Darwin based artist Winsome Jobling works primarily with handmade paper and experimental printmaking as well as sculpture and drawing. She uses many local plants to make her paper such as Spear Grass, Banyan Fig and the declared weed Gamba Grass. Her work is a haptic collaboration with the natural world and a response to our impact on it.
“It is March as I write this, near the end of the wet. Spear grass stands two metres high topped with tangles of brown seeds, waiting to be knocked-down into the wet earth by the final monsoon storms. The bush is lush and strangely quiet. Plants are concentrating their energy into growth up or down – future proofing for the long dry. This is the time to collect plants for papermaking.
The works in this exhibition were begun last dry after two meagre wet seasons. Our simplistic European view is of two seasons: the Wet and the Dry – rain and no rain. The nuanced six-season calendar recognised by Aboriginal people, links events in the natural world to a cycle that predicts seasonal changes and recognises the interconnectedness of all things.
Winsome Jobling, 2021
Image above: Studio image, courtesy of the artist. We are pleased to share that Winsome Jobling has been selected for …
Image above: Winsome Jobling No planet B 2021 handmade papers, drypoint and stitching 40 x 30 cm We are delighted …
Image above: Rosalind Atkins Considering the tree 2020 engraving edition 8 80 x 60 cm Congratulations to Rosalind Atkins, Winsome Jobling …
Image above: Orest Keywan That Line 2023 steel 168 x 271 x 190cm Congratulations to Orest Keywan, Michael Snape and …
Image above: Andrew Antoniou Weird & Wonderful 2024 charcoal on paper 82 x 88 cm Congratulations to Andrew Antoniou who …
Image above: Christine Wrest-Smith Portrait of Susan Johnson oil on linen 122 x 92cm Congratulations to Christine Wrest-Smith who has been …
Image above: Deborah Williams The air smells different 2023 aquatint intalgio 53×39.5cm Congratulations to Deborah Williams, Martin King and Phillip …
Above image details: Jenny Rodgerson Mum’s orange cardigan 2024 oil on linen 60 x 40 cm Congratulations to Jenny Rodgerson and …
Image above: Sarah Tomasetti From Balpatta X 2024 145 x 150 cm pigment oil and marble dust on fresco Congratulations to Holly …
Image above (left to right): Graeme Drendel Portrait of Rick 2024 oil on canvas 41 x 31 cm | Michelle Hiscock …
Image above: Janet Luxton Giant Australian Cuttlefish 2021 oil on canvas 120x160cm Congratulations to Janet Luxton who has had two …
Above image: Wayne Eager, Allegory I 2023 oil on linen 95 x 133 cm Wayne Eager was interviewed by Janet …
Image above: Marina Strocchi The vineyards of Madden’s Lane 2023 acrylic on linen 122 x 152 cm Congratulations to Kate …