This piece is from an old photo of my mother and I, standing in our front yard at Kirra. My mum's wearing a yellow dress. She loved dressing up, even if it was for just around the house.

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In this painting I honour my mother, my aunty and my grandmother. I honour their journeys as saltwater women, living and walking on country. I know they loved the song “Pearly Shells” and sang it often. They had a strong connection to the ocean and rivers. They would regularly catch and cook pippies, oysters, periwinkle, and mud crabs. It made them happy.

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Growing up in Kirra, straight opposite the beach, I remember the view we had of the ocean. I’d wake up in the morning to my parents, drinking their cup of tea, looking out the window to the ocean. It was a nice thing to wake up to. 

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In this painting I’m standing on a boat at night with the heavenly stars as my guide. I let go of my parents’ spirits, emotionally and spiritually. I send them off. I drop them into the deep blue sea, into the deep sacred ocean so they can continue their journey with the dream time in heaven, the next realm of consciousness.

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This painting depicts me on a boat way out to sea, lost and alone at night, far from the shore. I am emotionally disconnected from my family, my community and myself. I felt like that a lot when I was a child and a teenager.

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In this painting my father and his crew are pulling in a big net hoping to catch sea mullet. Sometimes the weather could be unkind, rainy, windy, cold. It was back breaking work, but the rewards were great sea mullet roe. Fetched a good price at the market.

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Growing up in a fishing family I experienced the entire process, from start to finish, on a daily basis. I remember the smell of the fish, raw and cooking. Dad would catch the fish. Mum would scale, fillet then cook the fish. Sharing the catch with the family was something we celebrated. Mum would bake it, fry it, put it in soup or make fish curry. Nothing was wasted. 

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It’s a special time in the day when the sun radiates an orange/red hue in the afternoon sky. Feeling that the sun has energised me for another day fills me with joy.

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This painting depicts me standing in the world of dreamers, where there are no racists, homophobes, or small-minded people. A place where I can go to be made new again and again. The world of the spirit.

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As a child, I loved going to the back beaches of the Tweed coast. I spent a lot of time swimming, surfing and digging for pippies with my family. I loved climbing up the massive sand dunes and rolling back down.

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I remember as a teenager living opposite the surf at Kirra. My mates and I would go check out the waves. There were periods when there were no waves for weeks and the boys would get restless.

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I used to love swimming at night, especially on a clear starry night. Running into the surf. Diving under the waves. Seeing the light reflect off the ocean is always a magical experience for me.

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I love early morning walks on the beach, watching the sun rise over the edge of the horizon. Watching the night give way to the daylight always fills me with joy.

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I love walking in the rain. There’s something cleansing, something freeing, that my spirit enjoys.

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There’s a small stretch of mangrove forest along Currumbin Creek with a boardwalk that takes you from one end to the other. My family love walking this track, enjoying the ecosystems that remain along our fragile coastline.

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This painting depicts my gratitude for my life, my family, and my sobriety. The moon for me has a celestial pull that keeps me connected to my higher power. The sand beneath my feet keeps me grounded to mother earth.

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This painting shows Oma and Pop playing with my daughter Lena, while Emma and I go for a walk along the beach. Lena always enjoys spending time with her grandparents.

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Dreaming Time is a piece I created out of the bedtime stories my partner and I read our little girl. The dreamy imagery was conducive to a good night sleep.

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In this simple painting I’m trying to depict how easy it is to get overwhelmed with the ups and downs of daily life. Trying to keep one’s head literally above the rising emotional tide that can inundate our thoughts and feelings.

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When I was a kid the old fullas would call me boy.

“Boy come here”, “Boy do this”, “Boy go there”

I guess it was how the old fullas back then talked, especially to kids.

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When I was a kid the old fullas would call me boy.

“Boy come here”, “Boy do this”, “Boy go there”

I guess it was how the old fullas back then talked, especially to kids.

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When I was a kid the old fullas would call me boy.

“Boy come here”, “Boy do this”, “Boy go there”

I guess it was how the old fullas back then talked, especially to kids.

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When I was a kid the old fullas would call me boy.

“Boy come here”, “Boy do this”, “Boy go there”

I guess it was how the old fullas back then talked, especially to kids.

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