Michaye Boulter Interlude

The journey by boat to Port Davey, on Tasmania’s south-west coast, is rugged and exposed. When I finally passed the Breaksea Islands and entered the bay, the calm water and mist-filled mountains induced a sense of relief. In the following days, travelling through the waterways, I was met with never-ending possibilities. It was the moments of pause, finding myself between one place and another, that was to later become the inspiration for this painting. To me, the organic, round shape of hand-beaten steel, bearing the marks of time and work, is a portal to a past experience.

Michaye Boulter, 2019