The Banksia is my muse and has been my obsession and subject for the last few 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 and I want people who see my works to 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

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