by Kat Atkins | Aug 8, 2018 | Rhythm Hunters
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 home to Australia’s Mid North Coast to support the local sculpture exhibition: Sculpture in the Gaol....
by Kat Atkins | Aug 7, 2018 | Rhythm Hunters
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 beginning After years of collecting “Nature’s Treasure”, it was time to...
by Kat Atkins | Aug 7, 2018 | Rhythm Hunters
Rhythm Hunters | Building the Hunters Rather than using putty to create dimension between the driftwood on the Hunters, I combined sand with Bond-Crete producing a cement like mixture. This also allowed me to continue with the nature theme. After filling in the gaps...
by Kat Atkins | Aug 7, 2018 | Rhythm Hunters
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 bondcrete drips. However they were not suitable for transport and were only held together with one screw. I needed...
by Kat Atkins | Aug 7, 2018 | Rhythm Hunters
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 moving them from the concrete bases to the new and improved bases. Problem one: I can’t lift them. Problem two:...
by Kat Atkins | Aug 7, 2018 | Rhythm Hunters
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 three. It took an entire day and night (it may have been quicker if I didn’t goof around so much, by this...
by Kat Atkins | Aug 6, 2018 | Rhythm Hunters
Rhythm Hunters | Sculpture in the Gaol Open Day The Sculpture in the Gaol Open Day was a great big hit. A fantastic vibe with plenty of entertainment, market stalls and a lot of talented artists. Rhythm Hunters is lucky enough to receive prime location to greet...
by Kat Atkins | Aug 6, 2018 | Rhythm Hunters
Rhythm Hunters | Photo Gallery Auction details here. ...
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