Found Metal

Prints from found objects

My slice, Portland, 43 x 30 x 4cm; found object, drypoint, chine collé, map, drafting film, thread, stamping
Excerpt from an article published in 2006 in Imprint magazine, vol. 41, No. 4, p12, Print Council of Australia. The article describes the Site, Surface and Memory Project funded by Arts Victoria. The resulting exhibition Domestic Collections was presented at Gallery arc in 2007 and Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy in 2008.

Domestic Collections 2006 - 2008

Untitled 2007: 98 x 71cm (paper) Carve Up #1, 2007: 20 x 20cm (image)
I work from a large collection or library of metal pieces which is continually being added to. I collect from opportunity shops, antique shops and junk yards, friends give me their own 'finds'.

Technical notes for printmakers

Rusty wheelbarrow, stage 1 Rusty wheelbarrow, final stage
Any metal put through an etching press should be uniform in overall thickness; reasonably flat (no chain links or zippers) and less than 3mm thick. e.g. Knives and forks from the kitchen vary in thickness and are difficult to flatten.

News

base of tall eucalypt tree in a forest
print with figurative shape and leaves

Fragile Forest, Refugium

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I am one of five artists who have been wandering within and responding to a pristine bush refuge at Darlimurla, South Gippsland during the summer: Marita Anderson, Sari Anderson, Dijanne Cevaal, Cheryl Cook, Jenny Peterson. Prints, drawings, textiles, wood, including film media and sourced materials from the site. On exhibition at Gallery arc Yinnar: Fri 25 April – Sun 25 May, 2025. Opening Event: Sun 4 May at 2 PM. Opening Guest Speaker: Julie Murray, field naturalist and ecologist.