THE COLOURS OF THE NT
$300
These upcycled objects have become a bit of a necessity as I no longer have a kiln and trying to empty my studio of the artists bower bird clutter from years of being a high school art teacher. It wasn’t until I started looking through materials that I realised that everything I have reflect the colours of our sunsets and earth and the many cultures that make up our community.
Hand painted stoneware up-cycled vase, acrylic inks and paint, shopping bag radios, children’s toy foam disk. Up-cycled jewellery bead.
2 vases: 19 x 18 x 7cm
Artist Statement: Kaz has been a teacher of the creative arts to both high school students and wider artistic community since the 80s. She has lived in the Northern Territory of Australia since her early 20s, in both urban and remote settings. She has been influenced by a number of genres over the years, especially the arts of East Arnhem lands local indigenous traditional owners , the techniques that she sometimes uses in her pieces. Kaz has delved into many mediums over the years from watercolours to metalwork due to having to be a jack of all trades when teaching both the visual arts and technical studies in the remote location of Nhulunbuy East Arnhem land. She has recently returned to Darwin to pursue her art career .
Contact Tactile Arts on 08 8981 6616 or admin@tactilearts.org.au to purchase.
