More value than your $2 peep show.
More bang for your buck.
mix 'n' scratch 'n' cut 'n' paste.
mix 'n' scratch 'n' cut 'n' paste.

Multi-tasking and originating.
Hatching ideas, incubating solutions, and actualising some of them.
I do lots of things. And could probably do a lot more given the restraints of time & the means of golden cash flow - some things I do don't come cheap, a sentiment many other artists I'm sure will relate to.

Like a creative buffet, I try not to restrict the scope of my concepts, or the choice of my media. A smorgasbord of versatility is the most beneficial way to nourish a hungry mind.

With an open mind and leftfield sense of humour, lots of my stuff is off-beat. But there is also a stash of the serious and a taste of the underlying truths that hurt in many other works. Conservatism plays a role too.

"In today's modern world of wasteful über-consumerism, and techno-geekery, we Westerners are part of a society that is so far ahead of itself, yet still lags behind. A lot of my personal work is a stark comment on the demands of this bland "hyper-consumption", the beauty of its transience, and the gluttony it breeds...blah, blah, blah-de-blah... "

Actually that is just a five-minute answer I'd critique it all with if I were put on the spot at art school. But I'm not, so truth be told, I do so many different things, ranging in style and medium, I can't simply label it with one sticker. Art imitates life (or was that "art irritates life"?), but so too does life imitate art, and more often these days.

Lia the Artist :: forever recontextualizing common pieces of junk and thought. --- Original takes on common ideas.

Many people have known me by association as one thing or another, while some have no idea. Well it's really hard to sum up in a nutshell and I ain't about to try, Sweetcakes... I give you the quick run down which is better than the 40-Mile Marathon...

Like the by-line says, photographer , illustrator , designer , artist , writer , creative . This list is partial, but is a good starting point.

Freelance Photographer - trained with beginnings in artistic photography. I've been there, shot that and inhaled enough darkroom chemicals to power a country town. I love the industrial jungle and the urban landscape.

Illustration is a hat I wear often. Its a snug fit for a personality who loves creative versatility.

Designer - goes hand-in-hand with my acute obsession of both art and digitised technology. It's a progression from mastering the art of technology, and becoming a Master of the technological arts. I even design in my dreams. Like others before me, I can design lots of things ( websites that are better than this one when required also included ).

Being "Arty 'n' Farty" since childhood, I was churned out of the sausage factory of art school when I grew up. I don't particularly belong to any single typical-art-stereotype. My head is more a mixed bag of creative ideas and a melting pot of innovation & concepts that will soon be gaining me more than it is.

I am better at some things than I am others, and have an extreme fascination with the eclectic. (It adequately reflects my headspace and personality).

Writing with or without wit, on a whim or with wank, I have written with sparklers in the wind, and on napkins with sauce (but only in times of desperation). I write fact, I write fiction, I write factual fiction. Poetry, prose, pretty pieces. Business-like and informative, to funny (or pieces merely imitating humour), the bent and bizarre. I write articles, copy for ads & brochures, corporate stuff, party invites, eulogies (or was that eugoology), songs I don't sing, monologues...oh the Humanity! The list can go on...!

Creative and freakish all at once. This bucket catches the rest of the undefinable "whatevers" that I do. Things I might just do once. Things I might do lots and have no name for. Intangible things. Things I dare to dream about doing and haven't yet done. Things I can't be bloody well bothered to mention. And things I probably shouldn't ever mention.

I enjoy collaborating and seeing what transpires. There is great love in seeing the Final Product after you've worked yourself to the bone on a project.

I love learning new things and new ways of doing old things. Part of the fun is in the discovery. New programs, new techniques, new technology. Bottom line is i love to feel & be inspired. And maybe inspire others back.

Ah. My life is a 4 dimensional collage.
Unlimited. Underrated. Unconventional. Unavoidable. And sometimes Uncouth.
My own little microcosmos of 'all that and more'.


Put 2 & 2 together and you'll probably get 5.
Do the math on that one.