Easter is coming up fast & so is the Sandgate Easter Art Show – yes I am placing 2 pieces in to the competition – ‘Samuel Seal’ & ‘Domanic’. Good Luck to all participants!
Author: Charlie Carrigan
I suppose I should fill this part in as this is where I started to play around with fencing wire.
But first let me start from the beginning - around 25 years ago I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis - This was the scariest time as I was a single parent & a Mum of 2 young boys 1 & 2.. Still dealing with the death of the boys father, this news totally devastated me. My fight or Flight stepped in - I am a fighter life went on & even though my eye sight was getting worse - I found my second Angel, we married & live a very happy life together.
Throughout the years I have been needing to change my medications for my MS due to lack of efficacy or just not working -UNTIL- I was given a treatment that totally disagreed with my body & a whole heap of things went wrong. - My main concern was my lack of sleep & the minimal to no help sleeping drug were doing for me, over a period of 11 months my sleep diminished to 2hrs, 1half hrs, half hour, to no sleep at all, my body had a melt down - I crashed in a big way.
In the time I was going through the sleep deprivation I needed to do something to try make the time go faster. - I picked up a tangled ball of wire & started to squash, pull, thread & shape. This became my sleep & Pain therapy that helped the long nights pass.
I have never had lessons or seen anyone do the type of sculptures that I do, I do not draw up plans or make up sketches, it is purely the wire telling me what to do.
I use other mediums also, I like working with wood & pretty things.
I am Charlie Carrigan I am 'Creative Expressionist'
A break in time
Hello Creative expressionist – it’s been a good year & a bit since I have posted or even picked up a pair of pliers & wire. With moving house at the start of 2020 & then Covid hitting us, life had been put on hold but now it’s time to get my creative juices flowing again. This will be a year of new discoveries & new avenues for my wire art, all starting now.
‘Competitions & Construction’
‘Competitions & construction’
I have been enjoying keeping busy working on separate pieces for a couple of Competitions coming up in Sydney & for the last 3 weekends I’ve been showing some pieces at the Samford & surrounds Art Trail & Open Studios open from 10am until 4pm each Saturday & Sunday for 4 weeks.
Busy, Busy, Busy…..
06/04/2019 JUDGING DAY
06/04/2019 JUDGING DAY
With many thanks to Ali & Charlotte, a long drive to Kingaroy to where judging was to be held on the 6th April at the art gallery. What a wonderful surprise to find that I was awarded first prize from a pool of 11 participants. This is the largest prize I have ever won $7000.00 – Thank-You Kingaroy Council & art gallery.
$10000 Kingaroy sculpture prize – & the winner is – Evancee.
$10000 Biennial Kingaroy Sculpture prize
$10000 Biennial Kingaroy Sculpture Prize
I am all ready to go this weekend – taking Evancee up to Kingaroy – all of my positive vibes are travelling too. Even though it’s meant to be raining over the weekend that’s not dampening the spirits.
GO “EVANCEE”
Rain at last.
Rain at last.
Finally after all of this sweltering heat, we get some relief – RAIN & COOLER WEATHER. The grass has shot up again, the trees & plants look so much happier. Thank-You we are all at peace.
“AUTUMN”
“AUTUMN” – The calendar says we are in Autumn but the weather is telling another story. When is it going to start cooling down?
Competition year
Competition Year
This is the year where my wire art is going to be found in a huge way – I can just feel it. All of my Galleries & comps are all lined up & waiting for the dates.
You know when you have ‘that’ feeling well I have it in a big way – this year is going to be my year! 2019 here I come.
Water Water & more Water.
Water Water & more Water.
Wow if we are not flooding we could be in drought & if we are none of these we could be on fire in a wind storm, hurricane, typhoon or freezing over. What is happening to our Mother earth – have we pushed her to the edge & now is rebelling!
I must say I’m able to work more comfortably with the rain that we are having – the heat was just too oppressive. – cool weather produces cool sculptures.