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The Fleeting Memories Project

Starting on January first 2022, I proposed creating a digital drawing or short animation on each day of the year.

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I find that I draw or create in some form everyday and by challenging myself with this project I was attempting to form a somewhat cohesive body of work.

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Given that my work is most often narrative in nature I felt that a long-term project like this would provide deeper insight into my life as an artist, mother, and special needs advocate. I hoped that this project would allow me to share who I am and my feelings and stories in a way that provides my audience with the incentive to explore their own stories.

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Click on the links below as the months go by to see the full body of work.

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Part one of this project is now complete. I managed to create a work each day of 2022 and I am sure that I will cherish this collection, and it's accompanying stories forever. I learnt a lot about myself this year, my motivations and interests. I was also able to streamline my artistic practices and become more knowledgeable with my digital practice.

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Thank you to everyone who has followed along with my project, your comments and support were wonderful.

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Update:

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In May of 2024 I was fortunate to be able to show this entire collection together at Gympie Regional Gallery. The exhibition was hung like a calendar and I remember feeling like the audience was walking around inside my brain. 

As an extension of the idea that memories were fleeting I decided to give away each image for free ( at the end of the exhibition) to the audience if they wrote a small note indicating why they liked the piece.

By the exhibitions end, nearly half of the images found new homes and I gathered a lovely little collection of notes about my pieces. 

The button below will lead you to all the photos, videos and audience notes from the exhibition at Gympie Regional Gallery. 

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Click on the buttons below to see each daily image and read the accompanying text

In May of 2024 I was fortunate to be able to show this entire collection together at Gympie Regional Gallery. The exhibition was hung like a calendar and I remember feeling like the audience was walking around inside my brain. The exhibition was opened by the wonderful Kevin Wilson, Curator at the Butter Factory Art Centre in Cooroy. He gave a wonderful speech that I watched a recording of since I was stuck in a massive traffic jam on the notorious Bruce Highway! The event was photographed by Leeroy Todd.

Opening Night
The Big Giveaway

As an extension of the idea that memories were fleeting I decided to give away each image for free ( at the end of the exhibition) to the audience members if they wrote a small note indicating why they liked the piece.

By the exhibitions end, nearly half of the images found new homes and I gathered a lovely little collection of notes about my pieces. 

The slide show below will lead you to all the the images that were taken home by the audience along side the notes that they left.

Additional Photos 

These are my photographs and videos - a big thank you to all at Gympie Regional Gallery for granting me permission to bring in my dog Penny who featured in over 100 of the artworks. A thank you also to my friend and fellow artist Nic Jakins for taking our lovely family portrait.

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