Tree Spirits
I love to create from natural inspiration and finding pieces of driftwood at Mokau inspired me to create these wood spirits. I have made the face from air dry clay and then painted it to match the colour of the driftwood. It shrunk quite a bit so I had to mix a slurry and reapply it around the edges. They still need to be touched up around the edges and hair added.
What is my current Textile Focus
My interest in textile art is wide and varied. My focus at the moment is on completing panels for my scholarship project Parallels in Maori and Celtic customs and art. I am currently working on a Tromp L’oeil piece that represents the Winter solstice coming through a gap in the hills that was important to both cultures in mapping their seasonal world. the centre piece is hand embroidered and now I am trying to complete the effect of adding small pieces fabrics to create the effect I am looking for