Professional Experience and Development

2017 Residency 30 days ” Developing community engagement Through Art practice” in Seto Japan

2016 Participant 10 day “Casting in Nature” workshop with Colin Reid, Northlands Scotland, UK

2016 Participant 3-day “Sculptural Slumping” workshop with Lisa Pettibone, The Glass Hub, UK

2015 -2019Instructor for 2 day “Pate De Verre” workshops at Creative Glass Guild, Bristol, UK

2015 Residency 1 month “Human Dignity: the Many Faces of Abundance”, New Delhi, India

2015 Participant 4 day “Possibilities on glass” workshop with Michael Brennard-Wood, Wolverhampton UK

2015 Participant in 5 day “Print / mark making on glass” workshop with Lee Howes. Perth

2014 Technical Assistant for UK Glass Artist Karl Harron Workshop, Perth

2014 Participant in 9 day ”Boxes and vitro-graph” workshop with Nathan Sanberg. Perth

2014 Co-ordinator and Curator -”Flair 2014 – National Ausglass Exhibition”, Gallery Central, Perth WA

2013 Participant 5 day workshop with Karl Harron “deep vessels”, Batavia, USA

2013 Participant 3 day workshop with Amanda Taylor “gravity vessels”, Batavia, USA

2013 Residency-”The Familiar” with Catharine Newell in Batavia, New York State, USA

2013 Professional Development Workshop–“A Line into The Future” Kirstie Rae and Klaus Moje

2012 Company Secretary for AUSGLASS (Australian Glass Association)

2011 Participant in 5 day masterclass with Alicia Lomne, Perth

2010 Participant in 5 day workshops with Judi Elliott and Patty Gray, Perth 

2007-2009 Artist in residence “Raja Azhar Idris Glass Studio” Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2008 Participant in 5 day workshops with Giles Bettison and Kate Fowel Melaney, Adelaide

2006 – 2007 Cold-worker for glass artist, Kevin Gordon, Perth WA

2006 Co-ordinator and Technical Assistant for USA Glass Artist Catharine Newell Workshop, Perth

2006 Graduate in Residence, Edith Cowan University & Curtin University of Technology

2005 Instructor, Flame-work, & Pate de verre, Perth Art Glass

2004 Co-editor publishing, “Curtin Dept of Art Graduates Year Book 2004”

2004 Technical Assistant to Pauline Delaney
Flamework Bead Making workshop – Beginners 2 days, Advanced 2 days

2004 Participant of “Designing Futures in Contemporary Practice” Form, WA

2004 Curator “Ausglass Flair Contemporary Glass Exhibition” (Council House – Perth)

2004-2007 Glass blowing studio- hotshop assistant for Hi-Line studios, Perth Australia (David Hay and Peter Bowles)

2003 Technical Assistant to Coby Coburn at Ausglass Conference Perth
“Flame work Bead Making Beginners workshop – 4 days”

2003 Representative on committee to publish, “Curtin Graduates Year Book 2003

2003 Representative on committee to publish, “Studio Glass in Western Australia”