{"id":494,"date":"2014-11-23T23:30:14","date_gmt":"2014-11-23T23:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/?p=494"},"modified":"2021-08-11T10:12:49","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T10:12:49","slug":"childhood-stories-and-rhymes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/childhood-stories-and-rhymes\/","title":{"rendered":"Childhood Stories and Rhymes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/?attachment_id=496\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-496\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-496  alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-07-25-001-002-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"2014-07-25 001 002\" width=\"342\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-07-25-001-002-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-07-25-001-002-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/a>This work is a part of the group exhibition <a href=\"http:\/\/gallery.baag.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christmas@Bulleen Art &amp; Garden <\/a>in the Bolin Bolin Gallery, 5-24 December 2014. www.http:\/\/gallery.baag.com.au\/<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A few years ago I was thinking about what to include in a group exhibition, Lazy Days. The images which came to mind were from my childhood in country town &#8211; exploring, playing, making up games. In a pre-digital time &#8211; although the TV was just starting to make inroads, which seem\\ed much more clearcut to a child.<\/p>\n<p>Grandchildren have now brought back my second, or third, childhood.\u00a0 Some of my recent work tells some of the timeless traditional tales of childhood.<\/p>\n<p>Sculpting in clay is a wonderful way to capture lifelike characters and tell stories, which is what this work is about.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Little Jack Horner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/?attachment_id=498\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-498\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-498 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC03264-822x1024.jpg\" alt=\"DSC03264\" width=\"695\" height=\"865\" srcset=\"http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC03264-822x1024.jpg 822w, http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC03264-241x300.jpg 241w, http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC03264.jpg 944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Little Red Riding Hood<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/?attachment_id=511\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-511\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-511 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC03288-760x1024.jpg\" alt=\"DSC03288\" width=\"695\" height=\"936\" srcset=\"http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC03288-760x1024.jpg 760w, http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC03288-222x300.jpg 222w, http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC03288.jpg 975w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/?attachment_id=509\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-509\"><strong>Mary Mary Quite Contrary<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/?attachment_id=496\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-496\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-496 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-07-25-001-002-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"2014-07-25 001 002\" width=\"695\" height=\"926\" srcset=\"http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-07-25-001-002-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-07-25-001-002-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/?attachment_id=509\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-509\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-509 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC03292.jpg\" alt=\"DSC03292\" width=\"875\" height=\"767\" srcset=\"http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC03292.jpg 875w, http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC03292-300x262.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/?attachment_id=507\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-507\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-507 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC03294-1024x721.jpg\" alt=\"DSC03294\" width=\"695\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC03294-1024x721.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC03294-300x211.jpg 300w, http:\/\/meredithplain.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC03294.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This work is a part of the group exhibition Christmas@Bulleen Art &amp; 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