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| Sue Saxon and daughter Lara working in the Gunyah studio. |
Gunyah is a beautiful, comfortable generous house in a very pretty, private location. The studio has good light and is well situated.
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| Sue Saxon "egg-shelling" in the Gunyah studio. |
I planned to draw, photograph and record birdlife in the Port Stephens district to build on a concurrent project conflating bird-watching and stereotyping. I hoped to observe the local birdlife and clarify the development of my project’s themes.
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| Rainbow Lorikeets seen near Gunyah, photo Sue Saxon |
When I arrived at Gunyah it was pouring and the wet weather continued for some days, which impeded my plans, but allowed time for drawing, egg-shelling and research by the fire. Once the rain and mist abated, I was able to do more of my planned work and explore the area and its birdlife.
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| Sue Saxon and daughter Lara "egg-shelling" in the Gunyah studio. |
The time at Gunyah will contribute to the success of THE BONDI TWITCH project, which will be exhibited in August 2012. I appreciated the time to think and allow ideas to develop as the residency occurred after an extremely busy six-month period.
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| Currawong seen near Gunyah, photo by Sue Saxon |
The Gunyah Residency is a great gift for artists! The physical and historic context of the house is very inspiring and is conducive to meditative work.
(Sue Saxon, October 2011)
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| Wallaby seen near Gunyah, photo by Sue Saxon |
To read more about Sue Saxon's practice and see images of her work go to www.suesaxon.com or to see her Gunyah residency proposal see Sue Saxon's Gunyah proposal.
