My development as an artist received a boost when I undertook formal studies in Fine Art at the University of Western Australia in 2009. Before that, I was a folk or decorative artist, well trained in brush strokes and various acrylic and oil techniques to decorate items of utility such as chairs, cupboards, wooden and metal chests etc. I also have experience with creating batik, stained glass ornaments, and 3D paper sculpture.
In art school at UWA, I explored many facets of art making, from video art, printmaking, drawing, painting, mixed media and pottery. Pottery became a passion and an obsession from 2013 as I wanted to master the pottery wheel and understand the entire making process.
My Masters thesis was on Peranakan Pottery and knowing about overglaze enamelling was crucial for writing with authority. I have since completed several residencies in Tajimi Japan with master potter Setsuro Shibata and continue to try out new ideas with clay. One being to harvest clay from the 2 dams in my property to make pottery and to jointly build more wood-fired kilns on my 130-acre property with other potters. I tutor Art History at UWA and I find that the ideas garnered informs my artistic output.