I'm continuing the theme of working with natural elements which was the main impetus behind the commencement of my art journey – my sister’s mineral photography. It has been very important to me to continue to work with nature, while Sue’s focus was rocks and minerals, I’ve been using dried Australian native flowers and leaves, tree bark, banksia cones and locally sourced sea shells to make my pi…

I'm continuing the theme of working with natural elements which was the main impetus behind the commencement of my art journey – my sister’s mineral photography. It has been very important to me to continue to work with nature, while Sue’s focus was rocks and minerals, I’ve been using dried Australian native flowers and leaves, tree bark, banksia cones and locally sourced sea shells to make my pieces. Basically anything representing the natural world is what I love to work with, it’s true that it’s hard to improve on nature for colour, shape and beauty. I am constantly inspired by Australian flora and it is this that makes me excited to produce my artworks that preserve and feature distinctly Australian botanical elements. My current work for this exhibition has centred on creating colours and patterns with resin and alcohol ink that are shaped into the body of the products.

My art journey began while working with my sister's beautiful mineral photography, images of rock thin sections captured under the microscope in the geology lab. Now my own work with timber and resin allows me to incorporate Sue's mineral photography into my pieces as well as continuing to work with natural elements like rocks, flowers, leaves, bark, seed pods and even fruit! Recently I’ve been e…

My art journey began while working with my sister's beautiful mineral photography, images of rock thin sections captured under the microscope in the geology lab. Now my own work with timber and resin allows me to incorporate Sue's mineral photography into my pieces as well as continuing to work with natural elements like rocks, flowers, leaves, bark, seed pods and even fruit! Recently I’ve been embedding botanical elements into resin to make functional homewares like wine stoppers, bottle openers and cheese knives. Australian native flowers like flowering gum, waratahs, proteas and even lilly pilly leaves lend themselves beautifully to the drying process and look amazing in resin. My current work for this exhibition has focussed on using alcohol ink in resin to make these smaller scale items into statement art pieces.

By far my major influence has been my sister Sue's artwork (thin section mineral photography). Her work gave me a love of abstract art, even though her abstract art was in reality shaped by nature, the best artist of all. I always love the uneven and the imperfect in art and in the beauty of nature. I do try not to create the perfect piece as I think this impedes the creative process and the fl…

By far my major influence has been my sister Sue's artwork (thin section mineral photography). Her work gave me a love of abstract art, even though her abstract art was in reality shaped by nature, the best artist of all. I always love the uneven and the imperfect in art and in the beauty of nature. I do try not to create the perfect piece as I think this impedes the creative process and the flow of making art. This year I’ve turned to colour and abstract art for inspiration in my pieces.