Queensland Catkins and Makrut Limes

Helen Evans is a contemporary artist based just outside Brisbane, working primarily with acrylic on wood. Her vibrant, textured paintings celebrate both the natural world and the emotional resonance of everyday life. For Helen, artmaking has long been a safe space - a source of grounding, focus, and purpose during times of mental health difficulty.

Drawing from life is central to her practice, offering calm, clarity, and connection. Recently, a house move inspired Helen to reflect on the meaning of personal objects. Her current work explores how possessions can hold memory, identity, and emotion, telling quiet yet powerful stories of people, places, and moments that shape who we are.

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Objects preserve a wealth of significant emotion and connection, serving as physical embodiments of identity. The Weatheriggs jug is a precious family heirloom filled with blossoms from eucalypts on our block. They reminded me of catkins, a signal of spring in the UK, and would be displayed in this jug each year. The Makrut limes are from a tree I inherited from my friend Paul when he relocated to the UK. I always think of him and his wife Michele.