I love weaving baskets and creating sculptural fibre art, it enriches my life in so many ways. The harvesting and collecting of materials, the creative and meditative making time and the friendships made when the time comes to get out there and exhibit.
My surroundings, the bush, the coast and other peoples gardens are the source of my inspiration and handy for gathering materials. I use natural fibres such as flax, cordyline and lomandra, vines, sea grass, sheoak needles, silver birch, willow and grasses. Salvaged materials, including wires, fabric remnants, wool, old guitar strings and plastic bags are also very useful. I am always on the lookout for anything that could be utilized.
Originally trained at Ravensbourne Art College, London in 3D design, I have been working in arts and crafts for the last 25 years, creating art work, holding workshops and supporting community art. More recently I studied for a Diploma in Sustainability. Sculptural weaving offers me the perfect opportunity to combine my two passions; art and sustainability, using natural plant fibres and recycling materials.
My focus for the last year has been in making our native birds and animals and learning how so many once familiar creatures are now declining in numbers. Depicting these endangered species is my current area of interest for which I have been developing construction methods after taking classes with fibre and wire artist Bryant Holsenbeck from California and with local aboriginal artist Bronwyn Razem, who originally taught me how to make bush toys.
I work for Diversitat in Geelong supporting migrants in maintaining traditional cultural craft practices.
Member of and exhibit with:
Surf Coast Arts
Basket Weavers of Victoria
Geelong Sculptors Group
My surroundings, the bush, the coast and other peoples gardens are the source of my inspiration and handy for gathering materials. I use natural fibres such as flax, cordyline and lomandra, vines, sea grass, sheoak needles, silver birch, willow and grasses. Salvaged materials, including wires, fabric remnants, wool, old guitar strings and plastic bags are also very useful. I am always on the lookout for anything that could be utilized.
Originally trained at Ravensbourne Art College, London in 3D design, I have been working in arts and crafts for the last 25 years, creating art work, holding workshops and supporting community art. More recently I studied for a Diploma in Sustainability. Sculptural weaving offers me the perfect opportunity to combine my two passions; art and sustainability, using natural plant fibres and recycling materials.
My focus for the last year has been in making our native birds and animals and learning how so many once familiar creatures are now declining in numbers. Depicting these endangered species is my current area of interest for which I have been developing construction methods after taking classes with fibre and wire artist Bryant Holsenbeck from California and with local aboriginal artist Bronwyn Razem, who originally taught me how to make bush toys.
I work for Diversitat in Geelong supporting migrants in maintaining traditional cultural craft practices.
Member of and exhibit with:
Surf Coast Arts
Basket Weavers of Victoria
Geelong Sculptors Group
