A difficult time

Dear All.

I have been quiet for a while, and may remain so for some time. However I wanted to write a small update on what has happened.

My parents were involved in a motorbike accident while on a road trip, and flown to a hospital in Besancon, East France. I have been here with my sister since last weekend, and my husband was able to join us this Thursday evening. My mum is now OK with only broken bones, but dad is still in intensive care after emergency surgery. Mum and my sister have been taken back to Switzerland where my other sister is waiting for to help, and dad will be transported in an ambulance tomorrow to a hospital closer to home. His condition is stable. My husband and I will remain here to see him off, and follow by train. We are staying positive and just happy we are able to be here, and that we're all able to be together as a family. Things are improving day by day.

I do not have words to describe this time yet. Just that life is precious and unpredictable.

I will keep in touch after some time when things settle.

Meanwhile, take care.

Inari

… pink champagne on ice?

sydney 31/07/11

invisible, indivisible

all you gotta do

The First Quarter

haru

Welding!!!

Photo: © Gordon Tait 2011

Here is the first pictorial evidence of a dream come true: me learning to MIG weld thicker steel. Yay!!

Don't worry about the gloves on the table, and not on my hands... I was wearing them most of the time, this shot was for the camera : D Learning to weld, and working towards a larger steel sculpture, is part of a mentorship program with Tait Outdoor, with Susan & Gordon Tait, which came about from being a part of Craft Victoria's FRESH! exhibition last year. It's been very interesting to learn about the industrial manufacturing of steel furniture (and Gordon's one off sculptures) in the Tait factory in Thornbury, and visit the beautiful showrooms, one of which opened recently in Sydney.

Stay tuned for pics of progress …

for the love of gold

... Where is that pot??

: D

RMIT Gold & Silversmithing Jewellery Auction 2011

The much awaited annual RMIT Gold & Silversmithing students' fundraising auction is almost here again! Next week! Please click on the link below, it'll take you to the preview site for all the important details. There are amazing pieces by students and established makers alike – it's going to be a fantastic night! Hope to see you there, in adventurous spirits.

RMIT Gold & Silversmithing Jewellery Auction 2011



Inari Kiuru
january brooch (2011)

stainless steel, blue lace agate, crystals
fused, fabricated, welded
60 x 70 x 40 mm

after the winter solstice

Let us be lovers / New Jersey industrial landscapes

Let us be lovers (New Jersey Industrial landscapes), 2010

Mild steel, enamel, brass, wood, magnets, cold enamel

Photo (top): Jeremy Dillon / Photo (others): Lily Feng; Courtesy of Craft Victoria

This body of work reflects the landscapes I saw and photographed from a train, during a trip from NYC to New Jersey in the winter of 2009. It's the first series of objects I've fabricated from mild steel by welding, and experimented further with the use of liquid enamels, after being introduced to them by Elizabeth Turrell in Perth, in April 2010. Let us be lovers (the title is a reference to the lyrics of Simon & Garfunkel's America) was a steep learning curve for me, inspired further pieces and explorations, and was selected as a finalist for Craft Victoria's annual Fresh!-award for graduating students.

International bird friends

Dave from Laguna Beach, California, sent these amazing images of hummingbird babies hatching and growing up:




© David Fielding 2011

And a friend from Mexico City related a funny story about her parrot & new neighbours:

"… I am happy that the rainy season finally started since it was so hot. Lucas [the parrot] enjoys it because he can be out of his cage and in the patio and also, because he can get a bath with the spray hose. My new neighbors have a bloodhound whose name is also Lucas and they get a kick out of Lucas yelling, "Hola, Lucas!" I think they thought that he was calling the dog until they found out that that's his name also and since we repeat that frase to him so often, he learned it that way. "

Love hearing your news, keep on keeping on!
xi

Chasing a deadline

Not sure which animal I identify with more …

three times

Dirty Corner(s)

I have noticed that, somehow, the technical functioning of my camera has
begun to mirror the states of my mind. These pictures, like most of the ones
taken over the last six months, are unfocused, often too dark or burnt empty
of detail, and oddly framed.

But I'm working on servicing the old machine now …













See great photos of the actual amazing sculpture, including the interesting
process of building and structural plans, here: Anish Kapoor: Dirty Corner






Milan, Fabbrica del Vapore, June 2011

My red homeland

Anish Kapoor: My Red Homeland

Milano, Rotonda di Via Besana, June 2011