OUR TEAM

Co-ordinator, Artist Liaison

Director, Genre Productions Tasmania Ltd
(t/a Paper on Skin™)

Lyndal is an arts administrator with a passion for grassroots arts activity. Along with Paper on Skin™, Lyndal also volunteers as Chair of Slipstream Circus Inc and President of stARTs North-West (formerly Burnie Arts Council Inc). During 2024 she undertook a 12-month role as Rant Arts’ Regional Community Engagement Officer.

Lyndal’s serious involvement with Paper on Skin™ began in 2016 when she ‘inherited’ the project from her mother - Concept Originator Pam Thorne. She also oversees governance and administrative matters for Genre Productions Tasmania Ltd. A lifelong learner, she recently completed the Tas Leaders I-Lead Not-for-Profit course, the AICD Company Director’s short course and Cultural Safety Awareness training with Dewayne Everettsmith.

Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Lighting Design, Visual Effects

Director, Genre Productions Tasmania Ltd (t/a Paper on Skin™)

Nick studied Production and Lighting Design at WAAPA in the 1990’s. He has spent the intervening decades working freelance as a lighting designer and filmmaker.  His work with BighART brought him to Tasmania.

Nick manages the film unit for North-West Support Services, a disability support services company that recognises the power of film, art and music to tell the stories of people with impairments.  This led to Nick’s involvement with Paper on Skin™ when, in 2020, he was engaged as director and cinematographer when covid forced a digital pivot away from a live event to a filmed version of the competition.

Wearable artworks provide ongoing inspiration and challenge Nick to capture them as they are envisaged and created by the artists.

Stage Manager, Floor Manager, Executive Producer

Clare has worked with the Paper on Skin™ team for the 2020, 2022 and 2024 iterations. She has over 20 years of experience working as an executive producer and stage manager and is extremely skilled in dealing with a variety stakeholders and making the seemingly impossible possible.

Clare keeps the human and logistical elements of our events in order – no matter how complex, challenging and/or ‘peak-time’ a situation may be.

Collaborating closely with distinguished Tasmanian entities including Ten Days on the Island, Mudlark Theatre and BighART, Clare's career has been marked by defining roles such as Company Manager at the National Theatre of Parramatta. Clare has also worked with the only two deaf-led production companies in the UK, and has experience with all ability arts organisations and working with ethnically diverse theatre groups.

Design, Dresser, Concept Originator Paper off Skin

Director, Genre Productions Tasmania Ltd (t/a Paper on Skin™)

Kym has a background in costume design and construction spanning theatre, film, private commissions, jewellery and body adornment. She has a specialist knowledge of textiles and has professional experience in graphic design and curation. She has fulfilled key production roles including film and event management, strategic planning, and scheduling. Her film credits include Moulin Rouge, Gods of Egypt and Strictly Ballroom.

Choreographer, Dresser, Model Liaison

Jessica lives and breathes creative art.  To the Paper on Skin™ team, she brings dual skill sets.

Not only does she have the technical skills of dressmaking and love for fashion and designing – she is also a trained dance teacher with a lifelong passion for performance and directing. Jessica likes to work with a shared organic vision - allowing collaborations to evolve which result in the seamless development of creative masterpieces.

When committed to a project Jessica is in, whole heartedly. With an inclusive, generous and safety-first approach, Jessica always brings the team along with her. New to Paper on Skin™ in 2024, Jessica’s diverse range of skills and leadership with the modelling cohort was critical to the success of the event.

Hair and Makeup

Kitty has run her own successful hair and makeup business since 2009. She is passionate about fulfilling the client’s – or, in Paper on Skin’s case – the artist’s brief. Kitty can create looks from simple and natural to creative, technical and complex, and everything in between.

Kitty’s work has featured on runways, stages, in print, and in film. She loves the versatility of her job, and delights in her frequent work as a bridal hair and makeup artist. With a love of history and a passion for retro-aesthetics, Paper on Skin™ gives Kitty a platform to excel at her craft. She was excited to be welcomed into the Paper on Skin™ family in 2022 and is overjoyed to continue on as a creative and valued member of the team in the coming years.

Photographer

Grant Wells has been the official photographer for Paper on Skin™ since 2016.

Grant has worked in the photographic industry since 1980, primarily as a newspaper photographer.

Since 2016 he has been operating his own photography business, shooting for discerning clients across the country including Google, Rex Airlines, Tas Community Fund, Ten Days on the Island, and Cadbury (Mondelez International).

When he is not busy behind the lens, he explores his own creative pursuits including craft brewing and woodwork.

In 2011, Pam Thorne had an idea. “What about a competition for wearable paper art?” From that idea, Paper on Skin was born.  With strong support from the Burnie Regional Art Gallery’s then Director, Greg Leong, the first Paper on Skin event was held – in that very gallery.

Pam grew up in Burnie during the heyday of the pulp mill. It was the biggest employer in town, bringing economic stability and a thriving sense of community to Burnie. When her youngest child, Lyndal, started school, Pam began taking art classes. After many years as a watercolourist, Pam began experimenting with paper art, creating a suite of life-size papier-mâché sculptures with her creative partner, Ruth Rees.

Pam is still deeply connected to Paper on Skin and is a Director of Genre Productions Tasmania Ltd, Paper on Skin’s parent company.