Fibrant member and professional artist Patricia Newman Bruton is contributing to the Fibrant blog this week. Patricia's speaks of her sculpture 'Joy of Nature in my Garden' that was exhibited in the prestigious Sculpture by the Sea exhibition at Cottesloe Beach, 2012.
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| "Joy of Nature in my Garden" Exhbited at Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2012 by Patricia Newman Bruton |
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to exhibit in Sculpture by the Sea? Well early this year, I had the opportunity to be one of the artists who experienced being part of Sculpture by the Sea Cottlesloe 2012. First of all, I am grateful to have been part of this wonderful event that happens annually at Cottesloe Beach. To meet and network with other highly skilled artists that I may not otherwise have met or have the opportunity to exhibit with.
"I am always searching to find my
connection with nature."
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| '"Joy of Nature in My Garden'" close up by Patricia Newman Bruton , 2012 |
My sculptural piece for this exhibition was a large ephemeral figure 'Joy of Nature in my Garden'." The work consisted of metal, chicken wire, palm tree husk, poinsienna pods, seagrass, and jute. The process involves collecting, gathering, layering, stitching, weaving, separating and knotting. After I spent a lot of time drilling holes into every pod I thought that I would record the amount of time it took to stitch it. It took me over 550 hours stitching these forms together. That did not included the welding of the supporting frame work, or securing the chicken wire so I can start the work.
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| "Joy of Nature in My Garden", side view by Patricia Newman Bruton , 2012 |
It reflects repetition using nature as it's main source of medium. Naturally form objects from nature that I couldn't manipulate and shapes that dictates the outcome of what the overall object would look like. The site where it was to be exhibited also played a large part.
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| Joy of Nature in My Garden", side view Exhbited at Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2012 by Patricia Newman Bruton |
"I wanted the viewer to look closer at how important our environment is even in our own backyards and to look at the extended possibilities it still gives in a different manner."
Patricia Newman Bruton, 2012.
