Sculptures in the Garden

17 46 - Ian Barker (Gulgong) Title - Large Barb Wire Dragonfly (42 x 112 x 9cm) Materials - Reclaimed barb wire Price - $350 Artist’s Statement - This beautiful barb wire dragonfly is made out of reclaimed barb wire from a bush fire that went wrought our area a few years ago. Ian has made something beautiful out this terrible time. Each dragonfly is uniquely hand crafted and twisted. 47 - Ian Barker (Gulgong) Title - Reclaimed barb wire flower wreath (50 x 45 x 6cm) Materials - Reclaimed Barb Wire and Tin Price - $150 Artist’s Statement - This wreath is twisted out of reclaimed barb wire with flowers fashioned from tin added. The bard wire will continue to rust to add character and charm and the tin will take on a lovely patina about it over time. 48 - Ian Barker (Gulgong) Title - Barb Wire Chain of Hearts (79 x 33 x 2cm) Materials - Reclaimed barb wire Price - $300 Artist’s Statement - This beautiful piece is made from reclaimed Barb Wire twisted and joined to form 3 hearts. Each heart has 2 hearts joined by twisted wire to add more intricate detail to the piece. Each heart is unique. This will continue to rust to add character and charm to the piece. 49 - Liz Mayberry (Mudgee) Title - Carbon fibre IIII (130 x 200 x 25cm) Materials - Garden plants Price - $325 Artist’s 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 50 - Will Maguire (Lochinvar) Title - ‘and thence we came forth to see again the stars’ (200 x 50 x 50cm) Materials - Hot forged steel, Sydney basin sandstone Price - $4,000 Artist’s 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.