Master of Digital Media – UWS.
Post Graduate Diploma in Fine Art – VCA. Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts – RMIT.

"A Storm in a Teacup".
Alice in Wonderland has been an exploration of ideas and imagery for over 144 years, when Dodgson first put pen to paper. These words & imagery lift themselves from the pages & creates a world that any artist could explore infinitely and keep drawing from this often incomprehensible novel.

Currently, I’m enjoying looking at artists like the highly illustrated imagery of Mark Ryden & inspirational tattoo artist, Angelique Houtkamp.

I have collected over 30 illustrated books on Alice, going to great lengths to track down the more obscure editions. The 'black & white' works incorporate collage elements, namely buttons and dollies, to lift the story off the canvas. These items draw us back to a time of simple pleasure and story telling.

The latest works are evolved around capturing each of the characters of the book in a portrait-like manner. I have only done one shoot to date of the Mad Hatter, & have Alice and the Queen of Hearts in the pipeline, so stayed tuned…