Nick Parrott Stonework

Nothofagus gunnii sandstone bench for sale

2011-08-01T13:34:00.003+10:00

Put these items on display in Gilbert's Copping Antiques' Garden. Replication 1 sold a while ago but the bench seat is still available.

Take a look!

The Formblock shed is taking shape

2011-01-09T09:50:00.011+11:00

Since clearing the space for the shed (2007), completing the walling (2008-9) and having the slab laid (2009-10), I've been renewing the house foundations (separate posting to come!) whilst managing the domestic duties (2010-11).

Now am finally starting the formblock shed. Am laying 6 blocks a day, unless it's a corner...so the kit is manageable working solo. 60 ml of oxide for colouring. Blocks are 7:1 washed quartz sand, cement.

http://www.formblock.com.au/

Replication

2010-04-21T17:44:00.002+10:00

SWELL

2009-09-28T17:59:00.007+10:00

Well I've been and come back. Got some good feedback on Bill.

Cleaned him up a bit and set him up at Currumbin. Here he is 'in situ'.

Visit SWELL

....busy at home

2009-08-14T17:43:00.001+10:00

Swell Sculpture Festival

2009-08-09T12:58:00.004+10:00

Have had the Billy Hughes bust accepted into the Swell sculpture festival at Currumbin in September. Here's hoping someone will pick him up! Am looking forward to a few days in the South East Queensland warmth.

Weedy eel

2009-03-23T16:00:00.005+11:00

So here is my latest work, made at the National Limestone Symposium 2009. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out in 7 days. The eel head is of dolomite (harder) and the base is of limestone (softer). It's a pretty big one 3m x 1m x 1m. Will have more photos once it's 'in situ' at the eel farm.

Weedy Eel

2009-03-11T14:45:00.006+11:00

I'm back from the National Limestone Symposium in Mount Gambier where I met many fantastic carvers of stone, especially Silvio, Craig and Greg.

My piece Weedy Eel is the last photo in this ABC digital story.

It was purchased by Paul, a local yabby and eel farmer!

The weed base is limestone and the eel is dolomite (much harder).

More photos to come!

Roll on Mt Gambier!

2008-10-02T10:51:00.002+10:00

Success! I'm going to the National Limestone Symposium at the Old Mount Gambier Gaol in February... and looking forward to working with some softer stone.

Mt Gambier Limestone Sculpture Symposium

2008-08-15T11:16:00.010+10:00

Expressions of interest close today for the national Limestone Sculpture Symposium in Mount Gambier in February 2009.

So here's my choice of images to submit. I've included my Billy Hughes bust, Margaret Scott's memorial bench (including a close up) and a couple of one from my hermit shell series.

Fingers crossed.

Select the info icon for more detail on each photo and piece.

Feel free to browse my archives postings for more sideshows of other work

Billy Hughes Bust

2008-08-07T12:09:00.005+10:00

Working on my first bust was a great challenge...and I'm pleased with what I achieved in 7 days. Rhyl's pointers were welcomed and here's the result. Thanks to all the organisers, promoters and the Southern Downs Regional Council for purchasing it! I believe it will be stationed on the train platform in Warwick, where as history tells:
'There was a degree of violence unusual in Australian politics, which turned to farce when Hughes, after being struck by an egg on the railway station at Warwick, Queensland, promptly established a Commonwealth police force to combat disloyalty.' para 22
Reference: L. F. Fitzhardinge, 'Hughes, William Morris (Billy) (1862 - 1952)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition,
Copyright 2006, updated continuously, ISSN 1833-7538, published by Australian National University

Symposium update

2008-07-26T12:25:00.002+10:00

Well it's 5 days in to the workshop now and am tackling my first bust in sandstone. Great experience and inspiration being here among other stone lovers. Photos of the group works are located on the Sculpture Symposium site

Looking forward to Mt Gambier in February.

Success - it's off to Warwick I go

2008-03-18T17:23:00.002+11:00

I received the good news that I've been selected as one of 20 participating artists in the 2008 Bio Concepts Southern Downs Sculpture Symposium. It's 9 days over a fortnight in July ending 27th, when work can be purchased.
There'll be five guest artists as well.

So now to think on the tales of the Condamine River theme and getting up there.

Warwick Sculpture Symposium EoI

2008-02-18T15:34:00.008+11:00

The images in this slideshow (...loading below) have been selected to support my expression of interest (emailed). Select the (i) icon on each photo for descriptive information.Please scroll down to view more sculpture and stone work. Thanks.

Track and stone work

2008-01-10T16:06:00.003+11:00

Recent work at Ben Frieze, the home of Elizabeth Knox and Mark Pauchet, Marion Bay and at my home at Bream Creek.

Shells, Fish, Mammals and Flowers

2008-01-10T16:06:00.001+11:00

A collection of recent work

Sandstone benches

2008-01-10T15:43:00.000+11:00

Margaret's Memorial Bench

2008-01-10T14:55:00.001+11:00

Only the supporting pillars to go now. Kate and Sarah what do you think?