Studio Journal
Essays, field notes and reflections from the Tracing Australia project
Through essays, field notes and reflections, the Studio Journal is a place where I delve into Australia's landscapes, significant trees, histories and places. These writings accompany my artwork and the evolving Tracing Australia project, a long-term project looking at the stories that shape our relationship with Country and what Australia or being Australian really means.
Searching for a Tibet State of Mind
As an artist and an artsworker there are opposing forces at work. There is the need to create art for the sake of creating it and thereby nurture the soul, the need to contribute different perspectives on issues of our times through the use of a creative voice and the need to make a living in a world that is not always kind to creativity.
The Tides.
It has been some time since I updated this blog. Time and tides have kept me chained to my computer with precious little creative space to contemplate
Positively Fabulous: an interview with Kim Davis
Recently I met a very inspiring woman who has dedicated much of her life to women living with Aids. At #ArtlandsVictoria I asked her about her practice and what motivated her.
What does it mean to belong? Beginning on Tamborine Mountain and following the remarkable migration of the Eastern Curlew, this month's Studio Journal reflects on community, stewardship and the reciprocal relationship between people and the places that shape them.