Invited Speaker from Australia. Invited to present work at Boulder University in Colorado. Susan joins a selection of speakers from around the world and many states of USA.
On moving to the coast I became inspired by the beauty that surrounded me . My daily beach walks filled me with new inspirations . I became facinated with the ever changing tidal marks ,and the dappled sunlight appearing to dance on the water.This observation became a valuable starting point for many prints to come.
My concern is for the ever increasing amounts of plastic in all forms finding its way into our oceans . During my early research I discovered that ocean going seabirds were feeding their young a toxic mix of plastic and fish.The deaths of many sea birds nesting on Midway Island in the Pacific Ocean found their stomachs to be full of plastic shapes,bottle tops,and lids of many colours.This catostropic event led me to further my research into plastic in our oceans.
Collecting of plastic in all forms during my beach walks became mandatory. Art works followed using collected plastic. eg. Mandala 4.5mtrs.-fused plastic collected from beach walks.
Prints were made using discarded netting. eg. ‘DRIFT’.
Impressions III
I hope to make work from the information I gain from my visit to Boulder Colorado.USA.
July update: Susan is working on some large monoprints depicting the marine environment.
Image on left. Winter Inverloch Beach, 2013, Monoprint, Akua Ink on Arches 88 paper. Held in collection of University of Colorado, Boulder.
Everyday plastic soda water bottle, with found doll from a beach collection.
As consumers we are trapped in a plastic era. Plastic drink bottles and other discarded plastic waste clog our waterways and finish up in our oceans. Eventually this waste breaks down into tiny molecules and becomes a toxic chemical waste to all sea creatures, creating dire consequences in our oceans, the food chain and thus ourselves.
