Martine
A life spent following the creative path saw French born Martine
working in numerous fields
including fashion & kitchen design, pointillism & selling her art in France,
later moving into decorative sandblasting in New Zealand.
In New Zealand she was involved in a group exhibition,
had pieces in galleries throughout the country,
& pieces are to be found in collections worldwide.
Intensely practical, well travelled & read
she cannot pass up ducking into any art gallery that crosses her path.
Martine joined Free Spirit in 2001,
& after a tumultuous year of earthquakes in 2010/11
returned to live in France.
Photo courtesy of Phil
Martine at work on a stencil at the Arts Centre Market in Chrischurch ...
... & in "I'm ready to sandblast" mode
"in all things be passionate"
The plain slumped glass platter
Drawing the design
Hand cutting the stencil & removing the first stage prior to deep blasting (carving)
Removing the second stage of the stencil prior to the final shallow blast
A glass platter transforms ...
The finished piece showing the 2 stage blast
A close up of the carving
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