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Dreams Continue

Thanks to the wonderful team at Umbrella Contemporary Arts my Dreams of Verdant Decadence exhibition has been extended until the April 21st. One advantage of being downstairs is that the vault space isn’t in constant use, unlike the upstairs exhibition … Continue reading

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From the mundane to the magical

It’s amazing what lighting can do for an installation. Some of the flowers in Dreams of Verdant Decadence are pretty without the UV lights but as can be seem in this collage of the same flower and leaves with and … Continue reading

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More in the Decadence corridor

Hi Folks, It seems I can’t help myself. With only a couple of weeks left of my exhibition, I’m still drawing on the walls. It’s fun to ‘sneak’ in and add some more, though I do wonder if any of … Continue reading

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Subconscious Shenanigans

This Dreams of Verdant Decadence installation consists of two parts: the flowers etc. in the vault itself and scribbled black drawings and text in the corridor outside. My stated aim was that the richness and profusion of shapes and colours … Continue reading

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Installation Fun & Games

Talk about cutting a fine line. I was still installing Dreams of Verdant Decadence right up until people started arriving. Granted this was the wall drawings in the corridor approaching the vault. I really would have liked a day or … Continue reading

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More Flowers

I’m still cutting flowers from recycled plastic for my Dreams of Verdant Decadence exhibition in the Vault space at Umbrella Contemporary Art. I’ve developed RSI; a trigger thumb, I think. I hope my poor thumb holds out until February 2 … Continue reading

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Writing About Place Workshop

This workshop is one of the many fabulous events occurring as part of PUNQ @Pop-Up North Queensland – PUNQ https://www.facebook.com/punqfestival $50 per person | 2hrs | 8 participants | 18+2-4pm Sunday 1 August 2021 Discover how words can reveal hidden … Continue reading

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Draw the Little Stuff Workshop

This workshop is coming up as part of the fabulous Pop Up North Queensland arts festival in Townsville. See more at: @Pop-Up North Queensland – PUNQ https://www.facebook.com/punqfestival

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Poetry & Print

Over a three month period this year, I wrote over thirty poems as an adjunct to my print exhibition, Moon Phase: Chasing Transcendence. I’ve inserted one page I designed with both the image and the accompanying poem. When writing I … Continue reading

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Caught having a cuddle

After having been photographed numerous times at the opening of Moon Phase: Chasing Transcendence, I thought I could sneak a quiet cuddle in with my very supportive partner and fellow artist, Graeme Buckley! I was wrong. This is one of … Continue reading

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