Dalmation

Entry in body art award. Depicitng the charm and wit of the dalmation. the model was handed a dalmation umbrella, a red hat....and then a real dalamtion.....

Chance encounter - Meaningful experience

Triptech that demonstrates how it is to perceive you are alone..as in the 2 outside canvases....and a chance encounter that can change all that in an instant ....as in the centre canvas seeing the mirro image ...coming face to face with self and other.

Handling the shadow of doubt

The cast hands are illuminated from above casting a shadow on the floor below, depicting the shadow of doubt. Perceived as a juggling process and a somewhat eternal process .... the juggling just goes on and on....Until it is overcome or one can become present it continues to present its challenge...

Equanimity ...yeah rght

This tryptec displays the artists journey to right herself after a series of losses. The first canvas portraying a tumultuous period being tossed on her head and with shadowy figures of the past hanging on. The second canvas she has righted herself but experiencing an inflated sense of self...hence the larger head. The third canvas displays a settling with an experience of a level of equanimity. The cast face overlaid on the head symbolises enlightenment .

Come from nothing

A collaborative work with a lady who had tongue cancer. Her wish was to make some art and the piece just evolved with each session layering, adding context and just exploring where we each were guided. Combinations of paint and layered felted fabric wove a mellee of colour and texture reflecting a vibrancy not always evident in her life. Demartini says " there is only love and love is made up of challenge and support"...if we are present we will see both side by side.

Indigenous inspiration

I have studied aboriginal culture and love the lack of written languaging. Expression is through dance and storytelling. My entry in one of the NZ body art awards combining canvas and skin as canvas to portray an art form and inherent beauty.

A firm resolution

This piece was also personal, depicting my resolve to find a way to express my creative and compassionate self and serve humanity.

be the wind beneath their wings

This piece was used to close a keynote address at a womens conference. The model came from the back of the room and slowly revealed her naked form and then danced to the song " You are the wind beneath my wings". The intention being to combine beauty and poignant moment for memorability and to stir people to action. 10 years on i am remembered for this piece of human art.

Finding your voice

This piece depicts the journey of a woman who was slowly losing her voice. Deaf since the age of 6 she had managed well to this point. The piece allowed the woman to explore all facets of her sensory life and lead us back to the throat chakra and vulnerability. Here I discovered rare beauty and the 20 layers of paint reveal the depth and layers of the trail and trials of life.