Bone Necklages

During my first visit Chris also showed us his latest art creations which where draped over the bedroom cubboards which were necklages made of animal bones. Chris told about how he would source the sections of the Coles for cheap meet..eat his chicken and reuse the bones in his artworks and now also the necklages. He went quite in detail how to prepare the bones for use in the art. Which I wan't go into :-) The necklages were beaded together with string and shiny pearls in between. We used a variety of these amazing creations for the performance 'rumble in the jungle' where tribal drummers would wear them on their 'naked' bodies. They looked absolutely fantastic. At the spot Chris also give me a bone necklage and felllow artist Karin Smith a bone belt.  I remember Karin giving me the belt as soon as we left the appartment as she was upset by the use of animal bones but could see the beauty of it in the performance.

She also did not want to upset Chris by denying his gift. After we looked at some art we could use Chis made us a cup of tea served in lovely china cups with a tray full of cookies. He was a real gentleman. He told us lots of stories of Ireland..but most of all I remember of this first visit his love for his wife who had passed away...he showed us photos and I also remember there being an article about him and his wife in an Irish magazine. I do not remember what it was about..
One of the necklages was also featured in an article in the Manly Daily.