Site Specific

Ngunnawal country / Canberra 2022

  • Gifted Blanket with Artificial Pond, December 2022, Gifted Dickson and Kaleen green waste dye, Acton iron mordant, leaf litter and secondhand market thread on roadside woollen blanket, roadside hankies and gifted fabric scraps, Acton ACT (Ngunnawal country)
  • Gifted Blanket with Wind, December 2022, Gifted Dickson and Kaleen green waste dye, Acton iron mordant, borrowed concrete rubble, wire frame and secondhand market thread on gifted cotton sheets, gifted dog blanket and roadside woollen blanket, Acton ACT (Ngunnawal country)
  • Gifted Blanket with Asphalt, December 2022, Gifted Dickson green waste dye, gifted wattle dye, Acton iron mordant and secondhand market thread on roadside woollen blanket and gifted cotton sheet, Acton ACT (Ngunnawal country)
  • Kaleen Backyard Blanket Hanging, [top] 9th May 2022 – [bottom] 14th May 2022, gifted
    herb-based dye from Buy Nothing Kaleen (North) Facebook group member garden (fig. 8), eucalyptus
    dye, iron water and thread on Belconnen Vinnies and Green shed underground fabric scraps. Pegged
    on the bare limbs of a deciduous pear tree in my Kaleen backyard (Ngunnawal country).

Meeanjin/Brisbane 2021

  • Blanket Study, plant-based dyes, iron water, dry pigments, gum arabic and thread on second-hand linen
    November 2021, Meeanjin/Yeerongpilly QLD
  • Humidity Blanket, plant-based dyes and thread on second-hand cotton and linen fabric in carpark
    November 2021, Meeanjin/Yeerongpilly QLD
  • Plant Paper by Industrial Creek, recycled commercial paper-waste from Brisbane CBD and native flower seed mix partially buried in a creek bed
    November 2021, Meeanjin/Yeerongpilly QLD
  • Flower seeds failed to establish with heavy La Niña rainfall

Tapatjatjaka / Titjikala NT

  • Buried, river red gum dye (leaf and bark), found charcoal, dust, and rust on buried repurposed cotton fabric, August 2021, Titjikala NT (Tapatjatjaka)
  • Tank, avocado dye, river red gum leaf dye, red mulga seed tannin and found charcoal on repurposed fabric, August 2021
    Titjikala NT (Tapatjatjaka)
  • Hugh River, plant-based dyes and wax on repurposed fabric, August 2021, Hugh River near Titjikala NT (Tapatjatjaka)
  • Tapatjatjaka, August 2021, avocado dye, river red gum leaf dye, red mulga seed tannin on repurposed fabric, Titjikala NT (Tapatjatjaka)
  • Tapatjatjaka #3, August 2021, river red gum dye (leaf and bark), ghost gum leaf dye and acrylic on repurposed cotton fabric, Titjikala NT (Tapatjatjaka)

Gilgandra 2021

  • Growing a Tree, iron bark dye, firewood (forest red gum) dye, iron mordant and acrylic on reclaimed fabric
    December 2021, Gilgandra NSW (Wiradjuri, Kamilaroi and Wailwan country)
  • Building, eucalyptus dye, iron mordant, acrylic and concrete on cotton stop sheet
    April 2021, Gilgandra NSW (Wiradjuri, Kamilaroi and Wailwan Country)
  • Foliage, eucalyptus dye, dry earth pigments, gum arabic and acrylic on cotton drop sheet
    March 2021, Gilgandra NSW (Wiradjuri, Kamilaroi and Wailwan)
  • Wetlands, found white charcoal, acrylic, dry earth pigments, dam water on cotton drop sheet
    March 2021, Gilgandra NSW (Wiradjuri, Kamilaroi and Wailwan Country)
  • Trough, eucalyptus dye, charcaol, iron water and acrylic on linen fabric
    March 2021, Gilgandra NSW (Wiradjuri, Kamilaroi and Wailwan Country)
  • Dirt, eucalyptus dye, charcaol, iron water and acrylic on linen fabric
    March 2021, Gilgandra NSW (Wiradjuri, Kamilaroi and Wailwan Country)
  • Southerly, eucalyptus dye, mud, rabbit skin glue and acrylic on recycled material
    February 2021, Gilgandra NSW (Wiradjuri, Kamilaroi and Wailwan Country)

Gilgandra 2020

  • Wool Pack in Sheep Paddock, oil on nylon wool pack
    Gilgandra NSW (Wiradjuri, Kamilaroi and Wailwan country)
  • Wool and Weeds, ink on reclaimed wool fabric and smudged weed vegetation on reclaimed cotton sheet, 183cm x 261cm (wool), 171.5cm x 218cm (Weeds)
    Gilgandra NSW (Wiradjuri, Kamilaroi and Wailwan country)
  • Moonrise over Dam, natural dyes (eucalyptus), dry earth pigment, found charcoal, oil and acrylic on nylon wool pack and cotton drop sheet, 172cm x 151cm
    Gilgandra NSW (Wiradjuri, Kamilaroi and Wailwan country)
  • Warrumbungles Walk, bushfire charcoal, eucalyptus dye and iron mordant on cotton drop sheet
    Warrumbungle National Park (Kamilaroi country)
  • Dam at Night, natural dyes (red cabbage, eucalyptus, iron mordant), oil on cotton drop sheet
    Gilgandra NSW (Wiradjuri, Kamilaroi and Wailwan country)
  • Paddocks, oil pastel and natural dye (eucalyptus) on cotton drop sheet, 176cm x 149cm
    Gilgandra NSW (Wiradjuri, Kamilaroi and Wailwan country)
  • Stretched Canvas, natural dyes (eucalyptus) and oil on cotton drop sheet, 212cm x 256.5cm
    Gilgandra NSW (Wiradjuri, Kamilaroi and Wailwan country)
  • Milky Way, natural dyes (eucalyptus and turmeric), dry earth pigments on soy mordanted cotton drop sheet, 175cm x 174cm
    Gilgandra NSW (Wiradjuri, Kamilaroi and Wailwan country)
  • Suspended Clouds, oil on nylon wool pack
    Gilgandra NSW (Wiradjuri, Kamilaroi and Wailwan country)

Please contact clementinebellemcintosh@gmail.com for any inquiries

I would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which I practice. I recognise their continuing connection to land, water and culture and pay my respects to Elders past, present and future.

Always was, Always will be Aboriginal land