Artist Talk: Lynda Draper + Janet Fieldhouse

The Glassworks Artist Talk series is an opportunity for artists in our Artistic Program to share their experiences and experimentations with the arts community in an informal presentation.
This public talk will be held in the Canberra Glassworks foyer with light refreshments available. Everyone is welcome and there are absolutely no silly questions. We are all here to learn. 

Lynda Draper, Artist in Residence
Based on Thirroul (Wollongong NSW), Lynda Draper is an artist and educator who primarily works in the ceramic medium. Her practice explores the intersection between dreams and reality, shaped by fragmented images from her surrounding environment, recollected memories, and interest in talismans from ancient cultures. She is represented by Sullivan+Strumpf , Sydney /Singapore, and Lefebvre & Fils Gallery, Paris, France.

“My intention this year is to play with the experimental potential of my work by introducing new materials, this residency is a great opportunity to explore the possibilities of combining ceramics and glass. The outcomes of the Canberra Glassworks residency will be exhibited in my next solo exhibition at Sullivan+Strumpf in 2024.” – Lynda Draper

Janet Fieldhouse, Artist in Residence

As a Torres Strait Islander woman, acknowledging the traditions of navigation, living off the sea and the land, and women’s traditional practices such as weaving body adornments for ceremony. The work that represents Janet looking at the way confluence of cultures is a merging of similar techniques and a narrative of storytelling, and the beauty of landscapes reflects through the pieces, allowing you to see confluence of cultures. 

Janet has used the colours clay bodies to imbued ideas from her individual journey’s, interaction of family and storytelling about her culture and the contacts with the First nation peoples. Each of these pieces is made from the colours of the clay bodies and the use of natural products, such as feathers and twine string to finish the artworks.