Swiss rolling in the deep

Hello! I hope you're keeping well. Here's a new ceramic sculpture that's particularly nostalgic for me, of a jam swiss roll.

Jam Swiss Roll

32cm x 9cm x 6.5cm, acrylic on ceramic. 2021.

This piece is included in an upcoming group show at Counihan Gallery in Brunswick, open from this Friday until July 18th.

The exhibition is all about the ritual, celebration and sharing of food. It features the work of myself alongside artists Samanta Bakker, Eddy Carroll, Jessie DiBlasi, Stephanie Dix, Robert Gale, Alasdair Mackinnon, Lucy Roleff, Chloe Smith and Pauline Tran.

For more info please visit the gallery website by clicking here.

Here's another new ceramic sculpture I have in the show, titled Raspberry Jam. This piece, along with my others in the show, explore some of our comforts and our coping mechanisms.  

Raspberry Jam 
12cm x 9cm x 9cm, acrylic on ceramic, 2021

In other exciting news, I'm currently in the process of moving studios and so I've added a few new pieces to the Studio Sale! section of my website.

One work that was available, although has just found a new home, is this oil painting I made exactly ten years ago to the day titled 'DOG SEES POSSUM'.

DOG SEES POSSUM

Oil on canvas, 60cm x 30cm x 2cm, 2011

Thanks so much for reading, hope you have a nice rest of the week, and that it's jam packed with as many dogs as possumble.

Pushing the envelope

Hey there, hope you're going well!

This year the Archibald Prize turns 100 and to celebrate I was invited by Art Guide Australia to write about one of my favourite winning paintings. Other artists selected to contribute include Joan Ross, Hayley Millar Baker and Ben Quilty.

I chose Craig Ruddy's 2004 winning portrait, David Gulpilil, Two Worlds. To read the article, please click here! 

Big thanks to Tracey Clement and Art Guide Australia for inviting me to be a part of the article!

In other news, a couple of weeks ago I was invited to paint a series of murals at the Sydney headquarters of tech company Canva. Here's a photo of me with my littlest mural called Pushing the Envelope.

Here's a new mural I painted with the hopes of inspiring people to 'pursue excellence', it's called Purse Ewe Eggs Cell Ants.

And here's a new ceramic sculpture called That chip has sailed.

Thanks so much for reading, I really appre-chip-ate it!