Artist Books are a passion of mine - where I can communicate through words and through pictures.
Reconciliation - The Interwoven Vision
Breaking down the Barriers - Celebrating the Differences 2001 inks, boards, assorted papers, threads, fabrics 20 x 20 x 50 cm (closed)& up...
Alphabet Box-Book
1998 cut-paper shapes, gouache and acrylic ink on mat board 7 x 23 cm diam (in box), up to 100 cm diam...
Colour Book
2003 photocopied text on paper, threads, card 15 x 11 x 2 cm This double-sided book contains 12 separate individually-stitched booklets. Each booklet...
Nature's Patchwork
2001 photocopied hand-lettering and images, card 8 x 8 x 5 cm (in box) & up to 20 x 40 cm...
The Brisbane River
2006 hand-lettered text, printed photograph 15 x 7cm (closed) The Brisbane River traverses a sinuous route through the Brisbane area. The shaped lettering...
Flowers of Friendship
2002 hand-lettered cut pages, card, Japanese paper, ribbon 50 x 28 cm The pages of this book contain quotes about friendship and when...
Paper Trail
2004 handmade natural fibre paper, slide mounts 5 x 5 x 9cm Handmade natural-fibre papers are displayed in a meandering book format....
Dilly Bag Dreaming
2002 handmade natural fibre paper, stitched with raffia 11 x 15 x 7cm Before white settlement, the Australian aboriginal people had no written...
The Red Book
2000 decorative papers, card, photographs, ribbons, ink 10 x 11 x 4 cm This little book is a compilation of all things...
Nature in Focus
2004 found objects (plant and animal), slide mounts, tea-dyed paper, chiffon 6cm x 6cm x 6cm (closed) Small pieces of discarded plant and...
Progression
2002 gouache, acrylics, inks on Canson card, mixed media 40 x 32 cm (closed)40 x 60 cm diam (opened) Ten artists from Australia...

When diametrically-opposed people first come into contact (different cultures, different viewpoints) they do not understand the others’ experiences and history, and do not interact. With greater association, each side can recognise superficial differences in the beliefs and lifestyles of the other group. Then differences amongst individual members of the other culture become apparent, causing each culture to appreciate, and even begin to take on board, some aspects of the other’s beliefs/stance. Tolerance and compromise blossom, at both the spiritual and the physical level, leading to full cooperation and recognition. However we must remain aware that differences still exist, and we must not try to smudge everything into an indeterminate grey melting pot.


2003





