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Hebe McKenzie
May 4, 20231 min read
The Giant Vertebrae
The Finishing Pieces A real vertebrae is strong, it supports living things and even after death is survives, our bones and skeleton will...
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Hebe McKenzie
May 4, 20231 min read
Beautifying the Grotesque
Bronze insects Insects aren't often adored, with their long legs, buzzing wings, and wriggling bodies, these alien like creatures are...
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Hebe McKenzie
May 4, 20231 min read
The Beauty of Death
Death is often viewed as an unsettling disaster that we all fear. However, Death doesn’t have to be scary, it may be the end of a life,...
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Hebe McKenzie
May 4, 20231 min read
The Skeleton
Supports life, but represents death The Skeleton and the skull, are often associated with death, they are often used to symbolise death...
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Hebe McKenzie
May 4, 20232 min read
Does Death Unite Us?
Eventually, we all die There are 8 billion people in the world, and each and every one of us are completely different, the two things...
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Hebe McKenzie
May 1, 20232 min read
Fear of the Unknown
Do you fear death? To gain a better understanding of how other people feel about death, I did a POL on my instagram account to get...
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Hebe McKenzie
May 1, 20231 min read
Heidegger's thoughts on Death
Dasein Death may be scary, but overall, it can be a beautiful thing. We as humans are now programmed to fear death because that’s how we...
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Hebe McKenzie
May 1, 20231 min read
Surreal Life
Digital figures This image (below) is a porcelain deer vertebrae I made, it is four times the size of an actual deer vertebrae that I...
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Hebe McKenzie
Apr 30, 20232 min read
Quick Creations
"Good" art can be created quickly I am a perfectionist when it comes to making artwork, I like to get every single detail and make things...
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Hebe McKenzie
Apr 30, 20232 min read
Bronze Mouse
A Second Life This was once a living mouse, I managed to purchase it in a reptile shop, it was already dead and packaged with 9 other...
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Hebe McKenzie
Apr 30, 20231 min read
Tarot
What does the future hold? Tarot is often used as a way to give people guidance, It's often thought that they tell people their future,...
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Hebe McKenzie
Apr 30, 20231 min read
The Cicada
Rebirth Cicadas are fascinating insects. Commonly found in tropical climates, there is only one species of Cicada native to the UK, the...
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Hebe McKenzie
Apr 26, 20231 min read
Symbols of Death
Symbols of death aren't scary There are many things that symbolise death and the end of life, some of those for example are, skulls,...
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Hebe McKenzie
Apr 26, 20231 min read
A Touch of Gold
Gold is a very valuable colour and material, it always has been. For some, gold is more valuable that nature, however nature is the most...
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Hebe McKenzie
Apr 20, 20231 min read
Human and Nature
Are we connected? Over time, humans have slowly started to lose their connection with the natural world, people don't spend as much time...
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Hebe McKenzie
Apr 19, 20231 min read
Elements of Nature
Every aspect of nature is beautiful, from the mud and the worms to the tall trees in the summer breeze, over the summer of 2022 I created...
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Hebe McKenzie
Apr 19, 20231 min read
Collecting Nature
Why do I collect things? Collecting and foraging from the natural world plays a big role in my artwork. With these natural elements that...
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Hebe McKenzie
Mar 10, 20232 min read
Ways to think about death!
There are many different ways in which artists communicate the topic and theme of death within their artwork.
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Hebe McKenzie
Nov 10, 20222 min read
The Porcelain Vertebrae
The Fragile Bone Bones are the structure and scaffolding of every animal whether thats Mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish....
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Hebe McKenzie
Nov 9, 20222 min read
Death in Art
Death isn't always the end Throughout the last few years whilst studying Fine Art at the University on the Creative Arts in Farnham, I...
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