Three panels, each featuring six small etching and collage works with a Japanese influence.

The McDonald College

Arrival: Postcards to Hokusai

Printmaking

Solar plate etching, collage

My body of work is a journey across Japan, reflecting on views of the rural landscape, the experience of a new culture and of travelling away from home. I was inspired by Japanese woodblock printer Hokusai and his compositional innovation in Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji. I incorporated the Japanese icon of Mount Fuji, elements of cherry-blossom, repeated landscape and cloud patterns typical of Ukiyo-e prints. Using solar-plate etching and collage I explored Japanese pattern, while contemporary elements pay homage to the graphic conventions of Saudi Arabian artist Jowhara AlSaud. My work represents a continual and connected journey of cultural experience.

ARTEXPRESS was a joint partnership between The New South Wales Department of Education and NSW Education Standards Authority in association with Hazelhurst Arts Centre.

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An artistic orange brushstroke design forms abstract shapes on a white background. Overlaid on the design is the word "artexpress" in a sleek, modern black font. The orange brush strokes appear dynamic and free-flowing, with splatters and tapered ends.Simplified waratah flower in deep red colour with the words NSW Government in dark blue stacked underneath.