A bird and dilapidated house in a world that has been forgotten.
Cutting glass is not my favourite thing to do – especially with a piece like this. The small stripes are called”stringers”, layed out on a sheet of glass, fired then cut into 2mm strips. The larger piece in the middle has been cut into squares then triangles and placed, some up, some down, within the […]
Acrylic painting on canvas. The feeling of knowing who you are yet losing yourself and getting distracted by darkness
This person caught my eye as they sat in an Auckland cafe. The colours in the background, window reflections and “FEELINGS” on fingers added up to what I thought was a really interesting photograph. I got a big smile and a nod from my subject when I held up my camera for approval to take […]
Abundance of Startled Starlings - 2024
Hundreds of starlings have been landing in the early evening in a willow tree beside our house. I thought I would have some fun photographing them. With my camera set to capture the movement I positioned myself beside the paddock gate. I banged the gate shut and photographed as the abundance of startled starlings took […]
Earth and sea meet the sky - 2024
I feel these 3 pieces of pottery I have thrown and glazed not only represent my developing skills as a potter but also the fun I have experimenting with glaze combinations. The contrast in colours represent a landscape of earth and sea meeting the sky.
Red earth, green shoots (2024) - 2024
I have lived below the Drury foothills for nearly three decades and has been photographing the earthworks occurring on the largest flood-plain in Tamaki Makaurau/Auckland since they began in 2020. Her works inspired by how these man-made and inevitable developments were manifesting in the landscape and attempting to reconcile a residents’ connection with the new […]
Walking in Autumn Rains - 2024
A canvas print of a triple exposure of a fellow club member walking in drizzly rain on a country road surrounded by beautiful Autumn colour
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