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I was so excited to be a finalist in this exhibition. An update has been posted here on blackfisharts Art Gallery with a link to see the whole exhibition and this work in situ.  artist statement here.

  My Backyard Series - small cloth wall hangings - just putting them up in the shop - various cloth, plain and patterned, stitched collage style using my own freeform stitching, kantha and other.  Various cotton, wool, gauze, found repurposed cloth, cotton, silk and wool thread.  Details and blog posts here . available online

i am excited to be planning a trip to visit my lovely daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren which has prompted me to look at the foundart series i created first in 2007 .... 10 years ago. The theory began like this - create small business card sized artworks before going on an overseas trip.  Put a label on the back inviting the founder of a small artwork to comment on a dedicated blog.  Each piece is 'lost' (placed) somewhere in the world for someone in the world to find. See the wonderful comments that came in from finders of the art from the foundart series in Switzerland, Junction Festival Launceston, Italy and other. 2026-7 Spain - NOW ...what to call this series .... any ideas ? A dedicated site for each card was created here where the finder can comment.   do check out the great comments - i have pulled them all together here. A history HERE of the original idea prior to creating the dedicated site above. WHAT AI said when asked if my foundart series is the ...

botanical collage grab bag available online Alongside my larger exhibition canvases, my daily studio practice is an ongoing exploration of tactile layers, paper, and small-scale forms. I am thrilled to announce that a fresh collection of small works, original monoprints, and curated artist paper bundles has just been listed on my online shelves. 🌿 New Release: Premium Flora Photography Packs A hand-curated collection of 12 separate A4 sheets featuring my original, award-winning garden photography. Commercial laser printed on heavyweight 200gsm smudge-proof paper, these are built specifically to handle wet mixed-media layers, heavy gluing, and acrylic washes. 🌟 Featured Release: "Parshe" Fine Art Print This A4 piece is a strictly limited edition of just 13 prints, reproducing an original analogue collage featured in my recent solo exhibitions at Devonport Gallery and in Hobart. Each is hand-signed and numbered. All small works and paper bundles include complimentary tracked ...

I have opened an online shop for small original artworks, limited edition prints and collage packs of monoprint elements, vintage papers, text etc. check it out . blackfisharts   has been refreshed - its got a cleaner feel to it and is less  confusing i think. did you know i write poetry ? you will find my poetry online - it is mostly my published pieces and is under construction, slowly.  Regent Park has also got a new look ... this is where i blog about an artist lifestyle in country Tasmania.  We live with cats, a dairy cow in retirement, ducks, turbo chooks, wallabies, possums, a tiger snake and other wildlife.  Surrounded by a forest of gum trees and wattles interspersed around paddocks and a hill to climb there is a creek that flows through the acreage, home to platypus, blackfish, a variety of so many birds and an eel.  our youtube channel covers everything and anything - find the playlists to watch studio works, country living in Tasmania, animal...

I have just moved to an online shop and have added these papers to my collage stash packs.  They have proven to be very popular in the past - original, one of a kind painted papers, monoprint fragments, text pages and acid-free tissue prints. As opposed to my general grab bag collage packs, this particular pack is one of a kind and what you see is what you get. (details below) available online more images and details here This is a single, one-of-a-kind studio collage pack containing 41 individual main pieces plus a bonus scrap bag, carefully curated from my daily art practice in Tasmania. Unlike my other mystery bundles, this listing is for the exact set photographed—each sheet has been laid out in groupings so you can see every texture, mark, and colour included. What’s Included in This Collection: Main Paper Stack (41 Pieces): - A5 & accent Sizes Mostly A5 size (approx. 14.8 x 21 cm / 5.8 x 8.3 inches), along with varied torn and cropped accent sizes. Bonus #1 standout Focal...

it was an interesting artist talk organised by curator Allison Campbell with local artists Michael Muruste, David Hawley and Jaclyn Poke.   Titled " Strange Faith "  t he exhibition space is filled with large abstract works of Michael and David with Jaclyn's work filling a section of the gallery.   Although subject matter of both abstract artists is not of concern, the Curatorial Statement, in part, speaks to the process that unites both. "Both approach painting as an act of discovery, allowing gesture, repetition and instinctive mark-making to become a language through which thought is made visible. Their works emerge not from fixed compositions, but through an unfolding dialogue between intuition, memory and material." The Curatorial Statement continues to describe their ways of working with two thoughts that caught my attention. "Together, they demonstrate that abstraction is not an escape from reality but another way of encountering it" and  "...

  monoprinting continues using a glass plate and/or geli plate exploring colour and pattern combinations.  

Monoprints underway using the gel plate and a plastic sheet. prints on glass or plastic sheet posted here and here .  

a few drawings (below) during my #getaway #artretreat at Winnaleah with Artable as per my previous post . I enjoy a walk through the landscape, taking photos, making small drawings and collecting a stone or shell to take back to the studio. It is in the studio where i am better able to access how it felt on that walk, the heat/cold, the sounds, the smells, wind waves, flora etc.   To access the memory as a whole as opposed to bit by bit on the walk, each sensory input building on the other.  drawings plein air, some paintings started outside and finished in the studio. Bay of Fires, The Blue Lake, a river on a farm property and beach walks.

i enjoy a #getaway now and again ... a break from the studio and daily household /garden activities, no cooking! (unless its a boiled egg). Just back from a week of #artretreat, as #getaway, with contemporary artist Tim Allen . Love his work and i found him to be most generous in working with each individual to achieve what they were aiming for, one-on-one - over 5 days.  This is my second time with Artable at Winnaleah in Tasmania.  Gillian , Steve and all the staff always do a fabulous job at making everyone feel comfortable and united providing great food, art discussion and comaraderie. This group of girls was particularly fabulous - so warm, kind, all inclusive with interesting, intelligent conversations.  i enjoyed it immensely.  a post here on the drawings and studio work  I was lucky enough to be next on the wait list so i got the "Barn" along with a lovely housemate for the week.  We felt so fortunate to 'get' the Barn which was lights, airy, w...