Fusion Exhibition Taupo
While I was in Taupo looking at the Boat Shed exhibition I also got to see this exhibition by Paul G. A Turangi sculpture artist. He had a range of metal and wood pieces made from recycled materials featuring Maori designs and masks. I am always interested in Masks and the story they hold beyond the physical dimension. It was a very interesting presentation and rounded off my day precisely.
Now could I represent these shapes in structured textile soft sculpture?
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