Emily Valentine Bullock
Current Exhibition Catalogue
Feathers are my paint. Over the last fifteen years I have developed my own technique and style using feathers. The source of the feathers is vital to my work. In 1999 I made Road Kill, a pair of shoes using feathers from a road kill lorikeet and this lead to my continuing use of this source when ever I can. My work shows sympathy with the bird’s previous life and creates a new life form. I majored in jewellery at Sydney College of the Arts so work for the body is also at the forefront of my practise. I have have success with this work in WOW (World of Wearable Art). I won Mac’s Bizarre Bra 2002 with Budgerigar Brassierre, and “The Work with the most WOW Factor” in 2014 with my Sulphur Creasted Frockatoo. Attitudes to wearing and owning dead animals and birds parts have changed. Is this just because of fashion, or has society become more caring of animals? I think not. I wish to stimulate the viewer, and ask them to question our callousness treatment of animals and birds, and ask how we sub-consciously classify animals – pet or pest, valued or worthless, beautiful or plain and why.
Masked Foxy Masked Owl Feathers 12x32x15cm $3,000
Pink Puss Dyed Feathers and mixed media 16x27x20cm $2,500
Pink Pug Dyed feathers & mixed media 45x26x40cm $4,000
Cheron Heron feathers and mixed media. 25 x 20 x 14cm $2,500
Foxy Pheasant Peasant and hen feathers and mixed media 26 x 28 x 11cm $2,500
Kookador Kookaburra feathers and mixed media 39 x 31 x 25cm $3,500
Magie Cat Magpie feathers and mixed media 17 x 14 x 14cm $ 1,000
Lapikeet Lorikeet Feathers and mixed media 6x5x10cm $500
Magpup Magpie feathers and mixed media 7 x 7 x 4cm $300
Pugel Feathers and Mixed media 14 x 9 x 15cm $1,200
Puggal Galah feathers and mixed media 17 x 24 x 15cm $1,500
Labikeet Lorikeet feathers and mixed media 13x7x21cm $850
Catowl Owl feathers and mixed media 24.5x20x12cm $2,500
Spancock Peacock feathers and mixed media 14x18x31cm $2,500
Magpup Magpie feathers and mixed media, 15x12x11cm $850
Plankeet Brooch Lorikeet feathers, toy plane, & sterling silver. 10x13x3cm $225
Platikeet Lorikeet feathers and mixed media 4 x 6 x 12cm $300
Lorijet Brooch Lorikeet feathers, sterling silver, toy and mixed media 15x8x1.5cm $190
Peajet Brooch Peacock feathers, sterling silver, toy and mixed media 10x13x3cm $190
Furry Boxes Four presented here - series of 10 Copper and recycled fur 7x7x7cm each $1,850 each