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    Alice RG Johns

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    choosing a character

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    Ambiguous hybrid.

    Combining the curvature of a bird's belly, gentle beak form, tail and the scales/fur of a bunyip.

    Oow, I like...

    Trauma & re-establishing of strength portrayed through grotesque bird parts stitched together. Growth & change portrayed through life cycle indicators. 

    An opportunity to contemplate events prior to the hybrid 'hum-yip' creation.

    Possibly displayed upon a table to imply the bird as a victim.

    semester one

    Raw/minimal bird forms.

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    Identifiable bird features with subtle hair & scale indicators of a bunyip (other creatures).

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    Hmm, not quite...

    From

    bunyip bird

    to

    honey-yip

    (honey-eater & bunyip)

    and then

    hum-yip

    (humming bird & bunyip).

     

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    Feathers: symbolism

    (flight/freedom/trauma)

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    Tail experimentation.

    Shelter/ shell to protect the growth of an unidentified character.

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    Common bird with bound/ constricting narrative.

    Insect-bird hybrids.

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    Oow, I like...

    Ambiguous hybrid.

    The detail in these sculptures are most successful when photographed from ambiguous angles.