bunny – JILL SORENSEN

Mid-west

I found these images when I was sorting through the files on old hard drive. I really quite like this series of paintings, they ended up a little bit orphaned as my practice move on in other directions and they never got to be shown. I quite like the way they are a bit un-coolContinue reading “Mid-west”

flower children: part one

Some days I am a rabbit, other days I am a pig or a cat or just stranger with pointed fangs.

For the most part the relationship I have with my drawings is one of interested distance. The drawings emerge doing their own thing and I attend to them with care and respect for their autonomy. Strangely, sometimes they turn out to be drawings of me. Self-portraits if you like. It is always sightly disconcerting toContinue reading “Some days I am a rabbit, other days I am a pig or a cat or just stranger with pointed fangs.”

Crochet Carrot

If a rabbit had a toy what would it be? A crochet carrot I think. After drawing many crochet carrots clutched by bunnies I learnt to crochet and made one. It turned out just like I imagine a crochet carrot looking and feeling as I am drawing it. Spookily just like it, easily, first try,Continue reading “Crochet Carrot”

What is it with bunnies and carrots?

At the opening of Come on You Little Rabbit, my first exhibition of bunny paintings, two women approached me to ask about the carrots. They were mother and daughter; the younger woman was in her early twenties and looking somewhat embarrassed. The mother explained that were discussing the possible meanings of the carrots and that sheContinue reading “What is it with bunnies and carrots?”

Bunny Girl Has A Carrot.

Bunny Girl Has A Carrot. Bunny Boy Has His Hands In His Pockets. A friend recently found these 50’s plastic toys in the family toy box and has let me play with them for a while. They are great for so many reasons: The girl is holding a carrot; I am sure in the 50’sContinue reading “Bunny Girl Has A Carrot.”