This year’s Christmas card focuses on the plight of refugees and animals caught in the crossfire of war through a little sculpture tattoo drawing in Biro on a found china hand.
Season greetings and a happy and peaceful 2016 to all.
Best wishes,
Jane
Biro drawing by Jane Lee McCracken, on a china hand purchased in a local charity shop.
Reflection of dove drawing on the back of china hand.
Reflection of back of china hand with drawing of Lily and dove.
Sculpture tattoo on glass shelf.
‘Weeping Durga’, 2015 colour Biro Drawing, Jane Lee McCracken
‘Weeping Durga’ Icon, inspired by Hindu iconography celebrates the beauty and majesty of the Bengal Tiger and represents Durga the Tiger Goddess weeping for her tigers threatened with extinction. It is the companion icon for ‘Blue Tiger’ Tattooed Sculpture (work in progress). ‘Blue Tiger’ sculpture stylised and painted white to reflect ancient art and drawn over in blue Biro, looks towards ‘Weeping Durga’ for hope she will protect him. But Durga now looks for the compassion of humans to save tigers from extinction.
‘Blue Tiger’ Tattooed Sculpture, work in progress
‘Weeping Durga’ encapsulates the vibrant colours of Indian culture and Hinduism. It layers drawn images of Bengal Tigers over a drawing of a traditional Hindu icon painting set around a jewel like representation of Durga, which incorporates layered drawn images of two iconic Bollywood Actors, Rekha and Shabana Azami. As with most of my pieces symbolising threat of extinction to a particular species, there are unfinished areas of the drawing representing ‘disappearance’.
Detail of Bengal Tiger and Durga, colour Biro drawing
The drawing took 3 months to make with around half a square inch completed per day. Only 8 colour Biro pens were used with the colours mixed on top of one another within the drawing to achieve the finished palette.
Detail of Bengal Tiger, colour Biro drawing
‘Weeping Durga’ has been donated to Save Wild Tigers for their upcoming event ‘Be Inspired’ at the Savoy, London 9th October 2015. Splendid tiger inspired artwork courtesy of 18 artists to be auctioned in benefit for Save Wild Tigers is now being previewed on Paddle8 with bidding opening on 22nd September – 8th October.
For further information about Save Wild Tigers Savoy Gala Event on 9th October please contact:
Tiger Sculpture Tattoo drawing in blue Biro
Rarrrrrr! Voila, le tigre!
Blue Biro tattoo drawing on my tiger sculpture is coming on. As mentioned in my previous post Tiger Sculpture Tattoo…Work in Progress, this is the hardest surface I have drawn on to date as the clay sculpture has been painted to replicate ancient sculptures and icons. Therefore the surface is not smooth and more difficult to achieve fine detail.
Detail of sculpture tattoo blue Biro drawing on curved back of tiger figurine
The layers of images are starting to appear within the blue Biro drawing. Over the body of the Hindu god a roaring tiger’s face is emerging like a graphic t-shirt!
Back of tiger sculpture with blue Biro tattoo drawing.
This piece celebrates the beauty of tigers, one of the most iconic animals on earth, their survival for over 1.8 million years longer than humans who’s existence is relatively short in comparison and our cultural heritage of representing tigers through art.
Much to do!
Jane Lee McCracken, Artist 