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Cindy Tonkin June 17, 2025
Seam Line

Seam Line

These negative-space pieces from 27 dresses were too good to waste. so here's a...

Cindy Tonkin June 17, 2025
Wardrobe

Wardrobe

Part of what I've been trying to do with this Dresses series since the...

Cindy Tonkin June 17, 2025
Blue Dresses

Blue Dresses

I cut these tiny dresses by hand from postcards and old calendars (left overs...

Cindy Tonkin June 17, 2025
Five frocks

Five frocks

My dad used to call dresses frocks. In my recent reflecting on dresses, I...

Cindy Tonkin June 2, 2025
Nine dresses

Nine dresses

This book is inspired by my mum's autobiographical stories. See more here. Chronologically this...

Cindy Tonkin June 2, 2025
Six dresses

Six dresses

This book is inspired by my mum's autobiographical stories. See more here. To a...

Cindy Tonkin June 2, 2025
Starlings

Starlings

Right now my house has trouble with rats. They had made a hole in...

Cindy Tonkin June 2, 2025
27 dresses

27 dresses

Once I'd made 5 dresses, 9 dresses, 6 dresses it was only a short...

Cindy Tonkin June 2, 2025
Five dresses

Five dresses

This book is inspired by my mum's autobiographical stories. See more here. She describes...

Cindy Tonkin June 2, 2025
Merry Carousel

Merry Carousel

My mum had saved this calendar and when I cleared up her house to...

Cindy Tonkin June 2, 2025
Dresses Theme

Dresses Theme

I finally wrote up a series of stories my mother wrote to celebrate her...

Cindy Tonkin May 12, 2025
Sex with God

Sex with God

I've been holding onto this poem for quite a while, and finally found a...

Cindy Tonkin April 15, 2025
Manly Book Prize 2025

Manly Book Prize 2025

Cathie and I caught the Manly book prize exhibition today. I photographed the highlights...

Cindy Tonkin April 14, 2025
New York Collages

New York Collages

Nicola gave me this book a few months ago. The artist, Marco Luccio is...

Cindy Tonkin April 11, 2025
Love Yourself

Love Yourself

I found this poem on instagram and I used it in this piece. No...

Cindy Tonkin April 3, 2025
Wild and Precious LifeĀ 

Wild and Precious LifeĀ 

This piece began as a map of Wollongong My plan was to make a...

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