Paula Dunlop
DIAMOND (wearables)
2017
Czech glass beads, thread, sterling silver
SPOKED (wearables)
2017
Japanese glass beads, Czech glass beads, thread, sterling silver
Bead prints 1-6
2016
Cyanotype photogram on paper
19cm x 27cm
The shadows of the transparent beaded forms of Loops (with gold), cast onto photo-sensitive paper. The ephemeral, fluid imagery speaks to the transitory nature of both the processes and the forms themselves (with beading often pulled apart and the beads re-used).
Loops (with gold)
2016
Glass beads, thread
Dimensions variable (approx. 23cm x 80cm displayed vertically)
Separate concentric circular forms, handwoven one bead at a time, then bound together. Click here to view a video.
Prickle
2016
Japanese glass beads, howlite beads, thread
Dimensions variable, approx. 26cm diameter
PRICKLE and TUFT (wearables)
2016
Japanese glass seed beads, howlite beads, thread, stainless steel wire
BASICS and KNOT, TWIST, FOLD (wearables)
2015-16
Japanese glass beads, thread
Hoops
2015
Glass beads, thread
Dimensions variable (approximately 20cm x 60cm displayed vertically)
Hoops, Loops
Exhibition view, The Shape of Things to Come
2016
The Block, QUT, Brisbane