Sailing Dreams

Sailing dreams

Here is the first attempt at a ship sculpture which may lead to larger and more complex ones in preparation for a collaboration with fabric artist Jude Craig. The ship's main body pieces come from a recently discovered junkyard in South Gippsland, the copper pipe from my generous plumber neighbour, and the copper wire thrown out of a school science lab. All other bits came somehow to my junkpile. It has been inspired by an exhibition called "ships of the way" by artist Sue Gorrell that we were lucky enough to catch whilst holidaying in Northern NSW this winter. If you ever get a chance to see her work it is both beautiful and ingenious. Poem yet to be written although ideas are flowing.