POETRY OF THE EARTH

NATURE FESTIVAL 2022

CLAIRE KENNETT

My mixed media artworks explore various ways of viewing, understanding and interpreting my personal connections with the natural environment.

These artworks form part of my ongoing practice of deeply understanding connections between myself and local, natural environments through various art making techniques. Each artwork is a representation of connection and our beautiful Fleurieu Peninsula.

Representations of trees and birds are drawn from life and coloured in my studio with home-made eco dyes (made by boiling plants to distil the colour), paint pens, fine point permanent markers, oil paints, calligraphy ink and water colour pencils.

1. GEMTREE GUM

80 x 90cm

Eco dye and pen on paper

Claire Kennett

$1300

2. SERAFINO GUM

85 x 95cm

Eco Dye and pen on paper

Claire Kennett

$1300

3. FOX CREEK GUM

61 x 82cm

Eco dye and pen on paper

Claire Kennett

$800

JASMIN ELISE TAYLOR

Environmental concerns are often the inspiration behind Jasmin’s work.

Challenging perception is one of her objectives, and Jasmin draws on her background in dance performance, installation, and costume design, to use glamorous aesthetics as a ruse to present environmental commentaries.

4. ARMOUR FOR SOFT BODIES

36 x 28 x 67 cm

Copper, silverplate, rose quartz, clear quartz, opalite (glass) and paper body form

Jasmin Elise Taylor

$3300

5. ANTI GLAM

Brass, Swarovski pearls, Swarovski crystals & paper body form

33 x 28 x 63cm

Jasmin Elise Taylor

$3700

6. MIND THE MOLLUSCS

Semi-tarnished copper, silverplate, amethyst, quartz, opalite (glass) and paper

52 x 28 x 52cm

Jasmin Elise Taylor

$720

LOUISE RAMSAY

My paintings are an emotive response to the beauty of nature. Often through the style of magic realism, I explore my obsession with the many plants, birds and creatures that live in the habitat I have created for them. The whispered poetry of nature is ever present. You just need to listen.

7. INSIDE LOOKING OUT

Acrylic on canvas

61 x 61cm

Louise Ramsay

$1100

8. WHISPERED SECRETS

Acrylic on canvas

61 x 51cm

Louise Ramsay

$1200

9. SUMMER MEADOW

Acrylic on canvas

61 x 61cm

Louise Ramsay

$1100

10. LUNCH LOOKS HOPEFUL

Acrylic on canvas

30 x 25cm

Louise Ramsay

$350

11. FAMILY DAY CARE

Acrylic on canvas

30 x 25cm

Louise Ramsay

$350

12. LAZY DAYS OF SUMMER

Acrylic on canvas

30cm x 25cm

Louise Ramsay

$350

13. THE GIRLS DAY OUT

Acrylic on canvas

30cm x 25cm

Louise Ramsay

$350 SOLD

NICOLE BLACK

With my art practice I am often looking at surrounding environments as a source of inspiration and escapism from the hum of modern life. Nature has much to teach us if we stop to honour its detail and beauty. My leaf-inspired artworks and murals have drawn inspiration directly from the trees in my home in the Adelaide Hills; imbued with abstract details to show the movement and colour of the surrounding spaces. Recently I have been exploring memories of underwater landscapes. Whilst there is a disparity between these two environments, I want to capture the movement and dreaminess that one can experience in the presence of (and by being present in) nature.

14. LEAF AURA

Acrylic on canvas

30 x 30CM

Nicole Black

$425

15. THE LEAVES THEY WHISPER

Acrylic on canvas

43 x 53cm

Nicole Black

$975

16. VALLEYS UNDERWATER

Acrylic on canvas

83 x 83cm

Nicole Black

$1950

JUDY MORRIS

From my Adelaide Hills studio I interpret the fascinating shapes and textures in nature by rendering Australian native and exotic plants in larger-than-life coloured pencil drawings. My aim is to lure the viewer to closer inspection and respect for the world around them.

**17. EUCALYPTUS LEUCOXYLON - AUSTRALIAN BLUE GUM**

Coloured pencil on cotton rag

58 x 73cm

Judy Morris

$1750

18. WHITE WARATAH ‘SHADY LADIES’

Coloured pencil on cotton rag

72cm x 92cm

Judy Morris

$2250

19. GREVILLEA ‘NED KELLY’

Coloured pencil on cotton rag

70 x 64cm

Judy Morris

$1750

PHOEBE HUNTER

Phoebe Hunter is an environmentally minded artist specialising in botanical dye.

Her approach to making is haphazard and semi-abstracted, leaning into circular

design principles. Often reflecting ideas of circularity and impermanence.

Broken Circle

Some of us seem to forget or keep inventing reasons to forget that we aren't nature.

A cycle of remembering and forgetting.

Stuck on task perhaps.

Though we will breakdown atom by atom,

intertwined with the natural world.

20. BROKEN CIRClE 1

Dyed Silk & Matter: Indigofera australis, Gahnia filum (native grass) & Marigold dried flowers.

180 x 27cm

Phoebe Hunter

$220 with frame

$160 unframed

21. BROKEN CIRClE 2

Dyed Silk & Matter: Indigofera australis, Gahnia filum (native grass) & Marigold dried flowers.

180 x 27cm

Phoebe Hunter

$220 with frame

$160 unframed

22. BROKEN CIRClE 3

Dyed Silk & Matter: Indigofera australis, Gahnia filum (native grass) & Marigold dried flowers.

180 x 27cm

Phoebe Hunter

$220 with frame

$160 unframed

BERYL HUNTER

Making art, in and about the landscape, creates a heightened sense of connection and wonder for Beryl. She is always striving to capture the beauty and diversity of the natural world (often her Barossa Garden).

A mixed media artist, Beryl will use paint, collage, pencil, ink, charcoal; often using found objects to make marks that mimic the organic nature of her subject material.

23. CONTEMPLATING BEAUTY

Collage, ink, pencil & charcoal

56 x 72cm

Beryl Hunter

$850

24. COME, GET LOST

Collage, ink, pencil & charcoal

56 x 72cm

Beryl Hunter

$850

25. I WONDER

Collage, ink, pencil & charcoal

73 x 94cm

Beryl Hunter

$1250

CHRISTINE BEARDSLEY

Christine and her husband share a common interest in propagating and planting indigenous plants on their Fleurieu property. Christine draws inspiration form her place and surrounding areas. She incorporates various surface design and construction processes in her current art practice

26. RUSTY scOparia

Plant & rust dyed cotton & linen

88 x 120cm

Christine Beardsley

$750

27. RUSTY River red gum

Rust & plant printed cotton

129 x 129cm

Christine Beardsley

$600

KATE FITTON

SEASHORES

But tired of land, we open ourselves to oceans, tired of time

we give back all that we’ve taken, tired of ourselves

we open ourselves to ourselves at last, sensing the waves

and great abyss of the sea beyond, the ocean stretching on sand

and the long view on the still sea that leads to another life.

⏤David Whyte

These shibori seascapes are inspired by the ever-changing nature of the shore ⎼ a threshold where the intersection of land, sea and sky are in constant flux with the ebbing and flowing tide and the dance of cloud and rain over the ocean. David Whyte’s poem reminds us that like the shoreline, our lives are shaped by forces, currents, undercurrents and other dimensionalities that we might not quite fully understand but can carry us to new places and forms not yet imagined. The seascapes are made with bamboo yarn that has been wound, bound and dipped in indigo, then knitted to reveal a textural spectrum of blues. Each piece is bound to a Tasmanian oak and natural leather hanger.

28. SEASHORE

Shibori indigo dyed cotton,Tasmanian Oak & leather

140 x 140cm

Kate Fitton

$550

29. SEASHORE I

Shibori indigo dyed bamboo yarn, Tasmanian oak & leather

25 x 31cm

Kate Fitton

$350

30. SEASHORE II

Shibori indigo dyed bamboo yarn, Tasmanian oak & leather

Kate Fitton

25 x 31cm

$350

31. SEASHORE III

Shibori indigo dyed bamboo yarn, Tasmanian oak & leather

25 x 31cm

Kate Fitton

$350

SADIE ROBERTS

There is a humble sense of mystery about the natural world in these paintings - they celebrate the wordless wonder, the unknown intelligence surrounding us. I enjoy the idea that there is nothing ordinary in nature and explore this through colour and form. The spaces around the forms hold equal enquiry.

32. EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS ‘RIVER RED GUM’

Oil on canvas

92 x 122cm

Sadie Roberts

$1350

33. STAG

Oil on canvas

123 x 153cm

Sadie Roberts

$1550

34. EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS ‘A WOMAN CAN’T BE TOUCHED’

Oil on canvas

92 x 122cm

Sadie Roberts

$1350

PAULA JOSLING

An Ancient technique for a contemporary era, Encaustic is gentle on the environment and perfectly tells my story. Using natural molten Beeswax mixed with Damar, a natural hardener, I use a heat gun or blowtorch to fuse each layer. Transparent or opaque, smooth or textural, adding layers and fusing, scraping, adding collage and photos or found items, adding pigments, always fusing.

35. JOURNEY’s Ritual

Ricepaper and encaustic

30 x 30cm

Paula Josling

$250

36. TRANSFORMING

Ricepaper and encaustic

30 x 30cm

Paula Josling

$250

37. soul’s story

Ricepaper and encaustic

30 x 30cm

Paula Josling

$250

38. night flight

Encaustic and shellac

30 x 30cm

Paula Josling

$250 SOLD

39. sheltered bay

Encaustic and shellac

30 x 30cm

Paula Josling

$250 SOLD

40. AMBER horizon

Encaustic and shellac

30 x 30cm

Paula Josling

$250

41. blue hills distant

Encaustic on board

21cm x 21cm

Paula Josling

$250 SOLD

42. storm clouds gather

Encaustic on wood

21cm x 21cm

Paula Josling

$155

43. afternoon stillness

Encaustic on wood

21cm x 21cm

Paula Josling

$155

44. orange sky

Encaustic on wood

21cm x 21cm

Paula Josling

$155

45. earth words

Encaustic on wood

21cm x 21cm

Paula Josling

$155

46. distant moon

Encaustic on wood

21cm x 21cm

Paula Josling

$155

47. oriental moon

Encaustic on wood

21cm x 21cm

Paula Josling

$155 SOLD

48. dragon in the mist

Encaustic on board

20cm x 20cm

Paula Josling

$85

49. monarch in the valley

Encaustic on board

20cm x 20cm

Paula Josling

$85 SOLD

MAIA GREEN

Inspired by the environment around her, Maia’s paintings layer colour of varying opacity and intricate textures to explore a uniquely Australian aesthetic. “I like the idea that nature can be brought into the domestic setting through my landscape artworks.” These pieces act as reflections of quiet moments in time, reminding us to hold space for the beauty that surrounds, to see the landscape with new perspective and to appreciate the colours, shapes and patterns within.

50. poetry of the earth I

Acrylic on canvas

40cm x 60cm

Maia Green

$890 SOLD

51. poetry of the earth II

Acrylic on canvas

40cm x 60cm

Maia Green

$890 SOLD

52. when trees speak I

Acrylic on reclaimed wood

13cm x 18cm

Maia Green

$220

53. when trees speak II

Acrylic on reclaimed wood

13cm x 18cm

Maia Green

$220

54. when trees speak III

Acrylic on reclaimed wood

13cm x 18cm

Maia Green

$220 SOLD

55. when trees speak IV

Acrylic on reclaimed wood

13cm x 18cm

Maia Green

$220

56. when trees speak V

Acrylic on reclaimed wood

13cm x 18cm

Maia Green

$220

57. when trees speak VI

Acrylic on reclaimed wood

13cm x 18cm

Maia Green

$220

JUDY GARRARD

Foe me, painting is an expression of my gratitude and amazement at the wonders of nature. I consider it a privilege to capture in my own way, the “poetry of the earth”. I paint primarily in acrylic and watercolour and work from my own photos and sketches done en plein air whilst away travelling.

62. AUSSIE GOLD

Acrylic on canvas

61cm x 61cm

Judy Garrard

$1100

63. the beach path

Acrylic on canvas

63cm x 63cm

Judy Garrard

$1000 SOLD

64. a rare beauty 1

Acrylic on canvas

34cm x 44cm

Judy Garrard

$550

65. A rare beauty 2

Acrylic on canvas

34cm x 44cm

Judy Garrard

$550

SARAH D’CRUZ

Sarah is inspired by the social and familial histories held by textiles. Sacrilegious and liberating, the act of cutting vintage saris gives new life to textiles, bringing focus to the intricacies of their construction and their inspired design, ultimately allowing them to be part of a new story.

66. garden of youth

Vintage Indian textiles

9 panels, 33cm x 33cm

Sarah D’Cruz

9 panels $850

3 panels $350

KIM THOMSON

Getting completely immersed in the comedy and tragedy of nature is where you’ll find me in my deepest and most joyful state. These works are an expression of the sheer luminosity and character that exudes from these ever-evolving, regal bodies of light from Adnyamanthana and Kaurna Country.