Strawflowers

StrawflowersSue is a Brisbane based artist with a flair for making colourful artworks which explore themes of nature and botanicals. Although she has had no formal training, Sue participated in a folk art class and was hooked as soon as she painted her first brush stroke. Sue has had bipolar since she was 17 years old but had a late diagnosis at age 40. Because of this, she often sees the world through a vivid lens, translating her experience onto the canvas. Art

I would go days without speaking

bowing to both time and weather

I explore the icon of the hare - its mystical symbolism and my personal connection to its stillness and wisdom

It’s about slowing down

she has long turned to creativity as a way of managing anxiety and other mental health challenges

animal tracks

oil pastels

and taught me to draw them

This piece is machine embroidered with coloured thread on silk organza and mounted on steel pins

and continues to develop her practice through weekly sessions with Access Arts

the painting asks a gentle question: Where is the love

I paint to reclaim what has been forgotten