2023
Aerosol and hand-cut vinyl on aluminium composite
30.5 x 20cm
After an extended time away from using the spray cans and vinyl I finally got to start creating my art again.
I applied for an art space at Blender Studios, just up the road from our apartment and I was accepted! I had thought that in order to rent a space I just needed to ask but it turned out that I needed to submit a selection of work and show my social media pages. I’m thrilled to now be working there amongst the other 22 artists.
I’d been away from my medium for so long I thought it best to create 3 small pieces that would utilize the usual techniques (which I was a bit rusty using) while introducing 3 new elements I hadn’t tried before – one element into each piece: using the central still life of an iconic vegemite jar.
The first piece ‘YUM #1’ used half an enlarged jar. For the first time ever, I started the piece spraying freeform to see if I could form the shape of the jar without stencils; painted on a coloured background of light mauve. I then used stencils to define elements. I also added the solid light mauve line around the jar to help define the jar further.