When updating this blog today I realised that I had not mentioned the Celtic Wildflowers collection. It was designed at the request of Sutherland Shire Council Cultural Planning and Events Unit, for their Heritage Festival - Parc Menai Celtic Festival 7-9th March, 2003. The 'brief' was to provide 'Celtic' artwork using wildflowers from Scotland, Ireland,... Continue Reading →
Stunning Firewheel Tree
Well I must say that this years flowering of my Firewheel Tree - stenocarpus sinuatus - is absolutely stunning. I planted this tree when we moved into our house about 21 years ago and although I have had an ever increasing amount of flowers, this years display is beyond anything previous. Maybe it is the... Continue Reading →
Developing your own voice as an artist… my personal journey…
I grew up in Sydney surrounded by the Australian bush - the Royal National Park and those amazing displays of the sandstone Australian flora that Sydney seems to be steeped in. Even the buildings in Sydney reflect the legacy of all this sandstone. I loved the bush - disappearing either by myself or with others... Continue Reading →
Attempting WA in my garden – Hakea multilineata
In my garden I grow indigenous species from this region but I also grow - or perhaps I should say 'attempt to grow' - species form other regions. Some plants are more successful than others - but often I manage to get a season or two and some photographs I can use in my work... Continue Reading →
