Alex Hotchin credits growing up on a sheep and cattle property in central Australia and homeschooling with her siblings for the unique sense of place she brings to her drawings. She makes art and books to tell stories about the world around her, and is especially interested in the art of map making and the inherent subjectivity of experiencing a place.
Desk lucky charm? Feathers collected from the garden
All time favourite album to listen to while drawing? Ghosteen – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
After moving to the city and working in the architectural industry for more than a decade, her love of moving adventures and eventful moments saw an 18 month overland bicycle adventure imagined and undertaken. This 17,000km ride from Scotland to Cambodia was life changing. On return it was hard to put into words what she had experienced, so Alex set out to draw it. This series of maps were exhibited at “Melbourne City Library” in 2016, and so began an adventure into the world of cartography.
maps, travel, environment, botanical, line, murals, live drawing