LETTING MY HANDS DO THE WORK

Following the visit to my Auntie, I created artwork to deal with the difficult emotions that were swirling around inside me.  The following is a record of the inspiration, the materials and the process with photos of the resulting artworks. I allowed my hands to do the work.

 Examples of work using pig casings by Pat Hickman

The materials I had at hand were in an art retreat run by artist Pat Hickman who works with pig casings or sausage skins.  Here are some examples of Pat's work.

Example of Pat Hickman work

Example of Pat Hickman work

 

The material - Sausage skins

Sausage skins soaking and ready to use





Resulting artwork


The process

Figure created out of wire

Figure wrapped in pig casings



Figure wrapped in fleece





First figure completed

Figure wrapped in silk, bound in foetal position

Viewing artwork from the top

Cane structure which was build earlier houses figure

Figure encased in cane - close up

Second figure completed

Figure created in same way and placed in a hand sewn fibre cocoon

Third figure completed

Figure created in the same way and designed to sit up

Figure placed in boat with natural materials