“I call them drawings rather than sculptures as when placed near a wall the shadow play in the evening gives more depth and new dimension, again reflecting seasons and change. The same happens when they are suspended in a garden, but in reverse they blend and become one with the environment until the light catches them, then they appear.”
Teressa’s interest in art started young.
“I was always in the art room at school and have followed up with studying extramurally with The Learning Connexion. I create to express my emotions and communicate my thoughts and feelings about the environment around me,” she says.
She is part of Gisborne Printmakers and the Gisborne Artists’ Society and had several works in their recent exhibition in the museum. She is also part of The New Zealand Print Council.
Teressa uses a variety of printmaking techniques including copper sulphate etching, solar plate etching, collagraph and linocut and runs a yearly printmaking workshop at Lysnar House. Her work is all hand-made and many of the prints are one-offs.
There is an opportunity to meet Teressa at The Aviary this Sunday from 10am to 2pm. She is there to talk with people about her work.
