The Language of Posing is an arts project reflecting on the representation of women in media and society and designed to photograph and create source material for photomontages. This project was made possible through the Moretone Bay City Council’s RADF fund. Read more…
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Art Lab - Like many of us, during covid I developed strong connections with my online community and as we eased out of isolation it seemed to me there may be a need for artists to gather in person to engage in critical conversations in which we get to talk about art and art making with like minded creatives.
Keeping my eye open for interesting bits of information, using writing exercises and artist led discussion to interrogate various topics, since 2023 the group has met monthly for supportive and engaging talk fests.
We’re now in our second year and Art Lab is going strong, and looking forward to sharing with our wider community.
Read Moreinfographic - design and composition
Not long ago I was asked to do a collage workshop by our local council for a group of educators.
The prep resulted in another day playing with infographics. They are such a good tool for succinctly imparting information!
This infographic is just a snippet of what I have come to understand about design and composition. It is a dip of the toe into the subject, even so, I do hope this is a handy reference to print out for the notice board!
Read Moreinfographic - artist residency quick guide
It’s been a while since I first decided to start writing about creating an at home artist residency, including the lead up and aftermath of my first exhibition.
I documented the process in my journal and made an infographic which might be useful to anyone out there wishing to do their own at home artist residency. Feel free to connect with me should you have any questions.
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at home artist residency
Pushing collages from small to large format, using a three month “at home artist residency”. This project ran from August to October 2022 culminating in an exhibition in November 2022. It became bigger than Ben Hur and I definately bit off more thank I could chew. It was so worthwhile though.
Through all the planning and making and failures I even had some successes. I learned so much and will be using this way of working to provide structure around future projects.
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Selection paintings, mixed media and other stuff made pre-2020. Not a project - just the lead up to what I do now…
I went from spinning, crocheting and dabbling in fibre arts to painting and mixed media. Practicing and collecting art supplies led to a frustration with the expense of materials and an increasing dissonance with growing environmental concerns, until I decided to focus on collage. Collage is an art-making process that suits me perfectly. I'm embracing the creative constraints of working exclusively with found papers and being intentional about how I consume materials.
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