Artwork in the Nancy Toomey Fine Art Beauty in Lockdown Catalogue
LYNDI SALES, Trying to break the cycle, 2018
Acrylic and Ink on Paper and Iridescent Foil, 29 x 18 Inches Framed
$2,800
South Africa based Lyndi Sales’s filigree cut works are inspired by shattered glass experiments, as well as net-like structures that occur in nature. Painting with clear water, and then carefully dropping India ink into the painted area, provides a process of surrender with the outcome always uncontrollable. That surrender for Sales encompasses a letting go of personality traits, our physical bodies, and any knowledge of what the future may bring… More »
Thoughts on Lockdown
In lockdown the biggest challenge for me is being around my kids 24 /7 and not having that solitude of my sacred space studio that I can retreat to every day. Initially gravitated towards introducing them (7 and 9) to the creative techniques that were within my own scope of interests. I have been wanting to experiment with painting onto clay tablets. I managed to buy clay a few days before lockdown. Luckily a friend down the road has a small kiln and I was able to experiment with different firings and painting techniques. Also working small was a great way to be around the kids and their activities and still paint on the go.
I also collected many plants from my garden and pressed them and then sprayed them gold and visualised making a large scale wall installation of plants taped to the wall that collectively form a shape or an organic form that meanders across the wall. All these projects meant I could involve the kids and satisfy both my creative outlet as well as teach and inspire them too.
Exhibition at Nancy Toomey Fine Art
Brighter Than the Sun – October 16 to December 14, 2019
