Christine has been making artwork about shearing sheds since 1984 when she was working on a cattle station south of Charters Towers in Queensland. Since then her practice, especially her painting, has been based on the portrayal of these buildings that are both iconic and everyday. Aging quietly in the harsh sun of western Queensland and New South Wales they are for her both subject matter and symbol. Each year Christine makes artwork about two or three rural properties that provides an image-base and ideas-base for both her painting and printmaking practices.

The rural etchings, in using this familiar subject matter, give the artist and audience a chance to reflect on elements and issues to do with rural Australia with artwork that takes the image beyond the subject.

the three basket suite 2004		This suite of etchings complemented the exhibition the shearing shed held at the Sheep Breeds Pavillion at the Royal Brisbane Show (the Ekka) in 2005 and also Andrew Harris Vineyards in Mudgee later that year.
the museum shed 2004 +		This is an ongoing suite of etching begun in 2004. This series is about the importance of protecting a heritage that is told in the everyday objects stored almost carelessly in "museum sheds" on rural properties all over the country.
sheds 1995+		These etchings are more literal interpretations of the agricultural architecture that has become both symbol and icon for many Australians. In style, they relate more to the paintings they are created alongside than other etchings in this ongoing series.
cotton 1996-2006		Living in Goondiwindi it was difficult not to be aware of the cotton industry. Over a ten year period Christine created a number of suites of etchings that explored this visually intriguing plant.