Carla's Artwork

Most of the work I make is inspired by personal experience and family histories, and reflects how we relate to each other and our environment as we grow and change. I have a background in theatre design, where I focussed on making intimate landscapes from materials like lead, flowers and latex to convey the emotion of the story. My present artwork continues this thread, combining and layering materials in 2 and 3D pieces, often with a stitched element to pierce or draw the elements together. My materials change depending on what the piece dictates, but I have an underlying fascination with clothing and what it conveys.

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Lost Lands 1 - detail Part of a series looking at family history and it's distortion over time. Made using image transfer from a childhood photo and the actual dress in the image, resin, tissue paper, second hand maps and stitch. 100cm x 70cm	Lost Lands 2 Detail of 1 of the 4 pieces made for Lost Lands Series. Dress pocket, paper, resin and stitch. 40cm x 25cm.
Harpy at Rest Charcoal drawing with stitched tissue paper and resin wings. 100cm x 70cm.	F.R.E.E.D.O.M. 'Family Response Environment Exploration Domestic Overide Machine'. A large pair of wings, 170cm x 160cm. Rubber gloves, felt, image transfer, fishing line, stitch and pom-poms.
Mum's Memorial Nest Installation with stitched copper, felt, wax, wool and photocopied images. Stands about 90cm high and sways on wobbly copper legs.	Deatil of Mum's Memorial Nest Copper, wax, felt, paper.
Lucky Charm Gold leaf on driftwood, velvet, silk organdie, ribbon and hair. Part of a series of work around harpies, feathers and women. 30cm x 15cm.	Sharing Nana's Dementia Pathways and pattern in egg shell, handmade paper, wax and stitch. 30cm x 20cm.
Big Dinner Bodice A boned silk dupion bodice covered with food related image transfer and stitched drawings. Size 16.	Big Dinner Bodice detail The outside features food I prefer to eat. The inside is a stiched record of everything I actually ate in a week.