Elizabeth Briel

This is such a beautiful book. I want to spend more and more time going through it before dating anything. Congrats!

That's a good question, Nu.

In this situation:

Repeated DMs of a bizarre nature, ... Read More

Aggressive, libellous posts about me on my FB wall -- groundless conclusions from their own frantic conjecture, which had no base in reality - I have since deleted them [note: not blog comments, they deleted their own comments]

Said person marking our previous email conversations as spam to her email provider,

and most of all the sudden personality transition from fawning to "fuck you" tone in every message.

Someone with an axe to grind who isn't quite all there mentally, who has admitted they're ill. I'll send you an email w/more details if you like.

I would be interested.

@Jennifer - an abridged comment:
I am not just a blogger. I have been published in a number of online and written publications, and have been commissioned to write a book. For this I received a 5-figure (US) advance for travel and research expenses, based on my publisher's belief in my writing, photography, and illustration skills. These aptitudes are not mutually exclusive. Have a look at Mandarins, Renaissance and Englightment thinkers.

I have refused to be pigeon-holed into a single category, and have pursued my interests regardless of inevitable naysayers who feel specialization is key. Personally, I find over-specialization gives a narrow perspective. Artists are often treated like idiot-savants who are unable to function without the help of a kindly gallerist or dealer. Some artists and I believe otherwise.
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Re. right side of the brain thinking, I work hard to hone both my analytical as well as visual and intuitive skills.

When speaking of “here” I refer to Australia, not just to Sydney. Last year I visited Melbourne and very much enjoyed it and what I’ve seen of the art there. We are based in this country for a couple of years, but it is not home, so I remain focused on my current overseas projects.

@Jennifer part 2

Glad to hear you... Read More’ve only met artists who have had good experiences with their galleries; other artists and I have had rather less fulfilling encounters, generally not worth half the price of our work. We are actively creating alternatives to the status quo. Our approaches are not for everyone though; as you have mentioned, some people don’t enjoy writing press releases. Neither do I, actually.

The paper book will come out late next year. Just the other day I was writing the introduction: how my year-long stint working with 2000 kinds of paper from around the world while a uni student was excellent training for printmaking courses, and eventually this journey. My favorite university professor was a printmaker, and I nearly majored in that rather than painting. I’d be interested in seeing your printmaking work sometime.

Love it!

Congratulations!!!

I like the closest shot. The surfer is distracting, especially the one in which he's a smurf standing on your luggage.

Looking great. Have you tried any photos where the camera looks down on you instead of up toward you? I wonder what effect that would have...