Seated Talk at Birch Tree Gallery, Dundas Street on Saturday 14th October at 10.00 am.

Please register on Eventbrite. If your circumstances change and you unable to attend we kindly ask to cancel or notify the gallery.

As an artist I am always searching for ways to make a closer connection to the landscape I am aiming to evoke. For some time I have been making my own brushes from things I have foraged on my walks. Made from found materials including driftwood, lichen covered twigs, old bits of boat, beach plastic, fibrous grasses and seaweed, and bound with eco-dyed silks and recycled wools: each brush has its own unique story to tell. These gestural brushes evoke memory of place, whilst their unusual materials create a freshness and spontaneity in their mark making. Recently I have discovered the ancient Japanese art of momigami in which paper is kneaded until it softens and feels like fabric.

During the talk, I will make some brushes, demonstrate their use and then create a momigami fabric piece.