AS OF FEBRUARY 10 2013
GIVEN TO SOME HEALTH CONCERNS
I WILL NO LONGER
BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. I AM HAPPY TO SEE VISITORS
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
PLEASE RING ON 0438 063 026
THERE ARE STILL SOME WORKS AVAILABLE AND I WILL
STILL BE MAKING CERTAIN PIECES WHICH MAY NOT ALWAYS
BE SEEN IN THE GARDEN.
THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING
daniel jenkins studios and gardens 10 coolavin rd, metung, is home to the most unique and distinguished whimsical windvanes and sculptures for gardens in australia all of the work can be viewed in a native bush garden setting at my metung studios
in the meantime you can follow changes at my facebook page...
https://www.facebook.com/pages/daniel-jenkins-studios-metung/119793984731872
and please 'LIKE' my page so i know someone's actually looking at my work... thanks
email me for details
some work can also be see at Cloudehill Gardens and Nursery, Olinda, Vic
in the Dandenongs.
the Meme series. these are the marquettes for a series of figures which will stand about 2.4m tall each. the heads of some turn in the wind. the bodies are androgenous, no specific back or front made so that when the heads turn they are never on back to front. all works are repousse hollow and patinated copper.
as standalone objects these three original MeMes are roughly 650mm, 380mm and 450mm tall
the Wobes are a new form, a new shape with longer arms outstretched in a welcoming and still protective gesture, models for taller works similar to the Memes. their heads are fixed in these marquettes however would turn as finshed public works. these two WoBes stand approximately 620mm and 470mm tall.
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some of my more established work is represented by the whimsical objects, animal-like windvanes, ladder forms and urns
the chair is one of the ladder sculptures. all hollow copperformed, the cushion seat is filled with washed sand to form a comfortable perch for short periods of time.
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the house and studio in its setting. and not so much my office but where i spend a lot of time thinking...
i work in hollow copper, two sides cut the same shape, hollow formed into a large sandbag with hammers that i make, the formed edges soldered together and a heavily guarded (by Beau the Boxer) top-secret alchemic mottled patina mixture applied in layers onto the copper over a period of weeks. this is sometimes a slow process but distinctive, safe for birds and gardens and can withstand the weather for years. the oldest ones i have made go back to 1984 and are still flying.
if you are in Melbourne CBD there are four of my larger works made in 1992 - Swanston Street Melbourne at the Burke Street Mall...look up!
most of what i do is to commission. i prefer to discuss your needs, see the space, garden, into which the work will go, design to your needs, often communicating ideas and drawings via email, then discuss budget and timeline. all the pieces are one-offs. i do work to a design theme from time to time but i don't make from patterns, making each drawn shape on the metal a definite one-off.
thanks for visiting the site and enjoy the work; and please feel free to visit the garden where examples of the works are displayed.
...daniel
you can contact me by email or phone.
0438 063 026
djstudios@danieljenkins.com.au
10 coolavin road, metung 3904
another artist worth seeing is Kate Shone. Kate works in recycled metals creating fantastic sculptures and 3-d "paintings" of a narrative genre. Kate's website is www.junkyarddoll.com.au
some of Kate's older work can be seen at www.junkyarddoll.com