The Heart of the Calla Lily

unfurling flowers

“In the woods… all mean egotism vanishes; I become a transparent eye ball.”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson.

My aim as an artist is to convey an ultra-awareness that is beyond seeing with the eyes only. I aim to render the extraordinary so that we feel awe.

I am obsessed with the beauty of nature. A True lover of Biophilia. I work as an artist in order to share my vision with You, and as much of the world as possible! My work is to translate into a tangible format, a vision of unity in the natural world. I do this so that we can be awakened to the astounding beauty of flowers, that surround us, everywhere we go.

The aim of my work is to magnify the beauty of the flowering world and bring it to life so that it may be seen in a new context. Flowers embody cultural significance. They symbolise what words just cannot express. In their innate wisdom blossoms the timeless 'ever true' universal language. In the ancient Vedic tradition, the chakras are visualised as flowers. They are treated as part of the continuum from the physical to the metaphysical. The flowering stage has a particular effect on the human mind. For me, this practice of meditating on visualisation, supports the intention for a suspended calm to transcend the image.

I grew up in the magic of the Blue Mountains, where the Kookaburras woke us up and the untamed bush defined our character. I now live between the dramatic cliffs of Bondi and Bronte beaches. A suspended landscape that undulates, twists and turns and leaves you forever captivated. As Rene Descartes said, “wonder is the greatest of passions,” and my life’s work is to celebrate this wonder.