Australian Print Workshop Residency Award
WHAT A RELIEF.
The phrase ‘chook scratches’ sometimes refers to ‘untidy, organic marks’. What a Relief is a humorous response to three years of printmaking studies. I have created layered photographic etchings using images from my family farm, that I have paired with aquatints, relief roll-ups and chine collé. Chook scratches represent repetitive daily movements which I feel align with the nuances and processes of printmaking. Like the chooks, I tell my stories through abstract mark making, a continuous and constantly evolving process.
My practice unites place and the process of print-making, through which I connect to rural environments and broader collaborative settings. I forge this connection through engagement with explorations of time, duration, materials, and iterative processes.
