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I live in rural Tasmania - surrounded by a striking landscape that fills me with inspiration. My studio sits up high, surrounded by fields, overlooking the Huon River and the Wilderness beyond. I live there with animals of all types, both domestic and wild. I am especially influenced by my horses, and the many ravens and black cockatoos that fly through. I see my work as a communication with their story and spirit.
At its root, my work stands in contrast to ideologies that place (some) animals as objects to be dominated. Instead, I align myself with artistic and storytelling traditions that assign symbolic meaning and significance to certain animals (while recognizing that meanings and significance differ from culture to culture, religion to religion, and over time as well). In these traditions animals are often imbued with the power to guide, heal and improve our lives.
I am also influenced by fairy tales and folkloric traditions.