Saturday, October 29, 2011

Painting

Received a letter last week to say my painting was accepted for the Prospect Portrait Prize so I was very pleased indeed but then had to write an artist statement and I didn't do a very good job of that.
I looked up examples of other artist statements and also how to write an artist statement but in the end I wrote only a small piece about the work.

Detail 

It is as follows:-

"Becoming Pierrot"
This allegorical work gives the viewer clues to the painting's meaning.
The rusty iron bar and the orange twine holding a small wax figure are all part of the puzzle as are the brushes and tools held in an arthritic hand,her ear plugs and hair covering.
The artist has deliberately tried to mask her feelings by holding her gaze at the viewer behind her "Pierrot" mask but the tear allows the mask to slip a little, spoiling her image.

Any comments would be gratefully received by me. There is a preview of the painting in a previous post.

On another note, I was bush walking earlier in the week and took my camera with me to record some of the wildflowers and now that i have a book on wildflowers, thanks to Tanya,
I can now look them up and give their correct botanical name, more next week.

Monday, October 24, 2011

My Second Mary MacKillop statue unveiled in Sydney

We traveled to Sydney last Saturday and had accommodation graciously supplied to us by the Sisters of St Joseph at Mary MacKillop Place, North Sydney.
The Commemorative mass was held on Monday 17th October and the sculpture was unveiled and blessed at the last part of the mass.
There was a large tv screen to show the unveiling and blessing to the large crowd of people at the open air mass.
During the prayer of the Faithful I was very touched to be included in the prayer.

"For Judith Rolevink, the sculptor of the figure of Mary MacKillop,
May our  creative God Bless her in every way for her imagination and skill in crafting such an inviting image of Mary."

After the mass we were invited to a lovely lunch with about 100 also attending.
So many people came up and thanked me for the statue and there was a long line of people lined up to be photographed beside the statue.and to look at it.
I am sure it will be well supported in the years to come and I felt very overwhelmed by all the attention it has received.I am sure it will be well loved by the people of this parish, and beyond.

Bronze statue at Mount street, North Sydney

Large screen for the outdoor mass

School children unveiling the new sculpture outside Mary MacKillop Memorial Chapel.

 Blessing of the statue.

Me with the statue
Statue from the gate of the Chapel.
Close view of face.
Details of habit and rosary.
Kathleen and Barry. 
Kathleen and Barry were guests at the second anniversary of the canonization of Mary MacKillop.
Kathleen 's complete cure from cancer was the second miracle needed for Mary MacKillop to be canonized.
It was lovely to meet up with them again in Sydney.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Sally Parnis is an artist whose painting I bought from St Ignatius Art Show several years ago. She has a photo album of daily drawings that are so good.
I posted a  photo she sent me in the last post but I could  only get the photo and the announcement on, for some reason it would not let me write other than a caption on the blog. I seem have all sorts of trouble blogging sometimes.

We had a fun day yesterday with the granddaughters learning how to cook Macarons and a sponge cake.

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Caitlin and Erin with their efforts.

John with the girls in the kitchen.

The macarons.
My husband is the main cook in our family and enjoys a bit of french cooking , so he said he would teach the girls during the school holiday break.

Mary MacKillop Unveiling announcement.

Children engage with my sculpture at the St Ignatius Art Show.

Thanks to Sally Parnis who took this charming photo of small girls mimicking the position of the little dancer .