I am Australian artist based on the New England Tablelands of New South Wales. My career as an artist began with becoming an art educator in Sydney after graduating from the National Art School in 1978. Teaching encouraged me to examine my own art practice and to keep pushing into new areas of concept and material.
My work is based around my love of paper, though many other techniques and materials are often brought to bear in the finished piece. I describe myself as a mixed media artist, as I use a broad range of techniques including etching, relief printing, 3D design and construction, stitching, dyeing, drawing, metal and bookmaking. I make my paper from plant fibre local to where I live, but I also forage whenever I visit friends in various parts of the country. Plant sources include garden varieties as well as Australian natives plants, if you can chop it up and boil it I will give it a go.
I enjoy the seasonal and cyclical nature of foraging, harvesting and processing that is involved in making plant fibre paper. This gives a strong unifying theme to my work regardless of the idea I may be pursuing.
I have exhibited regularly over the last 30 years in galleries around Australia and overseas. I have also been a tutor for many years, teaching a broad range of art practices and encouraging participants to remember to play to unleash the inner creative beast.
My work is based around my love of paper, though many other techniques and materials are often brought to bear in the finished piece. I describe myself as a mixed media artist, as I use a broad range of techniques including etching, relief printing, 3D design and construction, stitching, dyeing, drawing, metal and bookmaking. I make my paper from plant fibre local to where I live, but I also forage whenever I visit friends in various parts of the country. Plant sources include garden varieties as well as Australian natives plants, if you can chop it up and boil it I will give it a go.
I enjoy the seasonal and cyclical nature of foraging, harvesting and processing that is involved in making plant fibre paper. This gives a strong unifying theme to my work regardless of the idea I may be pursuing.
I have exhibited regularly over the last 30 years in galleries around Australia and overseas. I have also been a tutor for many years, teaching a broad range of art practices and encouraging participants to remember to play to unleash the inner creative beast.
