Distorts - Dale Roberts Sculpture

And the story continues . . .

2012-01-11T10:55:00.000-08:00

These works . ."The cousins" . . come in to replace the works that have been sold since the start of the project.

Distort Sculpture # 222

2011-11-08T07:50:00.001-08:00

The final in the series is now completed!

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Sculpture # 221

2011-11-08T07:49:00.000-08:00

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Net float, crocheted wools, cotton

Distort Sculpture # 220

2011-11-05T20:47:00.000-07:00

#220

Crocheting that uses a continuous adding (random) selection of the remnants of threads and wools from my supply bin.

Sculpture # 219

2011-11-04T08:59:00.000-07:00

# 219

crocheted ribbon, wool over cardboard

Sculpture # 218

2011-11-04T08:57:00.000-07:00

# 218

Another work that in generated from the saving of parts . . revisoning . . recycling . . perhaps to some degree hoarding of materials that have potential for further use.

Plastic shoe rack fragment, shower hook, crocheted wools and plastic

Sculpture # 217

2011-11-01T11:39:00.000-07:00

Driftwood, crocheted doily, wools, medium

# 217

Sculpture # 216

2011-10-30T18:06:00.001-07:00

Crocheted wool, needle feting, interior form made by using expandable foam that expanded and extruded through the holes of the crochet.

Distort Sculpture # 215

2011-10-20T20:18:00.000-07:00

Needle felted wool, crocheted rope

Distort Scupture # 214

2011-10-20T19:45:00.001-07:00

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Distort Sculpture 213

2011-10-19T08:01:00.000-07:00

Crocheted tarred marlin, jute, cardboard cylinder

Distort Sculpture # 212

2011-10-14T07:56:00.000-07:00

Recycled items; rubber ball, plastic napkin ring, crocheted netting twine

Distort Sculpture 211

2011-10-07T21:51:00.000-07:00

Crocheted sculpture over armature dipped in waterputty

Sculpture # 210

2011-10-02T09:20:00.000-07:00

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Crocheted cotton and wool

Distort sculpture 209

2011-10-02T09:18:00.000-07:00

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Crocheted Jute over recycled spindle

Sculpture # 208

2011-09-25T21:40:00.000-07:00

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Distort Sculpture # 207

2011-09-25T21:39:00.000-07:00

Vintage doilies, wood from an arm chair and crocheted cotton

Distort Sculpture # 206

2011-09-25T21:37:00.001-07:00

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Distort Sculpture # 205

2011-09-20T12:43:00.000-07:00

Crocheted ribbon, twine

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Sculpture # 204

2011-09-20T12:42:00.000-07:00

Crocheted netting twine and sisal

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Sculpture # 203

2011-09-14T09:25:00.000-07:00

Driftwood, graphite, iron oxide, metal pins, crocheted cotton and wool

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Sculpture # 202

2011-09-13T07:31:00.000-07:00

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Sculpture # 201

2011-09-01T10:29:00.000-07:00

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Distort Sculpture 200

2011-08-30T07:26:00.000-07:00

Rescued from a walk to the beach - this roadside find of a "wet mop" inspired this addition to the series.

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Distort Sculpture 199

2011-08-28T21:37:00.000-07:00

The recycled paper tubing liner used in this work once held tarred netting line. The lines of its history remain on the paper surface and I've held on to it for years. . . that ever growing bin of "possibilities" . . It has now has it's new home in this latest sculpture to join the Distorts Installation.

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Distort Sculpture 198

2011-08-24T11:24:00.000-07:00

# 198/222

Wooden shoe form, crocheted plastic netting

Distort Sculpture # 197

2011-08-22T22:44:00.000-07:00

Carved floral foam, blended human hair with marino wool, crocheted wools

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Distort Sculpture 196

2011-08-18T20:55:00.000-07:00

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Distort Sculpture # 195

2011-08-15T10:11:00.000-07:00

Objects at the studio are taking on new life these days . . . this is a net buoy .. rescued at an antiques flea market.

Distort sculpture # 194

2011-08-15T10:08:00.000-07:00

This work has gone through an extensive process to get to this place. First in service as a studio mop . . than giant paint brush, clipped and shaped, hanging around the studio for the past several years like a sentinel . . . then bound in this final crocheted form.

Distort Sculpture 193

2011-08-13T21:51:00.000-07:00

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Distort Sculpture 192

2011-08-13T21:18:00.000-07:00

This piece started out by crocheting around a simple napkin ring and developed from there.

# 192/222 in the series

Distort Sculpture 191

2011-07-20T21:51:00.000-07:00

Rubber ball, wooden ring, crocheted netting twine and thread

Distort Sculpture # 190

2011-06-23T20:02:00.000-07:00

Crocheted netting twine and paper form.

Distort Sculpture 189

2011-03-20T10:20:00.000-07:00

Crocheted netting twine, lace doilies, wood

Distort Sculpture 188

2011-03-14T23:50:00.000-07:00

# 188 using the netting twines just in from the Clarenville, NL

distort Sculpture 187

2011-02-23T23:29:00.000-08:00

Wood rings, crocheted twines and cotton

Distort Sculpture 186

2011-02-19T09:31:00.000-08:00

Crocheted ribbon, cotton, acrylic, paper tube

Distort sculpture 185

2011-02-02T07:25:00.000-08:00

Burlap ribbon and crochet cotton

Distort Sculpture 184

2011-01-10T19:25:00.000-08:00

Needle felting and crochet

Distort Sculpture 183

2011-01-05T18:52:00.000-08:00

Hot water felting, needle felting and crochet over top found net float.

Distort Sculpture 182

2010-12-22T10:05:00.000-08:00

Another kitchen implement takes on a new surround. This one seems to have a distinct personality.

Thread--Bound, (Catalogue) Art Gallery of Regina, SK, CANADA

2010-12-04T12:21:00.000-08:00

Distort Sculpture 181

2010-11-26T10:04:00.000-08:00

A coil of binding that has been in the "materials" cupboard for years gets a new place of being.

Distort Sculpture 180

2010-09-15T22:02:00.000-07:00

Reclaimed wools and crocheted twine.

Distort Sculpture 179

2010-09-13T13:55:00.000-07:00

Needle Felting and crochet

Thread--Bound, Art Gallery of Regina, SK, CANADA

2010-08-30T19:49:00.000-07:00

Opening Night of "Thread--Bound" at The Art Gallery of Regina

With Curator Wendy Peart

155 of the Distort Sculptures are part of this Thread--Bound Exhibition happening at the Art Gallery of Regina.

Distort Sculpture 178

2010-08-07T20:37:00.000-07:00

Salvaging remnants from a 70's basement box find and wools from a fundraiser sale. Had thought I might give this a test for hot water washing machine felting but once complete the decision was made to leave it as is and do my testing on something else.

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Moss Street Paint In 2010 and Distort Sculpture 177

2010-07-23T10:35:00.000-07:00

Sculpture # 177 started at the AGGV Paint In is now complete.

The Annual Art Fair - The Moss Street Paint In
with an estimated 35,000 people on the street.

Distort Sculpture 176

2010-07-06T23:01:00.000-07:00

Driftwood and crocheted cotton, acrylic

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A glimpse of the studio wall as the numbers increase in the series.

Distort Sculpture 175

2010-06-10T08:59:00.000-07:00

Driftwood, recycled yarns, acrylic, graphite

Distort Sculpture 174

2010-05-16T08:46:00.000-07:00

Distort Sculpture 173

2010-05-08T17:46:00.000-07:00

Distort Sculpture 172

2010-05-08T17:45:00.001-07:00

Distort Sculpture 171

2010-04-08T18:58:00.000-07:00

Distort Sculpture 170

2010-04-08T08:23:00.000-07:00

Slowly but surely . . . more from the recycling and revisioning of found objects.

Distort Sculpture # 169

2010-03-30T11:09:00.000-07:00

More found objects get incorporated into the base of this piece.

Distort # 168

2010-03-29T08:11:00.001-07:00

The inner core of this piece is a spool that is from a 1967 Toronto mill. One of those things someone (like me . . who may have tendencies leaning towards the hoarder) who hangs on to . . "perhaps too" many things as a potential for further use . . .

Distort # 167

2010-03-22T10:27:00.000-07:00

The journey continues . . .

Distort # 166

2010-03-18T22:14:00.000-07:00

Distort # 165

2010-03-14T09:43:00.000-07:00

Distort # 164

2010-02-28T08:11:00.000-08:00

Recycled plastic netting is crocheted to make this form.

Distort # 163

2010-02-14T09:38:00.000-08:00

A study in Pinks

Distort # 162

2010-02-02T20:22:00.000-08:00

Distort # 161

2010-01-30T07:11:00.000-08:00

Distort # 160

2010-01-28T09:10:00.001-08:00

An old net float started the idea for this piece. The stash of materials from the local thrift store also came in handy.

Distort # 159

2010-01-26T09:56:00.001-08:00

The base of this piece is a knitted sock my mother made when I was in my teens. I've carried it around for nearly 30 years! Now it is re-visioned as part of the Distorts Series of sculptures.

Distort # 158

2010-01-24T15:10:00.000-08:00

Crocheted twines, burlap, recycled objects (wood frame, rubber ball)

Distort # 157

2010-01-18T07:40:00.000-08:00

Recycled knitted wool remnants with crochet overlay

Distort # 156

2010-01-01T14:21:00.001-08:00

Wooden Spindle, corked and crocheted tarred hemp, twine

Distort # 155

2009-12-15T22:51:00.001-08:00

Crocheted twines over cord, acrylic

Distort # 154

2009-12-11T10:57:00.001-08:00

Crocheted yarns with wire armature.

Distort # 153

2009-12-02T15:51:00.000-08:00

Crocheted wool and felted oakum

Distort # 152

2009-11-29T20:41:00.000-08:00

3 views
Wool, needle felting, crochet

Distort # 151

2009-11-28T14:06:00.000-08:00

3 Views
Needle felting using White Buffalo wool and oakum

Distort # 150

2009-10-13T20:27:00.000-07:00

Layers and layers of mohair wool used to begin the bulk of this work.It took many weeks of alterations and additions to finally say this one is "finished".

Distort # 149

2009-10-13T20:24:00.000-07:00

A form that began with the recycling of a shower curtain ring and developed from there.It required fibre fill stuffing to give the definition it needed to see its completion.

Distort # 148

2009-09-28T06:59:00.001-07:00

Distort # 147

2009-09-27T10:35:00.000-07:00

Distort # 146

2009-09-12T10:49:00.000-07:00

Distort # 145

2009-09-08T19:52:00.001-07:00

Distort # 144

2009-09-08T19:49:00.000-07:00

Distorts Installation at Studio J ArtSpace

2009-09-08T18:11:00.000-07:00

Images taken by Photographer Kelvin Lloyd of Victoria, BC

Distort # 143

2009-04-12T22:11:00.001-07:00

Distort # 142

2009-04-01T09:58:00.001-07:00

Distort # 141

2009-04-01T09:50:00.001-07:00

Distorts # 138, 139, & 140

2009-03-25T08:43:00.000-07:00

Works created for a small show that traveled for awhile . .

Distort # 137

2009-03-24T09:24:00.000-07:00

Distort # 136

2009-03-23T21:23:00.001-07:00

Distort # 135

2009-03-09T20:29:00.000-07:00

Distort # 134

2009-03-02T08:40:00.000-08:00

Distort # 133

2009-02-16T07:56:00.001-08:00

A masher used as the armature in this piece. A "cousin" to the work that sold at the "Hooked" show.
I've been busy working on segments of pieces and finally at a place of completion around some of them. More posts coming soon.

Distort # 132

2008-06-16T11:40:00.001-07:00

Hooked, Installation at Slide Room Gallery, Victoria, BC

2008-06-11T12:24:00.000-07:00

Installation "Hooked" now on display - currently showing at the Slide Room Gallery, Vancouver Island School of Art, Victoria, BC.

Distorts, # 130, 131

2008-06-02T20:03:00.000-07:00

Distort # 129

2008-05-30T22:48:00.000-07:00

Another complete in the series.

Distort # 128

2008-05-30T09:08:00.000-07:00

I has been awhile since I've logged on here . . New images are soon to be posted . . it has been a busy time with the series currently in 2 shows at the moment and next week the works will join an installation worked titled "Hooked" at the Slide Room Gallery here in Victoria.

Distort # 127

2008-02-08T19:47:00.001-08:00

The exploration continues . . a call yesterday from an artist curating a show in Courtenay, BC in April. . . a number of new pieces are underway . .they'll be uploaded in the weeks ahead as they get completed.

Latest addition to the series # 126

2007-11-18T09:18:00.000-08:00

This piece was constructed primarily on the bus trips to and from Vancouver. . . and completed yesterday with the crocheting of a toile (synthetic muslin) along the edge and addition of a pouch of fragmented threads. Interesting responses from people as I worked on it in the bus and on the ferry. Most fascinated was a Chinese grandmother and son visiting family on the island. It seems the lack of function was a major concern . . what does it "do"???

Stamp Sheet #5

2007-11-16T14:26:00.001-08:00