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Thursday 8 September - special guest speaker: Michael Schriver
Michael Schriever - a life's worth of woodcarvings.
Born in Victoria, started carving by chance as a young man in London. Self taught, he has expressed his innate talent in sculptures of great detail that now are in private collections around the world.
Born in Victoria, started carving by chance as a young man in London. Self taught, he has expressed his innate talent in sculptures of great detail that now are in private collections around the world.
Horses, colour highlighted with spirits
2m wide
2m wide
"Matador"
335 figures in gallerycarved then painted - an old German technique.
1m x 400mm
Musicians 1m wide
English Lime
English Lime
Panning the Gold 1.2m
Last Supper 1.5m 1973
Negro in Chains 1m
"Lord my bloon is red"
Apartheid era inspired work
"Lord my bloon is red"
Apartheid era inspired work
Shearing the Rams 1m
Christ 1.7m
bronze; mahogany shroud
365 rays
bronze; mahogany shroud
365 rays
Diana (huntress) & child 1971
Madonna & child 1974
stone; African Walnut surround
stone; African Walnut surround
"Poppa"
life size; from photo
life size; from photo
bronze 1990
lost wax process
"the other students arrived with models of door knobs"
lost wax process
"the other students arrived with models of door knobs"
Creation of Man 1968 (London)
Bust of Michael's (bushman) father
Now that's a mallet!
And thank you Michael.
And thank you Michael.