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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
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 March 8, 2025
Raindrop 2

Raindrop 2

RaindropĀ has been in the cupboard for a few weeks. I took it out to...

Cindy Tonkin January 14, 2025
Hafiz

Hafiz

January is a month of clearing stuff out from my studio, partly because I...

Cindy Tonkin December 30, 2024
Wislawa

Wislawa

ABC Broadcast books from the 70s and 80s inherited from my mother form the...

Cindy Tonkin December 30, 2024
Worried

Worried

Another collab with Nicola. Double split concertina. I added a Mary Oliver poem. More...

Cindy Tonkin December 30, 2024
Gentle Reminder

Gentle Reminder

Another collab with Nicola. This is her sheet she wiped her inks on, which...

Cindy Tonkin December 30, 2024
On Making Tea 1

On Making Tea 1

Turns out I had already done a collab with Nicola using her offcuts and...

Cindy Tonkin December 15, 2024
Scarf

Scarf

This tiny concertina uses the offcut circles some less than 1cm taken from the...

Cindy Tonkin December 4, 2024
Where have you been?

Where have you been?

Where have you been is named for one of the nursery songs on one...

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