Kathy Aspinall Robin Bold Caitlin Boyce Michelle Cangiano Alida Cappelletta Zoe Crowder Raymond de Zwart Laura di Florio Nina Ellis Lucy Folk Yuko Fujita Rachel Gorman John Hall Katie Jacobs Melanie Katsalidis Nid Kelly Djurdjica Kesic Elfrun Lach Teresa Lane Katheryn Leopoldseder Cheryl Maloney Eden McCready Krista McRae Nina Oikawa David Parker Julia Silvester Craig Spark Barbara Veall Suzi Zutic "In my early work I started to explore ways of finding comfort in what might be hidden. Through exploring their qualities I approach the materials in a way that lets them lead me. By layering, arranging and rearranging the materials, small enclosures are formed that are reminiscent of a cocoon, a nest, an anthill or a beehive. Or perhaps rock pools on a beach or the crevices formed in the rock or earth. I flatten them, poke them, soften them, move them, mould them and cut into them until they feel right. One technique I use involves the use of wire of silver and gold. Each layer is made up of wire that I have soldered into a loop, rolled flat then stacked and soldered again. The effect of this labour-intensive process reminds me of a cliff face that over time, has been beaten by the ocean. I'm interested in the layering of ideas and materials to produce a body of work that flows from one piece to the next with hardly a breath in between. My inspiration stems from the seemingly haphazard nature of the everyday. A nest that an animal instinctively burrows to protect itself from harm, cracks in an old porcelain bath, the coffee stain left behind on a newspaper, the random scribble when your pen isn't working or the burnt rubber marks on a country crosswords. The images evoked and qualities imagined are what I want to capture in my work."