I am a papermaker, textile artist and teacher working in NW Tasmania and my special interest is developing my skills with pulp painting, creating subtle rythmical patterns with layers of dyed pulp.
I work from Heron Studio at Sisters Beach, a small coastal village within the Rocky Cape National Park. It is an extremely beautiful place and inspires me to work to reflect the natural beauty of the Tasmanian Landscape.
This site is a series of galleries containing examples of landscapes, seascapes, forest scenes, Tasmanian impressions and art works using my hand made papers.
Also included is a special tribute to Charlie Turner and his Banksia Studio - a truely unique Tasmanian papermaker, chemist, botanist and artist. Soon to come is some video footage taken in 1994.
If you are visiting Tasmania you can find my work selling from Creative Paper Tasmania in Burnie the Penguin Market, Penguin and Point Collectables, Wrest Point, Hobart.So please enjoy and I look forward to hearing from you.
Jan Marinos
janmarinos@yahoo.com
May 2006 "Waterweave" Commission for Art in Public Building Scheme
3 Panel Pulp Painting based on memories of a mossy bank in an untouched Tasmanian forest.27 March 2006 "Material Girl 2006"
This year I have made a star book called "Women for all Seasons" This was entered into Women Tasmanias' - International Womens Day Art Competition called. "Four Seasons: Women and Life".This exhibition can be seen at the UTAS Cradle Coast campus, Burnie, 30 March to 28 April 2006.
8 May 2005 "Material Girl Touring Dates"
Material Girl Artist Statement
Material Girl is touring Tasmania
with the help of Tasmanian Regional Arts. Dates are:
23 March 2005 "Material Girl"
Congratualtions to Women Tasmania for another fantastic Material Girl Exhibtion. Textile work "Community Soul" was selected for the 5 month touring exhibtion. See Impressions Gallery for more details.
10 Feb 2005 New Pulp Painting
New work - a large pulp painting based on views across the Flowerdale Valley, N.W. Tasmania.
Now for sale in Sydney, Handcraft Association,Gordon. See the Landscape Gallery for more details.
"Paper People" Exhibition
During Aug - Nov 2004 the Burnie Regional Art Gallery commissioned a number of artists in the North West of Tasmania to produce artist books. This was a response to a successful artist book workshop with Penny Carey-Wells, artist and well known designer in Australian and international artists books and paper making.
"Tas Art" Exhibition
"Flowerdale" received a highly commended Burnie Regional Art Gallery.