Artist's Stories

Major Projects

Threatened Species Dance

Cinematographer Michael Gissing created ‘Threatened Species Dance’ for me, which is a mesmerizing slow motion dance featuring my Tasmanian plant designs set to the incredible music of Linsey Pollak &

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Major Projects

FLOW Exhibition

My work will be on display as part of FLOW – a collaborative exhibition featuring ten Huon Valley and Launceston artists, presented by Huon Valley Council in conjunction with the

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Major Projects

The Sartorial Naturalist

An autobiographical fantasy about the art practice of Deborah Wace, her journey across Tasmania and into her imagination as she wonders how to get her botanical art onto fabrics

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Major Projects

Churchill Fellowship: unique opportunity

During 2017-18, I travelled overseas to study the early French botanical historical collections from Tasmania, which are held in European herbaria. My Churchill Fellowship was a very unique experience that

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‘Fabric of Botany’ film

The ‘Fabric of Botany’ is a short 28-minute film of broadcast quality, documenting:   myself, botanical artist and fabric designer Deborah Wace   my Arts Residency on the North East

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Orchid Conservation Program

The Orchid Conservation Program at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens grows Tasmania’s threatened native orchids as insurance populations to prevent extinction, with a focus on species known from single or

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