there I could add them for an additional charge. The beautifully embellished locket dangles from a decorative vintage brass seashell. A heavy copper rolo chain of 18" completes the piece. A sturdy lobster clasp will keep this secure. All items, including the chain, have been clear-coated to protect patinas and finishes. I am a trained silversmith and have assembled this piece with care to last for many generations. One of a kind.
This mooring ring seemed to me like a Henry Moore sculpture in minature. So you could say it's a very Moorish mooring ring :-)
felt handmade with nuno. silk velvet and silk ribbon hand stitched with silk thread and found beach glass
at the Sundance store the second hand has a feather that moves around the face of the clock with such grace
The inside of the can is some old glue/epoxy long since hardened. I exposed the innards.. a symbol of gut intentions.. and added the gear wheel to show drive.
Found objects tied, knotted, sewn...
discarded fabric scraps and threads
dipped in "married paint"
(framed on white stretched artist board)
4 inch square (10cm square)
Mixed media, found objects, acrylics..
Burn incense, light a candle or place favorite poem, note or photo in the alters sacred place.
I put the three pottery mini-mini heads in with my found objects collection.
Created with fd's Flickr Toys
Also found in HST's 'The Great Shark Hunt' - a postcard of VFL player John Coleman. The postcard has an autograph at the front and the printed details for 'The Melbourne Sports Depot' on the reverse.
This is from my new series of assemblages/ icons created with antique decorative metal door plates. I made a tiny Frozen Charlotte like doll with a Plaster of Paris mold. I used great antique jewelry pieces, a greenish/bluish bead and pieces of jewelry chain. I used a little skeleton hands a glass orb and found pieces of text on the work. The text on the bead says “that of the earth being”. I liked the idea that the text has two meanings. Peering through the key hole is a list of the planets