A shadow falls across a sketchbook page interrupting the work. What I once dismissed as a flaw now reads as something else — a record of standing too close, and of judgement arriving too early.

Catherine Russ's self-portraits are reverse-painted on Perspex in Ōtautahi, Christchurch. Dive into the creative process. Explore these works and all the work in ‘Other People’s Parties’ at Quiet Dog Gallery.