Echoes of Encouragement

Kath is a Brisbane-based visual artist whose work embodies the nurturing of mind, body, soul, and spirit. Her childhood dreams of creating were derailed by the impact of living with persistent anxiety. Mid-life finally brought the courage to fully embrace her artistic passion. 
 
Kath’s work explores the duality of inner experiences of existence alongside our external presence in the world. She draws on biomorphic forms, cartography, and neurographic processes as she embraces exploration, experimentation, and discovery.  
 
For Kath, the process of creating art is transformative and meditative, providing a place of calm and peace. She believes art is essential for wellbeing and aspires to share this cathartic - or ‘kathartique’ - experience through her artwork.

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‘Echoes of Encouragement’ is part of my ‘Sticks and Stones’ series, exploring the power of words to shape our emotional geography. Like echoes through mountains, words of kindness and affirmation ripple through us; tectonic shifts, reshaping our inner terrain. The bare tree evokes vulnerability, but also quiet strength - growing stronger with each uplifting word. This piece invites reflection on the world we create through language. We hold the power to choose words that uplift, respect, and connect.