‘Ooooops’ self portrait as a shell doll with seaweed hair.

‘Deceitful yet orderly, much freckled, ruddy complexion…’ Excerpts of descriptions of female convicts, Hobart, Convict Women’s prison. 1788 + ‘Ever Evers: of other loves and landscapes’ exhibition featured a life sized paper cut out 3 piece collaged doll with a seahorse. This large scale print measured 5ft6″ (artists height) plus the plinth.

Cutting 310gsm is hard …

My fingers hurt! But the dolls are made and cut and standing for the moment ~the heat of the day wants to melt them. Three weeks till opening for my 3rd solo show.

Margaret River Regional Open Studios – the third time around- Sept 11-25th 2021

Margaret River Region Open Studios 2021 participating artist Jenny Barr gives an insight into her upcoming exhibition prep…