Pages

▼

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Ahh!! 'Tis good to be back in the studio

I really felt we had arrived home today when we were able to plan to spend a few hours in the studio this afternoon; and it felt right.

While we were away working in the NT a couple of friends and Fiona's dad have been on the lookout for bits for me to use in my work. Carol and Edith-Ann presented me with a stash of silver-plate ware and a small copper tank. Graham bought a box of miscellaneous bits at a church garage sale. Included was a length of brass with three planes and old chipped lens from a magnifying glass.

Well with a little imagination and a couple of weaving shuttles those bits have become a piece called Moon Gate.
Barry Smith © Moon Gate
Barry Smith © Moon Gate
Barry Smith © Moon Gate - top perspective
At the moment our moon is about three quarters full and with cold evenings and clear skies it is just so big, bright and clear. The old lens just reminded me of the sacred moon and called out to be made into a piece. The weaving shuttle give a bit of a sense of gate posts or entry to a temple or some such thing. It all needs quite a bit of tidying, a bit more embellishment and cleaning - but I think you get the general feel of the piece. Inspired by the photography of Suzi Smith I think I feel a moon series coming on.
at

6 comments:

  1. Suzi SmithMay 15, 2011 at 8:23 PM

    oh wow.... gorgeous!! looking forward to what else develops x

    (ps. would you mail your address, got it somewhere but surprising how i can lose stuff in a space as small as this!)

    ReplyDelete
  2. Jann GougeonMay 16, 2011 at 1:22 AM

    Love the combination of the two elements . . wood &
    glass.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Jo MurrayMay 16, 2011 at 4:08 AM

    Inspired use of the magnifying lens Barry, Love the title.

    ReplyDelete
  4. SooZeQueMay 16, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    Barry, you continue to Ahhh Me. Your creativity and the interesting pieces you combine is so great. Be careful where you put that piece ~ the light could shine thru and magnify and set the curtains on fire! HA HA

    ReplyDelete
  5. LisaMay 16, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    you have such a creative imagination to design such magic..love the title and the assemblage though i don't think i could disassemble my old shuttles...then again, i probably could..things easily transform don't they?

    ReplyDelete
  6. Kim SchoenbergerMay 18, 2011 at 1:11 PM

    I can even feel that sense of ahhh, coming through the post B. I like the symmetry in this piece.

    ReplyDelete

Comments are welcomed - it is good to connect with fellow travellers.