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I source my materials from op shops, garage sales, trash & treasure markets and the side of the road…
inspiration… The idea of found object sculpture had been floating around in my head for a while due to various fabulous artists here in Australia and around the globe (particularly Jean Tinguely, renowned Swiss sculptor, and American, Brian
It’s not something I do often but every now and then I get out the sewing machine and enjoy making things. As a mother there are always crafty things that I do with the kids with all manner of junk (a la Play School and Mister Maker) and I love making unique, themed
Marshall found object sculptor).
birthday cakes twice a year.
how it all began…
tools + materials…
My children’s school was preparing an art show and made requests for donations to auction off. I decided that if I didn’t make use of the opportunity to make something, and see how my work would be received by the public, then I probably would never ‘have a go’. I had started to collect various bits from op shops and garage sales and in fiddling with them put together my first owl using a stainless steel tooth brush holder lid, washers and springs.
other creative passions…
I can’t work without my trusty flat-nosed and pointy-nosed pliers, hammer and block of wood. As far as materials go, apart from various gauges of wire, it all depends on my imagination and what I can find. A gleaner (a more PC form of the word scrounger) from way back I love repurposing things and source my materials from op shops, garage sales, trash and treasure markets and the side of the road. I use metal objects as a preference and anything round (as long as it
Macro photography is my other main interest
has a pair) for eyes, oval, round or diamond
and I sell a range of photographic images in
shapes for bodies, springs for claws and a stick
the form of high quality, blank art cards, framed
for a perch. Picking up, inspecting and keeping
and unframed prints, and, at the right time of
or discarding sticks in a park brings with it any
year, calendars. My ‘Kitchen Owls’ calendar,
number of strange looks but they have to be
featuring two owls per month and loads of
just right: interesting, not too bumpy and not
space for planning, was a huge hit last year so
recently broken off. That’s not fussy, is it? Just
I’ll definitely be producing one for 2012 around
particular.
October this year. An engraver to permanently mark each piece A year or so ago, when my daughter started
with his/her name, Kitchen Owl number, my
learning, I started playing piano again after a
signature and the year.
break of about 15 years. I love singing along as
Oh, and of course, my camera to photograph
I play anything from Billy Joel to Schubert.
the final product as a keepsake – each piece is
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