Where the hemispheres meet
2024
My drawing practice is deeply rooted in my sense of place and landscape: it is both an inner exploration of belonging/not belonging and the physical captivation of living between the two countries of Canada and New Zealand.
acrylic ink on washes. 83cm X 83 cm
“ spaces that are constantly shifting and being negotiated”
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The work is inspired by the concept of ‘meeting points’, where the ocean meets the sky, for example, or where sand meets sea, where the Northern Hemisphere meets the Southern Hemisphere. These spaces manifest in the drawings as loose horizon lines where two elements seem to come close together, become places of arrival or departure, and are areas that are constantly shifting and being negotiated.
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I work with acrylic washes that are then overlayed with crafted webs of drawn colour using the simplicity of a bamboo skewer as a drawing tool with acrylic ink. I build rows, layers, almost as if I am knitting, and craft the backwards and forward movement of colours until the drawing resolves itself, and the elements negotiate a harmonious sense of space. From afar they are spacious abstract landscapes, but the viewer is equally drawn in to the details and layering in the work.
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August 28, 2025-September 22,2025. Joint exhibition (current drawings). Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery,
Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver,
950 West 41st AvenueOctober 2, 2025-November 2, 2025. Joint exhibition (current drawings). The Ferry Building Gallery. 1414 Argyle Ave, West Vancouver BC V7T 1C2
Work chosen to be included in Lupine Magazine, Whistler Writing Festival, 2024
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