I am usually pretty good at keeping my "news" section up to date with all my news!! I don't know how I forgot to post about this one, possibly in all the excitement it escaped my mind!

I entered two works in the Angair Nature Show Weekend in Anglesea - way back in September 2024. They were two pieces I adored that I created while on residency at Falls Creek, "Rebirth" and "The Fire Within" then finished back in the studio. I almost didn't enter them! I had some other pieces I wanted to get framed to enter but the timelines didn't align. Serendipity stepped in.

”The Fire Within" won best is show! This news blew me away. I haven't won anything like that in a really long time and it meant so much more because it's a weekend for nature lovers and a great gathering of the like-minds.

Following that wonderful news, I got some more! The two pieces were snapped up by a local collector. To know they are going to be loved and that will remain as a pair was just the icing on the cake. What a weekend.

Angair (Anglesea, Aireys Inlet Society for the Protection of Flora and Fauna) is dedicated to protecting the natural beauty of the environments of Anglesea and Aireys Inlet in trust for future generations. I'm a member and there's all kinds of fantastic initiatives you can get amongst.

Learn more and become a member here.

"Rebirth" Natalie Martin, 2024

"The Fire Within" Natalie Martin, 2024