About the Artist 
I was born and raised within the Kulin Nations of Victoria predominately on Bunurong and Wurundjeri Countries. I love going home to Gunai/Kurnai Country and connecting with both the land I live on and the land I come from. I am always interested in challenging myself as an artist, I like to try new things and see the end results. I am really proud of my wooden sculptures as they are so versatile and unique and they truly were the beginning of my art practice professionally. My art is really broad, covering canvas, murals, digital art and hand-cut and painted wooden sculptures. I don’t think there was ever a moment where I was like, “This is what I want to be.” I have just always loved it and it grew naturally over time into what I do today and I hope to keep growing.

About the Artwork
This wooden sculpture of two koalas and a gumleaf is such a loved piece to me, inspired by my love of family dynamics in the wild. When I made these koalas, I wanted to capture a moment of connection—a mother and baby or perhaps two siblings, huddled together as they often are in the wild, trusting each other and their surroundings. Each stroke of the paint brush was a meditation on the softness of their fur and the gentle love for each other.

The gumleaf is a nod to the eucalyptus trees they depend on, shaped to cradle the koalas just as nature does. The natural grain of the wood was chosen deliberately to enhance this connection to the earth, as if the koalas are emerging from the tree itself. This piece is a tribute not just to these iconic animals but to the bond we all share with nature—a reminder to care for what’s fragile and precious.