Uncommon Thread - Selected Works
30th July to 21st August, 2016
Linton and Kay Galleries, Subiaco WA
In 2015 I travelled to Japan for a residency with Awagami, a washi paper mill set in a remote village on Shikoku Island. For six weeks I learned how to make different types of washi paper and many traditional Japanese techniques associated with it. I soaked up the landscape of forested mountains punctuated by rivers and temples, and studied the art, spirituality and culture of the people.
'Living Water'
Indigo dye and silk thread on canvas- 100cm x 100cm
'Fragments'
Indigo dye and silk thread on embossed, handmade washi paper- 43cm x 31cm
With contemporary use of traditional Japanese techniques I have created a new body of work that reflects upon nature and spirituality linked with place. This exhibition is informed by my interest and research into Japanese Buddhist and Shinto philosophies, my time in Japan and its cultural links with my hometown of Broome.
'Creation Theory'
Indigo dye & silk thread on handmade washi paper - 65cm x 49cm
'Flow'
Indigo dye on hand made washi paper - 43cm x 31cm
'The Sacred Nature of Trees II'
Indigo dye and silk thread on canvas - 100cm x 100cm
'Mapping the Journey'
Indigo dye & silk thread on handmade washi paper - 43cm x 31cm
'The Sacred Nature of Trees II'
Indigo dye and silk thread on canvas- 100cm x 100cm
'Sutra over the Bay'
Indigo dye & silk thread on handmade washi paper - 43cm x 31cm