Rozlyn de Bussey

EXHIBITION WORKS

LAPPET FORMS | WORKS OF NATURE | ARCHITECTONIC WORKS

LAPPET FORMS

A Lappet is an old English term meaning a flap on a skirt or a tent and was created so that I could use the form as a canvas for painting. On a technical aspect, although the form looks quite simple, the work has taken many years to achieve the shape of the form. I have just kept on going back to it refining the various aspect of the slumping process until I achieved my goal.

In this series of works, the imagery that I have used to paint the surface of the work in lustres and enamels was derived from watching weather maps and electrical storms and is my interpretation of these natural and man made occurrences.

Initially when I first started working on this concept of the lappet forms as a vehical for painting expression my first works were to interpret fabrics onto the glass surface. At present Lappet forms are evolving to incorporate aspects of the lanscape, ie the use of corrogation as an element and lichen.

	Lappet Form No 5 Hand painted using yellow and red lustre and slumped into its final form. Dimensions: 33 height x 30 wide x 25 depth x 6 base cm. 2005 Finalist 2005 Ranomok Glass Prize Private Collection: A and J Johnson, Australia #003

	Lappet Form No. 5 Detail #004

	Lappet Form No. 4 Hand painted using white and blue lustres and slumped into its final form. Dimensions: 36.5 height x 29 wide x 25 depth x 6 base cm. 2005 Honerable Mention Post Picasso, U.S.A. Private Collection: The Gyngells Australia #001

	Lappet Form No. 4 Detail #002

	Lappet Form No. 6 Hand painted using white and gold lustre and slumped into its final form. Dimensions: 32 height x 30 wide x 25 depth x 6 base cm. 2005 International Finalist Bombay Sapphire Prize 2008. United Kingdom and Milan. #005

	Lappet Form No. 6 Detail #006

	Lappet Form No. 7 Hand painted using white and red lustre and slumped into its final form Dimensions: 28 height x 36 wide x 26 depth x 6 base cm. 2005 Published in the Canberra Times. #007

	Lappet Form No. 7 Detail #008

	Lappet form No. 8 Hand painted using pink and gold lustre and slumped into its final form. Dimensions: 36 height x 34 wide x 15 depth x 6 base cm. 2005 Private Collection Australia #009

	Lappet form No. 8 Detail #010

	Lappet Form No. 9 Hand painted using white and blue lustre and slumped into its final form. Dimensions: 30 height x 36 wide x 26 depth x 6 base cm. 2005 Private Collection: The Gyngells Australia #013

	Lappet Form No. 9 Detail #014

	Lappet Form No. 10 Hand painted using pink and gold lustre and slumped into its final form Dimensions: 30 height x 22 wide x 14 depth x 6 base cm. 2005 Private Collection: A & C Brazil Australia #015

	Lappet Form No. 10 Detail #016

	Lappet Form No. 11 Hand painted using white, blue , red and gold lustre and is slumped into its final form Dimensions: 34 height x 30 wide x 15 depth x 7 base cm. 2005 #023

	Lappet Form No. 11 Detail #024

	Lappet Form No. 12 Hand painted glass using white, blue, red and gold lustres and is slumped into its final form. Dimensions: 30 height x 22 wide x 14 depth x 7 cm. 2005 #021

	Lappet Form No. 12 Detail #022

	Lappet Form No. 13 Hand painted glass using white and gold lustres and is slumped into its final form. Dimensions: 33 height x 22 wide x 16 depth x 7 base cm. 2005 #017

	Lappet Form No. 13 Detail #018

	Lappet Form No.14 Hand painted in red and gold lustre and slumped into its final form Dimensions: 30 height x 27 wide x 16 depth x 7 base cm 2006 #019

	Lappet Form No.14 Detail #020

	Lappett Form No2 Hand painted using blue and pink lustre and slumped into its final form Dimensions: 28 height x 40 wide x 15 depth x 7 base cm. 1994 #00148

	Lappett Form No2 Detail #00147

	Lappet Form No. 3 Hand painted using red ,pink and blue lustre and slumped into its final form dimensions; 33 height x 30 wide x 16 depth x 6 base cm. 2005 #011 Private Collection

	Lappet Form No. 3 Detail #012

WORKS OF NATURE Using glass as medium to convey meaning and expression can be achieved in so many different ways. At present I am living in canberra I am fortunate to have a view of Red Hill and the Davidson Trigonometric Marker. As with a surveyor's location point on the earth's surface, working with nature in its infinite forms are for me focal points of location. I view these works as reminders of the fragility of life on this planet. I am inspired by the lichen on rocks to the world of the sea and everything in between. There is in my works a retracing of images that I return to and reinterpret in other ways. The majority of this work includes the use of vitreous enamels and lustres and also includes the use of a flexible shaft { a dental drill } to engrave the glass surface. this kind of technical process is labour intensive. depending on the intricacies of the work that is to be applied, the imagery can take many months to achieve.
	Ocean series In the sea No. 2 Hand painted using blue and yellow lustres.Also engraved and slumped into its final form Dimensions: 20 height x 25 wide x 25 depth x 7 base cm 1996 #00086

	Ocean series In the sea No. 2 Detail #00085

	Fossil No. 1 Cast, engraved and carved glass Dimensions: 20 height x 10 wide x 5 wide cm. 1996 #00098

	Starfish No. 3 Paint is encased between layers of glass. It is also carved and engraved. The starfish is then surface painted and slumped into its final form Dimensions: 4 height x 34 wide x 34 depth cm. 1996 Private Collection:Sklarse Muzeum Keminesky Senov #00089

	Starfish No. 3 Detail #00088

	Ocean series finger shells No. 4 Painted using white and gold lustre carved edges and slumped into its final form Dimensions: 6 height x 38 wide x 38 depth cm. Private Collection: M & F Stewart, Germany 1996 #00112

	Ocean series finger shells No. 4 Detail #00113

	Coral Time No. 1 Hand painted using pink blue and yellow lustre. textured, carved and slumped. dimensions: 7 height x 38 wide x 38 depth cm. 2000 Private Collection: Gail Freeman Australia #00108

	Coral Time No. 1 Detail #00107

	Out of Sight, Out of Mind Hand painted using red and yellow lustre. Engraved, carved and slumped. Dimensions: 8 height x 38 wide x 38 depth cm 2001 #00101

	Out of Sight, Out of Mind Detail #00102

	Starfish No. 4 Paint is encased between layers of glass. It is also carved and engraved.The starfish is then surface painted and slumped into its final form. Dimensions: 5 height x 35 wide x 35 depth cm. 2001 #00091

	Starfish No. 4 Detail #00090

	Acimetrical Starfish No. 1 Clear glass engraved, carved and slumped. Dimensions: 4 height x 10 wide x 10 depth cm. 2002 #00105

	Tri Form No. 1 Clear glass engraved and slumped. Dimensions: 4 height x 10 wide x 10 depth cm. 2002 #00106

	Tri Starfish No. 1 Clear glass engraved and slumped Dimensions: 5 height x 10 wide x 10 depth cm. 2004 #00114

	Limited edition Hakea Teretfolia Hand painted, engraved and slumped Dimensions: 10 height x 20 wide x 20 depth cm. 2000 #00103

	Tri Flower Form Clear glass. engraved and slumped Dimensions: 4 height x 10 depth x 10 wide cm 2004 #00103

	Tri Hakea Teretifolia Clear glass. engraved and slumped Dimensions: 4 height x 10 depth x 10 wide cm 2004 #00111

	Lost cultures No. 2 Blown glass painted and engraved Dimensions: 25 height x 10 wide x 10 depth cm 1989 #00109

	Ripple Reflections No. 1 Hand painted using pink, blue and yellow lustres. Textured and slumped. Dimensions: 7 height x 38 wide x 38 depth cm 1996

	Ripple Reflections No. 1 Detail #00116

	Ripple Reflections No. 2 Hand painted using yellow blue and pink lustres. Textured and slumped. Dimensions: 7 height x 38 wide x 38 depth cm. 1996 Private Collection: Lobmeyers Austria #00117

	Ripple Reflections No. 2 Detail #00118

	Ripple Reflections No. 3 Hand painted using purple, blue and yellow lustres. Textured and slumped. Dimensions: 7 height x 38 wide x 38 depth cm. 1996 #00121

	Ripple Reflections No. 3 Detail #00122

	*Elements From Nature* Hand painted vitreous lustres are encased and fused between layers of glass which is then cast and slumped. Dimensions: 8 height x 38 width x 38 depth cm. 2004 #00007

	*Elements From Nature* Detail #00006

	*Torso* Fused slumped glass. Dimensions: 67 height x 60 width x 30 depth cm. 1983 Private collection: Jacqueline Clayton. Australia #00008

	*Organic Form* Cold worked, encased pencil, sandblasted, laminated glass. Dimensions: 30 height x 20 width x 10 depth cm 1986 #00011






ARCHITECTONIC WORKS Architecture, architects, cultures, countries, nature, the arts, human rights and history are some of my inspirations. In the Architecture series I was inspired by Le Corbusier's Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut in Ronchamps, France. The Aerated Forms were inspired by Islamic Minarets that were built to house pigeons. The Minarets have cross beams for the pigeon to rest on. They are also a source of food and the pigeon pooh is used as a fertiliser. The Ziggurat are inspired by Mayan and Egyptian Architecture.
	*Architecture Series No: 1B* Hand painted encased vitreous enamels. Fused, slumped and assembled glass. Dimensions: 20 height x 38 width x 15 depth cm 1988.

	*Architecture Series No: 1B* Detail

	*Architecture Series No: 5* Encased and surface painted using vitreous lustres and enamels. Fused, slumped and assembled glass. Dimensions: 18 height x 36 width x 19 depth cm. 1989.

	*Architecture Series No: 5* Detail

	*Architecture Series No: 3* Hand painted, encased vitreous enamels. Fused, slumped and assembled glass. Dimensions: 20 height x 33 width x 15 depth cm. 1989.

	*Architecture Series No: 3* Detail

	*Aerated Form No: 1* Hand painted, encased vitreous enamels. Fused and assembled glass. Dimensions: 36 height x 30 width x 50 depth cm. 1994 Private Collection

	*Aerated Form No: 1* Detail

	*Aerated Form No 2* Hand painted, encased vitreous enamels. Fused and assembled glass. Dimensions: 30 height x 38 width x 30 depth cm. 1994.

	*Aerated Form No 2* Detail

	*Aerated Form No 3* Hand painted, encased vitreous enamels. Fused and assembled glass. Dimensions: 30 height x 50 width x 25 depth cm. 1994 Private collection.

	*Aerated Form No 3* Detail

	*Aerated Form No: 4* Hand painted, encased vitreous enamels. Fused and assembled glass. Dimensions: 25 height x 38 width x 30 depth cm. 1994 Private Collection: Mr and Mrs Bob Mc Mullin

	*Aerated Form No: 4* Detail

	*Aerated Form No: 5* Hand painted, encased vitreous enamels. Fused and slumped glass. Dimensions: 7 height x 37 width x 37 depth cm. 1994 Private Collection: Juri Kim Oliva and Lorenzo Oliva

	*Aerated Form No: 5* Detail

	*Aerated Form No: 6* Hand painted, encased vitreous enamels. Fused and slumped glass. Dimensions: 7 height x 38 width x 38 depth cm. 1994 Private Collection. Australia

	*Aerated Form No: 6* Detail

	*Aerated Form No: 7* Hand painted, encased vitreous enamels and lustres. Fused and slumped glass. Dimensions: 8 height x 38 width x 38 depth cm. 1994 Private Collection. Australia

	*Aerated Form No: 7* Detail

	*Aerated Form No: 8* Hand painted, encased vitreous enamels. Fused and slumped glass. Dimensions: 8 height x 34 width x 34 depth cm 1994 Private Collection: Shirley Taylor. Australia

	*Aerated Form No: 8* Detail

	*Aerated Form No: 9* Hand painted, encased vitreous enamels. Fused and slumped glass. Dimensions: 8 height x 36 width x 20 depth cm. 1994 Private collection: Juri Kim Oliva and Lorenzo Oliva. USA

	*Aerated Form No: 9* Detail

	*Ziggurat Form No: 5* Encased hand painted vitreous glass. Fused and slumped glass. Dimensions: 14 height x 34 width x 34 depth cm. 1992

	*Ziggurat Form No: 5* Detail

	*Ziggurat Form No: 6* Encased hand painted vitreous enamels. Fused and slumped glass. Dimensions: 33 height x 38 width x 38 depth x 10 base

	*Ziggurat Form No: 6* Detail

	*Ziggurat Form No: 7* Encased hand painted vitreous enamels. Fused and slumped glass. Dimensions: 35 height x 38 width x 38 depth x 10 base

	*Ziggurat Form No: 7* Detail

	*Ziggurat Form No: 2* Encased hand painted vitreous enamels. Fused and slumped glass. Dimensions: 16 height x 36 width x 36 depth x 10 base cm. 1992 Collection: National Gallery of Queensland, Australia

	*Ziggurat Form No: 2* Detail

	*Fondle Objects. EXH* Vitreous enamel is encased and fused between layers of glass. Ground and polished. These sculptural forms range in size and format. They can be small enough to fit in your pocket or they can be made in a monumental site specific format. 1993.

	*Air Ship* Blown glass. Collaboration Dante Marioni.