2008 and prior
A Prayer to Saint Anne, 2007
Mixed media on paper, 67cmW x 100cmH
This is a reflective piece focusing on my year in Ontario, Canada. It is the glacial scoured rocks of the Canadian Shield in “Cottage Country”, the porous, sandy soils of the glacial moraine that was our backyard, the cold, white snow that blew in off Georgian Bay and the furrowed empty paddocks of Fall dusted with early snow.
The hands are my hands. They are the bountiful freshwater, aquifers, lakes, wetlands, streams and rivers. They are vulnerable. The downward hand becomes the hand of Saint Anne de Beaupré*, poised to touch the earth upon the whisper of a prayer.
* The Basilica of Saint Anne de Beaupré is in a small village, of the same name, on the St Lawrence River in Quebec. Saint Anne is renowned for her healing abilities. Saint Anne items of devotion, purchased at the Basilica, adorn her hand.
Mixed media on paper, 67cmW x 100cmH
This is a reflective piece focusing on my year in Ontario, Canada. It is the glacial scoured rocks of the Canadian Shield in “Cottage Country”, the porous, sandy soils of the glacial moraine that was our backyard, the cold, white snow that blew in off Georgian Bay and the furrowed empty paddocks of Fall dusted with early snow.
The hands are my hands. They are the bountiful freshwater, aquifers, lakes, wetlands, streams and rivers. They are vulnerable. The downward hand becomes the hand of Saint Anne de Beaupré*, poised to touch the earth upon the whisper of a prayer.
* The Basilica of Saint Anne de Beaupré is in a small village, of the same name, on the St Lawrence River in Quebec. Saint Anne is renowned for her healing abilities. Saint Anne items of devotion, purchased at the Basilica, adorn her hand.
Vulnerable, 2006
Mixed Media (drypoint print, machine stitchery, pencil, embossing)
Created during my year in Canada. This artwork provokes thought about the vulnerability of Canada’s fresh water supply. It was produced in response to a local controversy. Dump Site 41, a proposed local rubbish dumpsite, was causing much concern for locals as water aquifers were believed to be at risk from seepage from the site.
The local community water supply came directly from the abundant underground aquifers. The Walkerton Water Tragedy – an Ontario town whose water supply became contaminated and resulted in many deaths – serves as a stark reminder for Canadians of water’s vulnerability.
Mixed Media (drypoint print, machine stitchery, pencil, embossing)
Created during my year in Canada. This artwork provokes thought about the vulnerability of Canada’s fresh water supply. It was produced in response to a local controversy. Dump Site 41, a proposed local rubbish dumpsite, was causing much concern for locals as water aquifers were believed to be at risk from seepage from the site.
The local community water supply came directly from the abundant underground aquifers. The Walkerton Water Tragedy – an Ontario town whose water supply became contaminated and resulted in many deaths – serves as a stark reminder for Canadians of water’s vulnerability.
Lino printed raggy quilt.
The text on my quilt are the names of towns, roads, plants and animals found in the local area around where we lived and a poem.
Community Sculpture Project 2005
Project Manager
Pacific Lutheran College & Caloundra City Council
Noel Burns Park, Wurtulla.
Cast aluminium tiles – carved lino
Site Photographs: ON.Q Photography
The text on my quilt are the names of towns, roads, plants and animals found in the local area around where we lived and a poem.
Community Sculpture Project 2005
Project Manager
Pacific Lutheran College & Caloundra City Council
Noel Burns Park, Wurtulla.
Cast aluminium tiles – carved lino
Site Photographs: ON.Q Photography
Mehndi = Nature, 2004
Artist Book, metal, leather, wood, paper, 20 x 11 x 5 cm. in acrylic plastic box 21 x 12 x 7 cm.
Collection: James Hardie Library of Australian Fine Art, State Library of Queensland http://hdl.handle.net/10462/comp/1111
'My hands are very old; they hold a story. It is a story of nature and struggle. Like an ancient relic, they are stored in a box. Mehndi=Nature: delicate, intricate, precious, vulnerable. Fading from existence. Lost forever. It is in our hands.'
Artist Book, metal, leather, wood, paper, 20 x 11 x 5 cm. in acrylic plastic box 21 x 12 x 7 cm.
Collection: James Hardie Library of Australian Fine Art, State Library of Queensland http://hdl.handle.net/10462/comp/1111
'My hands are very old; they hold a story. It is a story of nature and struggle. Like an ancient relic, they are stored in a box. Mehndi=Nature: delicate, intricate, precious, vulnerable. Fading from existence. Lost forever. It is in our hands.'
Photos courtesy of James Hardie Library of Australian Fine Art, State Library of Queensland http://hdl.handle.net/10462/comp/1111
