I am a Tasmanian
Artist and Bookbinder, with a deep-seated love for all things
weird and wonderful.
The act of creation is a magical one, and something I fill
my days with in its many forms.... a way of expressing myself,
of externalising the way I see things in my mind.
Stories are much more than just words, they are clues and
signposts.... and painting the stories connects me to them.
My other love is bookbinding. And although it's a somewhat
"lost art", it is making a comeback... and I am
incredibly thankful to be one of the people bringing the
art back into the light.
There is something very special about creating something
into which someone will spill their thoughts, dreams, hopes
and losses. That, for me, will never loose it's magic.
There is one quote that I stumbled upon years ago and has
stuck with me. It goes:
"Artists create dreams for those who are awake"
That, I feel, is my role as an artist. To remind you of
the dreams you lost, to help you look closer at the smaller
things, to help you recapture that sense of magic that faded
as you "grew up".
My only hope is that I have succeeded in that.
