SCULPTURE

My sculptures tend to feature birds. They are anchored in folklore and myth, inspired by the small image of the bird in the Lascaux cave (around 20,000 BCE).

All images © Ilse van Garderen

 

 

Small bird I, porcelain, 27x12x6 cm

Small bird I, porcelain, 27x12x6 cm

Small bird II, porcelain, 18x12x6 cm

Small bird II, porcelain, 18x12x6 cm

Blue garden bird, glazed clay, 15x30x10 cm

Blue garden bird, glazed clay, 15x30x10 cm

The Singing, bronze and wood, 84x42x20 cm

The Singing, bronze and wood, 84x42x20 cm

Baroque Bird, porcelain with encaustic on reclaimed jarrah base, 68x27x21 cm

Baroque Bird, porcelain with encaustic on reclaimed jarrah base, 68x27x21 cm

White porcelain bird, 15x27x9 cm

White porcelain bird, 15x27x9 cm

Bronze bird I

Bronze bird I

Bronze bird II

Bronze bird II

Bronze birds III and IV

Bronze birds III and IV

Small blue bird, glazed clay, 12x30x8 cm

Small blue bird, glazed clay, 12x30x8 cm

Saint Francis, terracotta, 42x44x14 cm

Saint Francis, terracotta, 42x44x14 cm

Peace, porcelain on 5,000 year old redgum, 13x17x5 cm

Peace, porcelain on 5,000 year old redgum, 13x17x5 cm

The Boat, porcelain with encaustic and 24 carat gold, 8x12x4 cm

The Boat, porcelain with encaustic and 24 carat gold, 8x12x4 cm

Porcelain fairy tail, mixed media, 27x19x10 cm

Porcelain fairy tail, mixed media, 27x19x10 cm