Past Activities

Thorpdale Market

display of craft works
display of prints and craft

The Thorpdale Hall Market in Johnstone St host a market event on the first Sunday, every 2 months. For 2026 the first one is Sunday 1 Feb from 10 - 2. See me there inside the hall amongst many other Gippsland makers.

Finer Things

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image with gum leaf shapes
circle with colour and botanical image
diamond shape covered with colour wash
image with a square and rectangle overlapping

Group exhibition at East Gippsland Art Gallery, Bairnsdale, Vic. A curated show of small-scale artworks featuring pieces by prominent Gippsland artists.

Affordable Arc Fair

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poster with text and images
display of prints on wall
another angle of display

Affordable artworks for purchase at arc Yinnar in the lead up to Christmas. A large group of artists and artisans will be represented in the exhibition and on the fair day, 7 Dec. Arc's open hours are Thursday - Sunday 12-4pm.

Save the Date! Open Studios Latrobe

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images on poster
text of rows and columns
text with heading and dates

My studio is no. 19 on the touring map, you can pick up a paper map from any participating studio/gallery along with your $5 ticket for the whole weekend. Start at any destination and wind your way through an enjoyable art experience. 

Gathering Time and Place

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text over an image
text and images

Four printmakers share their responses to regional landscapes and their use of natural materials: Kate Gorringe-Smith, Jenny Peterson, Bronwyn Rees and Helen Timbury.

Verdant Drift exhibition

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bluish image with botanicals
circle in background, botanics and painterly colours
semi circular colour with plant images

Little Oberon Cafe, Fish Creek. Extended now ... exhibition runs till 21 October. A curated selection of prints on paper from the artist's studio, from the last few years. All works are framed and for sale, using botanical images layered over textured grounds. 

The BIG Print Show

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octagon shape with smokey red and grey colours
circular shape with a blue chevron inside

Firestation Print Studio members exhibition, The BIG Print Show will coincide with Open House Melbourne on Saturday 26 July. Address: 2 Willis St, Armadale. My two prints STOP and Slow Sky in this show both measure 60 x 60cm image and 80 x 70cm sheet size.

Fragile Forest, Refugium

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

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.

Creative Harvest 2025

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flyer for creative harvest
image of artist with a customer
plant specimens
 prints from plants

I will be one the Creatives on site during the Creative Harvest Festival of edible gardens. With my little etching press I will be demonstrating 'nature printing' onto paper. I directly use botanical samples to create impressions of the plant, great detail can be achieved with ink and paper.

Summer Art Market in Melbourne

poster with images and text
images of plants and a feather
images of plants
glass domes with plant images
pendants made with prints

I'm excited to be part of this event at the Firestation Print Studio in Armadale, Victoria, near High street. I will have a stall with lots of goodies and a large selection of prints. Pop in and say hello!

This weekend! Open Studios Latrobe

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label

My printmaking studio in Boolarra will be one of many featured around Latrobe Valley on this October weekend. Please see the information HERE

Verdant Gaze

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pair of images joined

Verdant Gaze, works on paper by Jenny Peterson and Helen Timbury. Two Gippsland printmakers come together to celebrate their individual visions of the natural world. Atticus Bookshop Gallery, 34 Main St, Foster, VIC. 3960. Ph: 5611 7983.

Michael Beazer Works on Paper Award

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semi-circle with botanical images along the top

Terre, Pinus is the winning entry for the inaugural Michael Beazer Works on Paper Award in Bairnsdale, 2024. The hosting gallery the East Gippsland Art Gallery, has acquired the work for their permanent collection.

Nature and Nurture

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formatted circular images with text

A Group exhibition at Gallery arc with Marita Anderson, Dijanne Cevaal, Cheryl Cook and myself. Around the theme of 'nature and nurture' - we are showing various interpretations on paper, fabric and fibre. Opening Event on Sat 10 August 2 - 4pm.

Yarragon Craft and Produce Market

bookmarks and greeting cards
display of craft works

I will be at the Yarragon Market soon with a table full of my prints, greeting cards, paperweights, pendants and more!! Pop in and say hello - I'll be inside at the Yarragon Hall. Open hours are 9 - 1 on the 27 of July.

News

My next market stall with the Meeniyan Makers Market, in the Meeniyan Town Hall is on April 4, Easter Saturday 10 - 2. This will be the second event of this curated market held four times per year, one for each season. More info at their Instagram page @meeniyanmakersmarket