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I am the hairy one wearing the hat. The hairy one not wearing the hatis the dog.

In my career as a paediatrician and educationalist I have tried to allow kids, parents and students to develop understanding which allows them to problem solve and achieve their aims independently.

Now, as an almost full-time art student, I am attempting to create artwork (paintings,jewellery, sculpture, ceramics and mixtures of all) which either induce thought or are beautiful, or ideally both. In my artwork I like to use the high technology which I have been involved in all my working life and combine it with the craftsmanship which essentially has not changed for centuries. My belief about good art is that it should make the observer interact with it in a way that new thoughts or feelings are aroused which,if they wish, allow the viewer to be altered .

With my wife Faye, I share interests in gardening our 10 acre block and sailing our 22 foot trailer yacht as well as watching with pleasure the evolving lives of our 5 grown-up children.

This web site has information on things I have found interesting and useful as well as some of my artwork which I am happy for people to comment on by e-mail.

Email: swlthll@pl.net

For Sarah

Current Artwork Projects

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Connections Series of Artworks

This series attempts to illustrate 'Connections' that may not be immediately obvious. Connections No 1 uses Base Pigments, Acrylic Media, Computer inks, Transparency Overlays, Gesso and Canvas. Connections No 2 and 3 use a combination of Drawing, Computer Image manipulation and Photographic techniques. Explanation of the connection is available when you have viewed the larger version.

Connections No 1	Connections No 2	Connections No 3
'giovanniversaceannefrank -adolfhitlerkarencarpenter' (1000 x 760 mm)	'TrueTag' (Full Plate)	Spotlights (960 x 660 mm)

Jacket Series of Paintings & Sculpture

This series looks at how the jacket influences or becomes the person or the person becomes the jacket. The idea relates to both the constraining (straightjacket) association and the protective (to the wearer) functions as in suits of armour and bullet proof vests. They are meant to question the power functions that the jacket (and other forms of dress) are used for; and how they may ultimately trap the wearer and take over their personality. The paintings are executed using Base Pigments, Acrylic Media, ComputerInksand Gesso on Stretched Canvas or Silver Building Paper.

The sculpture ('Not a FullMetalJacket') is a lifesized 'empty half jacket' made of sheet copper, hand worked, beaten with fist and fingers and soldered together.
It is a derivation of Jacket No2 which represent an example of high officialdom who has no heart, guts or ears and is really just a face and jacket.

Waves Series of Ceramics and Multimedia Derivations

Rows of curved porcelain 'waves' hang over and threaten the single being on the beach. This work uses the repition of a simple shape arranged geometrically to create a threat and tension to the solitary stylized shape. The ceramic work was then photographed and transformed using computer techniques as the basis for drawn and painted derivations.

Porcelain Original

Computer & Ink Transformation

AntiJewellery BodyWear

Jewellery is usually body adornment which is made of precious materials.Explorationof the idea of jewellery which is not made of precious materials in theform of a neckpiece, produced the concept of an "Anti Diamond Necklace".If a Diamond necklace uses precious materials and produces its glitter by reflection and refraction of outside light then an antidiamondnecklace should be made of cheap materials and produce its glitter internally. Several design stages resulted in a fibreoptic neckpiece with electronic production of coloured light. The fibreoptic strand is interfaced with light emitting diodes and these, the controlling circuitry and battery pack are embedded in casting resin. Watch batteries are used to power the necklace which may be worn with just the glittering strands visible or with the 'works' exposedas a pendant. The cheap materials totalled less than $NZ30.

'antidiamondnecklace'

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