BEAUTY: Sculpture For Easter--Georgia Gerber

It's that time of the year again, when a young man's fancy turns to bunnies...and the beautiful work of sculptor Georgia Gerber beckons one to feel the amazing smoothness of her bronze rabbits.

For more animals, to see into her studio, and to learn about the incredible process of creating bronze sculptures, visit her website!
https://georgiagerber.com/

BEAUTY: Soft Sculpture For Easter--Mr. Finch

For Easter, here is the absolutely charming work of one Mr. Finch, a self-taught English soft sculpture artist who utilizes vintage fabric to realize his enchanting visions. I love how some of the bunnies have wings, or carry mushrooms, flowers and sprouting bulbs...

He sums it up beautifully on his website:

Flowers, insects and birds really fascinate me with their amazing life cycles and extraordinary nests and behaviour.
British folklore is also so beautifully rich in fabulous stories and warnings and never ceases to be at the heart of what I make.
Shape shifting witches, moon gazing hares and a smartly dressed devil ready to invite you to stray from the path.
Humanizing animals with shoes and clothes is something I’ve always done and I imagine them to come alive at night. Getting dressed and helping an elderly shoemaker or the tired housewife.

Making things has always been incredibly important to me and is often an amazing release to get it out of my system.
It’s a joy to hunt for things for my work…the lost, found and forgotten all have places in what I make.
Most of my pieces use recycled materials, not only as an ethical statement, but I believe they add more authenticity and charm.
A story sewn in, woven in.
Velvet curtains from an old hotel, a threadbare wedding dress and a vintage apron become birds and beasts, looking for new owners and adventures to have.
Storytelling creatures for people who are also a little lost, found and forgotten…

He has a SHOP on his site where you can buy his books and cards, but since he works alone, the actual soft sculptures take a while to make and sell out quickly. I will keep an eye on his shop to snag one of these lovely spirit animals.

http://www.mister-finch.com/

BEAUTY: Art for Easter--Amy Hamilton

https://amyhamilton.ca/

BEAUTY: Painting for Easter--Anne Siems

For Easter: lovely rabbits and hares by Anne Siems.

Top to bottom: Bell Hare; Field Rabbit; Hare Over Gem; Hare Tortoise; Hares and Pottery; Rabbit and Snail; Rabbit Hop; Shy Rabbit; Stickyweed Rabbit

https://www.annesiems.com/

BEAUTY: Drawing--Lee Boyd

As I have said many times here on "Oh, By The Way," if you want to see me, a grown man of a certain age turn into an ecstatic five year old, just show me bunnies. Or better yet, let me hold and pet one. I adore them, and this time of the year is chock-a-block with rabbits and hares in all kinds of forms in all sorts of venues.

I love fine artist Lee Boyd's work from his Manimal series. Although he depicts other animals blended with human forms, I am naturally focusing on the bunnies...he works in pencil so all the images you see here are rendered in graphite.

Top to bottom: Contemplate; Don't Look Back; First Step of the Dance; Hold; Know Thyself; Never Late; Not Quite The Black Sheep; Pause; Set; What They Do Best; When Harvey Met Sally

If you would like to purchase a piece by Lee Boyd, visit his website!
http://www.leeboydartist.com/

BEAUTY: Art--Drew Mosley

For your spring awakening Easter pleasure, here are diorama works by Drew Mosley who uses second hand wooden bowls, trays, and vessels: he fills these with layers of resin, painting on each layer of acrylic his images of hares going about rather human-like activities. Then he adds actual greenery and found insects for a sense of natural verisimilitude. Each one evokes a sort of sweet, old-fashioned style of story telling for children, like Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter.

http://drew-mosley.com/

Bunnies...

...because the Easter Bunny comes tomorrow!

I always say if you want to see me turn into a five year old boy, just show me bunnies...