From one extreme..........

The last piece I completed was very small (featured in my last blog post).......now I am working on something at the other extreme. This is HUGE! Ciment fondu. Or ferro-cement if you like. It sure keeps you on your toes working at both ends of the size gamut. The hardest part of working on something like this is getting the structure of the underlying mesh layers (which are all "stitched" together with wire) right. It is time-consuming and painful, but worth it for the joyous fun of slapping on the cement mixture!

Another Take

Some years ago, I made a small 3D interpretation of Vermeer's "Girl With A Pearl Earring":

At the time, I really enjoyed the process, and I've had it in the back of my mind to have another go at it.......possibly with a slightly more mature look to the "girl".

Here is the progress of the new piece;

I have a few more famous paintings in mind........."Lady With Ermine", "La Gioconda"......which might stand similar treatment.

Elegy

Sorrowful Song #6.........Elegy.

.....and the working drawing:

We Have a Winner!

......and it is Kathy Duncan! I have emailed Kathy to let her know. Thanks to everyone who entered, and thanks to all my new followers - now there are 732 of you!
There were 93 entries in the draw from here, my Facebook page and by email......this is what 93 little bits of paper with names on them look like in a bowl:

And here is a friend drawing out a name:

Congratulations, Kathy!

Meanwhile, back in the studio, I've started making a body of work for an upcoming group exhibition in December/January in The Long Gallery in Hobart (Salamanca Place).

Here's the first:

This is the first of ten "Sorrowful Songs".