Six lino print works of various sizes and shapes.

Hornsby Girls High School

Wabi-Sabi

Printmaking, lino print, oil-based ink on paper

We in our own human imperfections are repelled by the perfect, since everything is apparent from the start and there is no suggestion of the infinite. In traditional Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi is a world view centred on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. To capture the depth of feeling and resonance in the fragments, the angles, the corners and enlarge the still-life qualities of the quotidian through lino printmaking is the objective of my body of work. By appreciating the beauty found within the unfettered delicacy of the innately ordinary, one can live a life of gratitude and happiness.

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.

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