This painting is a response to my experience of motherhood, a continuous fluid act of unconditional selflessness. It reflects the way I often feel myself melting into the collective energy of my family, both sustaining and being sustained by it. Through layered forms and flowing gestures, I explore the complex duality of being both an individual and the emotional core of the home. A multifaceted identity that shifts, holds, and endures.
It evokes the quiet tension of a life simultaneously expanded and contained, where exhaustion coexists with a profound wellspring of experience and creative vitality.
20 cm
Vase
Pinched stoneware vase with underglaze pencil designs, vitrified to encapsulate the cryptic essence of my generation's modern philosophy in a tangible form
Image of a girl with surfboard in the middle of a field. A surrealistic response to the potential urbanisation of spring creek in Torquay.
Shaped and glassed my own twin fin under the watchful eyes of Sam Yoon and Peter Moschogianis, using a Burford blank as the canvas and drawing inspiration from a classic Skip Frye outline. From refining the rails to dialing in the rocker, this project was all about combining clean lines and flow to create a board that feels at home in smooth, down-the-line surf.
Oil and Acrylic
82X82cm
My art holds a deep personal significance as I explore the intricacies of identity within the realms of motherhood, grief, culture, and our interconnectedness with the environment. Drawing inspiration from the vast tapestry of history, culture, and mythology, I intergrate these elements into my present experiences. My process involves two main stages; creating collages, using diverse materials, including vintage magazines, inherited books, old photographs, beach combed treasures, and trinkets collected since childhood, which i reference into my paintings with the use oils, acrylic and pigments.
By merging culture, environment, and nostalgia, my art becomes a visual bridge, fostering connection and nurturing appreciation for the intricate harmony between humanity and the natural world.
Self-portrait: a reflection on the universal quest for identity. This piece captures my current state of being while reaching into the past to unpack a sense of nostalgia essential to completing my body of work. Painted in oils on cotton canvas.
Oil, Acrylic and Pigment
82X82 cm
The playful surreal landscapes reflect an unconventional upbringing and multicultural background, exploring psychological, physical, and cultural connections between humans and the environment. The painting is inspired by the arch striking formation in Golden Valley, Hill End NSW the result of mining and erosion. The shapes left behind by erosion remind me of the fluidity and movement of waves.
Hand screenprinted 2024 calendars in my home studio
Bright Red Australian made ink on acid free cotton paper
"listening to Bad Brains and lovingly hand printing 60 prints"