Dorodango (Mud dumplings)

The ancient Japanese practice of shaping and polishing earth into spheres — becomes in Sewell’s work a contemporary meditation on material, patience, and the unseen connection between earth and spirit.

Stardust (from my back yard), 2023 — a series of hand-sculpted dorodango spheres formed from garden earth, sand and water — was awarded the Gordon Harris Art Supplies Merit Award at the Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Awards, 2024, Whakatāne.
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The award-winning installation, Stardust (from my back yard), appears as the second image in the gallery below.

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