ARTISTS

Vivienne Litson is a potter and having lived in an area where water is highly regarded as an important resource, especially in drought times, this year continues a series based on a celebration of Artesian water. Demonstrations of hand building and wheel throwing will be available from 10.00 am to 11.30am

Tracey Jarick is a plein air landscape and still life artist. The majority of her work is painted alla Prima, wet in wet and from life, giving them the feeling of not being over blended and with exciting brush strokes visible. Her medium of choice is oil paint.

"Grow luxuriantly with resilience" Flourish is a creative journey into the concept of thriving and growing in every sense. Celebrating texture, colour and the gathering and expressing of inspiration taken from the natural world, this is an exhibition steeped in the essence of abundance and joy. Co-exhibitors, Cassi-Jo Davis and Trish Durham are both well known for their love of collection and layering of different mediums in their art forms. Cassi Jo Davis has been a practicing textile artist for over 20 years. She combines precious preloved vintage textiles with paint and freehand embroidery to create richly layered wall art and wearable art pieces. Her work is very feminine, celebratory of the female form, presenting it with floral motives, delicious colour and soulful meaning.

Isobel is a passionate textile and clay artist who combines the beauty of plant dyed linen and clay to create unique, sustainable pieces that celebrate nature's palette. With a commitment to environmental mindfulness, she transforms natural materials into exquisite works of art, blending texture and colour harmoniously.

Discover the Art of Weaving Embark on a journey into the rhythmic world of weaving at Liz's SheSHED. Liz finds immense joy in immersing herself in the process, dreaming of patterns, selecting colours, and planning the next project. Come and relax on the verandah, soaking in the tranquil view of the Blackwood River and enjoy a complimentary scone and cuppa. There is an opportunity to weave on one of her looms. Its fun

Lori is a narrative figurative storytelling artist. Her practise is an exploration of identity and placement within her ancestral grazier history and lived experiences on country. The exploration of matrilineal memory within her shared European and Indigenous lineage engages commentary around the simultaneously constructive and destructive relationship between wo(man) and land.

Fleur Ambrosa, a retired art teacher, enjoys creating decorative artwork that is inspired by the forest environment, surrounding her home.

My exhibition will include contemporary figurative and colourful still life works as per recent years but will feature a return to large vibrant abstracts, a genre I have not focused on for many years. The Black Barn Group of five artists looks forward to welcoming visitors to a diverse and exciting range of works.

Colleen Currey is a potter, amongst other things. Her work is varied, from functional domestic ware (generally with an artistic feel) to more sculptural decorative pieces. Colleen enjoys playing with texture and special firing techniques to give her work unique character.

Anna is an award-winning, internationally recognized poet working across literary and visual art disciplines. Metaphysical and spiritual dimensions move through her artmaking and onto the canvas where responses to 'space, place & sentience' become form and formlessness. She works intuitively and spontaneously to produce highly textural and multi-layered (mostly) land and seascape abstractions.

I draw my inspiration from the environment and often use natural fibres in my art work and mosaics. Use of both colour and textures are evident in my artwork.

This years exhibition will showcase Western Australia's spectacular wildflowers capturing their unique beauty. Michael has spent a large period of time traveling the outback experiencing the beauty of wildflowers which led him to create the pieces presented.

Tracey is a creator inspired by the natural world. She paints in acrylic and oils, sculpts with found objects, and enjoys hand building in clay. Her practice feeds her soul and allows her greater connection with the natural world she so loves.

Kerry creates in a variety of media but predominately works as a printmaker. She also loves using watercolours, inks and pastels sometimes combining them with other paint mediums as well. Other interests include photography and creating quirky felt and bead-based jewellery.

Helen channels her creativity as a source of tranquility. For her, art is an oasis—a time to unwind and immerse herself in a flow state. She loves experimenting with a vibrant array of colours and textures on both canvasses and sculpture, exploring three-dimensional qualities in her work.

Monique Chapman, is a leather crafter who has been making leather accessories for the last 2 years. She makes everything from leather key chains to belts and bags. She also does custom work creating beautiful individual pieces that will last you a life time.

Sarah Warwick , artist, painter After some time away from painting Sarah has rediscovered her love & joy of art. Her artwork shows her love of cubism in both portrait & nude, inspired by Picasso. Still life & impressionistic landscape is also emerging. The “special meaning behind the painting” being her mark The basis of painting being that of colour, contrast, form & shading.

Susan is a textile artist/sculptor based in Boyup Brook. Her distinctive sculptures are created using fabric, clay, wire and wool and reflect her love of both animals and vintage and antique textiles. She also creates a range of home textiles based on images of her characters including cushions, tea towels and tea cozies.

Anne Blackburne-Kane, I originally started painting in watercolours, I have also used acrylics and pastels, I enjoy multi media art forms.

Charlie is a budding young artist! At only 8 years old, he is interested in intricate pencil studies and also charcoal

I started doing metal sculptors in my early 50s making small pieces out of railway spikes and any rusty bits laying around the farm until later on making a full life size horse. I have a love for horses which shows in my creations I also enjoy making garden art out of new and used metal for people to.put in their garden. 70% of my sculptures are made from recycled scrap metal I find.

The Donnybrook Artisans is an initiative of the Donnybrook Arts and Crafts Group. This group is nearly 50 years old and for the last six years members have been showcasing their arts and crafts in this one of a kind place right in the heart of Donnybrook.

Melinda Stephens' work draws inspiration from "the space between"—the quiet, evocative moments found in the landscapes of Western Australia's Southwest. This concept reflects the delicate transitions between light and trees, earth and sky, creating an intimate moment between artwork and viewer evoking a sense of reminiscence. She explores the beauty of the liminal spaces, where light and shadow, stillness and movement converge, capturing their fleeting beauty.

Dennis Wilson, a self - taught sculptor transforms discarded scrap metal into thought-provoking artworks. My main interest is sculpting birds. I try and utilize landfill materials that come my way either by salvaging them or from other people knowing that I will be able to re-create a piece of artwork from the recycled steel.

Miranda’s practice features still life, landscape & figurative works. Recent work focuses on still life works that combine simplicity with intricate detail, while highlighting the beauty of everyday objects arranged with care. Known for incorporating highly patterned fabrics or objects, her compositions add layers of complexity and depth, creating interesting juxtapositions between objects, patterns and organic forms.

Shirley's art has always been a passion. Using recycled fabrics and handmade felt to create landscape and images from the world around us

I started sculpting at 91 and now at 94 have completed seven pieces, three which are currently being cast in Bronze. I will soon have enough work to hold a solo exhibition. The process of producing a piece of sculpture in bronze is very complicated and challenging, its another world to me and so exciting. I was honoured to appear on the ABC in a short documentary of myself on Christmas day 2023.

Jean is a prolific artist, painting nature inspired paintings on paper and canvas in acrylics, oils, mixed media and pastels. Her art focuses on the beauty that she sees around her, with the intention of uplifting others.

"Grow luxuriantly with resilience" Flourish is a creative journey into the concept of thriving and growing in every sense. Celebrating texture, colour and the gathering and expressing of inspiration taken from the natural world, this is an exhibition steeped in the essence of abundance and joy. Co-exhibitors, Cassi-Jo Davis and Trish Durham are both well known for their love of collection and layering of different mediums in their art forms. This, alongside reverence for and re-loving of materials is inherent in their work. Trish and Cassi find mutual appreciation in this exhibition which celebrates not only their ethos of using preloved materials, but their mutual love of gardens and nature in all her glory and magnificence. The wide array of pieces on offer will include, wearable art and jewellery, wall fine art, unique homewares and art cards. In this world of hurry and stress, this exhibition aims to offer a tranquil space to breathe, be and experience beautiful art. Trish Durham's arts practice is a continuous journey into the aesthetic realm of texture & colour. This alongside a passion for inclusion of upcycled & reclaimed elements within her pieces, aims to engender engagement & interaction. There is a celebratory reverence in many of the works that fit her ethos of art for betterment in all contexts

Rozanna is a painter and ceramicist exploring themes of memory, physicality and ritual. Having long fostered a fascination with the forests of the South West, she now resides in Nannup, where the surrounding landscape inspires her work. Rozanna will be showing paintings and hand-built ceramic works in the beautiful grounds of Holberry House, where she will also be creating in a temporary studio.

Wool is hand blended from NZ Merino Wool / Alpaca / Goat / Silk & hand spun on a traditional spinning wheel to create decorative art yarn. The wool is then either hand woven ( on a rigid heddle or tapestry loom) to make unique decorative textile wall hangings / scarves / wraps or ponchos, OR hand knitted into jumpers / beanies or garments. No two pieces can ever be alike - absolutely unique

Christopher Redfern has a master's degree in Visual Art. His practice is guided by autobiographical imagery, chipped away from the cold iceberg of inter generational trauma at the core of his being. Virtual Reality art, watercolour and oils are his media, informed by a western art tradition which has begun to erode under the profit motive of late stage capitalism.

Gwen's main subjects are Australian rural scenes, birds, flowers and trees. Colour, contrast and the play of light are well portrayed in her paintings. Gwen's favourite medium is acrylic, however she does do some watercolour paintings. Her latest adventure has been to paint on the wonderful patina of aged tin with some fantastic results.

For the Open Studios 2025 I am only open by appointment. This beautiful studio/ gallery in Nannup is well worth checking out. Artist Heather Elliott-Smith creates beautiful kiln formed glass art pieces. Her work includes functional items, whimsical animals, in addition to exquisite sculptures and centrepieces that highlight the beauty and colours of the glass. Her work incorporates other medium with glass.

Marijke is a textile artist, creating wearable art with a feeling for the whimsical. Her works includes felting, eco dyeing, sculptural forms and basketry.

Bev is an established, exhibiting painter and printmaker. He practice explores art both as an indoor and outdoor feature creating works that speak of the landscape, creating a space that can be enjoyed on many levels.

Robert has explored his art through many mediums like photography, film, mixed media, oil and acrylic paintings. He is inspired by the vibrant earthy tones of northern WA, Seychelles and Kenya which he now evolves into abstract impressionism of their desert landscapes.

Melanie Van Impe is a Belgium artist that has found her heart here in Donnybrook. Nature has inspired her to reconnect with her inner child and create as much as she can. She loves taking pictures of the wildlife that surrounds her and recreate it on a canvas. Art is medicine.

Carolyn's art work is mostly inspired by nature and her travels, and she has recently dipped her toes/brushes into the challenging medium of portraiture.

Vicki Goltz. Likes to create. Likes building with recycled materials. Working in clay and plaster . Even dabbles doing mosaics.

Von Worthington Art. I’m a potter and an artist, I love to bring love, humour and positive vibes to my creations. Happy to have the opportunity to share my love of art.

The day can take me in the direction of oils, water colour, inks, or pastels. Whichever captures the subject best along with the mood. I have painted on and off, along with running a business for some years. In my retirement I hope to spend more time now with brushes and my easel. I do like historical subjects and also have a passion for painting animals and portraits. I sometimes do an abstract.

As a mixed media artist, Sharon Hinchliffe's creations range from paintings, drawings & collage on paper, canvas & functional peices, ceramic sculptures and large scale murals.

Bev’s art gets back to nature with 3D textile sculptures and 2D paintings using a needle felting technique and natural fibres. Wool painted pet portraits and felt floral and wildflower custom orders available.

In Nature I Stand Leanne White conveys the ephemeral mood of each location and the eternal beauty of that moment captured in time. Her wilderness paintings and drawings take on a fresh perspective, engaging the viewers to find the sense of unparalleled reverence and enchantment in our natural world.

Kim has been a sculptor in Bridgetown since 1978, having mastered many materials, including cast lead crystal glass. His jewellery design is included in the National Gallery, Canberra, and State collections in WA and the NT. He has won multiple People's Choice Awards, including Bondi Sculptures by the Sea. Now, working with large-scale Concrete and cast Aluminium human forms.

I have been doing mosaics for over 10 years and enjoy discovering new ways to incorporate found objects into my work. I find mosaics very meditative and relaxing.

Printmaking is at the heart of her work. Combining prints of plants and found objects; painterly and textured backgrounds, the artworks are semi realistic and largely based on Australian landscapes. The surrealist nature of the work allows for creativity and interpretation. There are strong design elements and a minimal colour pallet, referencing pindan cliffs, sandstone weathered rocks.

Tinas Art is inspired by the landscape, livestock and lifestyle of the Australian Outback. Repurposing and using old rustic tip finds to paint or create with is a favourite. Working primarily with oil on Canvas, Tina also loves photographing and painting wildflowers.

Marilyn Dreaver a clay artist who specialises in woodfired salt glazed works that are unique and individual-no two pieces are the same.Her practice involves creating timeless works that radiate her love of clay by showcasing unique quirky pieces or functional ware to enjoy everyday

JUXTAPOSITION - The Fusion of Art & Food. Thelma’ Cluning’s BRAT25 exhibition at Stopping Place cafe, Nannup will present a cohesive and exciting range of works designed to grace walls in all settings.. Primarily a Textiles artist, Thelma also works across a wide range of 2D and 3D techniques, in order to fulfil her desire to create innovative and engaging artworks. A 'must see' visit for BRAT

Natuer Funtastico – In her mixed media, nature based works, Anneli creates a reflection of life itself, inviting viewers to explore them from multiple angles to appreciate their complexity. She infuses her works with a sense of colour, texture and vitality to intrigue and encourage viewers to see things differently. If you’re a nester, you are going to love this!

I am a professionally trained potter and have been making pottery for more than 30 years. My pottery reflects my love of traditional rounded forms and glazes. I create my own glazes, and I work with textured and iron-rich stoneware clays including wild clay dug from our property in North Greenbushes, making beautiful functional and ergonomic forms that people can use every day.

It's all about the joy of colour, of creating something bright and happy that didn't exist before, and making people smile. From bright abstracts to tiny details, in a variety of mediums, no two pieces are ever the same. If it can be put on canvas or paper, Joanna seeks to make art that makes the world a more beautiful place.

Jenny is a drawer and painter. She works from a combination of drawing, photographs, memory and imagination. Her work mostly grows from her immediate environment.

John is an Oil painter, and in his work he tries to evoke thoughts and feelings.

Christine Latham is a professional Visual Story Teller of Yamatji/Caucasian descent. She begins most of her artworks with a visual recording/sketch on country where she experiences her initial, emotional response. This is also where she regains and learns indigenous culture, lost until the age of 35, due to The Stolen Generation.

Jennifer Rose Goerling, an emerging new artist painting for Joy & for the preciousness of life, bringing her love of flowers & the earths beauty on to the canvas. Each piece has a little part of her heart plus a big dose of Joy infused.

Hi ,I don’t have much to sell but do have some interesting things to experience . It’s a concoction of Art and Entertainment also bits of Art history and Sci fi are thrown in .If you are passing , I welcome you to drop in for a sticky beak .Over the years I been Inspired by other people’s creations from around the world . It’s time for me to give a little back.

Glenda Bock has had a life long interest in art and craft and with no formal training has recently ,shyly, started to show her works. She paints in acrylics and chooses flora as her main subject as well as attempting land and sea-scapes.

My art is colourful, textured, a little shiny, and comes from my heart, nature and my imagination. When I create, I am in another world. I love to use metallics, inks, pressed flowers, leather, string and materials. My works change depending on how the light catches them, as does life. May my paintings bring the viewer a little something, if just for a moment. An escape for you, as it is for me.

The art of fiber is a journey, each step a new chance for expression. With her spinning wheel Nina uses innovative spinning techniques, incorporating fibers and recycled yarn off cuts to create textures, weaving them into fabric for garments, and textiles.

Everything from acrylics painted onto discarded metal remnants from an old shed, to still-wet and glistening seashells or grape vine canes combined with feathers, beads and crochet yarn form part of Jess's art practice. She finds art in many forms.

Carolyn Reid grows crops and raises sheep on their family farm at Boyup Brook, enjoying the rural landscapes, sunrises and sunsets in her daily life. Beachscapes and waves are also a passion. Learning from workshops Carolyn uses pastels, acrylics and inks and is enjoying this creative outlet. A keen gardener, her eye for colours and palettes is reflected in her paintings.