In early 2017 I completed an artist residency at the Glasshouse in Port Maquarie. This was the resulting exhibition.
Artist Residency at Glasshouse Port Maquarie
Last week I completed an artist residency at the Glasshouse in Port Maquarie
What is an artist residency you ask? Hopefully this post can answer that question and also give some insight into what I did during my residency.
Celebrating colour in leaves
It's no secret that I like leaves.
In fact I like leaves more than that I like flowers, which probably makes me a bit weird because I am sure it is the other way around for most people. Leaves have inspired my work for the last few years and I can't look at a leaf without zooming straight into its vein structure and tracking this delicate system.
The journey of an artwork: 'Coast Pennywort' from start to finish
The inspiration for my new piece Coast Pennywort (hydrocotyle bonariensis) came from a plant I picked up on a walk around my local area. This plant, commonly known as Coast Pennywort or Kurnell's curse, is a weed in most parts of New South Wales but I have always loved the shape of it's fleshy leaves with their intricate internal vein patterns.