Creative practices of a textile artist from Queensland, Australia. Now living in Somerset, England.
Tag Archives: photography
Views from the door
Photographing my travels around Europe, views from the inside of the house looking out. Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Photography, Travelling
Tagged boondocking, campervan, nature, photography, Portugal, Spain, Travel, travelling artist, UK, van life, wildcamping
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Vintage Erotica
Unusual ladies of vintage photography. Strange, out-of-context pictures from vintage erotica magazines. Continue reading
Posted in Paper, Photography, Research, Vintage Books
Tagged gender divide, paper, photography, sexual segregation, technology, vintage books, vintage clothing, vintage erotica
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Artist photos, professionally photographed artwork pt. 3 – Fairy-ring 1, 2 & 3
Fairy-ring series image compilation I have previously posted other compilations of my professionally photographed works, and this next one is about a series of works I completed over 2010-2012, the Fairy-ring series. If you’re interested in the ‘hows’ behind the … Continue reading
Posted in Crochet & Knitting, Exhibitions, Photography, Textiles, Toowoomba
Tagged artist perspective, crochet, photography, Queensland, textiles, Toowoomba
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Kelly-Marie and Matthew Collins performing in Brief Encounters (Toowoomba)
Our Brief Encounters Toowoomba performance, August 2013 So, it has obviously been awhile since this film was created, but since all of the travelling, I have not been able to post it until now. I have written about this collaboration … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Crochet & Knitting, Exhibitions, Experiments, Film, Photography, Review, Textiles, Toowoomba
Tagged artist perspective, brief encounters, collaboration, crochet, Empire Theatre, exhibitions, experimentation, films, handmade, photography, professional, promotional, technology, textile design, Toowoomba
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The magic of make up
The magic of make up during Brief Encounters Toowoomba I forgot to post this from awhile ago. For Brief Encounters, I did some amateur elaborate makeup. Namely, false eyelashes. It was somewhat of a transformation. Here is the before/after photo: … Continue reading
Snapped: Why I’m Wearing This contribution for ABC Open
Snapped: Why I’m Wearing This Vintage Green Dress ABC Open is asking for contributions for the series Snapped: Why I’m Wearing This. It was so difficult to choose any one particular thing; I went with a dress that is now … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Photography, theGRID, Toowoomba, Workshops
Tagged artist perspective, crafternoons, crochet, photography, professional, promotional, Queensland, theGRID hybrid arts collective, Toowoomba, Vintage, vintage books, wearable arts
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Kelly-Marie McEwan and Matt Collins, Brief Encounters Empire Theatre Toowoomba
Kelly-Marie McEwan and Matt Collins in Brief Encounters This is another in my series about the Brief Encounters performance that was at the Empire Theatre on Saturday, 24th August. Photos by Rory Adams. You can find the rest of the … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Collaboration, Crochet & Knitting, Exhibitions, Experiments, Photography, Queensland, Textiles, Toowoomba
Tagged brief encounters, collaboration, crochet, Empire Theatre, exhibitions, experimentation, photography, sculpture, sewing, textile design, textiles, Toowoomba, wearable arts
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Drawing; new ideas, works in progress.
Drawing, new ideas and works in progress. Drawing of late. It’s an absorbing process to participate in, and I can feel a mental “dusting off” of skills that were in long-term storage in my brain. I have also been posting … Continue reading
Posted in Experiments, Paper, Works in progress
Tagged artist perspective, collage, drawing, drawing women, experimentation, fur and leather, handmade, ink, Instagram, ladies, paper, pastels, pencil, photography, screenshot, social media, women in art
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Artist photos – professionally taken artwork gallery part two
Artist photos from further back in the past – 2009-2011. University assessment pieces, as well as my first year practicing outside the tertiary system. Stained slip silouette wall painting, 2009 I would like to thank every photographer that has recorded … Continue reading
Posted in Crochet & Knitting, Exhibitions, Photography, Toowoomba
Tagged crochet, exhibitions, experimentation, photography, professional, sculpture, technology, textiles, USQ
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Artist images – professionally taken artwork photo gallery
Artist images I have had taken. Not many words today. These are beautiful. Thanks to the USQ Photography team for their amazing images over the last few years, as well as Nerida Tupas.
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