Experimenting is a process of discovery and that all starts in the studio. Turning up to work in the job of art, often feels like its unproductive and then suddenly your experiments propel you into new forms of art making.
Experimenting is a process of discovery and that all starts in the studio. Turning up to work in the job of art, often feels like its unproductive and then suddenly your experiments propel you into new forms of art making.
My daily creative practice is collage. Why do I make these simple collages every day? I believe art helps us make sense of our own lives so that we can navigate the greater world, every day.
Day three of of an artistic collaboration between myself and two other artist friends where we explored print making, starting with no preconceived ideas of where the day’s making would take us.
Turning up to your art practice is a commitment to yourself and your art. Even when you don’t feel like it, this routine ensures you are always productive in a small way every day.
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.
Stitching by hand is a meditative process connecting me to my matrilineal heritage. This Mother’s Day I muse on stitching and my mother.
Where is home? Is it a place, bricks & mortar or a notion you carry within you, transportable, a place to hang your hat.
A journey to the ‘other’ rock, Mt Connor, in the heart of Australia’s red centre.
Writing new narratives for change with a series of post colonial blueprints or cyanotypes created during my artist residency in central Australia
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.
Clay and paper experiments to further an artistic collaborative project gives me inspiration for my upcoming residency in Central Australia.
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.
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.
One art project finished and perhaps another beginning. On route to Townsville to connect with flood affected artists in far north Queensland.
Finding a style that you feel conveys your spirit, who you are, how you meet life. When you find it, embrace it. Your style has found you.
Collections of things, I’ve got many, some have become artist books, some are still waiting to be transformed.
Living in tumultuous times requires us as artists to think hard about our environmental footprint..
Day one of this year’s collaborative art project with myself and two artist friends mucking around with clay, paper and fibre.
Creating a vision board brings the future into the present. Its a powerful transformation tool.
Smile and you connect with people. It’s a crucial element of storytelling on camera.