Junction Festival roundup

September 4, 2011

Last week we headed down to Launceston for the Junction Arts Festival. This was the second year for Junction, which was a smaller festival than the huge inaugural one. Next year will again be a big one, according to the festival director Ian Pidd. I was fascinated to go to an arts festival that had [...]

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Freeplay – game on!

August 29, 2011

I attended Freeplay http://www.freeplay.net.au , the Australian independent games festival, on the weekend. It was great to see so many game developers come together in one place to talk about their industry. Freeplay is fairly focused on computer/ video game design, but there are a number of other types of games covered as well (such [...]

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New commission work

June 27, 2011

I was commissioned a few months ago by Southern Health/ Monash Medical Centre to make a work for their new mental health units. I had just seen an exhibition of Mirka Mora’s work, including her dolls, and I was really inspired by her work. So for the commission, I created this work, Elevenses, which recalls [...]

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The tale of the artist and the NGV

June 4, 2011

I’ve got some very exciting news. If you follow me on Twitter, you might already know it… But for those who don’t, my work is now being held in the National Gallery of Victoria archives! How awesome is that! Let me tell you a story… The NGV recently celebrated it’s 150th birthday. In the lead [...]

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Barking Spider Visual Theatre

May 29, 2011

I’ve been working with Barking Spider Visual Theatre on a creative development of their new show, Talking Head. It’s based on an original fairy tale they’ve written. The creative development process was really interesting. We were installed in a room at the North Melbourne Town Hall for 2 weeks. Jason Lehane, one of the Barking [...]

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Working at a gallery

May 18, 2011

This week I’m working at Heide Museum of Modern Art in Melbourne. I’m running workshops for kids, examining, interacting and reacting to the sculpture garden around Heide. It’s incredible to introduce kids to sculpture. Most of the workshops are with 3 and 4 year olds. Their energy and enthusiasm (most of the time) is incredible. [...]

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updates updates updates

May 15, 2011

It’s a cold and drizzly day here today, so it’s the perfect day to stay inside and work on the site! I’ve just finished my Museums and Institutions page, showing the work I’ve done previously with such organizations and what I can offer them. Do pop over and have a look! The link is in [...]

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Phew!

May 9, 2011

Still working on the site, don’t mind the banner, it’s a placeholder until I can make a pretty one, but I’ve just finished the Galleries page and I wanted to tell you about it. It’s all the exhibitions I’ve curated, as well as some detail and photos. Come check it out. So galleries, it’s all [...]

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