“Nature brings us back into the music of the soul.”
~ Lee Harris
About Kerry
I’ve always been curious about the natural world and the places we find ourselves in.
The Australian bush has been one of my greatest influences - its plants and birds, earthy colours, changing light, textures and landscapes. It continues to inspire my art and creative practice, but it has also taught me something much more important…to pay attention.
I’m an artist and educator and before this chapter of my creative life I worked professionally as a photographer and videographer. Photography taught me to look closely…to notice light, composition, detail and those small moments that help tell the story of a place.
Today I explore those ideas in many different ways.
I might photograph a landscape, make notes and sketches in a journal, study the structure of a plant through drawing, interpret colour and light through watercolour, or take an observation and develop it further through art, design and pattern making.
For me, these aren't separate creative practices. They are different ways of exploring the same question: What do I notice here…what matters to me…and how do I want to respond?
This idea of observing and interpreting place is becoming an increasingly important part of my work. Place can be a bush trail close to home, a wetland filled with birds, a garden, a city street or somewhere encountered while travelling. Each has its own landscape, colours, details, atmosphere and stories waiting to be noticed and told.
It is also at the heart of my teaching.
Through creative workshops and experiences, I encourage people to observe more closely, become curious about what surrounds them and build the confidence to interpret what they discover in their own way.
You don't need to be an accomplished artist to begin. You simply need curiosity and a willingness to look.
Observe. Explore. Create.
That is where my own creative practice begins…and it's what I hope to share with others.
