pool decor

A new idea by Noi:
Underwater ceramic sculptures!

seahorses dancing

Seahorses Dancing is how I have named these two paintings. The lines remind of the movement of seahorses as they cling to cubist coral. They are painted with tempura colours on paper.
Sorry about my reflection. If your eyes can photoshop edit for your brain, you'll have more luck than I did with the programme. But you get a pretty clear idea of what I've created.

sea slug mating season

These are a pair of warty slugs. Their construction was very difficult as the shrinking clay was pulling in so many directions. But there is none of this tension evident in the slow sensual wrapping of one slug as he spoons his mate. They support each other in this posture.

Japanese sewer plate rubbing

Imagine the scene; We're walking at night through the streets of Ginza (? or Kyoto, or Tokyo. I can't remember. Just imagine a quaint small lane somewhere in a busy Japanese city). We have eaten dinner and it is just about to rain, but the streets are still dry. Down this small lane we walk. There is no room for a footpath, just the narrow road squeezed between small shopfronts and restaurants. For the whole trip I had been noticing the beautiful iron plates that cover the stormwater drains. Now I was armed with the necessary materials. I had Noi and Aey protect me from cars aand pedestrians as I whipped out my large white paper and chalks and started rubbing. I had a few appreciative onlookers. And the result is worth the effort. It now hangs framed in a bedroom at The Black Pearl.