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I have been involved in natural history illustration work from 1993 till present. This has included work for Australian Geographic Magazine, illustrations for the Australian Museum Skeleton Gallery, ABC Books "The Book of Animals" NPWS, The Australian Museum's ANH Magazine, Weldon Owen Publishing and The NSW Dept. Education's "The School Magazine" - fiction, non-fiction and poetry illustrations. Sign illustrations for BMCC and Central Tablelands Local land Services, including for ‘The Gully’ project and illustrations of Hanging Swamps, flora and fauna. Signage illustration for Central Tablelands Management, as well as the painting of model birds for use in identification education. Ongoing model-making and finishing artwork on models for museum and advertising animation projects. 2015 – Involved in the production of large-scale spider models for the Australian Museum and Questacon. Research, model-making and finished artwork. 2015 – Involved in the production of Zoetrope for Airbnb commercial. Finished artwork on miniatures. 2014 - Produced a range of Endangered species illustrations for the giftware company Ashdene. For these I also provided text concerning the animals for reproduction on the boxes. 2010 - Wrote and illustrated my own book on endangered species, “Count Them While You Can”, released in June 2010. The book was listed as an Eve Pownall Notable Book for 2011 and shortlisted for the 2011 Wilderness Society’s Environmental Award for Children’s Literature. 1997 - Finishing Artist for the film Babe 2.  1994 - Assistant Artist to author/illustrator Jeannie Baker, on her animated film, ‘The Story of Rosy Dock’. 1992 - Graduated with B.A, majoring in Illustration, from UWS, Nepean. 1988 - Assistant to Dr. Hugh Spencer in the Biology Department of Wollongong University during 1988. working on radio-tracking Grey-headed Flying Foxes. 1986 - Research Assistant to Dr. Chris dos Remedios in the Muscle Research Unit in the Anatomy Department at Sydney University. 1984/5 - Assistant Preparator at the Australian Museum from June 1984 to February 1985. Biological models and dioramas. 1983 – Graduated with B.Sc from University of Sydney. Zoology and Microbiology. I also love playing and teaching the mountain dulcimer.

I’m a bookbinder and the creative mind behind Luminary Lines, where each piece is crafted with care and passion for all things paper. There’s something magical about the texture of fine paper, the flow of ink from pen to page, and the stories held within the pages of a well-loved notebook. I carry a notebook wherever I go—whether to jot down fleeting ideas or preserve cherished moments—and often create custom designs for special occasions, like travels or gifts. At Luminary Lines, I aim to make stationery that’s not just practical but also a source of inspiration and joy—a faithful companion for your thoughts, dreams, and adventures.

I make analogue collages about the algorithmic age. My work begins with found printed ephemera — magazines, books, posters — and extends to photography, stock imagery, and AI-generated sources. I build worlds with scissors, glue, and paper, merging the hand-made and the digital. There’s friction in the process. And an irony. Slow, tactile cutting and pasting confronting high-tech imagery and digital systems. The collision of methods and subjects highlights the paradox of human hands navigating a machine-driven world. The collages themselves are built slowly, layer by layer, with hand-cut fragments assembling into structures that blend the familiar and the imagined. Analogue techniques meet digital subjects — a physical, deliberate process revealing the subtle patterns and contradictions of our time.

Earthy & Magical Paper Co. has been creating small batch handmade paper in the Blue Mountains since 2010, infused with flower petals, plants, tea leaves, herbs, spices, vegetable & natural dyes and other earthy and magical materials. I gather most of my botanicals from my own garden, or from the local area. My handmade paper has been used for product packaging, wedding invitations & stationery, craft projects, letter-writing, book-making, decorating, business vouchers, scrapbooking, menus, art printmaking, and for special events. I have made paper for clients locally, and all over the world, for creators such as florists, potters, jewellers, photographers, clothing designers and soap makers just to name a few! My paper has been used for weddings (invitations, place cards, menus, save the dates, thankyou notes and vow paper), all over Australia and as far away as Paris and New York. Clients have included Linden Cook Jewellery, Alex Elle Self Care Sessions Workshops and Old Parliament House and has been seen in magazines including Domain, Blue Mountains Love and Frankie. Earthy & Magical Paper Co. also offers a custom printing service with handmade paper orders. Ready made papers are available in my Etsy shop. Please contact me for custom orders.