Making Ink
My favourite Christmas present this year is the book ‘Make Ink – A Forager’s Guide to Natural Inkmaking’ by Jason Logan. http://www.torontoinkcompany.com/ What an inspiring book it is. I gathered … Continue reading
Between the Sheets online
My book titled Ablaze – the Currowan Fire is currently on show at Gallery East in Perth, Western Australia as part of the Between the Sheets Artists’ Book exhibition. Curated … Continue reading
Godwits Return
Editions Sunshine Coast is a printmaking exhibition which opens in Queensland later this week. Curated by Ken Munsie and Sandy Doble, the exhibition features recent artworks by 28 leading printmakers … Continue reading
ABLAZE – The Currowan Fire
It is now over one year since the east coast of Australia was on fire. And it’s well over a year since December 2019 when lightning struck in the forest … Continue reading
With love for the festive season and 2021
May you be safe May you be healthy May you be happy May you live with ease.
Spider Book
Last weekend I attended a workshop titled Paperfolding for Bookmaking run by Sydney based book artist Avril Makula. https://alphabetcitypress.com/artists-books/ The workshop was held near Wollongong, New South Wales in the … Continue reading
Bees are still making Honey
The bees made a hive in our bathroom wall. At night you could hear them humming. But over the years, it grew too large so the bee man came, took … Continue reading
Postcard Art
If you want to treat yourself to a visual feast, take a look at this virtual postcard exhibition titled Should we have stayed at home and thought of here? The … Continue reading
PLACE exhibition online
The PLACE exhibition of artists’ books opened in Wollongong in October 2018 and since then has been travelling to galleries around Australia. It is now installed at Canberra’s Museum and … Continue reading
full moon
The Curowan Fire ‘officially extinguished’ Seventy-four days three hundred and twelve homes five hundred thousand hectares. Three lives lost. Today the rain, filled with fury, comes at the full … Continue reading
2020: From the fire zone
It is now the beginning of February. January has passed and I still don’t feel ready for the year ahead. Outside the window, the crab apple tree is nodding in … Continue reading
