How are we defined by the stories we tell about ourselves? How do we want others to perceive us? Stories about ourself are powerful and liberating.
Read MoreOnce upon a time when Grandma & Grandpa lived on the farm…….
The Whale and I (detail) 2010
Stitching
Stitching by hand is a meditative process connecting me to my matrilineal heritage. This Mother’s Day I muse on stitching and my mother.
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The house where I grew up in Beaumaris - it has since been removed and a new house built in its place.
Home sweet
Where is home? Is it a place, bricks & mortar or a notion you carry within you, transportable, a place to hang your hat.
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The ‘other ‘ rock, Mt Connor.
Red Centre
A journey to the ‘other’ rock, Mt Connor, in the heart of Australia’s red centre.
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Obsolescences (detail) - from the series of post colonial blueprints
Blueprints
Writing new narratives for change with a series of post colonial blueprints or cyanotypes created during my artist residency in central Australia
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Footprints
A desert interlude in Curtain Springs, central Australia for a papermaking residency allows me time to ponder my footprints upon the red earth and how we honour this life of ours.
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Paper screen, clay on paper and embroidery thread as my inspiration.
Start here
Clay and paper experiments to further an artistic collaborative project gives me inspiration for my upcoming residency in Central Australia.
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Deluge opening at M-Arts Gallery, Murwillumbah. Photo credit Jill Macfie
Success (or failure)
When you finish a big art project, how do you measure success (or failure)? Its can be a vicious cycle of ups and downs for artists.
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In a café somewhere near a beach (anywhere)
A Café somewhere/anywhere
Where do you go when you want to travel? To a café of course to watch the world go by, get inspired and make art.
Read More![At the opening of my exhibition Deluge with Julie Barratt who gave the opening speech. Artwork: Requiem for a [life] Jacket.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59702f00db29d60f27ae233c/1552801800305-YC6QCC6MRLW4WM2KA189/Deluge+opening.jpg)
At the opening of my exhibition Deluge with Julie Barratt who gave the opening speech. Artwork: Requiem for a [life] Jacket.
Endings (and beginnings)
One art project finished and perhaps another beginning. On route to Townsville to connect with flood affected artists in far north Queensland.
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