In the process of my  BA (Fine Art) studies through Curtin University, a Core unit is Web Communications (WEB101).  It is this unit that has provided me with the tools, knowledge, encouragement and determination to conquer the mountain and build this website(!), and a cohesive web presence.

It is here that I have experienced the frustration, exasperation, and sheer exhilaration of that space where art and technology converge.  It is in this space that I have repeatedly had to dig deeper into my personal resources and reserves – in terms of persistence, adaptability, and creativity (thinking outside the box) – and engage in the mind-bending, back-breaking, head-splitting world of Web2.0 and its tools and technologies.  It is in this space that I have spent day after day, and night after night, pressing in towards the goal of learning to create a website that I am therefore able to administer myself – which will enable me to continuously present a current portfolio of my artwork to the world.  It is in this space where I have had to experiment and, by trial and error, combine unfamiliar elements in the hope of initiating some sort of alchemy.  And it is in this space that I have experienced elation and satisfaction and amazement as I witness what begins to unfold – something tangible, beautiful, ephemeral yet timeless… and unspeakably beyond my known capabilities. Read More

My RADF Grant-funded body of work found its way into the world via the “Attention to de tale” exhibition in January.

The aim of every artist is to get the work out into the world, to engage in dialogue with humanity, or express depths or experiences beyond words.  There is none I know that aim, or intend, to merely gather the work in a barn, or on their own walls.  It’s like having an adult child – it’s good and healthy that they have to make their way out into the world, and make a contribution of some sort to society and humanity.

As an artist, I am represented by a number of galleries, which enables my work to continuously be presented to the public – but the solo exhibition offers something very precious in the form of the opportunity to personally connect with viewers, purchasers and collectors of one’s work.  “Attention to de tale” opened doors for the art to be seen by more than 300 people. Read More

Art is for everyone!  This is a short video clip of an unlikely visitor to my exhibition.  He certainly seemed to pay great attention to de tale 🙂 – and what isn’t on record is the generous contribution he left behind for me…