Interview by Jadeine Phelan The earth is our only home and as a society we really could be doing much more to raise awareness on the environmetal issues we face. Hobie Porter is one of the many talented artists who uses his creative skills to create works of art which makes us question the way we treat our environment. His compelling collections often reveal the parasitic relationships we hold with our planet. Growing up in a childhood with parents who hold non-comformist values has definitely had a positive influence on artist Hobie Porters’s life and […]
Interview by Helena Den Exter. Visiting the North coast recently was local girl EMILIE ZOEY BAKER to perform at the Byron writers Festival as part of the literary cabaret Liner Notes which presented a poetic tribute to David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust. Emilie is an Award-winning Australian poet, spoken-word performer and as her website says “ Super Poet, Furious Cowgirl and Slam Ma’am”. She performs regularly at arts and literature festivals and has travelled extensively. Emilie teaches poetry and slam in schools and in April 2014, joined the core faculty at Canada’s Banff Centre. Emilie is also […]
Missy Morrin talks with collage artist Rochelle Summerfield. Next exhibition 7th October- 1st November 2014 at Brenda May Gallery, 5 Danks Street Sydney. When did you first start to get interested in photography? It was part of my art practice but really as scanning, (I loved my scan of a flathead belly) photomedia and photo etching (a traditional etching process called photogravure). It wasn’t till my masters in 2005 that I began to use a lot more photography. I took quite naturally to digital SLR and love the fact that I can delete and get […]
From a teenage tour around Europe playing classical violin, from pub gigs to corporate events on festival stages across Australia, Paul “Rabbit” Robinson talks to Hannah-Lee Smith about his musical journey. “A committed artist should be prepared to swim in a river of their own blood to get to a show on time, the show must go on…” Born in the heart of the Tweed Shire at Murwillumbah Hospital on the 24th of May 1963, it was the start of a wonderful adventure for this little baby boy. Yet, sometimes we ask ourselves, […]
Coorabella Studio is Nyree Mackenzie – creative director, photographer, stylist and producer. Known for producing high quality fashion editorial work as well as numerous campaigns for Tree of Life fashion label, Nyree has set up in the Byron Hinterland taking on local clients such as Colin Heaney. Nyree’s photography combines pop colour with vintage glamour, artistic flair, a little bit of sass and a bohemian twist. Inspired by poetry, love, desire, art, fashion, innovation, red lipstick and music, artistic Nyree is also a singer/songwriter who has collaborated with producer/programmer Jochen Mueller to create their own […]
Narani Henson was born in New Zealand, where a love for the ocean was instilled at an early age. Always endowed with a creative intensity across many different genres, Narani’s talents have been strengthened by formal training at Sydney Gallery School, where she completed a Diploma Of Fine Arts, and through a Degree Of Fine Arts at Curtin University. Now based in Byron Bay and working from her private studio, Narani’s focus is to connect the viewer with the beauty of the ocean to provide a positive experience. Narani aims to create a feeling of ownership of […]