I am interested in the wholeness of living not in the individual parts, and as such I believe my arts practice should as much as possible reflect this belief. It was with this in mind that I began my search for media that would reflect my ideals, ones that would not compromise my personal sense of integrity. I continually search for more organic, sustainable media with a low environmental impact. So far the media I have found to use are soy (made myself from dried soya beans) & cow’s (casein) milk paint and earth pigments; a mixture of beeswax, pure gum turpentine and pigment; beeswax and dammar resin used hot as encaustic medium; xanthorrhea resin dissolved in methylated spirits; charcoal; starch resist; and natural dyes for which I collect the raw materials myself. I am looking at ways to use as little in the way of chemical mordants in my dye practice as advocated by artist India Flint who first alerted me to the adverse environmental effects of this area of natural dyeing. I will also eventually replace the earth pigments with reduced natural dyes.
Eventually I hope to produce a body of work that is entirely organic as well as ecologically sustainable, with a low environmental impact and be able to share that knowledge with others.
Eventually I hope to produce a body of work that is entirely organic as well as ecologically sustainable, with a low environmental impact and be able to share that knowledge with others.
Address PO Box 321 Cardwell, Qld, 4849
Phone 0401424751
Email sewnearth@yahoo.com.au
Website www.soewnearth.com
Education:
2000-2004 EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY
BAVA (Textiles)
1997 North Metropolitan College of TAFE
Design 100, Jewellery 100, Printmaking 100, Textiles 100
1993 Albury TAFE
Applied Clothing Design
1991-1992 Albury TAFE
Certificate in Women’s Clothing Assembly
Additional Courses:
2016 Paper & Book Alchemy, Velma Bolyard, Grampians, Vic
2014 Tactile Notebooks, Sandra Blownlee, Goolwa, SA
Tea and Sandwiches, Elizabeth Bunsen, Ballarat, Vic
2012 Making Marks, Dorothy Caldwell, Bunya, QLD
Encaustic, Patricia Baldwin Seggebruch, Blue Mountains, NSW
2011 Plaster Workshop, Judy Wise and Stephanie Lee, online
2010 Idea to Form... Sandy Webster, Geelong, Vic
2009 Palimpsest, Glenys Mann, Launceston, Tas.
2008 Out of The Box, Glen Skein, Bunbury, WA.
Printmaking Cert 3, Great Southern TAFE.
2007 Feltmaking, Louise Snook, Fremantle, WA
2006 East West Eco-Chic, India Flint, Adelaide, SA.
Uthando Doll Project, S. Fremantle, WA.
2005 Creating Fabric with Food, Bridget Waters, Ardross, WA.
Eco-Sustainable Dye Practice, India Flint, Bunbury, WA.
Fragile Objects Earth Coverings, Glenys Mann, Dwellingup
2004 Mudcloth, Judy Dominic, Geelong, Victoria.
Paper Clay, Graham Hay, Menora, WA.
Starch Resist, Leanne Bray, Menora, WA.
Teaching:
2016 Wax and Plaster Books, Old Butter Factory, Denmark, WA
Rag Pages, Old Butter Factory, Denmark WA
Natural Dye Mixed Media, Contextart, Blue Mountains, NSW
Plaster and Wax Books, Contectart, Blue Mountains, NSW
2015 Eco-Dyeing, Burdekin Quilters, Ayr, QLD
Wax and Plaster Books, Elements Studio, Ingham, QLD
Eco-Dyeing, Wrapt Retreat, Yeppoon, QLD
2014 All Natural Mixed Media, Grampians Textures Halls Gap, Vic
All Natural Mixed Media, Stirling Council, WA
All Natural Mixed Media, Open Drawer, Melbourne, Vic
Eco-Dyeing, Open Drawer, Melbourne, Vic
Eco-Dying, Elements Studio, Ingham, QLD
2013 Workshop Wednesday, Soewn Earth Studio, Kentdale WA
Eco – Dyeing, Grampians Textures Halls Gap, Vic
Hot Wax Great Southern, Albany, WA
2012 Eco-Dyeing, Contextart, Blue Mountains, NSW
2011 Eco-Dyeing, OpenDrawer, Melbourne, Vic
Natural Paint, Stitching & Beyond, Kingston, Tas
Eco-Dyeing, Stitching & Beyond, Kingston, Tas
2010 Natural Paint, Tasmanian Basketmakers, Pt Sorrel, Tas
Eco-Dyeing, Tin Shed, Invermay, Tas
2006 -2007 Eco Dyeing, The Meeting Place, Sth Fremantle.
Exhibitions:
2016 Still Life, Beth Hulme Gallery, Nth Fitzroy, Melbourne, VIC
2015 Mission Arts Prize, Mission Beach, QLD, 2 awards
2013 Hot Wax Great Southern, Albany, WA
2012 Vancouver Arts Centennial Art Prize, Albany, WA, award
Brave New Works, Denmark, WA
2011 Natural Earth, Open Drawer, Melbourne, Vic
2009 Tasmanian Basket Makers, Travelling Exhibition, Tas
2008 Brave New Works 15, Denmark Visitors Centre, WA
The Power of Stitch, Mandurah Art Gallery, WA
2006 Fragile Objects Earth Coverings, Mandurah Art Gallery WA
Fragile Objects Earth Coverings, Ararat Regional Gallery, VIC
Fragile Objects Earth Coverings, Mahara Gallery, Kapiti's District
Gallery, Waikanae NZ
2004 Grad Show, Edith Cowan University, WA
get bagged. Edith Cowan University, WA
2003 Stitched and Bound, Western Australian Quilters Association,
Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle WA
2003 Step Outside, Western Australian Fibre and Textiles Association,
Old Bakery on Eighth Gallery, Maylands, WA
2002 .boxed, WAAPA, Spectrum, Highgate, WA
Community Art Exhibition, City Of Joondalup
Gallery
Representation Moombaki, Denmark, WA
Butter Factory, Denmark, WA
Opendrawer, Melbourne Vic
Mission Arts, Mission Beach, QLD
Cardwell Gallery, Cardwell, QLD
Publications: Down Under Textiles, Feb/March 2012 article and images
Down Under Textiles May/June 2012 article and images
Presence, Spiritual Directors International, March 2012, image
Textile Magazine, Issue 108, November 2012, article
Residency:
2013 Vancouver Art Centre, Albany WA
Memberships: NAVA
Flying Arts
TAFTA
