Sunday, August 9, 2009

Cityscape collage - first six images

Assignment for NMIT - a collage responding to excursion to Gertrude St.




Saturday, August 8, 2009

Petition sculpture

Sculpture by Susan Hewitt and Penelope Lee 2008. This work represents the giant petition with 30,000 signatures that was presented to parliament in 1891 supporting equal voting rights for women. The sculpture is in Burston Reserve near the Victorian Parliament buildings.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Sustainability project (2)

Finished the sustainability project at last.
My piece is a direct comment on sustainability in general.
Now I have to document the sustainable work practices I followed.
Using gloves and non toxic glues, eco aware disposal etc.


Saturday, July 25, 2009

Sustainability Project (1)

New project for NMIT Visual Arts - we are to create a work and describe how we have used sustainable work practices.
Ready to get down and messy with this art work. Here are some of the raw materials.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Excursion to Brunswick St

Gathering material for next assignment which is about collage and layering with a theme - the city. There were some good images available on walls.







Painting - exploring colour and glazing

Experimenting with glazes and layering