Visitin the folks and lots of wine…..

pinhole camera DIY

OPEN STUDIOS Nicholas Building
On Friday night after work I headed into the city and went and had a look through the OPEN STUDIOS in the Nicholas building on flinders St…. THE NICHOLAS BUILDING has been the creative hub for all kinds of arts practices and businesses, in the Melbourne CBD for years. With working artists studios and diverse creative community, it is the last remaining building of it’s type, not just in Melbourne, but all of Australia. The building sadly is fading,

Exhibiting at Ballarat International Foto Biennale
Im finally going to be showing my series of Photogravure “Unlocking the Secrets of Flight” at the Ballarat International Foto Biennale in September….. As part of the Fringe section of the Biennale I will have pride of place in the windows and inside the wonderful Jo Maxwells store The Elephant Patch in Creswick from the 4th Sep

Printmaking insperation close to home….
I have always been interested in Printmaking, from selling it to finally creating my own work…..  I have been greatly inspired by many artists but a few local artists have influenced me more than other….. Norman Lindsay Lindsay was born in Creswick only15 minutes from where i grew up  and I have been a huge fan of his beautiful etching my whole life… Norman and Rose LindsayNorman was one of ten children of Dr and Mrs Charles Lindsay, of Creswick, Victoria. Remarkably, five of their progeny became artists of distinction. He is wide