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STEVEN COLE
Working with glass as a medium challenges the brain and hands simultaneously. Making a solid form into a liquid state, shaping the glass before it returns to a solid.
As a contemporary visual artist Steven’s heartfelt works are symbolic. They are drawn from personal feelings, experiences and living with a form of anxiety.
Steven also enjoys using Neon as a light to create work, possibilities for experimentation in the medium of neon and plasma with their illuminating qualities.
Steven also creates 3D digital art and paintings.
Janice hunter
In 2023 Janice completed her first Certificate from “The Sogestu School of Ikebana of Japan”. This course has opened up a whole new way of seeing with respect, admiration and appreciation for Japanese techniques, aesthetics and the language of patterns. Rather than straight forward cultural appropriation, Janice uses the teachings and stories of the Japanese culture in her present work by representing her interpretation of the concepts.
Janice’s works use the timber as a canvas and draw attention on the negative space and the retreating perspective of the painted surface. They are transformed into sculptural pieces with the addition of the cherry blossom and other flowers that represent the beauty, fragility and the” impermanent nature of all things”.
LINDA BESTER
Linda’s illustrations aim to be more scientific than creative. As such she leaves the background of each piece blank to maintain the focus on the organism. She aims for realism and morphological accuracy, and seeks support from scientists who have expert knowledge in the species at hand when required.
Linda does not use digital technologies for creating her illustrations. She chooses paints and/or coloured pencils based on the subject, and paints on 100% cotton, hot pressed archival paper.
She illustrates nature both at home and at the Healesville Sanctuary Harvest Cafe, which helps to inspire her nature-based creativity. These artworks have a strong focus on threatened species, and she aims to teach the public about their plight.
