Countdown to Cementa

Not that I'm counting, but I'm estimating it's about seven months until Cementa 15 kicks off in Kandos. I've had a work in development since a three-month residency at the Fire Station Arts Centre in Dubbo last year, but the work has stalled for most of this year due to not knowing where in Kandos …

Time to pack up

Last day in the studio and I've had about 16 people through between 9.30am and 3.00pm. I've talked almost constantly for 5.5 hours! The quality of enquiry and conversations had has been remarkable. I never expect people to be that interested in my concepts or what I do in the studio, so I'm always surprised. …

Inside Studio 2: additional elements

Over the past week, I've been wondering about how to pull together all the elements of my new work in order to show the public what on earth I've been doing in Studio 2 at the Fire Station Arts Centre for the past three months, when the studio doors open one final time next Friday, …

My inspiration

Some of the friends who inspire my work - I never tire of you. All bar the nesting Grey shrike-thrush have been photographed in my garden. A big thank you to Penni and Chris Brydon for the 'loan' of their nesting shrike-thrush.

Serving time

Today brings my second month as the Cementa artist-in-residence at the Fire Station Arts Centre to a close. Only one month left until my work needs to find a new home (until that home studio is built over the summer). Over the past two months, I've notched up a total of nine days in Studio …