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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

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In Praise of Birds – World Book Night 2024

An exhibition hosted by Bower Ashton Library, Bristol, UK World Book Night United Artists 19th April – 2nd July 2024 This year WBN United Artists invited participants to respond to … Continue reading

April 2, 2024 · 2 Comments

Bogong Peace

It is my conviction that there is no way to peace – peace is the way. Our capacity to make peace with another person and with the world depends very … Continue reading

February 5, 2024 · 1 Comment

Bogong moth fan/book

Bogong moths once numbered around four billion, migrating each summer over 1000 km to the Alpine region of NSW. In 2021, after drought and fires, the moth was listed as … Continue reading

November 4, 2023 · 5 Comments

Playing with colour

I have been in the studio printing with my new gelatin plate. I am using leaves from the garden to make shapes and CMYK acrylic colours on recycled cotton sheets. … Continue reading

October 17, 2023 · Leave a comment

Dreams

Dreams have always informed and inspired my work so I was happy to be included in an international juried exhibition of book art which opened this month at the Collins … Continue reading

September 14, 2023 · Leave a comment

Here comes the sun!

Winter Solstice 2023 Things are such, that someone lifting a cup, or watching the rain, petting a dog, or singing, just singing — could be doing as much for the … Continue reading

June 27, 2023 · Leave a comment

Toondah Harbour Postcard Project

#SaveToondahHarbour The proposed development on protected wetlands at Toondah Harbour, east of Brisbane has led a call for action from artists and printmakers around the world as the project is … Continue reading

June 4, 2023 · Leave a comment

Overflow

My waterfall book titled Overflow (pictured below left) is currently on show in the Northern Beaches Artists’ Book Award exhibition which will run in Sydney until 16th April at Manly … Continue reading

March 15, 2023 · 4 Comments

All You Need

I saw the words ‘All you need is less’ on a poster many years ago and they made an impression on me. When the Upright Gallery in Edinburgh proposed Pattern … Continue reading

January 15, 2023 · 3 Comments

A peek through the gallery window

The Upright Gallery, an intimate contemporary art gallery situated in Bruntsfield Edinburgh, is currently showing its annual exhibition of artist books. This year the theme is Pattern. The exhibition opened … Continue reading

December 3, 2022 · 5 Comments