I am a textile/mixed media artist, plant witch and clothing designer, creating wearable art and working with nature’s alchemy creating layered art that weaves a story to be told and felt.
I have always been creative, mostly a self taught artist weaving art into my life whichever way I could. From the edge of my school note book to becoming my way of life entirely.
For the past 10 years I have called Margaret River home, following 16 years in Broome. Each landscape has imprinted itself on my soul - the heart felt red dirt country and the breathtaking coastline of the forest and the ocean. I always find myself immersed in magic places, my connection to nature is my lifeline and my inspiration.
My journey working with plants that give colour began 16 years ago following a transformative trip to India, I then truly began to embrace my creative essence and live as an artist. Starting as a henna artist travelling around Australia, immersed in creative flow lead me to discover the ancient art of natural plant dyeing to founding Lalita Lotus - an eco dyed sustainable slow fashion clothing collection, which allows the wearer to embrace and feel nature. This inspired me to create textile/mixed media art and I created my first body of work for a collaborative exhibition in 2011, and then another in 2012.
Working with plant alchemy feels like coming home. Going out into nature and collecting foliage, then returning to the boiling pots of plant matter and rusty old pieces of metal. A true witches cauldron - where I engage in the alchemical process. The unpredictability of the final result excites me, each piece is a unique manifestation of natures magic.
I enjoy the journey of layering in my artwork, each piece serves as a canvas for storytelling and connection to nature - from laying out the leaves to illustrating channeled wisdom into the plant dyed fabric. I never know what the finished piece will look like - I love the mystery in observing the story unfold, a story that resonates differently to each beholder, inviting personal interpretation.
My background in Art Therapy enriches my practice, bringing enquiry and curiosity into my work, deepening and grounding my artistic expression. My intention is to create art that facilitates self-discovery and healing. As I believe the more we understand ourselves, heal and grow, this ripples out creating positive change in the world.