Limpet Losing its Footing 2024
sandstone, pebbles, cast base
27 x 38 x 38 cm

In the Grip of Caffeine 2019
assemblage: carving Gosford sandstone, cement platter, coffee beans
42 x 44 x 44 cm
Collection of the artist

Stretching the Imagination 2016
bronze on granite base, warm brown patina
179 x 57 x 55 cm (bronze)
Collection of the artist

Sculpture was created in April 2014 by first scanning a wax cast made at Crawford's Casting (Strathfield, NSW) of life-size version of Stretching the imagination (2005) and digitally scanning, enlarging to approximately 3x life-size and ‘printing’ this in polymer; then wax version was cast from polymer enlargement; enlarged wax version detailed by artist at foundry; mould taken and sculpture cast in bronze.

The Willy-Willy Spirit - Heel Kick 2015
wax
65 x 20 x 19 cm
Collection of the artist

Model completed in October 2015. Proposal for 4-metre high bronze

Centenarian Sunset, Mum at 102 2014, 2022
carving, pink Angaston marble (2 stones), vintage cotton reel, needle and thread
56 (h) x 60 (w) x 53 (d) cm; weight: stone 1: 80 kg (79–80 kg), stone 2: 38 kg (37–38 kg); plinth: 75 (h) x 50 (w) x 50 (d) cm
Collection of the artist

Commenced 2014 as stone carving; changed to assemblage in 2022.

Dan Tien Gazing 2010
Navel Gazing
carving, Debden sandstone, carved wedge base
100 x 55 x 61 cm
Collection of the artist

Energy Spiral 2009
carving, Gosford sandstone
22 x 24.5 x 20.5 cm
Collection of the artist (lent to the artist's son from 2021–2023)

Athletic Spirit 2008
bronze on marble base, black patina
26.5 x 30 x 11 cm (bronze), 5 x 14.5 (dia.) cm (base)
Collection of the artist (ed. 1/7 and 2/7)

Modelled in wax at Annandale, by changing wax version of the Möbius strip in The Dance of Eternity (1998); Crawford's Casting (Strathfield, NSW) master mould 30 July 2008

Wristwatch Bezel 2005
carving, wood
3.6 (dia) x 0.6 cm
Collection of the artist

Carved for Paul's 40th birthday

All I Want is My Two Front Teeth (Six-year-old Gaia) 2005
Gaia, missing front teeth
clay head
22.5 x 20 x 18 cm
Collection of the artist

Stretching the Imagination 2005
bronze, brown patina
20 x 20 x 64 cm
The Buhl Collection, New York, 2005 (ed. 1/7)
Collection of the artist (ed. 2/7 and 3/7)

Modelled in clay on silver-soldered steel armature at Annandale; wax worked on by artist. Crawford's Casting (Strathfield, NSW) master mould created November 2005.

GM Bean Bud, no. 2 2005
bronze, green patina
7 x 7 x 8 cm
Collection of the artist

Wax cast from a Fundere bronze of GM Bean Bud, no. 1 (1999); worked on at Annandale; cast by Crawford's Casting (Strathfield, NSW) 16 November 2005 (so slightly smaller than GM Bean Bud, no. 1).

Rock Star 2004
carving, Gosford sandstone
24 x 21 x 9 cm
Private collection, Australia. Gift of the artist to her daughter, 2004

Lost for Words 2003
assemblage: carved salvaged Huon pine, paint, fabric, The Compact Oxford English Dictionary, A Gumbaynggir Language Dictionary, map of Aboriginal Languages of Australia.
94 x 85 x 38 cm
Collection of the artist

Little Goddess Gaia 2002, 2005
Head of Gaia
bronze
21.5 x 19.5 x 19.5 cm
Private collection, Australia. Gift of the artist to her daughter, 15 April 2023

Modelled in clay at Annandale 2002, Crawford's Casting (Strathfield, NSW) master mould created 16 November 2005. Unique cast, brown patina. 

Measure for Measure 2001–2003
assemblage: carved salvaged Huon pine, vintage industrial calipers, fabric, string, antique plumb-bob, drafting paper
180 x 61 x 56 cm
Collection of the artist

Right hand, forearm carved in May 2001; industrial calipers from industrial antique warehouse (St. Peters).

Cheeky Imy 2001
Imy putting flower behind ear
bronze on hardwood base
27 x 30 x 29 cm (bronze)
Private collection, Australia

Porcelain clay sculpture of head and arms made between January and September 1999 Annandale; Crawford's Casting (Strathfield, NSW) master mould created December 2000.  Unique cast  January 2001, brown-red patina by Matt Boyd.

Reinventing the Wheel 2001
assemblage: carved salvaged Huon pine, dividers, fabric, vintage T-model Ford wheel and tyre, doorbell, drafting paper
76 x 110 x 82 cm
Collection of the artist

The fastener on the backside of the wheel hub is concealed by a door-bell. The T-model Ford tyre was 'inflated' by squeezing tennis balls inside it.

Next-Door Neighbours 2000
assemblage: carved salvaged Huon pine, cedar door, hardwood door, sleeves, antique walking stick, bag, doormat, bullet casings
202 x 103 x 98 cm
Collection of the artist

Idea on 1 May 1999. Hardwood door shot by ADF on rifle range at Holsworthy Barracks 2000; spent bullet casings collected at range.

Baby Gaia 1999, 2005
bronze
bronze: 19 x 19 x 16.5 cm (3.5 kg)
clay model: 19.5 x 20 x 16.5 cm (3.5 kg)
Collection of the artist

Modelled head in clay at Annandale in 1999; master mould 2005 held at Crawford’s Casting, South Strathfield, NSW

Stephen Listening 1999
clay
35 x 22 x 24 cm
Collection of the artist

Modelled at Annandale, NSW on wooden board

GM Bean Bud, no. 1 1999
bronze, brown patina
7 x 7 x 7.5 cm
Collection of the artist

Modelled in clay at Annandale, NSW; cast at Fundere Fine Art Foundry, Melbourne; unpatinated

Coming Out of One's Shell 1999
bronze
17 x 14 x 13 cm
Collection of the artist (all editions)

Modelled at Annandale in clay on an actual deep-water tun shell (Tonna tetracotula); complete edition cast at Fundere Fine Art Foundry, Melbourne

Soprano Singing in a Bach Passion 1998
The Soprano
bronze, marble base
60 x 19.5 x 15.5 cm (incl. base)
Collection of the artist (editions 1/9 and 2/9)

Modelled in wax on metal at Annandale, NSW, 1996; master mould held by Crawford’s Casting, South Strathfield, NSW

The Dance of Eternity 1998
Torso-less Performing a Möbius Strip
bronze, marble base
38.5 x 23.5 x 15 cm (incl. base)
Collection of the artist

Modelled in wax on metal at Annandale, NSW, 1995; master mould held at Crawford’s Casting, South Strathfield, NSW

It Cuts Both Ways 1998
assemblage: carved salvaged Huon pine, fabric, shears, paint, wax
46 x 119 x 10 cm
Hechinger Collection - International Arts & Artists, USA, acquired from Montserrat Gallery, 1999 (Accession no. 365)

Each set of grasping hands carved at Annandale, NSW from a single block of wood (clay maquette M18 used as reference); garden shears attached by replacing handles with carvings 1996, 1998; free-standing

Germination 1997
Sheela Seed-Pod
bronze
21 x 15 x 13 cm
Collection of the artist (ed. 1/9 and 3/9). Private collection, Australia (ed. 2.9), gift of the artist to her daughter, 2011

Modelled in clay at Annandale; master mould held at Crawford’s Casting, South Strathfield, NSW

Giant Slugs in Love 1997
carving, Gosford sandstone
36.5 x 28.5 x 16.5 cm
Collection of the artist

Commenced 1996 at Annandale, NSW; (rough plasticine maquette M19 used as reference); free-standing

Head in the Clouds 1997
carving, Bungonia limestone
45 x 33.5 x 58 cm
Collection of the artist

Carved outdoors at Annandale, NSW; free-standing

To Cut Both Ways 1996
chrome-plated bronze and stainless-steel scissors
15 x 37 x 6 cm

Hands modelled in clay at Annandale, NSW; hands cast in bronze then silver-soldered to scissors (after removing handles); master mould held at Crawford’s Casting, South Strathfield, NSW

Dante's Porter – Angel at the Gates of Purgatory, with Hinged Wings and Keys 1996
The Hinged-Winged Angel at the Gates of Purgatory
bronze with strap-hinge wings, chrome- and gold-plated keys
32.5 x 29.5 x 15 cm
Collection of the artist

Modelled in wax and metal at Annandale, NSW; two master moulds held at Crawford's Casting, Strathfield, NSW

The Spirit of the Willy-Willy Wind 1995
bronze on marble base
67.5 x 20.5 x 36 cm

Musing on Equality 1994, 2024
carving, Debden sandstone
43 x 47 x 30 cm
Collection of the artist

Commenced sandstone carving in 1994; recommenced carving 2024; unfinished

Stretching the Imagination (small version) 1994
bronze
7 x 21 x 7 cm

Crawfords master mould (16 February 1994)

Why Not Lot? 1994
carving, Mooney Mooney sandstone
99 x 42 x 46.5 cm
Collection of the artist

Commenced 1992 (previously dated 1992–1994)

Young Amazon in Training 1994
carving, Gosford sandstone
31 x 45 x 29 cm
Collection of the artist

Green Figurine 1993
carving, serpentinite
2.7 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm
Private collection, Australia. Gift of the artist to son Stephen Freeman

Beauty and the Beast 1993
carving, Mooney Mooney sandstone
74 x 69 x 59 cm
Collection of the artist

Commenced 1991 (previously dated 1991–1993); (rough plasticine maquette M14 used as reference)

Atlass / Ms. Atlass 1992
bronze
32 x 15 x 15 cm
Newcastle Art Gallery, Australia (2009064); Private collection, Australia

Inspired by Mayan terra cotta figure in Berlin-Dahlem Museum,, sketched 1990 (ID=907, from sketchbook); modelled first maquette in plasticine, 1990. Made in clay (based upon M10 maquette), then cast in wax in 2 parts (figure; hemisphere) at Annandale, September 1991; wax maquette sent to Japan October 1991; base changed from hemisphere to rocks in April 1992; wax 32 x 15 x 15 cm; Crawford’s Casting (Strathfield, NSW) master mould 19 August 1992.

Show of Hands / Gestures 1992
Gosford sandstone
29 x 29 x 25.5 cm
Collection of the artist

Carved at Annandale, NSW; (rough plasticine maquette M11 used as reference); free-standing

Paul with Twinkle in his Eye 1991
clay (on armature)
26 x 18 x 23 cm
Collection of the artist

Modelled at Annandale, NSW

Seashore Shape II - DELETE 1991
carving, sandstone (2 of pair)
7 x 5.5 x 8 cm
Collection of the artist

Seashore Shapes 1991
sandstone (1 of pair)
5.5 x 9.5 x 6.5 cm
Collection of the artist

Identical Opinions 1991
Slugs in Love (miniature)
carving, sandstone
8.5 x 6 x 6.5 cm
Collection of the artist

Carved at Annandale, NSW; free-standing

Girl Skipping 1990–1991
carving, Gosford sandstone
64 x 46 x 40 cm
Collection of the artist

Commenced April 1990 at Open Air Sculpture Demonstration, Sydney Opera House Forecourt, with Shona Sculptor Nicholas Mukomberanwa and members of Sculptors Society; carving completed at Annandale, NSW, outdoor after removing side fence (maquette M08 in clay on wire armature used as reference); free-standing

Mitzi McColl Explaining 1990
clay (on armature)
20 x 15 x 21 cm
Collection of the artist

Made at Mitzi McColl’s studio, Northbridge, NSW

Slugs in Love 1990
Hug
carving, Sydney sandstone
18 x 14 x 13 cm
Private collection, Germany

Carved at Annandale, NSW (rough plasticine maquette M04 used as reference); free-standing

The Shy Egg (wood) 1990
carving, Huon pine
14 x 8 x 8 cm
Collection of the artist

Commenced carving in late 1989 at Annandale, NSW; free-standing

Close-Knit Family 1990
bronze
17 × 23 × 17 cm (h × w × d)

Larva 1989
carving, sandstone
11 x 9.5 x 10 cm
Collection of the artist

Carved at Annandale, NSW; free-standing

Watch where you tread! 1989
carving, sandstone
6 x 13.5 x 10 cm
Collection of the artist

Carved at Annandale, NSW; free-standing

Yellow-Bellied Glider 1989
Marsupial
carving, sandstone
7.5 x 25 x 10 cm
Collection of the artist

Carved at Annandale, NSW; free-standing

Woodworm, no. 2 1989
carving, red siris
12 x 33 x 12 cm
Collection of the artist

Carved at Annandale, NSW; free-standing (after Woodworm no. 1 was lost/stolen in The Netherlands)

The Shy Egg 1989
bronze
12 x 8 x 8 cm

Woman Oppressed 1989
carving, Gosford sandstone
44 × 30 × 35 cm
Collection of the artist

Commenced at Mitzi McColl's studio, Northbridge, NSW; completed at Annandale, NSW (rough plasticine maquette M03 used as reference); free-standing

Interstices 1988
carving, Gosford sandstone
36 x 27 x 24 cm
Private collection, Australia

Commenced at Mitzi McColl's studio, Northbridge, NSW; completed at Annandale, NSW (rough plasticine maquette M02 used as reference); free-standing

Shunga II 1988
bronze, resin
10 × 24 × 10 cm (bronze and resin versions)
Private collections, in Germany (ed. 1/9), USA (ed. 3/9); edition 2/9 missing/stolen in The Netherlands

Shunga I 1988
bronze
11 x 17 x 11 cm
Edition 1/9 missing/stolen in The Netherlands. Ed. 2/9, 3/9, 4/9 and 5/9 Collection of the artist

Yin and Yang / Symbiosis 1988
carving, Gosford sandstone
25 x 25 x 21 cm
Private collection, Germany

Carved at Mitzi McColl's studio classes, Northbridge, NSW (rough plasticine maquette M01 used as reference); free-standing

The Long Arm of the Law 1988
Fitzgerald
assemblage: carved wood, fabric and mixed media (wig, legal gown, coat sleeve, shirt sleeve, cufflink, legal papers tied with red tape, mounted on vertical plank on wall
250 x 200 x 50 cm
Collection of the artist

Claustrophobia 1987–
relief carving, New Guinea mahogany
26.7 x 20.3 x 2.4 cm
Collection of the artist (work in progress)

A work in progress, carved at Annandale, NSW. The theme of claustrophobia since 1986 when son Paul became trapped in psychotic illness (bipolar affective disorder)

On Fire 1987, 2022
Flickering Flames
carving, Australian red cedar; charcoal, matches, concrete base
44 x 46 x 46 cm
Collection of the artist

Commenced as wood carving in 1987 at Red Cedar Workshop. Resolved as assemblage in 2022.

Nude Male Among Earthworms 1987
cast cement
19 x 52.5 x 23 cm
Collection of the artist

Made at Mitzi McColl’s classes in mould-making and casting, held at Bim Hilder’s studio, Castlecrag, NSW

Nude Woman Devouring Snake 1987
cast plaster
24.5 x 18 x 30.5 cm
Collection of the artist

Made at Mitzi McColl’s classes in mould-making and casting, held at the studio of Vernon Arthur 'Bim' Hilder (1909–1990), Castlecrag, NSW

Woodworm, no. 1 1987
carving, red sirus
13 x 26 x 10 cm

Man in the Moon: Awake and Asleep 1986
carving, brush-box, black and white conté, mounted on steel pin with base
55 x 59 x 10 cm (inc. base)
Collection of the artist

Companion for Brancusi's 'Young Man' 1986
carving, Queensland maple
20 x 45 x 10 cm
Collection of the artist

Commenced at the Red Cedar Workshops, Pyrmont in 1985; completed at Annandale, NSW

Pulling a Face (Mask) 1985
carving, New Guinea mahogany
28 x 20 x 10 cm
Collection of the artist

Commenced at the Red Cedar Workshops, Pyrmont; continued at Annandale, NSW; mould stains removed by the artist in 2024

Wall Mask 1985
Mask: Head of Youth
carving, hoop pine
20 x 10 x 10 cm
Collection of the artist

Wall-sculpture inspired by son Stephen Freeman; commenced in Michael Gill’s class at the Red Cedar Workshops, Pyrmont; completed at my Kent Street studio, Millers Point

Eternal Pursuit 1985
carving, salvaged Huon pine
21 x 9 x 8 cm
Private collection, Australia. Gift to the artist's son, September 2018

Commenced in Michael Gill’s class at the Red Cedar Workshops, Pyrmont; completed at Annandale, NSW

Blowflies and Maggots 1983
relief carving, beech
10 cm (dia.) x 0.6 cm
Private collection, Australia

Horse's Head, for Grandpa 1951
relief carving, maple
12 x 12 x 2.5 cm
Collection of the artist