etched originated from an interest in surfaces that have been eroded by natural occurrences – the weather, sea, time. The erosion of rockpool formations, in particular, often results in surfaces that resemble deeply etched metal plates. Etched in Sand, for instance, refers to the rockpools on the southeastern coast of Victoria and the natural order of their formations.

Subtle, transparent inks were used to create printed images that appear, in contrast to the plates, quite delicate. There were various floating forms and embossed tactile surfaces, printed primarily in a vertical format and created with a Japanese aesthetic in mind. Suspended Water, for instance, depicts drops of water or floating leaves, created with the teardrop shape of a sumi brush.

“The hard-soft, yin-yang of these etchings is not about the appearance of things but their essence, those smaller contemplative moments that are becoming rarer as man becomes more modernised.” - Jeff Makin, Herald Sun