Artwork

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My dad lives in Harbin, China (which is right at the top and also known as the ‘ice city’ in winter).  My sister went over there in June to teach English and to finish her teaching qualification. The stories that she tells are exotic and strange to imagine. She is blocked on Facebook and sending pictures is limited becuase the internet is very slow but she managed to sent these pictures of amazing sculptures through to me to share with you. They are tree’s/bushes that have been pruned on the walk way and road islands. It must be so inspiration to walk around and see such land-artworks. Perhaps I should visit?

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In winter the ’sculputres’ are made from ice and in summer from the plants which are brought in by the truck load and replanted in the spring (becuase they cannot survive the harsh winters if left).

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Silhouette Art

Silhouettes have an amazingly calming effect. I have two silhouettes pasted on my bedroom walls.

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I came across this poor cat silhouette, all tattered and torn sorting through my mom’s old school stuff (she was a Grade 2/Sub b teacher) and became transfixed with it. It was so beautiful I couldn’t let it be thrown away. So…I got hold of some charcoal card, traced the shape and cut it out. It now sits on my skirting board and every time I see it, it’s simple beauty calms me.

The other cut-out I have are three swallows.

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I have a fascination with maps and I hate the way that old maps, artworks, just get chucked away. My first idea to ‘rescue’ them was to create paper bags out of them. But this never materialized and I still have a stack of old maps under my bed. At the same time as this was going on I was busy doing a textile design with birds and loved the shapes I was coming across. I choose the swallow silhouette, worked on it a bit and cut it out of the maps. They now fly above my bed and fill a wall that would ordinarily be quite boring and plain. I love the correlation created by the swallow and the map. I have gotten a lot of compliments about them and really all they were was an experiment to fill a space when I had no money and little time. I have grown to love them and think I will keep them when I move one day.