What makes us who we are? This illuminated work is entirely white until light is shone onto it — then colours emerge. I think of myself that way. Seen because of who I am. Seen because of those who have lifted me up. Seen because God looks on me as someone precious. Perhaps all of it, somehow — brought together by a light that keeps revealing more and more.
Breathe, Shine and Seek to Mend #3 is a series of ten small paintings exhibited at Two Folk Espresso, Hobart, 2026. Each work uses the Christian cross — in its presence or absence — to trace a personal journey through the tensions of faith. Drawing on scripture and history, the works explore love and loss, hope and sorrow, restoration and destruction, wonder and rage. Taken together, they are neither a defence of faith nor a rejection of it. They do not retell. They confess.
These paintings use a wide variety of mediums, while all limited by the standard 25cm by 30cm birch board base. They can appear like religious icons, pieces of jewellery, children’s paintings, light shows, vanity mirrors and much more. Special note: The artwork is illuminated, using low powered LED lights. It requires a USB port to power it.
What makes us who we are? This illuminated work is entirely white until light is shone onto it — then colours emerge. I think of myself that way. Seen because of who I am. Seen because of those who have lifted me up. Seen because God looks on me as someone precious. Perhaps all of it, somehow — brought together by a light that keeps revealing more and more.
Breathe, Shine and Seek to Mend #3 is a series of ten small paintings exhibited at Two Folk Espresso, Hobart, 2026. Each work uses the Christian cross — in its presence or absence — to trace a personal journey through the tensions of faith. Drawing on scripture and history, the works explore love and loss, hope and sorrow, restoration and destruction, wonder and rage. Taken together, they are neither a defence of faith nor a rejection of it. They do not retell. They confess.
These paintings use a wide variety of mediums, while all limited by the standard 25cm by 30cm birch board base. They can appear like religious icons, pieces of jewellery, children’s paintings, light shows, vanity mirrors and much more. Special note: The artwork is illuminated, using low powered LED lights. It requires a USB port to power it.
