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LAPPET FORMS | WORKS OF NATURE | ARCHITECTONIC WORKS

LAPPET FORMS

A Lappet is an old English term meaning a flap on a skirt or a tent and was created so that I could use the form as a canvas for painting. On a technical aspect, although the form looks quite simple, the work has taken many years to achieve the shape of the form. I have just kept on going back to it refining the various aspect of the slumping process until I achieved my goal.

In this series of works, the imagery that I have used to paint the surface of the work in lustres and enamels was derived from watching weather maps and electrical storms and is my interpretation of these natural and man made occurrences.

Initially when I first started working on this concept of the lappet forms as a vehical for painting expression my first works were to interpret fabrics onto the glass surface. At present Lappet forms are evolving to incorporate aspects of the lanscape, ie the use of corrugation as an element and lichen. All works are ongoing.

 

Lappet Form No 5

Hand painted using yellow and red lustre and slumped into its final form.

Dimensions: 33 height x 30 wide x 25 depth x 6 base cm.

2005

Finalist 2005 Ranomok Glass Prize

Private Collection: A and J Johnson, Australia

#003

 

 

Lappet Form No. 5

Detail

#004

 

Lappet Form No. 4

Hand painted using white and blue lustres and slumped into its final form.

Dimensions: 36.5 height x 29 wide x 25 depth x 6 base cm.

2006

Honerable Mention Post Picasso, U.S.A.

Private Collection: The Gyngells Australia

#001

 

Lappet Form No. 4

Detail

#002

 

Lappet Form No. 6

Hand painted using white and gold lustre and slumped into its final form.

Dimensions: 32 height x 30 wide x 25 depth x 6 base cm.

2007

International Finalist Bombay Sapphire Prize 2008.
United Kingdom and Milan.

#005

 

Lappet Form No. 6

Detail

#006

 

Lappet Form No. 7

Hand painted using white and red lustre and slumped into its final form

Dimensions: 28 height x 36 wide x 26 depth x 6 base cm.

2007

Published in the Canberra Times.

Private Collection; Nat and Johanna Campbel. U.S.A.

#007

 

Lappet Form No. 7

Detail

#008

 

Lappet form No. 8

Hand painted using pink and gold lustre and slumped into its final form.

Dimensions: 36 height x 34 wide x 15 depth x 6 base cm.

2006

Private Collection: Australia

#009

 

Lappet form No. 8

Detail

#010

 

Lappet Form No. 9

Hand painted using white and blue lustre and slumped into its final form.

Dimensions: 30 height x 36 wide x 26 depth x 6 base cm.

2005

Private Collection: The Gyngells Australia

#013

 

Lappet Form No. 9

Detail

#014

 

 

Lappet Form No. 10

Hand painted using pink and gold lustre and slumped into its final form

Dimensions: 30 height x 22 wide x 14 depth x 6 base cm.

2006

Private Collection: A & C Brazil Australia

#015

 

 

Lappet Form No. 10

Detail

#016

 

Lappet Form No. 11

Hand painted using white, blue , red and gold lustre and is slumped into its final form

Dimensions: 34 height x 30 wide x 15 depth x 7 base cm.

Private Collection

2009

#023

 

Lappet Form No. 11

Detail

#024

 

Lappet Form No. 12

Hand painted glass using white, blue, red and gold lustres and is slumped into its final form.

Dimensions: 30 height x 22 wide x 14 depth x 7 cm.

Private Collection.

2009

#021

 

Lappet Form No. 12

Detail

#022

 

Lappet Form No. 13

Hand painted glass using white and gold lustres and is slumped into its final form.

Dimensions: 33 height x 22 wide x 16 depth x 7 base cm.

Private Collection: Sally Musset

2007

#017

 

Lappet Form No. 13

Detail

#018

 

Lappet Form No.14

Hand painted in red and gold lustre and slumped into its final form

Dimensions: 30 height x 27 wide x 16 depth x 7 base cm

Private Collection

2006

#019

 

Lappet Form No.14

Detail

#020

 

Lappett Form No2

Hand painted using blue and pink lustre and slumped into its final form

Dimensions: 28 height x 40 wide x 15 depth x 7 base cm.

Private Collection

1994

#00148

 

Lappett Form No2

Detail

#00147

 

Lappet Form No. 3

Hand painted using red ,pink and blue lustre and slumped into its final form

dimensions; 33 height x 30 wide x 16 depth x 6 base cm.

2005

#011

Private Collection

 

Lappet Form No. 3

Detail

#012

 

WORKS OF NATURE

Using glass as medium to convey meaning and expression can be achieved in so many different ways. At present I am living in canberra  I am fortunate to have a view of Red Hill and the Davidson Trigonometric Marker. As with a surveyor's location point on the earth's surface, working with nature in its infinite forms are for me  focal points of location. I view these works as reminders of the fragility of life on this planet. I am inspired by the lichen on rocks to the world of the sea and everything in between.

There is in my works a retracing of images that I return to and reinterpret in other ways. The majority of this work includes the use of vitreous enamels and lustres and also includes the use of a flexible shaft { a dental drill }  to engrave the glass surface. this kind of technical process is labour intensive. depending on the intricacies of the work that is to be applied, the imagery can take many months to achieve.

These works are ongoing.

 

Ocean series In the sea No. 2

Hand painted using blue and yellow lustres.Also engraved and slumped into its final form

Dimensions: 20 height x 25 wide x 25 depth x 7 base cm

Private Collection

1996

#00086

 

Ocean series In the sea No. 2

Detail

#00085

 

Fossil No. 1

Cast, engraved and carved glass

Dimensions: 20 height x 10 wide x 5 wide cm.

Private Collection.

1996


#00098

 

Starfish No. 3

Paint is encased between layers of glass. It is also carved and engraved. The starfish is then surface painted and slumped into its final form

Dimensions: 4 height x 34 wide x 34 depth cm.

1996

Private Collection:Sklarse Muzeum Keminesky Senov

#00089

 

Starfish No. 3

Detail


#00088

 

Ocean series finger shells No. 4

Painted using white and gold lustre carved edges and slumped into its final form

Dimensions: 6 height x 38 wide x 38 depth cm.

Private Collection: M & F Stewart, Germany

1996

#00112

 

Ocean series finger shells No. 4

Detail

#00113

 

Coral Time No. 1

Hand painted using pink blue and yellow lustre. textured, carved and slumped.

dimensions: 7 height x 38 wide x 38 depth cm.

2000

Private Collection: Gail Freeman Australia

#00108

 

Coral Time No. 1

Detail

#00107

 

Out of Sight, Out of Mind

Hand painted using red and yellow lustre. Engraved, carved and slumped.

Dimensions: 8 height x 38 wide x 38 depth cm

Private Collection

2001


#00101

 

Out of Sight, Out of Mind

Detail

#00102

 

Starfish No. 4

Paint is encased between layers of glass. It is also carved and engraved.The starfish is then surface painted and slumped into its final form.

Dimensions: 5 height x 35 wide x 35 depth cm.

2001

#00091

 

Starfish No. 4

Detail

#00090

 

Acimetrical Starfish No. 1

Clear glass engraved, carved and slumped.

Dimensions: 4 height x 10 wide x 10 depth cm.

Private Collection

2002

#00105

 

Tri Form No. 1

Clear glass engraved and slumped.

Dimensions: 4 height x 10 wide x 10 depth cm.

Private Collection

2002

#00106

 

Tri Starfish No. 1

Clear glass engraved and slumped

Dimensions: 5 height x 10 wide x 10 depth cm.

Private Collection

2004

#00114

 

Limited edition Hakea Teretfolia

Hand painted, engraved and slumped

Dimensions: 10 height x 20 wide x 20 depth cm.

Private Collection

2000

#00103

 

Tri Flower Form

Clear glass. engraved and slumped

Dimensions: 4 height x 10 depth x 10 wide cm

Private Collection

2004

#00103

 

Tri Hakea Teretifolia

Clear glass. engraved and slumped

Dimensions: 4 height x 10 depth x 10 wide cm

Private Collection

2004

#00111

 

Lost cultures No. 2

Blown glass painted and engraved

Dimensions: 25 height x 10 wide x 10 depth cm

Private Collection: Artist Bevan Haywood

1989

#00109

 

Ripple Reflections No. 1

Hand painted using pink, blue and yellow lustres. Textured and slumped.

Dimensions: 7 height x 38 wide x 38 depth cm

Private Collection.

1996

 

Ripple Reflections No. 1

Detail

#00116

 

Ripple Reflections No. 2

Hand painted using yellow blue and pink lustres. Textured and slumped.

Dimensions: 7 height x 38 wide x 38 depth cm.

1996

Private Collection: Lobmeyers, Austria

#00117

 

Ripple Reflections No. 2

Detail

#00118

 

Ripple Reflections No. 3

Hand painted using purple, blue and yellow lustres. Textured and slumped.

Dimensions: 7 height x 38 wide x 38 depth cm.

Private Collection: Elizabeth Smith

1996

#00121

 

Ripple Reflections No. 3

Detail

#00122

 

Elements From Nature

Hand painted vitreous lustres are encased and fused
between layers of glass which is then cast and slumped.
Dimensions: 8 height x 38 width x 38 depth cm.

Private Collection

2004

#00007

 

Elements From Nature

Detail

#00006

 

Torso

Fused slumped glass.
Dimensions: 67 height x 60 width x 30 depth cm.

1983

Private collection: Jacqueline Clayton. Australia

#00008

 

Organic Form

Cold worked, encased pencil, sandblasted, laminated
glass.


Dimensions: 30 height x 20 width x 10 depth cm

1986

Private Collection

#00011

 
   
   
   
   
   

ARCHITECTONIC WORKS

Architecture, architects, cultures, countries, nature, the arts, human rights and history are some of my inspirations.
In the Architecture series I was inspired by Le Corbusier's Chapel of
Notre Dame du Haut in Ronchamps, France. The Aerated Forms were
inspired by Islamic Minarets that were built  to house pigeons. The
Minarets have cross beams for the pigeon to rest on. They are also a
source of food and the pigeon pooh is used as a fertiliser. The
Ziggurat are  inspired by Mayan and Egyptian Architecture.

Many of these works are ongoing.

 

Architecture Series No: 1B


Hand painted encased vitreous enamels.
Fused, slumped and assembled glass.
Dimensions: 20 height x 38 width x 15 depth cm

Private Collection

1988.

 

Architecture Series No: 1B

Detail

 

Architecture Series No: 5


Encased and surface painted using vitreous lustres and
enamels.
Fused, slumped and assembled glass.
Dimensions: 18 height x 36 width x 19 depth cm.

Private Collection

1989.

 

Architecture Series No: 5

Detail

 

Architecture Series No: 3


Hand painted, encased vitreous enamels.
Fused, slumped and assembled glass.
Dimensions: 20 height x 33 width x 15 depth cm.

1989.

 

Architecture Series No: 3

Detail

 

Aerated Form No: 1


Hand painted, encased vitreous enamels.
Fused and assembled glass.
Dimensions: 36 height x 30 width x 50 depth cm.

1994

Private Collection

 

Aerated Form No: 1

Detail

 

Aerated Form No 2


Hand painted, encased vitreous enamels.
Fused and assembled glass.
Dimensions: 30 height x 38 width x 30 depth cm.

Private Collection

1994.

 

Aerated Form No 2

Detail

 

Aerated Form No 3


Hand painted, encased vitreous enamels.
Fused and assembled glass.
Dimensions: 30 height x 50 width x 25 depth cm.

Private Collection

1994

Private collection.

 

Aerated Form No 3

Detail

 

Aerated Form No: 4


Hand painted, encased vitreous enamels.
Fused and assembled glass.
Dimensions: 25 height x 38 width x 30 depth cm.

1994


Private Collection:  Mr and Mrs Bob Mc Mullin

 

Aerated Form No: 4

Detail

 

Aerated Form No: 5


Hand painted, encased vitreous enamels.
Fused and slumped glass.
Dimensions: 7 height x 37 width x 37 depth cm.

1994

Private Collection: Juri Kim Oliva and Lorenzo Oliva

 

Aerated Form No: 5

Detail

 

Aerated Form No: 6


Hand painted, encased vitreous enamels.
Fused and slumped glass.
Dimensions: 7 height x 38 width x 38 depth cm.

1994

Private Collection: Sally Musset

 

Aerated Form No: 6

Detail

 

Aerated Form No: 7


Hand painted, encased vitreous enamels and lustres.
Fused and slumped glass.
Dimensions: 8 height x 38 width x 38 depth cm.

1994

Private Collection. Australia

 

Aerated Form No: 7

Detail

 

Aerated Form No: 8


Hand painted, encased vitreous enamels.
Fused and slumped glass.
Dimensions: 8 height x 34 width x 34 depth cm

1994

Private Collection: Shirley Taylor. Australia

 

Aerated Form No: 8

Detail

 

Aerated Form No: 9


Hand painted, encased vitreous enamels.
Fused and slumped glass.
Dimensions: 8 height x 36 width x 20 depth cm.

1994

Private collection: Juri Kim Oliva and Lorenzo Oliva. USA

 

Aerated Form No: 9

Detail

 

Ziggurat Form No: 5


Encased hand painted vitreous glass.
Fused and slumped glass.
Dimensions: 14 height x 34 width x 34 depth cm.

Private collection

1992

 

Ziggurat Form No: 5

Detail

 

Ziggurat Form No: 6

Encased hand painted vitreous enamels.
Fused and slumped glass.

Dimensions: 33 height x 38 width x 38 depth x 10 base

1993

Private Collection

 

Ziggurat Form No: 6

Detail

 

Ziggurat Form No: 7

Encased hand painted vitreous enamels.
Fused and slumped glass.

Dimensions: 35 height x 38 width x 38 depth x 10 base

1993

Private Collection

 

Ziggurat Form No: 7

Detail

 

Ziggurat Form No: 2

Encased hand painted vitreous enamels.
Fused and slumped glass.
Dimensions: 16 height x 36 width x 36 depth x 10 base
cm.

1992

Collection:  National Gallery of Queensland, Australia

 

Ziggurat Form No: 2

Detail

 

Miniature Interactive Sculptural Objects = MISO's

Vitreous enamel is encased and fused between layers of
glass. Ground and polished. These sculptural forms range in size and format.

They can be small enough to fit in your pocket and can be arranged on any side to give the viewer another visual sculptural form.

These works can also be made in a monumental site specific  format.

1993 - ongoing

 

Air Ship

Travelling the coast lines of the world. Albeit in my dreams!

Blown glass.

Collaboration Dante Marioni.

1987

Private collection