This work shows examples from recent exhibitions based on my experiences on an expedition in 2015 to the Sub Antarctic islands (Auckland Islands, Campbell Islands and The Snares) and illustrations for the poem THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, which I have been illustrating for some years. I have been passionately obsessed with this poem for many years because of its visual metaphors, adventure and extravagance. I am illustrating it as an adult picture book.
My work is largely narrative using symbols such as fish and birds and boats to convey the stories. I live and work on a small island in a waterway north of Sydney and feel very connected to the the sea, both above and below. Where I live it is crucial to our safety and well being to pay attention to it, and so, it has become an integral part of my work.
“The Fledgling”
“I, THE ALBATROSS”
“Firefly Squid”
“Ghost Ship”
“Mariner project 1”
“Currents of Memory”
“ANCIENT MARINER 1”
“Ancient Mariner 2”
“Long Way Home”
“Scotland”
“Snow Drift”
“Storm”
“Into Winter”
“Fishing”
“The Memory of Fish”
“Music For the Birds”
