This body of work explores recollections and ongoing activities that for me are inextricably linked to Canberra. It is a nostalgic exploration of growing up in and around the Canberra area; of outside and inside, the garden, the home – the city. The shelf and chair offer an immediate connection to home. The shelf is where we place objects and images linked to memory. The implements connect to the garden, the paddock – the seasons. The fence post and gate echo spaces beyond the city limits. My memories of growing up in Canberra are of a childhood of wide exploration of the hills and rivers that surround the city, of a productive Canberra garden and family traditions passed down through generations. Soft boundaries between city, nature parks and paddocks offer a unique richness of surroundings. Subtle elements within and between seasons each year create a city and surrounding landscape of remarkable colour, aroma, birdsong and texture. This has offered me an ongoing source of inspiration for my work. Glass as a material has the ability to hold and express creative energy as a contained reality and is employed in this way. These works and their arrangement aim to produce an experience that extends beyond the tangible. This exhibition reflects on what I keep embedded under my skin as an embodied energy residing there for future recall.