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0. Rhythm Hunters | Winner of Sculpture in the Gaol 2018

8 August 2018 // By Kat Atkins

[embed]https://youtu.be/p71zI92t_fI[/embed] Rhythm Hunters | Kat Atkins wins Sculpture in the Gaol 2018. Welcome to Rhythm Hunters, I'm Kat Atkins. Join me on an exciting adventure as I make my way

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1. Rhythm Hunters | The Submission

8 August 2018 // By Kat Atkins

Rhythm Hunters | The Submission Title:               Rhythm Hunters Caption:       ‘Living to the beat of the butterfly wing.’ Artist Statement: ‘Rhythm Hunters’ is

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2. Rhythm Hunters | A Creative Mind

8 August 2018 // By Kat Atkins

  [embed]https://youtu.be/NEFDwIU61UU[/embed] Rhythm Hunters | A Creative Mind The Background I was at a turning point with my jewellery company One Leaf Designs, all supplies were upgra

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3. Rhythm Hunters | A Wild Heart

8 August 2018 // By Kat Atkins

[embed]https://youtu.be/gg_pYhAVaF4[/embed] Rhythm Hunters | A Wild Heart When I started on this project, I put the word out and to the entire family to help gather supplies. [caption id="attac

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4. Rhythm Hunters | A Soul that Sings

7 August 2018 // By Kat Atkins

[embed]https://youtu.be/wXoh_b2jJFw[/embed] Rhythm Hunters | A Soul that Sings I chose the butterfly to feature as a colourful piece. (I do love lizards, however a chameleon would have taken a lot

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5. Rhythm Hunters | The Beginning

7 August 2018 // By Kat Atkins

The process This is my first time creating life size sculptures so if you have had enough of the background and want to know how on earth I pulled it off, continue to read on… Rhythm Hunters | The

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6. Rhythm Hunters | Building the Hunters

7 August 2018 // By Kat Atkins

[embed]https://youtu.be/6HiL9m2lkw4[/embed] Rhythm Hunters | Building the Hunters Rather than using putty to create dimension between the driftwood on the Hunters, I combined sand with Bond-Crete pr

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7. Rhythm Hunters | The Beat of the Butterfly

7 August 2018 // By Kat Atkins

[embed]https://youtu.be/8Qf6aDvPBP0[/embed] The Beat of the Butterfly Giving consideration to the steel stencil of the wings, it occurred to me that as well as introducing colour, they needed to be

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8. Rhythm Hunters | The Bases

7 August 2018 // By Kat Atkins

[embed]https://youtu.be/vr7GzOOydbQ[/embed] Rhythm Hunters | The Bases I began building the bases of the sculptures on concrete umbrella stands. These did the job whilst creating and caught all the

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9. Rhythm Hunters | The Finishing Touches

7 August 2018 // By Kat Atkins

[embed]https://youtu.be/mG1duK86my4[/embed] The Finishing Touches It was an exciting day as I was so close to finishing. However once the three sculptures were complete, I had the challenge of mo

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10. Rhythm Hunters | Wrapped and Packed

7 August 2018 // By Kat Atkins

[embed]https://youtu.be/56vPNVEdZn4[/embed] Rhythm Hunters | Wrapped and Packed When you think the job is complete, reality soon sets in when it is time to wrap and pack the final product... times t

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11. Rhythm Hunters | Installation Day

7 August 2018 // By Kat Atkins

[embed]https://youtu.be/UfAFxg1VVH4[/embed] Rhythm Hunters | Installation Day The day came to load the rig! Although slightly nerve racking, after spending an entire day wrapping we still needed to

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