Works on Paper

Sound of Silence I

Pencil, metallic pen, watercolour on paper, 52 x 40 cm framed, 2026

Sound of Silence presents three portraits of everyday Afghan women at different stages of life. Framed within architectural details from the Blue Mosque of Herat and rendered in pencil and watercolour, each woman's mouth has been drawn, then deliberately erased, leaving only a ghostly trace. The work reflects on the silencing of women and the loss that extends beyond the individual. When women are denied a voice, humanity is diminished, and the transmission of memory, culture and care is profoundly interrupted.

Sound of Silence II

Pencil, metallic pen, watercolour on paper, 52 x 40 cm framed, 2026

Sound of Silence IV

Pencil, metallic pen, watercolour on paper, 52 x 40 cm framed, 2026

A Whisper of Hope

Watercolour and pencil on paper, 29 x 40 cm, 2024

A Whisper of Hope is a reimagining and extension of a rosette carving from the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, inspired by a collective drawing and prayer session with Adam Williamson and Ruhiya Rutherford.

Al-Aqsa Mosque compound is an important educational and religious center not only for the people of Jerusalem, but for the thousands of visitors who travel to it every year from all parts of the world. It is an enduring symbol of unity and high aspiration for the billions of Muslims inhabiting our planet.

This watercolour artwork with its various cultural and religious references all reside harmoniously together. The original artwork has been repeated and overlayed onto the contemporary architecture of The Concourse, as a whisper of hope.

A Whisper of Hope

Watercolour and pencil on paper, 29 x 40 cm, 2024

Ghantown River Red Gum II

Watercolour, pencil, gold leaf, 55 x 39 cm, 2024

This watercolour artwork is a homage to the ubiquitous river red gum that surrounds Broken Hill. Presented in the format of an Orthodox icon, this interpretation of the river red gum is a reminder of the need to care for country. The centre motive is surrounded by a Colonial pressed metal pattern that lines the walls of the Mosque Museum in Ghantown, Broken Hill.

Video documentation of my process and the Mosque Museum by Otis Folley

…and then there were three

Pencil, watercolour, metallic pen on paper, 88 x 73 x 4 cm framed, 2021.

Finalist Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award 2022.

Within this 12 fold Islamic geometric pattern, or clock face, sit arabesque forms representing the characters of various family members. Missing, broken or faulty relationships dictated the asymmetrical composition.

West Darling Hibiscus

Watercolour, pencil, acrylic paint, watercolour paper, 53 x 76 x 6 cm framed, 2022

This artwork is based on the fivefold form of the Hibiscus Brachysiphonius flower, a native to West Darling region of NSW. These endangered tiny flowers with their foliage have been woven and painted into an arabesque Moorish pattern. The folded fan form alludes to the tenderness of the feminine.