Ryde SWAP Art Prize 2021 - Selected Finalist
Runner Up Open Category
Runner Up Functional Award
Invasive Species
This 'wearable artwork' is a second hand garment sourced from a local Op-Shop which I have botanically printed using only weed plant species foraged from disturbed ground, including Farmers Friends, Caster Oil plant and Broad Leaf privet.
My creative practice is an exploration of locally growing plants, both indigenous species and exotic, using a process known as ‘eco-printing’. I am passionate about sustainability and upcycling second hand clothing which I then ecoprint and dye using natural plant dye and organic indigo to create unique, one-off wearable art. There is no waste and all used plant materials and water used in the process is recycled in my garden and the compost (except weed seeds). Upcycling clothing diverts it from landfill and clothes the most invasive species of all - Humankind!
This 'wearable artwork' is a second hand garment sourced from a local Op-Shop which I have botanically printed using only weed plant species foraged from disturbed ground, including Farmers Friends, Caster Oil plant and Broad Leaf privet.
My creative practice is an exploration of locally growing plants, both indigenous species and exotic, using a process known as ‘eco-printing’. I am passionate about sustainability and upcycling second hand clothing which I then ecoprint and dye using natural plant dye and organic indigo to create unique, one-off wearable art. There is no waste and all used plant materials and water used in the process is recycled in my garden and the compost (except weed seeds). Upcycling clothing diverts it from landfill and clothes the most invasive species of all - Humankind!
Greenway Art Prize 2021 - Selected Finalist
Inner WorldsLockdown creative project using scraps of eco printed fabrics, plant dyed thread and old beads from broken necklaces. Imagined landscapes and waterscapes emerged, remembering the local environment and our place in it. SOLD
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River ReflectionsLiving near the Cooks River and regularly walk from the bridge and along the path next to the river. I was inspired by the local vegetation and the colours and movement of the river in creating this coil basket sculpture. I used natural plant dyes as well as indigo, to colour the raffia and the scrap textile materials as well as incorporating plant material from my garden and Casuarina leaves. The mirror reflects the base of the work as well as people looking at the work and creates interaction of people and the environment.
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Greenway Art Prize 2020 Selected Finalist
River Walk, 2020. Eco print on Wool Blanket. SOLD
