Whatthehellisthisflower
Passed the plant loving barber shop on my way home when this stopped me in my tracks. The barber master said that the sprouty bits on the edge of the leaf blade are flowers. The world sure is a wonderful place……
Wednesday August 11th, 2010
Tuesday August 10th, 2010
Rui’s Insect Diary
Greater Blue Skimmer (female) (Orthetrum triangulare)
She loved posing for the camera.
Monday August 9th, 2010
Sunday August 8th, 2010
Saturday August 7th, 2010
My First Solo Exhibition (should be read in a squeaky voice)
Dee Why Beach (Sydney, Australia)
My very first solo exhibition has closed! What a great experience!
Madam Yuei’s sister brought over some persimmon leaf sushi on the last day. Two flavours - salmon or mackerel. I love any sushi that’s been squeezed into rectangles.
Thursday August 5th, 2010
Rui’s Botany Diary
Passion flower (Passiflora caerulea)
I love this flower because it’s so pretty and garish.
Wednesday August 4th, 2010
Neue Radiolarian
Playing around with the light on my PET plastic pieces. They look a bit mysterious, like radiolarian…….
Tuesday August 3rd, 2010
New Work at Gallery Yuei
New work currently on show until August 6 at Gallery Yuei in Osaka.
This was my first attempt at laser cutting and although getting to this stage was a small adventure, one laser cutting company in Higashi-Osaka was game enough to take this project on board and the results are gorgeous. Even though I was happy with how the series turned out, I was unsure at first whether anyone will take notice of these but they proved to be very popular in the gallery and Yuei was able to sell a few pieces. This felt like a collaboration between myself and the tradesman and I am very grateful for all his effort. Thank you!
Monday August 2nd, 2010
I’m melting, I’m melting
Mr. Clamshell, I totally understand what you are going through.
Sunday August 1st, 2010
New Work
New work for my solo exhibition “Le Jardin de la Mer”, now showing at Gallery Yuei (until August 6) in Osaka. This series uses baroque South Sea Pearls with silver crowns mounted on top. Each are one-off pieces due to each crown being specifically fitted to stone’s unique and naturally-occuring shape. For more, please go the the Jewellery section of this website.
Thank you to my beautiful models Mitsuko and Michiyo, you look gorgeous!
Silver, Akoya Pearl
Silver, South Sea Pearl