I paint landscapes and portraits. Images beckon me - they pop out and beg for paint. The phone camera is my constant companion. I scroll my images looking for the one that pops out, sometimes only a fraction of the whole image.

Salt Water Murris’ - Quandamooka Art Gallery is a not-for-profit Aboriginal organisation and is based at Goompi (Dunwich) on Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island). Salt Water Murris artists are the storytellers of their people, relating individual and collective memories through their artistic works.

Drawing from my connection to the natural environment, my creative process for textile design begins with the observation of patterns in the world around us—drawing inspiration from the ever-changing canvas of sand and sea, whether it's the sway of leaves in the trees or the intricate textures of coral reefs.

I am a photographic artist with a dedication to eternalizing tiny fragments of time, colour, light and shadow, aiming to transform them into timeless pieces that serve to offer solace, inspiration, rejuvenation and a moment of reflection in our fast-paced world.

Photography is therapeutic for me and this is evident in the finished artwork produced capturing a combination of my response to the landscape and my emotional state at the moment when I create the artwork.

Visit Straddie Brewing to view their pop up exhibition ‘Brewing for Biodiversity’ featuring works by 6 local artist that highlight 6 endangered species in Moreton Bay. The brewery also has 3 large scale art pieces permanently on display.

St Mark's Anglican Church is heritage-listed. The church was built in 1907 as part of the Dunwich Benevolent Asylum.

St Mark’s will host works by artist Ian Quiller Orchardson during this years Straddie Arts Trail.

The Point Lookout Headland is a sacred place. Since 2017, local Quandamooka Elders and community have been trying to stop the proposed development of a whale centre which would display whale bones on the headland at Point Lookout.

Karen writes the Dr Hamish Hart Murder Mystery Series. There are four books currently released in the series with each set in a fascinating part of South East Queensland in the 1880’s.

As an artist, I am perpetually captivated by the vastness of the ocean and the intricate beauty of the natural world. My childhood in Goompie (Dunwich), Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island), was enveloped by the serene whispers of the sea and the untamed elegance of the land.

As a marine scientist, my art, "Island Gyotaku," merges my passion for ocean conservation with the ancient Gyotaku technique. Inspired by Japanese fishermen and European scientists, I create unique impressions of marine species on shoji paper.

I am an island artist using paint and pencil to create images of my visual and sensual relationship with my island surroundings.

I have spent my whole life honing my crafts as a jeweller and visual artist of seeds, shells, precious stones, beach plastic and recycled treasures.

'Meraki' - a Greek word meaning to do something with soul, creativity or love; to put something of yourself in your work.

I'm a fibre artist weaving both practical and sculptural pieces from the heart.