When Annie sent this image of her recent creation, I asked that she wear it to my opening at Australian Galleries.
Sometimes when we find our voice it is a collective undercurrent as much as a personal one.
Annie attributes my encouragement to the production of this series of worn landscapes, but she was unstoppable anyway.
They were beautifully presented at a gala event in her home by her and her extended family.
I wrote this piece below, which I read at the event.
Annie is a resident of heaven on earth.
That earth is not heaven is by the by. When you are by nature heaven bound, as Annie is, no other destination is possible.
And so we find ourselves here today in a slice of Annie’s heaven she is generous enough to share.
That earth should position itself to be a more complex place is of no account.
That we should find ourselves here tonight proves that too many glimmers make the idea of hope unnecessary.
Annie doesn’t want to sell any of these works, which would be a negative consequence of exhibiting them.
We are too privileged tonight. Some further exhibition is necessary to share what we have enjoyed.
How we best manifest ourselves is an eternal conundrum, as it should be!
