Unique state composition relief print
Unique state prints in a series of 30
Image size: 67 x 32 cm
Paper size: 76 x 56 cm
Singing Magpie, Swooping Season is about how in Australia, beauty is always accompanied by danger. Every year magpies for a brief period turn dangerous and even deadly, and our gardens become, for just a few weeks places where we watch the skies in apprehension.
Etched blind embossing, archival digital print
Edition of 40
Image size: variable
Paper size: 56 x 38 cm
PCA Print Commission 2004
This work was inspired by the increasing absence of wild native birds from our cities. Small embossed portraits of a selection of lost bird species are combined with a bird’s eye view of the city, looking from the city centre to the outskirts and vice versa. Silent songs are reversed out of this panorama.
Screenprint
Edition of 33
Image size: 56 x 31 cm
Paper size: 80 x 60 cm
Printed by the artist
PCA Print Commission 2009
The microcosm – a world hidden from view – is a place of beauty, danger, deception and intrigue. To appreciate a broader world than our own, to confront our fears, maybe event to see beauty in unpleasant things, we must be liberated. In life, it’s the little things that count.
Special viewing instructions: This print incorporates a phosphorescent pigment that is charged by sunlight, black light (UV), or artificial light. Allow a minimum of 10 minutes for effective charging. The work has two states and is to be viewed in both daylight and the dark for full effect.
Etching and aquatint
Edition of
Image size: 30 x 39 cm
Paper size: 56 x 76 cm
PCA Print Commission 2013
Shadow Play began life as a piece of theatre. I stand somewhere between being its director, screenwriter, set designer and stage manager but the plot remains a mystery. Characters were drawn individually, redrawn, cut out, assembled as a collage and drawn from the collage onto the plate. Creating an etching from the drawings lends the image a magic that no other medium can.
Etching
Edition of 40
Image size: 50 x 35 cm
Paper size: 76 x 56 cm
PCA Print Commission 2004
The Back Pages was an idea that followed on from a series of etchings inspired by ‘Theatre of the Absurd’, pantomime and other forms of fantasy drama. This cast of characters is captured in a moment of absurdity, of contemplation and unspoken intent, which viewers must determine for themselves.
Mullinmur Billabong
Linocut
Edition size: 30
Image size: 42 x 56 cm
Paper Size: 56 x 76 cm
Mullinmur Billabong is inspired by my solitary walks along the Torryong River (Ovens) in Wangaratta during Covid 19 lockdown and the discovery of this regenerated wetland that sits hidden so close to suburbia. The ancient red gums reflected in the water providing solace and a sense of hope.
Screenprint on Smooth Dutch Etch
Edition of 34
Image size: 60 x 43.5 cm
Paper size: 60 x 43.5 cm
Printed by Rebecca Mayo, The Dolls House Studio, Preston VIC
PCA Print Commission 2010
The clove hitch is a non-slip knot often used by farmers. Securely fastened to a rigid beam, it’s symbolic of man’s often futile attempts to restrain and tame nature. The place I’m from, Bimbi, means ‘Place of many birds’ in Wiradjuri language. As a white woman of the land I’m placed between its past and recent histories.
Multiplate etching mounted on BFK Rives paper
Edition of 40
Image size: 24 x 24 cm
Paper size: 38 x 33 cm
PCA Print Commission 2008
In the thick of drought kangaroos perish and farmers walk off the land. All that is left are bones and broken crockery. Overlaid images prompt the observer to question the Anglo-Saxon relationship to country, to that of indigenous tribes. Foul biting and earthy colours bring attention to the weathered landscape of Australia.
Relief print
Edition of 40
Image size: 45 x 64.5 cm
Paper size: 57 x 76 cm
PCA Print Commission 2002
In my woodblock print I have focused on the architecture, streetscapes and layout of the city, I am intrigued with the organisation of cities and in the creation of my own maps. In this work I have amalgamated site drawings of buildings, streets and various structures to create a fish eye view of the inner west of Sydney. By creating such a cityscape I form a historical document and record of the specific place.
Etching, chine colle, watercolour
Edition of 46
Image size: 22.4 x 30.4 cm (combined)
Paper size: 28 x 38 cm
PCA Print Commission 2005
Reflection was inspired by a new body of work. It echoes my passion for the old gnarled River Red gums that are slowly dying. This etching is derived from a pen and ink drawing. The plate was prepared with a wine-coloured ink and four layers of rice paper, and the tree highlighted with gouache.
Lithograph
Edition of 47
Plate size: 28 x 15.5 cm
Paper size: 38 x 26 cm
PCA Print Commission 2013
In 2012 I spent nine days exploring the depths of the Grand Canyon, USA. The mighty Colorado River cut my path between the majestic, seemingly insurmountable canyon walls that constantly framed my field of vision and, for a time, defined my world. I was fascinated by the scale and intricacy of these walls as well as the elemental power and dynamism visible in their form.
Woodcut
Edition of 40
Image size: 56 x 76 cm
Paper size: 56 x 76 cm
PCA Print Commission 2004
The image Forest Debris-Cotter River and much of my recent work employs a fine woodcutting technique, which has grown out of research into the traditions and techniques of nineteenth century woodcutting, engraving and etching. I use horizontal and linear cutting to create a rhythmic density which is further enhanced by the grain of the woodblock itself. The technique allows the images to emulate a sense of cutting into and through a slice of the landscape.
Relief and embossing
Edition of 40
Image size: 76 x 57 cm
Paper size: 76 x 57 cm
PCA Print Commission 2002
This print is from a series that revolved around three very influential places – a mountain in Laos: Mt Phusi, Mt Kalias in Tibet, and the mountains drawn by Louise Bourgeois of her mother’s home place. As is often found in art and writing, all three mountains are used as metaphors for the real, the ideal, the emotional.
Acrylic screenprint
Edition of 33
Image size: 38 x 39 cm
Paper size: 38 x 39 cm
PCA Print Commission 2011
This print is about the role surfing as a sub-culture plays in my life. I consider my connection to this culture to be a significant part of my identity. In recent years surf culture has been commodified by the popularity of the ‘surfing style’ of the clothing industry. This has blurred the line between those who belong to the sub-culture through shared experiences and those who only wear the style.