I created the Google Doodle to honour the life of Australian Olympic Swimmer Mina Wylie, who was born on the 27th of June 1891. Mina was one of Australia’s first female Olympic swimming representatives and competed in the Stockholm Olympics in 1912 where women’s swimming events were held for the first time.
I created the interior and exterior murals as well as a custom tote bag for Coles Local in North Balwyn, Victoria. My illustrations combined historic and contemporary imagery that celebrated the neighbourhood and community as well as highlighting the fact that Balwyn North was the site of the very first freestanding Coles store in Australia.
In partnership with Guildhouse, The Popeye, K&S Langley Fund and Arts SA, the James and Diana Ramsay Foundation I was commissioned to design the second Ramsay Art Boat.
River Tapestry celebrates the Torrens as a place where people, animals and plants co-exist, as a vital part of the history and culture of South Australia. As a place of cultural significance for the Kaurna people for thousands of years, Karrawirra Pari/the River Torrens, is a place of deep meaning and contemporary recreation.
As part of this commission I also designed the interior bunting and stool decals for the boat.
I created the cover design and internal illustrations for The Big Issue Fiction Edition 2024 which featured thirteen original short stories by Australian writers.
Design: Carla Thornton at Gozer.
I was commissioned by the City of Melbourne and Metro Tunnel Victoria to create a site specific work for the temporary walkway outside the Botanica Building in Saint Kilda, Melbourne. I created imagery that evoked the urban and coastal life of the area and was designed to be soothing to the eye in the midst of the construction project.
Photographs courtesy of Charlie Kincross for The Metro Tunnel Project.
I was asked to design a fairytale themed Christmas teacup and saucer for the tea brand T2 Tea. I chose The Red Shoes by Hans Christian Andersen and used the circular structure of the teacup to tell the story of Karen’s discovery of the shoes and dance. This set is a limited Christmas edition and available Australia wide until sold out.
Sydney Opera House ran a campaign ‘Where Memories Are Made’ to encourage people to share their special memories of the iconic building. I paired with Flutter Films to bring this story to life, creating a series of digital collages that were made into an animation.
I paired up with the Australian based company ‘Okay Lady’ who have collaborated with five female illustrators to create a range of puzzles designed to promote mindfulness and self care. The ‘Night Dancer’ is now available as a beautifully package and designed 400 piece puzzle that measures 52cm x 52cm on completion.
Product photos: The Image Takers
I created the hero image for Podcard, a service that creates a single edition personalised podcast for someone you love. The hero image needed to evoke family and friends sitting together listening to shared stories and have a warm and joyous feeling.
Animator Toby Garrow used my illustrations to create a short animation about the Podcard Project and how it works.
An editorial illustration for Rotary International magazine about the pleasures of cooking with feijoa and sharing the fruit with neighbours. This illustration appeared in the August 2024 edition of the magazine.
I created six hoardings for Metro Tunnel Victoria for the Tunnel Station in Parkville. The project sought to illustrate the people and organisations located near the new station site.
The people and organisations I depicted included Professor Majid Sarvi and AIMES which researches transport technology across Melbourne and Graduate House which is commited to diversity and academic excellence.
I also illustrated cricket champion Meg Lanning, the captain of the Australian National Women’s Team and Shawna Farquharson who is the Chief Research Radiographer at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health. Finally, I also depicted the work of Doctor Kylie Mason who is a Clinical Haematologist and researcher at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.
I used a combination of digital and handmade collage.
I created the illustrations for the Barossa Gourmet Weekend 2019. The illustrations were used across a range of different media, including print advertising and online campaigns. Graphic design by Big Mouth Designs.
I illustrated three collage banners for the Summer window display at Readings Bookstores across Melbourne. These were displayed in all Readings Stores throughout December and January.
I illustrated a map of ‘Barcelona highlights’ for the January 2019 issue of Soho House’s monthly magazine ‘House Notes’.
I designed a large scaled leafy collage design for Australian boutique ECO D. The design was displayed on walls and windows throughout ECO D stores nationwide.
I worked with the Victorian Women’s Trust to create an image that responded to the theme ‘From Little Things Big Things Grow’ as well as a poem celebrating female empowerment by writer Madison Griffiths. The illustration was available as a limited edition tea towel, locally screen printed on a cotton and linen mix. All proceeds from the sale of the tea-towel went toward the Victorian Women’s Trust, a non-for-profit organisation dedicated to empowering girls and women.
paper collage
paper collage
paper collage
Frankie magazine asked five local illustrators to choose a piece of Aussie slang and sketch it, literally. I chose the phrase 'pull your head in'. The illustration appeared in Issue 91 of Frankie Magazine.
I created the artwork for the Wine and Wildlife 2022 event for Zoos Victoria. The brief was to create an image that showcased the lush bushland of Healesville Sanctuary and advertised the bands, stalls and atmosphere of the event as well as depicting the native wildlife that Healesville is home to.
Three illustrations I did to accompany ABC Radio National's Best Summer Reads of 2017, an online article about which books to pack for a languid afternoon at the beach, off-grid getaway or a late night session with some illuminating non-fiction.
These illustrations were used as editorial images on the ABC's website and social media. Each image was juxtaposed with the corresponding book recommendations.
I created the cover illustration for sleep edition of ‘The Big Issue’ Australia.
The Victorian Women’s Trust and their Youth Platform 'Rosie Respect’ teamed up to launch a petition called ‘About Bloody Time’. The campaign called for menstrual products to be free for school students across Australia and to dismantle normalise talking about periods and dismantle social shame. I created a series of social media images which were used across the campaign. The campaign culminated in the publication of a book called ‘About Bloody Time’ written by Jane Bennett and Karen Pickering. My artwork was used for the cover illustration and throughout the book.
I created the website icons for Podcard, a service that creates a single edition personalised podcast for someone you love. I create five icons for the site.
Wedding Podcard
Custom Podcard
Remembrance Podcard
Birthday Podcard
Farewell Podcard
I used midnight blue and native flower imagery as the unifying elements across the design of the icons.
paper collage
paper collage
From an ongoing series about indoor plants and gardening in small spaces.
paper collage
paper collage
Personal work, paper collage
A series of collages inspired by Winter in Melbourne, cold mornings waiting for the tram, heavy jackets and lots of layers.
A series of ongoing line drawings dealing with inner states and new parenthood.
A series of collaged patterns
