6 layer reduction linoprint, 2014
oil based ink on fabriano rosaspina
image size 21cm x 15cm

This print was developed in support of the Bimblebox 153 Birds project. This was "a creative exploration of the bird species that inhabit the Bimblebox Nature Refuge. With spoken word, music and fine art prints, writers, musicians and artists have engaged with the bird species that make this threatened habitat their home.

"Located in central-west Queensland, the Bimblebox Nature Refuge is a dynamic 8000 hectares of privately held, never-been-cleared woodland that exists on the eastern edge of the Desert Uplands bioregion. Although protected in perpetuity by a Nature Refuge Agreement it is not protected from coal mining and is currently at risk of being destroyed for one of the worlds biggest coal mining operations.

"Bimblebox is home to at least 155 different species of birds including the endangered Black-throated Finch. There are also twelve species of conservation significance including the Squatter Pigeon and Grey-crowned Babbler.

"Bimblebox 153 Birds brings together the creative contributions of over 440 people worldwide who, through their adopted medium, give voice to the many birds of Bimblebox." [source: Jill Sampson, bimbleboxartproject.com]

linoprint, 2015
waterbased block ink on fabriano tiepolo
image size 40cm x 50cm

Developed for the Two Birds, One Stone group exhibition of the Capricornia Printmakers. Feathers, light, bold, intricate. Powerful under wing power. The essence of a feather is difficult to pin down, let alone depict in the chosen medium. Allowing the white of the paper to be part of the image, I have attempted to show the lightness, yet distinctively bold patterns of guinea fowl feathers. 

linoprint, 2015
waterbased block ink on fabriano tiepolo
image size 40cm x 50cm

multiplate woodblock and linoprint, 2014
oil based inks on fabriano tiepolo
image size 50cm x 40cm

As children, many of us collected butterflies, caterpillars and bugs. They created a sense of wonder and reminded us of the creatures in Alice in Wonderland. In this microscopic interpretation of the scales and shapes that make up the wings of a butterfly, I aim to re-capture the magic and wonder in something as simple as a common butterfly. Stand back and view with childs’ eyes. This variable series of prints was developed for the Macro/Micro group exhibition of the Capricornia Printmakers in 2014. Each composition was varied by colour or final selection and placement of the black butterflies.