Paradise.

Biennale EXPRESS

Here is a small sample of the works currently on show at the Art Gallery of NSW for the Biennale of Sydney and ARTEXPRESS. Dealing with issues such as time to cultural relations, both young and old artists enquire the world around them from a contemporary perspective.

First: Rosa Barba, Time as Perspective (2012)

Second: Yhonnie Scarce, Weak in Colour But Strong In Blood (2013–14)

Third: Giorgia Jackson, Mortui sunt aclyoneum libros (2013)

Tany J

Billowing Burgundy.

After an extremely long hiatus away from this blog, I finally took images of the finished curvy blob dress (which I finished last year after lots of sewing and ‘un-sewing’).

I was actually not in a massive forest but in a pretty little local park, mingling with spiders and other such creatures. I had to fight with mosquitos but did end up with a few adequate photos.

Tany J

Cherry Blossomed

After a non-break from architecture, the cherry blossom paintings are finally finished! Loosely based on a photograph by Matthew Tammaro, this pair of long decorative panels presents a reinterpretation of the rigid detailing seen in traditional Japanese woodblock prints and mixes it with the freedom characteristic of Impressionist brushwork.

On another note, because of the generally large workload I have to endure, I decided that I will just post when I can (which will most likely be seldom posts here and there). Other than that, I hope you enjoy the subsequent projects and artworks that do appear!

Tany J

Abstraction no.1.

I was looking through my old art books (as I was procrastinating) and found some marbled paper I made a few years ago in art class. Inspired by the delicate organic textures, I decided to try my hand at creating some abstract Photoshop compositions.

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A Sketch.

This is a sketch I made some time ago based on a photograph by Ramon Haindl (shown on the right). It was just a quick study drawing in graphite from the holidays.

I have been model making this past week so I did not have much time to continue on the dress so progress will be slow…but it will be finished…one day in the future…

Tany J

Progress of the Drafted Dress

Here is the progress so far on my curvy blob dress. I used a wool cashmere blend in a burgundy colour, which provides a soft texture and sufficient volume to the skirt of the garment.

 As you can see, I hand basted the skirt to the bodice then machine stitched over it to firmly secure the two parts together. I then painstakingly incorporated a hand overcast stitch to the perimeter of the curvilinear edge in order to prevent fraying (not that the fabric frays that much). Even though I marked out which edge corresponded to which in the bodice and skirt, it took multiple attempts of small adjustments to get the perfect drape on the front skirt. The back of the dress is still in its basted stage, hence it will be a while before I get that perfect drape for the back as well.

On another note, I am back at uni and work is piling up…fast…but I am managing so far.

Tany J