Liz Parkinson is a self-taught artist from Australia who lives on the edge of a rainforest near the sea. It's a very, very nice place with a lovely mild climate. She does striking black ink drawings, with an emotive edge, and finds her images in her subconscious. Even in a nice place you can't escape your demons, and they have a habit of regularly cropping up in her work. She hasn't always been an artist, but initially graduated with a degree in Economics and subsequently taught for a while. However she later abandoned that (wisely!) and travelled everywhere. She has had careers in silversmith...