These Writing desk Ravens are some movement studies I have been working on recently. They are currently for sale on the shelves of the @popup_bookshop in the Adelaide Central Market. If you haven't been it is a magical shop run by some beautiful people. Check it out, just be prepared to find something you want to take home. 
#art #artist #contemporaryart #exhibition #sculpture #sculptor #carving #handcarved #birds #raven #ravens #recycledart #ink #paint #paintbrush #bookshop #treasure #adelaide #australianartist
If you missed my exhibition from Queenstown @qbankgallery or the show in Melbourne @maggiesartspace there is another chance to see a few of the pieces from the show in Adelaide @fringeatthenwc 
Get down and check out a show

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Vir Ex Machina 
repurposed Huon, Lagarostrobos franklinii, found object  350x235x75  2018

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#protrait #figurativeart #figurativesculpture #sculpture #sculptor #carving #handcarved #woodcarving
#woodworking #wood #timber #recycled #recycledwood #recycledart #australianart #australianartist #rory
And just like that, it is all over. What a wonderful weekend in Melbourne. Met some amazing faces with great conversation. Many thanks to @maggiesartspace for hosting the exhibition, @bodriggybrewingco for their delicious contribution and @qbankgallery for bringing it all together. Exhibiting along side the incredible work of @captainearwax and @neil_ernest_tomkins was a treat. I honestly couldn't be working with nicer people. Looking forward to the next time. 
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So very happy to confirm that all the pieces that have flown in have arrived unharmed by their journey. All ready for the exhibition tomorrow night @maggiesartspace
with the @qbankgallery
crew come along from 1700-2100 for a beer generously provided by @bodriggybrewingco 
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Feels as though I was just packing up from @qbankgallery in Queenstown and today packing for the Melbourne show. Sorry Gary, we aren't at the Empire anymore.

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So after a few months of hard work and lots of fun my Queenstown exhibition from the @qbankgallery is headed to Melbourne @maggiesartspace Fri 23/11/18. I will be exhibiting with two other Q bank artists @captainearwax and @neil_ernest_tomkins for Q banks last show of the year. Come along from 1700-2100 for the opening night on Friday

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So happy to be home with spring in the air.

#spring #chicken #poppy #dog #sunnydays
That was a really fun trip. Heading home from 6 weeks away and what an adventure. Thank you to all the wonderful people who I met along the way. I really hope you know how much it has meant to me. I can't believe after such an intense time of productivity I am leaving with all of this inspiration to keep it going. Can't wait to get back to my shed

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It is the last day of productivity for the @qbankgalleryresidency . A bit more sanding to be done and some walls to paint and then our time @qbankgallery will be over. I will miss this place.

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Waking up with Gary on the shelf carving away at a little soup spoon. 
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A little wax to be applied and this one is done.

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On the bench today. Coming to the pointy end of the residency with a little over a week to go. These guys are coming along and making way for some larger pieces that I  need to get the knives into. 
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Standing figures are taking shape. At this point I will make decisions about any extra shapes to add or areas that i should leave, but happy with how they are coming along. 
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Glued and ready to carve. These block forms are from figure studies around the town. Made from recycled off cuts of Huon pine collected from workshop bins. I am actually really liking them at this point. I guess that is a good sign of things to come. 
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A first for me yesterday. Carving some King Billy pine. Like Huon pine it is an old growth tree known to live for thousands of years. Thankfully it is now protected from logging, but was in the past used for boat building through to house construction. This was once again a discarded piece destined to set in flames as kindling. For my practice I feel it to be extremely important to work timber that would otherwise be waste and what a joy it is to run a knife through. 
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Another amazing day on this crazy adventure. Collected the rest of the timber I needed thanks to the supportive folk at the West Coast Wilderness Railway workshop here in Queenstown. This is what I have been waiting for, discarded huon pine. Perfect for laminating with a history behind it. All that is needed is some warmth by the fire and some care.

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The bench is busy with laminating experiments. This one is made up from black wood and huon of cuts from the manufacture of chess boards. I am off to a the community workshop this morning for some sanding and then to meet a local spoon carver for some tea and talking timber.

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#artistresidency #artist #timber #carving #workbench #woodcarving #recycledwood #recycledart #chessboard  #sculpture
Another beautiful morning here in Queenstown. A view of the snow covered mountain from the street in front of @qbankgallery @qbankgalleryresidency. Very rare to see blue sky and sunshine. 
#artistresidency #snow #sunshine #bluesky
A quick visit this morning to Nelson Falls, Gordaon Franklin National park. Thanks to Gary for the idea and the drive. Back into the studio for some portraits @qbankgallery 
#artresidency #artist #inspiration #rain #forest #waterfall #moss
These are some #sketches from the game at the gravel oval Queenstown. Thanks again to the wonderful people of the club taking some time out of their celebration to share some stories about the history of the club and this very unique ground. 
#artresidency #artist #sketchbook #pencil #drawing #afl #rural #footy #endofseason
What a game to watch. Saw the Queenstown Crows play the last game of the season at their home ground 'the Gravel'. A tough game to play on any field but i think you have to be a little tougher to play on this one. 
#artresidency #afl #rural #footy #thegravel
The fire wood arrived @qbankgallery today. Not sure if it is easier to get it in the shed or make a new one around it. 
Hope the hail holds off a bit. Wish me luck.

#artistresidency #firewood #wood #timber #smallsheds #onetruckloadatatime
Working on portraits of some of the people of the town. Trying to tell the stories I have heard along the way. I am still amazed by the honesty in people I have just met and the gracious nature in which they invite me into their lives. Not sure if it is the people I am falling for or the amazing town that they live. 
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