This exhibition is held as part of Melbourne Design Week 2021, within which, Fashion brand S!X have curate a series of works by artists and designers from Melbourne and Brazil working together to transform our attitudes towards the use of Plastic. Unsuitable replacement: Spinifex, Pigface, and Snake Vine. The plastic bag dances in the wind on the sand dune. It is patterned with plants endemic to these sand dunes spinifex, pigweed, and snake vine. The plastic bag takes space where once wildflowers flourished. It’s form imitates what once was, but it’s not the same. It’s distracting us from our reckless destruction in the name of progress. We once fought to protect these sand dunes. We now fight to protect our convenience.
The Complete Pattern Directory
I’m honoured to be included in The Complete Pattern Directory. A trove of every major pattern designer in recent western history including William Morris, Enid Marx, Orla Kiely and Eley Kishimoto. The work is from long long ago, so the style is a little different to what you'd be used to. There’s a few different works included, this is my favourite. The BEST bit is that on the next page is a bio of Vanessa Bell (sister to Virginia Wolf), a Bloomsbury Group artist who I wrote my Masters project. She's incredible!
The Pocket
The Coastal Banksia print from the Angourie collection was developed in black, white, grey, pink and orange for a full-wall mural at the Pocket Espresso Bar in Moffat Beach, Sunshine Coast.
Thousand Dancers
Between 2009 and 2013 Marni Stuart created the lingerie line Thousand Dancers, stocked internationally.
Thousand Dancers Season 1, Forget About Today, Until Tomorrow was Inspired by Bob Dylan and Patti Smith. The Nadia (floral) print is a layered collage of stencils and watercolours.
Thousand Dancers Season 2, It’s Only Rock n Roll was inspired by The Rolling Stones, Annie Lennox and a touch of Chrissy Amphlett from The Divinyls.
Thousand Dancers Season 3, Moons + Junes was inspired by inspired by the 60s folk anthem Both Sides, Now by Joni Mitchell. Joni is a wild rose painting in oil on canvas. The collection is about embracing the light and dark of life and love.
