Sculpture works in local Stone

Robe Limestone Artist     JoJo Spook

JoJo Spook is a contemporary artist working in many mediums from painting, metal sculpture, ceramics and stone.

Here in Robe on the Limestone Coast there exists an enthusiasm  for working with limestone and we delight in seeing JoJo frequently with an eclectic collection of sculptures to be displayed at the gallery if only for a short time as they seem to find new homes very quickly.

JoJo 's sculptures  are suitable for your home or garden, the perfect work of art to take back from your holiday on the Limestone Coast.            

DAVID HAMIlTON 

New Collection of work arriving for Seasonal reopening October 30th, 2011

Finalist in the Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize

South Australian Museum 2008

I spent my childhood in rural England and it was there that I developed my initial appreciation of the natural world, from which I draw my inspiration as a metal work artisan.

I moved to Goolwa in 1982 where I still reside, setting up a studio/workshop in 1995 on a rural property.  It is the rural landscape with its fauna and flora that I find inspirational.  The subject matter is never ending with nature’s beauty and symmetry.

In 1998 I began working full-time as a metal work artist moving more towards copper, using recycled copper as my medium.  It is through the use of copper with its excellent malleability and workability that my work has progressed to more sophisticated forms, birds, lizards, etc, the use of water and light adding another dimension.

The application of heat using oxy/acetylene gas and silver solder I find is very versatile.  The heat making the copper soft and workable, the beating making the material harden in the finished work.

I find the creative process most rewarding – I am continuously learning and applying new techniques which seems to develop out of the completion of previous work.