Local polymer clay artist,
Claire Fairweather, is showcasing her first large mosaic artwork at the July exhibition
at Beach Bistro. Titled ‘Watching the sunrise over Rangitoto’, this local scene
is made up of about 6,935 handmade round polymer clay tiles. The whole artwork
measures 102cm wide by 40cm high and forms the centrepiece of the exhibition.
“It turned out to be a labour of love but I am
proud of the end result,” says Claire “I had no idea how long it would take to
complete. In the end I spent over 150 hours and finished it just in time for
the exhibition. This is a view that I love and I have enjoyed every minute of
the making of this artwork”.
Claire won a ‘Best in Sculpture’
at the 2014 International Polymer Clay Awards for a three part sculpture titled
‘Spring Trio’, which was sold at a previous exhibition at Beach last year.
Since then she has been developing her own unique style of contemporary mosaic
art, making her own round mosaic tiles from polymer clay.
‘Mosaics, Jewellery &
More’ is a mixed exhibition that has been put on by five members of the
Auckland Polymer Clay Guild - Claire, Joy, Kesten, Nicky & Sue. Polymer
clay is a very versatile creative medium, which is shown in this exhibition by
the diverse range of work from the five different artists. There is jewellery,
mirrors, mosaic art and sculpture on show throughout the month of July at Beach
Bistro, 1A Beach Front Lane, Browns Bay, open from 7am – 7pm, seven days a
week.
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