The Inkpot Alchemists - Dijanne Cevaal and Cheryl Cook
Dijanne Cevaal
Dijanne feels a close connection with the earth and feels we are a part of nature and as such need to be aware of all that surrounds us . Close observation and celebration of the small surprises in nature has fuelled her work these last few years.
Travel is an integral part of her story telling and in particular an interest in medieval and early renaissance art. Dijanne teaches and exhibits worldwide, but especially in France. The evocation of place, story, identity and displacement was the subject of her Masters degree which has lead to a search for deeper connection to this new land for her. Working with materials derived from this land is one way of continuing that search.
Cheryl Cook
Art represents my belief in how I live. It is a visual record of time, of place and of engagement. It is heavily influenced by the nature of my materials and the inspiration of my natural environment.
Underpinning my art practice is using materials that tell the story of regrowth with layers of meaning connecting us to our stories. These are mostly of the earth and from the earth and of the places of my heart and others who invite me in to their place of the heart as evidenced by my art installation in the Edward Hunter Heritage Bush Reserve.
This intimate exploration of place formed the thesis of my Fellowship in Creative Textiles. I have continued to expand on the research and paths of discovery within my artist practice. This has brought satisfaction, clarity of ideas and formations of concepts in my connected development of natural inks in particular.
I invite a more conscious thought on the environment. To become curious about natural surroundings and to engage with moments remembered.