I also acknowledge the traditional owners of the land around the Wolli Creek Valley, being the Bidjigal people (River Flat Clan) of the Eora Nation where I reside and the Bidjigal people of the beautiful Georges River region that inspired much of my artwork. I pay my respects to to Elders both past and present and thank you for caring for your land so beautifully.
It is not uncommon for Australian rivers and creeks to appear in my paintings. To me they represent a cleansing of the soul, mind and body, revealing hidden treasures and representing moving forward into fresh adventures and discoveries—a deep refreshing providing connection to earth, water and sky. At one with, and a part of, creation and the Creator.
I love to paint colourful and textured works, particularly landscapes, both abstract and figurative. I enjoy exploring colour and work mostly with acrylics, watercolour and mixed media.
I facilitate Art Workshops which I love! The aim is to free up the inner artist that I believe is within us all, yet unique to each individual. I also run team building art workshops. The mindfulness involved in focusing on creating art can be a soothing and healing experience; a welcome relief from the pressures and stresses of life in a time where mental health and well-being is being put to the test!
I developed the Visual Art program and tutored the popular Artslife Program at at Georges River Life Care, a centre committed to caring for the local community and providing subsidised art and music lessons to families in need.
I am known as a Prophetic Artist, with most of my inspiration coming during intimate times of worship and encounters with the Holy Spirit. I often carry a portable watercolour set with me to capture beauty that I see as I am out and about.
I paint live at various events, and am part of a creative team at Georges River Life Church, Peakhurst.
I particularly love to paint to music, and often move and dance as I paint!
I mostly paint with acrylics and use gold and silver powder in many of my paintings. I also use resin in my art and make multimedia works along with original resin pendants.
A trip to Japan has also influenced my art, with snowy tree lined landscapes from Hakuba emerging recently.
In addition, I restore broken ceramics with a modern technique akin to Kintsugi, the ancient Japanese art of restoring broken pottery with seams of gold or silver. As the adage goes, as in art and life ‘more beautiful for having been broken.’ I often also paint on the Kintsugi theme, with a hope for restoration and healing from trauma, acknowledging the broken parts and accentuating and beautifying the imperfections in an object, be it ceramic, in an image in a painting, or in the image of human life. I often paint a child repaired with gold. I title her ‘Kintsugi Doll’. She represents inner healing.
My public exhibition in 2018 titled ‘Kintsugi: All the King’s Horses’ explores this theme.
In my Art'n'Tea workshops, I love to promote the notion and belief that one cannot get art 'wrong'. I believe this frees up the individial immensely to create without the pressure of performance.