Finished on Friday

He who must be obeyed and our esteemed COMA leader (aka Ken Munsie) invited a few of the folk who exhibited pieces in the Library weed exhibition (Maleny Image 9 - Introduced) to create new pieces for the transition of the exhibition to the Up-Front Club next Tuesday. Those with red dots got the nod. The Up-Front Club exhibition will run for 4 weeks.

So today I have been working on another piece that focuses on Ageratina riparia (also known as Mistflower and creeping crofton weed) - it is a garden escapee. The photo below shows some of the leaves and 'flowers' ready for polishing and installing on the piece.

Barry Smith © Leaves and 'flowers' in the rough

And the piece titled Introduced 2 (10x12 inches) is finished and ready for delivery to Ken. Most of the leaves are quite small - the smallest new shoots are in fact about 1cm long - bit of a challenge to create.

Barry Smith © Introduced 2 - Ageratina riparia

Couple of detailed shots.

Barry Smith © Detail Introduced 2

Barry Smith © Detail - Introduced 2

Introduced 2 better reflects the weed theme than the earlier piece in that the background metal (rusted flat galvanised sheeting) came from a roadside collection at one of the original farms in the Maleny area; and the reddish plate is painted copper and brass cut from an old weed knapsack sprayer. The 'flowers' are made from copper recycled from an old laundry copper; and the leaves from an anodised aluminium canister.