31. ‘Tender Hooks’ by Art chicks (Sydney)
MATERIAL: Iron
SIZE: 40 x 40 x 40 (cm)
PRICE: $ 2,000
STATEMENT: My sculpture (Tender Hooks) is a beautiful new form from junk showing initiative to recycle waste into something new. The new shape of "Tender Hooks", is like doing a jigsaw puzzle. "Tender Hooks" is spray painted blue to give it a 'pop' for its new life as a Sculpture.
ARTIST BIO: “Tender Hooks” is a creation from iron hooks that once held train tracks down to move people around NSW. Iron is one of the common and versatile elements found on earth, and regularly it ends up in junk yards where I enjoy finding items I can repurpose.
32. ‘Billy and the kid’ by Henryk Topolnicki (Dargan)
MATERIAL: Rusted mild steel, sandstone rock
SIZE: 85 x 150 x 75 (cm)
PRICE: $ 3,200 (can be sold separately - $2,400 for large goat and $800 for small goat)
STATEMENT: Channeling Pablo's goats perhaps?
ARTIST BIO: I am an artist developing works independently in response to private, public, gallery and competition commissions. This has been my occupation for the last 25 years. Over that period, public art became my main focus with many successful major projects. These days I am fully committed to private art practice.
33. 'Charlie the cheeky wren' by Chris Anderson (Glenaroua)
MATERIAL: Eucalyptus drop wood
SIZE: 16 x 12 x 6 (cm)
PRICE: $900
ARTIST BIO: After four years of sculpting, Chris Anderson enjoys creating native Australian birds from hundreds of pieces of smashed up, reclaimed eucalyptus drop wood.
34. ‘Pod' by Alex Scheibner (Rylstone)
MATERIAL: Mild Steel
SIZE: 130 x 10 x 10 (cm)
PRICE: $180 each (2 for sale)
ARTIST BIO: Alex Scheibner trained as a blacksmith and mechanical fitter.
It was a natural progression to move towards sculpture where years of developing both his understanding of the nature of metals and his metalworking skills could take on such varied applications.
35. ‘Poppy’ by Alex Scheibner (Rylstone)
MATERIAL: Mild Steel
SIZE: 150 x 45 x 45 (cm)
PRICE: $450
ARTIST BIO: Alex Scheibner trained as a blacksmith and mechanical fitter. It was a natural progression to move towards sculpture where years of developing both his understanding of the nature of metals and his metalworking skills could take on such varied applications.
36. ‘The Critique’ by Stephen Hogan (Bathurst)
MATERIAL: 100% recycled steel
SIZE: 56 x 24 x 15 (cm)
PRICE: $ 4,200
STATEMENT: The critic stands and ponders.
ARTIST BIO: Where others just see scrap steel, Stephen Hogan sees beauty, form and shape. He creates pieces that respect and preserve the original but strives to give them new form, life and meaning in a modern context. Hogan works full time as a sculptor from his studio in Bathurst.
37. ‘The Planets Align’ by Amanda Harrison (Greenwich)
MATERIAL: Ceramic
SIZE: 60 x 40 x 30 (cm)
PRICE: SOLD
ARTIST BIO: After careers in film and graphics, Amanda now works from her Sydney studio, creating sculptures in ceramics and metal. She loves creating the human figure, looking for simplicity, joy, life and love in the form. Amanda has exhibited widely and won numerous prizes, including 2 acquisitive prizes in 2020.
38. ‘Glimmer (Lisa McArthur Edwards)’ by The Conduit Collaboration (Lisarow)
MATERIAL: Wire lampshade frame, reinforced resin, solar lights
SIZE: 50 x 50 x 50 (cm)
PRICE: SOLD
ARTIST BIO: The Conduit Collaboration is 3 independent works united by illumination. These artworks are individual statements but also capture the ethereal quality of connection to another reality.
39. ‘Fuschia (Emilia Krumm)’ by The Conduit Collaboration (Lisarow)
MATERIAL: Wire lampshade frame, reinforced resin, solar lights
SIZE: 50 x 50 x 50 (cm)
PRICE: SOLD
ARTIST BIO: The Conduit Collaboration is 3 independent works united by illumination. These artworks are individual statements but also capture the ethereal quality of connection to another reality.
40. ‘Shedding Light on Nature (Therese Wilkins)’ by The Conduit Collaboration (Lisarow)
MATERIAL: Wire lampshade frame, lace, solar lights
SIZE: 50 x 50 x 50 (cm)
PRICE: $ 250
ARTIST BIO: The Conduit Collaboration is 3 independent works united by illumination. These artworks are individual statements but also capture the ethereal quality of connection to another reality.
41. ‘Enchante’ by Amanda Harrison (Greenwich)
MATERIAL: Stainless steel
SIZE: 45 x 15 x 15 (cm)
PRICE: SOLD
ARTIST BIO: After careers in film and graphics, Amanda now works from her Sydney studio, creating sculptures in ceramics and metal. She loves creating the human figure, looking for simplicity, joy, life and love in the form. Amanda has exhibited widely and won numerous prizes, including 2 acquisitive prizes in 2020.
42. ‘Shielded IV’ by Stephen King (Walcha)
MATERIAL: Ironbark
SIZE: 34 x 21 x 20 (cm)
PRICE: $ 5,000
STATEMENT: Shielded IV is from a series of work responding to the pandemic.
ARTIST BIO: Graduated SCA - Visual Arts in 1979. Initiated Walcha’s Open Air Gallery in 1996. Represented Australia in the Inami Wood Sculpture Symposium, Japan, 2007. Exhibited in SXS Bondi, Cottesloe, Aarhus, Denmark - 29 times. 2013 Winner SXS Bondi. 2020 Winner of Sculpture in the Vineyards. 2020 Winner of SIG.
43. ‘TapTapCat’ by Vivienne Lowe (Lane Cove)
MATERIAL: Painted steel & aluminium
SIZE: 205 x 84 x 65 (cm)
PRICE: $ 6,800
STATEMENT: “A black cat sitting on a white cat’s tail” – this drumming riff is behind this comical, interactive musical sculpture. Mao represents an oppressor: a racist, bigot or bully on a national or individual level, and Meow! is the oppressed.
ARTIST BIO: Vivienne Lowe’s work exhibits themes such as character, love, memories and connections – things we know and feel but can’t necessarily touch. Her sculptural explorations of how people connect with one another and their environment echoes from a background in landscape architecture which complements her public art works.
44. ‘Small Barb Wire Dragonfly’ by Ian Barker (Gulgong)
MATERIAL: Reclaimed barbed wire
SIZE: 32 x 52 x 7 (cm)
PRICE: SOLD
STATEMENT: This beautiful barb wire dragonfly is made from reclaimed barb wire from a bush fire that went through our area a few years ago. Ian has made something beautiful out this terrible time. Each dragonfly is uniquely hand crafted and twisted.
ARTIST BIO: Ian is a local artist who works with reclaimed Barb wire. He twists it into handmade designs to form works of beauty from something that would have been discarded.
45. ‘Medium Barb Wire Dragonfly x3’ by Ian Barker (Gulgong)
MATERIAL: Reclaimed barbed wire
SIZE: 43 x 72 x 7 (cm)
PRICE: SOLD
STATEMENT: This beautiful barb wire dragonfly is made from reclaimed barb wire from a bush fire that went through our area a few years ago. Ian has made something beautiful out this terrible time. Each dragonfly is uniquely hand crafted and twisted. There are 3 for sale.
ARTIST BIO: Ian is a local artist who works with reclaimed Barb wire. He twists it into handmade designs to form works of beauty from something that would have been discarded.
46. ‘Large Barb Wire Dragonfly’ by Ian Barker (Gulgong)
MATERIAL: Reclaimed barbed wire
SIZE: 42 x 112 x 9 (cm)
PRICE: $350
STATEMENT: This beautiful barb wire dragonfly is made from reclaimed barb wire from a bush fire that went through our area a few years ago. Ian has made something beautiful out this terrible time. Each dragonfly is uniquely hand crafted and twisted. There are 3 for sale.
ARTIST BIO: Ian is a local artist who works with reclaimed Barb wire. He twists it into handmade designs to form works of beauty from something that would have been discarded.
47. ‘Reclaimed Barb Wire Flower Wreath’ by Ian Barker (Gulgong)
MATERIAL: Reclaimed barbed wire and tin
SIZE: 50 x 45 x 6 (cm)
PRICE: SOLD
STATEMENT: This wreath is twisted out of reclaimed barb wire with flowers fashioned from tin added. The wire will continue to rust to add character and charm, while the tin will take on a lovely patina about it over time.
ARTIST BIO: Ian is a local artist who works with reclaimed Barb wire. He twists it into handmade designs to form works of beauty from something that would have been discarded.
48. ‘Barb Wire Chain of Hearts’ by Ian Barker (Gulgong)
MATERIAL: Reclaimed barbed wire
SIZE: 79 x 33 x 2 (cm)
PRICE: SOLD
STATEMENT: This beautiful piece is made from reclaimed barb wire; twisted and joined to form 3 hearts. Each heart is made up of 2 hearts, joined by twisted wire to add more intricate detail to the piece. Each heart is unique. Each piece will continue to rust to add character and charm over time.
ARTIST BIO: Ian is a local artist who works with reclaimed Barb wire. He twists it into handmade designs to form works of beauty from something that would have been discarded.
49. ‘Carbon fibre IIII’ by Liz Mayberry (Mudgee)
MATERIAL: Garden plants
SIZE: 130 x 200 x 25 (cm)
PRICE: SOLD
STATEMENT: A ride for the 21st Century. 7 plants speed, gender non-specific, fully bio-degradable and complies with stay-at-home orders. Made with 7 garden plants: Grapevine, Hazel wood, Star Jasmine vine, Banana fibre, Wonga Wonga vine, Callistermon branch, Palm leaf & infloresence, Crows Ash seed pod
ARTIST BIO: Finding materials in nature and creating either a practical object or a thing of beauty is a passion of Liz Mayberry. She finds inspiration to weave or transform materials that would otherwise just lie on the ground and eventually decay back into the earth.
50. ‘‘and thence we came forth to see again the stars’ by Will Maguire (Lochinvar)
MATERIAL: Hot forged steel, Sydney basin sandstone
SIZE: 200 x 50 x 50 (cm)
PRICE: SOLD
STATEMENT: 700 years after Dante Alighieri’s death. In Inferno Dante and Virgil climb up out of hell as humanity also fitfully emerges from a pandemic, not free of struggle but in view of the comfort and mystery of the stars.
ARTIST BIO: Hunter Valley based artist Will Maguire holds a BA Philosophy (with distinction) and a trade in both blacksmithing and fabrication. He combines extensive experience in making and design with critical and interrogative thinking to bring fresh eyes to traditional mediums.
51. ‘Sweet Cheeky Pear x3’ by Birgit Heinemann (Brighton-Le-Sands)
MATERIAL: Mixed media pears (metal, jewelry, porcelain)
SIZE: 22 x 15 x 15 (cm)
PRICE: SOLD
STATEMENT: The shape of the pear represents the female form; it is a symbol of femininity. Why not give ‘her’ a cheeky bodice?!
ARTIST BIO: I was born in Germany. After studying architecture and health facility planning I then went on to work in different departments for Public Health and Urban Development. Open to other directions and careers my path brought me to Australia. Here I continued and deepened my love for art.
52. ‘What If It Was Your Children They Came To Steal’ by Stephen Hogan (Bathurst)
MATERIAL: 100% Recycled Steel
SIZE: 57 x 24 x 1 (cm)
PRICE: $ 3,800
STATEMENT: The title says it all.
ARTIST BIO: Where others just see scrap steel, Stephen Hogan sees beauty, form and shape. He creates pieces that respect and preserve the original but strives to give them new form, life and meaning in a modern context. Hogan works full time as a sculptor from his studio in Bathurst.
53. ‘Landed’ by Nicole O'Regan (Sodwalls)
MATERIAL: Green slate and wire
SIZE: 25 x 46 x 21 (cm)
PRICE: SOLD
STATEMENT: A figurative sculpture that captures the form in transition, exploring balance and movement. Created by twisting galvanised wire around the contours of the slate, illustrating an expression of determination and elegance.
ARTIST BIO: Nicole has been working as an art fabricator for the last 8 years. She’s also been exhibiting her own work including Defiance gallery miniature 6x6x6 show, Sculpture at Sawmillers, Bathurst Regional Gallery, Lake Light Jindabyne, Sculpture for Clyde Batemans bay, Orange Regional Gallery & has continual works at Gang Gang Gallery.
54. ‘Tip Toe’ by Raeann Shields (South Brisbane)
MATERIAL: Bronze
SIZE: 70 x 30 x 35 (cm)
PRICE: $ 6,500
STATEMENT: "Tip Toe" aims to create a feeling of carefree, light and breezy movement through the Australian bush. Stepping out with her own rhythm and flow.
ARTIST BIO: Now retired from a fulfilling career as a Paediatric physiotherapist I have turned my attention to the equally creative field of clay. I enjoy discovering opportunities for expression that this medium allows. Despite being visually impaired I love to find stylised ways of creating when supported in this learning environment.
55. ‘The Conversation’ by Mela Cooke (Indooroopilly)
MATERIAL: Bronze
SIZE: 70 x 30 x 35 (cm)
PRICE: SOLD
STATEMENT: The Conversation. Laps completed in the quiet of the cool morning. Time to appreciate the mellow feeling of effort expended, goals achieved and a conversation with a dear friend.
ARTIST BIO: I work predominantly in bronze as I find sculpting in clay enables me to get great definition & subtlety. I worked as a physio for many years and have a great appreciation of the human body. It is a wonderful challenge to instil character and soul into my sculptures.
56. ‘Murray Cod’ by Stuart Taylor (Deniliquin)
MATERIAL: Recycled scrap steel
SIZE: 150 x 70 x 180 (cm)
PRICE: $ 6,500
STATEMENT: I love making these big fish sculptures. This cod is about to strike so the mouth is wide open. My challenge is to make the fish appear to be floating with minimal support.
ARTIST BIO: Stuart Taylor is a scrap metal artist based in Deniliquin, NSW. He works with material gathered from farms and scrap yards in his local area. Many of his sculptures can be viewed on public display around the Riverina and interstate. He has been working as a full time sculptor for 10 years.
57. ‘In Balance’ by Victoria Monk (Darlington)
MATERIAL: Recycled steel
SIZE: 22 x 16 x 11 (cm)
PRICE: $ 1,200
STATEMENT: In Balance as the title and sculpture suggests is a state of bodily equilibrium or equipoise, mental steadiness or emotional stability. Something we all aspire to in our lives.
ARTIST BIO: Victoria Monk was awarded first prize for sculpture Northern Beaches Art Prize 2018, joint prize 2017, 2018 Bowral BDAS Gallery, Hunters Hill Art 2015 and Amnesty International 2001. Her work has been selected for various exhibitions in Sydney and regional New South Wales and have been sold to private collectors.
58. ‘Brolgas’ by Roshelle McKillop (Girilambone)
MATERIAL: Galvanized chicken wire copper wire
SIZE: 150 x 60 x 40 (cm)
PRICE: SOLD
STATEMENT: A familiar site after the drought breaking rain pairing up for spring on the western plains water courses.
ARTIST BIO: Roshelle is a self-taught artist and sculptor who enjoys creating animals and capturing their individual personality, using recycled materials and galvanized wire which is ideal for outdoor sculpture.
59. ‘Rural Scene’ by Elizabeth Blackmore (Broken Hill)
MATERIAL: Steel, canvas and acrylic house paint
SIZE: 212 x 91 x 86 (cm)
PRICE: $ 1,500
STATEMENT: 'A beautiful garden is a work of heart'. The painting is on a steel canvas using acrylic house paint and oil paint. It was sprayed with lacquer, by the local automobile car sprayer and framed up by the local Engineering company. The wagon wheel is coated with Marine varnish.
ARTIST BIO: While teaching in Melbourne, I attended an art group and was inspired to enter a sculpture competition, which I won. Now retired, and living in Broken Hill, I have immersed myself in the Art World here, and won a section of the Annual Equinox Art Competition.
60. ‘Bailed Up Ballerina’ by Ross Rosco Philip (Berowra)
MATERIAL: Pointe shoes, barbed wire, tin, paint, hay
SIZE: 180 x 170 x 70 (cm)
PRICE: $ 2,300
STATEMENT: Through 'Bailed Up Ballerina' I wanted to convey reimagined performative narratives of the cocooned journey of a dancer’s pilgrimage – a platform for inherent viewing of the manifestation of becoming reborn, the essence of regeneration centring on the ideology of metaphorical possibilities. A nod to Tom Roberts.
ARTIST BIO: 2019 - 2004: Solo Exhibition: Walllarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, Sydney Winner Most Outstanding Local Artist Award, Solo Exhibition: Burnt, Buried and Beautiful, Dank Street Sydney, Solo Show Prima Assoluta. 2003-1986: Sulman Prize Exhibitor, NSW Art Gallery, Sculpture by the Sea & Sea, Greenpeace Art prize, Greenroom Award.