Julie has been making small batch cold process soap and natural skincare for over 2 decades. Inspired by the natural beauty of the Island, from the bush to the ocean, she is committed to minimising our impact on the earth.

Public art place marker designed by artist Delvene Cockatoo-Collins

Megan Forward is an artist, author, illustrator, and writer who weaves together creativity, story, and sustainability with a deep appreciation for the interconnected wonders of the natural world. Working from her Manly, Queensland studio on Quandamooka Country, Megan creates picture books, paintings, assemblage sculptures, fine art prints, and greeting cards inspired by her surroundings. 

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of clay. The pieces emerging from these raw source materials and the alchemy of glazing and firing combine in a never-ending learning journey of shapes, textures and hues!

I am a contemporary jeweller and metalsmith. I create individually handcrafted pieces influenced by the changing colours, textures, light and sounds of the place where I live.

This is 9-year-old Goldie’s first year presenting her work on the Straddie Arts Trail. Her style is slab built pottery with a fun and practical design.

Reef is an 13-year-old Point Lookout local who has a T-shirt brand called, “six fish”, where his drawings are showcased. This year’s t-shirts will feature his new designs.

Sue Gray, a one handed stroke survivor utilises the medium of glass and ceramics to create unique island works.

As an artist I have worked with many mediums over the years (dress design, ceramics, clay sculptures, tapestry) and am now currently enjoying painting and resin art.

I am an artist with a love of nature, particularly the beach, sea and surrounds. So captivated by the sky with its amazing array of colours and shapely, colourful clouds that change moment to moment.

I am a coastal landscape artist whose work is shaped by the ocean, surfing, beach culture and the places I know well. I mainly paint seascapes and landscapes, with a focus on light, colour and the feeling of a place.

Danny Horsford (operating as Currawong Fibre Arts), has been cultivating his skills in craft and the arts from a young age. Originally a classical musician, Danny shifted his creative focus after reconnecting with his Maori heritage through traditional weaving.

I fell in love with pottery after moving to the island eight years ago and joining our community pottery group.

I am a student artist living on Stradbroke island, my work is inspired by the natural world around me and its intricacies.

Public art place marker designed by artist Josh Walker

I was raised on Straddie and have a deep love of its beauty. Our first home at Point Lookout was a fibro cottage overlooking Main Beach, it was beautiful watching the storms come up from the South and I love painting stormy seascapes.

At her home you'll find sketches and glimpses of the fragile yet powerful beauty of North Stradbroke Island/Minjerribah in watercolours, pastels and acrylics....Trish has spent decades observing and immersed in the mystery of the island, ever since her parents first brought her as a baby to stay at Claytons Guest House at Cylinder Beach, Point Lookout/Mooloomba.

Coco-May is an 11-year-old local artist. Coco comes from six generations of artists and has been learning from her Nanna Mimi since she could pick up a paintbrush. She loves to paint and particularly loves creating her own colours. Coco-May gets her inspiration from the local wildlife and nature that surrounds her.

Mimi-Rose is an 8-year-old artist and has been learning from her Nanna Mimi since she was two years old. She is inspired by her older sister, Coco-May. Mimi loves to paint the ocean and sea animals.

I am a painter. I am a self-taught artist of over 40 years’ experience who has resided on Minjerribah for 47 years.