Weathering Together

Weathering TogetherFor Shane, art is a way through the noise. Living with complex PTSD, chronic depression, and visual and auditory hallucinations, she turns to creativity as a grounding force a language beyond words. Inspired by her father and grandfather, Shane has explored mosaics, ceramics, painting, and mixed media. Yet it is on the canvas, with palette knife in hand, that she feels most alive. Currently studying a Bachelor of Visual Arts at UniSQ, Shanes practice

Sue is a Brisbane-based artist with a flair for making colourful artworks which explore themes of nature and botanicals

but can you capture the essence of a person in a portrait without a head

creating art is an ongoing process of exploration

The Australian bush - with its quiet resilience and gentle beauty - reminds me of the human spirit

Cut-out words from magazines highlight a time before the overuse of technology

capturing the beauty she perceives

flowing from hand to medium

This image

and introspection

Finding comfort in the natural world

We hold it close

Working mainly in acrylic