Red

A series of works on paper

Katka and her mother Eva arrived in Australia 40 years ago. These drawings are inspired by their journey together, childhood experiences and the colours of Prague during the 1960s. The theme of red is used in a personal and symbolic way, tying the work together.

In loving memory of Eva Gregorova.

Enough is as good as a feast

Enough is as good as a feast

All are not asleep who have their eyes shut

All are not asleep who have their eyes shut

A cloth is not woven from a single thread

A cloth is not woven from a single thread

That which is said at table should be wrapped up in the tablecloth

That which is said at table should be wrapped up in the tablecloth

A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her shoes on

A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her shoes on

Into every life a little rain must fall

Into every life a little rain must fall

Do not put each foot on a different boat

Do not put each foot on a different boat

A north easterly wind is heaven’s broom

A north easterly wind is heaven’s broom

One swallow does not make a summer

One swallow does not make a summer

Small cares make many words, great ones are mute

Small cares make many words, great ones are mute

Black as hell, strong as death, sweet as love

Black as hell, strong as death, sweet as love

A hard beginning makes a good ending

A hard beginning makes a good ending