Kaye Freeman's broad range of imagery was initially forged in the theatre as a young dancer. Her fascination with the Russian Ballet stirred her lifelong love of colour and compostion and the mystery it creates. Kaye grew up in Tokyo and attended and participated in dance performances in Asia and Australia throughout her childhood and into her 20s. Kaye's decision to abandon dancing to immerse herself in the creation of the visual was the start of a journey to some exciting and mysterious places, but the influence of the theatre never left her. Her past and current work features this play with performance and spectacle, including painting, drawing and photography. After winning the much coveted inaugural John Olson Scholarship at the renowned Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney Australia, Kaye went on to complete her Diploma in Painting and was almost immediately adopted by the film industry after graduation. Kaye worked on such spectacular films as Peter Pan, Anna and the King and Moulin Rouge. Her versatility was ideally suited to filmic invention as designers and set decorators encouraged and challenged her to create more and more stunning effects for their films. She was also one of a crew who painted Tokyo Disneyland's Waterworld. In 2005 Kaye walked away from all the glamour of the film world to pursue the dream of creating her own art world. In Tumbalina's Empire, you see the combination of worlds that is the work of Kaye Freeman. Contact : kaye.k.freeman@hotmail.com