I did a thing! I filmed a little artist talk for you going into a little more detail about the thoughts and processes behind 'Finding My Way'. This show is the culmination of a residency at Lon Retreat in Point Lonsdale and I produced it in fairly extraordinary circumstances, have a watch and get a glimpse into my world.

Once again I am choosing to sit out the Black Friday sales. If you've been following along for a little while you'll know I never participate in them and I hope I never have to. I've always aimed been transparent about this and my position on sales as an artist and small business woman.

It's no big secret that it's been a really tough year for creatives and small businesses. In fact, it's been pretty tricky year-on-year for some time. Ouch. So I'm taking a quick moment to shout out some awesome creative people in my circles. I'm very lucky to have a diverse and very special community of creatives and makers around me. I'm hoping to do a little series of these "Creative Shout Out" blog posts to show off some of these awesome people.

 

'Finding My Way' is a new body of work, 20 watercolour and crayon paintings on paper and panel that I created during my residency at Lon Retreat. I couldn't be more excited to finally share these pieces with you, they've been a long time in the making.

 

Loz from LJM Photography snuck into my studio recently and captured me at work. I thought I’d share some of the photos along with a bit of the story behind them.

I’m thrilled to have one of the pieces from my new series ‘The Secret Garden’ featured in the latest edition of Art Edit Magazine. ‘The Conservatory’ is sitting among some mighty fine company.

‘The Secret Garden’ collection is a colourful celebration of those precious curated spaces we call gardens and all the wonderful flowers that populate them. I saw a correlation between creating a garden and my own art practice. Both bring pleasure and joy. They require hard work, patience and curiosity, plus your hands are bound to get a little dirty.

 

Take a look behind the scenes of my latest collection 'The Secret Garden'. Inspiration, sketches, works in progress and studio mess!

The Surf Coast Arts Trail is back for 2024! This will be my 8th year doing the trail and it is one of my favourite weekends of the year. It's such a lovely way to connect with my students and collectors as well as the local creative community.

Yes, it's a little quiet around here. It's not usually the case, however, I'm on maternity leave! I'm taking a few months off to soak up newborn snuggles with my second bub. It's such a precious time and you know, sleep deprivation is a killer! I plan to ease on back into things later in the year.

I have so many fond memories of visiting the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne as a kid. My family would go and see the ducks, have picnics and roll around in the autumn leaves. We'd explore every nook and cranny of the gardens, it was always a highlight from a day trip to big city.