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I have always created. I have always loved books.
I have always loved colour and texture. Nothing in particular inspires
me to create. it’s just part of me, I guess. It always was and always will
be. Maybe being an Aquarian has something to do with it! Although I have
worked with almost every imaginable art and craft media and technique
over the years, it has really been during the past 10 years or so that all
this love and experience has come together in the form of the paper arts.
Books have always been treasured items in my life, and with a great
sense of anticipation I attempted to make my first “proper” book several years ago when I participated in a workshop held by the Conservation Department of the Library of New South Wales in Sydney. This was an exciting day and unlocked the mysteries of bookbinding, giving me the confidence to create my own books. I then became interested in artists journals, and particularly altered books.
And the rest, as they say, is history…. |
Artist Trading Card - 2004 |
"Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney"
from "Palms-Tropical
Whisperings" -2005
Royal Botanic Gardens, and Sydney's Garden Palace
are from a book,created by Joy for
an exhibition held in the Palm House
at The Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney in 2005
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"Sydney's
Garden Palace, 1879"
from "Palms-Tropical
Whisperings" -2005 |
Concertina book back cover - 2004 |
