I’ve been running a successful commercial graphic design and illustration practice since 2004, but during the last four years I have expanded my skills, scratching a yearning itch to create more art and diversify myself.
Extending myself into the world of abstract painting, murals and sculptures, this direction is deeply satisfying and refreshingly challenging. Entering art prizes, developing workshop ideas, learning about promoting myself and creating commission opportunities are all part of my goal to earn a part-time living from my art.
My efforts to expand this relatively new arts practice has taken me into painting murals with community and school groups, creating custom artworks and developing my unique visual ‘voice’ through abstract painting and drawings on paper and canvas. Diversifying myself has a welcomed physicality, a change from my desk-based design and deadline-driven work.
I often work on new ideas early in the morning, before the rush of the day begins.
My dressing-gown has now doubled as a painting smock!
Join me on my journey to dedicate more time to creating art and less time in the office.
Cathy Edwards Art areas of focus
Developing and exploring the concepts of my emerging ‘visual language’
Creating custom artworks and murals for people
Developing ways to share my art practice through workshops, direct community work and cross-promotion
Working with community and young people
Continue to expand into 3D sculptures, figurines and toy creation
Creating a home or vessel to hold all concept directions (this website)
Pushing myself and my art out into the world (sharing in a way that works for me) and having that pay for the time invested
Working on scalable and repeatable items (slip-cast ceramics, art prints, printed copper wall pieces)
Having a clean spare painting dressing-gown on hand
Cathy McAuliffe Design areas of focus
Graphic design for small to medium businesses, start-ups and corporates
Illustration for commercial use, advertising agencies, government departments, new businesses and books
Paying the bills and covering the wages of staff
Picking the kids up on time from school
Making sure the office plants are watered and there’s enough chocolate and cake handy
Expanding my professional offering of print, packaging, signage, interpretation and branding
Getting out of the paint-smeared dressing gown on time in the mornings to ‘clock in’
See the 9am-3pm stuff at cmdesign.net.au
