Blue Carpet

This work is from a series I made from linen and wool. I like to explore the qualities of different materials. After experimenting in using wool in my work, I began sewing dense, long rows of stitches onto the linen surface and then cutting down the middle of them, which formed rows of thick carpet lines. On viewing the work from a distance it looked like a painting, the different shades of blue resembling brush strokes and splotches of paint. A love of rich textures and vivid colours is a common theme in my work.

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I explore the qualities of the materials I use and emphasise those qualities in my work, which is usually wall based and relates to painting. I often experiment with alternative materials like wool, satin and Perspex. A love of strong colour and rich textures informs my work.
My work is always abstract and relates to Abstract Expressionism and Geometric Abstraction.
There is a feminist component in my work: instead of the hard edges and large scale aspects of Modernist paintings I make small scale, intimate works, using materials associated with traditional 'feminine' arts and crafts, subverting the imposing and 'masculine' elements of the male-dominated tradition of Modernism.
Having completed an Arts Degree at Griffith University I then commenced a Visual Arts Degree at Sydney College of the Arts in 1997 and specialized in painting. Since completing my degrees, I have exhibited extensively in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Several of my artworks have been purchased by Artbank, Deutscher Menzies and private collectors.