Grounding
I am a potpourri of Ballardong, Czech, British and Welsh. I was born off Country in Darwin. My father was a Czech refugee who became a rock art anthropologist. I was given the kinship totem of white cockatoo by my Aboriginal grand daddy, Nipper Kabirriki. See a bio of Nipper here
I have also been given the echidna totem by my Whadjuck Elder, Marie Taylor.
Bachelor of Visual Arts (honours) Canberra School of Art, Australian National University.
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That Christmas
My Cyclone Tracy experience was featured on the ABC Australia That Christmas Program. It can be viewed on Youtube here
It was an amazing experience. The producer Tracey Spring worked with me very sensitively over three months. This was all during our various COVID lockdowns. An article she wrote about the filming is here. It features a major mishap on the first day of filming.
Three artworks that I created to depict the experience were featured in the program. Two of which I created while being filmed.
The first photograph is from the inside of our lounge/dining area. The second shows the completely removed room that we had initially been sheltering in.
Print in the NGA
This print is housed in the National Gallery of Australia (NGA). It is titled ‘Before Sleep’. The signature is my former married name. I partially etched the plate whilst sitting on my bed with the plate on my lap. It wasn’t until I was on my Ballardong Country I saw that the earth there is the same colour as this print. You can visit the NGA entry here
