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Ink at the Bluies [workshop]

Apr 5, 2018
1 min

Ink at the Bluies [workshop]

This is the very last 3 hours ink workshop hold at the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre on the long weekend of Easter. Surrounded by the best view of the National Park, we explored wet on dry and wet on wet techniques, ways of creating marks, how to apply gold leaf and use white ink with pen and brush. I am always fascinated by the different paintings coming out of my workshops. From abstract to mark making or landscape paintings, there's always so many surprises and unexpect

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Microcosm: night sky trapped in a rock [painting]

Jan 5, 2018
2 min

Microcosm: night sky trapped in a rock [painting]

Microcosm was not going to make the cut. I found a river rock with a night sky trapped in it and, inspired by my recent readings about Chinese calligraphers, I wanted to show how a macroscopic element can represent something as vast as a night sky. That is how much I knew about the final 'look' of my painting before getting my brushes out. I painted the mineral sky ... going back on it a few times, without success. It was there, floating in the white of the watercolour paper,

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What do Finns get to do in East Gippsland?

Dec 22, 2017
2 min

What do Finns get to do in East Gippsland?

A few weeks ago, I talked to Maureen Shepherd from Fairfield Finns, known by all craft and wool enthusiasts as the unmissable Bullengarook's finn sheep farm in Victoria. These small sheep, originally from Finland, make some luscious wool. In your hands, it feels like a white cloud on a breezy day. Maureen generously supports my project Calling for Rain. She has given some free wool for the East Gippsland's community workshops that I will be running in March next year... and w

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ART + Terra Australis = inspiration

Dec 15, 2017
2 min

ART + Terra Australis = inspiration

(English version down below) Enfin un poste écrit en Français! J'écris toujours dans la langue de la reine mère, en oubliant complètement, que parler anglais dan un contexte francophone, cela ne va pas toujours de soi. Cela fera bientôt neuf ans que je vis en Australie, le temps passe en alternance : j'ai toujours cette impression d'être arrivée hier et simultanément, je me sens de plus en plus Australienne. Malgré ces élipses temporelles, la richesse de ce pays ne cesse de m

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Social experiment # 3: art treasure hunting

Apr 29, 2017
1 min

Social experiment # 3: art treasure hunting

A few weeks have passed since my last social experiment. I have learned a lot about social media since, but I am still lingering over one more question. Can somehow virtual become reality? Yes I know, I can get quite deep, but think about it: we spend an average of 4 hours a week on social media. Our main addiction: Facebook. It is from far the most popular platform as this Californian corporation has reached over 1.86 billion users last December. 1.86 billion users spending

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A thread of Hope

Mar 16, 2017
1 min

A thread of Hope

Last September, in partnership with the Black Dog Institute of Sydney, I co-curated a group show that re-imagined the institute's research data from their project "Keep the Body In Mind". With 20 creative pluri-disciplinary projects, the exhibition aimed at promoting mental health and celebrating patients, away from demeaning clichés. Using the textile installation I had created then, I tried to give life and breath to it. I posted last month, a short video experimentation ab

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