Suzanne Gorrell

Energy for creative expression comes when the personal journey is in fine alignment with 'the whole'. It is not an easy course. It requires extraordinary balance and care taking. The results are well worth the attention.

'Endangered': We are part of the interconnected nature of 'the whole' and therefore equally endangered. We are learning many lessons but very slowly. My interests are in the evidence of the journey itself. The bones left behind, the images of vessels trapped in stone and 'ships' of discard moving on...

• Born: Geneva, Switzerland
• Raised: New York/Chicago
• Studied: University of Illinois (Art) - Faculty from the Institute of Design (Bauhaus)
• Married: Robert Nickle (teacher of design and collage maker)
• Children: Ann and Meg
• Graduated: Art Institute of Chicago (1975) - Drawing
• Profession: Ceramic beadmaker
• Arrived: Australia (1981) w/ family to NSW (on the land)
• Married: Stephen Gorrell (Architect) - (Ariel) and Lily
• Facilitate: Bellingen Life Drawing Group (12 years)
• Gallery: The Ships of the 'Way' - Bellingen