FREEPLAY PARALLELS FORTUNE CARDS
Fortune Card Illustrations for FREEPLAY Parallels 2023
Parallels is a celebration of creativity in playful media, highlighting curious projects and the humans behind them.
I concepted and illustrated these cards which were presented as part of a live reading at FREEPLAY Parallels held at ACMI. Audience members found cards hidden under their chairs that read their fortune.
ALT: GAMES: “I’M STAYING HERE”
Artwork and keynote address
ALT: GAMES is a new festival that brings together the Australian games community and industry. Featuring digital showcases, sessions with industry leaders and a large-scale interactive game installation. A Powerhouse initiative, presented in partnership with City of Parramatta, Screen Australia and Screen New South Wales.
“I’M STAYING HERE” is an artwork I created for the keynote address of the festival. The work explores the humanity that is imbued into video games by the developers who make them, and how that humanity can guide the way for future development through uncertain and perilous times.
BACCHANALIA
Bacchanalia candle collaboration with Wyspworks
Wyspworks is an artisan candle company based in the Blue Mountains of NSW.
The BACCHANALIA candle combines alluring notes of rosemary, blood plum and juniper. This unique blend of herbal and gourmand accords come together to create an impression of partying with reckless abandon, seduction and lustful temptation, everything that Bacchanalia represents.
The Bacchanalia illustrations are part of the Sungirl Universe, a collection of pieces set inside a world of celestial beings, endless partying, and glittering outfits.
I worked alongside Wyspworks to design every aspect of this bespoke candle, including its scent, glassware and packaging, as well as the hero illustration and lettering.
SUNGIRL FEAST OF TERMINALIA
SUNGIRL FEAST OF TERMINALIA is a collection of works in the SUNGIRL UNIVERSE.
Celestial creatures gather to celebrate Terminalia, an ancient Roman festival in honour of the god Terminus, who presided over boundaries.
Sungirl beings - moons, stars, planets, demons, weather systems - adorn themselves in party attire and manically celebrate breaching the boundary between one reality and the next.
The mess of the feast, displayed through distorted figures, smeared makeup, spilled drinks, sloppy plates and rotten leftovers, is a reminder of the beauty and heartache of saying goodbye.
About the gallery:
you're okay by Brand X is an art activation space in the foyer and front window of the City of Sydney Creative Studios. The space brings contemporary and experimental digital, performance, and installation art directly to Sydney's CBD footpath and the daily city commuters.
Showcasing local, national, and the studio's in-residence talent, you're okay offers uncommon and unconventional art to take you out of your everyday.
Exhibition Photos: Jacquie Manning
LIKEMELAND
Illustrations created for the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport for International Women's Day, 2025.
SARAH WOLFE “THE PAST”
Photography and illustration, art directed by the recording artist Sarah Wolfe to promote her single “The Past”.
VAMP HUNTER KIT
Created for Patreon subscribers print package, 2025.
NEW BLOOD x FAITH TAPESTRY
Commissioned by New Blood to create an illustration inspired by the art and lore of cult hit franchise “Faith” by Airdorf.
The tapestry had to bring the pixel art style of Faith into a more folk art space, without losing the essence of the game.
The process involved consultation with publisher New Blood and the creator of Faith.