Somewhere there, in the midst of making all those moulded bowls you see on that page, someone (actually, Winnie Pelz, the then chairperson of the Jam Factory board) brought into my studio a big bag of chook feathers. She said her rooster had been named 'Chanteclaire'. I felt honoured to make something of Chanteclaire's life, so started to attach bits of him to bowls.
Vessel Form
"Split" cow hide:- i.e. non-grain.
Hand formed, hand dyed, hand sewn.
Brass, feathers, linen.
In the collection of the Art Gallery of Western Australia.
(this series of bowls was in part inspired by the basket-work of the North American Indians. This piece was hand-formed in six panels and hand-sewn. Brass ferrules are hand made).
22cm across.
"Split" cow hide:- i.e. non-grain.
Hand formed, hand dyed, hand sewn.
Brass, feathers, linen.
In the collection of the Art Gallery of Western Australia.
(this series of bowls was in part inspired by the basket-work of the North American Indians. This piece was hand-formed in six panels and hand-sewn. Brass ferrules are hand made).
22cm across.
Chanteclaire's first piece, above. Maybe his gender is in question - seems to have laid an egg!
Vessel form. Sewing detail at left.
Bark tanned cow hide.
Hand formed, hand dyed, hand sewn.
Deer antler, feathers, linen.
Approx 700 cm diam.
In the collection of the South Australian Art Gallery
(This is a large piece formed over a hand made wooden “last” (form). Triple-layered, it required six lastings for top and base sections to be formed, then hand stitched together)
Vessel form. Sewing detail at left.
Bark tanned cow hide.
Hand formed, hand dyed, hand sewn.
Deer antler, feathers, linen.
Approx 700 cm diam.
In the collection of the South Australian Art Gallery
(This is a large piece formed over a hand made wooden “last” (form). Triple-layered, it required six lastings for top and base sections to be formed, then hand stitched together)
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