Murals
Scarlet honeyeater and pied cormorant - Inverloch.
Scarlet honeyeater and pied cormorant - Inverloch.
Client: Deerys Engineering
Inverloch, Victoria.
12 x 6.5m. July 2023
A little pied cormorant, a scarlet honeyeater, glycine pea flowers and coastal banksia foliage. The colours I chose for this piece were to give the feeling of a warm and rich coastal escape. Warm peach tones blend with cool greeny-blue hues, with a band of blur traversing the wall to represent being close to the water. Celebrating local species (including the scarlet honeyeater which is a migratory bird, travelling between Inverloch and New Caledonia annually) this ambitious mural celebrates Inverloch and the Bass Coast.
Painted in Resene Lumbersider.
Australasian Bittern, pouched lamprey, White faced heron, Galaxia fish and Botanicals, Adelaide
Australasian Bittern, pouched lamprey, White faced heron, Galaxia fish and botanicals for Kaurna country, Adelaide, 2023
Client:City of Charles Sturt, Adelaide
River Torrens Pumping Station, Henley Beach, Adelaide South Australia
4.5 x 3m + 9m x 3m = 40 sq metres. Late May 2023
Working with the City of Charles Sturt, I was honoured to have been commissioned to create this piece on the Break Out Creek Pumping Station, where the River Torrens meets the sea at Henley Beach.
As a part of a new development to restore waterways and natural flora to re-establish biodiversity, this new mural - featuring local birds, botanicals and aquatic life - will sit alongside Kaurna sculptures, and a walking and bike path. It is also beside a sacred site allocated for the repatriation of First People’s remains once stolen, becoming a place for cultural burials.
A huge thank you to Rick for the support painting this and for the adventure, to Mark, Sarah and Max from Charles Sturt for their trust and support. As usual, amazing paint from Resene.
Sun orchids, pink bells, spider orchids, silver dollar gum and duck orchid, 2023
Native South Gippsland pink sun orchids, pink bells, spider orchids, silver dollar gum and duck orchid.
Client: Bendigo Bank Mirboo North
Ridgeway, Mirboo North, May 2023
6m x 3.5m
This mural was commissioned by the Bendigo Bank in Mirboo North to celebrate the Bendigo Bank re-brand and bring rich pinks and peach warmth and colour into their new office.
It was lovely to paint a piece that honoured botanical species that are sometimes overlooked on the bushland floor. All of these species can be found along the Great Southern Rail Trail and Lyrebird Walk in the Mirboo North Area.
Paint: Resene Lumbersider and Dulux Weathershield.
Night Sooty Owl - Electric Noir, 2023
Night Sooty Owl - Electric Noir, 2023
Client: Urban Canvas Mural Festival Melbourne 2023, City of Stonnington 17 - 30 April 2023.
Windsor Station All Day Car Park, off Chapel Street Windsor.
21.5sq meters - main wall 9.4m x 3.85 + rear wall 7m x 3.85m.
This was painted as a part of the Urban Canvas Mural Festival Melbourne where third party assets and graffiti prone areas were transformed. For my active electrical substation, a native sooty owl sits with neon tinged freesias, moody and electric in the back streets of Windsor. Painted across five days.
Eucalyptus, fig and copper for Le Meridien, 2023
Eucalyptus, fig and copper for Le Meridien, 2023
Client: Le Meridien, Melbourne
20 Bourke Street, Melbourne 3000
12 x 7m, March 2023
When approaching the design for the new Le Meridien hotel on Bourke Street, I wanted to bring elements of Melbourne’s botanical species to the fore, teamed with a feel of the glamour of yesteryear.
My creative practice is driven by using colour and design to highlight flora that surrounds the areas in which I paint, creating a strong sense of place.
By showcasing pink-tinged eucalyptus sprigs and large green fig tree leaves found at the nearby Fitzroy gardens, my aim was to transform the plain, grey outlook of many of the hotel rooms. Underpinning the design with colour and copper metallics and spanning five levels, opulence and nature were what I wanted the artwork to exude whilst also being a nod to the city’s vibrant street art culture.
Poppies, Carnations and Rosemary, Seaford 2023
Poppies, Carnations and Rosemary, Seaford 2023
Client: Frankston City Council
Seaford, Victoria.
8.5m x 6m. February 2023
Commissioned by Frankston City Council as a part of a State Government Seaford Business Activation Grant, this mural was painted at the beginning of the main shopping and pedestrian strip in Seaford.
The Seaford RSL is very active in the local community and Frankston City Council wanted to acknowledge their contribution. The mural is painted on the side of the Spanish Bar, which was the first cafe to set up along the strip nine years ago.
A coming together of the RSL and the Spanish Bar via botanical species felt natural. This mural features opulent poppies, sprigs of rosemary and carnations - Spain’s national flower.
Sterling Silver Herons, Diamonds and Art Deco 2023
Sterling Silver Herons, Diamonds and Art Deco 2023
Client: Claire Taylor Atelier
St George’s Road, Fitzroy North
6m x 4m
January 2023.
This mural was commissioned by Claire Taylor for her new Atelier. It was lovely diving into the Art Deco elements that underpin my practice, and drawing inspiration from the beautiful jewellery that will be created inside.
Magpie, Tui and Gladioli, 2023
Magpie, Tui and Gladioli, 2023
Client: Resene
Location: Resene HQ, Johnson Street Abbotsford.
9.15m x 3.4m, January 2023
Commissioned by the Resene team for their new HQ, I was honoured to create a mural that celebrated the paint company’s New Zealand heritage and their new Abbotsford location. Painted to be viewed when traversing their staircase, across two storeys.
Paint: Resene Lumbersider
Locals - Spotted Pardalote, Goldfinch, Great Egret and Botanicals 2023
‘Locals - Spotted Pardalote, European Goldfinch, Great Egret and native botanicals’, 2023, commissioned by Frankston City Council, Seaford Community Centre, Victoria.
3.8m x 30m, painted with Resene Lumbersider and Dulux Weathershield paint, January 2023.
Commissioned by Frankston City Council as a part of a Seaford Activation Precinct Project, this mural was designed to add colour and vibrancy to the busy Seaford central shopping strip, and community centre and library.
The Seaford shops run between the beach and the serene Kananook Creek, and it was while researching these environments and the species from the nearby Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands that this design was created. The spotted pardalote and great egret are natives to the area, while the European goldfinch was introduced in the late 1800s and now offer frequent sightings.
This project was interrupted a lot due to wet weather, but it was wonderful being able to finish it in the early days of 2023.
Thank you to the Frankston City Council team for all of their support, and to the people of Seaford for making this mural a dream to paint.
A huge thank you also to Steve Brown Photography for these amazing photos. It’s hard to capture!
Instagram: @steveb3199
Common Heath and Blue Gum, 2022
Common Heath and Blue Gum, 2022
Client: South Gippsland Shire Council
Shire Council Offices, Smith Street, Leongatha
5.6m x 2.8m, December 2022
Commissioned by South Gippsland Shire Council, I was engaged to create a mural for the newly renovated council offices.
Depicting native botanicals that are endemic to the area, common heath and blue gum feature with complimentary colour and form.
It was wonderful bringing in some colour and painterliness into the space.
Blue Mallow Flower, Lemon Myrtle and Valerian. 2022.
Blue Mallow Flower, Lemon Myrtle and Valerian. 2022.
Client: Mellow Fellow
Victoria Street, Richmond
5m x 2.5m, November 2022.
Commissioned by the founders of Mellow Fellow Cafe, this mural was inspired by botanicals that promote relaxation and brings in swathes of colour.
Paint: Resene Lumbersider.
White Correa and Hop Bitter Pea, 2022
White Correa and Hop Bitter Pea, 2022
Client: Frankston City Council
Seaford, Victoria.
6m x 3m, November 2022.
As part of the Seaford Activation Precinct Project, this was the first mural of three commissioned to transform the main street of Seaford.
Paint: Resene Lumbersider and Dulux Weathershield.
NSW Waratah, Port Jackson Fig and Banksia - September 2022
‘NSW Waratah, Port Jackson Fig and Coastal Banksia ’, 2022, commission for Mosman City Council, Sydney.
Commissioned by Mosman City Council, this mural was designed as the entrance to a busy council owned carpark, close to public pools and the central shopping district.
Keeping the design sophisticated and not overworked, monochrome botanicals were painted with complimentary colours in the space.
Our five days in Mosman were a delight - I’d go back and paint again in a heartbeat.
’NSW Waratah, Port Jackson Fig and Coastal Banksia, September, 2022, Mosman, NSW.
Featuring Resene exterior paint, roughly 40 sq metres.
River Red Gum, Wattle and Leafy Templetonia - August 2022
‘Red River Gum, Wattle and Leafy Templetonia Flowers ’, 2022, commission for Zambrero Restaurant, Echuca.
The design team who were working on the new Zambrero restaurant in Echuca, invited me to design a custom mural for their space. Teaming my own artistic practice with the Zambrero design look and feel, my mural incorporates local Echuca region flora and contemporary design.
Featuring local flora ironbark eucalyptus, golden wattle, billy buttons and leafy templetonia flowers, the mural also features the Murray River in Mint, and Zambrero’s brand colours of lime, cream and charcoal.
’Red River Gum, Wattle and Leafy Templetonia Flowers,’ August, 2022, Echuca, Victoria.
Featuring Resene exterior paint, 6.3m x 3m.
Clay - Organics and Copper - July 2022
‘Clay - organics and copper’, 2022, private commission for Clay Health and Organics, Carlton,
Clay is a bustling organics grocer and store locating on popular Rathdowne Street, and the side wall had been tagged and looked a little unsightly. I was commissioned by store owner David to transform the wall using colour and produce that reflected the store’s charisma.
Using Resene copper metallics, the same colour as the original vents on the store frontage, I showcased a mix of edibles and flora: persimmons, eucalyptus, beetroot, peach, lemons and grapes. I loved being able to use colour and from to bring everything together, and also brought some of the persimmons inside as a continuation of the wall.
The whole community fell in love with the mural, and it was lovely being able to contribute something beautiful to the neighbourhood.
’Clay - organics and copper,’ July, 2022, Rathdowne Street, Carlton.
Featuring Resene exterior and metallics paint, 4.6m x 4m.
Crimson and Blue, Carlton - May 2022
‘Crimson and Blue - Carlton’, 2022, private commission, Carlton,
The side of this single fronted terrace house in Carlton North was covered in graffiti tagging after Melbourne’s lockdowns. The owners, who rented out the house to tenants, wanted to do something beautiful on their very public facing wall that also deterred future tagging.
For the composition, I used ficus elastica and wattle - both common around the Carlton area. In collaboration with the owners a crimson rosella and blue wren featured, which won the hearts of the many dog walkers and passers-by in this tight knit locale.
It was an absolute a joy to paint.
’Crimson and Blue - Carlton,’ May, 2022, MacPherson Street, Carlton.
Featuring Resene exterior paint, 4.5m x 13m.
Photo credit: @streetartmelbourneandbeyond 2022
Carinya Lodge Panels, Korumburra - Feb - April 2022
‘Don’t Forget Colour,’ multiple exterior mural panels, Carinya Lodge, 2022.
The board at Carinya Lodge, an aged care facility in Korumburra, wanted to enhance the outside space around one side of the Lodge, that had recently been renovated and featured a big, plain, grey, sloped brick wall.
Panels were built using treated timber with an alucobond surface to paint on, to ensure the panels would withstand the elements and featured across the entire 80m length.
I developed the design of the murals so that they were bright and colourful without being too overbearing, and featured botanicals and birds that are native to the area and would be familiar to residents and their families.
It took us quite a few weeks to complete these, but it was lovely being able to contribute something meaningful to the facility.
’Don’t Forget Colour’, April 2022, Carinya Lodge, Korumburra. Comprised of:
Eucalyptus Colour v1, 1.2 x 3.6m
Coastal Banksia v1, 1.2 x 3.6m
Blue Wren and Banksia Foliage, 2.4 x 3.6m
Great White Egrets and Eucalyptus, 2.4 x 3.6m
Magpie and Wattle, 2.4 x 3.6m
Coastal Banksia v2, 1.2 x 3.6m
Eucalyptus Colour v2, 1.2 x 3.6m.
Giants - Show Me Some Art Festival - April 2022
‘Giants,’ 2022, Show Me Some Art Festival, Moe.
Rick and I finished this 18.5m x 2.7m mural - in the rain - as part of Show Me Some Art Festival in Moe.
We had a limited budget and limited timeframe, so designed a wall to have maximum impact that could be achieved in under three days.
Inspired by the local region, it features the detailed foliage of a Mountain Ash, Eucalyptus Regnans over the horizontal shadow form of a Californian Coast Redwood, Sequoia Sempervirens. These are respectively the tallest hardwood and tallest softwood trees in the world.
Outside Thorpdale, just up the hill from Moe, there's a sign marking the site of The World's Tallest Tree. The Mountain Ash that grew here was measured at 114.3m - after it was cut down.
This mural is designed to acknowledge the local giants, while recognising that we tend to celebrate exotic greats over our own.
You can find it opposite the Coles carpark on Market St at Images Moe.
’Giants’, April, 2022, 7 Market Street, Moe, 18.5m wide x 2.7m high, painted with Resene.
Big Picture Festival Frankston - March 2022
‘Moonlighting,’ 2022, The Big Picture Festival, in collaboration with Frankston High School.
It was so lovely being asked back to work with the Frankston High School students again for the Big Picture Festival in Frankston. Natalie D’ambra (FHS Visual Art teacher) and I worked alongside six year ten students to co-design and complete our mural.
Featuring dreamy colours that we chose together and sea creatures local. to the Frankston area, the students really took on ownership of the wall and executed it beautifully.
Featuring snapper, southern sand octopus, bovichtus, moonlighter and a purple stinger jellyfish.
‘Moonlighting’, The Big Picture Festival March 2022, in collaboration with Frankston High School students, 7.5m wide x 3.2m high. Using Graphenstone paint.
A little collaborative mural with David Booth, to unify the walls we worked on with our students. David worked with Monterey Secondary for his bright characters.
‘Urban Botanical Balcony,’ 2022. Richmond/Quo-yung/Naarm.
One of the most difficult murals to photograph but one of the most transformative, it was awesome turning this plain concrete balcony into something lush and colourful.
Private commission, Richmond, Dulux Exterior Paint, 8m wide x 1m high. February, 2022.
Viminalis - Cape Paterson 2022
‘Viminalis,’ 2022, Coastal Banksia and Eucalyptus Viminalis, The Cape, Cape Paterson
The Cape is an environmentally conscious and sustainable housing development in Cape Paterson, coastal Victoria. Adapt Design Group, who commissioned this mural on the side of their home that faces a communal walking track, design homes that meet a 7.5 star + energy rating - a requirement of homes built at the Cape.
Viminalis, or the Manna Gum, is of special significance to the owners, and it was lovely tying in the colour of their colourbond with these native, monochrome botanicals. Painting onto Natural Brick Co bricks (made from recycled materials) was a dream too.
Private commission on public walkway, The Cape, Viminalis Residence, 6.59m wide x 3.2m high.
Dutch Tulip - Magnolia - Rubber Plant Opulence - December 2021
‘Dutch Tulip - Magnolia - Rubber Plant Opulence,’ 2021, Private Commission, Tarneit Victoria.
This client wanted something opulent and beautiful for the main wall of their home theatre room. I designed this piece so that it would captivate whether the room was light or in darkness, using plants that I feel are luscious and beautiful. (I’ve also been watching The Great lately and wanted to paint something decadent and fit for palace decor.)
Private Commission, Tarneit Residence 2021, 160cm high x 300cm wide.
Past and Present - Landscape - December 2021
‘Past and Present - Landscape,’ 2021, commissioned by Mirboo North and District Community Foundation in collaboration with Mirboo North Secondary College.
This mural was commissioned by the Mirboo North and District Community Foundation to work with four students from Mirboo North Secondary College to transform this prominent wall in the main street of town. The wall had a colonial bush mural painted on it from the 90s that was fading, so I kept a circular segment of the old mural (without colonial reference) and used other elements of the surrounding landscape to depict on the wall and bring it into the contemporary realm - scarlet robin, Mirboo lily, Gippsland waratah and corymbia eucalyptus. I painted the Scarlet Robin and the shading on all of the leaves, and assisted the four secondary college students to paint the rest of the wall. Jobeka, Lily, Jett and Morgan did an incredible job over the course of five days.
‘Past and Present - Landscape, 2021, 4.2m high x 6.4m wide, Ridgway, Mirboo North. Thank you to SAFE Scaffold for site access.
Mediterranean Modern - November 2021
‘Mediterranean Modern,’ 2021, Anchor Restaurant, Elwood 2021.
It’s hard these days to find a point of difference, especially in the hospitality industry. Rosalin and Oliver, however, had an ambitious dream when opening their latest venture, fine dining restaurant Anchor in Elwood. Part of their point of difference was stylishly celebrating the wholesome elements of Mediterranean cooking, and they commissioned me to paint a mural in their space that was warm, stylish, contemporary and inviting.
Using a soft mediterranean inspired colour palette, I depicted sage, rosemary and olive sprigs. And it’ one of my favourite murals so far.
'Mediterranean Modern,’ 2021, Anchor, Ormond Road, Elwood, Victoria.
2.4 x 4m meters, using Dulux Exterior Paint and gold.
Big Picture Festival Frankston - March 2021
Photo by Steve Brown 2021
The Big Picture Fest, Frankston 2021 | Beyond the Wall
Melanie Caple and Ghostpatrol
‘Coastal and Urban - Frankston’ 2021, Big Picture Festival 2021, Thompson Lane, Frankston, in collaboration with Frankston High School. March 15 - 21 2021.
I was both proud and excited to be selected as a facilitating mural artist for Frankston’s Big Picture Festival 2021, working with twenty 15-16 year olds from Frankston High School.
In the lead up to our big painting week I facilitated three, three hour workshops with the High School students, supported by art teacher Natalie D’Ambra. During these workshops we talked about the mural painting process, played with colour and shape and thought about how colour and form can create a narrative. The final mural design was created by using the student’s colour collages, and then thinking about what encapsulated Frankston and its position as both a coastal and an urban city. A Pelican and Ibis felt apt!
Natalie and I drew up the line work for the mural the day prior to painting, and over the course of the five days the 20 students came on site to pull the mural together. It was such a wonderful experience for everyone, and seeing the teenagers front up and bring their talents was really humbling and inspiring. This mural is definitely theirs - all 13 meters of it!
'Coastal and Urban - Frankston,’ 2021, Big Picture Festival, Thompson Lane, Frankston, in collaboration with Frankston High School.
3.1 x 13 meters, using Dulux Exterior Paint.
Seaford Library and Community Centre - May 2021
‘Swamp Gum, Tea Tree and Coastal Banksia’ 2021, Seaford Library and Community Centre, commissioned by Frankston City Council.
Commissioned by Frankston City Council, although this building was a hub of activity for the local community it was looking very tired and dull. They wanted something transformative but not too overwhelming, and something that would feel welcoming to all. By drawing on the local foliage that lined the nearby Kananook Creek, I featured swamp gum, tea tree and coastal banksias, with soft colours drawn from the Seaford sunsets.
It was such a lovely place to paint, and the community in and around that building were so accomodating.
'Swamp Gum, Tea Tree and Coastal Banksia,’ 2021, Seaford Library and Community Centre, 1 x 7m, 6 x 3m, 6 x 9m.
Thanks to Access Hire for the scissorlift.
Butterfly Noir , Seaford - October 2021
Photo by @worldstreetarthunter 2021
‘Butterfly Noir,’ 2021, Seaford, 2021, Frankston City Council
The cluster of shops on Armstrongs Road in Seaford are delightful - a coffee roaster, old school milk bar and an ethical fashion shop shrouded in suburban life. Frankston City Council commissioned me to create an interactive butterfly mural, and I made it my own. Coffee sprigs, strelitzia Nicholai, tulips, wattle and wax flowers make this mural lush and bright against its black backdrop.
It was so lovely painting this for the Armstrongs Road community.
‘Butterfly Noir,’ 3m x 2.7m (plus additions), Armstrongs Road Shops, Seaford. Using Dulux Exterior Paint.
Indoor Lush Botanicals , Bendigo - June 2021
‘Indoor Luxe Botanicals,’ 2021, commissioned by Ian Garland Hair, Bendigo
I loved the opportunity to spend some time in Bendigo and create this mural for the team at Ian Garland Hair. Completed over a weekend, it completely transformed this small space.
Featuring strelitzia, magnolia leaves, monstera, birds nest fern and palms.
‘Indoor Luxe Botanicals,’ 3m x 4m, Ian Garland Hair, Bendigo, using Dulux exterior paint.
Heron, Wattle Et Al, Leongatha - September 2021
‘Heron, Wattle Et Al,’ 2021, Leongatha Health Hub - Private Commission, Leongatha
Commissioned by the new Leongatha Health Hub, I was engaged to create a welcoming and sophisticated addition to their new office and practitioner space. Using bird life from the area - white faced heron, magpie and galah - and juxtaposed with colour and botanicals, this space went from being stark white to warm and intriguing.
‘Heron, Wattle Et Al,’ multiple dimensions, Leongatha Health Hub, using Dulux Exterior paint.
Luxe Interactive Mural, Leongatha - June 2021
‘Luxe Interactive Mural,’ 2021, Sweet Life Cafe - Private Commission, Leongatha
Commissioned by a local Leongatha cafe to act as an added point of engagement for their customers during the Covid 19 pandemic, I wanted this mural to look like a botanical luxe throne that people could pose with.
It was a lot of fun painting in the gold, and so nice painting indoors for a change!
‘Luxe Interactive Mural,’ 3m x 4.5m, Sweet Life Cafe, Leongatha, using Dulux Exterior paint with Dulux Gold Effects.
Show Me The Art Festival, Moe - March 2021
‘Moe Acacia and Eucalyptus Pop’ 2021, Show Me The Art Festival 2021, Moe Botanical Gardens, 28 March 2021.
It’s a huge thing, getting an art festival up and running, but graffiti artist Steve Bechaz had a dream and rallied together some mural painters to take to Moe. With funding from Regional Arts Victoria, local businesses and with a huge portion being donated to Lifeline, Steve asked if I’d paint a column of the old rail bridge at the Botanical Gardens in Moe. Due to some annoying autumn rain, I had just the Sunday to paint this piece, so I roped in my bloke, Rick, to assist. We painted this piece in 7.5 hours, and I am so happy with how it turned out.
'Moe Acacia longifolia and Eucalyptus Pop,’ 2021, Moe Botanical Gardens, 2.5m x 3m using Dulux Exterior Paint.
Leongatha Primary School, January 2021
'Eastern Rosellas and Wattle from Nerrena,' and ‘Crimson Rosella and Corymbia,’ 2021, Public Commission, Leongatha Primary School.
It was such an honour to be asked to create such a substantial mural at my former Primary School. The school has been undergoing development since it moved locations a few years ago, and these two corrugated colourbond sheds were facing Nerrena Road, a popular thoroughfare joining the town to the rural landscape that surrounds it, and the road that I used to travel between the school and the farm that I grew up on.
The composition was a little tricky as I had to take into account the corrugated surface, but I thought the school community would love the bright rosella, and appreciate the native foliage that can be found around the school grounds.
These were painted over 70 hours in January and February 2021 (Often in 38 degree heat!)
'Eastern Rosellas and Wattle from Nerrena,' and ‘Crimson Rosella and Corymbia,’ 2021, Public Commission, Leongatha Primary School.
Each shed frontage measures 2.2m x 12m with extended details.
Yarram Chalk Festival, Yarram - January 2021
‘Yarram Locals’, 2.5 x 3m, Yarram Chalk Festival, 16th and 17th January 2021.
Over the course of a weekend, ten artists were invited to take part in the inaugural Yarram Chalk Festival.
Run by some passionate locals and a pair of international chalk artists, we hit the pavement to create vibrant designs using dry chalk pastels. It was actually really hard work, but a lot of fun!
Monarch and Daisies, Leongatha - January 2021
'Monarch and Daisies,' 2020, Private Commission, My Leongatha Beauty, Leongatha.
In between Christmas and New Year in 2020, I completed this pretty mural for the lovely owner, Michelle, of My Leongatha Beauty in Leongatha. Michelle had this blank charcoal coloured wall on a prominent corner in the town, and wanted to make it captivating. We collaborated on the final design, and I painted it over the course of five days.
Having never painted a butterfly at this scale before, I was very happy with how it turned out! A Monarch for my partner Rick and his sister, Kristy.
‘Monarch and Daisies,’ 2020, My Leongatha Beauty, Corner of Lyon Street and Hyland Place, Leongatha.
2.5m x 6m with extended details.
Girls Own Space Mural, Foster - December 2020
'Foster Botanicals,' 2020, in collaboration with Isabel, Emma, Hannah, Maya and Maddie from Foster Secondary College. Girls Own Space project funded by VicHealth and South Gippsland Shire Council, Foster, VIC.
At the beginning of 2020 I was contracted by South Gippsland Shire Council to be a facilitating artist in the Girls Own Space Program. Here, I conducted workshops and collaborated with five young woman from Foster Secondary College to develop a mural.
The resulting artwork is comprised of drawings created by the young women, that we painted collaboratively. Kangaroo Paw, Eucalyptus, Claret Ash, Leucadendron, Sunflowers and Wax Flowers were all gathered from the Foster Recreation Reserve site where the mural was painted.
We were due to start painting the wall in March 2020, but the site was shut down due to Covid 19. Finally, in the week of the 14-18th December, we were able to meet back on site and complete the mural as the girls finished a turbulent year of school.
‘Foster Botanicals,’ 2020, Foster Recreation Reserve.
5 metres x 7 metres.
Harvest Botanicals, Leongatha - November 2020
'Harvest Botanicals,' 2020, Private Commission, Harvest Laneway Nursery, Leongatha VIC.
Harvest Laneway has become a South Gippsland haven for indoor and outdoor plant lovers alike over the last few years, with Dee and Adam at the helm. For someone like me who is a bit of a gardening addict, when they sought to commission me to produce this mural I was excited! Drawing upon the native and cottage collection of plants that the nursery stocks, we came up with a design and I produced the mural over 40 hours in Spring 2020.
‘Harvest Botanicals - Eucalyptus, Billy Button, Lavender and Leucadendron’, 2020.
Main wall at the rear of nursery: 260 x 220cm and 260 x 530cm.
Front Entrance 2 x Columns: 193 x 36 x 25cm.
Coastal Banksia Mural, Leongatha - August 2020
'Coastal Banksia Monochrome,' 2020, Private Commission, Forage and Grind, Leongatha VIC.
The lovely Jess who owns Leongatha’s Forage and Grind commissioned me to create a mural for two of their exterior walls that faced the main street. Forage and Grind is a popular coffee shop selling coffee, treats and beautiful flower bouquets, and I was so excited that Jess allowed me to paint a monochrome mural which I had been wanting to do for a while.
The resulting work is ‘Coastal Banksias,’ featuring the natives that can be seen throughout the area. The mural took 40 hours to complete, and was sealed with an anti-graffiti coating.
‘Coastal Banksia Monochrome’, 2020.
Main wall 245 x 497cm, small wall 265 x 282cm.
Urban Jungle Public Mural, Fitzroy North - March 2018
'It's Like A Jungle Sometimes,' 2018, Public Mural, North Fitzroy, VIC
I was commissioned by the Owners Corporation at the Roi Apartment Complex in North Fitzroy to create a large scale mural to enliven their communal BBQ area. There was a plain, concrete wall that was perfect to paint on, and seeing as their Garden Committee was dedicated to greening the space, I decided to create an urban jungle.
'It's Like A Jungle Sometimes,' 2018, Taubmans Exterior Paint, 3 x 5.5 metres, Nth Fitzroy.
Features
This mural was painted over 40 hours, using Taubmans Exterior Paint. Most of the colours were created and mixed from six basic colours - dark green, blue, yellow, red, white and black. The mural was officially opened on April 14th, 2018.
