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Bateman event and a blue mermaid

5/24/2013

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Upcoming:
Filberg Festival Courtney/Comox August 2,3,4,5



Current:
Tonight only Robert Bateman event at the Atrium, Victoria, Happy Birthday Mr. Bateman
Just Opened! 2nd Floor Bay Centre Victoria, Excellence in Crafts IAA Assoc Gallery
Butchart Gardens
Abkhazi Gardens
Sea Cider on the Peninsula
Sooke Harbour House
The Gallery at Matticks farm

Blue Poppy Gallery Nanaimo


    What a filled 2 weeks! Art for the Royal Roads Mothers day paint in, ( a bit of rain only on set up and tear down, a fairly decent day overall) fabulous views as always. More art for a private plant sale the following weekend with members of the Master Gardeners assoc, stunning garden. Art looks fantastic when it is in situ, what a difference!
   I was very recently asked to show some of my bird sculptures at the Robert Bateman birthday fund raiser, I am honoured to be a part of this and absolutely said yes. Starting with the smallest first, on display was a: Wood duck
2 crabs
Canada goose
Large free standing chrome crow
Albatross in take off mode
Crow in a 3D nest on a counter weight base
Great blue heron
Crazy walking birdcage with wings, complete with bird in a nest inside

Also: 2 huge barn wood birdhouses with antique decoration, metal roofs, and old license plates, AND the piece that was the most fun of all, an antique country road mailbox customized for Mr. Bateman to receive his birthday cards.

   Doing some more creating for entries for the Sooke Fine Arts show, this project is one of my life size mermaids. The difference with this one is it is going to be all blue and silver, very monochromatic. I am using the heat and back welding for now, to create the blue hues, and am adding lots of special pieces, hand made jewellery, and full decoration that will go on as the final touches. This is going to have it's own environment and is already amazing, fantastic, and fun to work on. A sneak pic to see as well. Enjoy!





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Close up of lettering being done on the mailbox planned to receive Robert Bateman's birthday cards
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not yet finished, a bird was added to the mail flag and a forged handle was added to the hinged door
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pieces going to the Bateman event
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close up of pieces for the Bateman event
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birdhouse for Bateman
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birdcage for Bateman
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at the plant sale
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close up at the plant sale
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silver and blue girl in progress on shop bench
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