'Proteaceae' - Artist Book - Drawing, Watercolour and Monoprints
This book celebrates the beauty of banksia cones and leaves, inspired by a plein air session at the Canberra Botanic Gardens. The book title ‘Proteaceae’ is the name of the family to which Banksias belong and is derived from the name of the Greek god Proteus, a deity who was able to change between many forms.
This book celebrates the beauty of banksia cones and leaves, inspired by a plein air session at the Canberra Botanic Gardens. The book title ‘Proteaceae’ is the name of the family to which Banksias belong and is derived from the name of the Greek god Proteus, a deity who was able to change between many forms.
'Silent : Listen' - Artist Book - Monoprints on Kozo Paper, Thread, Sewing
This long landscape format book is a meditation on the beauty of the kozo fibre and the native Kangaroo Grass which grows in my garden. I have gently layered the transparent kozo with the pale ghost imagery of the seed heads waving gracefully in the breeze to honour a quiet moment of contemplation.
SELECTED for exhibition at Paper Fibre Art Biennial, Taiwan, 2021
This long landscape format book is a meditation on the beauty of the kozo fibre and the native Kangaroo Grass which grows in my garden. I have gently layered the transparent kozo with the pale ghost imagery of the seed heads waving gracefully in the breeze to honour a quiet moment of contemplation.
SELECTED for exhibition at Paper Fibre Art Biennial, Taiwan, 2021
'Life ? on Earth' - Video Projection onto Altered Book Object
Source Book
Title: “Life on Earth”
Author: Sir David Attenborough
‘Life ? on Earth’ projects local motorway traffic onto a copy of the ‘Life on
Earth’ book, posing the question "What is MY daily experience of Life on Earth?"
'Displacement' - Book Object Installation on Wall
The introduction of non-native bird species in the late 1800’s by the English Acclimatisation Societies has had a devastating effect on Australian native bird populations. Introduced species such as Starlings and Indian Mynas compete for food and nesting habitats with our less aggressive native birds, as well as impacting on human health by harbouring avian diseases and being carriers of bird mites.
This work features a vintage bird book with painted images of European birds. The birds are falling out of the pages, symbolising the displacement of other bird species by the introduced Starling.
The introduction of non-native bird species in the late 1800’s by the English Acclimatisation Societies has had a devastating effect on Australian native bird populations. Introduced species such as Starlings and Indian Mynas compete for food and nesting habitats with our less aggressive native birds, as well as impacting on human health by harbouring avian diseases and being carriers of bird mites.
This work features a vintage bird book with painted images of European birds. The birds are falling out of the pages, symbolising the displacement of other bird species by the introduced Starling.
'Colonisation' - Concertina Artist Book; rusted pages, handmade papers from local grasses, drypoint prints.
This book was made in response to my Artist Residency at Curtin Springs Cattle Station in August 2018. The book references the co-existence of the man-made within the natural landscape, and it features papers made on the property with local native grasses. The rust marks were created from found objects around the homestead area.
This book was made in response to my Artist Residency at Curtin Springs Cattle Station in August 2018. The book references the co-existence of the man-made within the natural landscape, and it features papers made on the property with local native grasses. The rust marks were created from found objects around the homestead area.
'Feral' - Tunnel Artist Book; collage.
The tunnel book format of ‘Feral’ layers imagery of introduced animals with text from a book on endangered plants of Australia, commenting on exotic and often invasive animal species.
The tunnel book format of ‘Feral’ layers imagery of introduced animals with text from a book on endangered plants of Australia, commenting on exotic and often invasive animal species.
'Pedestrian' - Artist Book - Set of 5 with slip case; photography.
A visual comment on the blandness of the urban landscape from a bicycle point of view. It was inspired by a favourite bike journey of mine around local Brisbane suburbs. I was suddenly aware of the commonalty of road infrastructure – there is so much of it we stop seeing it and it blends into the background landscape.
FINALIST, Libris Awards 2016, Artspace Mackay
A visual comment on the blandness of the urban landscape from a bicycle point of view. It was inspired by a favourite bike journey of mine around local Brisbane suburbs. I was suddenly aware of the commonalty of road infrastructure – there is so much of it we stop seeing it and it blends into the background landscape.
FINALIST, Libris Awards 2016, Artspace Mackay
'Godai' - Tunnel Artist Book; monoprints.
Japanese stone lanterns are one of the most common representations of the five elements in Japan Buddhism (known as godai, “five great”). Each section of the lantern represents one of the five elements - earth, wind, fire, wind and void. My love of Japanese culture has influenced this work where I have creatively reimagined the layered viewpoints within a Japanese garden.
Japanese stone lanterns are one of the most common representations of the five elements in Japan Buddhism (known as godai, “five great”). Each section of the lantern represents one of the five elements - earth, wind, fire, wind and void. My love of Japanese culture has influenced this work where I have creatively reimagined the layered viewpoints within a Japanese garden.
'Entomophobia' - Artist Book; atlas paper, image transfer onto organza.
This book refers to the impact of humans on the global landscape and its insect habitats. I named this book ‘Entomophobia’ as a reference to our general attitude towards insects.
This book refers to the impact of humans on the global landscape and its insect habitats. I named this book ‘Entomophobia’ as a reference to our general attitude towards insects.
'Seed' - Artist Book; repurposed box, etchings, botanical paper.
A celebration of the beauty and variety of seeds from plant, inspired by the Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens.
SOLD 2015
A celebration of the beauty and variety of seeds from plant, inspired by the Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens.
SOLD 2015
'Fern Frond Concertina' - Artist Book; monoprints.
Inspired by ferns growing in a wallum swamp at Woodgate. The concertina format gives a unique perspective, like the layered habitat in which the fern is found.
Inspired by ferns growing in a wallum swamp at Woodgate. The concertina format gives a unique perspective, like the layered habitat in which the fern is found.
'Desert Uplands' - Artist Book; monoprints, rusting, single sheet binding.
Completed during my residency at Blackall, this book is a reflection on a day trip to a property in the desert uplands of Queensland. I used leaves and string on a rusted background to illustrate the vast spaces and textures of the landscape.
Completed during my residency at Blackall, this book is a reflection on a day trip to a property in the desert uplands of Queensland. I used leaves and string on a rusted background to illustrate the vast spaces and textures of the landscape.
"Gingko Biloba I and II' - Artist Books; monoprints, image transfers, shellac on wood panels, encaustic.
These books celebrate the beauty of gingko leaves and the beautiful effects of shellac and encaustic wax.
These books celebrate the beauty of gingko leaves and the beautiful effects of shellac and encaustic wax.
'Ode to the Sea Hibiscus' - Artist Book; gelatine monoprints, haiku poem.
A celebration of the Cotton Tree whilst camping amongst the dunes at Inskip Point, Rainbow Beach, Queensland.
A celebration of the Cotton Tree whilst camping amongst the dunes at Inskip Point, Rainbow Beach, Queensland.
'Sand Dune Dancing' - Artist Book; monoprints, collage, haiku poem on altered book.
A book inspired by a camping trip to Moreton Island, where Cotton Trees and She-oaks dominate the dune landscape.
A book inspired by a camping trip to Moreton Island, where Cotton Trees and She-oaks dominate the dune landscape.
'Gingko Obsession' - Artist Book; gelatine monoprints on paper and vellum, long stitched over gingko ribbon.
This book celebrates the simple shape of the gingko leaf, using repetition and a restricted colour palette to mimic a carpet of leaves on the ground.
SOLD 2018
This book celebrates the simple shape of the gingko leaf, using repetition and a restricted colour palette to mimic a carpet of leaves on the ground.
SOLD 2018
'Fern Gully' - Artist Book; monoprints, sewed and glued in a concertina format.
I constructed this book as a means to display a series of double sided prints that I created on a holiday at Woodgate. The concertina format is partially restricted so the book stands up without assist, and the pages fan out for an interesting display.
SOLD 2015
I constructed this book as a means to display a series of double sided prints that I created on a holiday at Woodgate. The concertina format is partially restricted so the book stands up without assist, and the pages fan out for an interesting display.
SOLD 2015
'Underfoot' - Artist Book; eco-dyeing and monoprints, sewed and glued in a concertina format.
This standing book structure with printed and dyed leaves on paper gives the impression of walking through a rainforest, with my shoes crunching and rustling through decaying leaves.
This standing book structure with printed and dyed leaves on paper gives the impression of walking through a rainforest, with my shoes crunching and rustling through decaying leaves.
'Understorey' - Artist Book; repurposed box, cyanotypes, card, haiku poem.
This book was inspired by my interest in the variety of ferns I have collected samples of over the past few years. I used the sun to print the ferns onto specially chemically treated paper, with the prints in a concertina format coming out of a box. I included a haiku-style poem on the theme of the understorey of ferns you'd find in a typical forest habitat.
This book was inspired by my interest in the variety of ferns I have collected samples of over the past few years. I used the sun to print the ferns onto specially chemically treated paper, with the prints in a concertina format coming out of a box. I included a haiku-style poem on the theme of the understorey of ferns you'd find in a typical forest habitat.