On the road again
ON THE ROAD AGAIN Travel is being inspired, seeing different landscapes, and having new experiences. As an artist, travel experiences are a fun way to create new ideas for the studio. When my youngest son, Chris gifted me his kitted-out van for three weeks, it made...
The art of choosing art: the touch that transforms a freshly renovated house into your special home
Image © Ladies Renovating Collective Congratulations, you’ve finished renovating! You’ve made it through the whirlwind of joys and struggles and finally, everything looks stylish including your lovely painted walls. Now what? With all that blank space, I believe...
DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM NATURE
My name is Rochelle Summerfield and I am a passionate visual artist. I moved to the Clarence Valley 9 years ago for the love of a bloke called Richard, we currently live at Seelands SW of Grafton. What I love the most about our home, is its proximity to the Clarence...
When feral and art meet
I love this work, it epitomises my passion for creating art with nature to inspire people as well as the witty and irreverence of collage processes. Using collage to come up with the design- that is putting odd things together to surprise, laugh and...
Rochelle Summerfield Doomed Innocent
Rochelle Summerfield Doomed Innocent - 30 August – 26 September @slotwindowgallery Rochelle Summerfield’s work, Doomed Innocent evokes images of fish suffocating in billabongs along the lower Darling River at the height of the last drought, about 18 months ago when...
The Cheese Tree
I met such an interesting, knowledgeable gentleman last Friday, his name is John and he runs the Grafton Tree Farm. He has an amazing array of local natives and he is so helpful too. I have to confess, there were quite a few trees I had never heard of or, that I’ve...
The Cheese Tree
The Cheese Tree Glochidion Firdinandi, is a wonderful addition to a garden in Northern NSW or SE Queensland
Hopeful disruptions
Winter’s fresh chill is in the morning air and though it’s time for the critters to bunk down, I’m sure you’re like me and pleased to be able to get out and see family and friends after the Covid shutdown. I do hope you and your family have been well, safe and...
I love trees!
I love trees. Trees teach us strength with their strong trunks and spreading root systems. They each have their own unique twists and character as they spread upwards to the light. And their roots twist and curve sometimes out beyond the soil, exposed to the air...
Shadows of Doomed Innocents
Understandably, we are focusing on human health right now with the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic. There is another crisis that as humans, for our own health, breath and well-being we must not forget! Climate change and Australia's environment is not faring well. I was...
