Original artwork description:

Chienne Lady L. is part of the CalbinoOz series of sculptures made from the light wood of natural calabashes grown in the south of France.

This calabash, with its magnificent stains, has been emptied of its contents, seeds and skin so that it can be exported around the world, and then refilled, this time with red clay balls to make it heavier, because once emptied, the calabash wood is light. More than a canine, she is an elegant and refined lady dog with an atypical dress embroidered with changing patterns and shades between red and leathery brown, wearing elbow-length gloves.
She has pearly toenails and beautiful blue eyes made of blown glass that are anxious for reassurance. The mesh of her dress and its varying hues took long hours of work.

The patterns in relief on a deep red variegated background, with each tiny point of the flower in a lighter carmine red, have been worked with a fine brush.

Materials: dried natural calabash wood, surfine wood pulp, acrylic paint, blown glass, mahogany husk, varnish.

Unique piece, signed on the bottom.

Dimensions with base: H 47 X W 15 x D 22 cm Weight: 1534 g

Materials used:

calabash wood, wood cellulose, blown glass, acrylic paint

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