Crow Feather by Mo Orkiszewski (aka Crow) 2013
graphite, ink and steel point on clayboard
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Making and Meaning by Bronwyn Berman
Posted: May 16, 2013 by Mo Crow in art exhibitionsTags: art, Bronwyn Berman, inspiration
“Portal” by Bronwyn Berman
aluminium and stainlesss steel
(photo courtesy of Sculpture at Scenic World )
Yesterday our talented friend & sculptor Bronwyn Berman gave an inspiring talk about Material and Meaning at the 2013 Sculpture at Scenic World in Katoomba
Her work honours the spirit of the land and gives great hope for the day coming soon when we humans recognize our greatest responsibility is to look after all the waterways and reforest the land of our beautiful planet.
The sculptures all spoke so eloquently with the rainforest
Winner of the 2013 Scenic World Acquisitive Award
Daniel Kotja “Reflect Phi [a moment]“
highly polished stainless steel
(photo courtesy of Sculpture at Scenic World )
it was wonderful to just be with the natural light & beauty of the rainforest
& the view out from Echo Point at sunset was astounding
(panorama taken by Old Man Crow’s iPhone click to enlarge)
The show closes on Sunday so if you are anywhere near Sydney do take the time have a look!
there is always the garden
Posted: May 12, 2013 by Mo Crow in It's Crow TimeTags: crows, garden, illustration, thread
This is the owl rock who lives in our garden
a bush orchid in an abandoned nest
an anthurium with an interesting wound in the leaf
the beginning of the drawing for A Simple Life with more stitching on the black and white scarf
This year I am playing with ideas of lace and the spaces between black & white inspired by Jude Hill’s what-if diaries
this Black & White Magic Feather arrived back in February so I stitched some feathery thoughts into black velvet and played ’round with some scratchboard
(the photo is of the “Lone Lion” by Britta Jaschinski for the 2009 Wildlife Photographer of the Year)
twined and knotted B&W linen thread alongside more stitching into silk organza and a fine cotton scarf
variations on the theme
have no idea where this is going but there’s a lot of room to explore!
you can see the development of these variations over the past few months here, here, here, here, here, here, here & here
The old brewery near Central Station has been demolished and these vertical gardens are happening
each floor has troughs with climbers on wires as well as these walls of plants
click here to see more about the vision for this huge redevelopment now known as Central Park
and here to see what’s happening across the road at UTS
Art Lessons by Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord
Posted: April 25, 2013 by Mo Crow in art exhibitions, good booksTags: inspiration
Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord has written a wonderful book of reflections from her life as an artist. She is one of the most generous, inspiring, big hearted artists working today, you can read an excerpt of her book here and buy it here. Her Spirit Books series is so inspiring, you can see more about them here.
& talking of inspiring artists, yesterday we visited the Botanica exhibition at the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens, Christobel Spafford’s “Datura wrightii” on scratchboard was the standout for me
I almost felt like starting Looking for You all over again but am just stitching tiny black marks into a white scarf instead
surprised at how very few marks need to be made…
Chain of Hearts by Mo 2013
knotted waxed linen thread, snail shells and pearl beads
(peeling paint courtesy of dunny door out the back)
