Artist’s Statement

I continue 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 with 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 so true that it’s hard to top 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 botanicals and shells.