A Few Birds and Plants

Could weeds be considered the last, the least, the lost, the lonely, the broken and the rejected? They may well be but Elle Anderson’s Second Glance shows us that which is mostly overlooked, ignored, considered inferior or useless, an unwelcome intrusion and used - is in fact beautiful. And more.

"To give the mundane its beautiful due" (John Updike) an exhibition by Bob Negryn I was lucky enough to see while I was in Holland. It is an exhibition that challenges our ideals of beauty and

"Thinking is finding a way to achieve a goal that cannot be attained by an obvious action. We want to accomplish something but do not know how, so before we can act we must think.  (pg 31)There is no

how to fly a horse - The Secret History of Creation, Invention and Discovery by Kevin Ashton.This book was recommended by a friend and it certainly has not disappointed.It is a book filled with

My current work explorations are a continuation from my seeing me not series. These plants and how our vision of them is blurred and filled withjudgementsuntitled (at this stage)  - digital print

Working towards 2016 is gathering pace with 2 shows confirmed now:6-23 February 2016 at Depot Artspace, Devonport Auckland. This is a group show with Justine Giles, Alex Mickell and Riley Claxton.8

Life after finishing my masters in fine arts has been anything but settled. I had high hopes to continue my in-depth research, but many aspects of life have taken over and so far the reading has only

This is the final body of work for my Masters titled Seeing Me Not: Crimson Grace Digital print on Ilford gold cotton smooth 330gm. 600x880mm. 2015Sentinel Digital print on Ilford gold cotton smooth

Excerpt from Seeing Me Not catalogue essay:“This business of seeing is a strange phenomenon. Most of us feel, that the higher up we climb the more we can see. As the world becomes a map spread out

Come and share our joy in completing this journey

Reflection on meeting with supervisors in the gallery space last week created some great thinking around my final show. Hanging of 3 large works on the wall was problematic to me still before talking

It is great to come across others who at some stage also fall into the weed world. Couple of weeks ago, James Griffin wrote a piece about them in the canvas magazine.An easy read:

Out of this............. has come this...........

Model time is always a great moment, as this means that decisions are starting to form and it has also been a great break form writing the essay for the catalogue. A bit of hands on stuff again after

First steps for end masters works have started: My glass jar work from the September seminar series will become hanging round bottomed vessels. Research into round bottomed flasks led me into the

While researching - I found this quote that relates to my current explorations:“The most colorful thing in the world is black and white, it contains all colors and at the same time excludes all.”- CA