Judith Ringger

Judith Ringger is an unorthodox printmaker, digressing from traditional printmaking techniques to adapt and mix them in various innovative ways to complete her works. She loves to play with her extensive printmaking knowledge to achieve evocative atmospheric “unique state” landscapes. Works that hopefully will make us look at what we had, what we have and what we should protect. Trees are her great love. Like all of us she is affected by bush fires and their devastation and this destruction has influenced her art for many years. Judith will often point out how the sheer intensity of their wrath is so much greater than mankind. The Nation suffered during the last horrendous fire season and she feels that should teach a valuable lesson. To blunder on and ignore the warnings is not an option. The rest of the world looked on in awe and disbelief at the carnage of the last Australian summer. There was a collective sadness and depression, an ever present ache for not only those affected and those who fought the fires but for the land itself and the decimation of the forests. Nature’s anger should be heeded. She feels it is imperative that we take responsibility, all of us, and find better, more successful ways of stemming this global warming catastrophe. “Band Aid” solutions will not suffice, we have been on a path of careless destruction and time for this is over. The rest of our lives and future generation’s lives are blatantly being ignored and we need to do something. Judith believes man has a flaw in his psyche for folly, an inherent ability to behave irresponsibly and, wittingly or unwittingly, abuse nature. The artist seeks to scratch the conscience, to address past error in order to live intelligently and harmoniously with our environment. Responsible management of our land, water and forests is imperative and collective respect and responsibility for nature must start at home. The future of this world belongs to all and effective intelligent education is the only solution in overcoming the rampant ignorance.