About

I am a Sydney based artist born and raised in NSW.  I had a fascinating upbringing with an English Irish father, a professor of physics and a hippie mother of Chinese, Dutch and Indian heritage where in the home science and spiritual consciousness coalesced.

My father at times brought home scientific equipment teaching me how to observe things, to discover through experimentation and most of all to question.  I have memories when two large steel spheres appeared at home, a static electricity machine that made my long hair stand up on end.  On another day a pair of my jeans were dampened then placed in liquid nitrogen and smashed into shards.  My mother could be heard playing songs like John Lennon’s ‘Give peace a chance’ and had a love for sandalwood incense.  This interlaced life led to an element of acceptance of everything, but also questioning.  I continue to try and understand our existence through observation and research.

Working in the corporate world taught me how to negotiate relationships and be organised, but it raised questions of what was important.  It was challenging for my free spirit that desired creativity, so I undertook part-time art courses and weekend workshops whilst working, eventually commencing a Bachelor of Fine Art at the National Art School, Darlinghurst, NSW as a full-time mature age student in 2024. I majored in painting with an emphasis on drawing that continues to be part of and supports my practice. I regularly attend evening sketch club at The Royal Art Society of New South Wales, Lavender Bay.

I use charcoal, ink, oil, acrylic paint, encaustic wax and discarded materials with a preference for using rags or my fingers as my painting tools instead of brushes as this gives me a freedom of expression.

My studio is located at Flow Studios 88, 57 Denison Street, Camperdown, NSW.