Straddie Arts Trail - Winter 2023

Welcome

We warmly welcome you to our island of creativity and are excited for you to explore our trail of open studios, pop up galleries, community events, and workshops.

Our vibrant community of Island Artists and Makers are looking forward to showcasing their work, sharing their techniques and stories, and introducing our island’s exceptional beauty through their work.

The Straddie Arts Trail stretches over the three townships of Goompi, Pulan Pulan and Mulumba. We hope this booklet featuring our trail maps, studio locations, and information about our participating artists will help you plan and get the most from your day.

OPEN 10:00am - 4:00pm

For further info please visit us online:

@iam_straddie

Straddie Arts Trail

We sincerely thank and acknowledge the generous support from our sponsors and their ongoing support.

Our mapping was produced by Graphis in 2022. We are grateful for their generous contribution to ongoing trails.

Goompi Stop 1 - 16

Stop 17 - 22

Mulumba Stop 23- 38

Acknowledgment of Country

We acknowledge the Goenpul [Goren-pul], Ngugi [Noog-ee] and Noonuccal [Noo–knuckle] First Nations Peoples of the Quandamooka Region, the Traditional Owners of this land. We pay our respects to Elders past, present & future.

Stop 1 - 16

Minjerribah Moorgumpin

Elders-in-Council Terrangee Arts - STOP 1

iam: a Pop Up Gallery

Welcome to Country

An initiative to showcase emerging and established First Nations Artists, Makers and Culture by sharing knowledge, ideas, and wellbeing through multimedia and storytelling.

Our MMEIC Elders invite you for morning tea, a bush tucker lunch and a yarn each day of the 2023 Straddie Arts Trail.

The MMEIC team lead with warm encouragement by shining a light on the importance of listening, appreciating, and understanding our individual and collective voice.

STOP 1 introduces island visitors to our island culture, values, stories, heritage, fears, and ambitions.

MMEIC Elders at Stop 1 will host various speakers and discussions throughout the trail including,

Artist Richard Bell’s | Embassy

Embassy | consists of an ongoing and mutable installation made up of a tent and protest placards that play host to political discussions, lectures, film screenings and displays of other artists’ work. Richard Bell has kindly shared his new video installation (Bulldozer Scene No Tin Shack, 2022) about the demolition of his house in 1967 when he was 14 years old. The looped projection imitates the gesture of the man who had stopped the advance of a tank in Tiananmen Square in 1989. In the video, the teenage boy stands still, and, despite his resistance, the bulldozer destroys the shack, leaving a pile of rubble.

6 Ballow Rd, Dunwich

w mmeicac.com.au f facebook.com/mmeic

Elizabeth Borey

iam: a Jewellery Maker

‘Gindi’ in my Jandai language means something good. I put a lot of love, time and effort into the making process to create a small handmade treasure for you, a memento of my beautiful island home. I use as many natural items as I can that I gather from country to enhance the design of each pendant. It is my hope that they bring you joy and connect you to Straddie’s marine life and native flora and fauna. My pendants reflect my fresh and salt water Quandamooka country - I am a Goenpul Nunukul Ngugi maker of Terrangee.

Goompi Collective - 6 Ballow Rd, Dunwich

e lizborey@bigpond.com

Mahala Burns

iam: a Lino Fabric Print Artist

I print on tea towels, tote bags, cushion covers, aprons, singlets, kids t-shirts and fabric lengths. I descend from the Nunukul, Ngugi & Goenpul people of Quandamooka. I have had the privilege of growing up on Country - Minjerribah and this is where my inspiration comes from. Quandamooka people have cared, protected and lived at one with our Country since time began. I aim to bring beautiful Bush and Sea Country onto fabric and into homes for all to enjoy and appreciate.

Goompi Collective - 6 Ballow Rd, Dunwich

e mahala.burns@hotmail.com

i @mahala.burns.art

Melany Cordier

iam: a Potter

I’m a potter and have been working with clay for about 7 years since moving to Straddie. I love working on the wheel making large functional pieces for everyday use, and enjoy throwing pieces loosely before altering them by hand to produce an informal, imperfect effect. My style evolves continually and I aim to keep each piece unique with as much life as possible that can be used and enjoyed on a daily basis.

Goompi Collective - 6 Ballow Rd, Dunwich

e melanycordier@gmail.com

Michelle Inns

iam: a Small Batch Ceramist

I fell in love with pottery after moving to the island seven years ago and joining our community pottery group. I have worked with both wheel thrown and handbuilt ceramics however my greatest love is creating beautiful and functional pieces that have been embellished using the technique of sgraffito to carve imaginative patterns or creatures that I observe in nature.

Goompi Collective - 6 Ballow Rd, Dunwich

e michelleinns@hotmail.com

i @emjayi_ceramics

Zoë Maskell

iam: an Embroidery Artist

I use embroidery to give life back to second hand or damaged clothes. I start by finding a piece of clothing, then using the colours as inspiration to match it with a native Australian plant or animal. I will design the pattern by hand in a sketchbook, then transfer the design to the clothing, select my colours and begin stitching. Afterwards a piece of clothing is created that has many more years of life, and is a conversation starter to begin the discussion around how we can use slow fashion to build a better world for ourselves and our native creatures.

Goompi Collective - 6 Ballow Rd, Dunwich

e zlmaskell@gmail.com i @wildlife_threads

Karen Thurecht

iam: a Writer

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. The first, an Indie best seller: Murder at the Dunwich Asylum is set right here on Straddie.

Goompi Collective - 6 Ballow Rd, Dunwich

w karenthurecht.com i @drkarenthurecht

Kathy Townsend

iam: a Gyotaku Artist

I practice the ancient Japanese art of gyotaku, while giving it a distinctly modern spin. Painting non-toxic acrylic paint directly onto the fish, I gently lay imported shoji paper over the animal and gently rub. The paper is peeled back and an exact replica of the fish is created. Once dried, I paint in the eye and do line work using a combination of water colours and pen and ink. The final step is to add gold, silver or copper leaf, to replicate the metallic shine the fish have when live. It is particularly important to me that no fish were caught specifically to make this art. I consider that each print is a small commemoration to an animal who has provided the ultimate sacrifice.

Goompi Collective - 6 Ballow Rd, Dunwich

e ktownse1@usc.edu.au

w etsy.com/au/shop/IslandFishPrinting

Amanda Wood

iam: a Fibre Artist

I’m an emerging fibre artist working with foraged and natural fibres, influenced by the colour palette on the island, especially the rocks at Deadmans Beach. I have recently started displaying my craft at Point Lookout Markets.

Goompi Collective - 6 Ballow Rd, Dunwich

e meraki4183@gmail.com i merakifibreart

Creina Moore

iam: a Visual Artist

Clay is the medium I use in response to the unique and varied environment of this island, Minjerribah.

I trained in painting and drawing before being enticed into studying ceramics. Functional objects are central to my practice and I enjoy making these utilitarian pieces in the hope that they evoke a memory of this intriguing island and give pleasure to people using them in their everyday lives.

4 Bayly St, Dunwich

w creinamooreceramics.com.au

i @creinamoore

BOOKSTORE & GALLERY

Open Daily 8:30am - 3:30pm

Mintee St, Point Lookout

@cloudfishgallery

Go Fish

iam: by Cath Carroll

Ludo at Amity

iam: by Jarad Danby

Minjerribah Waters

iam: by Gabriel D’Hage-Craig

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Straddie Brewing - 5 Junner St, Dunwich

Sudsey Sunset

iam: by Paula Boo

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Straddie Brewing - 5 Junner St, Dunwich

Straddie Brewing - 5 Junner St, Dunwich

Straddie Brewing - 5 Junner St, Dunwich

Tania Budd

iam: a Visual Artist & Maker

Tania is a visual artist and maker, based in the Redlands, a part of beautiful Quandamooka Country.

“I value when the process of making art is as organic as nature itself by painting, making marks directly on the canvas laid upon on the earth, or weaving and stitching with natural found fibres from site. When art and nature converge, is where our inner and outer worlds meet. My works become a home for these felt sensory experiences as they take form through mark making, painting, canvas vessels, weaving and fibre art.”

“When I’m immersed in landscapes, with art mediums in hand, I make marks or gestures, translating my sensory experience into a tangible form. This helps me to absorb a place, make meaning and sense of it, offering a kind of “homecoming” to a picture much bigger than myself.”

For many years Tania and her family have been blessed to rest, soothe the soul, grow and heal on Minjerribah. Having facilitated women’s retreats, and making art in communion with the beautiful spirit of Quandamooka country over many years, her art making practise, along with her friendships and creative collaborations on Minjerribah and Southern bay Islands, continue to open and deepen - becoming even more sacred.

St Stradbroke - 9 Ballow Rd, Dunwich

w taniabuddartlife.weebly.com f taniabuddartlife i taniabudd.art.life

iam: an Artist

Goompi Collective

6 Ballow Rd, Dunwich

i @spaniard07

Anne Duffy

Saltwater Murris Quandamooka

Art Gallery

iam: a Gallery

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. Quandamooka artists imbue their artistic productions with local cultural and moral beliefs, using Quandamooka frameworks for their visual stories that have a historical tradition and connection to Quandamooka lands and seas. The Salt Water Murris Quandamooka Art Gallery offers excellent and unique Indigenous art, Quandamooka artists’ graphic designs, cultural workshops and accessories and a range of Indigenous constructs perfect for gifts and souvenirs.

3 Ballow Rd, Dunwich

w saltwatermurris.com.au i @salt_water_murris_quandamooka f @SWMQuandamooka

WORKSHOP

Knife Making

WORKSHOP

Beeswax Candle Making

St Mark’s Thrift Shop

iam: Community Support

Our Motto… Thrifty shopping for everyone & everything. But that’s not all we are. Everyday we are told how good the store is looking and how great our in-store music is. We have customers singing up a storm and busting a move down the clothing aisles. Many customers just come in for a chat or to share a little gossip. We also provide assistance when needed to those in our local community. Thank you to everyone who has donated items and shops with us. For all those yet to visit us … come on in. You will be delighted with what you will find for yourself, your home or even your next creative project.

Open - Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday | 9am - 1pm

1 Ballow Rd, Dunwich

f St Marks Thrift Shop

Kabul

iam: by Josh Walker

Crn. Ballow Rd & Rous St, Dunwich

Henk Dogger

iam: a Blacksmith

Henk was apprenticed as a metalworker in 1972 and has worked as a blacksmith, fitter, welder, mechanic, technician, & engineer. Throughout his working life, Henk has facilitated the training of dozens of apprentices and can therefore legitimately call himself “master tradesperson”. Henk’s mantra is that well known Methodist verse from the Furphy water carts - “Good, better best, never let it rest, until your good is better, and your better, best” and that catchphrase has guided Henk’s working life since he first heard it while working at “Brownie’s Blacksmiths” in Bairnsdale, Victoria, back in the 1970s.

Finished with working for others, Henk built himself a workshop to house his extensive set of historic tools at Goompi (Dunwich), on Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) using 19th century reclaimed building materials. The corner posts were found “jammed” under the Gateway Bridge after the 2010 floods, and no one knows exactly where they came from or how old they are.

During his fifty years of working with metals, Henk has acquired, and restored, a full set of genuine 19th century tools and equipment. This includes a lathe from the Brisbane Rope Works from 1867, two mid-1800s coke fired forges with hand operated bellows, as well as two anvils also from the mid-1800s. A couple of hundred tongs, fullers, hardies, along with dozens of specialised hammers, are scattered throughout the workshop, many of which were made by Henk for one specific job or another. Each tool has been carefully and meticulously restored to its original functionality by Henk who believes that “there is no point in having a tool that does not work”.

Henk now facilitates blacksmithing workshops and produces unique metal artisan items at “The Blacksmith Shop” using his 19th century tools and equipment, and with the traditional methods and techniques that he has learnt throughout his fifty working years.

The only change is that Henk no longer uses fossil fuels (coal or coke) and now uses renewable charcoal as his fuel. This charcoal is sourced from sustainable regrown forests in the Dalby, Queensland area which were planted exclusively for this use.

Shepherd Lane, Dunwich

w the-blacksmith-shop.square.site f minjerribahblacksmithshop

NSI Museum on Minjerribah

iam: The Art of Oodgeroo Noonuccal

The Art of Oodgeroo Noonuccal exhibition at the North Stradbroke Island Museum on Minjerribah

Opening event & exhibition launch

Friday 11 August | 5pm-7pm | $25.00pp

Refreshments provided and special performance on the night.

General admission to see the exhibition

Friday 11 – Monday 14 August | 10am-2pm | $8.00pp includes entry to the museum

Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) was an artist, poet, Aboriginal political activist, veteran, environmentalist and educator who campaigned for Aboriginal rights. She dedicated her life to advocating for improvements for Aboriginal people, protecting the environment and educating people about Aboriginal culture and history. The Art of Oodgeroo Noonuccal exhibition will explore her contribution to the arts and share her art and poetry through the ‘Oodgeroo of the tribe Noonuccal Custodian of the land Minjerribah’ collection as well as the museum collection.

15-17 Welsby St, Dunwich

w stradbrokemuseum.com.au i @northstradbrokemuseum f @Nsihm

The Art of Oodgeroo Noonuccal Exhibition

Richard Bell Film You Can Go Now

Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elders-in- Council Aboriginal Corporation

iam: Cultural Custodians

The Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elders-in-Council Aboriginal Corporation (MMEIC), founded in 1993, plays a key role in:

• the facilitation of cultural awareness education and delivery to a diverse range of recipients including schools, universities, government and corporate entities

• progressing a range of First Nations social and youth justice developments including the formation of the NSI youth and social justice initiative and progression of Traditional Owner youth professional development and employment opportunities

• maintaining the responsibility of preserving cultural heritage values, objects and knowledge.

w mmeicac.com.au f facebook.com/mmeic

Cnr. Welsby St & Mitchell Cres, Dunwich

Randall Wood Film Flyways

Fundamentals of Beekeeping

Little Ship Club

iam: a Community Club

The Little Ship Club is located on the waterfront of the picturesque One Mile anchorage at Dunwich on Straddie. The club offers a warm welcome to members and visitors and besides nautical events like power cruising and fun races, the social and community calendar includes special events, live entertainment, music and food festivals throughout the year. The club is very pleased to be a part of this year’s Straddie Arts Trail and will host the cinematic film Flyways: the untold story of migratory shorebirds. Please stop by as you explore the exciting trail.

1 Yabby St, Dunwich

e manager@littleshipclub.com.au

w littleshipclub.com.au i @littleshipclubqld

f @LittleShipClubQld

Phillip & Theresa Bowman iam: Beekeepers

The Bowman Family have been Stradbroke Islands beekeepers since 1978. Our honey is harvested using organic principles and changes every harvest with the flora of the island. Our organic honey and beeswax is used in creating products that are environmentally friendly and safe for sensitive skin.

18-20

Finnegan St, Dunwich

w bowmanfamilyhoney.com.au

f BowmanFamilyHoneyStradbrokeOrganicHoney

NSI Arts & Pottery Club

iam: a Community Club

The North Stradbroke Island Arts and Pottery Group Inc. was established in 1988 to provide opportunities for our local community to participate in arts and cultural activities. Our club fosters appreciation of community by drawing together and supporting members wishing to explore and learn new creative skills within a welcoming and kind environment.

Pottery is the perfect way to integrate self-care and creativity into your daily life, maintain one’s wellbeing, and alleviate anxiety, depression and stress. Pottery connects us back to the earth. Simply playing with clay and stimulating the pressure points in our hands can have therapeutic benefits. Clay also provides a natural way to connect with body and breath – the malleability and immediacy of the material naturally integrates the mind-body connection, something much needed in our often-hectic lives. Take a moment during the Arts Trail to Play With Clay in the old pottery’s garden! It’s fun for all ages. Browse our little shop of pottery goodies.

44 Mitchell Cres, Dunwich

w nsipottery.org f NSIartsandpottery

Play with Clay

Amity Acoustic Market

Cath Carroll

iam: a Ceramicist

I live on a curious island that turns its back on the city and looks out over the coral sea. My island world affords me the absolute pleasure of solitude and exists as a vast textural landscape with “me”, a single figure, surrounded by it. My work captures these moments, the grandeur and beauty of the natural world and its elements. I wake early to experience beaches, freshly swept by the sea tides, or swim late in our inland lake, watching as the day closes its eyes to find peace in the stillness of dusk. Using clay and my unique finds I create work, both decorative and utilitarian, which incorporate my curiosity, the vistas, the moments, and natural elements of this curious island. In my current work I look below the sea surface, a place of ultimate solitude and explore the complex design, form, and beauty of the underwater ecosystem.

Straddie Brewing - 5 Junner St, Dunwich

Curious Island - 122 Rainbow Cres, Dunwich | Cloudfish Gallery - Mintee St, Dunwich

w curiousisland.com.au i instagram.com/curious_island

NSI Golf Club

iam: Minjerribah Photography Awards

Nestled into its beautiful bushland setting, east of Dunwich, you find The North Stradbroke Island Golf Club. Over many decades the Club has been developed and lovingly cared for by its volunteers, earning it several award nominations as one of the best small country golf courses in Australia. This year the club is hosting the inaugural Minjerribah Photography Awards which will culminate in an exhibition of the winning photos. The competition’s Open Section prize will honour Minjerribah elders and North Stradbroke Island Golf Club founding members, the late Aunty Margaret and Uncle Pat Iselin. Aunty Margaret was the first golfer to score a hole in one on the 12th Hole, just after the course opened. Margaret Iselin was a long-standing chairwoman of the Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elders in Council and she and her husband Pat were instrumental in opening people’s hearts and eyes to the depth of Aboriginal knowledge and culture in the Island community. The course which is home to an abundance of wildlife including Eastern Grey kangaroos, swamp wallabies, stone curlews and glossy-black cockatoos, is renowned for its majestic and ancient trees — and it is those TREES which this year form the theme for the photography competition.

Stop 17 - 22

Amity Point Community

Club

iam: Historical Photo Display

The Amity Club Historical Photography Display room is open daily throughout the Straddie Arts Trail at the Amity Point Community Club on Claytons Road. Don’t miss this fascinating display of more than 800 historic pictures of Amity and its surrounds. Featuring historical photos of island life, fishing, transport, logging, beach netting and the Amity foreshore dating back to the 1800’s. Plan a great day in Amity, visit the exhibition and enjoy the club’s local seafood just like the locals do!

Wallum Creek Rd, Amity Point

w amitypointcommunityclub.com.au

i @amitypointcc f @amitypointcommunityclub

Angie Simms & Stuart Quinn

iam: Photographers

We are Ang and Stu of Stradbroke Island Photography. With over ten years working as professional photographers on the island as photographers, filmmakers, artists, storytellers, and authors, we bring a diverse range of skills to our work and through the Straddie Arts Trail, we have the opportunity to unleash our creativity and celebrate the island’s natural wonders. This year, our focus is on combining art and photography, experimenting with photographicbased alternative processes and multimedia. After months of falling down the rabbit-hole of experimentation and reimagining our college days, we have decided on techniques, which combine our imagery with printmaking - Polaroid emulsion lifts and gel printing with image transfers and paint. Each piece is unique and although we are never quite certain how (or if) they will turn out, it has been fun getting there.

17 Claytons Rd, Amity Point

w stradbrokeislandphotography.com i @stradbrokeislandphotography

iam: by Belinda Close

Sealevel 21

iam: Dixie Lambert Display

Dixie Lambert - 18 July 1929 – 4 Feb 2019

Long time resident of North Stradbroke Island. President of North Stradbroke Island Arts and Pottery Group Inc for decades, Dixie Lambert understood the importance of community art organisations to create a thriving, safe community and we at the NSI Arts and Pottery Group continue to honour his efforts through the organising of The Straddie Arts Trail. Two of Dixie’s works will be on show at Sealevel 21 each day of the trail. Pop in, reflect and enjoy a cuppa and a bite to eat as he would have.

21 Ballow St, Amity Point

w sealevel21.com.au i @sealevel_21 f Sealevel21

Mirriginpah

Cabarita Park, Amity Point

Joanna Challis

iam: a Writer

A lover of old houses and dusty bookshops and cliffs facing the ocean, Joanna Challis’ books all involve a special blend of history, mystery and romance.

Lightkeepers Cottage - 5 Millers Lane, Amity Point

e joanna_challis@hotmail.com

Lorraine Walker

iam: a Painter

I paint in oils and acrylics, my paintings are mostly land/seascapes inspired by our beautiful Island.

Lightkeepers cottage - 5 Millers Lane, Amity Point

e lorrainewalker947@gmail.com

Jo Fay Duncan

iam: an Artist

Soul Song Portraits make real the beautiful soul song of a loved one or a moment in time. My multi-media portraits capture not just likeness but the essence of being for that person. I especially love drawing people who are walking their path, living their truth and in so doing making the world a better place. My landscape and portrait work are held in various public and private collections.

SOUL LODGE - 33 Gonzales St, Amity Point

w jofyduncan.com i jofayduncan

POINT LOOKOUT Mulumba Stop 23- 38

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Jennifer Hillhouse

iam: a Potter & Photographer

Jennifer Hillhouse is a potter who enjoys making functional work to be loved in the home. Her goal when making is to consider the harmony of a piece, and how to create something that “sings”. Finding the balance between its form, weight, character & story.

Inspired by time spent at Straddie, her work resonates seaside meanderings and she often uses pumice and shells collected on beach walks. Also a photographer, Jennifer tries to capture the light, flora and textures of the rock formations at Straddie. These pictures act as reference photos for her pottery practice but also become artworks in their own right.

33 Tramican St, Point Lookout

w jenniferhillhouse.com i @jennifer.hillhouse

Sue Hillhouse

iam: a Picture Framer

Sue Hillhouse is a picture framer who specialises in bespoke timber picture frames. All her frames are handmade and sourced from raw materials. She enjoys collaborations with other artists including Edith Rewa and Stradbroke artist Criena Moore

33 Tramican St, Point Lookout

w planewoodframe.com.au i Planewoodframe

Tracey Gee

iam: a Ceramic Artist

I love the feeling of clay. The pieces taking shape and the alchemy of glazing combine in a never ending learning journey of shapes, textures and colours! From shells, crabs and barnacles in the littoral zone, fabulous marine creatures offshore, and gnarly pandanus palms, banksias and grasstrees, source material abounds. My grandparents came to the island in the 1930’s and Mum has passed on her deep love of this place in all its beauty to me and my sisters. Experiencing the magic of clay for the first time at Dunwich school in the 1970s, and continuing to learn in ceramic arts with my husband Bernie and island friends, the beautiful adventure continues.

Oasis on Straddie -83 Dickson Way, Point Lookout e traceygee26@outlook.com i @wilder_isle

Maree McCredie

iam: a Ceramicist

On most days when at home you’ll find me at the wheel, throwing cups, mugs, bowls & dishes, or handbuilding with a variety of clays. I enjoy incorporating delicately beautiful Japanese underglaze transfers or experimenting with different glaze colours & techniques. I have been at the wheel for over 30 years and love to create functional pottery wares & jewellery. I never tire of the mystery & uniqueness of glaze combinations which produce intriguing results. I’ve lived at Amity Point (Pulan Pulan) for most of my life & as an avid bushwalker, hiker & photographer, I endeavour to recreate the colours of seascapes, bushscapes & coastlines in my glazing process.

Oasis on Straddie -83 Dickson Way, Point Lookout e maree.mccredie@bigpond.com i maree_mccredie_pottery_

Renata Buziak

iam: a Biochrome Artist

Renata Buziak is a biochrome artist, researcher, educator and ECO Harmony Guide, working at the nexus of art and science, with a particular interest in nature.

Her photographic research is based on experimental photography and plant life. By bending the rules of traditional photography and letting photographic materials interact with organic matter, Renata developed a unique process of creating art that she calls the biochrome. This art and science process helps her, and others connect with nature and improve their well-being.

Renata has a PhD in Visual Art from Queensland College of Art, Griffith University where she has previously taught. Renata’s PhD research focused on Minjerribah’s healing plants in extensive consultations with members of the Quandamooka community.

Renata’s biochromes have been displayed in solo and group exhibitions, nationally and internationally, and are held in public and private collections.

Mulumba Collective - 84 Dickson Way, Point Lookout

e renata@renatabuziak.com w renatabuziak.com i @renatabuziak

Cyanotype Workshop

Meredith Coyle

iam:

a Lamp Designer

My lamps are created from my love of textiles that I have gathered from across the globe - ikats, indigo, barkcloth, ecodyes, European linens or just plain funky. My joy comes from teaming these with amazing bases. These bases may be created from driftwood from the island, converted pots or candleholders, reclaimed timber or upcycled pieces that take my eye. I work in collaboration with my partner Dan Cassidy, the base maker.

I also make lamps to order, using fabrics of your choice.

Mulumba Collective

84 Dickson Way, Point Lookout

e cascoyle@tpg.com.au

f LADYWITHTHELAMPSHADES

Elinor Drake

iam: a Potter & Fibre Artist

Pottery and weaving are Elinor’s delights. She’s a member of the wonderful local Island Pottery Club and has been renewing her interest in wheel throwing and then decorating with handpainted sea creatures she’s seen while scuba diving and living on the Island. Having visited this island since childhood, and living at Pt Lookout (Mulumba) since 2004, Elinor enjoys depicting the local, abundant marine life in her work.

In both pottery and weaving she experiments with the use of bright colours and different textures, reflecting the sunny, colourful environment in which the lives.

Mulumba Collective

84 Dickson Way, Point Lookout

e elinordrake@gmail.com

Julie Elliott

iam: an Artisan Soap Maker

Julie has been making cold process soap for just over 20 years. Inspired by the colours and scents of the Island, from the bush to the ocean. Julie is committed to minimising our impact on the earth by using natural vegetable and essential oils and uses minimal packaging that enhances the natural beauty of a handmade soap.

Mulumba Collective

84 Dickson Way, Point Lookout

w nourishnaturally.com.au

i @Nourish__Naturally

f @NourishNaturally

Dianna Greer

iam: a Painter & Resin Artist

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.

Mulumba Collective

84 Dickson Way, Point Lookout

e straddieartbydianna@gmail.com

i art.bydianna

Donna Mifsud

iam:

a Vintage & Recycled Textile Artisan

Donna is passionate about working with vintage, recycled and limited edition, hand printed artisan textiles.

Donna gives new life to old and unwanted fabrics, (often saving them from landfill), with her range of cushions and aprons (and smaller useful items), embellishing them with modern day trims and accessories.

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Mulumba Collective

84 Dickson Way, Point Lookout

e mifsud.donna91@gmail.com

f designs.wonderfully.made

Monumental Lab Whale

Spoiling ‘Straddie’ for over 30 years

THE FRESHEST QUALITY TRAWLER CAUGHT

PRAWNS, BUGS, CRABS, LOCAL FISH & MORE

Open 7 Days 9am - 5pm | 07 3409 7224

44 Sovereign Road, Amity Point

iam: by Michael Bullock

84 Dickson Way, Point Lookout (behind the Point Lookout Hall)

Mandy Roe

iam:

a Ceramicist

Mandy’s birthplace Taiwan holds the world’s largest collections of traditional Chinese art and cultural pieces, saved from the destructive communist cultural revolution.

There are over 15,000 official temples in Taiwan, holding works depicting gods, folk heroes, animals, nature, and the beauty of Earth.

Visiting temples as a child awakened her cultural and artistic ancestral threads through master artworks communicating the era, people, places, and circumstance.

When practicing ceramics, through an Australian interpretation, she reflects on her encounters with the masterful beauty of Chinese art works.

Her current works embody the confluence of the ecological state of the Earth and the artisanal spirits of her ancestors; culminating in a journey of observation, expression, learning and self-discovery.

Her works have been selected as finalists for several awards and are exhibited in national and local galleries and private collections.

Mulumba Collective - 84 Dickson Way, Point Lookout

e ceramics@mandyroe.com.au w mandyroe.com.au i @mandyroeceramic

WORKSHOP

Rebatched Soap Balls

Gil Scrine

iam: a Painter

I love observing the landscape deeply. Minjerribah offers magic if you look deeply into it. Hopefully, my paintings reflect my sense of wonder.

Mulumba Collective

Julie Sisco

iam: a Photographer

Hello, I’m Julie, 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. Whether it’s delicate or bold, powerful or serene, introspective or reflective, each piece echoes my sincere intention to capture the intricate tapestry of the subject and its elements, unraveling the stories woven within, using the camera as an artistic tool. I’m truly grateful for the collectors who have embraced my art, as their support allows me to continue the journey to create and share my work.

Mulumba Collective

84 Dickson Way, Point Lookout

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Zoë Wolfe

iam: a Graphic Designer & Illustrator

I am a professional graphic designer and emerging illustrator with a background in environment and sustainability. A love of nature shapes my drawings, in particular the island’s unique and diverse ecosystems. I draw with levity and a tendency towards obsessive patterning that stems from years of doodling during lectures.

Mulumba Collective

84 Dickson Way, Point Lookout

e zoe_wolfe@hotmail.com i @zw.doodles

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Parklane

iam: Pop Up Events

Parklane is a collective of locally owned and run businesses operating out of vintage caravans and trailers next to the Point Lookout Bowls Club. Get your caffeine fix at Fever, shop bohemian women’s fashion designed by Lillytide & enjoy delicious poké bowls and dumplings at Seaside Straddie. They will be hosting local artists and musicians during this years Straddie Arts Trail. Be sure to stop in, explore, relax and refuel.

Opening hours during the Straddie Arts Trail Fever on Straddie - 6.30am - 3pm Lillytide - 9am - 3pm Seaside on Straddie - 10am - 3pm

Saturday 12 August - FREE Event

10:30am - 1:30pm | Local musician - Josh Web

Sunday 13 August - FREE Event

10am - 2pm | Didgeridoo Musicians

10am - 12pm | Welcome song by Craig Tapp followed by sand art Installation workshop 12pm - 2pm | Kids Sand Art ‘Free Creation’ Time

75 Dickson Way, Point Lookout (Next to Point Lookout Bowls Club)

i @feveronstraddie @lillytide @seasidestraddie

EVENT EVENT

Live Music

Sand Art with Craig Tapp (Tappy)

In Point Lookout, where the ocean breeze does blow, Stands a retro caravan, where coffee lovers go.

Fever on Straddie, a haven for all, Where Swivel Coffee is brewed to enthral

With its vibrant hues and nostalgic charm, This quaint coffee spot, a true work of art. Roasting beans for the island's delight, Fever on Straddie keeps the cravings alight.

As the morning sun casts its golden rays, The aroma of coffee dances and plays. Perched on the fields, not far from the sea, A sip of Swivel, and my heart feels free.

The baristas, skilled in their caffeinated craft, Pouring perfection, their passion is vast Each cup they serve, a creation divine, Awakening senses, like poetry in rhyme.

The espresso whispers secrets in every sip, A symphony of flavours, a heavenly trip Notes of chocolate, hints of caramel delight, Swivel Coffee's essence, a pure coffee flight.

Surrounded by nature's breathtaking scene, Curlews dancing, waves crashing pristine. Fever on Straddie, a serene paradise, Where coffee and beauty harmonize. Time slows down in this tranquil retreat, As I relish the Swivel, the taste so sweet.

Gazing at the horizon, lost in pure bliss, Fever on Straddie, a coffee lover's tryst. So, if ever you find yourself on Stradbroke's shore, Seek out Fever on Straddie, you'll yearn for more.

Let the retro caravan take you away, To a world of Swivel Coffee, where dreams come to play.

Peta Spence

iam: a Crochet Artist

As a long term resident of Straddie, most people will recognise Peta from the Point Lookout Markets where she has been selling her wonderful handmade creations for many years. Amongst a colourful array of crocheted blankets, patchwork quilts and exquisite teddy bears, you will always find some jars of pickles, relish, and the ever popular pumpkin jam. Peta will be hosting crochet workshops for beginners during the arts trail, so if you have ever wanted to try a new hobby, why not give it a go!

Linen Caravan - 1 Galeen St, Point Lookout

e spencepeta5@gmail.com

Helen Cameron

iam: a Silversmith

My creative process usually starts with the wonders I see on my island home. Envisioning and processing in my mind how to work pieces of silver, copper and brass into wearable art.

26 Bigoon Rd, Point Lookout

e dottyhillvintage@gmail.com i silvergulldesigns

Bernadette Mollison

iam: a Painter

My arts practice is inspired by the incredible beauty of the ever-changing skies, shoreline, bushland and waters of our unique island home. I feel very grateful to live and work as an artist and teacher on this island with its rich cultural heritage, wonderful support networks and sense of community.

My studio is in my home and I enjoy facilitating children’s and adult workshops, and exhibiting my work within my simple garage gallery. I also exhibit at local venues and have a regular Point Lookout Market stall. I welcome commissions for watercolours, mixed media works and piñata’s.

The Bench & Easel - 15A Waller Ct, Point Lookout

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Anchorage resort is on home beach. Fall asleep to the sound of waves lapping on the beach and wake to the sun rising over the ocean. Anchorage has all you need for a casual beach holiday.

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NOREEN’S SEASIDE SHOP

Fashion Jewellery Gifts Homewares

OPEN 7 DAYS from 9AM

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Koo Ballard

iam: a Watercolour Artist

I am Koo Ballard, a watercolour artist from Point Lookout. My watercolour journey started in 2020, and I am thrilled with the magic of watercolour and how my art is developing and evolving! My seascapes and abstract paintings reflect my love of this beautiful place, it’s beaches and the ocean that surrounds it. I create cards, prints and original framed pieces, as an expression of my joy for this unique Island.

Jay Feather

iam:

a Contemporary Abstract Artist

Full-time installation & contemporary abstract artist, Jay, creates works from her Cleveland studio where she is inspired daily by the everchanging landscape surrounding her home. After having her son in 2014, her works have become more expressive & colourful, referencing the sea, natural botanical elements & symbols from her day to day life. Jay’s works have been exhibited throughout QLD & NSW. Jays recent works have been showcasing Stradbroke Island’s natural beauty and vibrant colours.

Starfish Studio - 63 Mooloomba Rd, Point Lookout

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Starfish Studio - 63 Mooloomba Rd, Point Lookout

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Jess Scott

iam: a Textile Artist

Starfish Studio has evolved over the last decade on North Stradbroke Island and is the work of long term resident and artist Jess Scott. Jess has created a growing collection of textile designs and artwork from which she creates a wide range of luxury homewares. Her artwork transpires from pen + ink drawings of her beachcombing finds, natural environment and Island creatures. The work is then adapted to

The place to see a variety of local Artists on Stradbroke Island, all year round. Arts demonstrations each day during the Arts Trail 11-14 August 2023

Taryn O'Flynn - "Briwok" Jeweller

Jess Scott - Textile Artist

Koo Ballard - Watercolour Artist

Dylan Stubberfield - Photographer

Stradbroke Island Photography

Kathy Townsand - Gyotaku Artist

63 Mooloomba Rd, Point Lookout starfishstudio.com.au

Alan McKinnon

iam: a Painter

I am a self-taught artist of over 40 years’ experience who has resided on Minjerribah for 47 years. Painting mainly with acrylics on canvas, my realist style captures local landscape, seascape, still-life and other subjects.

The Shed - 62 Mooloomba Rd, Point Lookout e alanmckinnonart@gmail.com

Amber Vicum

iam: a Jewellery Maker

I love being in nature and this fuels my passion for creating art with the raw materials it provides. From native seed and shell jewellery, to mobiles, to hanging wall pieces, it comes together effortlessly, to bring a piece of mother earth into your life.

Tamara Armstrong

iam: a Professional Artist

In this life there are few pleasures that truly immerse the mind, body and soul bringing forth deep feelings of bliss, rejuvenation and honest self-awareness. My work aims to communicate positivity through a celebration of colour, nature and pattern.

Paula Boo Studios

13 Midjimberry Rd, Point Lookout

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Paula Boo

iam: a Fibre Artist

Paula Boo, Minjerribah/Terrangee Island songbird, weaves her acoustic soul through her music and her art. As a Fibre Artist, Paula uses a variety of traditional and innovative techniques, styles, and materials to create her unique pieces. Paula continues to explore and learn weaving and basketry techniques from traditional and contemporary weavers, whom she acknowledges as powerful women and men, always with respect for their ancient art forms.

Paula takes inspiration daily from her life’s journey, the stunning natural environment of Minjerribah/ Terrangee, her community and her Mothers that have come before her.

Straddie Brewing - 5 Junner St, Dunwich

NSI Museum on Minjerribah15/17 Welsby St, Dunwich

Oasis on Straddie - 83 Dickson Way, Point Lookout

Paula Boo Studios - 13 Midjimberry Rd, Point Lookout

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WORKSHOP EVENT

Weaving Harakeke Konae

Crochet For Beginners

Penny Gillespie

iam: a Jeweller & Metalsmith

I am contemporary jeweller and metalsmith working with precious metals and other materials. My work includes larger contemporary wearable art as well as smaller jewellery pieces. My work is informed by and draws upon the environment around me as well as community and world concerns and interests.

Paula Boo Studios

13 Midjimberry Rd, Point Lookout

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Danny Horsford

iam: a Fibre Artist

Brisbane based artist, Danny Horsford (Currawong Fibre Arts), has been cultivating his skills in craft & the arts from a young age. Originally a classical musician, Danny shifted his creative focus to knitting, then to reconnecting with his Maori heritage through traditional weaving. Coming from a long line of weavers, Danny whakapapas to the Iwi’s Ngāti Porou and Ngāti Whātua. Learning from, & with, his sister Natalie Horsford, Danny has spent the last year blending his traditional weaving with other forms of weaving. His focus has been on sustainable, eco-friendly, & wasteless weaving, foraging & growing the material to weave with.

Paula Boo Studios

13 Midjimberry Rd, Point Lookout

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i @currawong.fibre.arts

Jennie Truman

iam: an Artist

I am an island artist using paint and pencil to create images of my visual and sensual relationship with my island surroundings. The ever changing seascapes, rocky headlands, dunal grasses and windswept sands and inland creeks and bay mudflats are my inspirations. I use these landscapes to map the changing seasons and the birds and animals which migrate through it.

Living within the seasons on the island has always been the background of how and when I paint. Following the light and shade on the water, the cloud formations and the animal movements are really the keystones to what I see in my art, expressing the changes in colours and texture with acrylic paint in the summer and then working in pencil and ink for finer detailed work of mapping the rocks, shells and fish on paper in the winter.

27 Mooloomba Rd, Point lookout

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EVENT EVENT

Richard Bell Embassy

Richard Bell

Bulldozer Scene No Tin Shack, 2022

Marie Kennedy

iam: a Visual Artist

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.

I have been painting for more than fifty years and will paint anything that inspires me, it might be the wild life of Straddie or florals and of course the ocean.

I paint with oils and one of the things I love about art is the learning process, each painting has its own challenges and joy in its creation.

Famous Prawn Rolls

The Headland

iam: Quandamooka Truth Embassy

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.

In February 2021, in the spirit of the Aboriginal Embassy (an ongoing political action started in Canberra in 1972), the Quandamooka Truth Embassy was established as a last resort to preserve the cultural heritage of North Stradbroke Island’s Point Lookout and prevent the incoming infrastructure of a whale mall that would house the bones of one of the largest whales to wash up naturally on Stradbroke shores. Visit and gain understanding to the cultural significance of The Headland and why our community wish for this sacred area to be protected.

The Quandamooka Truth Embassy will host

Richard Bell | film | You Can Go Now

Saturday 11 August | North Stradbroke Island Museum on Minjerribah

This is a free event however tickets are limited and therefore bookings are essential.

Richard Bell | Installation | Embassy

Goompi Dunwich Community Hall

Consisting of an ongoing and mutable installation made up of a tent and protest placards that play host to political discussions, lectures, film screenings and displays of other artists’ work.

Richard Bell | Installation | Bulldozer Scene No Tin Shack, 2022

About the demolition of his house in 1967 when he was 14 years old. The looped projection imitates the gesture of the man who had stopped the advance of a tank in Tiananmen Square in 1989. In the video, the teenage boy stands still, and, despite his resistance, the bulldozer destroys the shack, leaving a pile of rubble.

Gorge Walk, Mulumba Headland, Point Lookout

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Discover Stradbroke is pleased and proud to partner with the Straddie Arts Trail for the next year. The organisers have a long term vision for the trail and we all see it as being a permanent year round offering in the coming years. Our supremely talented island artists provide residents and visitors with a unique window into our diverse community.

“Art” encompasses so many of the activities that island locals embrace to express ourselves be it music, painting, pottery, photography, graphics, weaving, jewellery making, cooking and the list goes on and on. Straddie “artists” originate from all corners of the island community and as such they are a glue that binds us together.

Holidays on the island have always been, and will always be, about family, and it is the ‘unpretentiousness’ that appeals and is most certainly the reason people visit again and again. Developing and supporting our artistic community will strengthen our community in the most sustainable way.

We look forward to seeing you out and about in August as we shine a light on everything that is wonderful about Straddie!

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“Art transcends cultural boundaries and acts as a strong binding force that unites people no matter where they are from,” says Indian artist Surabhi Gaikwad.