The genius of Leunig

These last few weeks have been quite strange....apart from developing a very annoying and persistent cold I have also started to feel the pressure of looming deadlines and the stress of expectations. Up until this year I have always found so much joy in making works for myself and exploring way of incorporating narrative into my ceramic work. It is only now that I realise it is not just my involvement in the work that matters. 

I recently received an email from my friend Andrew, who has been such a great observer of my state of mind while I work on my current project, in this email were two Leunig images that he had related to my ladder and boat forms. These were such a lovely reminder of how beautiful and profound Leunig's artwork is. They echoed a lot of how I have been over thinking things lately. time to think more intuitively. Thanks Andrew.   

both these images really speak for themselves.... 

I love the name of the boat. The Sea Wolf

windows

Such a still, quiet landscape. Beautiful shot captured by the amazing Kern

The house I once lived in for a year in Newtown

Lines and textures in a landscape

I have always been so taken with the landscape around me. there is always so much to learn and to appreciate about places and spaces, the people that occupy them and what they surround themselves with.

For the past few years this has been a subconscious focus for my work and it is only know that I am beginning to see that landscapes and my own surroundings influence the forms and surface treatment of each piece. They are like looking through windows or door ways and capture a little moment of that place.   

my Grandma's place northern NSW.