The Banksia is my muse and has been my obsession and subject for the 10+ years. I have coined a phrase – Banksia imaginata – to describe the body of my artworks that are intuitively created and inspired by the unique structure, colours and patterns found in this Australian native plant species.

Working spontaneously, the process of creating an artwork is one of joy and absorption of attention for me. I hope people who see my works also realise the joy I feel about the beauty of the natural world.

If there is one thing I’m trying to communicate, it’s that.

There is a constant overlapping of art, nature, science, music; I see patterns in all of these. Nature seems random and chaotic but there is a plan; it just takes a while to find it. I like to let the materials find their way, to replicate nature.

2026 calendar

Joint Exhibition with Thea Bates RE RELEASE: BARK AND BANKSIAS
18 March – 5 April 2026
Gallery Unbound, 497 High Street, Northcote
View the catalogue here

Bendigo Art Show
3 – 6 April 2026
Bendigo Town Hall, Hargreaves Street, Bendigo VIC

Victorian Artists’ Society
9 x 5 Exhibition
1 July – 2 August 2026
Albert Street, East Melbourne VIC

Art For All
Fairfield Primary School
28 – 30 August 2026
Langhorne Stret, Fairfield VIC

Bird Week Australia
The Corner Gallery
15 – 25 October 2026
Stanmore, NSW

Biblio Art Prize
Blarney Books & Art
December 2026 – February 2027
Port Fairy, VIC